Gigli: is anyone actually anticipating this movie?

[Dr. DVD]

I sure ain't. Normally I try not to pre-judge a movie, but this one seems pretty much like and open and shut case from both the previews and pretentious interviews from both Ben and Jen.
This truly looks like the definitive bloated romance movie that has nothing going for it. I also detest both Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, so I won't be catching this at anytime if I can help it.

[Patman]

No, but then again, I basically boycott any film J.Lo appears in.

[NCMojo]

I have heard several people call Gigli the "Glitter" of 2003.

Ouch.

[evenflow]

Gigli: is anyone actually anticipating this movie?

Nope.

[lesterlong]

And Al Pacino is in it too. :(

[PalmerJoss]

Absolutely not. The sole reason for this is J.Lo--I just plain hate her, and Affleck's track record as of late hasn't been great, either.

[Rypro 525]

It actually acording to the plot, is not a typical romance movie

"A lowly thug, Gigli (Ben Affleck), is assigned to kidnap the psychologically challenged younger brother of a powerful federal prosecutor to save his mobster boss from incarceration. Staked-out in his one-bedroom apartment with his kidnap victim, Brian (Justin Bartha), Gigli soon realizes that what he thought would be a routine assignment soon becomes a tumultuous task. Ricki (Jennifer Lopez), a gorgeous, free-spirited female gangster is sent to assist Gigli with the kidnapping because his boss does not think that Gigli is up to the job. But when his feelings for the decidedly unavailable Ricki begin to grow, and he actually becomes concerned for Brian, tough guy Gigli begins to transform into an actual human being...which considering his profession could be a very dangerous occupation."

And also Christopher Walken and Al Pacino have parts in this as well.

[Dr. DVD]

Originally posted by Rypro 525

And also Christopher Walken and Al Pacino have parts in this as well.

The fact that the two of them are being wasted in such an opus adds to sorrow. :(

[PixyJunket]

An intersting premise but it sounds like it's just a bad movie.

[Kal-El]

Nope, not me. Not interested in watching Bennifer.

[majorjoe23]

"A lowly thug, Gigli (Ben Affleck), is assigned to kidnap the psychologically challenged younger brother"

What the heck does "Psychologically challenged" mean?

"I just can't see what this dream about sex with my mother might mean."

[hgar78]

nope, will not touch this simply due to my dislike of j-ho! i'm completely j-hoed out! ;)

looks horrible!

[Giles]

only if someone pays me to see it

[Skull]

Definitely not.

[Groucho]

I bet a lot of people bashing this film will be first in line for Jersey Girl.

[MFRONE]

Looks like a rip off of Serving Sarah.

[Rypro 525]

Originally posted by Groucho
I bet a lot of people bashing this film will be first in line for Jersey Girl. raises hand

[Supreme Sean]

Lopez and Affleck bashing. How original. Anyway, the movie doesn't look that bad. The shot in the trailer where Affleck takes off his robe in a quick flash was funny to me.

[Ginwen]

I don't really have anything against J-Lo (she hasn't been in anything good for a while, but I thought she was pretty good in Selina, very good in Out of Sight, and passable in the Cell), but there is no way I'll see Gigli ever--it just looks awful.

[Dr. DVD]

Jennifer Lopez (I try to refrain from calling her J-LO) really showed promise as an actress in Out of Sight. What she has done since then really makes it depressing to watch that movie and see what she could have been go to waste.

In terms of Jersey Girl, it depends. I am a Smith devotee, but Affleck in a prominent role really scares me.

[Rypro 525]

well the "good news" at least according to a review for Jersey Girl J-Lo dies within the first 10 min

[UAIOE]

Originally posted by Dr. DVD
In terms of Jersey Girl, it depends. I am a Smith devotee, but Affleck in a prominent role really scares me.

So "Chasing Amy" scared you?


I'm not interested in this movie because i dont find the movie to be all that interesting. Nothing to do with J.Ho or Mr. "The Bomb in Phantoms" it just doesnt entice me enough to watch the movie.

[Jepthah]

The thing I'm most upset about is actually the decline of Marty Brest--this is the same guy who did Beverly Hills Cop, Midnight Run and Scent of a Woman for the love of God! :mad:

[fumanstan]

This one doesn't interest me, although i have nothing against J.Lo or Ben. Hell, J.Lo is smoking hot, but not enough to get me to go watch.

[Jericho]

I have nothing against J-Lo, although I often find her movies unappealing. However, I don't know much about Gigli. I have not seen a preview, and although I no the basic genre of the movie, I don't really know much else. The cast is pretty impressive though, so you'd think it wouldn't be that bad. But from all the delays and so forth I've read on the movie I wouldn't hold my breath.

[Rypro 525]

columbia is marketing this as a chick flick, but from reviews ect, it doesn't look like it'll be one.

[Kal-El]

Originally posted by Groucho
I bet a lot of people bashing this film will be first in line for Jersey Girl.

Heck no. Bennifer + Kevin Smith? :yack:

[PixyJunket]

Originally posted by Groucho
I bet a lot of people bashing this film will be first in line for Jersey Girl. You damn right, Oscar.

[Buck Turgidson]

The Razzie nomination committee.

[Matthew Chmiel]

Will Ben Affleck get hit by a car within the film's first 10 minutes?

Then I MAY see it.

[Jepthah]

I anticipate the putrid tomatoes that will be flung at Bennifer. That should be worth a few :lol:

[The Zizz]

Supposedly Al Pacino's part is just a cameo in the movie.

[SteveyP93]

Anyone hear about what is quickly becoming the infamous "turkey" line of dialog in the movie? My god...someone actually WROTE that...

[MarcinL]

Jennifer may be a hotty, but she is also a snot-nosed bieetch that could not act her way out of prison if she had to. Her movies just plain suck. She was pretty good in Selina and Out of Sight, but last 4 movies just sucked, I dont know what studios are thinking by putting her in movies, its just like, IF YOU PUT J-LO the movie is doomed.

I dont really care for Affleck, he is just so dang annoying, I liked him in few parts, but those were mostly KEVIN SMITH movies, and he was not all bad in SOAF, but thats about it

[DonnachaOne]

Who's anticiptaing it?

Kevin Smith, so it gets out of the way.

Harvey Weinstein's moved JG back so much because he doesn't want it touched by Gigli's bad publicity.

[Trigger]

I have zero interest in gigli or jersey girl.

[tofu]

Originally posted by Jepthah
I anticipate the putrid tomatoes that will be flung at Bennifer. That should be worth a few :lol:
Bennifer :lol:

[PixyJunket]

I actually braved the trailer on www.apple.com and I must say.. looks like the worst movie of the year, more plot than Rave Scene Reloaded, but still.. worst movie this year, from the trailer.

[PJsig08]

http://us.imdb.com/PeopleNews/
'Gigli' Blasted by Critics

Critics have wasted no time in sharpening their pencils for Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's movie Gigli - with one branding it "the worst film ever". The film has been beset by problems: it even changed its name to Tough Love at one point and has removed J.Lo's character's lesbianism. And one scene in particular, when Lopez's character invites Affleck's character into bed with the line, "It's turkey time" only to reply to his question of "What?" with "Come on, gobble, gobble!" has been ridiculed by reviewers. One says, "It was possibly the worst line ever said in a movie." Another critic adds, "Affleck is just totally miscast and J-Lo is just awful." The film is released in America next week. Ouch. Still, this will be the 'Glittler" of the year. No doubt.

[Dr. DVD]

:yack:


Sounds like they have worse chemistry than Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen (Padme and Anakin), and that's BAADDD!!

[NCMojo]

"Come on, gobble, gobble!"

rotfl

[AGuyNamedMike]

Originally posted by Trigger
I have zero interest in gigli or jersey girl.

Ditto.

[Buck Turgidson]

That "I'm the bull and you're the cow" line of Affleck's ain't exactly Tennessee Williams, either.

[valkyrie]

The GF is a major Ben Affleck fan, so I won HUGE brownie points by picking up a free pass to see the sneak next week. I'm gonna be hating life for two hours, but maybe she'll be grateful. ;)

This does look like a heaping pile of cow dung, though....

[B.A.]

Whoever put together the trailers/previews for this film should be shot. Instead of playing up the Lopez/Affleck romantic circle, they should have played it down, because everybody is sick and tired of it. It has been forced upon the public by the media for months now.

I think my wife wants to see this. Hopefully the trailer/previews are NOT indicative of the final product. Maybe it's completely different than what it appears to be. It can't be as bad as Legally Blonde 2 can it? Probably not.

[Dr. DVD]

Originally posted by NCMojo
"Come on, gobble, gobble!"

rotfl

They should put that line of the movie's teaser posters. It would be a perfect description of the movie's destiny.

[FuzzyBallz]

Anticipating a J Ho movie? Are you serious?

[Barney1234]

F no!

[Spy021]

Originally posted by Groucho
I bet a lot of people bashing this film will be first in line for Jersey Girl.

Yep, I sure will. Kevin Smith is da man. (Yes, I know Jersey Girl will be nothing like his prior films)

[Sessa17]

Originally posted by Rypro 525
well the "good news" at least according to a review for Jersey Girl J-Lo dies within the first 10 min

That would be my review, I think that you are referencing. I say Jersey Girl last week & that is indeed true.

I was stand proud with my love of Jennifer Lopez. I dug her in Out of Sight, loved her in Money Train, loved the Cell, & think she is insanely hot. I honestly just think, especially at these boards, people just bash her b/c it's the trendy thing to do. I mean one guy said he "boycotts" anything she does. Are people serious? What on earth did Lopez do to that guy. However, I don't like Ben Affleck so I'll be passing on going to the theaters to say Gigli, but I'm sure I will borrow it from someone & definitely see it once it hits DVD. I mean, is every guy here gay, she looks amazing in the yoga scene (not that means the movie will be good, but still).

[spainlinx0]

I shouldn't have read that spoiler for Jersey Girl. Damn I'm dumb. I will still probably see it because I like Kevin Smith, and I have nothing against Ben Affleck. I'm ambivalent on Lopez.

[UAIOE]

Originally posted by Sessa17
I mean one guy said he "boycotts" anything she does. Are people serious? What on earth did Lopez do to that guy.

Divorced him 8 months after they were married ;)



That "Turkey" scene sounds pretty bad....


but i guess its better than being told "sand is rough".

[LiquidSky]

I would rather have a tooth pulled than see this movie. I'm tired of J. Lo and Ben. They are media whores.

[F For Fake]

I was actually offered a free pass to see it...and I turned it down. That would mark the first time in my ENTIRE LIFE that I've turned down a movie. Such is my hatred for the Affleck.

[Hokeyboy]

Razor burn and ingrown hairs can make your face look like lumpy potato salad.

[matome]

Originally posted by Trigger
I have zero interest in gigli or jersey girl.

Same here.

[PalmerJoss]

Originally posted by Sessa17
I honestly just think, especially at these boards, people just bash her b/c it's the trendy thing to do. I mean one guy said he "boycotts" anything she does. Are people serious? What on earth did Lopez do to that guy.

Jennifer Lopez was good in the movie Out of Sight before she became a big star and got a head bigger than her ass. Her acting skills are sub-par at best, and IMO she really isn't that hot. Her public persona doesn't help her at all either--she is a total media whore, and a mega-bitch as well. Read any of the accounts of people who have worked with her or work for her and they all say the same thing--she is a mega bitch with a huge ego. Those are the reasons I don't like her--not because it's trendy to do so. I myself refuse to watch a single thing she is in, and I plan on keeping that promise to myself even after Jersey Girl comes out even though I'm a huge Kevin Smith fan. I just can't bring myself to watch her in anything.

[mwj]

I have zero interest in gigli or jersey girl.


Me either.

[brizz]

the first two blurbs on RT:

"Howlers abound but like Paul Verhoeven's 'Showgirls' the picture is never dull."

"Never have I seen such a disasterous film as this."

I can't wait for this to tank unmercilessly....i'm so friggin tired of both their no-talent asses.......Affleck can't act his way out of a wet paper bag, and JLo is just plain OVER. the Diva thing is so friggin tired....buh bye!!!!!!!!!

[Daytripper]

Originally posted by brizz
the first two blurbs on RT:

"Howlers abound but like Paul Verhoeven's 'Showgirls' the picture is never dull."

"Never have I seen such a disasterous film as this."

I can't wait for this to tank unmercilessly....i'm so friggin tired of both their no-talent asses.......Affleck can't act his way out of a wet paper bag, and JLo is just plain OVER. the Diva thing is so friggin tired....buh bye!!!!!!!!!

Bra-freakin-vo! Would love to see both of these no talents disappear forever. Hate both of them.

[TomOpus]

Nope.

Last month I went to a screening of Jersey Girl so I've hit my quota of Ben and Jennifer movies for the year.

[Dr. DVD]

Here are more review blurbs:

"Gigli attracts venom mostly for its cast: the mortal blunder of believing that either Affleck or Lopez has Brest's courage to look foolish, and nobility to fail with principle."
-- Walter Chaw, FILM FREAK CENTRAL
"Gigli pretends to be a sophisticated comedy of the sexes yet it’s written with the adolescent gusto of a fifty-year-old who’s finally discovered that a penis goes inside a vagina."
-- Ed Gonzalez, SLANT MAGAZINE

You know, they should actually put these blurbs in the TV spots and try to get people to see the movie with the "see how bad it really is" campaign.

[UAIOE]

Why?

This movie reeks of "see how bad it is when it appears on Cinemax".

Not interesting enough for a theater vist, not worth buying the DVD, and not worthy of a rental.


"Gobble, gobble, gobble" indeed.

[funkyryno]

Here's a funny blurb from a review:

... as pop star vehicles go, “Gigli” isn't as insufferable as, say, last year's Madonna-Guy Ritchie debacle, “Swept Away.” It's more on par with Mariah Carey's “Glitter” and Britney Spears' “Crossroads.”
-- By CHRISTY LEMIRE, AP Entertainment Writer

[slop101]

Here is a GREAT (fake) article on Gigli:

http://www.theonion.com/onion3929/gigli_focus_groups.html

[brizz]

"Gigli pretends to be a sophisticated comedy of the sexes yet it’s written with the adolescent gusto of a fifty-year-old who’s finally discovered that a penis goes inside a vagina."
-- Ed Gonzalez, SLANT MAGAZINE

:lol: rotfl :lol:

Best. Blurb. Ever.


and another just posted at RT (O for 6 so far....):

"Gigli is so horrible I had to go cleanse my palate afterward by watching Glitter."
-- Danny Minton, KBTV-NBC (BEAUMONT, TX)

[grifter]

Originally posted by slop101
Here is a GREAT (fake) article on Gigli:

http://www.theonion.com/onion3929/gigli_focus_groups.html

http://graphics.theonion.com/pics_3929/gigli_focus_groups_jump.jpg

Thanks for mentioning that, I can't remember the last time I laughed this hard. My new best Onion article ever.

[johnglass]

Originally posted by slop101
Here is a GREAT (fake) article on Gigli:

http://www.theonion.com/onion3929/gigli_focus_groups.html

Here's a real one, not too kind to the movie either. Warning: Spoilers

The 'Gigli' Is Up (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,93268,00.html)

'I was shocked," says "Good Morning America'''s Joel Siegel. "It's very bad storytelling."

"It's horrible," moans Roger Friedman of Foxnews.com. "The worst movie ever made."

And those two made it to the end of Monday night's screening of Ben Affleck (search) and Jennifer Lopez's (search) ultra-hyped "Gigli." More than one person walked out.

The buzz on Ben and Jen's first movie is so bad - think Madonna's "Swept Away" -- Revolution Studios even had trouble filling the L.A. premiere, giving seats usually reserved for stars to the fans waiting outside.

"It's definitely not a fastball down the middle," Revolution partner Tom Sherak admitted to The Post. "It's a curve ball."

So how to get people to see it?

"I think that our main point was always Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez," says Sherak.

Thus the trailers, the poster and endless promotion, which all have presented the movie as a gooey romantic comedy.

Turns out "Gigli" also contains stomach-churning violence and lots of gratuitous vulgarity. ("I counted Ben saying the F-word 15 times in the first 10 minutes!" Friedman says. )

Just so you know what you're getting yourself into, here's Pulse's guide to everything else you should know about "Gigli" that producers have been afraid to tell you.

1. It's pronounced "jee-lee."

Not "giggly" or "jiggly," despite what you might think of J.Lo's backside. Revolution considered calling it "Tough Love," but went back to "Gigli," the last name of Affleck's character.

"We knew people would make fun of it," Sherak says, "but we decided that would be a good thing because it would get people talking.

"Of course, you can make yourself believe anything in this business."

2. Yep, she's gay.

You'd never know it from the trailer, in which J.Lo tells Ben, "You're not my type."

But her character is in fact a lesbian - at least at the beginning of the movie. Later, she changes her mind and beds down with Ben (who pulled off the same feat in 1997's "Chasing Amy").

3. Al Pacino's role is a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo.

Despite appearing in TV ads for "Gigli," Pacino is only on screen for about five minutes - a cameo he reportedly did as a favor to director Martin Brest, who directed his Oscar-winning role in 1992's "Scent of a Woman."

Even Christopher Walken - whom one critic dubs "the patron saint of bad movies" - shows up, delivering a rare bright spot, judging by the applause at Monday's screening.

4. Yes, they airbrushed the poster.

Page Six's report that the "Gigli" poster has been tinkered with to make J.Lo's butt look smaller and her breasts bigger wasn't entirely wrong.

"We didn't shrink her butt," says Sherak. "But in the original shot, her arm was alongside her body, blocking her curves. She didn't want people to think we were covering her up, so we manipulated it so her arm was on his shoulder."

5. What chemistry?

Affleck and Lopez allegedly fell in love while making "Gigli" - but any on-screen proof is dampened by clunky dialogue.

Monday's audience burst into laughter during the seduction scene, when J.Lo spreads her legs for Ben and says, "It's turkey time. Gobble-gobble."

Brest and the studio decided to emphasize the romance, after test audiences didn't like the film's ending, in which (spoiler alert: don't read the rest of this paragraph) Ben's character died in a hail of bullets.

6. It's finally here!

"Gigli" was supposed to open earlier this summer, but Revolution bumped it so the couple would have more time to publicize it - which they've certainly been making the most of.

The release was then moved again, from today to Friday, out of fear of bad reviews.

"We knew some people would like the movie and some wouldn't," Sherak admits.

Asked whether he likes "Gigli," Sherak launches into a long answer about what "nice people" the stars are. "I like watching them banter on screen," he says, "because I'm looking at two people I know and like so much."

But what about the movie?

"Well," he says, "I can't think of a single movie that I liked all the way through, can you?"

[PixyJunket]

Originally posted by johnglass
"Well," he says, "I can't think of a single movie that I liked all the way through, can you?" Leon.

[Dr. DVD]

They moved the date again? Dang! I was so looking forward to seeing this tonight if I hadn't decided on pulling out my fingernails instead. :(

[RyoHazuki]

Originally posted by pixyboi
Leon. Damn right.

[ProjectMayhem]

Read my signature. I thought this was hilarious.

Johnathon W. Hickman from Einsiders.com:

Well, about three fourths of the way through “Gigli” we get a visit from Al Pacino. Pacino plays Starkman, the only real gangster in the film (although others profess to be gangsters). In about 5 minutes, Pacino says what everyone has been thinking for well over an hour, the story of “Gigli” is dumb, plain and simple, dumb. Never have I seen a film in which one of the characters actually criticizes the storyline within the film itself articulating what is wrong with story so well. Was Pacino adlibbing or were his lines actually in the screenplay? Don’t waste your time worrying about it, and don’t waste any money or time going to see “Gigli.” It is one of the worst films I have seen in a long time.

[Sparrow]

Not really, but I always catch her movies on TV and like most to some extent...so I'll watch this one too, just not in the theatre.

[Dr. DVD]

A bump so that more bashing may occur! ;)

[PixyJunket]

Wow.. so there's at least 3 people with Gigli related quibbles in their sigs.. let's get some more on board. ;)

[Bill Geiger]

Credit: http://www.rottentomatoes.com

"[Brest's] dialogue is a soup of cliches, profanities and sex talk most of us heard in high school."
-- Lawrence Toppman, CHARLOTTE OBSERVER

"A recent episode of South Park suggested that a fourth-grader's hand puppet could turn in a better performance than Ms. Lopez, and in the case of Gigli, it's hard to argue."
-- Luke Y. Thompson, NEW TIMES

"Formless windbag of a romantic comedy with bits of gangster flick stuck to the edges."
-- Ella Taylor, L.A. WEEKLY

"Ben and J-Lo are no Tracy and Hepburn--they're more like the Sean Penn and Madonna of 'Shanghai Surprise.' And their movie is just as rotten as that one."
-- Frank Swietek, ONE GUY'S OPINION

"This is a movie that manages to keep finding new ways of being stupid."
-- Eric D. Snider, ERICDSNIDER.COM

"Gigli is living proof that films require more than a deviation from the standard formula to be enjoyable."
-- Shaun Sages, MOVIE NAVIGATOR
<b>
"I fought the urge to punch someone once it finally ended."
-- Jon Popick, PLANET SICK-BOY</b>

"There’s no rhythm to (the) putrid dialogue, no flow to (the) preposterous scenes."
-- Sean O'Connell, FILMCRITIC.COM

"Howlers abound but like Paul Verhoeven's 'Showgirls' the picture is never dull."
-- Harvey S. Karten, COMPUSERVE

"Gigli attracts venom mostly for its cast: the mortal blunder of believing that either Affleck or Lopez has Brest's courage to look foolish, and nobility to fail with principle."
-- Walter Chaw, FILM FREAK CENTRAL

"So misguided that sparks between the leads is the least of its worries."
-- Jeanne Aufmuth, PALO ALTO WEEKLY

"I am giving 'Gigli' one star and that is only because of Walken: if Brest were smart, when the film hits DVD, he should only release that scene and stick the rest in the deleted scenes section."
-- Peter Sobczynski, CRITIC DOCTOR

"This could have been a more intriguing and darker tale. Evil people can fall in love, too . . . but, gosh, this isn't that movie. Ben and Jen are just too cute for nasty roles like that."
-- Gerry Shamray, SUN NEWSPAPERS OF CLEVELAND

"It's the sort of bizarre, ill-conceived picture you can't believe exists, but are secretly glad it does."
-- Rene Rodriguez, MIAMI HERALD

"Painfully dull and remarkably tasteless."
-- Mary F. Pols, CONTRA COSTA TIMES

"Gigli is so horrible I had to go cleanse my palate afterward by watching Glitter."
-- Danny Minton, KBTV-NBC (BEAUMONT, TX)

"Gigli pretends to be a sophisticated comedy of the sexes yet it’s written with the adolescent gusto of a fifty-year-old who’s finally discovered that a penis goes inside a vagina."
-- Ed Gonzalez, SLANT MAGAZINE

"In what may go down as the most embarrassing, imprudent attempt at sexy dialogue in the history of cinema...Lopez ask(s) to be orally pleasured with the line, "Come on, gobble, gobble.""
-- Rob Blackwelder, SPLICEDWIRE

"A character-driven piece, pitched awkwardly between comedy and drama."
-- Charles Taylor, SALON.COM

"A torpid dud starring the cuddly celebrity twosome of the moment."
-- Steven Rea, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

"A rigli, rigli bad movie."
-- Bruce Newman, SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS

"A film that begins badly and gets worse and worse, like someone who has been knocked unconscious in an accident and then bleeds to death because he gets no attention."
-- Terry Lawson, DETROIT FREE PRESS

"We could almost be watching staged rehearsals for an '80s cliché-fest."
-- Owen Gleiberman, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

"It's the stuff Mystery Science Theater 3000s are made of."
-- Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

"A perfect storm of cinematic awfulness."
-- Colin Covert, MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE

"A huge waste of celluloid."
-- Paul Clinton, CNN

"Put together enough pointless, random details, and you get Gigli, a movie that's less incompetent than bewildering."
-- Mark Caro, CHICAGO TRIBUNE

"There are so many bad moments in Gigli, it's a shame to single out only a few."
-- Jami Bernard, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

[PixyJunket]

I really like this one:

"A film that begins badly and gets worse and worse, like someone who has been knocked unconscious in an accident and then bleeds to death because he gets no attention."
-- Terry Lawson, DETROIT FREE PRESS

[brizz]

I thought this one was good:


"A rigli, rigli bad movie."
-- Bruce Newman, SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS


It's 0 for 41 so far......I can't tell you how much i'm enjoying this flopping so incredibly badly.....

[DRG]

Originally posted by brizz
It's 0 for 41 so far......

I pity the poor reviewer who ends up the first positive review on Rottentomatoes. It's bound to happen...

Freddy Got Fingered: Fresh: 9 Rotten: 82
From Justin to Kelly: Fresh: 5 Rotten: 48
Battlefield Earth: Fresh: 4 Rotten: 96
Kangaroo Jack: Fresh: 8 Rotten: 93
Fear Dot Com: Fresh: 3 Rotten: 75
The Master of Disguise: Fresh: 2 Rotten: 85
Swept Away: Fresh: 4 Rotten: 64
Pluto Nash: Fresh: 4 Rotten: 66
Rollerball: Fresh: 3 Rotten: 107
Glitter: Fresh: 4 Rotten: 71

Even the most notoriously panned films have had at least one positive review. Oh wait...

Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever: Fresh: 0 Rotten: 100
Pinocchio (Benigni): Fresh: 0 Rotten: 50

[rennervision]

I don't think I've ever been so mad at a critic. :mad: A coworker and I have been watching the tomatometer and hoping to witness movie history with a perfect score of 0%. Then, this review has to come along...

"I loved Gigli! Julia Roberts and Richard Gere probably WISH they had this type of chemistry."

- Chuck the Movieguy, COMINGSOON.NET

And here I thought, since J Lo was in it, the only guy we had to worry about was Roger Ebert. -smile-

[Eric F]

Ebert gave it 2 1/2 stars. I guess that's a thumbs up?

[marty888]

From today's NY Times review:

<b>"....hopelessly misconceived exercise in celebrity self-worship, which opens to nationwide ridicule today."</b>

[PixyJunket]

Aww man.. that is teh poo!! :(

Let's email Chuck the Movieguy!!

[FuzzyBallz]

I'm still in shock to see Pachino in "Jigglely" (as in J-Ho's ass). I'll watch it if Pachino pulls out a AK-47 and smokes J-Ho and Ben's asses.

[caiman]

Originally posted by Eric F
Ebert gave it 2 1/2 stars. I guess that's a thumbs up?

No, but it's very close.

[PJsig08]

This movie is gonna tank. It has the worst publicity of any movie in years...every Joe Blow out there has heard the negative response to the movie, and it only came out today. I am going to be very glad to see this movie bomb. Very glad.

It's funny how J. Lo and Ben are already getting upset over the negative reviews, and have made this very public. Wow, great publicity for your own movie...

[Kal-El]

4/90 right now at RT.

[chrisih8u]

My local news did a piece on this movie. I swear to god, they interviewed someone who got tickets for the first showing 3 hours early because she thought it would sell out. She was completely flabbergasted that nobody cared about the movie. :lol: