Gigli: is anyone actually anticipating this movie?
07-24-03, 10:15 AM
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Gigli: is anyone actually anticipating this movie?
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.
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.
07-24-03, 11:03 AM
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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.
"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.
07-24-03, 11:10 AM
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Originally posted by Rypro 525
And also Christopher Walken and Al Pacino have parts in this as well.
And also Christopher Walken and Al Pacino have parts in this as well.
07-24-03, 12:15 PM
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"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."
What the heck does "Psychologically challenged" mean?
"I just can't see what this dream about sex with my mother might mean."
07-24-03, 12:50 PM
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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.
07-24-03, 12:59 PM
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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.
07-24-03, 01:06 PM
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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.
In terms of Jersey Girl, it depends. I am a Smith devotee, but Affleck in a prominent role really scares me.
07-24-03, 01:14 PM
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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.
In terms of Jersey Girl, it depends. I am a Smith devotee, but Affleck in a prominent role really scares me.
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.
07-24-03, 01:21 PM
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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! 
07-24-03, 02:14 PM
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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.