Escape to the Movies: Jennifer's Body

[Daveman]

I liked Scream. It was the ONLY horror movie I liked. EVER. Except maybe the hitcher but that's just because sean bean is my god...

yah, wasn't going to see this and this hasn't changed my mind, except for all of the bits with her "bits", those tempted me, but I agree nathalie portman is stupidly hotter.

I hated transformers too incidentally, it really sucked

 

[jabrwock]

"Scream" and "I Know What You Did Last summer", were fairly good and innovative even if they got milked with sequels.

They got milked with sequels because they were so bland and formulaic that sequels were easier to write. The only "twist" over generic revenge/horror flicks was that the characters were self-aware that they were IN some kind of generic revenge/horror flick.

As far as Meagan Fox goes, I think you have to view her as a 'B' girl. Moviebob acts like she's making some kind of pretensions of being a great actress or something, I have NEVER gotten that impression.

Yes, she works great playing the vapid "hot" chick in generic "B" movies.

But have you seen her interviews? The press makes her out to be "God's gift to men", and she acts in interviews as if she was doing Bay and other directors a favour by agreeing to "star" in their films. Her opinion of herself is way too high for someone who could easily be swapped out by any other B movie prop (sorry, "actress").

 

[Twilightruler]

Finally a bunch of people who don't think Meghan Fox is the goddess she's made up to be. Personally I prefer more..full figured women, but despite my own personal bias, she really isn't that great. Nonetheless, I had never even heard of this movie until earlier today talking with my friends. They knew it was bad, they were girls(so Meghan Fox wasn't really a factor), they basically just saw it because they knew it would be bad, so they wanted a laugh, which the movie thoughtfully provided. I probably wouldn't see it regardless, but I thought the Satan-worshiping indie rock band idea was kind of funny though.

 

[Vimbert]

Oh, MovieBob... Once again you've proven to be like the Yahtzee of movies.

 

[SquirrelPants]

Oh, MovieBob... Once again you've proven to be like the Yahtzee of movies.

I don't really like that comparison. Yahtzee's reviews are mostly picking out absolutely every thing that's bad, whereas MovieBob's are the big picture, along with rants about actors/directors sometimes.

 

[chenry]

Calling Fox "marginally talented" is a bit of a stretch. Taking her skillset and trying to stretch that into a movie career is like trying to stretch a pair of underwear over an fucking Buick.

 

[Da_Schwartz]

I want to grab her like a bowling ball. GO ahead...probate me. Somethings are worth it.

 

[vietfighter]

Heh...i've seen more talented and hotter chicks at my high school. Every chick i know is hot, smart and/or athletic. Megan Fox is nothing more than a doll.

 

[Special Kiz]

Really good review. I'm glad I am not the only person who feels this way about Megan Fox but after my appeals to my friends that she is a talentless above average looking but poor actress fell on deaf ears I'm concerned that many more people will follow in Megan's footsteps.

 

[littlerudi08107]

You are a shining diamond in the intellectual sewer that is the internet.

 

[Vect]

Never did care much for Megan Fox. She is attractive yes, but in a rather shallow and artificial way. Her recent movies so far have not exactly impressed me with her talents. Maybe she just doesn't have that "Breakout" role that certain actresses needed that'll show everyone that she is capable of being a competent actress.

Or maybe I'm giving her more credit than she deserves. Who knows?

 

[Ninja_X]

Megan fox sucks, therefore her movie sucks.

Makes sense to me.

 

[Treefingers]

Transformers is the best movie of all time.

Fucking brilliant. Except i thought that Scream was great. Otherwise, fucking brilliant.

Jesus Christ, stop bashing Transformers so much. We get it, you didn't like those films. Quite a few people (myself included) actually enjoyed them.

Agrred. Except the 90's suck, Nirvana, Radiohead I don't think so! At least there were some great bands, unlike the 80's.

Spoiler: My simultaneous response to the above

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I actually can't believe I am half coming to the defense of this movie, but I think the only reason I am is because of a few points made.

#1- In actual demon mythology if you were to make a sacrifice of someone who was not a virgin the exact thing that would happen ... well happened. So not really bad plot 'writing' as it was cut and paste from an actual form of mythology. So I can't find a reason to knock that,.

You seem well versed in actual demon mythology. Do you think you could recommend a book or two of the actual demon mythology variety? Because last time I checked, pretty much every faith in the past millennia or so has it's own form of "demons", and I'm pretty sure hardly any of them had anything to do with sacrifices, virgin or not.

Except, of course, actual demon mythology.

Whatever man. You fail. Hey, i enjoyed Scream. I didn't watch it when i was 12, but i enjoy it now at 20. I'm not saying it's a favourite film of mine, but i enjoyed it. If you disagree then whatever.

And the 90's had some sweet music. Jeff Buckley's 'Grace' and Radiohead's 'OK Computer' for example.

What i really mean is, your 'When you were 12' cartoon just makes you look like a giant prick.

 

[jabrwock]

Actually, virgin sacrifice wasn't exclusive to Victorian fictional demon worshippers.

Greek Vestal virgins being the classical example. I'll bet the discovery of Vestal temples in Pompeii in 18th/19th century probably inspired the idea that "pagan" religions sacrificed virgins, in collaboration with the knowledge of Aztec ritual sacrifice...

 

[WorldCritic]

This seems like another generic horror movie. At least it would be if Megan Fox wasn't in it, with her, any intelligence gets thrown out the window. Not that horror movies had much intelligence in the first place (minus Saw).

 

[Chrissyluky]

i was expecting as much considering megan fox is in it.

 

[The Metal]

MovieBob, you are my hero.

 

[LazyAza]

God I love bob's reviews, every one has made me laugh my ass off.

Megan Fox truly is one of the worst actors to ever appear in hollywood, I've seen her in three movies now and in every one I wanted to just jump in the screen and tell her to shut the fuck up. She cant act worth a shit and she isn't even attractive in my opinion.

 

[grunth]

oh my god thank you MEGON FOX IS NOT THAT HOT y do tons of guys think shes the perfect body shes ugly as fuck i think her face is creepy and dos anyone know if shes in the next tomerader film i herd somthing ind if she is in puting a gun to my head...... scrap that hers