tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post2793963132410434297..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Eat, Pray, Julia.NATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-33343530980827352352009-09-30T10:52:14.535-04:002009-09-30T10:52:14.535-04:00Love Julia and always will. The internet hate was...Love Julia and always will. The internet hate was always there, probably around the time of the Oscar win where it jumped to full throttle. But that's life. Not too excited about "Eat, Pray, Love" though. Just seems like some Oprah nonsense. But with this cast, I'll give it a go regardless. I'd agree about the frustration with Viola Davis playing yet another "supportive, black best friend" role. In the words of goddess Meryl, "Will someone pleaseeeeee give this woman a movie?"Daveynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-50668497193522495222009-09-29T15:06:19.786-04:002009-09-29T15:06:19.786-04:00In unrelated news, apparently some locals are disg...In unrelated news, apparently some locals are disgruntled because her movies are closing off important parts of the city she's filming in. Saw this bit of gossip at the Metro.<br /><br />And as much as I like her in Closer, I always imagine what Blanchett would have done in the role.notanotherbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08819797270859201176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-3751394600575518172009-09-28T11:26:24.918-04:002009-09-28T11:26:24.918-04:00That's what i am saying sandra is immune to cr...That's what i am saying sandra is immune to critics,backlash,reviews and everything,she always gets good b/off numbers even for clunkers like all about steve,yet julia is far more successful at the b.off and has an oscar is becoming a whipping girl.mrripleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-69627598755447879932009-09-28T10:10:11.917-04:002009-09-28T10:10:11.917-04:00Can we please shortly remember how brilliant she w...Can we please shortly remember how brilliant she was in "Closer"? That break-up-I'm-disgusting-scene with Clive Owen is sensational.<br /><br />And wasn't she pretty good in "Duplicity" this year, too? One of the better films of the year so far, and it wasn't a great financial success at all, while these critically panned Sandra-Bullock-rom-coms are so incredibly successful at the b.o....filmfannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-8036227050750931342009-09-28T06:01:20.494-04:002009-09-28T06:01:20.494-04:00Sandra bullock is not effected by the backlash to ...Sandra bullock is not effected by the backlash to 90's titans,why?mrripleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-64250769643148615622009-09-28T06:00:51.707-04:002009-09-28T06:00:51.707-04:00Hi all,
love me some jules and yes she was the sw...Hi all,<br /><br />love me some jules and yes she was the sweetheart and she remains the highest grossing film actress ever but the star days are gone for some 90's folk like harrison ford,kevin costner,meg ryan,michael douglas,demi moore etc and she is in that group too.<br /><br />i think the 2001 "i love my life" line to denzel soured her rep too.<br /><br />i belive though this is the film to put her back on top and maybe back to the podium at oscar night.<br /><br />who are the reigning best actresses box office wise plus i bet roberts does nto are she proved herself for 12 yrs.she became a bif player in a male dominated business.mrripleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-3701708691632824332009-09-27T23:37:19.233-04:002009-09-27T23:37:19.233-04:00andrew. do people really say that?
i'm not ev...andrew. do people really say that?<br /><br />i'm not even a big Julia Roberts fan but she was fan-fucking-tastic in Erin Brockovich. Burstyn deserved it but it's rather like a peter o'toole in lawrence of arabia / gregory peck in to kill a mockingbird situation (albeit in a different less mythic register) isn't it? sometimes, a lot of times actually, there's more than one Oscar worthy performance in a given year.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-16572555641217177492009-09-27T23:14:28.259-04:002009-09-27T23:14:28.259-04:00I feel that Julia's hated because everyone fee...I feel that Julia's hated because everyone feels she robbed Burstyn. I don't really think so. Different movies...different styles. Not because one is playing a drug addict and one is playing a lite character means the former is better. I think they were both equally good. But the amount of people calling her win one of the worst in the category is quite alarming.Andrew K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01104647944747041277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-20673786840957153072009-09-27T18:50:20.112-04:002009-09-27T18:50:20.112-04:00I dont get the hate. Her range isn't great but...I dont get the hate. Her range isn't great but she's pretty great within.<br /><br />Apparently, the formula of "winning Oscar+getting paid as much as other male movie stars+seducing a married man" only works for Angelina Jolie.Applenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-74144086162038044342009-09-27T18:07:17.786-04:002009-09-27T18:07:17.786-04:00I really like Julia Roberts as an actress. She was...I really like Julia Roberts as an actress. She was great in Closer and Erin Brockovich, and I've even liked her in films that are not considered particulary good or deep (Mona Lisa Smile, Duplicity, etc.)<br /><br />So yeah, a lot of people don't think so highly of her. But I do. And I know why. I was born in the 90's and I "discovered" her around 2003. She was never America's Sweetheart to me, she was just another actress, one that a lot of people seem to be fed up with.<br /><br />It's funny how good things (popularity, an Oscar) can turn so bad for someone in the future. Like Gwyneth Paltrow, I liked her after watching Proof and The Royal Tenenbaums and others, but I sure wouldn't have liked to see her win an Oscar for Shakespeare in Love over Cate Blanchett, know what I mean?<br /><br />Sorry, long post.Sunnynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-58081886837449531332009-09-27T17:48:19.623-04:002009-09-27T17:48:19.623-04:00I've been regularly searching the web for on s...I've been regularly searching the web for on set pictures for this movie since that first Franco/Roberts picture was posted here. But even though you can find Julia Roberts almost as Waldo (?), everywhere around the world, I'm still waiting for the Bardem/Roberts picture.Iggynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-54371226894498065752009-09-27T17:46:40.848-04:002009-09-27T17:46:40.848-04:00I never have understood Julia's fame ... she w...I never have understood Julia's fame ... she was good in Pretty Woman and average in Erin Brockovich ... but other than that she is an average looking woman with a very large, horse-like mouth!Ricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-39085297509067737412009-09-27T17:34:03.420-04:002009-09-27T17:34:03.420-04:00Yeah, she may be eating the "indian way"...Yeah, she may be eating the "indian way", but she'll be having, how should I say this...a wild indian stomach the "american way" soon too!!!Chris Na Tarajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06545312034833563234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-14359378310120816262009-09-27T15:35:13.248-04:002009-09-27T15:35:13.248-04:00If it stays true to the book, this movie isn't...If it stays true to the book, this movie isn't a rom-com. It's about Gilbert's soul-searching journey through Italy, India and Indonesia after her marriage fell apart. Gilbert has a great sense of humor about her struggles but I wouldn't call it a rom-com. <br /><br />I love Julia Roberts and think she's well cast as Gilbert. I'm freaking out over that fabulous supporting cast, too. (Billy Crudup <i>and</i> Javier Bardem <i>and</i> James Franco? Ridiculous!) Can't wait to see it.Pop Culture Nerdhttp://popculturenerd.wordpress.com/2009/06/07/javier-bardem-will-love-julia-roberts/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-51993076858118970502009-09-27T15:13:30.664-04:002009-09-27T15:13:30.664-04:00i dislike romcom movies except "when harry me...i dislike romcom movies except "when harry meets sally" and "the ghost and mrs muir"(if this movie is a romcom)pommenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-16375943215005556902009-09-27T14:30:35.394-04:002009-09-27T14:30:35.394-04:00Haha exhibit A above.
I don't know either, gue...Haha exhibit A above.<br />I don't know either, guess it must be the good 'ole "throw rocks at the king of the mountain" thing or however that goes.<br />I unashamedly love Julia, was watching a bit of "Full Frontal" yesterday and she works wonders even with that wig.<br />I'm sure this movie will be awesome! If not for her-for the haters-for the great supporting cast.Notas Sobre Creación Cultural e Imaginarios Socialeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423835555933819338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-8675852436423324682009-09-27T14:26:32.009-04:002009-09-27T14:26:32.009-04:00It's already garbage, Julia just makes it wors...It's already garbage, Julia just makes it worse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-14733939023226514322009-09-27T14:07:32.282-04:002009-09-27T14:07:32.282-04:00I have noticed a weirdly negative reaction to Juli...I have noticed a weirdly negative reaction to Julia around the web lately. I guess absence did not make the heart grow fonder. I'm not sure how she slipped from everyone's favorite anything of the 90s to nobody's favorite anything related to the movies in 2009 but it is a curious fall.<br /><br />i only wish romantic comedies were better than they are. that genre used to produce classics.<br /><br />hopefully this will be good. romantic comedy right?NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.com