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Old 03-15-2005, 12:02 PM
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Have you seen her episode of the E True Hollywood Story? I think it was a cut above the rest because it actually delved into why her career started to tank. She was never a proven box office draw on her own and she took roles that Hollywood believed alienated male audiences (GI Jane, etc.) by threatening their masculinity and roles that alienated female audiences (Disclosure, Striptease, etc.) by coming across as an unrealistic sex kitten. They pointed out how her roles were always one extreme or another after so long. I thought they had some good points, too, it was pretty good.

I do think she's gorgeous and that voice makes me weak in the knees.
You know, I was visiting my friend rain, (cable) and I actually did see that! I remember more the parts that said she was hyper controlling and very diva when she was making the big bucks per picture. And the part where she was young and very ambitious, very canny, very "eye on the prize", and whatever it took to get it. But yeah, now that you mention it, I remember the "alienating audiences" part. They also talked about how she was perceived as (and pretty much was) being very cold. FYI, she's a scorpio with moon in Pisces - suprising she's so cold.
Anyway, yeah, the voice. *swoon, faint*
*she's on my list*
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Old 03-15-2005, 12:04 PM
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I LOVE Whoopi - best part of the movie...

"gas...I get a bit of gas from time to time..."


"Momma took the money from the gas station and she invested it in the oil wells..."

"His name is Willy Lopez...he's puerto rican. He wants you to write it down."
"No! You write it down!"
"I AIN'T YOU'S DAMN SECRETARY!"

Oda Mae! Oda Mae! Say something!!"
"SAM WHEAT!"

That movie kills me, I love it.
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Old 03-15-2005, 12:04 PM
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Not only does he look like a child, but he, from what I have seen, acts like one as well. Maybe this will help him in that dept.
I wouldn't prescribe parenthood for a cure as immaturity. But yes, let's hope for the best.
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I think he's mildly retarded. He doesn't speak like the rest of us do. o_O
he has a twin that is, i swear!~
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Old 03-15-2005, 12:05 PM
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"Momma took the money from the gas station and she invested it in the oil wells..."

"His name is Willy Lopez...he's puerto rican. He wants you to write it down."
"No! You write it down!"
"I AIN'T YOU'S DAMN SECRETARY!"

Oda Mae! Oda Mae! Say something!!"
"SAM WHEAT!"

That movie kills me, I love it.
I love Ghost!
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"Momma took the money from the gas station and she invested it in the oil wells..."

"His name is Willy Lopez...he's puerto rican. He wants you to write it down."
"No! You write it down!"
"I AIN'T YOU'S DAMN SECRETARY!"

Oda Mae! Oda Mae! Say something!!"
"SAM WHEAT!"

That movie kills me, I love it.

OMG - thanks for the laugh - lol...I LOVE that movie - I'm totally going to have watch it....
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Old 03-15-2005, 12:09 PM
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:thanks goodness for Jane Pauley
They cancelled her show.
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Old 03-15-2005, 12:10 PM
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You know, I was visiting my friend rain, (cable) and I actually did see that! I remember more the parts that said she was hyper controlling and very diva when she was making the big bucks per picture. And the part where she was young and very ambitious, very canny, very "eye on the prize", and whatever it took to get it. But yeah, now that you mention it, I remember the "alienating audiences" part. They also talked about how she was perceived as (and pretty much was) being very cold. FYI, she's a scorpio with moon in Pisces - suprising she's so cold.
Anyway, yeah, the voice. *swoon, faint*
*she's on my list*
She never picked warm roles, that's probably why people viewed her as cold. I mean, look at the resume:

GI Jane (butch and masculine Navy SEAL)
Striptease (stripper)
Disclosure (nympho who tries to rape someone)
Now and Then (chain-smoking downer)
Charlie's Angels (hit woman)
Indecent Proposal (tramp )
Scarlet Letter (adulterer and masturbation with a candle...)

You just want to shake her and ask her why she killed her career!
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Old 03-15-2005, 12:11 PM
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Isn't it rumoured that she spent a heap on surgery to look so good for her age?
Yes. Whoever worked on her did a damn fine job.
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Old 03-15-2005, 12:15 PM
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They cancelled her show.
And renewed Tony Danza.
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Old 03-15-2005, 12:16 PM
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She never picked warm roles, that's probably why people viewed her as cold. I mean, look at the resume:

GI Jane (butch and masculine Navy SEAL)
Striptease (stripper)
Disclosure (nympho who tries to rape someone)
Now and Then (chain-smoking downer)
Charlie's Angels (hit woman)
Indecent Proposal (tramp )
Scarlet Letter (adulterer and masturbation with a candle...)

You just want to shake her and ask her why she killed her career!
don't forget St. Elmos Fire!
She was supposed to be warm and sympathetic in ghost, and I thought she did okay with that. And I think in The Butchers wife she was supposed to be warm. In a few good men, she was ok. Honestly, I think she is more compelling in the 'bitchy/sexy' roles, myself. And, in Striptease, she was supposed to be sympathetic, just as a stripper. I believe she is actually pretty calculating in real life, though, If not cold - I really couldn't say. But she did pick some crappy, crappy movies. And she should never, ever, try to be comedic. EVER!!!!
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She never picked warm roles, that's probably why people viewed her as cold. I mean, look at the resume:

GI Jane (butch and masculine Navy SEAL)
Striptease (stripper)
Disclosure (nympho who tries to rape someone)
Now and Then (chain-smoking downer)
Charlie's Angels (hit woman)
Indecent Proposal (tramp )
Scarlet Letter (adulterer and masturbation with a candle...)

You just want to shake her and ask her why she killed her career!

Actually, at somewhere around 20 million a pic, I think she realizes she is not the best actress in the world and, therefore, could care a less
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Old 03-15-2005, 12:19 PM
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don't forget St. Elmos Fire!
She was supposed to be warm and sympathetic in ghost, and I thought she did okay with that. And I think in The Butchers wife she was supposed to be warm. In a few good men, she was ok. Honestly, I think she is more compelling in the 'bitchy/sexy' roles, myself. And, in Striptease, she was supposed to be sympathetic, just as a stripper. I believe she is actually pretty calculating in real life, though, If not cold - I really couldn't say.
I read the book Striptease and it's still one of my all-time favorites, it's HILARIOUS. Then I went to the movies to see it and, literally, walked out. It was simply a vehicle for her to display her newly acquired (and heinous) tit job and for the audience to sit and wonder what the plot was. One of the worst things I've ever seen in my life. Just atrocious. I almost threw up at the sight of Burt Reynolds covered head to toe in vaseline. Nightmarish, I tell you!
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She never picked warm roles, that's probably why people viewed her as cold. I mean, look at the resume:

GI Jane (butch and masculine Navy SEAL)
Striptease (stripper)
Disclosure (nympho who tries to rape someone)
Now and Then (chain-smoking downer)
Charlie's Angels (hit woman)
Indecent Proposal (tramp )
Scarlet Letter (adulterer and masturbation with a candle...)

You just want to shake her and ask her why she killed her career!


Anyone remember One Crazy Summer? She was a homeless-like guitar playing gal in that one. The lipsynching was priceless.
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Actually, at somewhere around 20 million a pic, I think she realizes she is not the best actress in the world and, therefore, could care a less
Try $12 million. The big paychecks stopped after Striptease and GI Jane because she wasn't a box office draw. She picked the worst projects, I can't even get my head around it.
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