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Capone Likes LEATHERHEADS More Than He Dislikes It...

Once again... by BanAllFIRSTPosters	Apr 4th, 2008 09:20:49 AM
Clooney sucks.
OH FULLBACK WHERE ART THOU? by ArcadianDS	Apr 4th, 2008 09:23:43 AM
hopefully this one has a great song.
the reason why i can't stand zellweger by rainbowtrout1265	Apr 4th, 2008 09:29:16 AM
She's all squint and anorexia. She's thoroughly unappealing to look at on the screen.
Zellweger is unappealing by Rocklover79	Apr 4th, 2008 10:23:32 AM
I don't know what the hell happened to her face since Jerry Maguire, but that woman looks twice her age.
In my opinion zellweger was attractive in the 90s by Jackie Boy	Apr 4th, 2008 10:23:51 AM
Then what the FUCK happened as they say.
I'd still fuck her Jellyfish style, see her on letterman? by donwillymo	Apr 4th, 2008 10:36:45 AM

She was pretty hot in Empire Records. by Knuckleduster	Apr 4th, 2008 10:40:59 AM
And, for some strange reason, the Bridget Jones movies. I might have a thing for chubby, desperate English chicks. Anyhoo, she's a decent actress.
she's lookin more like a slut nowadays and me likes! by donwillymo	Apr 4th, 2008 10:41:07 AM

zom-bot.com by just pillow talk	Apr 4th, 2008 10:44:25 AM
Not really. Don't get me wrong, College Football is very popular, but the NFL rules all. No sport can compete with it in terms of profits and popularity. And I talking just in the context of American sports, not soccer.
and I "am" talking by just pillow talk	Apr 4th, 2008 10:45:18 AM

If Zelwigger and French Stuart had a child by ArcadianDS	Apr 4th, 2008 11:12:46 AM
It would squint like Gilbert Godfrey.
Satanic Bargain?? by toxicbuddha	Apr 4th, 2008 11:49:28 AM
It's the only explanation for Zellwigger getting romantic leads at this point. She may have some acting skills, but by and large if you're drunk enough to fuck her, you're too drunk to fuck. Beyond the physical aspect of it, she has zero chemistry and no charisma to me. Just can't suspend my disbelief into thinking a man would want her.
zom-bot.com... by just pillow talk	Apr 4th, 2008 11:55:18 AM
That's true. SEC football is pretty huge and far more established than any pro footballs teams are, or will ever be considering the pro teams we are talking about in that area. I guess I need to amend my previous statement since it's really a regional thing.
Agree with Zellweger (sp?) by argonaught	Apr 4th, 2008 01:38:11 PM
I used to think she was cute though.
Zeelie has had more surgery than one of those by GQtaste	Apr 4th, 2008 02:12:43 PM
desparate housewifes on Sunday night. She's been pulled or prodded more than most.
Used to like Zelly by RoseBuddy	Apr 4th, 2008 02:52:05 PM
In the time frame of Nurse Betty & she came across as smart/witty to me on Jay Leno around then, too. Then, there was that marriage debacle w/that country star whats-his-name & that was the start of the process for me viewing her as strange & a little off & she just seems lackluster, anymore. Clooney? - well, I'm w/South Park on that dude.
WOW what tepid praise. IT MUST BE CRAP by Live.	Apr 4th, 2008 04:13:41 PM
With as much as the media loves to ass kiss Clooney, his movie would have to be 100% runny shit to get less than an "Outstanding!" from them.
Clooney can't open a movie by Dr Hemlock	Apr 4th, 2008 05:24:46 PM
Why do producers keep hiring him?
Renee Zellweger is the most annoying person ever by JackIsLost	Apr 4th, 2008 06:22:04 PM
That's all.
I admire the professionism and integrity by Napoleon Park	Apr 4th, 2008 07:20:18 PM
to NOT recommend a movie that you say you loved. As for why some people don't like ms. Zellweger, Jews aren't allowed to eat pork. I'm saying she's kinda piggy-faced.
George Clooney is a socialist by Stone Cold	Apr 4th, 2008 11:47:55 PM
i kid you not.
Slapstick, eh? by Boris Baddenov	Apr 5th, 2008 12:33:18 AM
Well, it fits the period: You DID have Ted Healy & his Stooges doing knockabout farce on the vaudeville stage around that time. Leatherheads would be a riot just for ONE instance of three of the football players rushing off the field with a hearty "Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo!" like Curly Howard.
Filmmakers who have nostalgia for old movies... by Prof. Pop-Cult	Apr 5th, 2008 05:18:11 AM
A lot of film students are like that. But the problem is, modern-day audiences don't care for old-style movie storytelling. I think the only ones who have been successful at this, if you can call it this, "genre" (retro Golden Age cinema style) are the Coens.
Stone Cold by Knuckleduster	Apr 5th, 2008 07:34:26 AM
You make it sound like a bad thing.
This film is an insult to U.S.Soldiers by punisher5150	Apr 5th, 2008 10:04:59 AM
Let me start off with this: I love George Clooney's pre-Iraq war movies (except Batman and Robin, which until then was his only real blunder). I went into this movie expecting a decent comedy about the rise of football. I knew the angle about the investigation of the war hero from Capone's review, and was OK with that. But every single U.S. soldier depicted in this film is a dirt bag save one, and there are a lot of soldiers portrayed in it. The first half of the movie was decent, and I found myself chuckling along. Then the movie turned into a Clooney political rant against the U.S. military. Spoiler ahead, if anyone cares: First the story about the war hero being exaggerated turns out to be true. This didn't offend me, because during a war things do get exaggerated and America does look for heroes to justify our involvement in the war (Jessica Lynch story, or Pat Tilman are good examples). Once Carter, the football player/war hero was outed he became a total weasel. The soldier who first outed him to the newspaper then takes a bribe and retracts his story at a news conference. He was the officer under whom Carter served. He became o tatl weasel as well by accepting the bribe and blaming the reporter (Zellweger) for distorting his words Turns out he was a dirt bag as well. Then Clooney meats up with a large group of soldiers celebrating in Chicago. This group is rowdy, loud and obnoxious, and proceeds to grab a pre-teen boy who is cheering for Clooney's football team instead of Chicago, who the soldiers are cheering for. The group of soldiers (8-10 of them) proceed to grab this small boy from the table with his parents and are going to beat the crap out of him until Clooney steps in to save the day. Clooney stands up to the soldiers and a bar room brawl breaks out. It is only stopped when one of the soldiers ends up being an old friend of Clooney's. They seperate themselves from the rest of the crowd, and patch things up and all end up drinking the night away together. Just minutes before this guy was with the group that was going to beat the crap out of the little boy! It seems Clooney's problem is that he thinks soldiers are dirt bags as a whole or unit, but a few individuals (in this movie 1 out of about 12 soldiers portrayed in the movie) are OK if they are alone and not acssociated with the military organization! being a 17 yr member of the US Air Force, I was deeply offended by this portrayal. I was duped into watching one of Clooney's political rants disguised as a comedy about the rise of professional football. I think Universal Pictures and Geroge Clooney owe me $17.50 (I took my two pre-teen sons, who also thought it was a football comedy). The trailer and the media have made quite a bit of effort to minimize the discredited war hero angle and are marketing this a comedy/love triangle story, with little mention that 1/3 to 1/2 of the movie is about Carter's and his agent's attempt to hide what really happened during his stint in the war. Plus at the end the US Congress steps in and assigns a commissioner to pro-football, and Clooney has to stand up to him as well. I guess it was his stab at being a loner standing up to the U.S. Government. Once word gets out that this movie is not what it was advertised, and really isn't that good, I predict this will be another tank at the box office for the once bright Clooney.
Sorry about the spelling errors by punisher5150	Apr 5th, 2008 10:11:27 AM
meat, instead of meet, o tatl instead of total, etc. My heated typing got the best of me!
Its like screwball without the energy or charm. by Sakurai	Apr 5th, 2008 04:25:49 PM
very very disappointing. Zellweger was particularly underwhelming. The dialog was so slow and the comic timing so bad, I almost felt like it was to make sure everyone in the audience got the joke. "Did you miss that? Well we will talk extremely slow to make sure the slow ones in the theater understood." Its like closed captioning for the stupid. Not to mention Clooney really phoned it in with his directing. What a shame, it was a great idea for a film.
Medicore at best - Football was an afterthought by Behemoth	Apr 5th, 2008 10:05:29 PM
There were indeed some things to admire here. The look of the movie was perfect. There were some funny lines here and there and some good supporting performances. A lot of "O, Brother" alumni were in this flick. But overall, it was a disappointment. It was marketed as a football movie, and yet football was merely an occasional diversion in what was a basically boring love triangle. And when there WERE football scenes, they were horrendously dull. I mean,I know the game in that era was dull anyway by today's standards, but come on, Clooney. There was zero excitement in the game sequences, except for perhaps the twist at the end, which,while pretty unbelievable, was amusing. Wayyyyy too long, too. Geez, was I ready for this one to end. The only thing that could've totally saved it would have been a long Michael Clayton-like lingering shot on Clooney's face in his leather helmet while the credits rolled....then again...nah...

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