The Billionth Article on Jennifer Aniston
Boy, can Jennifer Aniston promote a film!
Have you opened a paper or magazine or logged onto HuffPost in the last two weeks and not seen Jennifer Aniston? Did she finance Marley & Me herself? Granted, when your comedy co-stars are a guy who once tried to kill himself and a dog it's understandable that you'll be doing most of the interviews but still. Does anyone have her publicist's number? I bet I can get her to come on Dodger Talk with me on KABC. If you have an Internet podcast give her a call.
As HuffPost readers know, she recently posed nude for GQ magazine. Makes sense. That's how I would promote a family dog movie opening Christmas day. You can find the photos on this page, although you probably have already checked them out. And more than a few of you have made them your wallpaper.
I can't think of a single box office smash she has starred in. And yet, she receives this much attention. What it says to me is this: Jennifer Aniston is an official movie star.
She's got everything it takes. She's beautiful. She shows her breasts. She's been dumped by a movie star for another movie star (that's worth almost as much Hollywood heat as an Oscar), she dates other movie stars or rock stars, she's not a Scientologist, and she gives really pithy quotes like, "What Angelina did was very uncool."
So what if her filmography contains Bruce Almighty, Along Came Polly, Derailed, Rumor Has It, and Leprechaun? She gets on the cover of GQ. She's on HuffPost as much as Anne Hathaway. She shows up at premiers with John Mayer. The paparazzi count the number of times they hear her toilet flush.
About ten years ago I was in a movie theater on a Sunday night. Half empty house. Jennifer and Brad came in and sat down right in front of me. He looked scruffy, she needed a shampoo and was wearing glasses. No one bothered them. No one really gave a shit actually.
Here's why at the end of the day I like Jennifer Aniston:
There's no way she could do that today. There'd be photographers on my lap shooting the back of her head. There'd be guys on their hands and knees picking up her discarded popcorn kernels after she had left. And for all the attention and hype and fans who wear "Team Aniston" T-shirts, I bet she misses those days when she could just sit in the dark and be a schlump. That's what I think the public senses too. She's a glamorous movie star but she's still one of us... occasionally... sometimes... on that odd Sunday. But that's enough. And that's why ultimately her fans love her. And I do too -- just not enough to spend eleven bucks to see her in a movie about a dog though.
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I can"t stand Brad and Angie and suprisingly neither could any of my family lol?.We were talking about movies and I said I wouldn"t mind seeing that benjamin movie with Brad. My dad was like?ohhh I dont like him?never did. And my mom made a FACE also and said Yeah I dont either and I don"t care for the angie. I said OMG I know I cant stand either of them. And I have a very good nice family. Just for the record my family dont dislike many ppl.I LOVE you JEN..i just want to give you a hug and say sorry for all that you have been through girl..that must have sucked. You are a real and super great person!!!!
Her filmography contains Office Space. That's all that matters. She gets a free pass on everything else for the rest of her life. End of story.
Good point. But she did play Rachel from Friends in that movie, too.
It can't say I was ever a fan; I was more or less neutral on Jennifer Anniston until quite recently. But it's getting to the point where I just cringe when I see another JA magazine cover at the news stand. What in the world is America's fascination with this person? I really can't pin down one extraordinary characteri
I'll say this much: She must have the best publicist on the face of the earth.
Do you get a prize for being the billionth? Seems like the point of this is to lament all the hype, but all you're doing is adding to it.
Jennifer is a great entertainer. She is a good actress, she is funny and she is beautiful. She also has a great sense of style. I agree with you she is loved by many people because she seems to be real. I also love her movies. And I've loved "friends" from the beginning. If we are going to compare her to Angelina: I don't like Angelina's movies. They are usually either very violent or they are boring. The only movie I liked was a "mighty heart" because it was a true story. And it would have been nice if a real black woman would have played that part. But all her other movies are boring to me. Jennifer on the other hand has been entertaining me since the 90's. And why is Brad Pitt so scared to even mention her in any interview. Could it be that he is afraid that the world will see how much love he still has for her? Just wondering.
He doesn't seem to be too happy.
which ladies here would not want to have that body and hair at 39-going on 40?
Jennifer Aniston is basically a TV starlet. As a movie performer she has yet to carry a picture. She played support to Jim Carrey in "Bruce Almighty". "The Breakup" was a mild success. But most of her movies ("Derailed" and "Rumor Has It") have been notorious flops. I can't imagine her opposite Brad Pitt in "Mr and Mrs Smith" or as the distraught mother in "Changeling" or even as Lara Croft. She has to take off her clothes for GQ to generate press. Angelina Jolie doesn't have to remove a stitch to grab attention. Jennifer is doomed to follow in the footsteps of TV performers like David Caruso and Tom Selleck who never made it big in the movies. She'll end up in yet another series, perhaps playing the mother in an update of the "Lassie" TV series. Nobody remembers her acting; all she'll be ever known for is her hairstyle in "Friends".
Interesting that you only list a few of the comedies she's starred in. She was also very good in "Friends with Money", "Derailed" and "The Good Girl", which she received several award nominations for.
"The Good Girl" was one of the most boring stupid flicks that I've ever wasted my money renting.
I believe the only reason she gets the attention she does because she was dumped for another woman, and not by just any woman or by just any husband. It's sad to see her trying to be sexy when she's not. Yes she has a good body and she's fairly nice looking (weird jaw line), but her acting is very limited. No matter what role she plays she still acts like her character from "Friends". Aniston is no comparison to Jolie, she may try but it only makes her look sad and desperate.
So you rented a movie with someone starring in it that you obviously can't stand and then didn't like it? Shocking!
Why does she even have to be compared to Jolie? They are different types of women and do different types of roles. Big deal.
Women in the "real" world get dumped all the time for other women and I doubt that they have to be compared to them for the rest of their lives. It's ridiculous!
There's nothing funny about suicide or attempted suicide, and your flippant comment about Wilson being some kind of problem to to this movie, or a somehow less bankable star, because he tried to kil himself, is an insult to anyone who has been in that horrible situation.
I dont know usually suicidile people have a great sense of humor .
I'm so sick of her whiny voice...bu
I honestly don't see how this woman garners the reactions she does--positive OR negative.
She seems a pretty unremarkable actress, but a decent person. I don't find her interesting enough to summon up a stronger reaction than that. What do you all find so facinating
Jen's appeal is her girl-next-door vibe.
I wouldn't want her living next door to me and having to listen to her whine all day long.
The weekly team Aniston vs. team Jolie thread. Now that's entertainment.
She is the girl next store who made it big!!!
She has a good PR person, that's all. She was only A list when she was with Brad Pitt, and she's been milking that divorce for too many years now.. Tiresome.
It's too bad that "Friends" ended(NOT!). At least all those people on the show, including Aniston would have something to do. Not one of them has gone on to great acting gigs.....o
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