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I Got A .45 And A Shovel, I Doubt Anyone Would Miss You: Brett Ratner Bails On The Oscars

By TK | Posted Under Celebrities Are Better than You | Comments (62)

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Brett Ratner is, to be quite frank, a talentless, misogynistic, shameless, smarmy, fame-whoring assclown douchegargle. I think the last few days’ events have proven that true. From his classless quotes about Olivia Munn (yes, she’s a hacky twit, but undeserving of that), to his homophobic verbal diahrea, to his admission that he made up his bullshit about Munn, to his godawful shittastic movies, there’s no denying that the man deserves to be thrown down a well. A well filled with herpes-infected rabid botflies who hunger for douchebag butt.

I guess what I’m saying is, I don’t particularly care for the man.

Under normal circumstances, I’d leave the celeb-bashing to the lovely Ms. Enlow, who has an almost preternatural gift for it. However, for whatever reason, watching the Ratner saga unfold over the last couple of days struck a nerve with me. Perhaps it’s simply because I’m grateful that he genuinely is an asshole. I mean, Uwe Boll sucks at movie making, but he’s such an unapologetic imbecile that it’s hard to take him too seriously. Paul W.S. Anderson can’t direct his way out of a hole in the ground, even if the hole had a doorbell and a faulty deadbolt, but he’s married to Milla so I’m assuming there’s something redeeming about him. But there is literally nothing redeeming about Brett Ratner. Point of fact: when Andrew Breitbart is defending you? You done fucked up, son.

Aside from Rush Hour, there’s little about him that’s worthwhile, and even that was salvaged by Chris Tucker at the height of his career and the natural charisma of Jackie Chan. Otherwise, what is Brett Ratner? The man who irreparably destroyed the X-Men franchise (and then had the balls to take a shot at First Class), the man who made Wolverine bitch out, the man who managed to make a boring copy of Manhunter. All the while, he’s been a legendary shitheel, a high-budget Joe Francis at the very best, a man who courts women to send him naked pictures of themselves.

So it’s nice to see, for once, that he’s getting a bit of comuppance. The backlash in the wake of his Week of Rampaging Douchebagosity has been substantial, and it’s finally reached critical mass. It’s astonishing that he was tagged to produce the Oscars in the first place — the ceremony has long been a messy morass of misfires when it comes to both production and hosting, but giving it over to a Ratnerfucking was one more step towards the ceremony descending completely into irrelevancy.

But now, in the midst of the chaos surrounding his uncontrollable urge to shoot his mouth off, he’s stepped down from the Oscars. Thank God. It’s a win for everyone, really. It’s a win for the ceremony because it’ll be Ratnerfuck-free. It’s a win for the viewers because they won’t have to feel dirty while watching it. It’s a win for women because it’s nice to see a misogynistic assbag actually pay a price (however minor it may be in the grand scheme of things) for his assbaggery. And it’s a win for humanity because it’s one less Brett Ratner project we’re being subjected to.

For what it’s worth, here’s Ratner’s apology about his “rehearsing is for fags” bit. God, what a charmer.

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Comments

A-fucking-men.

I would only add "homophobic" to your list.

Posted by: Pants at November 8, 2011 10:40 PM

He looks like a human coke dick. Only...blecchles...more oily. I know that Hollywood is fraught with cockcheesers, but this guy is just so in your face about it. I want to shower, then hit him with the shampoo bottle till he quits squirming.

Posted by: Courtney at November 8, 2011 10:41 PM

*applauds TK*
I tip my hat to you, sir.

Posted by: Sara H at November 8, 2011 10:43 PM

1) Olivia Munn said some mean shit about him. He shouldn't have responded, but he did. Was his response classless? Yes, but hers was kind of mean.

2) Taking away freedom of speech is fa**y. I understand that gay is the cause du jour, but are we not going a little overboard with this "crucify anyone that uses an offensive term especially if it is the word f*g" hunt?

As despicable as Brett Ratner is, he is the man that admitted in the Advocate that his first blow job came from a man and that he is okay with it.

I understand why people are upset, but I don't understand the venom, I guess. He just seems like a harmless douche. Did he strangle a person? No, he said a word.

I don't really know if anything I said means absolutely anything (it doesn't), but whatever. That's my rambling piece.

Posted by: maka at November 8, 2011 10:44 PM

Yet one more person who doesn't understand what "freedom of speech" means. Maka, how exactly is his freedom of speech being taken away?

Also, your homophobia is showing. Because in truth, there's little difference between using "fag" and using "nigger."

So don't play it off like people are overreacting.

Posted by: The Other Agent Johnson at November 8, 2011 11:04 PM

There is a gigantic difference between "fag" and "nigger."

Posted by: maka at November 8, 2011 11:11 PM

What does "made wolverine bitch out" mean?

Posted by: Greedy at November 8, 2011 11:20 PM

Brett Ratner is a douchebag. A cockless douchebag.

Posted by: Fredo at November 8, 2011 11:27 PM

There is a gigantic difference between "fag" and "nigger"
Which is why you starred it out the first time you wrote it? You know, the same way most people star out the "i" in n*gger when they write it? Or do you feel bolder now that you've successfully trolled?
If Ratner's freedom of speech were taken away, he would have had his butt thrown in jail. You see, that's what happens in countries where freedom of speech IS curtailed by law. In our country, people have the freedom to say such things, but we also have the freedom to scream back "You are a fucking moron!" and for people to air their grievances over the thoughts and opinions of others. This is why we have such fun with Pookie -- freedom of speech.
And even with all of this, Olivia never wrote in her book that it WAS Brett Ratner with whom she had an encounter.
Now, thanks to freedom of speech, I have the right to suggest that you go read a book or two and gain wisdom.

Posted by: Jim Doggie at November 8, 2011 11:31 PM

TK YOU LOVE CLUELESS TOO?!?! WE SHOULD HAVE A SLEEPOVER AND WATCH CLUELESS TOGETHER!!!

Also, fuck that guy.

Posted by: Intern Rusty at November 8, 2011 11:35 PM

I starred it out the first time because it wasn't letting me comment. I assumed that was the reason. Once I saw someone else used it, I used the quote marks.

Why is an opposing or unpopular opinion considered a troll opinion? If you feel like I disrespected you, I apologize. If Dustin has an issue with what I said, he can toss me a warning or ban me.

Posted by: maka at November 8, 2011 11:40 PM

Since nobody seems to have mentioned it yet, Brett Ratner admitted on Howard Stern that he lied about Olivia Munn.

Posted by: Allen at November 8, 2011 11:49 PM

I don't really think that it's a GOOD thing that Ratner 'admitted' that he liked getting head from a man.

It's actually an incredibly sexually degrading statement. Even if it was backed up by on ongoing, consistent support of homosexuals as people, it would still be creepy.

On it's own, that statement simply implied that Ratners just put homosexuals into a box labelled 'Good for getting my rocks off', and not, you know, the one he reserves for actual human beings, like himself.

Getting a blow job from a man doesn't make you gay, and it sure as hell doesn't mean you have any idea at all what it is to be gay. 'I enjoyed it' doesn't mean he's any less homophobic, it just means he liked having his dick sucked. (Frankly, I'm a little disturbed that I even need to point that out. Next up, on the state-the-damn-obvious tour, the sky is blue!)

If that's the only evidence to counter the claims of Ratner's homophobia, as far as I'm concerned, it's just further proof.

Posted by: ScienceGeek at November 8, 2011 11:52 PM

Since nobody seems to have mentioned it yet, Brett Ratner admitted on Howard Stern that he lied about Olivia Munn.

Um, the author mentioned it.

Posted by: I Need More Allowance at November 9, 2011 12:00 AM

When he was directing Mariah Carey videos I was so happy for him because I felt like I knew him by association. He went to school with my cousin's girlfirend at Miami Beach High and I just thought it was so cool that he was out there doing his thing. I was rooting for him when he dated Serena (although meeting her in person is an experience) and then he slowly became Scott Storch or Scott Storch became him. I don't know what happened. It's like night and day and all I can say is that hollywood does some strange strange things to people. I know people see his attitude in a black and white manner but I'm baffled by what he's become. It's sad.

Posted by: Candy at November 9, 2011 12:38 AM

Still better than John Cena's apology when people called him out on all his gay jokes.

Posted by: googergieger at November 9, 2011 1:11 AM

@maka:

Who is abridging anyone's freedom of speech? Brett Ratner said some stupid shit, and no one stopped him from saying it.

See, this is where people who cite the First Amendment (not that you did) are frequently wrong. People do get to say whatever they want to. Freedom of Speech is not a free pass from the consequences of saying whatever the hell any particular individual wants to say. What Ratner is dealing with now is, whether you agree with it or not on the basis of fair or unfair political correctness, an exemplar not of suppresion of free speech, but blowback, which counts as consequences, and not just any random consequences, but perfectly foreseeable consequences that Ratner had clearly not considered when he spoke his mind.

Posted by: Jerry at November 9, 2011 2:31 AM

Screw free speech. I wanna get paid.

Posted by: Protoguy at November 9, 2011 3:13 AM

Protoguy = my hero
Ratner = a waste of space
Douchegargle = my new favorite insult
Thanks Pajiba!

Posted by: cinekat at November 9, 2011 4:28 AM

Is Brett Ratner a worthless piece of shit?
Yes.
Was saying "rehearsing is for f@gs" stupid?
Yes.
Does that make him homophobic? No. Not all. It makes him stupid, to be sure, but that's it.
Words have meaning, right? What did he mean? Did he mean "rehearsing is for people that are sexually and emotionally attracted to the same sex?"
If you're just going to take the view that "anyone who says f@g is a gay-hating homophobe that should be crucified," then let's take the f@g/n!gger thing a step further and do something about that racist hatemonger Chris Rock.
He says n!gger constantly in his stand up. It's time somebody spoke up for the millions of people he's marginalizing, right?

Also, yeah, this type of discussion is why blanket word censorship is a pain in the ass. I keep having to go back and change my post because I've "broken the rules" by using these words.
Regardless of my intention, motivation, context, or anything else.

Kind of appropriate when you think about it.

Posted by: TeddyTheBear at November 9, 2011 6:14 AM

Some of you need to ease off on hurling "troll" around if you disagree with someone. I didn't see anything troll-like in maka's posts and s/he has as much right to post here as anyone else.

Posted by: snapnhiss at November 9, 2011 6:59 AM

Posted by: Jerry at November 9, 2011 2:31 AM

This. Very eloquently said, Jerry.

Posted by: MelBivDevoe at November 9, 2011 8:54 AM

He makes bad movies. Unfortunately we can't punish people for bad movies (yet) so it's nice to see him take one to the goolies for something else.

Posted by: twig at November 9, 2011 9:03 AM

it’s one less Brett Ratner project we’re being subjected to.

I disagree. This just frees him up to make another shitty movie. Perhaps he'll take over for Nolan in for the next Dark Knight movie. Putting him on the unsalvageable Oscars was Hollywood's way of sparing us from worse Ratnerfucking.

Posted by: ed newman at November 9, 2011 9:04 AM

Thanx for mentioning that, snapnhiss- using the "troll" word is so Pajibathetic and makes its user look prickish. maka said "That's my rambling piece," and jerkoffs like Jim Doggie want to chest-pound and whip out their 'free-speech' rant even when it's unwarranted. Take it somewhere else.

Posted by: special snowflake at November 9, 2011 9:07 AM

Do not get me started on Chris "I'd never hit a woman, but I'll shake the sh*t out of her" Rock.

Chris "here is a story about when a white person can say n****r (but not really 'cause it's always unacceptable), and now with a dazzling lack of self awareness, I'm going to follow that up with a story about how it's okay for me to say f****t and everyone should just relax" Rock.

Enjoy your first amendment right to be a hypocrit and a misogynistic bastard, Chris! Enjoy it all the way to the bank!

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at November 9, 2011 9:08 AM

He used the F word and it offended me. Now I'm going to call him names to prove I'm right and he's wrong.

It's ok to call him a douchegargle but it's wrong for him to call someone a f@g.....makes sense to me.

Now lets go burn that f@g's house down, you bunch of douchegargles.

Oh and I'm glad all the f@gs are getting over all of the discrimination that black people faced. That is why f@g is just as bad as n*gger.

Posted by: bofrikitywho at November 9, 2011 9:09 AM

Yeah he is a total jerk.
Off topic, is that book real? Because I really think my husband would enjoy it.

Posted by: daria at November 9, 2011 9:23 AM

Posted by: maka at November 9, 2011 9:25 AM

I'll have what he's reading in that photo at the top. :-P~~~

Posted by: Oroboros at November 9, 2011 9:32 AM

80 years ago, "nigger" was used as casually as "fag" is today. If you want to see a brilliant depiction of this, one of the episodes of Louie this season covered it flawlessly (the episode where his great-aunt dies). It had not one damn thing to do with consciously setting out to denigrate black people, but the racism was such an integral part of society, it almost seemed prissy or overly sensitive to point it out to a product of those times.

Ratner may not be an intentional homophobe, but he is stupid/clueless enough not to even consider his built-in prejudices. That doesn't put him in the same camp as the hardcore hatemongers, but it doesn't exactly rank him as a shining example of respect and tolerance, either. He doesn't care what his audience finds disrespectful. OK. Then he as to expect that I won't be interested in his creative output. There's enough entertainment out there for me to consume that is more reflective of my tastes. Ratner doesn't make the final cut.

Posted by: Wednesday at November 9, 2011 9:33 AM

I'm not going to defend Chris Rock specifically or any use of n*gger ever, but I think it's important to keep intention in mind. When Ratner used "f*g," he used it as in insult. A derisive synonym for something/someone he doesn't respect. Chris Rock's use of n*gger is usually for linguistic flair/punctuation. You can argue that he (Rock) oughtn't use that word, and I would support you. But you can't argue that he means it as derogatory towards the African American race. I think you *can* argue that about Ratner.

So no, don't crucify Ratner because he said one "wrong" word. Crucify him because the way he's lived his life, his attitudes and actions so far, make it impossible to believe he is anything approaching innocent.

Posted by: I Need More Allowance at November 9, 2011 9:33 AM

Chris Rock is allowed to use that word as much as he wants. I was referring to a specific routine where he lost me: two portions of the same show explained A. why certain people are not allowed to use the n-word juxtaposed with B. why everyone should calm down about the word f****t and he should be able to use it whenever he wants because of what it means to him.

And Rock being an OJ apologist "I'm not saying it's okay, but I can understand" didn't sit well with me either.

In related news, I flinch every time someone uses the word r*tard. It is not a nice word. And I've been called a c*nt and a troll on this site for calling people on it and refusing to back down.

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at November 9, 2011 9:48 AM

Oh, huge applause Mrs. Julien.

Posted by: Agogagogo at November 9, 2011 10:32 AM

Sarcastic applause?

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at November 9, 2011 10:36 AM

Thanks to Greedy for pointing out that to many people, the word "b*tch" is a bad as "f*g".

Brett Ratner is a piece of crud. We all know that. But considering the amount of love that that Trey Parker and Matt Stone get around here, I am sensing a bit of hypocrisy among some of us. Those two guys litter their scripts of all manner of insuting slang for marginalized groups and I rarely get the sense that they mean it ironically. (like Sarah Silverman, for instance)

Any use of minority charters in their cartoons seem to me more like animated token Steppin Fetchits created by a couple of privledged white guys.

Posted by: Darth Darko at November 9, 2011 10:58 AM

No. Genuine ones.

My sarcasm wears clodhoppers; my sincerity, slippers.
It comes on little cat feet.

Posted by: Agogagogo at November 9, 2011 11:09 AM

He's a fucking horrid director. At least Anderson brings something interesting to the table with his movies. He's not great, but I don't actively root against him.

Ratner makes movies for people that don't like movies. They like explosions, one liners, basic story, no characterization, and the absolute bare minimum of excitement and surprise. He is the McDonalds of directors.

I'm always amused watching a public figure melt down. It's great when the facade comes off and you see what a complete tool they really are. So I'm all for Ratner getting drummed out of Hollywood, but that won't happen. Still, his "apology" letter might as well have been signed by whatever PR flack at CAA was forced to write it.

Fuck him and his defenders. Not just for being assholes, but for having horrible fucking taste in movies and encouraging this fucker to keep delivering his mediocrity to theaters.

Posted by: TylerDFC at November 9, 2011 11:10 AM

Besides, I figure every time I get called a cunt, somewhere, a dead grandma gets her wings.

Posted by: Agogagogo at November 9, 2011 11:13 AM

So if he'd said "Rehearsal is for sissies," everyone would be OK with that?

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Posted by: Mrs. Julien at November 9, 2011 11:34 AM

@TylerDFC

Yeah, lets run Ratner out of Hollywood. And then the next person that uses a derogatory term we should run that person out of Hollywood also. Lord knows no one on this website has ever used the word nigger or fag in their entire lives.

Posted by: Pookie at November 9, 2011 12:27 PM

Hey everybody, Pookie's back!

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at November 9, 2011 12:30 PM

Um, I am confused. I thought Chris Rock was a comedian. A comedian who had made his bones being kinda offensive. If we are going to knock him for using such language in his standup, then we gotta do the same for just about every over-18 comedian in existence. And once again, we commenters have used language just as insensitive, and we m,anage to keep on living.

Look, I am not defending Ratner. He is a tool. But I think both sides are being ridiculous about the use of the word. Yes, he said something really fucking stupid. No, he shouldn't expect people to be okay with it. But neither he nor anyone else should be automatically vilified for saying stupid shit.

Then again, I am one of those nasty rape-apologists who dared to defend Johnny Depp,m so take my comment however your righteous indignation wishes.

Posted by: Vermillion at November 9, 2011 12:44 PM

Always love the two wrongs make a right defense.

Posted by: googergieger at November 9, 2011 1:21 PM

I feel it's easier to further dislike someone if you already have negative feeling towards them than it would be completely change polarity on someone whom you had respect for. The question that should be asked is would you would think any better of him if you didn't know he had used such words? Is the usage what makes you get your hate on or does it simply make disliking an already dislikable person easier to do? I wonder how quickly the angry villagers would come out if it had been Spielberg that said something this bad. Would we be as quick to run him down, or would he have bought some credit with his past successes? And really, should it make any difference?

Let it be known that I would think just as lowly of Brett Ratner professionally even if he never uttered a "bad" word. I find he is a fraud of a director, an unabashed egomaniac, a prick to many of those working under him and has chronic diarrhea of the mouth. He isn't the devil incarnate, but then again people seem to forget there are many levels on the Black & Decker Asshole Meter between "El Diablo" and "Careless fucker who cut me off in traffic". As aggravating as he is, he probably leans slightly closer to the latter than the former. He's a jackass on a professional front, and now he's a confirmed one on the personal front too.

Posted by: bleujayone at November 9, 2011 1:30 PM

But neither he nor anyone else should be automatically vilified for saying stupid shit.

Actually, people who consistently say stupid shit are fair game for vilification. Whether or not they keep saying stupid shit is up to them. My refusal to indulge them silently is up to me.

If not for mockery of stupid shit (subjective though that is), half the damned internet would have no purpose. Mockery serves the greater good. Satire, sarcasm, the majority of Oscar Wilde's career and a fair part of Shakespeare's - all steeped in good, old fashioned mockery. If one insists on repeatedly mouthing nasty, vile things, then we get to move from making fun of them to vilifying them. It's a time-honored tradition. And it still doesn't mean they have to stop saying stupid shit.

Now, if only we could bring back shunning.

Posted by: Reba at November 9, 2011 2:06 PM

The reason his "rehearsal" comment offended me is that it shows in his "work", such as it is. His disregard shows so clearly, for his films, and for the public that inexplicably pays to see it.

But then the insults and lies about Olivia Munn... He knew she wasn't talking about him, so he should have just shut his dumb trap. What assholery. You don't have to debate the value or level of insult of one word over another. His behavior deserves calling out, and it has been.

Posted by: ChickaBoom! at November 9, 2011 2:13 PM

If only he had said "rehearsal is for pussies". Then we could all just laugh it off, or maybe it would never have even been noticed. I see stock in that word going up!

Ratner is a dick and he used an offensive word but he didn't directly attack a person with it. The usage doesn't really merit this level of vitriol, in my opinion. It shows ignorance but I'm not sure it shows hate.

Now hating him for his contributions to cinema...fair enough.

Posted by: cc at November 9, 2011 3:34 PM

(credit to , for the sissies comment I just saw)

Posted by: cc at November 9, 2011 3:37 PM

Actually, people who consistently say stupid shit are fair game for vilification. Whether or not they keep saying stupid shit is up to them. My refusal to indulge them silently is up to me.

And I don't really dare. I don't. You can indulge or refuse to indulge as much as you want. I honestly DO. NOT. CARE.

My comment was directed at those wanting to lump Chris Rock (again, A COMEDIAN) in with the likes of Ratner. People like to get up in arms about the word being said, but never considering the context in which it is being said. Just because someone uses the word, it doesn't mean they are or trying to be racist, sexist, homophobic or whatever. Did somebody declare that sarcasm and satire were dead now? Did I miss that memo?

Obviously not. But it seems like far too many comments are more about showing how offended they are rather than how idiotic Ratner was being.

Also, when someone makes a comment like

Taking away freedom of speech is fa**y.

in a comment thread about a dumbass doing the same thing, it is a bit trolllike. Just saying.

Posted by: Vermillion at November 9, 2011 3:40 PM

Ah, I see your point. As it came in the paragraph about Ratner, I assumed it was referring to the stupid shit Ratner said.

While I think many comedians use all sorts of language to shock, I never did imply that they were any type of -ist for doing so. Nor Ratner for that matter. I have no idea if he's homophobic or just really fucking insensitive and sort of stupid for thinking there aren't any ramifications to what he says publicly. Even comedians get that sort of backlash. And I'm okay with that. It's part of the cost of being able to say that stuff in the first place. I'll gladly pay the price of having their idiocy broadcast, because the alternative of shutting people down because you don't like their words is not worth contemplating. I still say we get to call them out on being stupid fuckers, though.

Posted by: Reba at November 9, 2011 4:06 PM

Who lumped in Chris Rock with Ratner? I've read the comments and I don't really see that. I sincerely hope I am not being tarred with that brush.

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at November 9, 2011 4:22 PM

Why shouldn’t Chris Rock and Ratner get lumped together? I don’t think Rock has ever done a show that the words nigger or fag weren’t used. Hell, Richard Pryor whom I think is the greatest comedian to ever lived used the word nigger like it was going out of style. Ratner was obviously making a joke by using the word fag, unless you all believe that he really didn’t need to rehears for the Oscars. It’s like you guys sit around and what for someone from Hollywood to say something that might offend you, then on your way to the fainting couch you stop by Pajiba to register your complaint.

Posted by: Pookie at November 9, 2011 4:24 PM

Pookie if that's all we did, we'd never get OFF the couch. People here are no different than anywhere else. A celebrity says/does something idiotic that causes a kerfuffle, and folks want to get their 2 cents in. Would it make you feel better if we were all in support of him using a term that is known to denigrate an entire group of people? Because there are plenty of sites for that. Start with Red State.

Posted by: Reba at November 9, 2011 4:33 PM

@Reba

That's the point reba, we never do get off the fainting couch. I submit to you that everyone that has ever opined on this website has said some racist and or homophobic shit before in their lives. People say fucked up shit everyday, and hopefully the other half won't faint after hearing it.

Posted by: Pookie at November 9, 2011 4:50 PM

but criticize a conservative and Pookie's right in front to whine.

Posted by: John G. at November 9, 2011 5:42 PM

Except I'm black and gay...

I may have said something sexist, though.

Posted by: Jerry at November 9, 2011 11:15 PM

As much as I don't like the guy, I have to say that Ratner's apology (the long-winded one in which he actually stepped down from the Oscars) was as good as any I've ever read from people in his position.

Posted by: Amanda6 at November 10, 2011 12:54 AM

Except I'm black and gay...

That doesn't make you immune to being homophobic or racist...

Posted by: Ender at November 11, 2011 9:14 AM

That Victoriana crap is getting on my nerves. Fainting couch, monocle, clutching pearls... funny for the first few months but it's gotten pretty stale at this point. Please make it stop.

Posted by: snapnhiss at November 11, 2011 3:25 PM

In college, I knew guys like what I imagine the Brett Ratner type to be.

They're fratboys with JUST enough taste and intelligence to enjoy "The Godfather" or maybe even "Annie Hall" (whom they name as their dream girl in order to seem deep, except she'd have to look like Jessica Biel instead of Diane Keaton, but whatever) while their mates thought that "Scarface" and "Old School" were the shit. These douchebag "artists" weren't that good at anything, so one day, they took up screenwriting in order the tell the unique story that the world needed to hear: the story of how some privileged white jerks got laid and drunk all the time.

Brett Ratner obviously represents the lucky 0.00001% of that type, but I believe he's of the same mindset. He's a cancer to film as true art. He's really just here to get access to the casting couch and VIP passes to the hottest clubs, because there's no way that his schlubby ass was going to get 9's and 10's otherwise.

F*ck Brett Ratner.

Posted by: Chris JL at November 12, 2011 9:11 AM