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I thought Friends With Money was Pajiba-approved(tm). (I've never seen it.)

Also, Object of My Affection has Paul Rudd. Automatic free pass.

I can't lie. I really liked The Switch. I blame it on Jason Bateman. I find that man undeniably hot... In a hot dad kind of way.

I'm a little embarrassed to admit this, but I love Picture Perfect. Jay Mohr is kinda adorable in it, and it's got Kevin Bacon at his smarmiest.

Oh, how I really wish that Jennifer Aniston’s movies were literally a dime a dozen; for if that were the case, this sorry excuse for an actress wouldn’t be a multimillionaire as a direct result of her enduring mediocrity.

Does such blandness really get people that worked up?

YOU SUCK CHRIS O'DONNELL! YOUR MOVIES ARE TERRIBLE, BOWL OF VANILLA PUDDING LACED WITH SLEEPING PILLS!

Is it BarbadoSlim's birthday?

Are we doing personal birthday tribute posts now?

For mine can we do a day long bitchfest about how awful Love Actually is?

I'll bring my own cake.

I liked Friends With Money. Mostly because of Frances McDormand, but it certainly was not worse than The Bounty Hunter or Just Go With It. I also liked The Switch.

I don't really think The Break-Up is a romantic comedy. It isn't romantic at all. It's a movie about a break-up.

I'm with Eva. I like Friends With Money, but then I like all of Nicole Holofcener's films. It's not her best by a long shot, but the sheer presence of Simon McBurney takes it head and shoulders above any other film on this list.

It sickens me to see the lunatics that come out of the woodwork to defend this person. I call them Racheloonies, they live an existence based on a steady schedule of Friends reruns that they carefully map out on the network style programming boards that are strategically placed in their one room apartments, so they can keep track of all channels and all times. They also expect Brad to finally come crawling back to her at ANY MOMENT!
These are very sad and dangerous individuals.

how bout a list of her good movies...

I saw "The Bounty Hunter" and it sucked like a giant black hole of suck and I saw it AT THE THEATER! So the bitch owes me money!

Agree with Pragmatist.

Though I coulda done without knowing Paul Rudd was in something with a poster like that.

Could we get a list like this for Steve Martin. Seriously, does he need the money? Jennifer Aniston fills a specific role in film/TV and, you know, whatever, but Steve Martin is a genuinely wonderful comedian who makes endlessly lousy movies.

I liked Friends With Money, The Object Of My Affection and Picture Perfect. Picture Perfect is a guilty pleasure, though. And a disease.

@BarbadoSlim

I'm afraid you're conflating a stereotype of tabloid-reading, bon-bon-popping, TMZ watching couch potatoes with people who are simply questioning the seething, pathalogical hatred on display against a woman who's greatest crime seems to be having exhibited a limited acting range in a string of mediocre movies.

It sickens you to see people "defend" Aniston? Is she a war criminal? The ginned up animosity people direct at this woman, who's no worse than the dozens of actresses with nearly identical resumes, reeks of group-think and misogyny and is more than a little troubling.

No, it has nothing to do with "Brad" or some pathetically misplaced identification with the arc of her personal life. It certainly isn't out of regard for her 'work'. It's simply that some of us find the irrational, wholly disproportionate, volcanic rage spewed on a handful of randomly selected females in Hollywood a bit beyond the pale.

Posted by: marty at July 6, 2011 1:16 PM

Heh, thank you for proving my point.

Honestly, you should take out Friends With Money and put in that movie she was in with Aaron Eckhart recently.

Then, you should take out Object of My Affection and sub in Along Came Polly. Honestly, I mean, you have SO MANY to pick from on the "terrible" side, and you seem to have forgotten some of the worst offenders. Jennifer Aniston + Ben Stiller, people. And a ferret. (No, I've never seen it - only the commercials.)

I just watched Picture Perfect on Netflix instant, and that poster has nothing to do with the plot of the film. It was actually a pretty cute movie with some great WTF 90's fashion moments.

So they all suck? Yeah, we know.

Heh, thank you for proving my point.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at July 6, 2011 1:18 PM

Yeah, that totally makes sense.

At least Steve Martin is not in your face every minute, begging for attention. All I see with Aniston is, LOOK AT ME!, LOOK AT ME!, LOOK AT ME!, as she poses semi-nude to sell bottled water, perfume and a bunch of crappy magazines, like she's a Kardashian. To me, that was when she hit rock bottom. How many times do you have to take your clothes off, lady? You still can't act to save your life.

Sad. Sad to see it abandoned. Goddamntypo.

I've never seen ANY of those movies. Yay me!!!!

But thank you for reminding me about Mark Ruffalo. God, I could break off a piece of that. MMMMMM.

@Marty.

I love it when people label those who dislike Aniston as harboring a "pathological hatred." Holy internet psychologist, Batman! Or, are you trying for the more grown-up version of "YOU A HATAH!"

And, then you pronounce these same people as "bordering on misogyny"? That has to be one of the most out-there statements I've heard in awhile. You don't like a crappy actress who likes to promotes many of her movies by taking her clothes off and you're a woman hater? Yes, because Aniston is perfect embodiment of ALL female kind, and if you dislike her, then you are hating on all females. Some of her fans are really out there in hyperbole land.

Funny, no one takes this view when I make fun of Heigl. Or, says I'm a man hater when I make fun of Ryan Reynolds. Either way, it's ridiculous.

Jennifer Anniston can only play a role as Jennifer Anniston herself in flicks. It is practically amusing.

The only thing more boring than a Jennifer Anniston performance is a fucking list of them. Please post something interesting instead of this crap.

I can't believe she's made so many movies. I like FRIENDS, can't lie, but I hate her in movies.

I just can't watch anything with her or Pierce Brosnan. Except for Mrs. Doubtfire. Yeah, I said it.

I'd like to see similar lists for:

Catherine Zeta Jones
Billy Fucking Crystal
Pierce Brosnan
Ben Affleck (actor version)
Will Smith
Kate Hudson
Matthew McWeirdFace
Sarah Jessica Whatsit
Kiera Knightley

Because while some of the above have made the odd good movie (Harry/Sally), most of what they make is drek. Actually, the above list could be super-much-way-longer than that but I'm getting so bored thinking about these human packing peanuts.

Her movies are not that bad its just that they're really not great. The romcom movies have never generally been great. There's about a handful of them each decade starting from the 70s. I'm not knocking her for doing what she does best.

How in the HELL does Friends With Money make this list?

I don't get the Aniston hate. She's an ok actor. Seems like a decent human being. She's made some good movies, she's made some shitty ones. She doesn't have much range, but she's never put in a bad performance. She always does what is required, it's just that often that's not much.

There are a lot of Pajiba favourites who you could say the same about.

she should go back to tv, where she's actually funny.

marty you nailed it on Rock Star. Sooo watchable in that Road House / Bloodsport sort of way. Though I have to say, and maybe it's just me, but Jen has this weird motherly vibe in it. I would never in a million years believe she ever spoke to a guy in a hair-metal cover band, much less dated one.
I do think she has some talent as a comedic actress, but she is woefully miscast as a movie star and needs to go back to TV.

Aww I love The Object of My Affection. I also liked The Break Up. I don't think JA is terrible, just limited in range. I wish she'd go back on TV. She was better that way.

"she was really great in The Good Girl"--and she's not a bad actress. Let's not compare her to Meryl etc and conclude because she can't measure up she can't act. Typically she is not challenged in the roles she is asked to play--until "Walk the Line" it wasn't clear that Reese Witherspoon could act.

I think Jennifer Aniston's movie problem is that she lacks chemistry with her co-stars, or maybe her co-stars are lacking in charisma.

Adam Sandler. Happy to say I've never watched an Adam Sandler movie except for Spanglish because I find him totally without talent and fingernails on a chalkboard annoying.

Vince Vaughn- I want to smack him. He is an oversized frat boy man child in every movie and I can't help but think that's who he really is.

Jason Bateman- Not a leading man, he is the best friend or the corporate sleaze or the icky husband

Aaron Eckhart- Vanilla

Mark Wahlberg- Love Marky Mark but that wig just took over the entire movie and overshadowed everyone. I never saw anyone else, just that hideous head hat.

Rumor has It? That movie just STUNK with a capitol STUNK. First time I decided Kevin Costner was not worth my time.

Friends With Money. Built up by critics, torn down by the truth. Horrible and boring.

Perhaps Jen should star in a movie with Brad Pitt. Now there is a man with charisma!

Actually, I thought Reese Witherspoon was awesome in Election, Freeway and Pleasantville. If you haven't seen these, then you should check them out. Reese has played some interesting characters in a few decent films, not just Walk the Line. Lately, though, she hasn't been anywhere near as good. She should go back to playing characters in good projects and stop trying to be the next Julia Roberts.

She seems like a decent person? She started dating her latest boyfriend, while he was still living with his girlfriend. Pictures showed Aniston dating the guy in May and the girlfriend moved out in mid-June. Then, the girlfriend released a pissed statement, calling the whole thing "unfortunate." That's Hollywood for you.

Seems like many people are tired of her constant self-promotion. Her PR is over-the-top--she's done like a plethora of interviews for John Stewart and Chelsea Handler, photo-shoots and magazines, appeared on The Actor's Studio, and received her star on the Walk of Fame--all as promotion for Horrible Bosses. She's taken over the film as if she's the only one in it. And, that includes shoving two Oscar winners to the side, and a wonderful cast that includes Charlie Day. It's just sad for the cast who have all received favorable reviews.

I would personally like to see other actresses given more chances in Hollywood. Aniston has yet to deliver a performance that blows me away. And that includes The Good Girl, a film released 10 yrs ago, which I describe as "Pissed Rachel works at Wal-Mart." Meh.

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