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Yeah, Dustin, I have to agree with you on both counts. Aniston is a very attractive woman and this movie does look atrocious. I wonder how horrible the trailer will be?

I agree. She's beautiful. So why must they photoshop the poster to the edge of oblivion? There is so much going on there...and none of it is real. Look at the his-and-hers handcuffs. One side is bigger than the other for a man's wrist! How sweet!
Also, Gerard Butler is a strange man. He must really want to alienate all his fans by "starring" in bad romance after bad romance. Low budget chick flicks are the bottom of the barrel. Aim higher while you're still young, Gerard!

Cindy,the words,my mouth,I didn't even feel you in there taking them

I don't find her that attractive. I think attractiveness is pretty much entirely subjective anyway. She's pleasant looking due to immense effort in my opinion but not particularly attractive.

I'm not even sure why you would choose to make such a definitive statement about it. This is turning into a strange site. Maybe you could just review movies instead of turning into a preacher on every damn thing we should all be thinking.

I have nothing to say about Aniston, she's lovely. I do however have issues with frickin Gerard Butler, my nemesis, who seems to continue getting paid to be in (albeit fairly shit) films even though he's not a very good actor and nor is he attractive (yeah yeah, oodles of women and men disagree with me). Argh, so sick of his stupid face!

> Bunk!

I like the ample ammount of corn syrup blood staining their outfits? The poster has been adequately photoshopped to make Gerard Butler look svelte and Jennifer Aniston look like she has curves?

I got it. Jennifer Aniston looks like Colbie Caillet in the poster, which makes me smile because I like her music.

I'd like to point out that in telling us that we are apparently petty and blind if we do not share your opinion on Aniston you are essentially one of the commenters who says "That list was bullshit because Juno sucks so only an idiot would like it!"

Wait, is that why you posted this? Was this meant to prove a point?

Meh, Brad made the right choice.

To me, most eye-catching attribute of Ms Anniston is her amazing nips.
Seemingly, the Friends studio wasn't the coldest place on Earth but that her nips ARE permanently erect.
You could hang a wet duffle-coat with pockets full of puppies off each one.

Mmmm, puppies.....

I wasn't aware this was an issue in modern America. Is there some large anti-Anniston sentiment of which I'm not aware? Some angry protest movement? An underground society tea-baggers who refer to her only as "Mud Fence" and wish she looked more like, I don't know, Shannon Daugherty or Ashley Simpson? Where is this coming from?

The problem is the difference between attractive, pretty, beautiful, gorgeous, drop-dead and angels fall. If college-aged, cute is somewhere in that hierarchy, along with break-a-pencil/chalk.

Yossarian,

I took Rowles' comment to be a purely superficial reference to her exterior appearance and happen to agree. Judging by her interviews and general demeanor, I wouldn't want to hold a 5 minute conversation with her. But do I mind when she shows up on magazine covers wearing a hand-and-arm bra? No sir. Same goes for Ms. Fox, though she's pushing it with all the bullshit she's yapping around. "Oh, being pretty is hard and I like to fuck. I speak the truth and nobody knows the REAL me." Fuck you asshole.

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I dunno many people who wouldn't say Aniston was quite appealing to the eyes...not my cup of tea of course, but she has the looks for sure.

I just can't stand her blandness.

Aniston movies are great fodder for drinking games. Every time she shakes her hands when she talks...take a shot. Her with the hand shakin'ness is just like Wiley Wiggins in Dazed and Confused with every time her touches his nose in annoyance. Dazed and Confused + Alcohol will fuck you up. But an Aniston movie? Prepare the charcoal and the vinyl hose and reserve me a room in the ER...I would need my stomach pumped. And I can hold a serious amount of liquor.

HAHAHAHA the Wiggins nose makes an appearance. Hahahahaha

Also Aniston is plenty good looking. If I knew her she would easily be among the prettiest people I know, but among movie stars she's just above average.

KBalls maybe Pitt has been ordered by the Fraternal Order of Men to have that nasty brillo pad on his face so that the confused legions of hetero men are no longer tempted to give themselves to a night of passionate soap-selling love.

In a somewhat related topic, there seems to be this hidden level of reverse discrimination within the "who's-pretty-who's-not" discussions in Hollywood.

Most men are excellent judges of looks because we're wholly superficial and are able to take qualities like personality, talent, intelligence, past history, and general bitchiness out of any equation when it comes to determining the aesthetically pleasing.

However, whenever a general consensus is that a woman is not pretty, ugly, pug-fugly or whatever, there's always a backlash of people who leap to defend others, trying to slam it down our throats that they are in fact gorgeous.

Look, everyone should have their own taste. But you can't go around pissed off when you find that 75% of men find Maggie Gyllenhall unattractive, or when the third most popular question on ask.com is whether or not Lady GagGag is a man.

When a large part of the population is of one opinion dissenting to yours, it's not that they're wrong, it's a simple majority. Men find Megan Fox/Jessica Biel/Jessica Alba sexy-as-hell, but we wouldn't confuse them for talented actresses. Maggie on the other, is a very talented actress, yet she just isn't the bee's knees for most guys. A related example is the Fox News idea of a "European Liberal bias", which is retarded because when most of Europe is liberal, it just happens to be THE WAY THAT MOST PEOPLE THINK.

I think Jen Aniston is pretty, not gorgeous, pretty. She's still a train-wreck I wouldn't date if she took me to nothing but Yankees games, but hell yes I'd hit it on a one-nighter.

p.s. please don't post "evidence" based on magazine shoots. Otherwise I'm gonna find some unflattering, natural paparazzi shots and ruin everyone's day.

She's got a kickass body that I want more than anything, but when she says the words "Pilates" and "Yoga" and "working out" and "watching her diet" I look at the sub in my hand and find it infinitely more attractive than her toned bod.

I always thought she was gorgeous in Friends.

I do think she looked much prettier with a little more weight in her face. Since she has gotten so thin, it seems to make her chin more prominent, and her face more angular. But she looked adorable with chipmunk cheeks.

Aniston has the Cameron Diaz effect. Both were smokin hot back in the day before they exercised themselves into gristle. For both of them, getting that ripped only accentuated their already angular features (chin) and made them look masculine and hard. Still objectively attractive, but not like they used to be.

Meanwhile, King Leonidas looks like Fat Russell Crowe. For shame...

I just saw that episode and it didn't occur to me figgy! Good catch.

By the way, I don't think JA should be judged on the standards "if she was a normal person living next to me" since she isn't and would look completely different if she was.

I don't give a shit if you think she's the hottest person on the planet. That's your opinion. You have yours and I have mine. I don't think anyone is 'wrong'.

And to Frank, her nipples are permanently erect because she had surgery to make them stay that way

Posted by: rhombus at December 16, 2009 11:50 AM

Part of me just died....

Two weeks in a row with Aniston on "No Whining Wednesday"? Curses! I would very much like to whine about this particular actress (and I believe I did last week), but I will save my vitriol for tomorrow, "Jennifer Aniston is Too Thin and Bland to be Labeled Gorgeous Thursday".

Pissboy: (heh at the name) A friend of mine worked with her pre-Friends. That was her account. Haven't actually seen it written about on the webbies before, but then again, haven't been particularly looking.

And to Frank, her nipples are permanently erect because she had surgery to make them stay that way

Posted by: rhombus at December 16, 2009 11:50 AM

Conjecture? Or is this (somehow) a verified fact? Sounds like nothing more than a silly internetz rumor to me.

Posted by: PissBoy at December 16, 2009 12:43 PM

Even the concept makes me cry tears of rage.

No one I know has ever claimed she was ugly, just...bland and boring. She looks a little too generic for my tastes.

If you really want to be controversial, why don't you say that Sarah Jessica Parker is gorgeous? And mean it, bitch. This ain't a game.

Fair to say that most women under 40 working in Hollywood are expected to meet a standard of physical beauty that is possessed by a chosen few. Therefore arguments that they are physically beautiful or ugly are held against a lofty scale with a very low margin for error.

Shorter: Hollywood ugly aint ugly by any other standard so the question is a non starter in my book. Is the movie any good?

By the way, I'm glad Dustin said something about this. Call her Blandiston. Boringston. Whatever. But I'm so tired of hearing her referred to as Maniston and Horseface.

Joining mine to the chorus of "meh"s. Now have a crush on Yossarian the poster as well as Yossarian the character. Not to threadjack, but does anyone else loooove the idea of an updated film version of Catch-22 starring Oded Fehr? Just curious.

Yossarian needs to stop getting in my head and stealing my thoughts.

Exactamundo, sir. Again. It's all about context. She's as interesting as a soggy cardboard box. She's as intriguing as candy corn (which my daughter says "tastes like sadness").

But if we're just talking physically, she's nice enough from a distance, taking in the entire package. But if you zoom in on her, the attractiveness is gone. Just my opinion.

Number one on MY list - not everyone's list. Obviously. Though I could make the same post about Brad that Dustin just made about Jennifer, the "what is there to debate about this" post.

Merry Christmas, everyone.

Once again, Yossarian for the win.

You're posting well. Stop it.

I'm pretty sure Becks is the grinch, and if she's busy on Pajiba, everyone will have a happy holiday.

It was lighthearted, you peanut.

More Pajiba xenophobia.

I know you Peter G. I would consider you as regular a commenter as me. I think I may have even liked you up til now.

(probably after now too, don't worry, I have no memory for unpleasant happenings.)

Hahahaha! This thread makes me laugh real hearty like.

Why not just re-title it: DEAR JENNIFER ANISTON, I THINK YOU'RE PRETTY, I DON'T CARE WHAT EVERYONE SAYS.

Muahahaha! Dustin, are you gay? Are you in the hair styling industry? Do you know people who know Jen Aniston? If you are not gay, and you have a significant other, does she resemble Jen Aniston? If you answered yes, to any one or several of these questions, I get why you are talking crazy.

Aniston. resembles. Dustin. Hoffman. No, not the Dustin in 'Tootsie,' but Dustin in real life. Tootsie had a cuter face than Aniston, after she/he was done up.

Can someone who looks like Aniston be attractive or sexy - why sure. Sexiness is inherent -- but even if you're not posessed of that certain je ne se quois, showing your nips and asss throughout the 90s will take you a long way.

But first off Dustin, please don't get it twisted. No society in the world considers the facial features that aniston brings to the table 'pretty.'

Quick course on pretty:
1)very pretty verging on beautiful are Katherine Heigl or Courtney Cox
2)average pretty is Gwyneth Paltrow or Sandra Bullock
3)borderline pretty is Lisa Kudrow or Marisa Tomei

Aniston is not in ANY of these three categories.

Now, when her hair is colored, cut and blown to perfection, when she is highlighting her tanned, plated and yoga'd to hell fit body, and with the use of lots and lots of makeup, much like Sarah Jessica, Streisand, or Joy Behar - she can be very attractive. But in reality, the chick who plays Larry David's wife on Curb Your Enthusiasm is actually better looking FACE wise.

FACT: If you are somehow going by what standards of beauty are applied to females in most cultures in the world (full lips, wide spaced eyes, high cheekbones, broad foreheads, small-ish noses, and feminine chins) - then surely, you have to be aware that Aniston is posessed of NONE of these features. Why are you lying to yourself?

That's not to say she is worthless, or not fit for society - I just happen to think that not only is she a drag to look and listen to, she really is not that talented, and has no charisma. I'm also REAL tired of people saying, if only Aniston would try this or that, film wise. ENOUGH. It's going on 15 years. Move aside, and let the next newly crowned sit-com actress who gets unwarranted hype because of a hairdo and who she's married to, have a shot a film stardom. Our return does not match our investment in this woman. If she delivered the best performance that she was capable of, that STILL would not make me choose her movie over watching paint dry.

If you want to see something hilarious - watch this old youtube interview of Aniston being interviewed by a well-known celeb reporter. He very innocently likens her to Babs Streisand, and Aniston just about loses her sh*t. You can tell she is highly insulted, and 4 nose jobs later, hairline surgery, restylane filler in her mouth and juvaderm filler in her cheeks - I bet she is STILL trying to outrun that long ago diss (I happen to think Aniston is not fit to shine Streisand's pumps). I don't think I've seen a more rude reaction from a celebrity in my life. Start watching from 2:18 Check it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1gawY7WHcY

Then when your done with that - check out how vapid and mean her former roomate relays she is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y69vkFvQqk Explains those many many bare asss'd and bare tittted moves she made in the 90s. Aniston is very much aware where her best assets lie. She's what? 41 or 42? The best thing she could do at this point, is stop assaulting us with her crappy rom-coms, and banal interviews where she'll inevitably invoke (either directly or indirectly) that whole 'team aniston' era to garner sympathy, and just...go get a life.

Oh man. I bet babs does not like her some Aniston.

Most predictable thread ever.

i saw the poster first (on another site) and thought SHE was the bounty hunter--and was slightly intrigued; but knew it was gonna be cheesy--but maybe kinda hot in a kick-ass kind of way. (i think aniston could pull off a physical role, she's always doing yoga and shit and looks pretty strong and coordinated.)
well, i just found out that's not the story....nevermind.

Argh! I was going to compare this to that episode of The Office where they debate the beauty of Hilary Swank but a pair of ya's beat me to it.

Nevertheless. It's not that I Think Jennifer Aniston is ugly or anything, it's just that I find her face rather masculine. She is a bit of a butterface in my opinion...certainly not to the degree of, oh lets say, Miley Cyrus but her body is definitely better than her face.

That being said, she's prettier than I am so good for her...I guess (?)

You're obviously a lonely Trekkie or some video game addict who doesn't get out much because if that tranny is your idea of attractive, well, your standards are pathetically LOW. But if you want to imagine she looks like she does after tons of photoshop work...Um, okay. Dream away, player.

Also, I find her lips really lacking in shape.

It accentuates her squarish jaw.

Disclaimer: she's prettier than me. I'm indeed being petty as hell.

Lydia, thanks for that last bit of commentary. After I read that - a bell went off. I GET IT now! I now see the reason why there are groups of women who 'root' for Aniston, and who, like Dustin, have a penchant for seeing something I am blind to. That is: if Aniston is deemed ugly, then that makes these women, just as ugly or worse. I truly believe there are women who feel they are on par WITH Aniston, her level of attractiveness for THEM, is attainable. She's someone they can look to and say - wow, if I get THAT haircut, wear those jeans and shoes, and get my hair cut, colored and blown in the same manner...I will look just as good, if not BETTER, than Aniston!! For them, calling Aniston a troll face, is calling THEM a troll face, it's an insult to them. That's why I'm fairly certain, that while not a female, Dustin has someone in his life, very close to him who resembles Aniston.

Surgery to make her nipples permanently erect? PMSL some people have some very weird ideas LOL. And they weren't permanently erect during Friends - it varied a lot, though you probably just have the impression they were because you remembered the good bits.

I don't even know why I am commenting. Um...

I like Jennifer Aniston's legs. They are nice. I wish my legs looked like hers. She has Marilyn Monroe legs and looks great in shorts.

Also she started that haircut. It was a nice haircut. I totally rocked that haircut in middle school.

Overall she is pretty yet average for Hollywood. This is probably seen as making her relatable to the average dame and thusly why she stars in so many rom-coms.

There is not a point to this post.

I think the reason people call her looks into question so often is because she is not a talented actress. I may be speaking for myself alone here but I think there is a general feeling that we can accept substandard talent if we get something wonderful to look at but when we realize that a mediocre performer who is also mediocre to look at is making more money every year than 90% of us will ever see in our lifetimes, we feel a little cheated.