OlderPete Wentz Loves (And Hates) Brad Pitt
Fall Out Boy rocker Pete Wentz has taken to his blog again to list his “Top 9 Gripes of 2008″ as well as his “Top 9 Favorite Things of 2008″. Strangely enough, Brad Pitt’s latest movie, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, made both lists.
GRIPE: “This is a weird one because it’s definitely on my top list as well. I just think i over hyped this in my own head. This gets nowhere near the [F. Scott] Fitzgerald short story based on the Mark Twain quote I would have imagined in my high school brain. I hate how jumpy the movie is and I honestly don’t think there is much chemistry between Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. I also think it’s kind of a cop-out to push it forward some sixty years in my mind just to have it conclude with some relation to Hurricane Katrina.”
FAVORITE: “It’s weird that I put this on both lists but the truth is you can’t deny [Director David] Fincher’s eyes for film. Also, I give it to Brad Pitt for picking interesting roles. The idea of this narrative is mind-blowing and at times I fell for the story.” (TCCOBB is in theaters now.)
Another notable Top 9 Favorite of Pete’s: “Watching John Mayer doing Van Halen better than Van Halen in an amphitheater in Southern California. Shirts optional, solos mandatory.”
Check out the rest of Pete’s top 9’s at PeteWentz.com.
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islandgrl @ 01/03/2009 at 10:04 pm I am sorry. I respect opinions but cannot take a man seriously who has such an intimate relationship with his flat iron. He needs to put it down and step away from it!
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Wow…you are so right! This guy WENDTZ looks like a GIRL DRESSED UP TO LOOK LIKE A GUY!….
Angela @ 01/03/2009 at 10:11 pm Brad Pitt’s latest movie was awful. I left about mid way through it and asked for my money back from the manager of the movie. I was pleasantly suprised when he gave it to me and mentioned that I wasnt the only one;
I totally understand sweet cheeks, this movie is only for the soulful and intelligent. It was way over your pointed little head. Try Bedtime Stories.
Pete’s too young in the brain to get BB. He is 29 and the Simpson girl is 24 and couldn’t get birth control right. Both are too young to be parents. How hard is it to understand and use birth control that you get knocked up, then Papa Joe Simpson has to force you to marry his daughter. Sad situation for that young couple….no I’m not going to listen to any thing Wentz has to say. Funny how Jennifer Aniston fans jumped on what this tard had to say. Shows how desperate they are.
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I guess after being called all kinds of delusional after likening his kid to Brangelina’s, he’s once again trying to snark on Brad. What is it with lame-o Maniston’s may-gaybe hired boyfriends and their (and their friends!) crushes on Brad Pitt?
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First off - regarding his comments on Brad and Button - Wentz is an idiot and a LIAR. He’s just fronting - trying to come off as if he’s actually read the obscure Fitzgerald short story, when he has NOT. The most OBVIOUS reason is because anyone alive who is familiar with this particular short story of Fitzgerald’s (and not too many ARE) would KNOW that a 2hr+ film/screenplay with the kind of plot devices and multitude of brand new characters that the Button film has would HAVE to only be VERY LOOSELY BASED on a mostly unknown short story that is only 40 book pages long, where only two of the characters (button and his father) even show up in the film. Outside of Benjamin Button and his father, NONE of the other characters in the film are even IN Fitzgerald’s short story!
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Wentz invokes ‘highschool,’ in his comment - I guess he’s PHONILY trying to imply that that may have been when he read the book (though he doesn’t say that outright, I guess so that he can worm his way out later, lolol)…
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….well, hahahah….what a f*cking LIAR of a tool…Button isn’t any kind of required reading in schools. NO ONE READ Button in highschool, MAINLY because it was an obscure short story of Fitzgerald’s that was printed in a compilation with like 6 other Fitzgerald short stories. So FAIL - no one would have been reading this in school in the mid 90’s or whenever this joker attended.
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Furthermore, anyone associated with the film and screenplay, has always said it was vastly different (Fitzgerald’s story is only 40 book pages - this is a 2 hr+ FILM) namely because ALL of the characters, situations and plot points in the film outside of Benjamin and maybe the Dad, are the screenwriter’s characters and wholly new!! NONE of the other Fitzgerald characters including Hildegard, the woman Button marries in the short story, are even in the FILM — what’s more Fitzgerald’s story doesn’t even have elements of a love story - because it’s NOT a love story - therefore ‘chemistry,’ is optional or it’s what each filmgoer takes away…that never was a plot element or genre of the story Fitzgerald wrote….the female character Hildegard is shallow and is not a childhood friend of Button’s (as Daisy is in the film) - in Fitzgerald’s writings Hildegard is used only to show how love really wasn’t an element in the relationship/marriage to begin with, as once the wife hits a certain age, and doesn’t want to ‘do,’ anything anymore Button ceases wanting to be with her …
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….that’s why they’ve always said it’s based more on the overall Twain quote about ‘being born old,’ and the cliche, ‘youth is wasted on the young.’ It was never at any time assumed or thought to be the Fitzgerald story ‘come to life.’
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Wentz comment just shows what an obnoxious narcissistic poseur he is, like his french kissing partner John Gayer.
I agree with Pete’s comentary on TCLOBB….it sucked. I think the idea of the storyline was great, but the execution of it was horrible. It didn’t get rolling until it was halfway over with, and then it raced to get to Hurricane Katrina….what was it?…a public service announcement movie? I think Brad is tryiing too hard lately. I’ve been reading for the last year that he and his family plan to move to France for the future, and possibly that is why they are mass producing crap …. to get enough money ahead? I think if they would relax, and take their leisure about selecting projects, and putting more effort into them, they both, Brad and Angie, could once again produce quality film. I can see all of their latest productions going to late night tv shortly….so sad….what’s become of them. They are like poison to one another
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Sad pathetic pattyanne, yet another delusional old crone menopausal wack job fan of Maniston’s. I think the poison you refer to, is now playing 4th banana to Owen Wilson, a dog, and some kids. While her horrific rom coms she stars in, go straight to video (management, traveling, etc). face, your desperate TV hack sucks. She’s a joke. As soon as Brad got the heck away from her Tootsie face, his life started to get better - and when he fell in love with Angelina, there was no stopping him. That’s why Maniston is getting upstaged by dogs in Bev Hills Chijuajua 2, still hanging with the arquettes on family vacays and why Brad & Angie are in love, with a beautiful family, getting tandem SAG, Golden Globe noms and ruling Hollywood. :lol
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Wake up.
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It’s obvious old patty didn’t even see the film, because what’s eith this, ‘raced to get to Hurricane Katrina?’ business. Uh, quit lying - that didn’t even happen. Katrina is a backdrop but only in the sense it’s going on as Julia Ormond, Button’s daughter is visiting her Mom (Blanchett) in her nursing home…there’s no ‘racing,’ to get to it - as Ormond and the old Cate, with Katrina raging outside are featured right at the start. It’s not even addressed as what we now know Katrina was - to them it’s just a bad storm…and isn’t even a plot device.
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Sorry pattyanne, take your sorry asss Maniston worship and your jealous rants over to the ‘Perez Hilton snogs John Mayer video’ thread…your rabid bitterness for Hollywood Royalty is showing.
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Only fans of the TV sit-com hack Aniston would come on Asssley Simpson’s boyfriend’s thread to harass ‘Brangelina.’
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News bulletin: Angelina is one of the Top 5 box office winners of the year - her films grossing over 1 BILLION dollars (that’s with a B b*tch), Brad has had 4 box office smashes to her 5 in the last 4 years (Burn After Reading, Mr & Ms., Babel, Ocean’s 13, and Button) all critically acclaimed and money makers. In other words, THEY RULE THE WORLD — It’s clearly evident they bring out the best in each other whether it’s artistically, philanthropically, spiritually, passionately, parentally or whatever - they are triumphant onscreen and off and inspiring worldwide (sorry if you can’t stand the fact that Brad was a sad unemployed, hanging with a TV hack loser at cheesey TV shows, sitting with the cast of Full House while his movie star peers looked back and pitied him, when he was in Aniston jail ) - everyone knows dude was miserable, uninspired, had no career to speak of, and was a dead man walking when he was with ugly Aniston…
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…it’s what Maniston does to most things she comes into contact with - just lowers the bar to TV hackery levels…Brad was a joke when he was with Aniston - just a sad piece of arm candy on the arm of a woman who look liked David Spade’s older uglier brother - FACE FACTS) hanging with the Botox arquettes. :lol:
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…it just shows you how sad these hanger-ons are when banana nosed homely desperate ex’s and those indirectly tied to her and her fake PR bf (John Mayer) are constantly mentioning Brad and his family.
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I’m sure the Jolie Pitts must feel like they are being stalked by some bizarre boring reality TV show characters when Maniston’s fans and people like this guy Wentz, are constantly mouthing off about them.
Lol, the talentless critiquing the talented
LOL who is Pete Wentz?
Brad Pitt! Brad Pitt! Angelina Jolie! Angelina Jolie!
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I’m ready for my close up…wait, how long does 15 minutes of fame last these days?
This is another dumb stupid topic and who the helll cares what this Wentz guy thinks of Brad’s movie. I mean sertiously who is he to make claims that would make another sit up and listen??
He is married to Ashley Simpson yup the dippy Jessicas baby sis=a nobody.
FOR ANYBODY INTERESTED IN POSTING WHERE THE REGULARS ARE WE HAVE STAYED AT THIS TOPIC BELOW’
SO PLS IGNORE THIS DIPPY SUBJECT AND JUMP IN WITH US AT THIS SUBJECT WHICH IS AT LEAST BRADS OWN WORDS NOT SHITT FROM A NOBODY LIKE WENTZ.
IT IS TWO SUBJECTS DOWN FROM THIS RUBBISH .
TITLE BEING……
Brad Pitt: Being With Angelina Jolie is a Natural Direction!
SEE YOU THERE.
Both very intelligent (surprisingly) and interesting opinions. I’ve heard exactly the same thing about how different the movie is from the original short story. It would seem a bit self-serving to change it so much to use it as a vehicle to address Katrina. The original story took place in Baltimore, not New Orleans.
I’m impressed. Everyone is entitled to their opinions - but not on JJ’s site if it can be construed in any way negative towards the JPs.
Good to see someone else being honest about the movie. It was not all that and Brad does pick good roles but the sad thing is his acting his mediocre and leaves you wanting more from his acting. after all these years you’d think he would learn something and give more in his performances.
It’s like he just goes through the motions without really trying feeling them. Ya know what I mean? His eyes are just blank. I don’t like that type of phony acting.
people also need to stop kissing Finchers ass. His movies are decent but nowhere near the hype his fanboys give em.
And we care about this b-rated star’s list of faves because ……..WHY? The only reason he is even on Just Jared is because of being married to what’s her name Simpson. Pete, go away. Brad is a talented giving SUPERSTAR. he does not need you to critic his films, he is trying to bring attention to New Orleans. Make it right 9.
What? No chemistry between Brad & Cate? Wow, did we see the same film? Or were you expecting tonsil hockey raw sex? You lot are amazing. This film was a work of art. Blanchett, imo, was the best part about the film. Tilda annoyed and bored me silly, Taraji was cute but one-note through the entire thing. Blanchett was the one who truly transforms in this film. Everything from her movement, voice, personality and obviously make-up provide for a visceral and substantially impressive performance. Who said Nicole K?! She wouldn’t have been able to handle the transitions as well as a seasoned actor like Blanchett.
And on a Blanchett note, everyone should see this woman do Shakespeare! I just saw her in War of the Roses and she freakin KILLED it! Everyone was talking about her at the end of Part 1. She has an incomparable stage presence and such a powerful voice and projection. I wasn’t a huge fan until I saw her in BB and on stage this past week. Truly phenomenal actress, I can see now why everyone praises her!
I love fallout boy and Ashlee Simpson rocks! I hate Brad Pitt however and all my family and friends think that he and skankelina are really bad parents, fake humanitarians and bad actors! They constantly sell their kids photos and then state they do not want publicity! They are adulteres and I believe Skankelina was very jealous of Jen Anniston and really tried to destroy her! I can’t wait to see Skankelina get hers!
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