Comments on: My Big Fat Greek Blog Post

By: midatlantic

midatlantic — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:27:54 +0000

For me, John Corbett will always be “Chris in the Morning”, the DJ in Northern Exposure.

I am old. Corbett has always been hot. I love the film My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and wish Nia Vardalos every success. That is all.

By: mo pie

mo pie — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:14:55 +0000

Sarah, I posted about Cammi the waitress back in the day! Thanks for reminding me! (The archives are broken so you have to scroll down the page to read it; it's the July 24 post.)

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:58:51 +0000

With all the Sideways discussion, I’m surprised no one’s mentioned its treatment of the fat waitress, and how the character hits on her because he figures she’ll be “the grateful type.”

Although I did like the fat sex scene later in the movie, how often do you see two fat naked characters getting it on!? That was the best part of teh movie for me.

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:58:41 +0000

I think it’s less that “fat guys are ugly” than, in Hollywood, guys, regardless of what they look like, will ultimately become a hero and “get the girl” in the movie because, inside, they are strong and trustworthy. Whereas women absolutely MUST look 19 and weigh 80 pounds in order to have ANY redeeming qualities whatsoever.
You must understand, Hollywood is run by men who have the mentality of a horny-toad 14 year-old.
MBFGW was so great because of all the things mentioned so far. She becomes beautiful when she quits the restaurant, follows her own wants, and starts to live her life. And she is ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!!!

By: Rosemary Riveter

Rosemary Riveter — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:29:32 +0000

GAH! @ Hollywood. I love My Big Fat Greek Wedding, for many reasons (especially the ‘I don’t remember Frump Girl, I remember YOU’, and her relationship with her brother), but one of them is that I felt they looked like a real, well-matched couple. Not that couples need to “match” in hottie score, more that I completely believe these two characters, played by these two actors, having a genuine attraction.

In SITC I always liked the IDEA of Aidan, but he was scripted a bit too mushy and squishy and ended up being annoying, I figure that’s because his role was to be the man Carrie’s supposed to want, but she really wants the asshole. But then, Aidan’s a carpenter, and that’s very hot (to me).

By: goodbyemyboy

goodbyemyboy — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:37:26 +0000

I’m actually kind of disturbed by the “ew fat men are ugly” undertones, as if acting like fat and attractive are mutually exclusive for men will prove to society that they aren’t mutually exclusive for women.

By: RC Cola

RC Cola — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:40:52 +0000

Even if Katherine Heigl’s character in “Knocked Up” was drunk while having sex with Seth Rogen, she wasn’t drunk in the end when she chose to end up being with him. Make the argument about whether or not she ends up falling in love with him, yet the fact remains that Hollywood repeatedly sends a message of: fugly men can get hot women, but not the other way around (unless it’s some sort of weird anomaly, or just a stupid joke).

Anyone disturbed by the pairing of Megan Fox and Shia LaBoeuf? Sure he has his cute moments, but that’s just effing ridiculous thinking if a normal dude like him should be able to get a girl like her.

I wouldn’t mind this “lying about the leagues” if it were the other way around equally.

By: Sparkle Pants

Sparkle Pants — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:34:03 +0000

“I don’t remember Frump Girl. But I remember you.” THAT LINE GETS ME EVERY TIME. I want to hug and kiss John Corbett every time he says it. I decided a long time ago that any guy who says something like that to me is actually probably worth my time, so I will likely rethink my no dating policy for him.

By: Carol Gwenn

Carol Gwenn — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:40:56 +0000

I met Nia Vardalos at an AIDS benefit in 2004.
She was a speaker at the event’s luncheon, looking very chic in a white suit. Shortly after that, the wedding dress from “Greek Wedding” was auctioned for charity, and described as “Size 10, plus one pair white satin shoes size 9″. Now, WHO in his right mind would look at a 5’6″ size 10 woman and see FAT? Yes, in the early scenes of “Greek Wedding” Miss Vardalos’ character was dressed in baggy sweaters and un-madeup to look downtrodden & frumpy, so that you couldn’t even guess at what size she was. As the picture progressed at the girl fluffed herself up, you could see that, although not necessarily conventionally pretty, this was an attractive girl with a nice, slim figure.

Hollywood: WAKE UP!

By: WSG

WSG — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:46:30 +0000

Obviously at the beginning of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Nia Vardolos was styled to look unattractive because that was part of her character – but once she had the makeover she was fabulously pretty (and the makeover didn’t include an ounce of weight loss, just some new clothes and eyebrow plucking). She seemed perfectly equal in hotness to John Corbett. WTF, media?