jersey movies yo

the trailer for kevin smiths new movie jersey girl is out. so what does it take to either make or break such a film? after a groundbreaking masterpiece like gigli (pronounced “suck“) most would be wary of any kind of affleck/j.lo voltron-merge. so with the upcoming jersey girl, one cant help but worry a little. lets weigh the statistics…

things that suck about jersey girl
– ben affleck and j.lo (even tho the taint is just brief)
– ok…thats really it…

things that rock about jersey girl
– new jersey (word!)
– george carlin
– kevin smith
– liv tyler
– shit, i guess affleck in the trailer…
im not the biggest fan of affleck. in fact, i think as an actor, he has about as much acting talent as dirty underwear. but i have to admit that he seemed in form in the trailer. maybe its the kevin smith factor. liv tyler is always hot…and that little girl is even cute. so ill prolly give the movie a chance…with j.lo’s scenes hopefully kept as super-minimal as possible. “hi…my ass is big!” and the next scene she dies. or something to that affect…

garden state
while we’re on the subject of jersey movies, i thought id also mention the movie garden state. its currently making its way thru the sundance film festival, and aicn had a brief report and a review about it…comparing it to the graduate and harold and maude. the movie centers around a small-time actor, andrew, who returns to new jersey for his mothers funeral and meets a compulsive liar named samantha. its written, directed, and stars zach braff of the rockin’ show scrubs, as well as other notables like ian holm and natalie portman. yum. natalie portman btw…not ian holms…