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When a person goes to see a movie with Angelina Jolie in it, are they intending to see a movie with substance, deep meaning and that is thought provoking?
No.
Are they planning on seeing a movie that will make them smarter, stronger, or more knowledgeable of the world we live in?
Nope. Read more
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Paris Hilton: Millionaire Model and really bad actress? Or is she good??
Let's face it. Paris is Hot. Say what you want to about her - that she is a spoiled rich kid who has the world by the ass; a dumb blonde; a waste of space; untapped genius..... ok that might be a bit of a stretch, but whatever you want to say about Paris one thing remains true.... she is hot.
And insanely wealthy. What I would give just to have one day of that kind of wealth.
If I actually had the opportunity though I would probably be so dumbfounded that I would waste 22 hours of the day in a dazed stupor and the 2 hours remaining for me to enjoy the wealth would probably be spent standing in line....
So anyway, I guess you are probably asking yourself why a Blog about horror movies would have a post about Paris Hilton. Well, I will tell you.
Paris is the new B-Queen. Yup. B-Queen or Queen-B, whichever you prefer. Taking The Simple Life out of the picture, Paris owes her film reportoire to really cheesy B, ok C - film. Most of which is in the horror genre.
Although her first movie is not horror but rather "comedy," Paris' film debut in "Wishman" is not a favorite among viewers. Admittedly I have not seen it nor do I plan to even though I am a huge fan of comedies.
From there we try a thriller called "Sweetie Pie" - equally snuffed by fans, not even worth dwelling on, and so we'll progress straight to Nine Lives.
Nine Lives is a wonderful C-film starring known actors Holly Hunter, Robin Wright Penn, and not so known daughter of Sidney Poitier, Sidney Tamila Poitier. You can catch it this month on FearNet. I found it rather entertaining in an "I-love-really-bad-movies" sort of way (this quirk of mine drives my hubby insane!)
Paris plays the typical token "gorgeous rich" chick and fitting for the role, she gets killed pretty quickly. I tried to notice if her acting had improved any at the point of this movie. Sadly I noticed no improvement. She's still very much the "noob and it shows" at this stage of her career.
Several other movies and t.v. show cameos later (all of which rank horribly with the viewers) Paris ends up on House of Wax - one of my contemporary favs - and actually shows signs of progression, albeit small, in her acting ability.
In House of Wax, I actually think Paris has progressed as as actress as she demonstrates signs of competent brain activity where for but a brief moment, she gives chase to the bad guy.
Sadly, it's not enough. Paris gets slaughtered as it would not be a cheesy B movie if she didn't.
Ironically enough, I like Paris in these B movies. She offers the beauty and ditz needed to satisfactorily deliver such a film, but doesn't stay alive long enough for me to want to kill her myself.
So what does the future hold for Paris, heiress to the Hilton fortune; star of "The Simple Life" and female desired by most every hot blooded hetero-male alive? Well - another cheesy B movie. And to make matters even worse in this case, it's tagged as being a musical.
Yup - Repo! The Genetic Opera. A musical. Slated for an August '08 release. I guess Paris is feeling the need to combine her sensational singing success with her equally acclaimed acting abilities. Who could ask for more?
One thing you can never deny about Paris is that she is hot. The only other thing I would never deny about Paris is that B movies is where she belongs because with B movies, quality acting is optional.
