I was at a BBQ on the weekend and we somehow managed to get onto the topic of Megan Fox and it was surprising how quickly the conversation turned nasty.  A couple of the people involved in the discussion are good friends of mine and I felt for sure they would like and defend Fox, but to my surprise they were equally against her.

Some of the comments were that she’s a bitch, an obvious reference to her comments about Michael Bay.  Never mind that she’s just saying what everyone else already says or thinks, namely that Bay is a hack that fills his movies with explosions and other mindless shit.  Her comments are no less valid just because he cast her.  If anything I admire her more for speaking her mind.  Since when did that become a bad thing?

Another comment against her was that she’s “covered in tattoos and she’s disgusting.”  From last count I could see two tattoos on her typically visible skin, the most prominent of which is the Marilyn Monroe portrait on her forearm.  No mention was made of Angelina Jolie’s numerous tattoos being “disgusting.”  In fact, another point was made that she’s trying to be another Angelina Jolie.  I guess there’s only allowed to be one hot brunette actress with tattoos.  Just more flawed logic and mean spirited comments.

The final remark was that she can’t act.  Roger Ebert said of her role in Jennifer’s Body that “Fox did her career a lot of good with the two “Transformer” movies, but this is her first chance to really perform, and you know what? She comes through.”  Aside from her two prominent roles in Transformers 1+2 and some other limited work, her resume is pretty bare.  And really, how much acting do you expect from these roles?  They’re not Schindler’s List.

I really don’t understand why there’s so much venom directed towards Fox.  What’s she done to deserve it?  Star in billion dollar grossing blockbusters, speak her mind, and have tattoos.  Is that reallt enough to justify hating her?  I like her, I like the movies she’s appeared in, and I’ll continue to watch her films for the forseeable future.  Next on the list, Jonah Hex.

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Fresh out of Comic Con comes the new poster for Jonah Hex.

The film tells the story of scarred bounty hunter who tracks a voodoo practitioner bent on liberating the South by raising an army of the undead.  It stars Josh Brolin, Megan Fox, Will Arnett and John Malkovich.

I’m a massive fan of Will Arnett and Megan Fox is probably the hottest chick on the planet right now, so that means I’m gonna be in line when this opens some time in August next year.

(source = IMP Awards)

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