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Monday
06Jul2009

Megan Fox in the Red Band 'Jennifer's Body' Trailer

I once mentioned in a review of Taking Lives that I could buy the Angelina Jolie character because her persona is so freaky that she probably would lay in a recently occupied grave. So perhaps it's fitting that Angelina 2.0 is pretty believable as a sex-crazed high school cannibal.

I'm refering, of course, to Megan Fox, she of the Transformers movies. The film in question is Jennifer's Body, which has been popular on websites, including this one, for about a year because of Fox's on-again off-again nude scenes. It's a horror comedy that co-stars Amanda Seyfried of Mamma Mia! and was written by Oscar winner Diablo Cody.

I know it's just a trailer, but you know what? With actual dialogue, as cleverly cheesy as it is, Megan Fox appears to do OK. Put it another way: If this could be her breakout role, it looks like it would be her breakout role.


Trailer courtesy of Shock Till You Drop via Trailer Addict

The reviews haven't been great for Jennifer's Body, but the trailer does a pretty good job, especially when highlighting the reason people will buy tickets. Wisely, this is now rated R, and we'll see if if it's worth all the press on September 18th.

Reader Comments (7)

They have a way of filming her that makes her look so much uglier than in Transformers.
I guess it's because Michael Bay knows how to make girls look hot

Monday, July 6, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterThe Spam Master

That he does.

Monday, July 6, 2009 | Registered CommenterColin Boyd

Ugh... Diablo Cody is a pretentious drama-ridden hipster. I truly hate that she now has a limitless outlet for her trite story telling.

Monday, July 6, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterCurt

I'm sorry you feel that way about her fresh and interesting language, but her outlet is not "limitless." People actually have to like her follow-up stuff. One great script, a blog and a column in a fluff magazine doesn't give her a free pass for life.

Monday, July 6, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterMRPigg

You nailed it, Curt. I've seen (pieces of) Juno, and real kids don't talk like that. How the hell would these kids know about an obscure 1960s show which only lasted a year? WTF? Pretentious, indeed.

Monday, July 6, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterIESVS

I usually hate these kinds of movies, and by that I mean teen horror films which are targeted exactly at my age group because they know we'll spend the money just for a date. I'm also not a big fan of Megan Fox. Obviously she's hot but there's nothing beyond that, she says anything that comes to her mind and acts like she has a position secured in Hollywood when in reality if she doesn't show some major acting credentials she's going to stay in popcorn movies her whole life.
Despite all that this for some reasons actually looks decent to me. I think that it's going to make some serious money when it comes out after word of mouth passes around. And Diablo Cody, though I too think is really not in line with how kids are these days even though she thinks she is, is able to capture some good risky and risque ideas. Juno even if you hate it, was a good idea that started the whole loss of innocence in teenagers that all the rage now.
So I'm very interested to see what this does in theaters. Don't think it will do much for Fox but it will make people stop just immediately associating her with Transformers, though she will still be immediately associated with hot and not much else. We'll see I guess.

Monday, July 6, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterGlitch Pigeon

I don't think Diablo Cody's thing is being 'hip with the youth' or trying to capture or convey realistic dialogue. She's intentionally writing funny and snappy dialogue wrapped around good storytelling. And guess what, if you thought Juno's (the characters) dialogue was that of someone much older and pretentious than your average 16 year old you got the point without really getting it. Thats the front that this supposedly mature teen is putting across when in reality (when she breaks down crying in the van) she's not as seasoned, wise and ready to be older as she thought she was... very few movies capture dialogue as spoken, you think people talk like the thugs in Reservoir Dogs or Pulp Fiction (or any Tarrantino) in real life? Do you think people speak like the misfits in Wes Anderson's filmography in real life? No. Real life doesn't crystallize stories and characters in 120 minutes and its far more boring to listen to even if the stories are fascinating or heartbreaking or whatever. She produces scripts (Juno and USoT) that are far more interesting and well written than half the crap that gets (cough, Transformers 2) made so lets all climb off her back yeah?

Tuesday, July 7, 2009 | Unregistered Commenteranybody

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