RE: Shallow Hal, the movie

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Yes I was very torn with the before and after feelings. it was a very

confusing moment. I felt like I did ALL throughout my grade school

years!!!!

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Shallow Hal, the movie

Dear Friends,

Anyone out there watched this movie? I am surprised more people don't

write about it. All I can say is that I sure did identify with the big

" Gwinneth Paltrow " character in the movie.

[Guest guest]

> Dear Friends,

> Anyone out there watched this movie? I am surprised more people

don't write about it. All I can say is that I sure did identify with

the big " Gwinneth Paltrow " character in the movie. Yes, the gags were

awful, and I was annoyed at people who laughed at them in the movie.

> But, Gwinneth did a great job portraying the feelings of the

big girl who never gets a date. I felt so sorry for her- and yet, I

knew as I watched it, that was ME. It was really heartbreaking. The

funny thing is, I STILL feel like that girl, even though I no longer

weigh 330 pounds.

> Anyone else feel like me???

> Connie K

Connie,

I felt exactly the same way!!! I *had* to see this movie, and I was

surprisingly pleased. I soooo identified with Gwynneth Paltrow---she

REALLY captured the essence of how a fat chick feels when a guy seems

to be hitting on her or complements her. I was so impressed by her

acting--you just think there is no way a naturally skinny chick could

ever really understand how we feel and be able to portray that, you

know? Sure there are some too-easy fat jokes, but they are pretty

minimal, at least I thought so.

I really recommend it. And I was really offended when I saw the

previews months ago.

Fairfax Sharon

[Guest guest]

> Dear Friends,

> Anyone out there watched this movie? I am surprised more people

don't write about it. All I can say is that I sure did identify with

the big " Gwinneth Paltrow " character in the movie. Yes, the gags were

awful, and I was annoyed at people who laughed at them in the movie.

> But, Gwinneth did a great job portraying the feelings of the

big girl who never gets a date. I felt so sorry for her- and yet, I

knew as I watched it, that was ME. It was really heartbreaking. The

funny thing is, I STILL feel like that girl, even though I no longer

weigh 330 pounds.

> Anyone else feel like me???

> Connie K

Connie,

I felt exactly the same way!!! I *had* to see this movie, and I was

surprisingly pleased. I soooo identified with Gwynneth Paltrow---she

REALLY captured the essence of how a fat chick feels when a guy seems

to be hitting on her or complements her. I was so impressed by her

acting--you just think there is no way a naturally skinny chick could

ever really understand how we feel and be able to portray that, you

know? Sure there are some too-easy fat jokes, but they are pretty

minimal, at least I thought so.

I really recommend it. And I was really offended when I saw the

previews months ago.

Fairfax Sharon

[Guest guest]

> Dear Friends,

> Anyone out there watched this movie? I am surprised more people

don't write about it. All I can say is that I sure did identify with

the big " Gwinneth Paltrow " character in the movie. Yes, the gags were

awful, and I was annoyed at people who laughed at them in the movie.

> But, Gwinneth did a great job portraying the feelings of the

big girl who never gets a date. I felt so sorry for her- and yet, I

knew as I watched it, that was ME. It was really heartbreaking. The

funny thing is, I STILL feel like that girl, even though I no longer

weigh 330 pounds.

> Anyone else feel like me???

> Connie K

Connie,

I felt exactly the same way!!! I *had* to see this movie, and I was

surprisingly pleased. I soooo identified with Gwynneth Paltrow---she

REALLY captured the essence of how a fat chick feels when a guy seems

to be hitting on her or complements her. I was so impressed by her

acting--you just think there is no way a naturally skinny chick could

ever really understand how we feel and be able to portray that, you

know? Sure there are some too-easy fat jokes, but they are pretty

minimal, at least I thought so.

I really recommend it. And I was really offended when I saw the

previews months ago.

Fairfax Sharon

[Guest guest]

******I was so impressed by her acting--you just think there is no way a

naturally skinny chick could

ever really understand how we feel and be able to portray that, *******

Fairfax Sharon, I saw an interview with Gwynneth Paltrow just after the

movie was released and her comments were very interesting. She said that

after all the make up and prosthetics application it took to turn her into a

MO person she had to walk down some stairs into the lobby of the hotel she

was staying at. She was SHOCKED at peoples reactions to her. She said people

wouldn't look her in the eye, that they went out of their way to avoid her

and wouldn't talk to her. She was flabbergasted! She said she had NEVER been

treated like that and felt it was HORRIBLE of them to treat her that way

just because they PERCEIVED her to be FAT! I believe she was genuinely very

distressed by this.

I am just NOT sure if I can go see this movie. I really HATE it when they

make fun of MO people.

Debbie in Gig Harbor

Dr. Weber for Original RNY (1/22/1999)

and Revision (2/16/2001)transected stomach

starting weight 320

lowest weight 200

current weight 213 (down from 267before revision)

original by-pass 70cm

revision to 170cm

[Guest guest]

******I was so impressed by her acting--you just think there is no way a

naturally skinny chick could

ever really understand how we feel and be able to portray that, *******

Fairfax Sharon, I saw an interview with Gwynneth Paltrow just after the

movie was released and her comments were very interesting. She said that

after all the make up and prosthetics application it took to turn her into a

MO person she had to walk down some stairs into the lobby of the hotel she

was staying at. She was SHOCKED at peoples reactions to her. She said people

wouldn't look her in the eye, that they went out of their way to avoid her

and wouldn't talk to her. She was flabbergasted! She said she had NEVER been

treated like that and felt it was HORRIBLE of them to treat her that way

just because they PERCEIVED her to be FAT! I believe she was genuinely very

distressed by this.

I am just NOT sure if I can go see this movie. I really HATE it when they

make fun of MO people.

Debbie in Gig Harbor

Dr. Weber for Original RNY (1/22/1999)

and Revision (2/16/2001)transected stomach

starting weight 320

lowest weight 200

current weight 213 (down from 267before revision)

original by-pass 70cm

revision to 170cm

[Guest guest]

******I was so impressed by her acting--you just think there is no way a

naturally skinny chick could

ever really understand how we feel and be able to portray that, *******

Fairfax Sharon, I saw an interview with Gwynneth Paltrow just after the

movie was released and her comments were very interesting. She said that

after all the make up and prosthetics application it took to turn her into a

MO person she had to walk down some stairs into the lobby of the hotel she

was staying at. She was SHOCKED at peoples reactions to her. She said people

wouldn't look her in the eye, that they went out of their way to avoid her

and wouldn't talk to her. She was flabbergasted! She said she had NEVER been

treated like that and felt it was HORRIBLE of them to treat her that way

just because they PERCEIVED her to be FAT! I believe she was genuinely very

distressed by this.

I am just NOT sure if I can go see this movie. I really HATE it when they

make fun of MO people.

Debbie in Gig Harbor

Dr. Weber for Original RNY (1/22/1999)

and Revision (2/16/2001)transected stomach

starting weight 320

lowest weight 200

current weight 213 (down from 267before revision)

original by-pass 70cm

revision to 170cm

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/20/01 6:25:20 PM Central Standard Time,

ldybostons@... writes:

> I am just NOT sure if I can go see this movie. I really HATE it when they

> make fun of MO people.

>

>

I have a problem with this also. I hate it when fun is poked at anyone. I

wonder why it always has to be MO people? Do you think Hollywood would put

out a movie like this and have Gwynith portrayed as having say, horrible

scarring acne? Curvature of the spine, an artificial leg, blindness, a cleft

palate, anorexia, severe burns? Why is Hollywood allowed to make fun of

overweight people and not any other type of handicap? I can guarantee you

that if she were to play a role with any of these other handicaps, that movie

would never see the light of day.

Someone please tell me the difference.

Thanks,

Amy

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

My girlfriend and I did go see the movie. So, this is my 2 cents on

it.

First off, I did laugh at the gags in the movie. I was actually

rolling in the aisles. Ok, you say well that wasn't very sensitive

of me, was it? This movie is a romance movie IMHO. This guy that

thinks he is " gods gift to women " can't get a date and he only wants

to date the model type of woman. Well, Tony Robbins convinces him to

see the " inner beauty " instead of the outer shell. Hal sees the

inner beauty of everybody, he also see the inner ugliness of other

women, basically the " gods gift to men " type. I found that this

movie protrays what most people never see, that there is a beautiful

person inside all of us.

I give it a thumbs up for its boldness at trying to show the

" normal " people that we are people, too!!!!!!!

Rick

> *****Im with ya there. I dont think it is funny at all. I can see

myself

> getting really ticked while trying to watch that one. *******

>

> I can not watch any of the Eddy movies like the Absent Minded

> Professor etc because I get so INCENSED!!!!! I end up just so angry

that my

> darling spends more time calming me down then watching the

movie. LOL

> It is ONE thing to poke fun.... it is another thing to be totally

> insensitive.

>

> Debbie in Gig Harbor

> Dr. Weber for Original RNY (1/22/1999)

> and Revision (2/16/2001)transected stomach

> starting weight 320

> lowest weight 200

> current weight 213 (down from 267before revision)

> original by-pass 70cm

> revision to 170cm

[Guest guest]

actually, I think the movie is making fun of shallow

people. Sure they picked MO people to make a point

but sounds like the movie also tries to reflect some

feelings of Gwyneth with MO experiences. It's Shallow

Hal that comes off looking like the idiot. I prefer

to think that's the message here.

--- ICrikettI@... wrote:

> In a message dated 11/20/01 6:25:20 PM Central

> Standard Time,

> ldybostons@... writes:

>

>

> > I am just NOT sure if I can go see this movie. I

> really HATE it when they

> > make fun of MO people.

> >

> >

>

> I have a problem with this also. I hate it when fun

> is poked at anyone. I

> wonder why it always has to be MO people? Do you

> think Hollywood would put

> out a movie like this and have Gwynith portrayed as

> having say, horrible

> scarring acne? Curvature of the spine, an artificial

> leg, blindness, a cleft

> palate, anorexia, severe burns? Why is Hollywood

> allowed to make fun of

> overweight people and not any other type of

> handicap? I can guarantee you

> that if she were to play a role with any of these

> other handicaps, that movie

> would never see the light of day.

>

> Someone please tell me the difference.

>

> Thanks,

> Amy

>

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