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Heigl is ungrateful
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by: James Thoo Dec. 3, 2007

Well, after riding the Judd Apatow gravy train straight on to the A-list, it looks like Katherine Heigl has jumped straight off of it, since in an act of incredible ungratefulness, she has slammed KNOCKED UP as being "a little sexist. It paints the women as shrews, as humorless and uptight, and it paints the men as lovable, goofy, fun-loving guys. It exaggerated the characters, and I had a hard time with it, on some days. I’m playing such a bitch; why is she being such a killjoy? Why is this how you’re portraying women? Ninety-eight percent of the time it was an amazing experience, but it was hard for me to love the movie." Way to say thanks to the guy that made her a f*cking star! Didn't she read the script before she signed on, or did she take the role purely for the money/career furthering and just suck it up? Because I have to assume that when she agreed to starring in the movie, the characters were probably already like that. And was her character really such a bitch? Because I didn't really think so, I just think that Seth Rogen is just a million times more likable than she is. I guess that stands in the way of 'lov(ing) the movie', even when it is the first movie that she has made that hasn't been an enormous turd. I mean, say what you will about BRIDE OF CHUCKY and UNDER SIEGE 2: DARK TERRITORY, at least they didn't exaggerate characters.

Thank god she's taking the $6,000,000 fee she now earns thanks to KNOCKED UP (up from $300,000) to do respectable, pro-female films like 27 DRESSES, where her character has been a bridesmaid 27 times but never a bride, because she's too humorless and uptight to enter a meaningful relationship or confess her love for her boss.

Source: Vanity Fair

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Extra Tidbit: I would put money on KNOCKED UP being the best film that she ever makes.

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jluckhurst41
8:06AM on 05/29/2009 Add as a friend | MFC profile
don't think the film 100 GIRLS in which she starred, was very feminist either, but I guess that was ok since she wasn't as famous back then
don't think the film 100 GIRLS in which she starred, was very feminist either, but I guess that was ok since she wasn't as famous back then
 
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Frosty_86
8:41PM on 12/05/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Who does she think she is
yea her character wasnt that funny but she really wasnt supposed to be. She was the one in the movie that was supposed to be the emotional center of the movie and the grounded one. I thought she had some funny parts but the rest of the cast was funnier. She cant really say that women are portrayed as uptight and humorless because I thought Jody was hilarious in the movie and Leslie Mann stole...
yea her character wasnt that funny but she really wasnt supposed to be. She was the one in the movie that was supposed to be the emotional center of the movie and the grounded one. I thought she had some funny parts but the rest of the cast was funnier. She cant really say that women are portrayed as uptight and humorless because I thought Jody was hilarious in the movie and Leslie Mann stole some scenes from Paul Rudd and Seth Rogen (not easy to do even if her husbands the director). You also have to look at the fact that she was an outsider, the rest of the cast had worked with Judd Appatow and knew what he liked to see and what he thought was funny so that made improvising easier for them than it was for her. I dont know why all of a sudden shes come out and said this, she looked like she was having fun on the DVD special features. Any ways what did she mean that 98% of the time she had a good time and the other two she didnt? Does it mean that 2% was when she realized she had to do work and be serious so they got a shot done? I love the movie no matter what, her not loving it as well as no effect on my feelings of it. I just think its a little shitty saying this now after the movie was such a hit and it being her biggest success of her career. It will end up being her most successful movie. Unless this is one of those crazy things that Judd Appatow likes to do and this is all a prank and she really didnt mean this, they are just jerking our chains once again.
 
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cricker
12:22PM on 12/04/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
she sucks
There is a reason you never heard of her until Knocked Up, its because she is a bitch, she cant act and even though she is good looking she is forgettably good looking...AKA shes forgettable!
There is a reason you never heard of her until Knocked Up, its because she is a bitch, she cant act and even though she is good looking she is forgettably good looking...AKA shes forgettable!
 
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A-1
1:12AM on 12/04/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
what ever
thats one way to interpret the film. So what if she bags on the film she was honest. Does her not liking the film really effect anything.
thats one way to interpret the film. So what if she bags on the film she was honest. Does her not liking the film really effect anything.
 
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The Heart Collector
10:56PM on 12/03/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
this article makes it seem like she owes her career to apatow when grey's anatomy is a gigantic success and has been so for a few years. and i dont think her opinions are that unreasonable, complaining about why your character is so bitchy is true. anyway that movie wasnt all that.
this article makes it seem like she owes her career to apatow when grey's anatomy is a gigantic success and has been so for a few years. and i dont think her opinions are that unreasonable, complaining about why your character is so bitchy is true. anyway that movie wasnt all that.
 
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studboi69
10:02PM on 12/03/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Good point, Heigl, buy maybe you shoulda been more aware of what you were signing up for when it's basically a Judd Apatow flick with the usual crass, sexual humor. Stupid bitch. It's funny when she's talking about how this portrays women as humorless and uptight shrews, when she's perpetuating that stereotype herself. Geez you are one hot momma, but as Ben Stone would best put it, "FUCK YOUR...
Good point, Heigl, buy maybe you shoulda been more aware of what you were signing up for when it's basically a Judd Apatow flick with the usual crass, sexual humor. Stupid bitch. It's funny when she's talking about how this portrays women as humorless and uptight shrews, when she's perpetuating that stereotype herself. Geez you are one hot momma, but as Ben Stone would best put it, "FUCK YOUR HORMONES!"
 
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daywatch
9:53PM on 12/03/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
so maybe what she said is somewhat immature and perhaps ungrateful in ways but there are some serious issues underlying those comments. discrimation of any kind is hurtful and its about time something was said and done to try and change these damaging attitudes towards women, other races besides europeans ( by that i mean people of british descent) and other species. we are only starting to...
so maybe what she said is somewhat immature and perhaps ungrateful in ways but there are some serious issues underlying those comments. discrimation of any kind is hurtful and its about time something was said and done to try and change these damaging attitudes towards women, other races besides europeans ( by that i mean people of british descent) and other species. we are only starting to learn to change but the problems are still all too common and hinder our progress of being better people. so please don't use words with negative connotation like "animal", "bitch", whore", "hoe", "jew" etc because they just promote these mentalities in society and i believe that if we don't use language to promote them we are taking one more step to making the world a better place to be in.
 
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spaulding325
9:00PM on 12/03/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Yeah, to some people, the comments below are going overboard. However, I'm jumping ship with the rest of you, if that's the case. Her coming out and saying this is just ignorant, especially when you consider that she's only being courageous and speaking her mind AFTER she's gotten her handout from the movie's grosses. She should stick to being a mediocre character on an overrated TV show, and...
Yeah, to some people, the comments below are going overboard. However, I'm jumping ship with the rest of you, if that's the case. Her coming out and saying this is just ignorant, especially when you consider that she's only being courageous and speaking her mind AFTER she's gotten her handout from the movie's grosses. She should stick to being a mediocre character on an overrated TV show, and let quality actresses, who want to be in Apatow films and will appreciate it, have the floor.
 
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zagorakis
7:37PM on 12/03/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
WO WO WO WO WO WO
Say what you will about Katherine Heigl, but PLEASE don't go bashing Bride of Chucky or Under Siege 2. I mean, it's Chucky and Casey Ryback for christ's sake!!!!
Say what you will about Katherine Heigl, but PLEASE don't go bashing Bride of Chucky or Under Siege 2. I mean, it's Chucky and Casey Ryback for christ's sake!!!!
 
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cupajoe
7:20PM on 12/03/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
shes hot and an ok actress but i agree, im sure knocked up is probobly gonna be her annie hall.
shes hot and an ok actress but i agree, im sure knocked up is probobly gonna be her annie hall.
 
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Servo
6:59PM on 12/03/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I don't think she should let the script paint all men and women the exact same way as they're portrayed in the film. This is kind of an immature argument. "Why does she have to be a bitch? Why are the guys goofy?" uhh because that's what made the story? Are we just supposed to watch a 2 hour long film of a guy and a girl who get along fine and who just laugh and goof off with each other?...
I don't think she should let the script paint all men and women the exact same way as they're portrayed in the film. This is kind of an immature argument. "Why does she have to be a bitch? Why are the guys goofy?" uhh because that's what made the story? Are we just supposed to watch a 2 hour long film of a guy and a girl who get along fine and who just laugh and goof off with each other? Knocked Up wasn't sexist at all. It's not like Seth Rogen's character beat hers with a rod no bigger than his thumb.
 
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lalex81
6:27PM on 12/03/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Great on her to just speak her mind and not care what people might think.

And what was sooo wrong with what she said? She said 98% of the time it was an amazing experience, 98%, so only 2% she had this little grudges, big deal.



People are overreacting waaay too much
Great on her to just speak her mind and not care what people might think.

And what was sooo wrong with what she said? She said 98% of the time it was an amazing experience, 98%, so only 2% she had this little grudges, big deal.



People are overreacting waaay too much
 
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mickeymouse
6:20PM on 12/03/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
WTF is this chicks problem!
Seriously? Why is she such a bitch? Why is she such a killjoy. Well don't some actors bring their own personality and style to a character. Could it possibly be...that maybe ol Katherine herself is a bitch? Or maybe the fact that her character is PREGNANT and moody most of the time because once [link] Jesus Christ some people just can't...
Seriously? Why is she such a bitch? Why is she such a killjoy. Well don't some actors bring their own personality and style to a character. Could it possibly be...that maybe ol Katherine herself is a bitch? Or maybe the fact that her character is PREGNANT and moody most of the time because once [link] Jesus Christ some people just can't take a good thing as a good thing. What an ungrateful whore. F-her
 
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Dolf
6:19PM on 12/03/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Right on
Well, good for her-- Knocked Up was terribly overrated (as is anything Apatow does or has his name attached to these days-- Superbad? Give me a break).
Well, good for her-- Knocked Up was terribly overrated (as is anything Apatow does or has his name attached to these days-- Superbad? Give me a break).
 
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Hunglowman
6:05PM on 12/03/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Throw this ingrate under the bus!
How's this for sexist, sweatheart, in about ten years you're going to need either a face lift or some fucking glue to hold up those hang-dog cheeks of yours that are developing. So go fucking starve yourself and hope they retain their elasticity. I could only imagine how your much-older-than-30 looking vagina is holding up.



I hope Apatow reads this and drops elephant shits all...
How's this for sexist, sweatheart, in about ten years you're going to need either a face lift or some fucking glue to hold up those hang-dog cheeks of yours that are developing. So go fucking starve yourself and hope they retain their elasticity. I could only imagine how your much-older-than-30 looking vagina is holding up.



I hope Apatow reads this and drops elephant shits all over your career since he is the new reigning king of comedy. And if the Larry Sanders DVD is any indication, this dude never forgets a fucking grudge.



In five years we'll be seeing you on the new episode of VH1's Charm School. At least we all saw your tits.



If you ever expect me to pay to see your ass in a movie again you better bend over for Fincher, Scorcese or someone else that doesnt do shitty chick movies
 
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MrPink077
6:00PM on 12/03/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
F'N Twat!
Seriously, you don't shit where you eat! This is BS and maybe she should sink to the bottom of the Hollywood Hopeless with this kind of crap talking. Maybe it was taken out of context, or maybe she is just a spoiled rotten little tramp! Anyway, that's all I have to say about that.
Seriously, you don't shit where you eat! This is BS and maybe she should sink to the bottom of the Hollywood Hopeless with this kind of crap talking. Maybe it was taken out of context, or maybe she is just a spoiled rotten little tramp! Anyway, that's all I have to say about that.
 
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chasingbanky
5:58PM on 12/03/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
What a c word. Not that Judd isn't getting enough good press, but who the F is this lady? She basically just shows that she is her character by being humorless about that situation. It was a comedy was it not?
What a c word. Not that Judd isn't getting enough good press, but who the F is this lady? She basically just shows that she is her character by being humorless about that situation. It was a comedy was it not?
 
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APzombie
5:54PM on 12/03/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I still think she was great in Knocked Up, but I agree- She has worked on some more mature films dealing with the female lot in comedy, just look at Bride of Chucky.
I still think she was great in Knocked Up, but I agree- She has worked on some more mature films dealing with the female lot in comedy, just look at Bride of Chucky.
 
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skywriter1
5:49PM on 12/03/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I met her at the premiere of The Ringer
She was not only completely humorless in person (not surprising since she had just watched herself sucking in a suck movie), but she looked and dressed like my grandmother - shawl, long dress, and all.
She was not only completely humorless in person (not surprising since she had just watched herself sucking in a suck movie), but she looked and dressed like my grandmother - shawl, long dress, and all.
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