I have a confession to make: I kind of love Jennifer Lopez.
By kind of, I mean that I love every movie I’ve ever seen her in.
Don’t judge.
Alright, I know you will, but hear me out.
Today, I rented The Back-up Plan. An Oscar winner? Perhaps not, but I was totally entertained the whole damn time. It was funny and sweet and formulaic enough that missing a few moments here and there wasn’t going to ruin the experience. There were parts of it that portrayed motherhood really accurately. I’m actually watching it for the second time right now, in fact. Ahem.
Monster-in-Law is another one. It’s one of those movies that I catch on TNT every few months and always stop to watch it. That and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, but I digress. I’ve had a crush on Michael Vartan since his Alias days and though he’s dumb as shit in the movie, Jenny from the Block is funny and Jane Fonda is a revelation. Kind of.
And, who can criticize Maid in Manhattan? I mean, suppose it would be easy to, but why? Do you go exposing Santa Claus to young children as well? It’s just a good old romantic comedy. You don’t need to think about it or interpret it, you just watch. It’s refreshing. Same with The Wedding Planner. So, so great. In a not so great kind of way.
Shall We Dance is a tad deeper, but still cheesy enough and it’s hard not to love Richard Gere in dancing shoes. If the last scene doesn’t melt you, you’re made of stone. Seriously, it’s gooooood.
Now, I’ve never proclaimed to have good taste in movies. Or even decent. If the New York Times loves it or Rotten Tomatoes rates it resoundingly fresh, I will not be a fan.
But, J. Lo makes me happy. And I bet she could make you happy, too.
If you only gave her the chance.
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Saw the Back Up Plan this past weekend. Wish I could have those 2 hrs back. I was fooled by the rocks that she’s got.
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You’re a man. What the hell do you know about romantic comedies?
We men, specifically husbands & dads, have sat through many a romcom, not to mention countless hours of Dora.
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I have to give you credit for knowing the term “romcom” though! :-)
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I can’t really say I like her, but I do love her movies…the chick flick kind.
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I kind of want to see that movie but more for Alex O’loughlin. He’s dreamy.
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OMG, yes!!!! Who is he and where did he come from??
He is Australian! He was the brother of the main dude in August Rush, and he’s mine.
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He was in a tv show called Moonlight about vampires. He’s going to be in the new Hawaii 5-0. Oh yes, I will be watching.
Ohhhhh, he’s so yummy. And the brother of the guy from August Rush?? Nice DNA that family has got.
OMG I loved Moonlight… and about 60% of the reason was him (the other 40% was that the stories were really good – it’s a shame that that writers’ strike killed the show)
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I’ll admit, I can’t pass by ‘Enough’ when it’s on. I haven’t seen many of the others, but did like Monster in Law.
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The Backup Plan was hilarious!! I love Jenny from the Block but then again I’ve been a fan since her days as a dancer on In Living Color.
I could not agree more. I would also like to recognize her performances in The Wedding Planner, and of course the song Jenny From the Block, which always put a smile on my face.
I was JUST watching The Wedding Planner…. Shh. I really like her too.
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I have seen Monster in Law about 30 times. I love Jennifer Lopez too…and I have no idea what it is for me, but I just love her anyway.
I remember her in The Cell. She does really well in a serious role. After hearing all these roles she’s been in, she’s definitely doing some serious acting. I thought she was a singer.
I’ve never seen that one- I’ll have to rent it.
Ah…now I know why you’re called Scary Mommy. Your love for Jennifer Lopez is definitely proof of that :)
I did love Alias too though – so that evens things out I guess.
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Oh, Alias- I miss that show. Well, before it totally lost me.
HAHA. Could we be any more “the same”? We stopped watching the last season. When green blobs started floating around we were like “uhhhh….???” But it was good up til then!
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She is actually not a bad actress! And totally gorgeous, too. What was the movie she was in with Ben Affleck, the one where she died? Argh. And the other movie, where she was in an abusive relationship and escaped with her daughter? That was good. And that one where she worked as a wedding planner? Loved that movie!
Was that Jersey Girl? I haven’t seen it, but I need to.
I think the Ben AFfleck on was Gigli , and I have NOT seen that b/c um… it’s Ben AFfleck. Sorry Sydney Bristow. MAybe he should take over J-lo’s singing carreer and not act.
Jersey Girl was with that chick from Armageddon. Liv Tyler?
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You’re both right. Jersey Girl had J. Lo but she died at the beginning and then Liv Tyler was in it for the rest. It’s a Kevin Smith movie so I should automatically love it but the only thing that saved it was George Carlin.
She was also in Gigli w/ Ben Affleck but it tanked… shocking.
The one with the abusive relationship was called Enough.
I’m not really a J. Lo fan so I don’t know why I know all this… I’m a little nervous for myself now!
I missed those too. Which may by why I could proclaim loving every J. Lo movie I’ve seen.
I liked Jersey Girl though, so you should watch that one! Gigli I never saw.
Are you saying you saw and liked, “ENOUGH”? I was forced to watch that by way of a girlfriend years ago. Dry heaving throughout.
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Shut up. Enough is a really good movie.
What about “Out of Sight” with George Clooney? Come on – based on a novel by Elmore Leonard *and* staring George Clooney?! and Ving Rhames? and that bathtub scene? oh my god…
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Oh, George Clooney, my love. I actually don’t love Out of Sight. It’s not quite cheesy enough for me. But, yes, George. Yum.
That one was my fave JLo flick, absolutely.
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We are soul sisters.
I rented that last week and watched it twice in 24 hours too!!! And Monster in Law? Watched that one like 3 times! I’ve totally been having this J-Lo convo all week! She should NOT SING, she SHOULD ACT!
Crazy!!!
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She can sing! She can act! She can dance! She and Beyonce, man. It’s crazy.
I like her movies. Monster-in-law is so funny. Maid in Manhattan is good too. I wouldn’t say I love het, but I will watch her movies.
Oh the WEdding Planner too! Iforgot about that one! I had a “pregnancy rotation” where all I watched was How to Lose a Guy, Sweet Home Alabama and the Wedding Planner, over and over and over again.
Yeah, J-Lo’s the shit.
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One of my favorite movies with Jennifer Lopez was Enough. She played this abused woman who kills her husband while wearing a hideous wig, although it was supposed to her real hair. It was awesome like you don’t even understand. And The Wedding Planner is on my list of movies I’ll watch over and over again and laugh every time. I hated Monster-in-Law, though–I couldn’t bear to see Michael Vartan like that.
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Enough is so, so good!!!! I actually think it’s, like, really good. Like, I’m not embarrassed to like it which is why it didn’t make the post. Which may actually be embarrassing as well.
I really liked Enough. Cross between a martial arts movie and a chick flick, what’s not to love?
And Out of Sight was a very sexy movie that I really enjoyed.
“You wanted to tussle. We tussled.” I loved that scene.
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I won’t publicly ridicule you for your taste in movies. I actually thought The Wedding Planner was cute (and LOVE How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days). But can we really take her seriously? She named her kids Max and Emmy. Like from Dragon Tales.
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I always feel like such a dork loving her movies…but I can’t change the channel when her movies are on. I am glad you like her too.
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Shut the front door.
I *just* watched The Back-up Plan last night! Total cliche of a movie, but I thought it was really good! It’s exactly what a rom-com should be.
And, hellllllooooo, Alex O’Loughlin. Rawr.
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I totally would have crashed my car too, looking at that chest.
I adore J.Lo. (publicly). What’s not to like? Stylish, relatable, hard-working, triple-threat, mom, self-made? And uh, I don’t think we’re alone. She’s one of the most famous people on earth!!
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Watched that last night, too, and keep thinking about it. Definitely cheesy and predictable, but I have to say that I would have rather seen someone else besides her because HE was unbelievable and even being funny, he made me melt. She just seems goofy, though, when she’s being funny.
“If you ever need to borrow a cup of sugar, I can’t help. Cause I’m too busy to shop..” (snort, sniff, sob….)
I Love “The Wedding Planner”.
“Choose me, Mary Fiorri……..” What a sweet little idiot!
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I only eat brown m & m’s now!!!! (not really, but I think of The Wedding Planner” everytime I eat M&M’s!)
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No judgment! I’m a fan, too, and I even like her music. I especially love her in Selena, Out of Sight, and The Cell. And as for that Gigli bomb? I blame Affleck on that one.
-Aimee
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If you liked “The Cell”, I’m a little afraid of you.
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I have not seen it. Yet.
Do not watch after dark – That is ALL I am going to say.
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I love the Wedding Planner. Cute story and I love her outfits.
And I believe that she even did a damn triathalon or some crazy $h!t like that a few months after giving birth to the twins…geez…talk about tough
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Okay, J-Lo was actually in Gigli (one big clusterf*ck) and she actually was ALSO briefly in Jersey girl. She was Ben Affleck’s first wife but she died very early in the movie.
So there’s that, all cleared up.
And, I agree. I really want to love Jennifer Garner because, well, I DO love her, but her choice of movies kinda circle the drain.
On a higher note, I will watch AN-Y-THING with Matthew McConaughey (aka Matthew McConahotty) in it. Pant. Pant. Pant.
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Shall We Dance is a definite favorite. But I couldn’t watch Maid in Manhattan or the Wedding Planner one more time if you paid me after all the times it’s been on TV. The Back Up Plan looks good though! But God help us if it goes to the networks like some of her other ones and gets ruined. :(
I never saw Enough…will have to rent that one. But I love “The Wedding Planner”, “Maid in Manhattan” and “Monster-in-Law”. Perfect rainy day movies to curl up and watch!
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Jill, I’m anxious to know if you watched The Backup Plan in English…or Spanish?? Or do you just get spanish films just for your kids? :)
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LOL. That’s just the kids- they need to work to understand their movies. :)
That makes two of us! Can’t wait to watch the back up plan!
I agree… nothing better than curling up on the couch to watch Wedding Planner or How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, with my teenage daughters, who can recite just about every line. What about Miss Congeniality? Or, Legally Blonde, and Princess Diaries? Any movie that makes my kids smile and laugh and WANT to spend time with me, is a good one in my book!!
I love all of the above. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun was on last week and it made my night. Overboard can do that, too. And Working Girl. And Beaches. And Steel Magnolias. Ok, I’ll stop now.
You don’t have to stop… Beaches is one of my favorites, especially when I need an excuse for a good cry. What about Sweet Home Alabama? I’m sure there are enough Chick Flicks out there to watch one each afternoon while the kids are in school!
You’ve inspired me… I’m coming out of the closet with a love for Christina Aguilera. If you knew me a bit better, you’d be totally shocked.
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Oh good. I’m not the only one.
“Hi, my name is Sandra, and I love Jennifer Lopez movies.”
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You go girl! I did LOVE her in Maid in Manhattan… I loved that movie (I know, I know, totally lame, but I did). Hope all is well!
I know!
My husband thinks i am crazy.
But kid you not I have watched all these movies!
And when they come on TNT, and i know about it, yeah i watch these movies too.
Yup. I like J-lo too.
There is nothing wrong with her.
:)
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Well eh..err..I don’t think anything is wrong with her.
Ok Ok…I admit it, My name is Alexes and I love Jennifer lopez movies.” Just like Sandra up there…Yup. We should start a club. :D
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I love her and love everything she does! I am mostly sure my husband will sit through some of those movies with me because later he sees her while he is with me! LMAO
Have you seen her movie, “Trouble” where she plays a battered wife who beefs up and fights fire with fire? I loved it even though the critics tanked it.
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I really liked her in The Cell, but probably because she doesn’t talk much in it, it’s a lot of imagery. Though I have to admit, The Back-Up Plan was funny. And I’ve watched Monster-in-Law so many times I’ve lost count. Though if I have to watch Selena one more time, I might start hurting people. I used to work at a video store when I was younger and that was ALL. they. played. for months.
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My son’s name came from a J Lo movie – we watched “An Unfinished Life” when I was about 6 months pregnant. J Lo’s dead husband? Griffin.
Yes, my son Griffin was named after a dead guy in a J Lo movie, since we’re making confessions!
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She’s a’ight. Which is a word she is apparently going to be hearing a lot of now that she has signed on with American Idol.
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Catch JLo in “Out of Sight” with Clooney…good one..
Maid in Manhattan…seriously?? LOL
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Fabulous post and topic! I am another closet JLo fan and have Michael Vartan on my celebrity crush list. Liking easy to watch rom coms are a nice escape from the real world, not a sign of decreased intelligence!
I’ve never been a fan of hers per se – I won’t go out and buy her CDs or physically rent one of her movies, but I can admit myself that I do tend to enjoy the films I see her in. :) I’m a sucker for a good old rom com.
I watch Monster In Law EVERY single time it’s on! And The Wedding Planner. Nothing wrong with a good old-fashioned rom-com to wile away a Saturday afternoon! (Yeah, I remember those days when I had nothing to do on a Saturday other than flip through the channels. I miss them.)
OMG! What about ANGEL EYES? With James Caviezel!! Jennifer Lopez is a cop, mysterious man saves her.
Just watched The Wedding Planner last night on tv! You are so right. I love those kind of movies too. Just something to relax to-nothing too serious or a huge think piece or drama everywhere. Just a girl, a guy and some sort of love story. It’s all good.
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I like J.Lo too- pretty much any people with twins are good in my book~ Even though she prolly has a nanny, she still grew and birthed them. :D
I really like the Wedding Planner, Maid in Manhattan, and am gonna watch The Back Up Plan via ur suggestion!!!
One of your adoring twitter fans~
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I am the same way. I haven’t seen Back-Up Plan but I know I’ll love it. Monster-in-Law hits close to home for me minus the happily ever after part
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I love the J-Lo movies – - so easy to get lost in, don’t require a whole lot of thought to watch – just an easy 2 hours of viewing pleasure at it simplest.
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I love The Wedding Planner. It just makes me happy.
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Did somebody say George Clooney?! God, that man turns me on!
J. Lo is pretty cool too.
i could never, ever judge you. and j.lo is a doll. and why the hell does everyone have to be so negative all the time and ruin all the cheesy good stuff? i cut my teeth on cheesy good stuff, and i’m doin just fine…
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Hmmm. Funny, cause I don’t know why but I hate J.L. :P Bad baaaaad singer, and a preety so-so actress. Ok, some of her movies are nice but I think it’s the movie that caught me, not her acting. I love those romantic comedies. And I still have to watch Backup Plan and Monster in Law – and I bet I’ll like them – it’s just…..something about her I can’t stand. :/ Weird. Sorry.
PS: My baby girl will be 8 weeks tomorrow, so it’s been 8 weeks that I dont come here. Missed reading you heh heh. :)
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I can deal with some J. Lo. I liked The Wedding Planner. But I LOVE Alex O’Laughlin. hee hee
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I sort of, kind of love Maid in Manhattan. There, I said it.
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I LOVED Maid in Manhattan. And I want her body. Enough said.
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I’m 40 minutes in to The Back up Plan right now, watching it while I run. :) I love her too. I really do! I think she’s a great actress!!
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I worship her. I have a girl crush on her. And my favorite would be The Wedding Planner. And who could ever not love Jenny from the Block? Don’t be fooled by the rocks that she got.
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I totally agree with you. She is fantastic. I too just watched Back-up Plan, and loved it! Except for the teeny tiny fact that SHE GOT THE FAIRY TALE ENDING and here I am going through a divorce when all I wanted was another baby and a happy husband….so yeah. Wait, I digress, no? Anyway, yeah, I love her. I am not ashamed to admit it.
Haven’t seen Back-up Plan, but I can totally get wrapped up in everything else Lopez…if only she’s admit that she had some “help” in the fertility area. It’s like she’s a freaking miracle of science!
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You’re in good company. Monster-in-Law offered comic relief when my monster-in-law situation was anything but funny (at that time, but things are better, kind of like in the movie).
And The WEdding Planner – LOVE IT!
Sometimes I need to shut the engines of my brain off and just have a good time without analyzing everything. These movies give me a chance. So,yes, Jennifer Lopez makes me happy, too.
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Monster-in-Law — LOVE IT. Eerily familiar if you know what I mean. ;)
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She is so incredibly likable in her movies. As a musician, well, not my favorite… but because of the movies, I’ll call it even.
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oh! and p.s. that butt is dreamy. by dreamy i mean it tricks me into thinking i can eat what i want and expect it to make me hotter. in the pants.
beckie recently posted..Unexpected Reassurance
Um, what’s NOT to love about JLo? Totally entertaining movies and she’s hot. The Wedding Planner? Awesome when you have a bad cold. . .
I too Love JLo
My ultimate JLo pick is The Wedding Planner, “You saved my shoe.” She is adorable and her big butt makes me no so down on my own. And who doesn’t love that?
I love her. Know why? Because she’s one of the best hip hop dancers ever. I mean, *seriously,* move over Paula. JLo is da bomb! (Mind you, Paula is one of my favourite dancers/choreographers, too — the difference is, though, that JLO’s still really got it — is she ever gorj…). Also loved Maid in Manhattan! (Did not like The Cell — forever haunted.)
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