Further confirmation that Gwyneth is way too full of herself.  I never was fond of her from the first time she was on Jay Leno years ago.  She reeks of Upper East Side condescension.  Meg Ryan on the other hand is so much nicer.  Even Nathalie Portman is more down to earth and smarter.

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So I just came back from watching Batman with some friends and on the way back, we got into a spirited conversation.  Here's a quick summary.

Tom: Man, that Katie Holmes is not impressive at all.  Tommy C is gonna kick her to the curb soon.

Friend #1: Why do you say that?

Tom: Because as an actress she was pretty unimpressive and what she has going for her is this young girl next door thing which I don't think will keep Tommy C's attention for long.

Friend #2: I think Tommy C is the one at fault.  If he's so much more mature, he should know that he's wasting her time and that they don't complement each other.  Tom C is a dirty old man.

Tom: That's fine and you're probably right.  In any case, we essentially agree.  I think Tom shouldn't be with Katie because she's a shallow child and you think they should be together because Katie is being taken advantage of.

Friend #1: How do you know Katie is shallow?

Tom: I'll tell you in a second but there are people in the elevator and the answer will sound ridiculous.

(Tom and friends exit elevator)

Tom: OK, I've seen interviews of her and I am very good and judging people based on TV interviews.  I look at their diction, facial expressions, cadence, etc.  I can generally judge their humility and depth of character after 2 minutes.

As an example, I also know Gwyneth is a really arrogant, nasty woman after I saw her on Jay Leno a few years ago.

Friend #2: Tom's right on that one.  Gwyneth is a snob.

Friend #3: Why do you say Katie is not in Tom's league?  I mean, he's made a few good movies but...

Tom: I just watched a 2 hour interview with him on Inside the Actor's Studio.  He's a very gifted, intense, and complex character.  He also very confident, passionate about his beleifs, and quite charismatic.

Friend #2: I don't care what you say about Tom C.  He's taking advantage of Katie.

Friend #3: Worst case scenario.  If Tom C dumps Katie, she'll still be in her 20s, more famous, and will have learned a big lesson.

Tom: Yeah, that's a good point.  All I'm saying is the relationship is destined for failure because Katie is out of her league.

Friend #2: I don't like it when you say Katie is out of his league.  You make it sound like the only job of a woman is to keep the man interested.

Tom: That's not what I'm saying at all.  But for Tom Cruise in particular, we know he goes through women very quickly, do we honestly think Katie is gonna be able to challenge him and help him grow as a person?

Friend #2: Then if he is so smart, shouldn't he know Katie isn't right for him.  Why else would he jump up and down on Oprah?

Tom: Tom C is going through a midlife crisis.  Katie is a fling for him so he feels young again but this is a relationship destined for disaster.  She's like a Porsche 911.

Friend #2: Tom is a dirty old man.

Tom: He's a gifted actor who I agree is wasting Katie's time but it doesn't change the fact that she's way too simple for him.  He needs someone like Nathalie Portman if he wants a young companion.

Friend #2: Nathalie would never go for him.

Tom: Precisely!  Tom won't stay with a women who converts to scientology at the drop of a hat and is essentially a B actress.

Friend #2: Tom represents all that women hate about men.  You talk about Tom C like he's a king and Katie is one of his concubines.

Tom: Precisely.  He needs a queen, not a concubine.

Friend #2: Where are you going?

Tom: I gotta blog this.  It's too interesting not to.

Friend #2: You've got problems.

At first, I was disappointed that MJ was pretending to be ill as a jury decided whether he gets sent to the other Neverland.  I presumed his attornies will plead that he's too ill to serve any prison time. 

Then again, the more I thought about it the more I realized if MJ gets sent to a real prison, it will be tantamount to a death sentence since the big house is not known for it's love of child molestors.  Furthermore, MJ does not seem like he's ready to defend himself in the prison cafeteria (something tells me he will not even have his familiar umbrella or umbrella holder with him during excercise hour).

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Check this interesting rendition of Vanilla Ice.  Apparently Columbia has an MBA program.

1/2 (out of 5)

A good movie - decent acting, great battle scenes, and nice soundtrack.  Not ridey's best work but worth 10 bucks. 

Aside from the clear case of the Hollywood guilt complex funding this film (and thus resulting in misinformed people drawing false analalogies to today's Iraq war), a good moving picture.  I only wish it didn't overcompensate for the Crusaders' hypocrisy by portraying them as complete goons.  Would have been nice to see some altruistic Christians or perhaps some examples of Muslim wrongdoing.

In either case, as long as you don't expect a documentary but a great war movie based on a true story, you'll be all set.