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If you didn’t think it was possible for Julia Roberts to wear a more hideous dress than yesterday than you were wrong!  Because this “kimono” is straight up u-g-l-y.

U-G-L-Y! She ain’t go no aliby! She ugly, hey hey, she ugly!

Tanya: In all her years of promotional tours Julia Roberts has never gone to Japan before which has spawned a lot of rumours that Julia Roberts hates Japan. Honestly, I think that might be true because why else would you wear this nasty kimono on your trip to Japan? That would be like trying to wear a couture Mountie outfit or designer parka ensemble on your trip to Canada. A terrible fashion choice AND a touch of cultural ignorance.

Oh Julia. I think we’re about to see the poorly dressed Salt promotional tour wind up just as the poorly dressed Eat, Pray, Love promotional tour gets started. What is going on here? It honestly looks like Julia Roberts was given $100 and 10 minutes to find an outfit at Winners.

Stacey: This entire outfit is unfortunate.  Maybe we would be a little more forgiving if Julia were a little nicer, but since she isn’t, lets judge her.

(pic: JustJared)

(Pic: Just Jared)

I guess the built in fan base for Eat, Prey, Love didn’t come out to support the movie at the box office so far this weekend because Just Jared is reporting that The Expendables brought the most money in on Friday night.

I’m all for the rah rah chick movies too, but why would you go see a movie with that bitchy broad, Julia Roberts when you could go see a movie with I Smell Smut’s reigning #1 Hottest Guy, Jason Statham?  Plus, all the cool tough guys that men like are in this movie, so I am not really surprised.  The Expendables has something for everyone; hot guys for the chicks, violence and action for the guys, everybody wins.  All Eat, Prey, Love has is a story about a woman with a great life who leaves her husband to go on an extended holiday for a year.  Not really much for anyone, IMO.

I want to see The Expendables.  If you need to know why, please see above picture.  Jason Statham on a motorcycle.  Yes please!

Tanya: Ok, Jason Statham is totally hot and worth going to see a movie for. BUT the rest of the movie you’ll be staring at this, so weigh the pros and cons appropriately:

The merchandising folks over at the studio making Eat, Pray, Love have come up with the brilliant idea that people who are interested in this movie really want perfume. So as a favour to middle age women everywhere they are coming out with threescents called Eat, Pray and Love. You can wear them separately, or all at once! Yay! (that was sarcastic)

Now excuse me for getting all philosophical here, but wasn’t the point of the book about finding happiness within ones self and not in the material or superficial world? It’s been awhile since I read it, but I’m pretty sure that’s what it’s all about. She realized that our society’s measures of “success” (house in the burbs, good job, restricted diet, handsome husband, and 2.5 kids) wasn’t what it’s all about and had to leave it all behind to learn to 1. love herself, 2. love God, and 3. love others. And she had to put away her vanity, her expectations, and her pride in doing so.

To me, buying 3 perfumes because they’re named after a book (and offer the illusion that the perfumes will help you find the same happiness that Elizabeth Gilbert spent a year working towards) is the exact opposite of the message of the book. What do you think? Are these marketing people way off the mark or am I just snarky because it’s Monday morning?

Stacey: No, I am right there with you Tanya.  But that is the way this movie is going though.  A person I know arranges trips to Bali, like 3 times a year, all women who go.  And, of course, a lot want to do all the stuff that was talked about in the book.  She said many get quite disillusioned with it because it has become so commercial and really lost the authenticity and spirit of what it was all about.  But that’s the money making machine, right?  They aren’t making this movie to enlighten people; they are making it because it has a guaranteed following which means guaranteed revenue and you know that these perfumes will become top sellers.  Yes, it is perverting the message of the movie, but did we expect anything different?

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