Comments on: Saturday Review: Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

By: Mary @ Giving Up on Perfect

Mary @ Giving Up on Perfect — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 14:55:25 +0000

I’m not going to lie: I really did like this movie. I get that it’s awful. But I liked it anyway! And yes, sometimes dumb movies speak to us just as loudly as serious, Oscar-worthy ones.

By: Rochelle

Rochelle — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:26:12 +0000

I just ran across this and I have to add my thoughts… this was a guilty pleasure movie for me for sure. I’m not even entirely sure why I loved it so much but despite the raunchiness {oh seriously gag me, people let’s leave that crap out, meh} I really enjoyed it. I couldn’t stand Michael Douglas’s character but he played it well. Some of the movie is annoying, but I love it anyway. The relationship between Matthew & Jennifer’s characters is just too sweet and lovable. I adore how they were childhood buddies. I love the actors that play Matthew’s brother & his fiancee, so they made it way more fun {God bless you Breckin Meyer, you save every movie you’re in}…. And the saving scene for me is when Matthew is chasing the car full of girls, nearly kills himself, and stops them in time to give the most romantic, lovable speech to his brother’s fiancee. I stopped and rewound it enough to write that speech down. It came at a time when things in my marriage were really rocky, and I needed to remember how much I loved my hubby and that walking away from something like that would be far dumber than I was even realizing at the time.

Love.

By: Kim H.

Kim H. — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:52:32 +0000

Mary, I so want to see that movie — I never really like Mr. McConaughey, but I actually liked him in Fool's Gold — and kinda changed my mind. And of course, he's super dreamy, so that's a total bonus. And who doesn't love Jennifer Garner? She's just delightful — I just watched Juno last night and I couldn't help but think she was just so perfectly beautiful!

But realistically, I'll probably not see it until it comes out on DVD — that's the way it goes.

And your hubby is a real gem!

By: HonorMommy

HonorMommy — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:32:21 +0000

My husband HATES Matthew McConaughey so I doubt we'll be seeing this one. However, we did watch New in Town and thought that was cute.:-D It wasn't the best movie we've ever seen, but it was sweet and clean and there were some REALLY funny moments in it (like when his daughter went on her first date…hilarious! :-D)…thanks for recommending it!

By: Brenda

Brenda — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:45:43 +0000

Oh I forgot to add… I was disappointed to hear that Michael Douglas was in it since I don't care for him at all. Interesting to read these other opinions.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:43:22 +0000

Haven't seen it yet, but I'm planning on renting it. I'm not all dreamy-eyed over Matthew, (well, maybe his abs) but the charming man slut character sums him up perfectly and is actually likable to me. I like Jennifer Garner also and of course romantic comedies, so like you, I will watch cheese and sleaze, haha!

By: chelleybutton

chelleybutton — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:56:51 +0000

Did Matthew get to go without a shirt? (just kidding;)

I'd never heard of that speech by Sally Field before — thanks for the link! Very funny. :)

I'm actually not a huge Matthew McConaughey fan either. I wanna say it's b/c he's too into himself and is the icky kind of charming, but I don't really know (I mean, I like Hugh Grant, and he might be considered that too — maybe I just like the British accent better than the southern drawl?? I have no idea). But since he does romantic comedies, I often end up seeing them. ;) The one I saw with him that was really awful though was "Failure to Launch." But I haven't seen this one yet. The comments about too much raunchiness are making me think of movies like "Wedding Crashers" (just the 1st one that came to mind; there are several) — so much of that is unnecessary and actually ruins what might be a good movie otherwise! When will Hollywood get it? The best movies leave that out (cases in point: While You Were Sleeping, Clueless, The Cutting Edge…)! I realize that's part of the story in this one, since it's his character, but I dunno how much of it is necessary for us to see… (again, haven't seen the movie; just going off comments;)

Oh my gosh… I just checked him out on imdb.com, and did you know he was originally considered as Jack for "Titanic"?? I don't think I could've seen him in that role… (sorry, getting off track here — I'll stop monopolizing your blog now…)

By: kellyvanch

kellyvanch — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:12:54 +0000

This was NOT my favorite Matthew McConaughey movie! I did not find his character likeable at all. I did like Michael Douglas and thought it was a great character for him to play! I love romantic comedies, but this one did not leave me feeling happy. I have to say he is not my favorite actor, though, and I think I'm the only girl in the world that really doesn't think he's all that attractive – I know I'm weird!

By: Audra Morris

Audra Morris — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:14:53 +0000

I kinda agree with Amy. If they left out all the half naked women and some of the other raunchy stuff it probably would have been one of my favorite movies.

By: ben and erin

ben and erin — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:05:47 +0000

sorry, but i like matthew being the man slut. haha! i haven't seen this movie yet, but my guesses are that i'll have to watch it when samantha isn't around! (and probably ben too!) :-)