Anyone Else Find Diablo Cody Beyond Annoying?
Her winning an Oscar means we’ll have to endure months, if not years of stories about how wild she is. OMG! She used to be a stripper! OMG! She has like one tattoo on her arm, what a wild child! But worse is having to hear more of her Str8 Outta Freshman Year of Liberal Arts School social commentary and views of the world. In a phrase I’m sure she could appreciate… Gag me!`
Juno was entertaining… but best screenplay!? The thing employed every single hackneyed trick indie films do ever since Rushmore to be “quirky”, “hip” & “charming”. Plus the dialog was cringe inducing! The collective uncomfort in the audience every time Diablo Cody tried to establish just how cool Jason Bateman’s or Ellen Page’s character was funnier than anything she wrote.
She reminds me of something that I thought died out with the 90s. The failed attempt at channeling your own personal Kathleen Hanna. But I guess it never died, I just got out of school. Oh wells, gag me & watch this below!
February 25th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
She freaks me out. Like a drunk Drew Barrymore.
February 25th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
I <3 Drew Barrymore though
February 25th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Ever go to a party later in the night when everyone is plowed and try to talk to your best friend. It ends up being a lot of “bleerg hiyah uhhgo mannnnn”…
You’re the only sober one amongst a room full of drunken night owls.
That’s how I feel about the Cody and Drew comparison. Imagine Drew Barrymore on a whole eightball of coke and after a day long binge session on Makers. That’s Cody…
February 25th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
Let me put why Drew Barrymore will always beat Diablo Cody.
Diablo gave us Juno
Drew (producer) gave us Donnie Darko
February 25th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
I feeling the exact same thing when I was watching the Independent Spirit awards. I seriously don’t understand what anyone is doing giving this half retarded ’90s North West wannabe throw back all this attention. I still haven’t seen Juno yet, but everything you wrote about up there I’ve heard before about it and that just not makes me want to see that much more. Yeah name dropping The Melvins is totally obscure, right? Not too mention I’ve been reading about how she’s going to be writing this “Emo” screen play or something stuper ridiculous like that and Pete Wentz is going to star in it. If this is true and it does go through how much do you guys wanna bet Pete Wentz or some other Nu-Emo fucktard is going to have a Rites of Spring shirt or name drop how amazing and influential Embrace is to this awesome new scene.
February 25th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
Yeah it drives me crazy when writers force a name drop in movies, books, anything to try to establish that not only is the character “with it” but they to are in fact cool since they wrote it. If a character is cool, you don’t really need to know what bands they like or who they toured with to base your opinion on.
February 25th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
OMFG. This woman is so horrendously annoying. Seriously, I had to stop watching that video after about a minute. This only reinforces my decision to completely disregard for Juno as a quality film.
Shoot me… please.
Also, Prolly… “Imagine Drew Barrymore on a whole eightball of coke and after a day long binge session on Makers. That’s Cody…” …you mean Drew, circa 1991?
February 25th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Wait you know the video isn’t her? It’s a comedy sketch. I mean it’s a pretty accurate impression.
February 25th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
Oh.. no… I didn’t realize that but I should’ve known since it was a Super Deluxe vid. Whatevz, I’m an idiot but Diablo Cody should start rockin’ the hatablockas cuz’ I’m gettin’ all up in dat biatcheS face like whAt neXt time I see her n dA StreEETz!!111!!!1! BEE_YATCHES!!!!
February 26th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
MPtC - Good One Bro!
That screenplay’s dialogue was pretty wretched. Some parts were quirky and fun, but I cringed quite a few times. Not a terrible flick, but I agree; “Oscar?! Really?”
February 26th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
here’s another cringy alterna-film… John Cusack 2000 adaption of Nick Hornby’s “High Fidelity”. Plenty of musical name dropping between Jack Black (breakout role?) and Cusack. the book’s/film’s “Rob Gordon” may be the only person who makes more “top” lists than MPtC. Juno even eclipsed any awards for Darjeeling Limited… quirky only lasts so long. The Coens seem to do quirky best.
Tho I still cant figure out how “No Country”, a film with a lousy (and possibly no) ending could beat out the slow and steady climatic explosions of “There Will Be Blood”. i like the Coen Brothers but PT Anderson should have walked off with Best Picture. I even wish Julian Schnabel would have upset the Coen’s in Best Director category. No major surprises/new faces outside of Best Actress. And mostly dry acceptance speeches. Kind of boring show, even Jon Stewart was off. And those musical scores were a snooze more than ever.
February 27th, 2008 at 4:55 am
she’s like every girl ever in minneapolis
March 2nd, 2008 at 12:50 pm
Let me just say…”The Bloglin”…im dying of adoration. God damn I love boglins.
Agreed with everything in the initial post. While I suppose I liked Juno I had my fingers crossed the entirety of the Oscars hoping to god she wouldn’t win.
…even worse if the fact that I’m a chick with tattoos and the same exact haircut. I think I’ll go shave my head now.