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July 13, 2005

Has anyone else ever wondered about Matt Damon and Ben Affleck? Of course they have...but I mean what really sets them apart. I mean, here they are--these two guys who grew up together, worked together, and for several years, continuously appeared in movies together. Then bang! they're suddenly movie stars because they wrote Good Will Hunting.#[will] [will]: On that note, was anyone else horribly misled by the title? I expected something completely different--much like when I thought that the Spin Doctors, by their name alone, had to be death-metal. And the more bizarre part is that one seems to have made more good movies on his own, while the other has turned out to be the actors' shining example of what not to do with one's career.#[jen] [jen]: well, except for that Jennifer Garner thing--everyone seems to be in agreement that it was the single smartest thing (only smartest thing?) he's done. That said, you have to wonder if they planned it that way, or karma got in the way--maybe one of them made a deal with the Devil. My theory is that they found a genie in a lamp who granted them each one wish. One wished they would be famous. And the other wished that he would be not-Affleck.

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Why you gotta dis me for?

Posted by: Ben Affleck at July 13, 2005 2:30 PM

Ben aFFLECK IS AN INSPIRATION TO ME. iM AN ACTOR FROM LIVERPOOL IN eNGLAND,TO BE HONEST IM A STRUGGLING ACTOR. i HAVE JUSY SEEN GOOD WILL HUNTING for the first time and i think its an inspiring story.In Liverpool its the same as it is in Boston, LOW PAID jobs people with no money, i work as a Bus Boy Whil,e im trying to get into ACTING SCHOOL so i can get the qualifications for people to take me seriously,Ben Affleck has given me hopethat thewre is something better for us low born fuckers out there and if you work hARD ENOUGH AND smart enough your dreams of a better life will come true, so all you haters and blue blood critics out there,back off and leave this hard working,work9ing class hero alone,and if you,ve got a problem with that come see me, ill tell you where i live and we can sort this out like men. And Ben , IF YOU SEE THIS best of luck to you mate your an Inspiration.

Posted by: Terry Nelson at September 30, 2005 7:24 PM

Any one who slags some one off for rising above his station in life and becoming a success is a pure and total wanker,Afflecks films are good films,the press has taken a DISLIKE TO HIM and allyou mindless wank stains follow trhe croud because you are jelous,face it ,the mans a success for a reason, beause hes got talent,aLL YOU HIGH SOCIETY TYPES DONT LIKE IT WHEN OUR BOYS DO WELL . wHY cant you just be happy for the Lad,hes done good.N

Posted by: Terry Nelson at September 30, 2005 7:40 PM

my EMAIL address is; terry.nelson @blueyonder.co.uk

Posted by: Terry Nelson at September 30, 2005 8:00 PM

Terry—

Believe me, I find plenty to be inspired by, myself, when it comes to people who work hard, achieve greatness, and the like. For example, in this very thought, I mentioned that I think Matt Damon’s a terrific actor and that he and Affleck grew up together.

But I find it hard to believe that you cannot acknowledge that Affleck has been involved with some pretty horrific movies.

Furthermore, and not to put too fine a point on it, how can you criticize people for not appreciating another’s opinion, when that’s precisely what you’ve done? I don’t think Affleck’s a “great” actor. Talented, yes, and works hard, for certain. But neither of those means that he is suddenly infallible. In fact, I think it’s important to view our heroes critically—we need to LEARN from them.

I loved him in Chasing Amy, I think he was great in Good Will Hunting (which he did quite well in writing as well), but he’s not the best actor. Talent and hard work are simply insufficient if you don’t display some judgment.

Next—you know NOTHING about me. Don’t assume what you don’t know.

All I said was that Damon wished he wasn’t Affleck. Presumably you can understand that I was just trying to differentiate between the two in terms of their succsses?

Last, and most crucially, this was a work of humor.

Posted by: New Blue Shoe at October 2, 2005 7:12 PM

Yeah i know ,sorry about that i was drunk when i wrote that and feeling very self rightious, so my apologies i hope i didnt make myself look to much of a tit. i still think hes good though! cheers!

Posted by: Terry Nelson at October 18, 2005 2:37 PM

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