It's a damn shame.

And if you think she's attractive now, you must have never seen anything of hers before A Beautiful Mind and Requiem For A Dream. You'd certainly be singing a different tune.

What a super-babe! Glad she took home the gold, I've always had the flamin' undies for Miss Connelly

"I love you, I love you all!"

And if your REALLY into her, check out Once Upon A Time In America....of course, y'all should have seen that film by now anyway!

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And if your REALLY into her, check out Once Upon A Time In America....of course, y'all should have seen that film by now anyway!

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I always found the age difference of Jen a bit disturbing though...OUATIA was released in 83 and she's, oh around 12 or so there right? I know it was a long shoot, but how long? Then Labyrinth comes along in '85 and she's all grown up! Then Phenomena, and she's REALLY grown up! Anyone see what I'm getting at here? Time to head over to imdb and clear this up a bit....always been quite perplexing to me

NP:was listening to Journey To The Center of The Earth(Rowland) Why is this so synth!?!??!!

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"Bravo to Ken!

Jennifer Connelly, who is currently my wife, would like to thank you for your kind comments regarding her underrated-ness.

The Rocketeer's "Flying Circus" cue is one of the most exciting Horner's ever composed. Goosebumps every time!

Shaun"

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So, Shaun
- I really have loved and appreciated Ms. Connelly's talents from early on, seen even ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA and LABYRINTH (where she, unfortunately, doesn't have the glamour and electricity which she had on THE ROCKETEER). After THE ROCKETEER, I've watched every single available film of hers on video.

But I do agree with you, Shaun, that Jen has lost quite a lot of that charm of hers by losing almost all that beautiful "roundness" and by keeping her hair nowadays almost always in a tight hairdo (- let's face it, when speaking of appearances, Jen has quite big ears and a Julie Andrews -nose, and both of these features only get highlighted when there's no ebony-black free-flowing hair of hers in the background... ). But she still has magic in her, and most importantly, talent. In my opinion, she should have been given an extra Oscar alone for the best entrée in the entire movie history in A BEAUTIFUL MIND - just watch the classroom scene again and tell me isn't it just simply magic what she is able to do in such a tiny scene, in most simple ways. Magnificent. Fun and witty. Magic.

So, Shaun - I hope I am now "singing a different tune"

...Just remember that an elephant and a Ken never forget.

I would have dropped happily dead if Jen had appeared to the Oscar gala in the white dress she wore on THE ROCKETEER, with her hair open. With that, she alone could have brought the long-lost elegance back to the gala which turned out to be a turning point in many ways - a pity she didn't (- her dress was, unfortunately, quite horrible...)

(...But who am I to judge people by their appearances; the only thing I care about my own look is my hair - this big round face of mine would look horrible if my hair weren't in its proper place ...)

- here's a link to the very best Jennifer Connelly site there is: www.jennifer-connelly.com
(The Jennifer Connelly Center, created and maintained by Adam L. Meath).

I was merely pointing out that her roundness (thanks for the word) is what made her stand out from the pack. Now she looks cut in half, and I can't believe that people think she looks attractive. She looks ill.

Fuzz tone bass by Bill Wyman, Iron Maiden's greatest tune(Flash Of The Blade), maggots, killer chimp with enlarged ass and straight razor, psycho mutant boy, bug-fu, spear-fu, telephone-fu, pill-fu,wheelchair-fu, and of course the supra hot Jen
Can't go wrong, it's a fun Argento pic! Get the expanded 111min. DVD!!

NP: As The World Falls Down(David Bowie) Playing this song again is the only reason I came back to profess more love for Mrs. C

although I still don't like Jen's performance on LABYRINTH as much as in THE ROCKETEER, the song "As the World Falls Down" has a never-ending thrilling effect for me too - the song embodies everything Jennifer Connelly represents herself, not her irritating Sarah character... All the beauty, all the sensuality, all the enchantment, all the electricity... ah...

"...falling, falling, falling..."

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Originally posted by Shaun Rutherford:
to Ken for digging that up.

I was merely pointing out that her roundness (thanks for the word) is what made her stand out from the pack. Now she looks cut in half, and I can't believe that people think she looks attractive. She looks ill.

Shaun

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Blech.

I also noticed that my beloved Kate Winslett is getting skinnier, too. I HATE Hollywood for this.

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She has grown up or something - she just don't have that electricity in her anymore; in other words, she NEEDS a director or a script to be beautiful and electrifying... A big pity.

KEN

...But what the hell - I can always return to the times of THE ROCKETEER, HOT SPOT, and MULHOLLAND FALLS to get a glance of the true Jen that I have always loved. Thank God for video and DVD !!

I have 3 words that say it all: The Hot Spot.

I didn't think much of her as an actress in A Beautiful Mind, basically she won the award for having a nice bum when she leaned out the window and told off some hard hats.

But, as with so many of the men posting here, I don't really need JC to act to appreciate her. One of the things about movies is that they often show you exceptionally beautiful people and sometimes that's enough in itself.