Wed, June 21, 2006
Leia Weigh—12:08 AM
Posterwire recently did a piece on the redesigned DVD cover art for the new Star Wars re-release DVDs. As a result, I was reminded how unbelievably hot Carrie Fisher was in that space-slave outfit we all like to fantasize about.
Yowza.
Now, compare that to Carrie Fisher today. How is this even possible? For the first time ever, I experienced a moment of not being jealous of hot girls for all the power they have. I once remarked to a friend that if I were a hot girl in her 20s, I could rule the world. And he said, wisely, "Yes, but that power fades." Boy howdy, it does.
Brandon — Wed, 6/21/06 6:41pm
Sorry, I've never shared the fascination/obsession with Leia/Fisher or that outfit. Maybe a little when the movie debuted, but now, when I look at that picture, all I can think about is the drug abuse and how it made her lose an unhealthy amount of weight. Her body is so thin that her head looks almost Mr. Mackey-ishly disproportionate.
Bee Boy — Wed, 6/21/06 8:24pm
Okay, we are seriously banning married guys from this site. Next you're going to tell me Playboy uses airbrushing?
To paraphrase Joe Pantoliano in The Matrix, I'd rather have the steak.
Brandon — Wed, 6/21/06 9:05pm
Well, according to our friends at IMDB, this is the quote:
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Cypher: You know, I know this steak doesn't exist. I know that when I put it in my mouth, the Matrix is telling my brain that it is juicy and delicious. After nine years, you know what I realize?
[Takes a bite of steak]
Cypher: Ignorance is bliss.
So are you saying that you didn't know about the drug abuse, or that you don't like being reminded of its role in her weight loss? And really, my pointing it out has nothing to do with my marital status. Perhaps a ban on bubble-bursters? Buzz harshers? Ruiners? ("You ruined everything, ruiner!")
Bee Boy — Wed, 6/21/06 10:57pm
He he! Ruiner! I guess I drew the conclusion that because you're in a committed relationship with a wonderful woman you've gone soft on the important issue of unbelievably hot fantasy chicks. But I'm sure Joe can point out the flaw in that logic.
Ignorance is definitely bliss. Carrie was plenty hot in Shampoo. I don't know when the drugs kicked in, and I don't want to know. To paraphrase Colbert, facts are meaningless.
I've never even seen the actual scene in Jedi – I've only seen a few ewok moments on cable in the '80s. I first found out about the whole thing when Jennifer Aniston donned a similar outfit for an episode of Friends. But I can't look at the picture without appreciating the hotness – that is, I couldn't until someone came along and pointed out that her rockin' bod came from coke.
Which reminds me of one of my favorite lines: "I like my scotch like I like my women: twelve years old and mixed up with coke." It's the one reason I regret being a teetotaler – it diminishes my ability to deliver that line convincingly.
Joe Mulder — Thu, 6/22/06 1:25pm
There are nerds (which I am), and then there are Star Wars nerds. I've never been a Star Wars nerd; I was out of high school before I actually sat down and watched all three movies. So although I was aware of Leia in the gold bikini from a very early age, it didn't even come close to comparing to Daisy Duke. Carrie Fisher, while a fine actress ("I will never want that wagon wheel coffee table"), never really did it for me in that way.