I have to give it to Jean-Claude Van Damme, this commercial is cool. [Starcasm]
Drake & Rihanna are acting coupled-up. [LaineyGossip]
If Tommy Hiddleston is reading, this will be his favorite post of the day. [Pajiba]
Mayor Rob Ford has enough to eat at home, you guys. [Dlisted]
The Victoria’s Secret after-party was a parade of fug fashion. [Go Fug Yourself]
Lady Gaga’s costume of the day. [Buzzfeed]
Here’s the trailer for Russell Crowe’s Noah. [Moe Jackson]
Mariah Carey is pissed off about everything these days. [Evil Beet]
Robert Pattinson looked handsome at a charity auction event. [A Socialite Life]
This is Jake Gyllenhaal’s girlfriend in bikinis. [Popoholic]
Heidi Klum out and about with daughter Lou. [Celebrity Baby Scoop]
The Olsen twins look depressed, as always. [I’m Not Obsessed]
Teresa Palmer, this is not the best maternity look. [The Blemish]
Khloe Kardashian & Lamar Odom going to counseling? [Reality Tea]
Matt Damon is doing Nespresso commercials now. [Celebslam]
Kind of? It’s simply IS amazing. Say what you want about JCVD but he is one my childhood campy action films dudes and I will forever heart him for his splits 😀
Remember the split onto the kitchen counter while in his boxers in the movie Time Cop. Wham bam Van Damme forever baby.
Even though some folks on CB found The Expendable Franchise to be horrible, I loved it. I felt nostalgia for the back in the day action heroes.
<3
I loved The Expendables—found it a lot better than most action films today.
+1
my first crush as well 😀
So glad that others love JC as much as I do. I have seen all of his movies. He’s my absolute go-to action star, and I especially have a soft spot for him after he made JCVD. That film was so funny and poignant, and made me respect him even more. And clearly, his split game is still on point!
I have lots of his films on DVD, and JCVD is one of them, and to me it’s one of his best to date!
Yep, I have loved him forever as well. The video is joyous. It’s embarrassing, I can’t stop watching it.
Agree!! That was amazing! I was so into him in the late 80s. My babysitter was this awesome punk band guitar player from next door who would let me watch movies with him late night— nightmare on elm st, poltergeist, all the kickboxing and Steven segal stuff. I love JCVD, but I think my first movie crush was Eric Roberts in ‘Best of the Best’. Omg….does anyone remember that?
AHHH OMG Best of the Best!!!!! Gah Eric Roberts was so beautiful in that with his ponytail and all! The US vs the Korean fighting machines, Roberts character with his shoulder problem, and the American-Asian dude who wanted to avenge hhis brother’s death and the little twist at the end when they lost… yaaassss omg omg memories are floonding while I’m typing 😀
Love you for your impeccable taste in the late 80s <3 <3
How many times did they shoot that? How many retakes? Would be interesting to know.
Thye did it in one take.
The Toronto Mayor LOL!!!!
wow! he’s still got it! big time!
Jean Claude….kinda hot.
R.Patz…SWOON.
So is his awful looking skin.
That Rob Ford sh-t is hilarious. I’m sorry!
Totally agree. He’s my new hero. I wanna be just like him when I grow up (I’m 46 now) 😉
re: Noah – I still prefer the Bill Cosby version.
I used to enjoy Jean Claude’s splits in movies, but this was even better. The man has incredible balance.
How much was he paid? Not enough, in my opinion.
Do NOT try this at home youtubers!
This is complete off topic from any of the links above but apparently Brittany Murphy didn’t die of natural causes but was poisoned either on purpose or accidentally. Anyone know anything about this?
:O never heard anything! Yikes!
What? Where did you read this? Kind of always thought it was a little too bizarre that she died suddenly and her husband passed so soon after, and from the same cause if I remember right.
She had an arsenal of Rx drugs she was on and could’ve died like Heath Ledger. I think everyone was already assuming that. Also her husband was shadier than a street full of shade.
I always thought her and her husband’s passing were under shady circumstances. Here’s a link to the latest news:
http://www.bustle.com/articles/9002-new-details-about-brittany-murphys-death-are-shocking-sad
I heard she died of lung problems due to all the mold in her apt.
This is what they are saying
The lab report states, “Ten (10) of the heavy metals evaluated were detected at levels higher that the WHO [The World Health Organization] high levels. Testing the hair strand sample identified as “back of the head” we have detected ten (10) heavy metals at levels above the WHO high levels recommendation. If we were to eliminate the possibility of a simultaneous accidental heavy metals exposure to the sample donor then the only logical explanation would be an exposure to these metals (toxins) administered by a third party perpetrator with likely criminal intent.”
Only the ladies from Celebitchy could ever get me to click on a Van Damme link!
But you are right. The entire spot was impressive and very well shot/orchestrated. And while I was sure I’d gotten my fill of Enya in the late 90s – the song sealed the deal.
Ditto to all of that – including Enya!
Lady Gaga?!
Bjork has better costumes! IMO
That commercial is unbelievable. Wow. WOW.
That’s all I got.
What I want to know is how does the ad agency come up with this? Ad Exec “Hey, I know , remember Jean Claude Van Damme’s splits, let’s do that with the trucks!” Other Execs “YES!”
Lol
Totally EFFING amazing!
awe.. his hair, that part in the last pic is sooooo cute!!!
Ah-mazing!! Can’t believe that was even possible.
Fascinating. It evoked a feeling in me that I don’t think any commercial ever has. Such an interesting choice of song. Everything was an interesting choice. I feel so happy for him #kudos
Mind=blown.
The Van Damme commercial is brilliant, imaginative, and wonderfully executed…….as are the comments by Toronto Mayor Ford……Canada just changed its nation anthem from Oh Canada to OMG Canada.
Sorry but the actions of douchebag Ford reflect upon him and the dumbasses in Toronto who kept him in office, not all of Canada.
JCVD is an awful, rude jerk, but no one can deny that he has incredible flexibility and balance!
JCVD is one of the most evil & corrupt men to ever come from the entertainment world. Rotten through and through. Anything he does will always be tainted by his blacker than black history. Nothing could induce me to watch anything of his. If you are a woman, fgs, stay the hell away from him.
Whoa, what happened?
He is known for his brutal treatment of women in various parts of the world, among other things. Men that are normally pigs towards women find him appalling and scary. There are always bad stories being told about him, but specifically, I have known an actor (forever A+ & still working) since the 80s who has worked with him and who told me and some of my friends some terrifying stories about him. He warned us to never go near him.
@ jane16 – Wow! I remember him being awful, but didn’t realize just how bad. Thank you for the warning!
I agree with a poster below that I’d like to hear some stories. Names can be changed to protect the guilty, of course. 😉
Wow….
Regarding Russell Crowe’s “Noah”: I hate religious movies myself, but imagine it will go over well with the religious-right. It looks like another cheesy cgi movie. And he has criticized other actors for “selling out”? The nerve.
Late to comment, but I’m not sure how well the “religious right” will respond, actually. It has tested terribly with religious members of test audiences, and has had bad buzz from the start within that community because of the changes to the story and the alleged environmental angle.
I like christian films, when they are well done, and have well rounded characters i.e. REAL CHARACTERS–which so far, I’ve only found that I like is the first few films of the “Love Comes Softly” series–that had Katherine Heigl in the first one. My mom’s not religious at all, and she loved the first one. I hate that almost all of the christian films that we can get our hands on are cheesy and horribly acted. You’d think that there would be a market for christian films–it’s not like you’d have to spend a ton of money on them.
But I saw the trailer yesterday, and it looked like another exercise in Russell Crowe’s vanity. I can’t stand his face. Every time I watch Gladiator (for Joaquin!!), I see Russell Crowe’s face and think “God, he thinks he’s sexy, doesn’t he?”
No he ain’t. The only reason why Russell Crowe was even remotely attractive in that film was because of what’s going on below his neck i.e. them muscles. Not because of his face. He’s too squinty–like Leann.
And Emma Watson can’t act. At all. She was the weakest link in HP. And I guess I’m nitpicking with her, but I feel like she’s always trying to make it know that she’s a “good girl”, so to speak.
But yay! for Jennifer Connolly. God, she’s so beautiful.
They showed the making of it on Extra today. It was interesting. Watching it was amazing. And the music was perfection with it. I hope they paid him a lot of money.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yatg89gi0nM
Perhaps it was me… but it looked like the road was moving, not the trucks. Of course he still did amazing splits, not disputing that, but it looked like the trucks were still and the ground (photoshop or after effects or something) was moving.
No, it was you. The trucks are intentionally moving backwards to show the stability of the steering, which is the point of the ad, beside Van Damme split. This is a demonstration of Volvo Dynamic Steering and Stability, which is supposed to make backing up much more precise. So watch again and notice the truck on the right is a semi-trailer, while the one on the left is a straight truck (no trailer). The trailer driver appears to be backing along a straight line while the straight truck driver on the left widens the gap.
The reversing trucks could also be in part to protecting him in case he fell, he would not be run over with the rest of the wheels. He was wearing a type of protection gloves in case he had to jump off the trucks.
Yes!!! – Thats exactly what I thought….You can draw a straight line underneath the wheels of the the trucks…the ground appears to be moving forward..Some shop work of the rims is all that is needed to give the appearance of the trucks moving back wards relative to the ground…that and some stuffing around with the shadowing…
No. They were really going backwards. Watch the videos on youtube discussing the making of it out there before the shoot.
Yes wheels appear not moving at all. I agree some trickery somewhere, still v cool all the same.
Carlye – If you watch again, you’ll see that the trucks are driving in reverse. That’s why it looks like they’re still. Check out the youtube video link above, as well.
Those splits are crazy ! Well done JCVD!
jane16 – you better spill it, sista……..
And speaking of sistas, my big sis and i were just agreeing that we just dont have the same kind’a fun on Celebitchy as we used to.
We used to LAUGH.
ALOT!
and now its a sanctimonious i-dont-know-WHAT-fest.
Please-o-please gimme some Celebitchy dirt right now!
Tell what you know about Van Damme.
I dont even care about him and i wanna hear.
(“Enquiring minds wanna know”)
That was amazing! I’ve always loved JCVD. His (and Dolph)’s movies are my go-to lazy Saturday movies. Just love their campiness.
Rob Ford…eww. E-W-W! I need brain bleach.
It makes me want to inquire about Volvo for my next car purchase
Wow to JCVD and to the drivers going backwards, not an easy feat either. Just awesome.
Long live Jean Claude. That was beyond epic!!!
What is so amazing about this is I knew he had an invisible safety harnass in case he fell so he wouldn’t die. But I also felt sure they must have straps his feet were in to keep his feet secure as the trucks are separating. The director said all they had was a safety harnass on him. And all they did was build little platforms on the rearview mirrors for his feet, but that his feet were not secured at all.
Wow. And they prepared for days on the backing up and all and rehearsing, but that commericial was done in one take. One take? Unbelievable.
I put the screen to full screen. Look at his feet. He is steadying them on the platform as he’s beginning to do the split and as the split goes wider it is like his shoes must be undone so his ankles can come out and go completely sideways. This man is beyond strong.