Ben Affleck Tells Matt Damon How He Feels About ‘Gigli’ Now | Entertainment Weekly
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- Ben Affleck opens up about 'Gigli', why that movie didn't work and was received the way it was received.
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Ben Affleck Tells Matt Damon How He Feels About ‘Gigli’ Now | Entertainment Weekly
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That was perhaps the most brutal honesty I’ve ever heard from a movie star in my life
"I did get to meet Jennifer the relationship with whom has been really meaningful to me in my life."❤❤
❤️👍🏼💋💋.. JLO💕 Ben, I think you are so intelligent and was able to find your way. So happy for you.
Gigli was a mess. I'm not gonna sugarcoat it. It had no direction and didn't make sense. And they didn't make it better by changing it up to this romcom based on their lives. BUT, compared to other movies around that time, it wasn't the worst of the worst. But they were an easy target, and the media pounced on them, worse than before. And that was the downward spiral. That's why they trashed Jersey Girl too, and THAT was a good movie.
I love Jersey Girl
I didn't like Jersey Girl, but I agree with your point, Gigli is nowhere near the worst movie and there were far worse movies released in just the past 10 years alone. Ben was a target, some of it was his fault but the media as usual went so overboard and got so nasty.
I ❤️ jersey girl. I actually own it.
@@BishopWalters12. Why do you say Ben was the target and that it was his fault
I too love Jersey Girl 💜
Him mentioning his daughter’s awareness over ableism reminds me of my 15 yr old niece. This generation is definitely different. And I like it.
The older generation hates on the younger generation for being "snowflakes" or offended by everything, when in reality they are just more compassionate and open minded.
@@FPSBuzz LOL, many of them are snowflakes, being offended over everything, wanting control has nothing to do with compassion and leftist kids in college rioting over a speaker they don't like isn't open minded.
@@FPSBuzz lol no they are not. Coming from a millennial. They just divert their closed mindedness in a different direction
@@ristdownau6627 maybe you're just speaking for yourself? looking at history, there's a clear societal trend of inclusion--with women, minorities, lgbt, etc. only way that happens is if the next generations are more empathic and open minded. not saying they're perfect and don't have their own flaws and blindspots.
They soft AF. Progression is where you can say things that are offensive in a non hateful way and we can collectively laugh about it.
Hes right about alot of this. I respect the way he made sure to stress, btw the movie does not work lol. So hes not making excuses, just naming some contributing factors. 👍
Is it me or does Affleck look younger and healthier now than he did when he was playing Batman?
Makes sense, after BvS where he looked great he started drinking heavily and was depressed, terrible combination
@@stawg007I'm glad he got cleaned up, he's a really talented and seemingly sincere guy.
Treating stress or depression with alcohol is a great temporary solution that quickly leads to trouble.
I just recently watched Gigli. Why is the review bad? I like it. Ben is funny. He tried to impress & seduce Jlo, who is lesbian in that movie. The dialogues are funny too. I like it. That year, and many years after, there are so many worse movies. What happened? Was there conspiracy to build up JLo with intention to destroy her? It happens a lot in Hollywood, look at Shia Lebouf, Britney, etc. I don't get it.
You and me both. 😭 The industry seems to hate latin women and latino in general, so this is probably the reason why. There's a lot of discrimination going on against them more than black people tbh. I'm not even sure if there's ever been a latina academy award winner for example. I mean jlo has never been given her flowers and what's crazy is that she's a pretty good actress compared to others who are considered to be equally good or even better and probably have way more chances at winning anything..
I liked Gigli, never understood the hate for it, that name though.
I liked it too.
I liked the movie I enjoyed it
I liked it too ❤
Lol. You guys are nuts.
Ben is NOT fake. He is phenomenal and authentic. He tells it how it is. 👏 actors supporting and interviewing actors and actresses this is raw and genuine. We are truly blessed for Ben to to be assertive, direct, bold about his personal and professional career. Ive always loved his personality and all his interviews. Don't retire Ben.
They are both fake lol
1:41 Bad Idea Jeans is one of my favorite SNL commercials
Ben Affleck was the bomb in Phantoms yo. Joking aside, I really appreciate how real Ben Affleck and Matt Damon appear to be.
This answer is why Ben Affleck will always be one of my favorite actors, writers, and directors. So genuine and honest.
He's definitely more honest towards his fans than his wife.
@@zxbc1 Ben Affleck does not have a wife, he has been divorced for 7 years.
@@katyspen Divorce! Hahaha!
I can't help but admire Ben. His flawed like all of us.
Ben u are so handsome, good interview
Love his raw candor.
I love Gigli unironically
I love Ben.
I love listening to his expertise. I wish to Christ he’d had control of the DCEU instead of Zack Snyder because I actually like Ben Affleck as a filmmaker. (Oh and _Midnight Run_ is a fantastic and weirdly forgotten gem.)
I love him, he's such a talented actor.
Beautiful interview, Ben is extremely relaxed and real.
Jesus the audio is horrendous in this fucking video.
Gigli is one of the only “bad” movies that I will defend, it’s not a good movie but I’ve seen way worse, JLO and Ben have no chemistry which is already a problem and the movie has terrible continuity errors but honestly it’s not the worst movie ever, I hated Ben’s character in the movie but JLO being there constantly shooting him down I admit I got a few chuckles out of and Justin Bartha’s performance in my opinion was very solid and passed off as someone with autism very well and I found myself actually rooting for him, it’s not a good movie but not a movie that deserves as much hate as it does especially when you compare it to real bad movies such as The Fanatic, Battlefield Earth, Going Overboard, Jaws the Revenge, Son of the Mask and Superbabies Baby Geniuses 2. Martin Brest was honestly just screwed over in the end and I truly hope he does make a comeback
You could only imagine between Matt Damon And Ben Affleck with 2 different movies like Jason Bourne From The Bourne Identity And Jack Ryan From The Sum Of All Fears!
Ben is still my Batman
I wish someone could bring Martin Brest out of retirement! Gigli shouldn't have been the end of his career
Release the director’s cut!
The overexposure, media frenzy, Bennifer becoming tabloid fodder, Gigli tanking.... He had become a joke in Hollywood. He had no choice but to get out of that relationship in order to fix his reputation and get his career back on track. I'm glad that Ben and JLo have both been able to achieve amazing levels of success in their work since then.
Not true. He was a coward he is still a coward. He always blames other and always complaining. BEN SHOULD MAN UP ONCE IN HIS LIFE. AND STOP WHINING.
@@VAZAX7,
Just like you’re character assassination whining about him😅…😂~ The all caps, bit much.
Yes, he could have been less whiny.
But it was a painful experience in his life, too.
And he did learn something.
Sadly, he doesn’t realize that more than that part of his life, creates a sense of lack of real respect for him. Like leaving Garner, his ex-wife. Even though it was mutual. And he did cheat, was a drunk, and she had enough, is what it looks like. But she was there for him for sobering up.
And now he goes back to his ex-girlfriend. Only director wise and some degree of Batman and a few of his other roles make me think, at least some respect. And his friendship with Mat, who I mostly respect, but he’s not perfect.
Nobody is perfect.
But 💖✝️📖🕊💖
@@VAZAX7 always WHINING. Always blames others. Not a very admirable man.
@@VAZAX7 WOAH! Where did this 180 come from??? What was he blaming?
Well I wouldn't take it that far that he "didn't have a choice." People have choices. You could say he took the "easy way out" that time. But there was some price he paid for it cuz it's apparent what he went through after.
It's actually not that bad of a movie, not great....but there are worse films. I think the reason it got so much hate had more to do with the negativity from the press surrounding them constantly.
It is a bad movie and very lesbiphobic. What don't you get?
I'm happy he has said what he now feels about it now though.
@@winchaegl There's nothing about it I don't get. I said there are worse films than this one and I stand by that.
@@Lubbylove89 Well obviously, there are so many movies out there that there are bound to be worse. It doesn't mean it's not a bad movie though, which you specifically said 'it's not that bad', but it really is bad.
Ben said the director was brilliant- then how does that add up when Ben said the movie was bad? It lacked a few things that could have made it better- but it wasn't that bad. Was the director happy with it?
Good interview Ben ,just remember to be focus on yourself your relationship not the media they are sucks.
Ben really is one of the very few actors and actresses that will put the media and paparazzi in their place and not shy away from the public. In fact, he tells the public how it is. I just love how Jlo and Ben seperate their personal life from their professional life and vise versa. Clearly, they support eachother. 👏
@@countryfan2859 yes, they do it right!
call me crazy but i still didnt think it was that bad
Brilliant interview. Top man
That's some real wisdom towards the end about "the merits of fame" from Ben.
“I learned more from failure than from success“ this has been a guideline in my life, and I helped make it so in the lives of my kids and grandkids. Expectations of “perfection“ can lead to a loss of self-esteem later in life, which can lead to a spiral of depression, and this loss of hope leads too many to give up on themselves and life. “Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad.“ Thanks Ben for the good word!
Sorry for my English, but what was the use of being successful and not being happy personally. What he's demonstrated over the years
babe your English is so good and you're so well spoken
Some people can NEVER be happy. Or not happy for long.
@@XshopahollicsX thanks!
Matt look a little bit tired 🙈
Matt Damon’s face is slowly all squishing in the direction of his nose
That movie was good to watch if u have the time to watch it n not listen to critics before...ppl need to try watching again
I think the same. I liked it very much
Yeah it’s one of the most chill films out there, the tone of it was very relaxing, and I did really like the two protagonists trying to sort their lives out and sharing their knowledge on things with one another. I will never gate how this was hated so much
Same! I love this movie
The movie wasn’t that bad I enjoyed it when it first came out
I still want that batman movie directed by Affleck
#BenAffleck #TheTenderBar
its been 15 yrs and they are still about gigli they should re- release let the people said it themselves
I love the friendship they have.
Ben afflect as a normal person is probably one of the best most authentic people in Hollywood. Ben Affleck as an actor Is middling but then Ben Affleck as a director is fantastic
I liked the movie
We always learn so much more from failure. That’s why I’m so gd wise now
I don't know, the Tai moi chai thing from Gigli was cool at least.
And here he is making the same mistakes as then all over again. 🤦🏻♀️
‘At the time I had begun having a relationship with Jennifer Lopez’. SHES IN THE OTHER ROOM BRO.
Ben had a great accent in this movie and idc, this was a very different movie in a good way.
They don’t know that the movie is a script from the REAL life of undercover agents and hitmen.
Children are everything, unconditional love but putting them as the absolute priority in life generates an enormous responsibility and a power that they are not prepared to have. A big weight for such a young age. Prioritizing yourself first is not selfishness but understanding that you have to be good in the whole to do good things for others including your children. They will become adults and have their own lives. I understand the guilt but thinking this way there is the possibility of being out of work (at least as an actor) and alone.
“I learned more from failure than from success“ this has been a guideline in my life, and I helped make it so in the lives of my kids and grandkids. Expectations of “perfection“ can lead to a loss of self-esteem later in life, which can lead to a spiral of depression, and this loss of hope leads too many to give up on themselves and life. “Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad.“ Thanks Ben for the good word!
Ben is a decent actor but he is among the greats as director.
I never got the hate, I actually liked It
It wasn't what we expected from a Jlo/Affleck film but it was a sweet fun movie
Totally agree, I love it actually, I don't understand all the negativity towards the movie.
@@Seedlinux you don't understand it because you love it, it's simple as that
Loved Ben in Gone Girl, great film
The movie was panned but the opening line about George Michael was hilarious
i like gigli
need jimmy kimmel in amongst this.
Ben Affleck ages so well. He looks 15 years younger than Matt
Lighting man
He has jlo..his coach in puss up..that's a great exercise ...a perfect exercise...look Ben is very handsome now.
I loved Gigli, I thought it was hilarious. If it wasn’t meant to be a comedy, than I can see why it would be considered a terrible movie. But I was pissing myself watching it. I’d like to see what the original version before the reshoots looked like though.
hindsight 20/20 Ben
Ben bought the original prints and burned them in his fireplace. Good man.
The Gigli movie is the best thing I've ever seen. I bought 6 copies just to have 'm...
Here we are 2022 and Bennifer are at it again.
Could you imagine having your 12 year old lecture you about being "ABLEIST"? More parenting and discipline than acting
Affleck is a hardcore leftist, he probably loved it
I dont blame martin brest...i blame revolutionary studios for trying to reshoot this film
He never found any virtue in fame? Maybe he should have stayed in Boston and worked construction then.
I like his reflection. The movie was definitely not the greatest the acting skills in some scenes were ok some were not. I saw the movie just because ben was dating Jennifer. I found no chemistry between these two. The synopsis does not make much sense (to me), it was too long for me I lost interest.
Cool guy
They both got old fast lol.
These guys came up together ❤️
Just Imagine if Matt Damon And Ben Affleck wanted to go our separate ways by making 2 different movies like Jason Bourne And Jack Ryan in the mix.
I saw Gigli probably 10 years ago and I thought it definitely fell into the “so bad it’s good” category. I loved it.
Ben is a brilliant director. I'm glad he went down that road. The Town is a masterpiece and arguably up there with Heat in the heist genre
I liked the movie a lot tbh. Some parts of it kinda felt out of place and pointless, but it was an enjoyable movie
I love this movie, it's more than just a movie, and a lot of reflection...❤❤❤❤
Terrible editing.
I love these guys. I especially LOVE Ben and Casey Affleck ❤
Remember Ben Affleck was the guy who was campaigning hard for Jimmy Fallon to be Robin in his Batman movie so he obviously hasn't learnt THAT much.
The movie was not bad. At all.
Man…great Interview
Watching Justin Bartha do Baby Got Back is so cringe inducing
Ben is a real one. Brilliant guy who seems like he has a big heart.
Learned more from failure then success
I bet Ben always looked up to Matt growing up!
To me, it seems like the other way around
Matt Damon looking tired.
Not a good movie but nowhere near as bad as some people made it out to be, I respected that it wasn't PC, I think it's sad that movies especially comedies have to walk on eggshells these days because God forbid a liberal gets triggered and starts a Twitter mob.
You can see Ben is a nerd. Look at all the electronics he has in this video. And he's got mechanical keyboards in it! I see one iPhone, one iPad, and is that Microsft Surface there? They are all plugged in. And a giant top-sized 16 inch macbook pro.
Lol does that make you a nerd?
He's 50. Technology probably isn't his thing
I actually bought yeeeaars ago at the same time Gigli and Return of the Killer Tomatoes both 1e. Other one Ben's so bad movie that it's entertaining and other George Clooneys first gig with his crazy mullet.
I've seen far worse! Get over it Ben, and "Move On!" You keep bringing it up, when we already forgot about it! Many never even saw it! Put it on a shelf, and let it be...
❤️🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀
✨✨✨ 🧚🏻🧚🏻🧚🏻 ✨✨✨
True the Last Duel was a bigger flop but Gigli was ridiculous
Gobble gobble
ben= still job........... matt your done with bible time? mmmm....maybe it's time for some darkness. been in the light for so long....the necronomicon. read it, we'll have some fun with "etherial pathways". ben i am extremely jealous...your the one that helps me get over this.
Tired of Ben n Jen who cares
Then why are you over here?
OMG two guys from Mass having a conversation - And as a man, Ben stop your hands it does not play to the middle and no one knows about losing $50M - we loose a dollar on the sidewalk and cry. Matt - thanks for being the spock in this interview. BTW - happy you met JLO. BTW I never nor will buy a magazine b/c I am a a gift and sat next to one of larry kings producers, worked with prince and other celebrities and tabloids are trash. I vote with my dollar - you should let Matt talk more. Jen aka Emory (The harvard of the south) Masters lady and older Springfield chick!
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He had had bombs before and after Bennifer 1.0. The thing that tanked his career was the DCEU and the mess of story telling behind. Also, the delayed divorce from JG. He clearly wasn't happy, but wanted to give his kids the image of a family. The misfire tht was BvS did him in. He proved he could ruin hus career all by himself.
He's always been insecure about his personal life, and made himself unhappy because of it.
His career is far from Tanked lol
He will be drinking and I think he already has. Matt has he always been like this?
Putting aside Affleck's coke fuelled appearance on the Bill Maher show 😲 he seems a real cool fella.
Gigli gave me eye cancer