Lindsay Can’t Do Marilyn. Seriously.

February 20, 2008 3:30 pm     Posted in Buzz  Candy -- NYU g+ page

35789025.jpgStripped down to a blonde wig and sheer pink scarf, a (dubiously) newly sober Lindsay Lohan was tapped by Bert Stern to recreate “The Last Sitting”, which was Marilyn Monroe’s iconic final photo shoot.


By Candy

Stern, the original photographer of the 1962 shoot, sought out Lohan because he wanted a “controversial” star for his recreation, yet the result couldn’t be further from the original work.

Nice try, Mr. Stern, but there really is no one in Hollywood that could have done this unnecessary reshoot justice. You can’t even compare the two women. The only good movie Linds has done since “The Parent Trap” was “Mean Girls” and that had a lot to do with the fact that Tina Fey wrote it.

I want to take it seriously because I take Marilyn Monroe seriously, but these new pictures are absolutely devoid of meaning. “The Last Sitting”, was shot six weeks before Monroe’s death and has become representative of her career; “in them, we see an actress whose comedic talents were overshadowed by her sex appeal, a woman who is cannily aware of her pinup status.”

With Lohan – all I see is a bad wig and breasts that shouldn’t sag that much on such a young girl.

Lohan’s poor imitation lacks authenticity. Stern might see parallels between his two subjects, but using Lohan just sullies the vulnerability and sex appeal depicted in Monroe’s film; Linds’ eyes are utterly expressionless.

The only thing remotely provocative or alluring about Lohan’s photo shoot is the fact that she’s exposing her breasts. Like we haven’t seen that before.

And also, can anyone explain why the hell the little Lohan sister in the room with a naked Linds?

She’s getting the press that she wants and I’m sure that she thinks this is tasteful because of the subject matter and the photographer, but all that she’s really going to end up with is being on what will become the sticky pages in New York Magazine for some guys and a whole lot of criticism from everyone else.

Monroe may have been visibly drunk in some of her photographs but the raw emotion was undeniable. Despite the skin, you are drawn to Monroe’s eyes and knowing that those pictures were her final photographs only makes you study her face that much more. The nudity is secondary.

Stern should have left Marilyn’s iconic photographs alone and Lindsay should find a movie to work on soon that isn’t “Herbie the Love Bug” or “I Know Who Killed Me.”

Doing stuff like this, this, and now this spread doesn’t make you relevant Linds; it just makes you look sad.

10 Comments on "Lindsay Can’t Do Marilyn. Seriously."

  1. Melanie says:
    Wed, 20th Feb 20085:23 pm 

    Second that, and I'm pretty sure they aren't much different than most girls her age with that size.

  2. ely says:
    Wed, 20th Feb 20089:24 pm 

    what were they thinking deciding on Lindsay?? she also did elizabeth taylor, wtf?! stop choosing her!

    o & her boobs are fine..not every girl is suppose to have perky lookin boobs but her freckles eeeewwww!!

  3. Scarlett says:
    Wed, 20th Feb 20089:51 pm 

    I would be able to take you a lot more seriously if you didn’t detract from a perfectly reasonable complain by taking a shot at Lindsay Lohan’s breasts. I’m really unclear on why that was called for.

  4. Darcy says:
    Thu, 21st Feb 20085:33 am 

    I concur with previous commenters. Her boobs are not saggy

  5. Klee says:
    Thu, 21st Feb 20081:57 pm 

    I agree. The cheap shot at her boobs was unnecessary, mostly because they look fine.

  6. Cathy says:
    Fri, 22nd Feb 20082:40 am 

    The boobs are saggy and you have to remember she got them done so they arent hers…

  7. Madeline says:
    Fri, 22nd Feb 20086:28 pm 

    There is absolutely nothing wrong with her boobs. I think the problem is here exploiting the beauty of an American icon and turning her into a trashy slut. There is nothing provacative about a naked girl wearing a really bad wig trying to convey an image she is incapable of conveying. Seriously now.

  8. A man's view says:
    Sun, 23rd Mar 20088:35 am 

    Unless you're a guy, you can't possibly know if Lindsay pulls it off.

    I'm a guy. I can judge; Lindsay absolutely succeeds at the Marilyn thing. 100%. Those photos are erection-generating fantastic. her freckles are hot. Her boobs are FANTASTIC.

    Sorry, I know some of you ladies enjoy hating on popular hotties as a hobby. From the outside it appears that it makes you feel good to tear down something clearly hotter than you. It tells us more about you than it does about the object you're tearing down.

    I enjoy bursting your false illusions; Lindsay is still beautiful, still interesting, and still way better than you–sitting at your computer–being nasty.

    So, shush.

    PS. Everytime one of you attacks Lindsay or Ms. Spears or Ms. Hilton, we all know you're just being petty, jealous and feeling low self esteem. Time to grow up, girls. You're only fooling yourself.

  9. J - NYU says:
    Sun, 23rd Mar 20088:45 am 

    A Man: Lindsay Lohan is clearly hotter and way better than ALL of us??

    You should be commended for such an amazing generalization.

  10. Sean says:
    Wed, 13th May 20098:31 pm 

    Her boobs are sexy, and real, and idiots (cathy) think they are not. I would shoot a hige fucking load onto them juggs after I ass fucked her sis.

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