Julie Benz, the immensely likable actress who plays Rita on the immensely likable Dexter, is taking yet another trip into the macabre. She's just signed on to star in Saw V. There have been four of these snuff films already and they continue to be oddly successful. How much more abuse can we take? How much more can she take? Between this, the bloody Dexter, and the bodies-exploding Rambo, Benz is crafting quite a grim resume. I should invite her to go see Funny Games with me so we can have Michael Haneke tell us what's wrong with us. [Empire]
Violence!
4:28 PM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By Richard
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She was also a murderous vampire on Buffy and Angel.
Don't forget: she also played a bloodthirsty (and syphilitic!) vampire on Buffy and Angel.
Oh, and she was a secretary or something in As Good As It Gets.
@zapfdingbats: Fuck. You didn't say the secretary thing, though!
She'll always be Darla to me.
Immensely likeable? She's always whining, pathetic, and getting into distress.
Disagree.
Can we declare a moratorium on describing gruesome horror flicks as "snuff films"?
I do appreciate your avoiding the immensely irritating phrase "torture porn," though.
@zapfdingbats: @Colonel Mustard: @Theda_Bara: Yes.
Yeah, not hot at all -- at least not to me...Of course, she could eat just about any baked good she wished in my bed without being kicked out -- including crackers.
@Heather Fink: That's the character. I think Benz does it well.
@donmiguel: But would you kick her ut of bed for knawing off one of her own extremities?
@Heather Fink:
I kind of wanted him to kill her, especially during the second season.
Saw V will just be the same premise as Untraceable. except with boobs.
From a suspect (forgive the redundancy) Wikipedia entry on Darla: Waiting for him atop his grave, she gave him his first lessons on being a vampire, as he slaughtered his entire village and killed his family, telling him that his acts were a way to react to his father's disapproval.
I see her casting in Saw V as being admirable restraint.
I liked the latest Rambo. It taught me that bullets make people explode.
Do you think she'd like to see Horton Hears a Who! with me?
@Conbon: Is there any way to make Stallone explode, or must we forever live with this undying curse?
@Mike_Jahn: You say curse, I say American Hero.
@Mike_Jahn: If you gave him back the drugs they confiscated during his trip to Australia and waited five minutes, you'd have the show you've been longing for.
I like her a lot. She's cute, but not too cute. Sexy, but not too sexy. Ford, but not too Toyota. Human, but not too human. Panties, but not a panther.
Sorry. I'm lost now. I'll start again.
I like how she can read the lines and say them out loud and make me believe in the things that she says that would be like someone in her situation would say if they done those things in a realistic manner. And she's believable with it, too.
There.
Her ass is so distractingly tiny. I bet she keeps it in a thimble when it's not in use.
@Heather Fink: Totally. Rita is the most annoying character on Dexter. Even more so than his posh British stalker. And that's saying something.
@Mike_Jahn: Is there any way to make Stallone explode, or must we forever live with this undying curse?
I dunno, you ask Michael Bay and I'll find the guy who did the head-exploding thing in Scanners.
@JessicaLovejoy: Stars & Dykes Forever!: I heard a locket worn 'round her neck, but that might be a rumor.
Oooh they crossed out the word likeable!
@Heather Fink: I crossed out "immensely." I may have over stated. Still, I enjoy her. Whiny character or not.
Loved her as Darla in Angel. :-)
She also looked nice in a hat in John Rambo.
I'm glad she didn't get raped by that evil pig.
From what I understand, in Saw V the villain will lock his victims in a room and force them to watch the first four Saw movies on a loop.
@Richard: Chicken. Don't let that posh British stalker intimidate you!
Let us not forget that good ole Darla also played a murderous anti-gay fruit loop Christian ministry leader who framed her hubby for the her crime on Law & Order. Yes, I realize I spend WAY too much time watching Law & Order, believe me. haha. (*blushing*)
She is an absolute sweetheart in real life.
@Richard: ooh yeah, typo ... not an attempt to be clever or something stupid like that
woah Courtney Love got hot again!
@Chief Wahoo: It's like you've watched some of my dates unbeknownst to me!
Was that a Mott the Hoople reference in the title?
Aren't snuff films movies where someone actually dies on camera? In which case, this could be her last!
@nasum: That would be very cool if it was. Today is the 36th anniversary of their (first) break-up.
Julie Benz is TV's idea of a plain, mousy woman. I would eat ice cream out of her ass crack with no complaints.
And if you wonder why they're bothering to make Saw V, you'll be delighted to know Lionsgate is committed to make a Saw VI.
its always akward when she and dexter get down... though not as akward as the fossil lundy and dexter's sister. yuk.
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