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Ever since the advent of high-definition television (HDTV), viewers see on-screen details in a much sharper and more realistic fashion than is the case with regular TV.
Unfortunately, for some celebrities, HD also reveals how they look in real life, which means blemishes, wrinkles, puffy cheeks, baggy eyes, and all manner of features that are usually covered up by the fuzzy, grainy look of standard definition television (much like the airbrushed celebs we see on magazine covers). Well, after days and nights of watching nearly every Blu-ray disc and Oscar telecast we could get our hands on to pick out the celebs who don't fare well in HD, we found a few doozies. We also talked to Phillip Swann, president of HD news site TVPredictions. who has been analyzing the high def experience and mailing lists of who looks great and who looks awful in HD for years. Here's what we found.
Cameron Diaz
"Once upon a time Cameron Diaz was regarded as one of the most beautiful women on the planet," says Swann. And who among the male population didn't agree after seeing her in 'There's Something About Mary' and 'Charlie's Angels?' Well, unfortunately for Cameron, things changed with better picture quality. On last year's HD Oscar telecast, her puffy cheeks and dark-circled eyes stuck out; this year was no exception, as Diaz also looked a wee bit tired and overly tanned in the Academy Awards HD telecast. "She's had acne issues since high school, a lot of pock marks on her face and it's really visible in high def," says Swann. Perhaps that's why her biggest role these days is the voice of Princess Fiona from 'Shrek.'
Cameron Diaz
"Once upon a time Cameron Diaz was regarded as one of the most beautiful women on the planet," says Swann. And who among the male population didn't agree after seeing her in 'There's Something About Mary' and 'Charlie's Angels?' Well, unfortunately for Cameron, things changed with better picture quality. On last year's HD Oscar telecast, her puffy cheeks and dark-circled eyes stuck out; this year was no exception, as Diaz also looked a wee bit tired and overly tanned in the Academy Awards HD telecast. "She's had acne issues since high school, a lot of pock marks on her face and it's really visible in high def," says Swann. Perhaps that's why her biggest role these days is the voice of Princess Fiona from 'Shrek.'
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Comments
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Subscribe to commentsMApr 12th 2008 2:16AM
I've looked over all the reviews lately...and they are ALL ridiculous. To be blunt, I'm actually disgusted and have lost respect for AOL to even have this on their page. How pathetic is it to have nothing better to do, even worse, to get paid to write such crap. It is dehumanizing to judge people soley on looks. We ALL have faults. This whole concept is just...lame and pathetic...and a waste of my screen space!
MApr 12th 2008 2:15AM
I've looked over all the reviews lately...and they are ALL
ridiculous. To be blunt, I'm actually disgusted and have lost respect
for AOL to even have this on their page. How pathetic is it to have
nothing better to do, even worse, to get paid to write such crap. It
is dehumanizing to judge people soley on looks. We ALL have faults.
This whole concept is just...lame and pathetic...and a waste of my
screen space!
MApr 12th 2008 2:16AM
I've looked over all the reviews lately...and they are ALL
ridiculous. To be blunt, I'm actually disgusted and have lost respect
for AOL to even have this on their page. How pathetic is it to have
nothing better to do, even worse, to get paid to write such crap. It
is dehumanizing to judge people soley on looks. We ALL have faults.
This whole concept is just...lame and pathetic...and a waste of my
screen space!
hilary RentschlerApr 12th 2008 3:41AM
Cameron Diaz looks beautiful....despite the Hidef, get a life people you have dark circles too ,we're only human. AOL needs to stop writing shit articles that are pointless and "trying" to expose stars flaws
pixiegrlApr 12th 2008 8:27AM
WOW! When is the media going to stop portraying Hollywood celebs' "beauty" as only something on the outside? Can you imagine the stress of living up to what the media says stars should look like? Thank God most of the bloggers that wrote in are down to earth with real expectations! Wake up journalists! We're not as gullible as you would like to think!
zaphodApr 12th 2008 10:19AM
"Once upon a time Cameron Diaz was regarded as one of the most beautiful women on the planet"
By whom?
AbigailApr 23rd 2008 6:01PM
oh wow! i dont remember eating anything brown for lunch.
Ethan LandauMay 11th 2008 11:27PM
this article is filled with photos that are featured for the very purpose of showing their human flaws. Give them a break. who cares