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February 17, 2007 4:02 PM

know this isn't my usual schtick, but I just think this is so funny I have to comment.

Britney Spears has apparently shaved her head and checked into rehab. Here's the picture from the Superficial:

Man. Remember when she used to look like this?

At this point, she might as well just give up. There's no comeback on the horizon for her.

And speaking of comebacks, how the fuck does Nicolas Cage plan to rebound from Ghost Rider, which is currently rocking a 24 percent freshness rating at Rotten Tomatoes?

God, I hate it when Hollywood puts out shitty comic-book movies. In the past few decades, comics have matured significantly since the days of rainbow Batman and Krypto the Superdog. It's unfortunate then that, since the very first successful comic-based film, Superman: The Movie (which was itself amazingly campy at times), there have been very few comic-to-film translations that are both remain faithful to the source material and take it seriously. The Spider-man movies, the first two X-men movies, and the latest Superman movie are all notable exceptions. Far too often, however, these movies turn into special-effects-laden monstrosities. I mean, seriously, Batman and Robin was terrible. And what kind of self-respecting superhero would put latex nipples on their fucking costume? Seriously, what the fuck?

And neither the comics industry nor Hollywood is helping much. The fact is that Ghost Rider, as a comic book and as a character, was lame from the second his creator thought him up. The book has sold horribly for years. No one who knows anything about comics--and certainly no one who doesn't know anything about comics--would list Ghost Rider as their favorite character. And Nicolas Cage sucks. A lot. So I've been waiting for this stupid project to fail since I first heard about it. And now here it is. And, if this critic's remarks are any indication, it's only a matter of time before Nicolas Cage shaves his head and checks into rehab:

For years scientists have theorized that one day Nicolas Cage would overact so badly that his head would burst into flames. Now, with Ghost Rider, the phenomenon has finally come to pass.

Oh well. Marvel's not helping itself out, either. Take a look at the trailer for the Fantastic Four sequel--that movies going to suck even worse than the first one. Oh well, at least there's going to be a Superman Returns sequel.

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