As fans line up to see Vincent Chase and his gang reunite in Entourage, many others criticize the new film, like the show its based on, for being too self-congratulatory and treating women as sex objects. Doug Ellin, the creator of the original HBO program and writer/director behind its film continuation, has taken notice, and during promotions said choice words to those who don't praise his work.

Talking to LA Times, he lets people know upfront how wrong he thinks they are in not liking his movie.

"If you talk to real people instead of little, bitter guys sitting on their Twitter accounts — real guys who have friends go, 'This is my friends. This is how I grew up,' " Ellin said. "LeBron James? I go out to dinner with him, and he goes, 'This is my E. This is my Drama. This is my Turtle.'"

That said, the filmmaker is nervous for his movie, as it doesn't play much in reruns on HBO and also is up against fellow R-rated comedy and new release Spy, as well as the newly released Insidious: Chapter 3 and other previously released big summer releases. Yet the movie apparently tested well, earning a 96% in test screenings, and feels confident in what he made despite poor reviews.

Ellin also doesn't believe this original show should be belittled either, reminding people how Entourage once garnered nominations by the Emmys and Golden Globes, was praised by critics in 2004 and, according to him, earned higher ratings than Girls does on the station now.

"(F)or some reason, somewhere along the line, this hate started propagating that actually it wasn't good," Ellin said. ""It's really silly and really stupid. I will never understand it. The truth is, I'll stand up in front of anybody and say this is a smart show that really shows this town how it is."

While the depiction of women in Entourage are not in his favor, supporting him in the article was actress Emmanuelle Chriqui, who plays E's pregnant on-and-off girlfriend Sloan. While she agrees it doesn't make her gender "look super great," she believes it's an accurate representation of women in Hollywood.

"Let's be real: That's what our … town is made of, and it shocks me all the time," she said. "Those little hanger-on-ers, those little bikini-clad, perfect bodies that show up and flirt with the 50-year-old that they think is gonna make them a star? There's so many of those it's disturbing. I see it way too often, and it shocks me all the time. And the thing is, Doug isn't afraid to show it."

Also voicing his support is fellow actor Kevin Connolly, who plays E in both the show and movie.

"Just because they're guys that are out on the hunt to meet up with chicks and have a good time doesn't make them such terrible guys," Connolly said.

Ellin also took this moment to compare the feature he made to fellow HBO-turned-movies Sex and the City, and also brought up again the currently-running HBO series Girls. She doesn't think four guys in a car who say they would like to have sex that night "are treating women poorly," before comparing his lead character to Lena Dunham's in her own show, noting she "has had more sex than Vince and has been naked more than Vince, for sure."

Whether or not Ellin gets people to agree with what he thinks of his own projects, Entourage comes to theaters starting today.

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