I have to vote for Paris hilton. She has a plain rather disproportioned face, the body of a starving 13 year old boy and absolutly no personality. If she weren’t filthy rich no one would look twice at her at a club. She is the reason guys need wingmen. She is not even the hottest Hilton sister.
Wolverine is about 5’2" ish, so they shot carefully to make Jackman look that short.
Ah, thanks! They did a really good job.
I think she looks more like some kind of preying mantis, but that’s just me.
Nah. Didn’t even know she was on it. I like to watch that show after its done, on DVD.
I have my own theory as to how Orlando Bloom became known as a major hottie.
I didn’t see the first Lord of the Rings movie until it had been out on DVD for quite a while. I hadn’t read the book either (I know, I know), but knew enough to know that the character of Legolas is more a supporting role than a leading man. Since Legolas was Orlando Bloom’s breakthrough role, the one that took him from unknown to major teen heartthrob, I assumed the character must have been expanded for the movie. Surely Bloom didn’t become a household name for playing a small role!
When I finally watched the movie I was rather surprised to see that the part of Legolas really *was *fairly small. He didn’t have many lines at all. But considering that the character didn’t really say or do that much, Bloom got an awful lot of closeups. I decided this was what really made him a star: anyone who saw LOTR was seeing Bloom’s face again and again and again. It was almost like the audience was being conditioned to respond positively to his face.
It started to seem ridiculous after a while. Something would happen, and there would be a closeup of Legolas reacting. Someone would say something, and there would be a closeup of Legolas listening. He wouldn’t even SAY anything, you’d just get a shot of his face and then the movie would continue on with whatever was happening. I couldn’t decide if this was meant as fanservice for women in the audience (“Hey ladies, in case you forgot, we have a rather handsome young man in the cast! Here’s a closeup of his face!”) or if maybe Jackson himself had a crush on Bloom. I started to imagine all his closeups being decorated like prints from one of those digital photo booths, with glittering pink hearts, roses, and maybe “TOTAL BABE!” written above his head.
When discussing the movie later with a friend who had read the books, she said that she didn’t think that all of Legolas’s useful skills carried over well into film. “He has really good hearing, but how do you show that in a movie?” Suddenly I understood! “Oh, THAT’S why he was always being shown listening to things! It’s because he has such good hearing!” So I now believe that Jackson had a legitimate story-related reason for including so many closeups of Bloom reacting to things, but I think the effect for many audience members was not so much “Ah, that character has excellent hearing!” but “Who was that guy who kept getting closeups? Is he famous? He was pretty cute…”
Are you sure you wouldn’t be fantasizing about Victoria Tennant?
Oh my gosh, I thought I was the only one who thought so! I can’t pinpoint why, but he does look smelly.
I didn’t say I was fantasizing about her, only that she’s cute.
I don’t know who Victoria Tennant is.
That’s what I think about one of the Olsen twins, Mary-Kate, I think. Is she the twin with the drug/anorexia issues? Granted, the effects of that are awful, but she ALWAYS looks like she’s been locked in the bathroom crying for a week. Change your eye makup, hon.
As for someone generally thought of as “hot” - Tobey Macguire. Sorry, I haven’t liked 13 year olds since I was 13 years old.
Jennifer Aniston, Paris Hilton, and Rachel Ray. I especially don’t get the appeal of Rachel Ray.
I must be strange too, for I am in agreement with your sister. Patrick Stewart and his shapely bald head brings the Rowr! (Your sister loves Alan Rickman too, I bet) 
Some of the women mentioned (Sharon Stone, Pamela Anderson, Cameron Diaz) were imho actually quite pretty when they were younger.
I think the Hollywood pressure machine, which refuses to let a woman age naturally, is the main cause of their current lack luster looks. Sure, they aren’t slightly overweight and ‘soft’ like an average 30-40 American woman, but this leaves them hard and plastic looking.
Though I’m in total agreement about Julia Roberts. I never saw the appeal even when she was younger…
Speaking of, and risking heresy, I can’t see the red-headed chippy from Mythbusters as slightly better than average. Cute, but the fawning praise is beyond me.
Kari Byron. I agree.
She was looking fine on Olbermann the other day. She was wearing a jacket, thankfully. The tattoos took her from an 8 to a 6. And subtracted 30 points from her IQ.
Oh, that’s easy. It’s all about the smile-- She has the second-best smile of any female celebrity (right behind Jewel Staite).
And with Kari, it’s not just the fact that she’s physically hot (she is), but also the fact that she’s a total nerd. Obviously, some folks aren’t as attracted to nerdy girls, in which case I can fully understand a difference of reaction to her.
I always thought Rachel Ray was really sexy.
Just saw Duplicity. An OK film, but I was always distracted by the fact that Julia Roberts’ lips look like earthworms.
I watched Desperate Housewives for the 1st time in years last night & she does look quite plain now. She was gorgeous on the first series.
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Pam Anderson was absolutly beautiful when she first hit. But she is over 40, had a lot of road miles and too much surgery. Try and find some early pictures of her.
I can remember seeing some pictures of her before she hit the big time & yes, she was very pretty. But from Home Improvement on, I have never seen the appeal.
& other that Lisa Kudrow & Courtenay Cox, I have never thought the cast of Friends were particulary attractive (although Jennifer Anniston has a great figure) Funny & entertaining, yes. Sexy no.
My mind says the smell is patchouli. And that he probably isn’t wearing shoes.