I don’t like Tom Cruise. I find him and Brad Pitt and Leonardo to be “pretty” and “archetypical” which in my book means “boring in the sack”. Russell Crowe does nothing for me, especially since I’ve never seen him in a movie where he wasn’t playing the life and death out of his character via whispering. Christ almighty, he treated Mystery, Alaska like it was Citizen Kane.
Note to Russell Crowe: EASE UP
I prefer men who are slightly quirky, slightly evil and look like they could throw me around a little bit, perhaps yank my hair in the heat of passion.
I have a strange and embarrassing attraction to both Arnold Schwarzenegger AND…yes…yes, the ever erascible Jean Claude Van Damme.
Gary Sinise is very very very very hot…but pretty short. The ideal man for me is one that no one knows, the lead singer of Rammstein, Till Lindemann. I’m drooling right now just thinking about him. lord deliver me a green eyed German. guh.
You should be! I love him. I mean I haven’t really seen any of his movies and I don’t obssess over the guy, but he is sexy. I thought he looked great in Magnolia. Alrightin the Magonlia commercials. (Didn’t even know it was him actually, until later on.) But come on…sure, I’m not into those “all purpose” hunks; i like to be attracted to original guys- but still, I must admit he’s nice.
My GF saw Crowe in Virtuosity and didn’t think much of him. She watched him again in The Quick and the Dead and again, nothing special.
Then she saw him in LA Confidential and all of a sudden he was the tastiest piece of man meat currently walking around.
Maybe his talent and the presence he had on screen has something to do with it.
Now it’s my turn to rant about women I’m supposed to find attractive. Julia Roberts - does nothing for me. Her mouth frightens me. Every time she smiles I expect her mouth just to completely encircle her head.
Darryl Hannah - remember her? She was famous for a while. Good God was she horrible.
Kim Bassinger - ok, she’s alright to look at, but nothing special.
My current big star crushes: Nicole Kidman - wasted on that Cruise troll if you ask me.
Charlize Theron - had the hots for her since I saw Three Days in the Valley. Even suffered through the remake of Mighty Joe Young. If that’s not true love, I don’t know what is.
Jodie Foster - I know what some of you may be thinking, but I don’t care! Ever since I saw her in Silence of the Lambs I’ve had a crush on her, much to the bewilderment of some of my GFs over the years.
I know it may seem shallow of me, but I think Keanu Reeves and Brendan Frasier are hot shit. Sure, they are both dumber than a box of rocks, but I wouldn’t be with them for their brains
On that note, I think I’m going to watch the Matrix again. (pant pant)
My distaste for Tom Cruise doesn’t rise to the level of repulsion. More like boredom.
Aidan Quinn, on the other hand… This was one of my major problems with Legends of the Fall – why the hell would any woman who had Aidan Quinn even turn her head to look at Brad Pitt? Inconceivable.
Which brings me to Mandy Patinkin, whom I would also do in a New York minute.
And Jeremy Northam. Oh, Nicholas Cage, too. And Dennis Quaid, circa The Big Easy. Let’s see, who else? Oh yeah – ever since he took his shirt off a couple episodes ago, I’m having a serious lech for the guy who plays Lou, the ex-fiance, on That’s Life. I don’t know his name is, but he can join my queue anytime.
Finally, my hall-of-fame, all-time most gorgeous guy ever vote goes to: Paul Newman, circa The Long, Hot Summer. Paul Newman in his 30s was, and I believe I’ve mentioned this before, the pinnacle of male evolution.
I used to hate Tom Cruise when I was younger. Then I saw “A Few Good Men” and thought, “Not bad.” Then I saw “Interview with a Vampire” and thought, “Actually, he can be pretty good looking sometimes.” Then I saw “Mission:Impossible” and I developed a crush. Go figure.
Brad Pitt: Sometimes he’s hot, sometimes he’s icky. There is no middle ground for me.
Harrison Ford: Yes, he’s older than my dad. I don’t are. Mmm.
Russell Crowe: I really don’t get this. Honestly. What’s so great about him?
Eric Stoltz: Oh, could a guy be any cuter?
Aidan Quinn: sigh…
Leo Dicaprio: Ick! Gross! What is he, like 12?
Dean Cain: With glasses on (like Clark Kent), he’s gorgeous! Without, he’s okay.
Kevin Costner: I am just totally repulsed by him. I see no redeeming qualities at all.
Mel Gibson: He’s just so dreamy…
Okay, enough comments on the ones already named. My favorite actor is Sean Astin (the guy who played “Rudy”). I also happen to find him totally irresistable. Also, Bruce Willis, but only when he’s not wearing fake hair. Well, except in the “Fifth Element.” I liked that. And Harry Connick Jr. He’s gorgeous enough, but when he sings, I melt. Oh, and Matthew Broderick. I’ve always thought he was such a cutie-pie! Oh, and you know that guy Chris Klein? He was in “Election” and “American Pie.” Oh, he’s just so…mmmmmmmmmmmm.
Sorry for getting so carried away. This is a subject I feel strongly about
Tom Cruise circa Top Gun, Days of Thunder, etc. – yummy, yummy.
Tom Cruise lately – not my cup o’ tea. He’s looking a little sickly to me. Others who don’t do it for me: Brad Pitt, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Steven Segall.
Currently on the “to do” list: Russell Crowe (my god, Gladiator gave me the kind of gut physical reaction I haven’t had to movie stars since I was 16). John Cusack – in a hot second. Kevin Bacon – in less than a hot second. And Brendan Fraser – I’m not looking for a conversation
Y’know who really doesn’t light my fire? Amanda Peet (sp?). Everyone touted her as “the next Julia Roberts” or something, but Holy Hell, she just looks… off-kilter.
Try this… get a picture of her, and cover up everything except the eyes… ::shudder::
And here I thought I was the only woman on the planet besides my mother who was repulsed by Brad Pitt. We are not alone! Yay! I can’t explain it…I look at him, and my first reaction is, “Ick.”
Mel Gibson though…melts
Tom Cruise is okay. He doesn’t do much for me.
Leonardo DiCaprio – I’m not twelve anymore, okay? And I think he’s prettier than I am. That is just not right.
Harrison Ford…ooh, NICE. And back about 1980, even NICER. I don’t usually like guys that are that much older than me, but…mmm.
Keanu Reeves is WAY cute, but he can’t act. Funny thing is, I don’t care.
I feel so vindicated that I am not alone in my distaste. I also am glad this thread didn’t turn in to “Celebrity bashing, the victimless crime”, hee hee.
I now feel compelled to list some actors who are so good I try to see everything, no matter how bad the movie is, simply because they are in it…
Gene Hackman
John Lithgow
Angelina Jolie
Anthony Hopkins
Now the ones I watch just because I have this odd little crush
Rick Moranis
Christian Slater
Jon Cryer
Brendon Fraiser
Harrison Ford
Sean Connery(he fits more in this list cause of some of the sh*t he’s done!)
Jamie Lee Curtis
Sigourney Weaver
and yes, I’ll admit it damnit…Nicole Kidman!
I know there are others on both my lists but those are the toppers…
Thanks for making a newbie feel welcome all