The debate was more of a mutual consensus that Patrick Swayze as dangerous wild-child criminal Bodhi will always top tiny little Tom Cruise, regardless of how many planes he flies or how much Kenny Loggins is on the soundtrack.
THEN yesterday at work I was talking to (boring to death - no wonder she wants to leave) my colleague and fellow new starter about how I never "got" Ryan Gosling until I saw Drive....
"Oh he's a really dark, violent character, but ..." *swoon*
...."which is weird because that's exactly how I was about Brad Pitt, I never "got" him til he played a sociopath in Fight Club! PHWOAR!"
"But it's OK because really the only actor I really really fancy is John Cusack. And he's a very sensible sort of person to fancy. Although I only really properly fancy him in Grosse Point Blank. Oh yeah, he's a hitman in that isn't he? But he's a hitman with really good taste in music."
This is all completely at odds with men I have dated, who have historically been ridiculously nice and non-dangerous. For crying out loud, my husband won't even get on a roller-coaster.
I don't have a point. And if you were thinking this post was just an excuse for me to post some pictures of some really, really attractive men you would be partly, if not entirely correct.
Vivez les bad boys!
I never got Gosling until Drive either.... FIT
ReplyDeleteOh and Christian Slater in Heathers.... Very attractive psychopath ;-)
ReplyDeleteYes!! Love that film.
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Ed Norton - there's just something about that scrawny wee body that I can't resist!
ReplyDeleteKenny Loggins is actually the only thing missing from Point Break!
ReplyDeleteThey could totally have had Playing with The Boys on the beach football scene.
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Can I add a really embarrassing one?
ReplyDeleteHugh Grant as Daniel Cleaver in Bridget Jones. I'd never found him attractive until he was basically being a shit but when those lift doors opened I was all PHWOAR.
I never got John Cusack til Grosse Point Blank either! And a big YES to Christian Slater in Heathers. Although I've loved him since Robin Hood Prince of Thieves - everyone in my class was dribbling over a middle-aged Robin and I was like "Hello, look at Will Scarlett - he's young and sexy and he's so ANGRY. Phwoar"!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I know he's not usually on lists of heartthrobs, but I have a thing for John Malkovich in Dangerous Liaisons. Pure evil. Bring it on! ;)
Yes to will scarlet! Never got the Costner thing. And I haven't seen Dangerous Liaisons and I NEED to now...
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I love Point Break, and I don't get Gosling and I've not seen Drive - but I love Crazy Stupid Love and that makes me kind of get the Gosling without getting the Gosling.
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