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Post by gersarchitect on Nov 16, 2011 19:41:25 GMT -5
when i commented that i think People likes pretty, perhaps i should have said "prettyboy" looks instead. i wouldn't say that gerry falls into that category easily. which isn't a bad thing by any means. if kaiser over at celebitchy's right, gerry didn't make the issue at all. neither did some other men you would've thought would make their list. it seems like straight PR/publicity/popularity wrangling to me. weird. I know what you meant, BB. I guess I should have said that even in a "pretty boy" sense Gerry is prettier than some of the guys that have been previously named sexiest man (Nick Nolte for instance). I think Gerry is prettier than Reynolds too... I don't think Ryan is even a pretty boy, I think he's plain ugly...LOL I think when Gerry is clean shaven he is quite pretty... though of course he's better known as ruggedly handsome which is definitely a good thing (though I don't mind clean-shaven, pretty "Shattered" Gerry once in a while) So Gerry didn't make the issue at all... again... not fair!!! Seriously!!! I didn't expect him to win since he doesn't have a successful movie out but as many people had complained last year about him being left out I hoped they'd give him a quarter page or so. But People doesn't listen to people...sigh. Bradley Cooper is not a bad choice, could have been way worse like Henry Cavill as I was afraid of or one of the Twilight kids. At least BC is a man and he is sexy. Of course being in the huge hit movie "Hangover" franchise didn't hurt him either. Though I didn't really think of him as that much of an a-lister yet, but neither did I think that about Reynolds. Yes, Canadia has a point, dating J-Lo may have helped too... LOL. Yep, maybe Gerry should date her next fall, just for October/November I do think he would be attracted to her. In a very old interview he talks about wanting/trying to be in a movie with her. Hopefully with PTF and Mavericks being out just at the right time, Gerry will make the list next year... But to be honest, wouldn't bet on it...
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Post by mgn on Nov 16, 2011 20:30:18 GMT -5
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Post by Dianne on Nov 16, 2011 22:01:12 GMT -5
when i commented that i think People likes pretty, perhaps i should have said "prettyboy" looks instead. i wouldn't say that gerry falls into that category easily. which isn't a bad thing by any means. if kaiser over at celebitchy's right, gerry didn't make the issue at all. neither did some other men you would've thought would make their list. it seems like straight PR/publicity/popularity wrangling to me. weird. I agree, Gerry or his people pissed them off some how. He is rarely ever mentioned in that magazine. I heard it suggested that Gerry refuses to play the game in order to sell magazines... Like the fake romance with Jen....
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Post by gersarchitect on Nov 16, 2011 22:45:49 GMT -5
when i commented that i think People likes pretty, perhaps i should have said "prettyboy" looks instead. i wouldn't say that gerry falls into that category easily. which isn't a bad thing by any means. if kaiser over at celebitchy's right, gerry didn't make the issue at all. neither did some other men you would've thought would make their list. it seems like straight PR/publicity/popularity wrangling to me. weird. I agree, Gerry or his people pissed them off some how. He is rarely ever mentioned in that magazine. I heard it suggested that Gerry refuses to play the game in order to sell magazines... Like the fake romance with Jen.... I totally believe as well that it's something like that... politics... but it has been going on from before the Jen debacle.
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Post by canadia on Nov 17, 2011 9:22:23 GMT -5
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Post by bluebutterfly on Nov 17, 2011 11:35:57 GMT -5
yeah, i can't say i get the love for gosling either. bradley cooper wouldn't have struck me as being big enough, but he does get buzz, so i guess.
as for gerry acting with j-lo, i wouldn't want to see it. JA 2.0 and then some.
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Post by gersarchitect on Nov 17, 2011 12:14:08 GMT -5
I don't get the Gosling thing at all. I saw him in person when he and Clooney shot Ides of March here in Cincinnati. I never would have guessed he was a movie star, especially not next to gorgeous Clooney who looks great in person. I had no idea who Ryan was and thought he was kind of unattractive. He looks way better on screen than in person though.
I do think Bradley is sexy and they could have done much worse. Though no doubt Gerry is the sexiest man...
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Post by bonnieallmine on Nov 17, 2011 13:09:32 GMT -5
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Post by mymymy on Nov 17, 2011 14:07:31 GMT -5
I disagree about this Sexiest Man Alive. I would imagine it's not the greatest award if you are a serious actor. I don't really know how to explain it but he is so much more than this demeaning award. Just my opinion but I bet Gerry doesn't even care about this award. Also, do many non-Americans ever get this award?
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Post by canadia on Nov 17, 2011 15:42:08 GMT -5
Yes Hugh Jackman got it just a few years ago and Mel Gibson I think was the first? whether you consider him Australian or American though I don't know. Then Mel was still living primarily in Australia.. I can't remember them all now. I mean in the end no this is not something that is a big deal in the grand scheme of things - it is mostly fun but it does signify where you on in the ladder of success Hollywoodwise and to be named Sexiest Man Alive does give or used to give an indication as to where your career was and in that sense actors and their PR people care about this kind of thing. It means you are definitely A list, A list means you command higher salaries and you get offered the better roles. Gerard is considered A list by some who care about these things and not quite, on the cusp by others. However apparently People getting a lot of flack on their choice and this article mentions Gerard Fans React To Bradley Cooper Being Named 'Sexiest Man Alive' www.starpulse.com/news/Jackie_Morrison/2011/11/17/bradley_cooper_is_peoples_sexiest_man_"Fans are having interesting reactions to People Magazine's selection of Bradley Cooper as Sexiest Man Alive. Some good and some confused. I'm hearing talk of a facebook group requesting a recall of the winner. Some actors have having their fans go into overdrive posting on the internet how People got it wrong. Here are some possible candidates should People do a California recall on Bradley Cooper: Michael Fassbender: Cooper is cute but Fassbender is like Adonis! Ironically, they got the wrong Cooper. Fassbender is Cooper in German. Maybe its a mix up? Gerard Butler: This is Scotland's gift to Hollywood after Sir Sean Connery semi-retired. Imagine Gerard in a kilt. He would still be the most manly man in the room.Tom Hardy: Did People see Warrior? Hardy's physique was soaked in testosterone. Not even Hugh Jackman's Wolverine was that ripped and masculine. Look at Hardy's lips. Who wouldn't want to kiss them? Jon Hamm: Mad Men's Draper is debonair and cool. His smoky brown eyes and mischievous smile heats up a room on a cold Chicago night without any need to touch the thermostat. Alex O'Laughlin: Hawaii 5-0 is eye candy just with him. Those puppy dog eyes, sexy tattoos, washboard abs, and his athletic frame makes him the sexiest cop on TV. I like Bradley Cooper. He is All-American fine and speaks French. His acting is great but c'mon People have you not heard of Shame? Or did Fassbender's GQ honor make you change your mind over the "Cooper" boys at the last minute? Here's why my recall vote is being cast for Michael Fassbender: Who do you think should have been named sexiest man alive? Give us your thoughts in the comment box below. www.starpulse.com/news/Jackie_Morrison/2011/11/17/bradley_cooper_is_peoples_sexiest_man_A video report as well
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Post by canadia on Nov 17, 2011 17:28:59 GMT -5
Another funny criticism of People's choice and it actually articulates some of the reasons I am confounded "Cooper uses a version of smarm. Smart isn't sexy. In the last year Gosling has been sexy in four different movies -- "Blue Valentine," "Crazy, Sexy, Love.," "Drive," and "The Ides of March" -- and has been so in four different ways. Cooper hasn't been sexy at all. So People's endorsement of him over Gosling or, say, Idris Elba (the magazine includes them among the sexier options) is a kind of a blow to sexiness. Cooper and Reynolds suggest what People might really is "hot." There's also this: Why does the Sexiest Man Alive cover always fail to make the men look sexy? They always look like puppies. Is that what we want? This one, of Cooper, is particularly distressing. It's fair to see it and wonder why he's dressed like Justin Bieber. " www.boston.com/ae/movies/blog/2011/11/bradley_cooper.htmlIdris Elba indeed and the covers used to be sexy but Depp's cover was awful and he can be a good looking man when he isn't doing the vagabond thing. I do feel a bit bad for Brad Cooper because this can't be good for his ego
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Post by gersarchitect on Nov 17, 2011 17:41:45 GMT -5
Urg, the beginning of that article made me not read any further. They may not care for Brad but they HATE Gerry.
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Post by canadia on Nov 17, 2011 17:46:20 GMT -5
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Post by canadia on Nov 17, 2011 18:15:43 GMT -5
Hmmm not sure I like the sound of this Talking about this magazine issue and sections of it "One proclaims that 'Funny is the new Sexy' and another praises heartthrobs who lost their looks (or way) to get them back again, including Jude Law, 38 , Gerard Butler, 42 , and Colin Farrell, 35." Hmmmm Love this photo though, oldie but goodie "Two for the price of one: Gerard Butler and Hugh Jackman are also recognised" www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2062350/Bradley-Cooper-named-Peoples-Sexiest-Man-Alive-2011.html?ito=feeds-newsxmlI'd not have been able to breath at that function......LOL. Gerry looked extra smoking hot that night. Those jeans.
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Post by plaguewind on Nov 17, 2011 18:31:54 GMT -5
He didn't lose his looks! He gets sexier all the time. Ah well, to each their own.
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