Paul Bettany is, for me, cool, blonde intellectual Brit. Which is not usually my type, but.
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Amy - May 19, 2009 6:05:06 pm PDT #1579 of 30000
Because books.
SailAweigh - May 19, 2009 6:15:11 pm PDT #1580 of 30000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I never think Paul Bettany is the man for a role until I see him in one and then he just fits. He's a bit of a chameleon. I could see him as Watson, easily.
But, why do I have to wait until Christmas for Holmes?! Not fair. Want now!
Polter-Cow - May 19, 2009 6:19:58 pm PDT #1581 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The new Terminator movie blows shit up real good but is otherwise pretty much crap.
Aw, I though it blew shit up real good and was pretty good otherwise. I don't think it necessarily succeeded in being as deep as it wanted to be, but I thought it was effective tonally. It focused more on the characters and worldbuilding than plot, though.
Vonnie K - May 19, 2009 6:30:54 pm PDT #1582 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Paul Bettany is ADORABLE in Wimbledon. Effervescent and charming and pretty damn irresistible. Although, I'm with Jessica that he'll always be Stephen Maturin to me. God, I loved Master and Commander.
Frankenbuddha - May 19, 2009 6:32:34 pm PDT #1583 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I don't know why, exactly. Something about the severe lines of his face kind of give off a serial killer vibe to me. I buy him very easily as a villain, but have a harder time with him as a hero or romantic lead, which is horribly unfair, I know, but sometimes, being that distinctive looking can be a real detriment.
He was a frighteningly effective younger version of Malcolm McDowell in Gangster No. 1, so there is precedent for him to play scary violent. But the first thing I saw him in was Master and Commander, so I have a benevolent opinion of him generally.
What's truly horrifying is how much Anthony Michael Hall looks like older Malcolm McDowell - moresoe than younger Malcolm McDowell did because of the hair color. Malcolm went white almost overnight.
But shirtless boxing?
They had Sigmund Freud dueling via tennis in the Seven Percent Solution (not cannon, I know, but pretty loyal for a revisionist story), so I don't think boxing was that out of the question. If there are women spectators might be the more appropriate question.
SailAweigh - May 19, 2009 6:32:42 pm PDT #1584 of 30000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I never remember he's Maturin until someone tells me! He's so amazing in that role. I thought he made the movie.
Sean K - May 19, 2009 6:38:06 pm PDT #1585 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
The new Terminator movie blows shit up real good but is otherwise pretty much crap.
I've been excited for it, but I became concerned when I heard it got a PG13 rating.
P.M. Marc - May 19, 2009 7:28:21 pm PDT #1586 of 30000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Paul Bettany is Naked Chaucer to me. He is charming in that.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - May 19, 2009 10:41:01 pm PDT #1587 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
dcp, re "Diane Duane's Romulans (My Enemy, My Ally) and John M. Ford's Klingons (The Final Reflection) much better than anything in TNG and DS9 canon. Have you read them?" No. I read other Duane Trek books, but managed to miss that one. I'll go looking for them.
I've been excited for it, but I became concerned when I heard it got a PG13 rating.
Wasn't that the case for T2 as well? I seem to remember something about Edward Furlong being too young to go and see it. Although that might have been in the UK, where I think it might have had a 15 certificate.
Friends and I are having a Terminator movie night in preparation for the new release. We'll be watching Terminator and T2. Not sure about the third, as friend has objections to it. I can't remember it well enough to be sure why.
Juliebird - May 20, 2009 1:16:34 am PDT #1588 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
The new Terminator movie blows shit up real good but is otherwise pretty much crap.
Aw, I though it blew shit up real good and was pretty good otherwise. I don't think it necessarily succeeded in being as deep as it wanted to be, but I thought it was effective tonally. It focused more on the characters and worldbuilding than plot, though.
I just wanna drool over Sam Worthington.