movie star "hunk" -- baffled

[ny biker]

I just need to get this off my chest.

Why is that Twilight dude Robert Pattinson the latest teen heartthrob? I just don't see it. I don't think he's the least bit attractive.

Am I alone here?

[Catrin]

I just need to get this off my chest.

Why is that Twilight dude Robert Pattinson the latest teen heartthrob? I just don't see it. I don't think he's the least bit attractive.

Am I alone here?

Nope, you are not alone. Then again, perhaps when we were teens our elders couldn't figure out the attraction to our heartthrobs either

[ny biker]

Yeah, but I can usually see the attraction in guys when they are generally considered hot, even if I personally don't swoon for them.

But this Pattinson guy has me stumped.

I grant that he has nice thick hair, but he needs to style it better. He's trying to rock the bedhead look but he goes too far with it.

[lph]

I don't think he's the least bit attractive.

Oh yes he is

But then I go for the skinny pale quiet ones. What I don't get is why the girls are all fawning over that lumpy tanned one with the babyface...

[Zen]

He's kind of got the James Dean-Luke Perry thing going on.
I would.

[zoom-zoom]

Meh...if I were 20 years younger I'd have a crush on Shia LaBeouf. I like the ADHD nerdiness.

[MommyBird]

The Twilight guy gives me the creeps.
I think Shia is quite attractive. My eldest son does not look like him but has the same type of look.

[XMcShiftersonX]

I agree! That guy is butt ugly, and I'm 25!!! So, technically I'm in the general age group that is supposed to find him attractive I guess! I think he needs to take a shower and some vitamins!

[sarahspins]

Meh...if I were 20 years younger I'd have a crush on Shia LaBeouf. I like the ADHD nerdiness.

He reminds me a bit of my husband, and I don't even know why

But yeah, I don't get the twilight guy either.. my husband even makes fun of him - says he has a huge head compared to the rest of him.

[Selkie]

I've never heard of either of those boys and to be honest, I probably wouldn't look twice at them (too young). Andy Garcia and Antonio Bandares are more my style. ;-)

I could never understand the big hoo-haw about that Matthew McWhatshisname. He just looks dirty or something---in a male-****, been with too many women, way.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Never been attracted to 'prep-school boy model' types.
I like grown men who have some character in their faces...and in their minds.

[bmccasland]

just showing your age dearie.

The movie wasn't made for most of our age groups....

[Catrin]

just showing your age dearie.

The movie wasn't made for most of our age groups....

True, this movie was made for a much younger audience. I think someone mentioned Antonio Banderas? Now THAT I get

[ny biker]

No, I don't think you have to be in the same age group as someone to see that they're good looking. I'm not talking about wanting to jump him, just looking and understanding why girls swoon for him. And I'm not talking about being interested in the movie, I'm baffled by the hysteria surrounding the guy who's in it.

I don't think Shia Lebeouf is stunning but he's handsome in a clean-cut way. I just think this Pattinson dude is the opposite of attractive. Aside from the hair I don't even think he's a James Dean type.

As for the werewolve dude, I wouldn't recognize him if he knocked on my door 5 minutes from now.

Obviously I don't expect my tastes to be shared by everyone (or even a majority). Really I think it's all kind of interesting, like an anthropological study.

I also wonder how much the whole Twilight fantasy plays into his teen idolness, and if he would be anywhere near as popular if his first big movie was something other.

[Catrin]

.....And I'm not talking about being interested in the movie, I'm baffled by the hysteria surrounding the guy who's in it.

I don't think Shia Lebeouf is stunning but he's handsome in a clean-cut way. I just think this Pattinson dude is the opposite of attractive. Aside from the hair I don't even think he's a James Dean type.

As for the werewolve dude, I wouldn't recognize him if he knocked on my door 5 minutes from now.

Obviously I don't expect my tastes to be shared by everyone (or even a majority). Really I think it's all kind of interesting, like an anthropological study.

I also wonder how much the whole Twilight fantasy plays into his teen idolness, and if he would be anywhere near as popular if his first big movie was something other.

All good questions - if the movie were a different genre would they be getting near the attention they are? The fantasy being more important than the actors in this case and would different actors receive the same attention? It is a very interesting question, especially given the "attraction" in recent years to vampire/werewolf fantasies.