movie star "hunk" -- baffled

[Skierchickie]

Twilight dude creeps me out.

I don't think it's age-related. As a kid I didn't like Donnie Osmond, Hutch (really like Starsky, though!), liked the other Hardy Boy (liked Parker Stevenson - creeped out by Shawn Cassidy). All in all, always went for the one who wasn't the widely-acclaimed heart-throb. Oh - and didn't like Leonardo Dicaprio in Titanic, either. He's moderately okay now that he's an adult.

Young Brad Pitt (Legends of the Fall-era) - ooooohhhhh!

[zoom-zoom]

Young Brad Pitt (Legends of the Fall-era) - ooooohhhhh!

I love Brad Pitt when he plays unhinged loonies, like in 12 Monkeys and Inglourious Bastereds.

I do think the roles have a lot to do with how attractive these actors appear to us. Nathan Fillion is no supermodel, but I LOVE every stinkin' character this guy has played. This makes a reasonably attractive guy smokin' hot in my eyes.

I haven't seen any of the Twilight movies or read the books, so I don't see the appeal of Robert Pattinson. Perhaps I would if I saw the movies, but I have yet to see a vampire movie that I liked (I'm all about the zombies, baby! ), so I haven't bothered.

[Crankin]

I've never heard of either of these people. I am not a movie goer and I barely can sit still for the 2 Netflix movies a month we get. I haven't been interested in movie people or musicians since I was in high school. When I taught aerobics, I had my music tapes made for me and if someone asked me who the artist was, I was in big trouble. I never know who sings what. As far as vampire genres go, I don't get it, either. I dislike fantasy books, too.
I've always liked short, dark men, a la Dustin Hoffman. I had a picture of him hanging over my bed when I was 13 or 14 and The Graduate came out. Both my DH and my first love look eerily like him...
I don't mind the skinny type. My oldest son fits that mold. Sort of alternative looking, although he is quite strong now from riding. My other son has a more "all American" look (weirdly, he is the one that looks like me) and it's funny how each of them attracted different types of people, both friends and romantically.

[XMcShiftersonX]

My biggest movie crush is Patrick Wilson. Watch Little Children and then tell me you don't love him (I also don't get the whole vampire/werewolf fascination, I prefer to stick to my own species haha...)

[lph]

I think it's true that attraction is related to the roles they play. I would never have seen the Twilight movies for myself, they are horribly overwrought and cliched (I still cannot believe that marriage line they pulled in movie 2 ) but my 12-yr.old son had read the books and loved them and really wanted to see the movies. So I figured I like fantasy books, I love Neil Gaiman, I can sit through these, and tried to get into the appropriate mind set to enjoy them. And in that setting, sure, I found the whole desperate brooding emo role attractive. Reminded me a bit of whassisname in The English Patient, I swooned massively over him

I just found out that Pattinson played Cedric in the one Harry Potter film, and I didn't notice him at all in that role (bright and perfect, preppy, cleancut hero).

[Zen]

I like Dwight from The Office.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

just showing your age dearie.
The movie wasn't made for most of our age groups....

I wasn't attracted to his type of looks when I was a teenager, and don't find them attractive now either. ("dearie?") He's too male-model-prepschoolboy-pale-privileged-pouty looking for me. Looks like he just fell out of an Abercromby & Fitch ad. LOL

When i was in my teens and early twenties I liked guys with more ruggedly appealing looks with 'interesting' or offbeat character. Guys who didn't have an expression on their face that seemed to say "oooh I'm so gorgeous I can't stand it!"
I was the one who didn't swoon over the David cassidys, Davey jones', Paul McCartneys, Donovans, Ken Berrys, Brian Joneses, or Scott Baios. Instead, I liked the Ringos, Mickey Dolenzes, Frank Zappas, Fonzes, Eddie Haskells, Larry Storches, and Mick Jaggers. LOL!

And I don't watch tv so I have little knowledge about the roles people play on tv. I see this guy's photo online splashed around the news on my way surfing by and I see headlines about how 'hot' he is and think "um, ok, sure...whatever floats yer boat"

[GLC1968]

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.

This. He's portraying EDWARD...the ultimate in vampire fantasy for these young girls. I think that's the huge draw. As long as he looks like his descriptions in the books - he's in.

He also played Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter when he was younger (and cuter, if you ask me), but didn't get anywhere near the exposure.



Admittedly, I had to look up the other guy...didn't recognize his name though I do recognize his face. He's totally not my type, and even less so when I was a young-un and prefered the beefy-er types.

[redrhodie]

I was the one who didn't swoon over the David cassidys, Davey jones', Paul McCartneys, Donovans, Ken Berrys, Brian Joneses, or Scott Baios. Instead, I liked the Ringos, Mickey Dolenzes, Frank Zappas, Fonzes, Eddie Haskells, Larry Storches, and Mick Jaggers. LOL!

Uh, oh...I like all your likes....and your dislikes, too. (and Donnie Darko). Guess I'm not too picky.

ETA: My favorite Beatle George.

[Possegal]

The only way I like him, is when Jimmy Fallon is imitating him.

[lo123]

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?

I thoroughly enjoyed the books. <Insert ashamed face here>

BUT, the Edward in my mind is SO much better looking.

For reference, I'm in my late 20s, so I don't consider myself too terribly far detached from the generation of Twilight lovers.

[crazycanuck]

*oh my*...a young mick jagger, roger daltry, cliff richard...*oooooo*

The new kiddies on the block just don't do it for me

[Bike Chick]

Oh are we showing our age??? There's something about finding a young man attractive who is the same age as my son or younger that creeps me out. Just doesn't do it for me. I want to cook him dinner and bake him a pie instead

Always been a Sam Elliott girl myself.....rugged good looks and a sexy voice that makes your knees weak and your clothes fall off your body

[ny biker]

Oh are we showing our age??? There's something about finding a young man attractive who is the same age as my son or younger that creeps me out. Just doesn't do it for me. I want to cook him dinner and bake him a pie instead

Always been a Sam Elliott girl myself.....rugged good looks and a sexy voice that makes your knees weak and your clothes fall off your body

Well, I don't have any sons.

And as I said, I think you can note if someone is attractive or not without being attracted to them. It's just understanding why others are attracted to them. Just like I can note if a woman is drop-dead gorgeous even though I'm not a lesbian or heterosexual male.

[GLC1968]

And as I said, I think you can note if someone is attractive or not without being attracted to them. It's just understanding why others are attracted to them. Just like I can note if a woman is drop-dead gorgeous even though I'm not a lesbian or heterosexual male.

I totally agree. It's not necessarily about feeling an attraction - it's about recognizing attractiveness. For example, I think my younger brother is a really good looking guy. Am I attracted to him? Hell no! But I can still recognize that he is, in fact, attractive.

That said, I do think taste still plays a role.