tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post3073807677593672803..comments2023-10-22T05:12:28.626-07:00Comments on Apprentice Writer: NonBook Reviews: 'The Deal' & 'Couples Retreat'M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07498466631016466048noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-5571688644942783672010-09-19T17:17:41.936-07:002010-09-19T17:17:41.936-07:00Princess Bride! Gladiator! How I loved them! I'...Princess Bride! Gladiator! How I loved them! I'm going to assume you mean CliveOwen and Julianne Moore in terms of Children of Men, with which I agree but I am sorely tired of that woman dying in so many of her movies. And I was disappointed with the second half of The Proposal after really liking the first half, but yes, hotness parity achieved.<br /><br />I think of Gerard Butler sort of like Russell Crowe - it's not that they have looks, it's that they have such sheer force of personality.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07498466631016466048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-68912990270076439432010-09-18T23:28:27.327-07:002010-09-18T23:28:27.327-07:00re Hotness Parity... off the top of my head...
Pr...re Hotness Parity... off the top of my head...<br /><br />Princess Bride<br />Killers<br />Children of Men<br />The Ugly Truth (am including this as objective vote as am - apparently - the only heterosexual woman ON THE PLANET not attracted to Gerard Butler)<br />The Proposal<br />Bad Boys<br />Spiderman<br />Hitman<br />Far and Away<br />Pointbreak<br />Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon<br />Gladiator<br /><br /><br />So they do exist but they are such a minority (and barely in existence in straight up comedies) and often the good-looking woman is much less of a fully-realized character than the good-looking man. *sigh*Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12471937819219493034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-46301621873586969002010-09-17T15:37:36.271-07:002010-09-17T15:37:36.271-07:00Absolutely! I'm not sure when I'll get it...Absolutely! I'm not sure when I'll get it, but once I do, it'll be near the top of my to-be-read list.<br /><br />Am I the only book blogger who doesn't have Goodreads? It seems like I am.Lonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16248163148722597124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-4859642292625915132010-09-17T15:32:20.395-07:002010-09-17T15:32:20.395-07:00Loni - Hi! No worries about comment woes - so long...Loni - Hi! No worries about comment woes - so long as its not spam (I've been getting a lot in some Pacific Rim alphabet or other) I don't mind.<br /><br />If you end up reading SATBOTP, I'd love it if you told me what you think, here or at goodreads (Maya)M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07498466631016466048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-61793732953172729112010-09-17T12:21:59.727-07:002010-09-17T12:21:59.727-07:00PS: Sorry about the extra comments. My computer ...PS: Sorry about the extra comments. My computer was being weird and posted my comment 3 times. Alas, technology...Lonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16248163148722597124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-70675460551808731412010-09-17T12:19:18.796-07:002010-09-17T12:19:18.796-07:00I don't know if I'll ever see Couples Retr...I don't know if I'll ever see Couples Retreat. My interest went from a 2 to a 0.<br /><br />By the way, thanks for recommending The Sweetness At The Bottom Of The Pie for me. I'm excited to read it.Lonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16248163148722597124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-32441951010057351112010-09-17T12:18:43.521-07:002010-09-17T12:18:43.521-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16248163148722597124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-48361473935587044762010-09-17T12:18:07.422-07:002010-09-17T12:18:07.422-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16248163148722597124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-56353736536809485612010-09-16T17:43:19.669-07:002010-09-16T17:43:19.669-07:00'Hotness Parity' - ha!
I think I'm goi...'Hotness Parity' - ha!<br />I think I'm going to adopt that now as my new favorite phrase. <br />But where pray tell have you seen it? Maybe 'Troy'? 'Up in the Air'<br />? 'The Thomas Crown Affair'?M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07498466631016466048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-74735384315376286182010-09-16T14:51:00.817-07:002010-09-16T14:51:00.817-07:00"the ludicrous difference between the ultra f..."the ludicrous difference between the ultra fitness of all the women in the movie (MUCH displayed) contrasting with the average fitness cross-section of the men"<br /><br /><br />This rampant and (apparently) not-soon-to-be-rectified issue on screen has now become a deal-breaker for me. I'm so sick of this that I and my dollars now assiduously avoid anything without Hotness Parity. I've said it before and I'll say it again: if the women be hot let the men be hot, too!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12471937819219493034noreply@blogger.com