tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post8237743963321139684..comments2024-03-26T07:33:18.502-04:00Comments on WordWranglers: Where Have All The Heroes Gone?Margiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843006118151762550noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-89223838060144660412012-10-14T23:45:44.230-04:002012-10-14T23:45:44.230-04:00Joseph Gordon Leavitt is turning into the go-to gu...Joseph Gordon Leavitt is turning into the go-to guy for lots of movies. He was a skinny dweeb on Third Rock from the Sun, but now he's all growed up and looking good! In Loopers he even got the girl, although only briefly...and he stood up to Bruce Willis! Plus the last Batman movie had him set up as Robin...he might do well with that.<br />Jeremy Renner was in the latest Bourne movie, and since Matt Damon has never appealed to me, not only didn't I miss him, but once Jeremy shaved off that facial hair, I almost melted into my chair! True, he only gets 1 kiss at the end of the movie, but when have our fantasies ever stopped at the end of the movie? Sigh...Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-80836411135229118292012-10-13T14:14:13.306-04:002012-10-13T14:14:13.306-04:00So sad. I don't really watch TV. Ok, so I have...So sad. I don't really watch TV. Ok, so I haven't had it on in months, so I can't help you there. And I'm not much of a movie goer, but Michael Douglas in Romancing the Stone popped into my head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-44272732260731779542012-10-11T20:52:37.150-04:002012-10-11T20:52:37.150-04:00I haven't seen Twilight either, although my da...I haven't seen Twilight either, although my daughter owns it. I think Edward is too soulful--I need a man of action. LOL. Plus, I don't think Bix would watch it--which is why Indiana Jones or Aragon would work, he would've watched those.<br /><br />My dilemma just got me thinking about the lack of romantic heroes in today's cinema and made me a little sad.Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843006118151762550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-42416333287780113482012-10-11T20:23:32.526-04:002012-10-11T20:23:32.526-04:00Maybe Edward from Twighlight. Never saw past the f...Maybe Edward from Twighlight. Never saw past the first movie, but since teen girls are going batty over him, he might fit the bill. Other than that, you got me stumped.Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04264060298236728344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-32113291258124894282012-10-11T20:13:47.996-04:002012-10-11T20:13:47.996-04:00D--I agree--When Aragon pushes through the doors i...D--I agree--When Aragon pushes through the doors in the third movie--be still my heart. That's a hero. Yeah, Aragon might work as well. <br /><br />As for teen movies, they don't make them like they used to and a teenaged boy wouldn't watch one if they did. They watch superhero--Avengers, Iron Man, or raunchy comedies, The Hangover series. <br /><br />At the Willamette Writer's Conference, I sat in on a screenwriting class and Producer Luke Ryan said that movies are geared--for the most part--at 17-26 yo males, the mvp movie goer. Which explains why the heroes of yore have all but vanished.Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843006118151762550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-59943599019513550292012-10-11T11:08:09.534-04:002012-10-11T11:08:09.534-04:00Good post! Viggo Mortenson in Lord of the Rings tr...Good post! Viggo Mortenson in Lord of the Rings trio? *Sigh* Tatum Channing? I think that's his name? I think you're thinking your age group, and movies you relate to. I think you need to Google teen movies. Good luck!D'Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05333880627045486088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-64093565259274658532012-10-11T10:13:54.018-04:002012-10-11T10:13:54.018-04:00Gerard Butler never came to mind. But I think you ...Gerard Butler never came to mind. But I think you might be right. I'll have to do some Butler research ;)Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843006118151762550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-65132435663868502362012-10-11T10:07:46.395-04:002012-10-11T10:07:46.395-04:00I like the alpha-male when he's done well--lik...I like the alpha-male when he's done well--like Cary Grant or Richard Gere, the middle years ;) Although to be honest, I don't know that I could live with him for more than five minutes--unless he kept stalking across the room and melting me with his kiss, then I might last a few more minutes.<br /><br />And you're right, it's hard to top real-life heroes like our military or fireman, but that didn't help my cause when it came to Bix's dilemma. Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843006118151762550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-20089052673336475662012-10-11T10:05:47.011-04:002012-10-11T10:05:47.011-04:00Good topic, Margie! I have no idea...and now I'...Good topic, Margie! I have no idea...and now I'm drawing a blank, too. I'd say Gerard Butler, but he's not really an action-hero (unless you count the movie in which he killed everyone...but that was skeery, not heroic). However, he has that stare and by the time he kisses the heroine you really want him to. So I'm gonna stick with him...and wonder along with you when the next Indy will hit.<br /><br />PS: Liz, thanks for that link. HEROS!!!Kristina Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674920511835640874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-31540217866033464662012-10-11T10:00:11.430-04:002012-10-11T10:00:11.430-04:00I'm not that much on alpha heroes anyway, and ...I'm not that much on alpha heroes anyway, and I never even think that much about the kissing part, so I'm stumped... <br /><br />There was a news story this past week about Marines who carried a boy across the finish line in a triathalon because his prosthetic leg had broken. http://i.huffpost.com/gen/810675/thumbs/r-BEN-BALTZ-large570.jpg It's hard to look much further for heroes!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.com