National Treasure

[muck_a_luck]

Haven't finished it yet by any means, but gonna join the hordes in endorsing this movie.

Small Boy is mesmerized. He just stood in the middle of the living room for 20 minutes sucking his finger between the gap in his teeth, totally vibrating with 7-year-old adrenaline during the scene where the two teams are both trying to steal the Declaration, and the ensuing car chase.

And andien, you are SO MEAN to our Beanie! He's a middle-aged man in his prime, thank you very much, and I will hear no more comments about what you said before which I even refuse to *repeat* in this journal! Ageist!!!

OK. All psyched up on adrenaline and off to the office!

Later, taters!

Comments

[andien.livejournal.com]

the bit where he looks rough and jowly you mean - well he does!

No he doesn't!

[muck-a-luck.livejournal.com]

You are so mean! He does not look jowly!!!!! Though he does look rough. I noticed in the pictures of him at events during the time he was filming this that he just looked completely whacked. Like he was never sleeping. It really shows. When did dork_elf start writing Veiling? Eh. Too late for her to have cursed him...

Re: No he doesn't!

[andien.livejournal.com]

He does and honest to god - he is only what 3 years older than me, and if I had wrinkles that bad I'd be gutted. He needs to stop smoking now!

And

[andien.livejournal.com]

it's not as if I'm victimising Bean, I'm brutally truthful (ie Mean) to everyone! Common complaint about me being "jesus, you're blunt!"

Re: And

[muck-a-luck.livejournal.com]

If you go around saying things like that to people to their faces, I'm surprised people don't just tell you to fuck off! :p

And you're the tactful one in the family, right? I thought it was your husband that people describe as "direct."

Re: And

[andien.livejournal.com]

No one has ever told me to fuck off actually, but then I'm harsher on me than on anyone else so it evens out.

Husband is even harsher, he has been known to say to women " you really shouldn't wear those trousers they make your arse look massive" but no one tells him to fuck off either they just giggle and blush.

Re: And

[muck-a-luck.livejournal.com]

OK, now here's an interesting question. Sorta. Kinda.

He would never, in 5 milion years, get away with that with anyone I know. Anyone so addressed, would cut him cold in a heartbeat, most likely with a comment about his ass. Or possibly something even less tactful. And the comment would haunt him for weeks. And any of her friends who knew him would probably join in.

There would be no giggling and blushing.

So, is it the women I know? Or the culture I'm in? Or something else? Quite frankly, I can't imagine you giggling and blushing...

Re: And

[andien.livejournal.com]

You don't have sarcasm, dry wit, irony call it what you will as the lingua franca in the way we do..

Americans are without exception "nice"
An American saying "oh gosh I just love it" is the direct equivalent of an English person going "er, it's OK I suppose."

Insults are part of the lexicon and the oil that makes allows people to rub along, I would think nothing of saying to one of my male colleagues - "God you look rough this morning!" always presupposing that they do, and would expect no less back.

Re: And

[muck-a-luck.livejournal.com]

We're not getting into this loop again! Though I realize I started it!

Of course we do insults! And of course, insult exchange! Some days that's all that makes work interesting!

But that's just what it sounded like you were saying didn't happen with your husband. You said "giggle and blush!" You did!!!

[wyldestarr.livejournal.com]

Hey now, to be fair, Sean was not at his *most* gorgeous in every second in this movie (though godsssssssssssss...the snowbunny pics drop me easy and he drops me anyway...eeee...and the leather jacket! The blue suit did seem a bit off to me though.). This was because they knew he would outshine Nic Cage, which he did with so much ease at the premiere it was sad. GODS, he looked edible at the premiere. *twitch* I luvs the Bean...even on his not-so great days he's still SUF in spades, darlin. ;) Nice to see he's real to boot.

And it's a fun fluffy movie with Beanie Goodness and HE DOESN'T DIE (only gets handcuffed...mmmm). Can't beat that!

To be fair

[muck-a-luck.livejournal.com]

OMG! Leather jacket! Yes! And no. Nobody should wear that color blue over their whole body. A nice shirt. Possibly a (ahem) tie. But not the whole suit.

Yay! He didn't die! And I am totally blaming you for the fact that I found that arrest scene sexy. That is so not by thing, but you primed me, dammit.

I think he just looks completely, utterly tired in parts of this movie. He did at a couple of events during this time period, too.

Re: To be fair

[brightstar61.livejournal.com]

He was doing Troy promos too at this time. I love that leather jacket and the way his hair looks in that scene...the Golden Boy *grins* And of course the snowbunny bits... Snooooooow bunnnnnnyyyy!!!

Cuff me, baybee!

[wyldestarr.livejournal.com]

Hee! My brother tried to call me on that, saying he didn't die but he got handcuffed. I looked at him and was like, 'And that's a BAD thing??' and leered. *snickers* He can't outperv me, especially where Sean is concerned. *pats self on back* How can you NOT find Sean being roughhandled and cuffed sexy?? Especially you!

And yes, I am ignoring the (ahem) tie reference...or trying to anyway.

Do not go look for tie pic to make avi, do not go look for tie pic to make avi, do not go look for tie pic to make avi...

Re: Cuff me, baybee!

[muck-a-luck.livejournal.com]

You STILL haven't made that tie avatar yet?!