Carrie from Sex in the City, who admittedly is a character rather than a real person, but bear with me, because, and I don’t know if it’s lighting, make-up clothes, type of camera or what – but she looks different to Sarah Jessica Parker, not so much as you can’t tell they’re the same person, but different, I think SJP is a really attractive person, perhaps because she seems nice and Carrie is a bit of a dick, but still.
My Wife, and most of my female friends have from time to time mentioned how she looks AMAZING, but I think this sums up how Men and Women look at female beauty differently (or maybe how people who fancy women and people who fancy men look at women, but again bear with me).
Carrie:
Reminds me of:
My wife says “oh, she’s so thin/fit” “she’s got this make-up” or “those shoes” or “that dress” – it’s like they, Dr. Frankenstein style, took a collection of really good bits and stuck them together, but collectively it’s a bit of a dogs dinner.
Not sure what a ‘higher hoper’ is, but no, I can’t recall anyone saying she’s good looking. Maybe it’s an older generation thing?
I don’t think it’s unfair to say she was clearly regarded in the media as an exceptionally beautiful actress, especially when she first appeared in the 1990s (The Mask etc).
Not sure what a ‘higher hoper’ is, but no, I can’t recall anyone saying she’s good looking. Maybe it’s an older generation thing?
So is Retro83 calling us old? 😕 😆
If so how old are you? Does the 83 give it away? If so, I’m not that much older than you, which dispels the older generation thing. To be fair, to be a Hollywood actress, being exceptionally beautiful is the norm rather than the exception is it not? Her career was based on her looks, at least at the beginning. Who do you recall as being described as ‘good looking’?
Watched The Holiday last night (the missus made me, and I get to choose the Xmas eve film, suggestions welcome). Apart from the obvious which is that Jude Law is way overrated (applies to both looks and acting) and Kate Winslet isn’t as good looking as you think she is (& is out acted as a comedy angst-ridden middle class Englishwoman by Renee Zellweger of all people), the real conundrum was Diaz. In some shots she was drop dead gorgeous. In others it looked like they were using the wide mouthed frog as a body double..
All things considered I’ll stick with drop dead. Anyone who uses man juice as hair gel is alright in my book.
In terms of the original thread I’ll throw Shane MacGowan into the mix, just don’t see it myself..