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Spring Fling
Our list of 11 guys to break the winter blahs.
Compiled by the staff of The 11th Hour
Have you noticed that despite the lingering winter chill, there's something in the air? Some scent, some sound, some indefinable thing that lets you know that it's almost Spring? Yes, once again it's that time of year when the snow begins to melt, the birds sing, the flowers bloom, and the temperature -- and the estrogen levels of genre geek chicks everywhere -- starts to rise.
Mother Nature is at her finest in Spring and she wants you to join in the festivities by falling madly in... well, lust at least. Only maybe you've already taken a good long look at all of the guys around you and found them to be well... Let's just say that they'll never make The 11th Hour's 11 Hottest Guys in Horror and Sci Fi list. Like... never ever.
Fear not! The female contingent of the staff -- along with a little help from Hollywood -- has banded together to supply you with plenty of fodder for your active imaginations. What follows is a list of fanciable men who will be scorching the silver screen in the next couple of months along with our own commentary on their appeal.
Now if you'll excuse us, we have to go look at more pictures of Johnny Depp, Vin Diesel, and Jude Law.
Russell Crowe |
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The Movie: Gladiator
Other Genre Outing(s): Virtuosity
The East Coast: "I heard a rumor that Jodie Foster sired this guy's sperm to have her child, and I can tell you, I'm right there with her! Especially when he's looking all Roman and battley like in Gladiator. Yum! And yes, I realize that justification does not negate the inherent grossness of my first sentence."
The West Coast: "So maybe we're stretching the definition a bit with Gladiator, but damnit, we're talking muscular, sweaty men battling to the death in short leather skirts here! Plus... Hello? It's Russell Crowe!"
The Center of the Universe: "They should put a tag on him: 'Looks best when slightly ruffled, and preferably damp.'"
The Land Down Under: "On behalf of my country I would just like to say: 'You're welcome.'"
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Johnny Depp |
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The Movie: The Ninth Gate
Other Genre Outing(s): I'm not even going to dignify that with an answer.
The West Coast: "That I used to put pictures of this man from teenybopper magazines up on my college dorm walls should tell you two things; I'm old and I've always thought he was hot."
The Center of the Universe: "My childhood Jump Street crush returns again to devastate me with smooth acting and sheer beauty. He's doing this quite a lot lately. But I don't mind."
The Land Down Under: "During my many Depp-induced episodes of uncontrollable sighing, I have actually been known to hyperventilate."
The East Coast: "I can say with authority that The Ninth Gate is the Johnny Depp experience. And by Johnny Depp experience, I mean two hours and twenty minutes of unbridled lust. And, uh, good acting and stuff."
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Vin Diesel |
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The Movie: Pitch Black
Other Genre Outing(s): The Iron Giant
The Center of the Universe: "Could I get one of those to go, please? No, I don't want any ketchup with that... do you have chocolate sauce instead?"
The Land Down Under: "The man is beautiful. The eyes, the bod, the hair -- or lack thereof -- it's all working. Plus, how cool a name is Vin?"
The East Coast "Lust personified. The voice. The body. The smile. The body. The arms... okay, it's all about the body. I'd also like to point out that 11th Hour was the first magazine to spread the good word about this luscious specimen."
The West Coast: "Where, oh where has Vin Diesel been hiding all our lives? The man speaks and legions of women swoon -- including the female contingent of the 11th Hour staff. The man flexes and legions of women squirm in their seats. Do you even have to ask?"
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Cole Hauser |
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The Movie: Pitch Black
Other Genre Outing(s): N/A
The Land Down Under: "Dull. Boring. But, biceps!"
The East Coast: "The other cute guy in Pitch Black (God bless that casting director!) Cole is even hotter in person. So what if he was the only other person present when Matthew McConaughey got arrested for naked bongo-drumming? I'm not gonna question it. Really."
The West Coast: "Okay, so that Mayor McCheese and the bongo story is weird, but I always like him on High Incident."
The Center of the Universe: "I don't know how he does it, but he even manages to be hot in a movie where he sticks a needle in his eye."
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Djimon Hounsou |
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The Movie: Gladiator
Other Genre Outing(s): Stargate, Deep Rising
The East Coast: "So what if his first name sounds like a Japanese cartoon show? Djimon's a hottie, and for those of us who never got our hour-long Behind the Music: Exploring the Shirtless Hot Guy in Janet Jackson's 'Love Will Never Do Without You' Video, Gladiator is the next best thing."
The West Coast: "I think I'll need to see him in leather before I can make an informed judgment."
The Center of the Universe: "Woah. He's like... totally buffed. So he's in Gladiator? Won't there be lots of leather and not so many actual clothes in that movie? What a brilliant idea!"
The Land Down Under: "I like that he very rarely feels the need to smile. That's intense."
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Jude Law |
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The Movie: The Wisdom of Crocodiles
Other Genre Outing(s): Gattaca, eXistenZ
The West Coast: "He even made sitting through the stomach churning parts of eXistenZ possible. Although I may never eat Chinese food again, it's a small price to pay."
The Center of the Universe: "If ever there was a reason to watch The Talented Mr. Ripley ten thousand times, this boy would be it. But not even Jude could get me to watch that film in the first place, so I guess I'll settle for Gattaca until the new movie comes out."
The Land Down Under: "It has been scientifically proven that the mere sight of Jude Law's perfection of form can seriously endanger a girl's sanity. Dead fish are pretty. I don't know you, Artichoke Man! Is that really my hand?"
The East Coast: "His role as the ideal man in Gattaca nearly made me in favor for genetic engineering (and come to think of it, Now and Again's making that notion seem newly appealing)."
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Tim Robbins |
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The Movie: Mission To Mars
Other Genre Outing(s): Jacob's Ladder
The Center of the Universe: "I'm not worthy! I'm not worthy!"
The Land Down Under: "Hey, I liked him in Howard the Duck."
The East Coast: "He's so cute in a nerdy, old sort of way. And he can direct, too!"
The West Coast: "He's got such a sweet, boyish smile. He's a talented, cute, dorky, gangly sort of guy."
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Devon Sawa |
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The Movie: Final Destination
Other Genre Outing(s): Idle Hands, Casper
The Land Down Under: "He looks like a kid I used to baby-sit. 'Back to bed, Devon!' Woah. Flashback."
The East Coast: "I have been run over by the Teen Beat bandwagon, and the license plate said Devon, baby."
The West Coast: "It's just difficult to think a guy is hot when the pre-pubescent sitting next to you agrees wholeheartedly. Maybe after the 13 year olds are put to bed I'll give him another look."
The Center of the Universe: "Despite his history of being adored mostly by teenyboppers, Sawa's got talent. Even his hand has talent, all on its own. Now that's somethin' special."
The Cold North: "Devon Sawa is the sweetest thing to ever come out of Canada. Ever. The word 'Sawa' is Canadian for 'hottie.'"
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Gary Sinise |
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The Movie: Mission To Mars
Other Genre Outing(s): The Stand
The East Coast: "Lusted after him in The Stand. Loved him in Apollo 13. Blocked him out in Reindeer Games... Stick to good movies and short hair, man!"
The West Coast: "He's very much got that grown up vibe about him. He's a man in the best sense of the word."
The Center of the Universe: "Now here's a guy who's worth seeing in any movie. And there's the added plus that he does mostly good movies. Thank god for him."
The Land Down Under: "Hot? He's barely tepid."
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Kerr Smith |
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The Movie: Final Destination
Other Genre Outing(s): N/A
The West Coast: "He's got those Hollywood's golden-era good looks about him. And I can never resist those."
The Center of the Universe: "I didn't even know who he was before Final Destination, then I looked him up. But he's fully hot, so I'm not going to hold the Dawson's Creek thing against him."
The Land Down Under: "He's lovely. How come no one told me he was so lovely?"
The East Coast: "I am blocking out Dawson's Creek... I am blocking out Dawson's Creek... oh, who am I kidding? Pass."
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John Travolta |
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The Movie: Battlefield Earth
Other Genre Outing(s): Phenomenon, Michael
The Center of the Universe: "Oh, man. The hair! The eyebrows! What's not to... er... laugh at?"
The Land Down Under: "Look, I don't care what mistakes he's made, philosophically or whatever. He was Danny Zuko, and that makes him completely untouchable. Okay, so I don't necessarily want to touch him... Oh, just leave him alone, will you? Heathens."
The East Coast: "As a child, I used to have nightmares of that very being hiding under my bed... okay, not just as a child."
The West Coast: "Thanks to this picture I can now successfully blackmail my sister with tales of her wasted youth spent mooning over John Travolta. I'm going to be rich."
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