Hobbit sex symbols? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lush · 01-04-2002, 02:46 PM

Yes, sweetie, but the "cuteness" of the actors is, sadly, what makes a movie more successful at the box office. Some people out there will go to see the movie not because they want to have a great cinematic experience, but because "Liv Tyler is hot," or "Viggo Mortensen is the sexiest man ever," or "Elijah is soooo cute!"<BR>Does anyone really think that <I>Titanic</I> would have broken the box office record if it wasn't for all those obsessive little girls who came again and again to devour Leo with their eyes?<BR>Since I loved the film adaptation of LotR, I don't mind the fact that people do this. And if one of those that comes and sees it only for the eye-candy leaves with a genuine interest in Tolkien, well, it's all worth it!

01-04-2002, 02:46 PM	#11
Lush Fair and Cold Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the big onion Posts: 1,770	Yes, sweetie, but the "cuteness" of the actors is, sadly, what makes a movie more successful at the box office. Some people out there will go to see the movie not because they want to have a great cinematic experience, but because "Liv Tyler is hot," or "Viggo Mortensen is the sexiest man ever," or "Elijah is soooo cute!"<BR>Does anyone really think that <I>Titanic</I> would have broken the box office record if it wasn't for all those obsessive little girls who came again and again to devour Leo with their eyes?<BR>Since I loved the film adaptation of LotR, I don't mind the fact that people do this. And if one of those that comes and sees it only for the eye-candy leaves with a genuine interest in Tolkien, well, it's all worth it! __________________ ~The beginning is the word and the end is silence. And in between are all the stories. This is one of mine~