I just wanna ask one thing.

Has it occured to anybody that Sean probably accepted the offer to be in Click because HE thought the film would be funny?

Some people actually like slapstick, you know. Just sayin'.

OK, that was much better.

( The Very Satisfactory Day )

So I broke down and finally ordered a DVD of Toy Soldiers from Amazon. I know, I know. But I just have to have me some of that fiiiiine Seanie-Ass. (See icon <--- ) Damn, but that boy was hot. He's certainly an attractive man now (even more so in person), but back then he was a really hottie. Kind of boy who'd get his ass pinched on Santa Monica, lemme tell you. So yeah, I caved. *ducks head in embarrassment*

Hey, at least it's not a new DVD. Just can't justify buying new ones these days. Now I get to look forward to some sopping-wet, nice 'n' buff Astin. Yummmmm.

...I think a trip to beizy's LJ is in order.


Enquirer headlines read:

Scientific proof of the existence of Cockzilla!!

Now, I know this is not a popular opinion, but I miss Speedos. I'm pretty damn tired of going to the beach and seeing only FEMALE bits being exposed for lascivious consumption. What about us WOMEN, huh? Huh? HUH? Do we not deserve some titillation, some fantasy jumpstarting, some Food For Thought?

Besides, boxers are just fucking LAME. What the hell is sexy about swim togs/underwear that make a guy look like your old Uncle Louis? You know, the one who keeps his teeth in a jar, smells like broccoli and laughs like a constipated hyena?

As I stated over there, I vote that all women be allowed, nay, expected to go swimming in loose, comfy garments that breathe easily and don't expose nothin', and all men have to wear tight-fitting revealing things like that.

That'll show 'em.

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First of all, we are very near our goal. With the pledges that have been made so far, we're all set. Really, the outpouring of love and generosity has been just incredible to see. I'm blown away by it all. It really gives me hope for all lifekind, you know?

Next - ( and this is really amazing - )


This fandom really rocks sometimes.

Found these while I was clipping from the big pile of trade rags in my house. Pics from the Golden Globe fete, the Santa Barbara fest, and some thingie Sean was at.

Enjoy!

( Elijah, Dom, Sean, Uncle Pete, assorted glitterati, and some Python dude... )

Can we all just lighten up??

RANT FOLLOWS

Sean Astin never said a word in that Premiere Magazine about fat people. Not One Word. He was talking about himself, his own body and how he felt about it, which he has a perfect right to do. He can think what he likes about his physique, and is free to feel whatever he feels about it.

Just because he's an actor doesn't mean he has any resposibility for anyone else's feelings. (The idea of an actor being in any way a role model, or obligated to watch his mouth more than anyone else, is ludicrous to me.) Sean went through a hell of a lot to bring us Sam Gamgee, and the carping I'm seeing here on LJ over some honest comments about the difficulties he went through is really pissing me off. He's a great guy, and he's got a right to feel unhappy about what he was made to do to himself, and what has happened to his body because of it, despite the fact that it's not the original image of Sam.

Besides, getting all twisted up over something a movie star says seems to me to be self-defeating. Who the hell cares what some actor says? Yes, it's Sean, he's lovely, I like him an awful lot. But when it comes down to it, he's just some guy. Why get upset over it?

Now, I realize that those who already resent him are using this as an excuse to dislike him even more. I've noted their outlook in the past - using his portrayal of Sam as material for their writings, yet badmouthing him for every little comment he makes that isn't within their narrow definitions of "nice" (meaning "what I want to hear"). There's a word for that kind of outlook and behavior, folks, and it starts with a great big H. But there's nothing we can do about that kind of person - they're going to be hopping up and down no matter what he does.

I guess what I'm saying is simply that it's not that big a deal. And just so you know - not only am I what is currently considered "overweight" (fat, for those of us unafraid of honest English), I live in L.A., which is arguably the most image-conscious city in the world. I myself have auditioned and been rejected, and it may have been because of my body (though that's not an assumption I'm prepared to make conclusively - see, it's possible not to take such things personally!) Yet it didn't even occur to me to feel any offense over what Sean said. It wasn't until I came to LJ last night and started seeing comments that a different interpretation even seemed possible. I expected the bochinche to be all about the great pissing the guys were doing about Elijah being or not being gay, and the great tinhat silliness that would start up (get the popcorn!) Sean's comments didn't even make me pause.

So could we let this one go? I mean this sincerely. Life's too short to drink bad wine. Why make yourselves unhappy over something that has nothing to do with anyone but Sean? He's an actor. His life and career depend partly on what he has to do physically and how the people in his business react to it. Yes, it's a shallow and silly situation for an adult to find himself in career-wise, but that's not his fault, is it? He's simply discussing LOTR and his work with a journalist who, after all, asked.

OK, RANT OVER. Feel free to start yelling at me, now. I'll be over here with a bottle of Chablis Ranchot 1991. Mmmm...


ADDENDUM: Karadin mentioned something in comments that is yet another mistaken interpretation that some are putting on Sean's words: That "fat fuck" referred to the character of Sam. ARGH! The fat fuck Sean is talking about is a character type. The Sidekick, the Best Friend Who Never Gets a Girl, the Sad Sack, the Comic Relief. The guy whose main purpose is to make the Hero look good by comparison. Sean's conception was clearly that Frodo and Sam would be more or less equivalent in their bodies. Had the film stayed with Tolkien's conception of Sam, they would have been. But it didn't. I give Sean kudos for understanding the language of cinema enough to realize what the change would do to Sam in the audience's eyes, and for fighting against anything that would diminish him. Let's face it - the majority of people have been brainwashed about weight, and making Sam look like that did have an effect. I for one am glad to hear that Sean went to bat for him.

...I'd probably be madly in love with Sean Astin. Energetic, responsible, kind, loving, industrious, and sexy. I'm actually thankful about the political thing - like I really need another beautiful young guy over whom I can pine in unrequited adoration. NOT. As it is, I think his wife is incredibly lucky, not to mention his daughter. Why can't I find a man like this? Sheesh.


( Sean and Dom on ROTK )

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Oh, swoon. Gimme an actor who uses words like "sacred" when talking about his experiences. Especially in the context of LOTR. Yes! What he said! I love the way he encourages us to go back to the book, to look again and again. There's always something there we haven't seen before – that's one of the great beauties of LOTR for me, and he gets it.

( Sean Astin and Samwise Gamgee )

*Sigh* Five more months. How will I survive? Oh well, at least I'll have the DVDs.

*sigh*...