Beauty vs Beast: Take My Spouse, Please
Monday, November 9, 2015 at 6:00PM Jason from MNPP here with this week's edition of Beauty vs Beast, pitting cinema's good guys and bad guys against each other in a polling orgasm of gorgeous vicious oneupmanship! And you'll forgive me for getting a wee bit over-passioned there with my adjectives since this week I'm surrounding us with two of the most gorgeous creatures to ever grace the big screen, much less the marital bed -- this Friday the cinematic supernovas Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt are reuniting on-screen in Jolie's most recent directorial effort, the swooning-in-sunglasses drama By the Sea. (You can read what Nathaniel had to say about the film here.) It's been ten full years since the last time the stars combined their movie star wattage onto one fortunate screen, and that's where we look for this week's contest...
PREVIOUSLY Last week we bonded with James & Co. (bonded, get it, ha ha, sigh) in honor of the latest 007 flick (Did you see it this weekend? Thoughts?) -- looking back at Skyfall it was Daniel Craig himself who left us shaken and stirred over Bardem's baddie, taking about 63% of your vote. Said tom:
"In this case, I vote for Bond. the first half of the movie was just building up the character of Silva and when we finally meet him, disappointment. That isn't completely Bardem's fault, but no vote from me."
Reader Comments (11)
Fuck you for making us have to choose. They're both a perfect fit for each other and their actor. They're both too super cool. They're both the last of the great screwball couples.
How can you do this to us?!
Do not make me choose! You cannot make me choose! Two beautiful things at the height of their beauty, and at their most fun? I always wonder what would've happened if Nicole Kidman would've played Mrs. Smith as originally planned. What would the world of celebrity gossip be like now? Do Brad and Angie still a find a way to each other? Does Kidman manage to find the right balance and become an actual mega star instead of a much admired, but hit anemic actress? The mind reels. Anyway, if I have to, Team Mr. Smith. Just because of him singing those random few bars of that song. No, I mean, Mrs. Smith, for screaming the "P" word. Wait...
Now this is a true Sophie's Choice. I like to think the movie ends right after their epic lovemaking sesh rather than that whole plot involving Adam Brody. Le sigh.
It's so easy to see how they fell for each other in this movie. Such chemistry!!
these are the best pros & cons ever. so who to vote for? ARGH.
Brad Pitt is pure sex in that movie. I was a freshman in college and was worried about bonding with my Republican, farm-boy, straight-as-an-arrow roommate and all was well when he put up my "Mr. Smith" poster (from eBay!) in exchange for my helping him with his English paper.
This flick is Peak Pitt. He gets my vote.
From Fight Club to Benjamin Buttom he was all of a sudden catnip to me like never before (wonder why), so Team Mr. Smith. Sorry, Angie.
^^There's a Freudian typo somewhere in there.
Brad Pitt in this movie is exactly how many times he says they had sex in the last scene.
10.
Team Mrs. Smith of course, because she HAS a team.
On Mrs. Smith's team, we have Kerry Washington, Michelle Monaghan, Jennifer Morrison, Rachael Huntley, Stephanie Marsh, Theresa Barrera, Perrey Reeves, Melanie Tolbert. Smart, efficient, gorgeous women who obviously like and respect each other. They work in a sleek, high-tech building, and operate with deadly precision.
Mr. Smith has the odious Vince Vaughn in a flop office. Eeeeew.
#TeamMrSmith all day, every day.
I like Angie, but come on!
No contest.