Pop Culture Curmudgeon » robert pattinson http://popculturecurmudgeon.com Pop culture news and analysis Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:39:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 en hourly 1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ All-American Boy Beats Brit Heartthrob http://popculturecurmudgeon.com/2009/06/all-american-boy-beats-brit-heartthrob/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://popculturecurmudgeon.com/2009/06/all-american-boy-beats-brit-heartthrob/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:30:09 +0000 Jennifer C. Rodland http://popculturecurmudgeon.wordpress.com/?p=1053
People magazine has named Chace Crawford the hottest bachelor. Yes, even hotter than Robert Pattinson. I support their decision wholeheartedly. As I have mentioned before, Chace was my mental image of Edward Cullen, and I would have loved to see him star in Twilight. I think Edward’s creepy stalker tendencies would have been less distressing to [...]]]> People magazine has named Chace Crawford the hottest bachelor. Yes, even hotter than Robert Pattinson.

I support their decision wholeheartedly. As I have mentioned before, Chace was my mental image of Edward Cullen, and I would have loved to see him star in Twilight. I think Edward’s creepy stalker tendencies would have been less distressing to me if they had been delivered by Chace.

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]]> http://popculturecurmudgeon.com/2009/06/all-american-boy-beats-brit-heartthrob/feed/ 2 Please Stop Talking about Robert Pattinson's Odor http://popculturecurmudgeon.com/2009/03/please-stop-talking-about-robert-pattinsons-odor/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://popculturecurmudgeon.com/2009/03/please-stop-talking-about-robert-pattinsons-odor/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:29:02 +0000 Jennifer C. Rodland http://popculturecurmudgeon.wordpress.com/?p=585 I think Robert Pattinson is a fine actor, even though I’ve made no secret of my desire for a different actor to play Edward. I don’t care how often he bathes. I think I will scream if I hear or read one more thing about how stinky he is.

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]]> http://popculturecurmudgeon.com/2009/03/please-stop-talking-about-robert-pattinsons-odor/feed/ 0 Twilight DVD http://popculturecurmudgeon.com/2009/03/twilight-dvd/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://popculturecurmudgeon.com/2009/03/twilight-dvd/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:00:12 +0000 Jennifer C. Rodland http://popculturecurmudgeon.wordpress.com/?p=549 Well, I was one of 3 million people who went out and bought the DVD of Twilight on Saturday. That puts it in the top 5 for first-day DVD sales of the last two years (this is so specific that its as if I’m giving a sports statistic), with Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, The Dark Night, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and Transformers.

I enjoyed it, more than the book, in fact. The teen angst in a visual medium is boiled into a few longing looks, rather than page after page of inanity. The sparkling was a bit much, although they did a better job of it than I thought they would. I still think Robert Pattinson is too British to be Edward, but he did a fine job as an actor. I am a fan of Kristen Stewart, and she did not disappoint. The vampires were somewhat odd, as no one except R.Patts appeared to have their own haircolor. Kellan Lutz’ Eddie Munster dye job was particularly disturbing. The highlight for me was Billy Burke’s Charlie Swan. He was pitch perfect as the awkward but protective father.

What did you think?

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]]> http://popculturecurmudgeon.com/2009/03/twilight-dvd/feed/ 8 Dakota Fanning Will Play Jane in New Moon http://popculturecurmudgeon.com/2009/03/dakota-fanning-will-play-jane-in-new-moon/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://popculturecurmudgeon.com/2009/03/dakota-fanning-will-play-jane-in-new-moon/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:27:01 +0000 Jennifer C. Rodland http://popculturecurmudgeon.wordpress.com/?p=310 Sources have finally confirmed that Dakota Fanning will play Jane in the adaptation of New Moon. It’s funny, I like their choices in women much more than their choices in men for these little Twilight films. Okay, really it’s just Edward. I think Edward is a controlling jerk who forces Bella to marry him and to convert to his “religion” at an extremely young age by withholding sex. But I also think he is physically an impeccable specimen of all-American boy–Robert Pattinson just doesn’t fit my mental image in any way, shape, or form.

If you’re interested in another story about withholding sex to get what you want, read The Rules. No seriously, check out Lysistrata. It’s a classic play about women withholding sex to get their men to end the war.

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]]> http://popculturecurmudgeon.com/2009/03/dakota-fanning-will-play-jane-in-new-moon/feed/ 4 The Trouble with Edward http://popculturecurmudgeon.com/2008/10/the-trouble-with-edward/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://popculturecurmudgeon.com/2008/10/the-trouble-with-edward/#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:01:00 +0000 Jennifer C. Rodland http://popculturecurmudgeon.wordpress.com/2008/10/27/the-trouble-with-edward/ I finally figured out why I have misgivings about the actor cast as Edward in Twilight: he looks too British.

For me, that first book was such an American tale, and Robert Pattison just doesn’t have that wholesome, all-American look that I imagined for Edward.

I pictured him looking quite a bit more like Chace Crawford, so that is who I had hoped would be cast. I enjoy watching him on Gossip Girl, and I think he would have done well with the role of Edward.

I like all of the other casting decisions. I really like Kristen Stewart as Bella. She looks almost exactly like I had pictured Bella. And I think Kellen Lutz is perfect for Emmett. The other actors aren’t exactly what I pictured, but I think they are close enough, and they have the talent to change my perception of the characters.

I’m sure that Robert Pattison will be just fine. I’m just happy to have finally figured out my misgivings.

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