Thursday, April 22, 2010

Monday, April 12, 2010

Top Ten Hottest Marvel Heroines ever..

I bring you the list of Marvel’s Top 10 Ten Hottest Heroines!

#10. Jean Grey

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This saucy redhead was a founding memer of the X-Men and the gleam in at least two men’s eyes. Despite being completely devoted to Scott Summers (Cyclops), like all girls, she had the major hots for Wolverine’s bad boy attitude. Whether you like her in her original Marvel Girl costume or either of her tight Phoenix outfits, she’s always been easy on the eyes. Just don’t mistreat her, or she’ll destroy your planet and wipe you out of existance.

#9. The Wasp

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Speaking of unattainable… Janet Van Dyne is kind of like the Paris Hilton of the Marvel Universe. She’s rich, beautiful, and in the early days, seemed to care more about her outfits than she did the good she was doing for people. She’s messed around with Tony Stark and Clint Barton (Hawkeye), but if there’s one guy that can almost make us feel better about our chances with Jan, it’s Hank Pym. Yup, even though she could have anyone she wanted, she keeps going back to that crazy, nerdy, little scientist that has spent more time off the deep end than sane. She’s even been his punching bag when things were really tough. She may be dead now, but if she ever comes back, maybe a normal dude could have a shot at her.

#8. Gwen Stacy

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Oh, Gwendy… She’s the all-American girl next door. There isn’t a single guy reading this that hadn’t had a crush on girl like Gwen Stacy. She was Peter Parker’s first love and the only person, other than his uncle Ben, to have such a large posthumous effect on his life. I don’t know if it’s the hair band she always wore, or the pencil skirt, or the knee high boots that gives her that little extra sex appeal under the ridiculously cute exterior, but you can’t help to go ga ga for this blonde. Whether you liked how she was written in Spider-Man 3 or not, you can’t say that Bryce Dallas Howard wasn’t at least a hundred times cuter than Kirsten Dunst.

Honorable Mention #1 – Susan Richards

501406-invisible_woman_steve_mcniven08_superOl’ Susie Richards, or The Invisible Woman, might just be comics’ #1 MILF. She’s smart, she’s gorgeous, and she’s very maternal. Okay, in the early days of The Fantastic Four, she was kinda treated more like eye candy to be scoffing at those big, scientific doohickeys that Reed Richards would create to save their hides (and boy, some of the dialog would make the most chauvenistic man whince), but nowadays, she might just be the most powerful member of the team. For all the loyalty to Reed and devotion to being a mother, the girl still has to have a little fun. She’s definitely attracted to Namor, the Sub-Mariner and doesn’t exactly do the most convincing job of resisting that oiled (fish oil?) chiseled Atlantean, so you can’t really blame Namor for being hung up on her.

#7. Tigra

tigraI have to say that the furry thing really doesn’t get my motor running. In fact, I find it kinda weird (no offense to anyone that has that particular thing). However, when it comes to Tigra (a.k.a. Greer Grant), I’d definitely reconsider my whole position on it. She makes no bones about her sexuality or her sex drive or her sexual appetite. I’m guessing that you’d know how well you did by the tone of her purr. Huh… Come to think of it, maybe #7 isn’t quite high enough for this feline hottie.

#6. Ms. Marvel

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Carol Danvers might be one of the more normal hotties in all the Marvel Universe. She’s not particularly skinny. Her boobs, depending on who’s drawing her, aren’t always defying gravity in some really odd way that would make quantum physicists scratch their heads, and she doesn’t really have perfect facial features. Also, based on her character history and how long she’s spent in the Air Force, you have to reason she’s not a spring chicken. My point is, here’s a woman in her mid-thirties (probably), who isn’t exactly perfect (she is a recovering alcoholic), and probably pretty insecure about herself. Being in my early thirties myself, that makes her really, really, really hot. ‘Nuff said.

#5. Mary Jane Watson

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MJ is not only one of Marvel’s biggest leading ladies, but she’s become a Hollywood star too. The free-wheeling, fun-loving, redheaded scorcher had one of the biggest debuts for any character when she uttered the words “Face it Tiger, you hit the jackpot!” to a gaped mouth Peter Parker. Oh boy, did he ever too. He would later marry this anything-but-a-girl-next-door looker and it wasn’t for his life as Spider-Man. It was because she really has a heart of gold. She may love a good party and she may want all eyes on her when she enters a room, but there is nothing she endears more than her hubby and personal hero. She may be waaaaaay out of our collective league, but at least the one guy who most of us identify with the most won her heart.

#4. The Black Cat

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Jeez O’Petes, Parker… You’re killin’ us here with the girls that are all about you. Well, The Black Cat is really more about Spider-Man and not puny Peter Parker. I’m really crying for you. I mean it. I’m heartbroken that Felicia Hardy is more into role play than she is your brain. I mean, sheesh… Gwen Stacy? Just your average knockout blonde. Mary Jane Watson? Oh, she’s just your run of the mill MODEL AND ACTRESS. Give me a break, dude. The Black Cat brings bad luck wherever she roams and to whomever crosses her sexy path. Frankly, she crosses my path, I’m not seeing it as bad luck. I’m going to get a face full of cleavage and tight, black leather. That is, until a piano drops out of the sky and crushes me.

Honorable Mention #2 – Kitty Pryde

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When I think of Kitty Pryde, I think of that girl in high school who was always really cute, but easily overshadowed by the head cheerleader. She’s usually sitting with a small pack of people, probably your pack of people, at the lunch table. She probably doesn’t say much, but when she does, it’s terribly awkward. She stumbles something on the ground, or her own feet, at least four times in any given day. When it’s all said and done, and you’re out of high school for a couple years, you suddenly realize you are madly in love with her. Naturally, you lost all contact with her about six months after graduation and now you’re completely lovesick and pounding your head into a brick wall to punish yourself for not realizing, way back then, this girl thought you were the greatest thing since sliced bread. She thought you to be the bee’s knees and had every little piece of your memorabilia stapled to her bedroom wall while you were the total putz staring at Miss Smiley Perkybreasts McCheerleader. And to make matters worse, all your friends and all her friends knew it but never said a damn word. Yup, that’s Kitty Pryde you just overlooked, you knucklehead.

#3. White Queen

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What is there to say about Emma Frost that isn’t painfully obvious? Oh, I got it… THE GIRL TYPICALLY WALKS AROUND WEARING ONLY LINGERIE. Not only that, she can hear your thoughts as you drool over her, so you gotta know she enjoys the stares and glares. She probably just hears a constant rumble of “homina homina homina” over and over and over from every guy’s head. Remember when I said that Janet Van Dyne (The Wasp) was one of those rich socialite girls like Paris Hilton? Emma Frost is one of those too, but she’s a stone cold bitch as well. If… IF you were lucky enough to hook up with Frost, she’d probably know exactly how to get you off by simply talking down to you. That’s how much of a stone cold bitch she is and just how good she is at it.

#2. Black Widow

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Natasha Romanov is one seriously badass chick. She’s a trained Russian assassin and probably the best spy in the Marvel U. She’s worked for S.H.I.E.L.D. She’s led the Avengers. This fiery redheaded vixen could sneak into your house while you sleep, kill your maid, and make off with all your secrets without you even knowing it. And if she needed to seduce you (like that would be very hard anyway), she could fill out a cocktail dress like nobody’s business. Her most famous romantic escapade was with Matt Murdock. Ol’ Hornhead even shared his title with her back in the 70s. Currently, she’s shacking up with the current Captain America, James “Bucky” Barnes. I guess you can say that the US and the former Soviet Union are still making great bed partners since the end of the Cold War… Giggity giggity.

#1. The Scarlet Witch

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Oh, Wanda, my love… How it pains me to see what you have had to go through. First, Brian Michael Bendis gives you a bad case of the insanity causing you to reshape reality and kill your closest friends. Second, Jeph Loeb makes your creepy relationship with your brother that much more creepy before killing you in the Ultimate Universe. Oh, how I yearn for you to return to the four color world of my dreams. Yes I know your brother, Pietro, would never approve of our relationship, but I don’t care. We will find a way to make everything right…

Friday, April 9, 2010

Top 10 sexiest movie characters

If you're over 12 years of age and you're looking at this list in search of Angelina Jolie's Lara Croft:Tomb Raider, shame on you. This is about real sex appeal, not just tits 'n' ass. Of course, tits 'n' ass do count, but we mean the kind of character who only subsequent to arguing the differing interpretations of Nietzsche would provide you with the night of your life. The thinking man/woman's man/woman.

So let's get down to business...

Leeloo: The Fifth Element (played by Milla Jovovich)

My oh my. I'm a straight woman, and I would.

Leeloo is the ultimate dream because she really has it all. Especially for us geeks. Played by the beautiful Mila Jovovich, Leeloo happens to be 'the supreme being'. She's the catalyst which ultimately saves the world from the 'great evil' that appears every five thousand years. She is The Fifth Element.

Leeloo can fight better than a martial arts master and is one of the most intelligent beings alive. She's a sexy, smart, sweet, kick-ass, world-saving alien played by a super model. But, of course, underneath all this amazing hotness she needs love. Simple human love. Which Bruce Willis is only too happy to provide.

But this quality gives her a really feminine vulnerability, which only serves to make her even more attractive and appealing. As does her super-cute-I've-just-learnt-English alien voice. Leeloo says 'multipass' and an entire generation cream their pants. Good lord.

Han Solo: Star Wars (played by Harrison Ford)

Perhaps a bit cliché, but does it get sexier than Han Solo? Not really. Harrison Ford is a lovely looking chap. From sweaty Indiana Jones to buzz-cut Deckard in Blade Runner, Ford's pretty damn fine. But there is something about the arrogant, brave, rogue Solo that makes him as tantalising as a cupcake to a dieter.

Even his name conjures images of a rugged loner scoundrel who's alright with his overgrown humanoid pet, but really, deep down, craves the love of a good woman. A woman like me. Okay, sorry. Where were we? Ah yes, Han Solo.

It's also a consonant away from a euphemism for masturbation and I wonder if that was an accident? He is, after all, the male love interest of the series. And I challenge you to find a red blooded woman who wasn't screaming 'WHAT?' at the screen when, for a moment, it looked like his future wife, Princess Leia, might choose Luke instead.

Of course, Leia could also be on this list wearing the most famous bikini in sci-fi, but she was usurped by Solo, I'm afraid.

Alabama Whitman: True Romance (played by Patricia Arquette)

This entry is all about coolness. Her name is Alabama, her boyfriend is Christian Slater, her dress sense is uber-sexy-fun. The gal's got guts and sass. Oh, and the movie contains one of the best scenes of all time, between gods of cool Dennis Hopper and Christopher Walken.

At the end Arquette even hands Slater a note with "you're so cool" written on it.

The whole point of this film is that they're the gorgeous young couple you always wanted to be. Getting involved in dodgy dealings, driving their Chevrolet convertible across Americana, being the ultimate in True Romance by finally getting away with it and escaping off into the sunset together.

The Quentin Tarantino script is dripping with cool. And, of course, our protagonists are anti-heroes, Slater being an Elvis obsessed nerd and Arquette being a hooker.

Yet, love conquers all, and cool is cool. So, in the end Alabama is the woman every girl wants to be, and every guy wants to have on his arm.

Lee: Enter The Dragon (played by Bruce Lee)

So, this isn't necessarily one movie character, although Lee in Enter The Dragon is the quintessential 70s aphrodisiac. It's more the man himself and the essence he imbues all his characters with. Every single time it is beauty personified.

Obviously, Lee was fit in more ways than one, but it's his entire ethos which was so attractive. He has a luminous presence on screen, bolstered by the fact that he is drop-dead-gorgeous, but not created by it.

Not only was he a masterful kung fu (more specifically, wing chun) artist, he was incredibly well read and intelligent. He studied philosophy and became a true martial artist because the nature of the art is to study an all-encompassing approach combining aspects of physical, mental and philosophical strength.

He also wrote, directed and produced many of the films which helped establish martial arts' place in modern cinema.

In Chinese culture, Lee was born in the hour of the dragon in the year of the dragon. Symbolically, this is very auspicious and powerful. In everyone else's culture Lee was simply an amazing all 'round inspiration, who happened to also be astonishingly handsome.

Coffy: Coffy (played by Pam Grier)

Made by schlock movie director Jack Hill, Coffy is a classic 70s blaxploitation flick starring Pam Grier as the eponymous heroine. And god is she good. She exemplifies the wholly perfect woman: gorgeous, courageous, smart. But also caring and kind-hearted enough to seek bloody revenge for her little sis.

Coffy is a nurse by day and a kick-ass vigilante by night. She is particularly pissed at the drug overlords who hospitalised her sister by giving her bad dope.

Although there are undoubtedly some dubious stereotypes at work here, this was a pretty cool lead role for a woman in its day. Grier brings the character to life with heaps of grit and brawn, wrapped in a feminine cloak of cool. She balances major attractiveness with huge vengeful rocks of steel.

So remember, a woman scorned is sometimes a hot, ball-breaking tonne of ferocious sexiness.

Wolverine: X-Men (played by Hugh Jackman)

You'll probably say that this one is a bit obvious, and it is. But, come on. It's obvious because it's obvious.

I was a fan of the comics and the cartoon, so I have probably been in love with Wolverine for the best part of two decades. I feel I have some authority to say I think Hugh Jackman did a pretty sexy job in the films. He isn't perfect, but he's not bloody bad.

Wolverine/ Logan has always been the prototypical alpha-male with the heart of gold. Some of us girls just love a mutant, but especially when he's a non-conformist, non-ageing, super-powered, anti-hero, rebel with a cause mutant. Who, of course, can also be smart and tender when he needs to be.

So, whatever you think about the film adaptations of these classic Marvel tales, Wolverine's unmitigated sex appeal will rarely be surpassed or rivalled by any character ever, print or screen.

Pandy: Dead Leaves (voiced by Amanda Wynn Lee/ English & Takako Honda/Japanese)

There are plenty of sexy anime characters in film. But for this list, we're going for someone beyond Jessica Rabbit or the usual rudimentary Manga schoolgirl. And so, we have Pandy.

Dead Leaves is, indeed, a Manga production, but in a more recent illustrative style than our old favourites like Akira or Ghost In The Shell.

Our mutant protagonists are a couple, Pandy and Retro, who can't remember their past and are sent to a prison on the moon. Pandy gets pregnant by Retro and has a mutant baby who facilitates their escape, and then dies by consuming the aforementioned prison to save them both.

This is a crazy, over-stylized animation which roars across the screen. And in primary colours, with high-octane madness, Pandy is incandescently sensational.

Dan Dunne: Half Nelson (played by Ryan Gosling)

Hands up who finds drug-addict prostitute-users sexy?! No, seriously. Dan Dunne is for those of us who love the challenge of saving someone from the brink. Some poor screwed up soul who is actually all cuddly underneath that inner turmoil. Once we manage to dust off the baggage they will be the perfect partner and will worship us as their saviour. We've all had that kind of relationship, where we get to be mother and girlfriend/ father-figure and boyfriend. And don't we just love it?

Especially when the pitiful mess of a thing is wrapped up in Ryan Gosling. Heck, you can stay on crack and use all the hookers you like, Ryan. You are just so hot. And the fact that his character is such a great, passionate, caring teacher. And the film is so poetically shot. Swoon.

Even the drug-induced bags under his eyes, dishevelled beard and messy hair look super fine.

Amélie Poulain: Amélie/ Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain(played by Audrey Tautou)

Much like our friend Dan Dunne above, Amélie is a bit of a lost soul. With an over-active imagination and a huge heart, she is lonely and looking for meaning in her life. She also happens to be ridiculously beautiful.

This quirky and whimsical girl will turn every mundane thing in your life into the most wonderful and fantastical adventure. Together you will live in a world of bright colours, quaint landscapes and rapturous gorgeousness.

She is the ultimate caring figure who devotes herself to the happiness of others. So just imagine what she'd be like as your missus! She is so pretty, so kind, so cute, and so adorably Parisian.

You just can't help but fall for her a little and want to share in her Fabulous Destiny.

Lisa Fremont: Rear Window (played by Grace Kelly)

There's no doubt in anyone's mind about the iconic beauty of Grace Kelly. But there is something oh-so-special about her character Lisa Fremont in Rear Window, one of Hitchcock's best. It's the fact that she, in her pristine pretty 50s dress, and in a time when ladies were ladies, climbs up fire escapes and breaks and enters apartments for her incapacitated lover, Jeff Jefferies (James Stewart).

Perhaps it's the juxtaposition of the reserved, sophisticated Kelly against the curious, giddy, brave Fremont which is absolutely captivating. And that's not even mentioning the scene when she shows him her bag of lingerie and says 'preview of coming attractions'. Or the first time we see her and she's glowing like an angel. Or their kiss. Oh, their exquisite, perfect, soft-focus, 50s kiss!

Feel free to argue about these in the comments below - and please keep it clean!

Friday, April 2, 2010

Top Ten Nude Movie Scenes of All Time


Diora Baird in Wedding Crashers Nude Photo10. Diora Baird in Wedding Crashers
It was kind of a “blink and you missed it” moment, but we’re betting there were a lot of dry eyes in the house when Diora flopped down topless on a bed during the “wedding sluts” montage. You remember her, she was the one with assets big enough to satisfy as many Wilson brothers as the movie was willing to throw at her.

Ali Larter in Varsity Blues Nude Photo9. Ali Larter in Varsity Blues
While not technically nude, Ali and her strategically-placed whipped cream instantly became the stuff of legend and dessert-based fetishes. Of course, leave it to Dawson’s Creek to fumble the play—dude, you’ll never get such a golden opportunity to offer a girl a banana for her split again. Way to go, forehead.

Heather Graham in Boogie Nights Nude Photo8. Heather Graham in Boogie Nights
Reason #4,562 why hanging out with Burt Reynolds rules: With the wave of a finger, he can make Heather Graham slip out of everything but her rollerskates and mount you on a fine Corinthian leather sofa. That’s class! And Heather’s anything but shy about showing the goods, which is why we love her.

7. Kathy Bates in About Schmidt
Kathy Bates and Jack Nicholson buck naked in a Jacuzzi. Now, if this were 1968…actually, it’d still be pretty gross. Yes, we’re kidding. Consider this a palate-cleanser before we move on to #6. We didn’t want you getting all hot and bothered at work. All set? Good. Let’s move on… [Editor's note: Disgusting. Photo omitted.]

Reese Witherspoon in Twilight Nude Photo6. Reese Witherspoon in Twilight
OK, this isn’t exactly a comedic romp and, honestly, the only thing notable about this movie is Reese’s topless scene. And the only thing notable about Reese’s topless scene is that, well, this is it, fellas. She’s a Serious Actress™ now, so she won’t be flaunting the sweater puppies ever again. Grab the opportunity while you can.

Denise Richards in Wild Things Nude Photo5. Denise Richards in Wild Things
Neve Campbell can keep her no-nudity clause, because even she couldn’t dampen our appreciation of Wild Things’ champagne-drenched threesome. Richards had no problem getting down and dirty, which is why we’re still talking about her today. Campbell? Not so much. And before you say Wild Things isn’t a comedy, we defy you to watch it without laughing.

Rebecca de Mornay in Risky Business Nude Photo4. Rebecca de Mornay in Risky Business
She was way too much woman for a high school kid to handle—especially a high school-aged Tom Cruise—but her full-frontal nude scene made a man out of every guy who was of appropriate age in 1983, and you know who you are. Not to mention Rebecca also made prostitution cool long before Julia Roberts.

The Pi Delta Pi Girls in Revenge of the Nerds Nude Photo3. The Pi Delta Pi Girls in Revenge of the Nerds
Yes, every last one of you. When the nerds get the brilliant idea to hook up surveillance cameras in the Pi sorority house, we’re treated to a parade of naked, perky extras. This one went for quality and quantity, and scored on both counts. And let’s just say Takashi wasn’t the only one who learned what “hair pie” meant.

Phoebe Cates in Fast Times at Ridgemont High Nude Photo2. Phoebe Cates in Fast Times at Ridgemont High
The standard against which teen movie nudity is measured. It may not be the most graphic or revealing, but it had all the key elements: A hot young actress you’ve been dying to see topless (erm, Phoebe), a completely gratuitous set-up (Judge Reinhold’s masturbatory day dream), and a hilarious pay-off (she walks in on him mid-jerk). It’s bulletproof, and it’s a classic.

Shannon Elizabeth in American Pie Nude Photo1. Shannon Elizabeth in American Pie
A question for the ladies: If you find yourself in a teenage boy’s bedroom and he happens to leave the room for a second, do you immediately take off all your clothes and admire yourself in his mirror? No? Exactly. That’s why Nadia changed the way we look at movie nude scenes. And that’s why you aren’t Shannon Elizabeth. Well, that and probably some other things, too.