Yes, I'm in Love Again

Yesterday, I spent half of my day staring at those:
Utterly in love.

P.S.: The word of the day is 'Utterly'.

Look at Them! Buahah!

Yes, I am also wondering why I had to post those pictures of both of them in outrageous wigs. *shrugs*

What about both of them in outrageous glasses? hehehe...


All right, all right. Them the way they are; Gents:


Is it disturbing I get kinda hot checking the choosen pictures; especially the 'Outrageous Wigs' pics (it's those uniforms)?

Help Me Through the Coming Years!!! (nail bite)

It's weird to see how both Jonathan and Alan got tangled up in huge productions. Jonathan in Pirates of the Caribbean series and Alan in the Harry Potter series. You have no idea how weird that is to me. A little lucky to know there will be a sufficient supply of both on screen, but weird cause I'd rather see them doing other stuff instead of the playful weird fantasy worlds of Harry Potter and Captain Sparrow. I mean dude, what the hell!?!?!? Fortunately or Unfortunately (I'm not sure which one) Jonathan already dropped out of the PotC series and Alan just finished up for Harry Potter. It makes me eager and happy to look forward to new projects and sad to know it's going to be harder to find their new stuff. Damn....Now what!?

Someone, cast them!!! (preferably in something that is not too hard to find) They can do more than this:

Battle of the Silken-voiced Scoundrels?

To be honest, I don't really feel the need to write a versus piece on Pryce and Rickman. Still, I came across one (surprisingly, even though both of them ending up in a sexy list was more surprising to me) on the Internet. It seems I already developed my counter weight comparison for these gentlemen (gentlemen, cause for once I'm sure that's what they both are). (Should I add images?)


Alan Rickman vs. Jonathan Pryce
Battle of the Silken-voiced Scoundrels

Why are the most compelling film villains British? From Grand Moff Tarkin to Hannibal Lecter to Scar the cartoon lion, the memorable villains are the ones whose elegantly modulated voices and slightly effete mannerisms disguise their true purpose: Eeeeevil. Of course, now the evil British dandy is such a stock film character that the elegant voices and effete tics are more likely to amplify the eeeeevil than they are to mask it.

Now that Jeremy Irons has left the Die Hard With a Vengeances and Dead Ringerses of his career behind him in favour of concentrating on roles that require him to play repressed men who hook up, somehow, with transgendered Chinese opera stars, Jonathan Pryce and Alan Rickman are left to duke it out between themselves for the title of Designated Urbane-yet-Physically-Unintimidating Criminal Mastermind.


Yeah, that would scare you, wouldn't it?

Pryce can sing, which has meant he's played smarmy bastards in recent operettas like Miss Saigon and Evita. Though no one saw it, he played an eeeeevil Vatican operative in Stigmata. He's also been tapped for that most prestigious of villain roles: Bond Antagonist. Rickman, for his part...well, yes, Rickman's character in Die Hard -- his most striking villainous turn (and arguably among the greatest villains in contemporary film) was German. But he's still British, and uses the accent through most of the film. You think of him as British even though he's called Hans Gruber. You know you do. He also played the eponymous Rasputin, and the svengali Lukas Hart III in Bob Roberts.

All of the above roles should have a few attributes in common: Smooth. Suave. Annoyingly sexy. And here's where the combatants pull away from each other. With his bug-eyes and Brazil cred, Jonathan Pryce has a certain geek appeal, but those few who did see Stigmata didn't come out of it raving about the magnetic pull of Cardinal Houseman; they were jonesing for Gabriel Byrne. When Alan Rickman shows up, even as the embodiment of eeeeevil, he still maintains all of the charm and charisma that were on display in Truly, Madly, Deeply and Sense and Sensibility. Bad teeth and all, he's the mack.

Advantage: Alan Rickman. He has more hair, and he's sexier.

Source: http://www.fametracker.com/2_stars_1_slot/rickman_pryce.php
The sexy list: http://filmreviews7.wordpress.com/2009/05/24/100-sexiest-actors-100-91/

I don't completely agree with the conclusion. Yes, I suppose Alan is more sexy/attractive, but Jonathan can be utterly adorable. Just check him out in Carrington. He plays the gay writer Lytton Strachey. Wonderful character, and Jonathan makes him completely adorable and lovable.

Men & Boys

From the moment 'Go', the very first time I saw him appear on screen, I knew I loved his work, a lot. It must have been one of his funnier roles in probably the Adventures of Baron Munchhausen film, as The Right Ordinary Horatio Jackson. He was bombastically funny. He made me laugh. The second time I watched him and where it was firmly confirmed he actually is a wonderful and funny actor, was in Brazil. Ever since I kept my eyes open to catch him whenever I was able. Watching loads of Terry Gilliam films helps a great deal. Jonathan was once again great in the Brothers Grimm and in Pirates of the Caribean (PotC is not a Terry Gilliam, mind you).
I don't know why (or why not) I searched YouTube to find more Jonathan. I did one evening and found he did some huge musical productions (besides Evita). I was blown away by his performance as the Engineer in Miss Saigon. Like I always sort of knew he is funny, I also sort of knew he can sing. He can sing all right. He well deserved the awards he got for his role as the Engineer.

Having this said it seems weird I always considered Jonathan Pryce a very serious actor who does drama and serious plays. It is true; he did loads of heavy serious plays, but that is not how I got to know about him. And even though I always knew he is funny and he can sing, to find both of those skills in Jonathan has always blown me away. And still does. My latest crush is his portrayal of Lytton Strachey in Carrington; he's delightfully freaky and outspoken, but very lovable (or is that my love for Jonathan speaking?).

How different things are with Alan Rickman for me. I always knew I liked his work and I always sort of knew he's funny, even though I always considered him a serious actor who does drama and serious plays. I know that sounds the same as what I said about Jonathan, but it's not. There's one big difference; I was paying close attention to Jonathan while I kept forgetting Alan's name. Blasphemy, I know. Well, not really. Well, okay a little. It's not that I discredited, or didn't notice Mr. Rickman's more than fine work, it's just that somehow he always seemed to 'fly under the radar' more than Jonathan. That's absolutely the weirdest thing to say since Rickman seems to be more known than Jonathan Pryce. It's just that my love for Jonathan was instant where my love for Alan only simmered for a long time.

You can very much compare it to my love for the two JM's (that love is running deeper than I ever thought it possible; a very affectionate laugh just escaped me). I saw John Mayer first and knew I would love him (weird thing to say about a famous person). I admire his style. I love his music. I love his passion. Through John I got to know about Jason Mraz. My love for him didn't quite take off from the moment I first set eyes on him. Actually, the first glimpse made me run away for a few months. Eventually, I fell. Now I'm very much in love with him (even weirder thing to say about a celeb). Still, I regard John as my obvious love for his artistic abilities, like I regard Jonathan as my obvious love for his artistic abilities. I don't appreciate Alan's and Jason's work less, oh God no! It's just a different approach. Like an explosion contrary to a home fire. It burns harder at times and wams me faster, but after a while the intensity decreases. Jonathan and John are there to keep me warm. Alan and Jason are there to heat me up.

Bah, I made that sound more sexual than I intended to.