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Charlize Theron with Joaquin Phoenix? oh come on....


Erica (Charlize Theron) the 6 feet tall slender vanilla-skin, amazing-eyes, stunningly pretty girl's love interest is that Willie (Joaquin Phoenix) who is so very short height, fat, almost no-neck, bushy eye-brow, cleft-lip midget who walks like a frigging ape. Yeah right. She wouldn't date or so much as look at him in million years, pal.

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Well, two responses:
a) lots of women think Joaquin is hot.
b) have you actually observed pretty women from this kind of background? Since she is ACTING, she is not Charlize Theron but actually Erica. So talking about ERICA, lots of women from that kind of family, socio-economic status, educational level, etc., end up with men who don't seem to "deserve" them. Women aren't as shallow as men, in general. We look for more than "hotness" to determine worthiness. In context, WILLIE represented something--security, belonging, acceptance, a home (consider the script)--that go far beyond what someone looks like.

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Women are just as shallow as men, but you're right that looks isn't the thing they usually are shallow about.

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Hmmm. Poor guy you seem to turn green with that feeling of jealousy .... over an actor !! lol calm down. He's HOT. Joaquin Phoenix , there is this thing about him his green/blue eyes, first of all, are to die for, the way he approaches and kisses and whispers, I find him irresistible, and quite sensual.

Sorry. get over it.

here's to rub it in:
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=joaquin+phoexix+description&view=detail&id=D058E5C04EB67C22FBBD6874F0E2ECDB3EC02C0B&first=1

You mention something not even worth mentioning: his cleft palate.
It is generally rude to point out things related to someone's handicap - or are you one of those school bullies ? In any case, it was operated and it does not appear to be a problem - if anything it adds to his charm and charisma.

oh man, you really do need to get over this, don't you. :)

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He's HOT. Joaquin Phoenix , there is this thing about him his green/blue eyes, first of all, are to die for, the way he approaches and kisses and whispers, I find him irresistible, and quite sensual.


Totally agree. The thing I also like about Joaquin is that he is very shy. I remember he was once on the Oprah show with John Travolta, but he was too shy to come out. Travolta explained to Oprah that Joaquin was very unnerved by the audience being so close to the stage. I think he did eventually come out and was very charming. I just think it's nice to see a movie actor who is not a fame or camera hog.

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now I want to go and find that Oprah episode lol ...
I know, he's not an annoying self absorbed type like Tom Cruise!

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He was totally endearing on Oprah when he appeared with Reese Witherspoon.

"a malcontent who knows how to spell"


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now I want to go and find that Oprah episode


It had to be in 2004 because he and Travolta were plugging Ladder 49 (dreadful) on Oprah's show.

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I think she is out of his league, but that shouldn't be a knock against Joaquin. She's out if most men's leagues.

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Did you ever see Sophia Loren's husband or any of Marilyn Monroe's husband. Noneof them were hot by any standards.

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The OP says alot more about himself than about Joaquin.

OP's got issues.



"a malcontent who knows how to spell"


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