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10 sexy movie men

It takes more than a sexy smile to get yourself onto this list, boys. By Mary Beth Ellis
/ Source: msnbc.com contributor

People who know I graduated from a women’s college assume that I have gathered precious little information about men.  They have it bass-ackwards:  Graduates of all-estrogen fests are, in fact, connoisseurs of the breed.  By not living amongst men, we gained the ability to objectively scrutinize them from afar, not unlike Shetland ponies in the wild, or amoebas. 

And, of course, we examined them on screen.  I recall flinging a fistful of Sno-Caps at the head of a date who had the temerity to refer to Brad Pitt in “Se7en” as, quote, “suspender dude”:  “There’s still only one sin left!  When’s suspender dude going to get in gear?”  The poor boy didn’t realize that you’re not supposed to look at Brad’s suspenders in “Se7en” any more than you’re supposed to admire his cow-inspired clothing in “Legends of the Fall.” 

Being shiny on a 16-foot screen, however, does not necessarily bring The Sexy, or even The Likable.  The more an actor freaks out offscreen, the more he detracts from his ability to sink into his character.  My grandfather hated Sinatra for this very reason.  “I don’t like how that man treated Nancy,” he would say, 49 years after the fact. And I don’t like how Brad threw over Jennifer, or how Tom threw over sanity.  Can’t trust them.

I don’t know that you can particularly trust me, either.  After Seth Green’s performance in “The Italian Job,” I became somewhat… attracted, if only because his character possessed the ability to stop traffic in downtown Los Angeles.  That’s hot. 

Then I hit the internet and realized what I was getting myself into.  Ohhhhhhhhh, Seth was the ‘Cha-CHING!!’ commercial guy in 1991.  Well.  That’s gonna knock you down a couple notches. 

Then I read that he once announced the following:  “There are two types of people: Michael Jackson fans and losers." Thanks, Scott Evil, it’s been fun.

Left standing:

Sean Astin (34)

KRT KIDS ELEMENTS STORY SLUGGED: SHORTSTUFF KRT PHOTO BY DEBBIE VANSTORY/ABACA PRESS (February 10) \"I can catch coins off my elbow. I learned that when I was a little kid.\" -- Actor Sean Astin (\"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King\"), describing a hidden talent, in People magazine. (gsb) 2005 (Diversity)
KRT KIDS ELEMENTS STORY SLUGGED: SHORTSTUFF KRT PHOTO BY DEBBIE VANSTORY/ABACA PRESS (February 10) \"I can catch coins off my elbow. I learned that when I was a little kid.\" -- Actor Sean Astin (\"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King\"), describing a hidden talent, in People magazine. (gsb) 2005 (Diversity)Debbie Vanstory / ABACA PRESS

Shut up, okay?  I love me some Sean.  There is, of course, a lot of him to love in “Lord of the Rings.  But he is a friendly mound of flesh.

“Rings” Sean was pure of heart!  “Rudy” Sean was pure of heart!  Sometimes a girl just wants to tear apart a nice boy. 

My fierce protection of Sean and general “meh” reaction to Orlando Bloom has cost me many a friendship, but I am a very pale person, and Orlando is also very pale in “Rings,” and were we to mate and produce a baby, it would likely burst into flames when exposed to direct sunlight.  I am sorry, Orlando, but Sean and his dorky Notre Dame jacket have won the day.  It’s for the children. 

Shut. Up.

Antonio Banderas (45)

ANTONIO BANDERAS CAMERON DIAZ
** FILE ** Actor Antonio Banderas poses for photographs in Beverly Hills, Calif., in this May 8, 2004, in Los Angeles. The killings of hundreds of women in the violent border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico have become the focus of Hollywood's camera lenses, stars like Jennifer Lopez, Antonio Banderas and Minnie Driver starring in several films about the slayings. \"Bordertown,\" which stars Hollywood's hottest Latino stars, Lopez and Banderas, began production in New Mexico last month. In coming weeks, production will move to the border city of Nogales, where a crew has already built a shantytown resembling Anapra, a Juarez neighborhood where many of the victims lived. (AP Photo/Chris Weeks, File)Chris Weeks / AP

You kind of get the feeling that Antonio owns a remote-control operated wine bar.  And an excellent sound system, with a five-disk CD changer.  Yes, surround-sound, a full-bodied red, and Antonio.  Don’t forget your accent, Antonio.

Tom Selleck (60)

TOM SELLECK arriving at The 56th Annual 
Emmy Awards at The Shrine Auditorium
Los Angeles, California - 19.09.04
Credit: WENN
TOM SELLECK arriving at The 56th Annual Emmy Awards at The Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, California - 19.09.04 Credit: WENNEn2 / http://www.wenn.com/

He chucked the mustache, started dating Monica Geller, and all kinds of mojo started to sparkle around Tom.  It made things… uncomfortable when he portrayed Dwight Eisenhower last year, but if Tom’s involved…  Shake it, Ike!

Michael J. Nelson (41)Nelson has perhaps the sexiest back of the head in all of cinema.  Best known as the host of TV’s “Mystery Science Theater 3000”, he stretched the role of man-mocking-the-movie-while-flanked-by-his-two-robot puppets in new directions with… “Mystery Science Theater 3000:  The Movie.”  He now provides commentary tracks for such horridness as "Reefer Madness" and "Night of the Living Dead."

The attraction of Nelson is that of The Protector: He will deflect its evil power of the bad movie with his Carol Channing impressions, making Patrick Swayze films safe again for you and me.  

CUSAK
**FILE**Actor John Cusack poses for a portrait in New York's Four Seasons hotel in this April 15, 1999 file photo. Cusack's latest film is \"Must Love Dogs,\" slated for release July 29, 2005.(AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett)Suzanne Plunkett / AP
** FILE ** Harrison Ford arrives for a fashion show in this Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2003 file photo, in the Beverly Hills section of Los Angeles. Ford will stay on as chairman of an Experimental Aircraft Association program that introduces children to flying, he announced during the EAA's 53rd annual AirVenture fly-in and convention in Oshkosh, which ended Sunday, July 31, 2005. (AP Photo/Chris Weeks)
** FILE ** Harrison Ford arrives for a fashion show in this Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2003 file photo, in the Beverly Hills section of Los Angeles. Ford will stay on as chairman of an Experimental Aircraft Association program that introduces children to flying, he announced during the EAA's 53rd annual AirVenture fly-in and convention in Oshkosh, which ended Sunday, July 31, 2005. (AP Photo/Chris Weeks)Chris Weeks / AP

He fell, screaming, from my list a few years ago when he decided that you know what would be really cool?  An earring!!  Then he began accessorizing with Calista Flockhart instead, and continues to creep towards redemption with the earring-less likes of “Sabrina,” and — I’m almost afraid of this — a fourth installment of the Indiana Jones films.

Will Smith (37)Will shoots at aliens, and then he mocks them, and then he raps about them.  We (heart) Will, if only for leaving behind the neon pants of the “Fresh Prince” era.  Bravo, young charismatic Will.  Well-played.

Viggo Mortensen at Letterman
Mar 04, 2004; New York, NY, USA; VIGGO MORTENSEN leaving the 'Late Show With David Letterman' at the Ed Sullivan Theater. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Dan Herrick-KPA/ZUMA Press. (©) Copyright 2004 by Dan Herrick-KPADan Herrick-kpa / Dan Herrick-KPA
\"The Brothers Grimm\" Premieres in Los Angeles
08 Aug 2005, Los Angeles, California , USA --- Heath Ledger arrives at the premiere of \"The Brothers Grimm,\" held at the Directors Guild Theater. --- Image by © Frank Trapper/CorbisFrank Trapper
JACKMAN
Australian actor Hugh Jackman, star of the new film \"Van Helsing,\" gestures for photographers at the world premiere of the film in Universal City, Calif., Monday, May 3, 2004. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello / AP

Freelance writer Mary Beth Ellis runs BlondeChampagne.com, which to her knowledge has never been visited by Heath Bar, clothed or unclothed.