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Seriously? I don’t actively dislike any of these men – George Clooney, Daniel Craig and Matt Damon – but I think it’s odd that Vanity Fair has put them on the February cover with the title, “The Leading Men” or whatever. Yes, George has been having a good year, and he’s looking to get nominated for another Oscar for The Descendants. And yes, Daniel has had a big year, although his films haven’t done that well financially. But Matt? I love Matt, but I haven’t seen a new Matt Damon movie in years. If he’s not Jason Bourne, most people don’t care, you know? Plus, this Annie Leibovitz-shot cover is only a good photo of Matt, really. Daniel looks like a gargoyle, and George looks like he’s about to tell me to get off his lawn. Not the best, really.
Another gut reaction – George is 50 years old. Daniel is 43 years old. Matt is 41 (and a boyish vampire). Would VF have put three over-40 actresses on the cover with the title “The Leading Women”?? Of course there’s something to be said for “old faithful” leading men. But 2011 was dominated by actors like Michael Fassbender and Ryan Gosling. Some respect for them? I guess not. Anyway, here’s a little excerpt from VF:
For the first time ever, Vanity Fair pits three of Hollywood’s most fascinating leading men against one another for that signature illuminating interrogation of ours, the Proust Questionnaire—and the monthly back-page feature proves even more revelatory when offered in triplicate, from George Clooney, Matt Damon, and Daniel Craig.
If George Clooney could choose what to come back as, it would be his dog—as the actor states, “he lives better.” The Descendants lead also admits to being displeased with his posture and considers patience the most overrated virtue.
Daniel Craig values patience in his friends above all, but doesn’t like his knees, and you’ll never guess what he considers his most treasured possession—but then, we can’t really be sure. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo star admits that he lies when answering questionnaires.
Matt Damon, who played a widower twice this year, in Contagion and We Bought a Zoo, is focused on family off the camera—he says that he was happiest in bed making his four children and in the hospital watching them being born. He says that his greatest achievement is his marriage, that his real-life heroes are his parents, and that his favorite names are those of his wife and children. He and Clooney both wish they could play instruments, while the more practical Craig only wishes he had opposable toes.
[From Vanity Fair]
So, VF got Daniel, George and Matt together in one place, and they could only give them the Proust questionnaire? I want to know if Daniel kissed up to George. I want to know what stories George told about Matt, and vice versa (because those two are both terrible gossips). I want to know if Daniel dared to talk about politics around either George or Matt. I want to know if Daniel and Matt judge Clooney harshly for his Oscar-Date Barbie. And I’ll never know! Because VF didn’t ask the question.
Oh, and we should play F–k, Marry, Kill with this cover. I would marry Matt, f–k Daniel and kill Clooney.
Photos courtesy of VF, WENN.
Written by Kaiser
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Yeah F-Daniel Craig, M-Damon, K-Clooney. I would have F-ed Clooney in his peak days (ER) but he hasn’t looked good to me in a long time.
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It looks like Matt Damon is a street hustler who picked up rich businessman George Clooney for some secretive bootay call.
Based on the above photograph, Daniel Craig may, in fact, be a potato.
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Yes, I think you are right. He may be a potato. Pass the chives, please.
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… and a slathering of warm melted butter….
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Marry Craig. F**k Damon Kill Clooney
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kill clooney, fcuk daniel, marry matt. Though I kinda loathe them all. Fassy for me.
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F* Damon, kill Craig, marry Clooney, divorice Clooney and get the house at Lake Como.
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^^This!
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Clooney’s dog lives better than he does? Hmm. Wonder how the dog feels about that statement?
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I would only marry or f–k Matt. LOVE HIM! Would have nothing else to do with the others.
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I think they look great…ish. Matt’s definitely throwing me off with his overall look, though. Why did they dress him up as a hobo? Sigh. But I’d still marry him, kill Clooney, and screw Daniel like I hate him.
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He has to wear a hat cuz the ladies no like Matt sans hair. Savvy stylist translates this into “sexy hobo.”
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ya, poor choices for leading men cover.
i would def k-clooney, f-daniel, and just ask matt to go away.
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yes
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Love Matt Damon, I’m indifferent to Daniel Craig, can’t stand Clooney’s smug face, I can’t believe this guy is in the running for a second oscar, unbelievable.
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I’m sorry but to me Daniel Craig looks like he was delivered through a very tight birth canal by pulling on his ears at 1:30 PM by a doctor who had a two o’clock tee time.
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@Rita…haha…I just saw your post after I typed mine in. We def noticed the same thing! Too funny!
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HAHAHHAHA omg I can’t stop laughing right now. Best description ever.
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As someone pointed out before, Clooney is just coming off with the desperate Hugh Hefner vibe. I can’t with him anymore.
Could’ve gone the Cary Grant route, but no…..
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LMAO!!! Hahaha….man oh man…that cap needs to be on Daniel Craig instead of Matt. Craig needs TO HIDE those monkey ears!
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Our ear phobia affliction is tough to over come lol.
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F- Clooney, M- Matt and K- daniel!!
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Clooney looks ill. I swear the blind Kaiser posted earlier – the one where the girlfriend’s procilivities were affecting her boyfriend’s health – has to be about him.
Although I quite like him this cover makes Damon look like a rent boy.
Potato – Daniel Craig for sure!
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Ugh, I hate Annie Leibovitz’s photographs over the past ten years, they’re so painfully overwrought.
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yes. agreed.
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And poorly photoshopped. Clooney looks smoothed out, weirdly glowing compared to the other two, and yet still droopy and old.
Meanwhile Daniel Craig could have used some more digital charity. He looks like one of those see-no-evil monkey sculptures.
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F**k Daniel. Marry Matt. No desire to Kill Clooney. I think he’s an okay guy. Ten years ago he would have been my choice to F**k.
I kind of like the cover except Matt is a mess.
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I think they look just fine. I like rugged men, however they should chuck Damon and add Fassbender to the Rugged Men’s Club.
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I would have loved to see George, Brad and Matt.. kind of an Oceans reunion.. I won’t be buying this issue. but that thought of the three of them just being guys would have been a keeper..
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Craig as the face of the operation.
Clooney as the business man faking his own abduction and murder because “He’s in too deep.”
And Damon as the kidnapper, who will ultimately attempt to betray both, only to be caught, killed, and framed for the whole thing.
BAM! I’ll wait here for me check.
Oh. And thanks again VF for further reinforcement of white middle-aged males’ dominance over HW. Pick somebody new/interesting in HW for your covers, for criminey’s sake…
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M, F, Damon and let the other boys sort it out between themselves.
edit: Well, okay, I could go out for drinks with Clooney on regular basis. Indifferent to Craig.
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According to who? Hmmphhf! kaiser-I love your take on the whole thing ((and your “off my lawn” comment). Clooney is not even a “has been” he’s a “NEVER HAS BEEN”..I mean, when was he all that? Facts of Life? I mean c’mon, let’s remember what he looked like before Ocean’s 11 and being a whore house owner having a new young piece to hold his dinglemachine while he’s P’s….Men make me sick sometimes…ha, sometimes, I mean MOST of the time. He’s just a snake wearing an expensive suit…a snake non-the-less. And Matt Damon—”eye roll”..thinks he’s so “good”…just wait, dirt will come out on him soon enough. Daniel Craig…”crickets” I got nothin on this guy…and he’s on the cover why??? Stupid magazines.
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Wow, Georgie is really looking OLD these days. He’s morphing into his dad, Nick Clooney.
None of these guys are my fave, but if pressed to choose I’d marry Matt (he seems like a great dad and a “Let’s make love” kinda guy) and angry f*ck Daniel. I’m sure those ears would come in handy for certain positions.
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“I’m sure those ears would come in handy for certain positions”
lol
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I see nothing but his Dad too, Vix. He looks exactly like him. Which is fine but…ees not sexay.
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@Kaiser …
Say what you will, my love
… but my ‘other’ love–Matt Damon–has been in ‘three’ films this year, two of which (“The Adjustment Bureau” and “Contagion”) did well and one (“We Bought a Zoo”) that opened on December 23, 2011 and seems to be doing well in its second week via word of mouth.
I think Matty is mixing it up (with his weight and his roles) because he doesn’t want to get locked into the ‘Action Hero’ mode and he wants the ability to get good roles in 10 years as a character actor.
And I love, Love, LOVE Daniel Craig and Matt Damon finally sharing the same space, though I don’t really care about Clooney. I want an interview of just Daniel and Matt where they discuss playing the James Bond and Jason Bourne characters, and how they as (self proclaimed) average men–in looks and height (they’re both a true 5’10″ tall)–feel about seriously bringing the sexy and bad-assness to such awesome roles.
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Daniel Craig is a leading man? Has Vanity Fair seen how every movie he was being “leading” in flops. George Clooney is an old man made to look like a grand-paw with his new pieces. It’s the soccer moms keeping his popularity alive. Love Damon but wouldn’t have chosen him either for the Leading Men cover. You are right Kaiser for Leading Women it would have been all actresses in their 20′s and early 30′s.
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As someone who has worked on set with Matt Damon, he’s definitely not 5’10. He is 5’8″, tops, although probably closer to 5’6″, 5’7″.
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@Bootyshorts … Where you talking to me?
I was talking about ‘Matt Damon’ not Tom Cruise, who said for years that he was 5’10″ tall even though he’s only an inch taller than Dustin Hoffman, who has never lied about the fact that he is 5’5 1/2″ tall.
I judge a person’s height by who is walking or standing next to them. For example, I know that Julia Stiles is 5’8″ tall. Standing or walking next to Matt Damon with regular shoes on, she is 2 – 3 inches shorter than he, depending upon what kind of shoes ‘he’ is wearing. However, in heels Julia Stiles is either the same height or slightly taller than Matt … which makes sense if he’s 5’10″ tall, not if he’s 5’6 – 8″ tall.
Emily blunt is 5’7 1/2″ tall. In “The Adjustment Bureau,” walking next to Matt in 3″ heels (there was a point made about the shoes she was wearing in the film) Emily is the same height as Matt.
Scarlett Johansson is 5’4 1/2″ tall. In “We Bought a Zoo,” Scarlett and Matt are walking towards the audience on level ground in working boots. Matt is clearly a good 6″ taller than Scarlett. I was surprised because I didn’t realize she was a shorty.
Ben Affleck is 6’2 1/2″ tall. He clearly towers over Matt by a good 5″.
So … until I can somehow accurately gauge your height and then actually ‘see’ you standing or walking next to Matt Damon, I stand by my post.
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Sorry, my reply was intended for the above comment, not yours -_-
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The three of them look old as dirt. If Hollywood women would have those wrinkles, they would be relegated to playing witches in Disney movies.
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well they all look bad in their own ways,
it wouldn’t be fair to compare… j/k i love them all except maybe matt because i saw a candid of him picking his nose. my high regard of him went away just like that. ewww.
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Oh I forgot to add my F, M, K vote to my post! I would F_ck Daniel Craig, Marry Matty D, and Kill George Clooney.
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where’s brad?
i dont really want to f, k or marry any of these dudes.
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Well just to be different I’d marry Clooney because I’d love to have the instant legendary status as the babe who snagged the Cloonster and I really love Italy. F-Matt and kill that miserable sourpuss Daniel.
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I have to say that Daniel Craig looks worse only because if you were to ask me to guess his age based on the picture I’d say he was at least 55, not 2 years older than Matty boy. I wish they had put Hitch on the cover or the cast of the Great Gatsby. Annie Leibovitz could’ve done a great spread of the Gatsby cast in their Gatsby garb. Two of the 3 on this cover look like a couple of old farts.
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I think you know the answer to this kaiser….it’s that wonky eared hobbit craig! eeeew.
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I’m with ya. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again…I just don’t get the attraction. At all.
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Daniel Craig? I’ve never seen a movie with him in it. Should have been Brad Pitt instead.
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never understood this hype about Matt D!?? Maybe he’s Ok as an actor, but he is definetely ugly guy and not even a bit sexual attractive. – Definetely not my type.
Daniel isn’t pretty guy as well, but he got this really raw sex appeal.
K -Matt!!! ; F-Daniel, M-Clooney
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George looks like Matt’s father.
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Agreed. Is he seriously only 50? And Craig is only 43???!! These men are not aging very well IMHO.
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This sums up the cover perfectly:
“Plus, this Annie Leibovitz-shot cover is only a good photo of Matt, really. Daniel looks like a gargoyle, and George looks like he’s about to tell me to get off his lawn.”
So true Kaiser. lol
And none of these guys does a thing for me, so I will have to pass on the f*ck, marry thing.
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Why didn’t you post this. For all of you bashing Craig, well he is the most intersting, at least his answers are funniest. Damon is the most boring one.
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George Clooney:
What do you consider your greatest achievement? Working in the Sudan.
If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be? My dog — he lives better.
Matt Damon:
When and where were you happiest? In our bed, making our children, and in the hospital watching them being born.
What is your motto? “Don’t be a d-bag.”
Daniel Craig:
What is your most marked characteristic? My third nipple.
What is the quality you most like in a man? A good mustache.
What is the quality you most like in a woman? A good mustache.
What is your most treasured possession? Apart from my penis and my health?
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Too much of Clooney in the magazines, he seems to be everywhere now. They all say the same thing. There are some great leading men around that should get some recognition,like Gary Oldman, Fassbender, Leo, Pitt, Clint Eastwood and even Tom Hanks. Curious as to why the three of them were chosen. I know Clooney is in the Oscar campaign mood.
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This is no coincidence. Daniel CRAIG is promoting TGWTDT, Matt is promoting We Bought a Zoo, Clooney is campaigning for an oscar and also promoting the Descendants.
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Wow, they are not aging well.
And for all the buzz these guys get, the box office receipts prove that they’re not big draws. It’s weird how it seems like Hollywood just randomly decides which stars are A list and sticks with it despite their actual popularity or bankability.
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Ryan and Michaell aren’t on the cover because they aren’t “leading men”. It’s not diss at them, but they are both still up and coming. I know women love them, but that’s not the same thing as a leading man status. If you want to argue about who should be on the cover then talk about Johnny, RDJ, Pitt, Denzel etc. all leading men.
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Clooney is only 50? Unfortunately he has aged a lot in the last few years…sorta looks like he is pushing 60 now. He was always attractive, but never really did it for me anyway.
So I would marry/fuck Matt and kill Clooney…and Daniel would be served as french fries.
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Matt looks good, much younger than his 41 years.
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Marry Matt….fvck Daniel (those ears could be interesting) and kill Clooney.
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I’m surprised Daniel looks so bad. Matt looks the best and I’m done with Clooney, he gives me the old man creeps with his womanizing.
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Daniel looks ROUGH. Damn. Matt just needs to remove the hat. I like the point that they wouldn’t choose older actresses under the banner of “The Leading Ladies”. They should’ve chosen Fassbender, Gosling and maybe one one of the kids from The Hunger Games or something. I don’t know. They probably wouldn’t sell very well, though. That’s Hollywood politics for you.
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Very easy…F*ck Daniel, Marry Matt, Kill Clooney.
Matt looks delightful on that cover, and even though he is a lot older than I, we share the same birthday month and day. He always wins with me.
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really yawn.
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AAAAhhh! My eyes! The photoshop people went into overdrive! Damn! They all look terrible. Daniel’s my fave but they made him look skinny.
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That’s easy – f*** and marry Damon and kill Clooney and Craig. Actually that’s harsh. Since I have no interest what-so-ever in either George or Daniel they can just “go away.” Matt’s the only one I would pay $12 to see in a movie. Clooney’s been with too many women (and men?) and Craig’s just mean. Have you read some of his interviews lately? Like Clooney, he is completely self-absorbed and everyone else is sh*t. Can’t stand either one. By the way, I just saw Brad a few months ago at a restaurant here in LA. He’s not looking that good in person. It’s such a double standard that we can have men over 40, most likely photo-shopped, grace the covers of magazines, while women a day over 40 are too old (with a few exceptions). Especially when the men on the covers of these magazines don’t look half as good as the women over 40 do!
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F k Craig. F k Clooney, then kill him. Marry Damon.
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Oh come on! I love Daniel Craig with her quirky ears and I’m glad he didn’t/doesn’t feel the need or pressure to have them pined back.As far as the other two men go I wouldn’t pass up the opportunity to spend time with either one of them.You never know,it could not only be a lot of fun but very surprising as well.
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Wait, Matt Damon is 41 ? He looks 10 years younger than Daniel Craig. Still I find Craig sexier, but as Fassbender (who’s even sexier) he looks older than his real age.
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Can you believe Daniel Craig is only 2 years older than Matt Damon? Jeez… Matt Damon is really aging well. And George Clooney is just aging… a lot.
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I dunno. I think they all look pretty good. Maybe the lighting could have been better though.
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Wow this is really strange. Just a few months ago people on this thread were declaring Daniel and Rachel the hottest couple ever. Posters were going on and on about how HOT Daniel was. How they would flip a ship to be with him.
Now not so much..
Fickle thy name is WOMAN
anyway as I said before the cover is not that interesting.. neither are the quotes.
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Proved that Daniel is only hot because of Rachel!!!
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Sorry, but the English teacher in me must point out that for three men, the superlative adjective “worst” must be used, as in, “Of the three, who looks the worst?” “Worse” is a comparative adjective and could only be used to compare two men, “Of the two, who looks worse?” Don’t mean to be persnickety, but it’s a pet peeve.
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George’s eyes seemed to sparkle when with Elizabetta, now he looks a little mean. I wonder what’s going in there, it would be interesting to smoke weed with him and Brad Pitt.
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God, if I could only achieve that on my Bucket list. I’m having a hard time with Clooney- I usually hate him, but I saw The Descendants this week-end and I was astounded at how affected I was by it! He totally looked like a nerdy dad in it, but oddly hot…..I can’t figure it out.
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Oh, please. I’m sick to death of Canalis’s pr people STILL trying to say he actually liked her, when it was painfully obvious that he couldn’t stand her at all. She was a world class bitch.
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me too, but i think no one buy the fake comments anyway !
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Jeez, what did they do to Craig? Gargoyle is right! Those ears are scary. Matt looks OK and Clooney looks worn and tired. Not a good look for any of them really.
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I wondering if Brad Pitt felt left out! Since he, Clooney, and Damon are tight like tigers! LOL
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Are they “tight like tigers” says who. Outside of working on the Oceans movies they don’t hang out. I think they all like each other and enjoy the time when they get together. But looking at Georges vacation and party buddies.. Brad Pitt is not nor has ever been one of them. I know the world thinks Brad and George are BFFs but that ain’t the case. Friends.. jokesters.. prank buddies.YES… but not BFFs.. never..ever were.
They all like each other. That doesn’t scream best friends.
Brad has not done’ VF for years. Not sure if it is because they ran that shot of him without his knowledge. He was pissed.
I would have loved to see him and Michael on that cover too. Would have made better sense to me. But oh well
I won’t be buying it so.. going to look at one of my Brad mags to cheer me up.. LOL
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But both Matt Damon and Don Cheadle have vacationed with the families (all together) at George’s Italian Villa.
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F-Craig, M-Damon, K-Clooney
I considered f’g Clooney but the thought of him dying underneath me, being left unsatisfied (I’m over 40 and don’t think he can satisfy a woman over 40) and being left with a myraid of STD’s isn’t appealing.
Don’t care for Craig but I am only going to f him, not looking for quality conversation. Can I use duct tape?
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You can’t play FMK with Clooney as one of the choices, because as soon as you even think “marry Clooney” he preemptively breaks up with you.
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Exactly!
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Oh wow, it must have been a bad lighting day for all three blokes! In order of “worst looking” are Daniel Craig, Matt Damon, and George Clooney.
Wow again, definitely not a flattering photo!
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This looks like a MAD magazine cover, with Earsly McBlueEyes in the left-hand corner.
F all 3 of them. Even MD, who looks better now than he did in the earlier pic w/the guy from Facts of Life. I’m over the geriatric crew.
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I like the cover although neither one of them do anything for me. I would’ve preferred Brad Pitt in the middle and Jason Straham and Channing Tatum on the sides.
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Daniel looks like a gargoyle ….epic
hahahaha
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Alright I’ll play. F, Craig, F, Matt, Kill Clooney.
Craig looks like he knows how to get down and dirty in the sack. Matt’s secretly kinky I bet and Clooney gets a big ol meh from me.
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I will not participate in that f/k/m game but i think clooney looks handsomest in this photo. He and the other two are fine actors. may the actor with the most suck up votes win
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i will marry ,f..k and then kill clooney !
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F$%k them all at the same time, slap their asses, send them home, sell the film.
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They all look short.
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