Comments on: The Sharon Stone Treatment http://tammybruce.com/2006/04/the_sharon_stone_treatment.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:47:47 +0000 hourly 1 By: Artist for truth http://tammybruce.com/2006/04/the_sharon_stone_treatment.html#comment-109129 Artist for truth Wed, 12 Apr 2006 01:02:00 +0000 http://tammybruce.com/2006/04/the-sharon-stone-treatment.php#comment-109129 <p>CraigC,</p> <p>No . . . sorry to say . . . have a mind of my own</p> CraigC,

No . . . sorry to say . . . have a mind of my own

]]> By: CraigC http://tammybruce.com/2006/04/the_sharon_stone_treatment.html#comment-109128 CraigC Tue, 11 Apr 2006 03:42:00 +0000 http://tammybruce.com/2006/04/the-sharon-stone-treatment.php#comment-109128 <p>I haven't really looked all that hard at any pictures of Sharon Stone lately, but I'd be very disappointed if she's had work done. She is one the great natural beauties of all time. She doesn't need it.</p> <p>Artist For Truth, please tell me you were being ironic in quoting de Beauvoir.</p> I haven’t really looked all that hard at any pictures of Sharon Stone lately, but I’d be very disappointed if she’s had work done. She is one the great natural beauties of all time. She doesn’t need it.

Artist For Truth, please tell me you were being ironic in quoting de Beauvoir.

]]> By: Artist for truth http://tammybruce.com/2006/04/the_sharon_stone_treatment.html#comment-109127 Artist for truth Mon, 10 Apr 2006 22:45:00 +0000 http://tammybruce.com/2006/04/the-sharon-stone-treatment.php#comment-109127 <p>Let's consider the source of who thinks who is worthy and why:</p> <p>"Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with the absolute truth."</p> <p>Simone de Beauvoir</p> Let’s consider the source of who thinks who is worthy and why:

“Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with the absolute truth.”

Simone de Beauvoir

]]> By: gkboy http://tammybruce.com/2006/04/the_sharon_stone_treatment.html#comment-109126 gkboy Mon, 10 Apr 2006 20:43:00 +0000 http://tammybruce.com/2006/04/the-sharon-stone-treatment.php#comment-109126 <p>What your saying is true about the treatment of men vs women in hollywood, but comparing a 48 yo woman to a 64 yo man and a 76 yo man isn't quite fair. Lets see Connery and Ford at 48. Most women would have fallen into their arms hearts a flutter. I don't care for stone's movies, but she is hot, and yes women can do that without surgery. Genetics help and taking care of yourself. My mother is still mistaken as my wife when we are out, and she is 52 and I am 32. My dad never gets mistaken as brother though, I don't get it.</p> What your saying is true about the treatment of men vs women in hollywood, but comparing a 48 yo woman to a 64 yo man and a 76 yo man isn’t quite fair. Lets see Connery and Ford at 48. Most women would have fallen into their arms hearts a flutter. I don’t care for stone’s movies, but she is hot, and yes women can do that without surgery. Genetics help and taking care of yourself. My mother is still mistaken as my wife when we are out, and she is 52 and I am 32. My dad never gets mistaken as brother though, I don’t get it.

]]> By: Tink http://tammybruce.com/2006/04/the_sharon_stone_treatment.html#comment-109125 Tink Mon, 10 Apr 2006 18:31:00 +0000 http://tammybruce.com/2006/04/the-sharon-stone-treatment.php#comment-109125 <p>Peter, I agree with you about Stone, and prefer women with some life on their face. My comment was about the Hollywood age thing in general which still holds true.</p> <p>I saw Her High-and-Shininess on Leno and Letterman and something just wasn't right. Besides her perfect glossy look, she just sat there and giggled constantly...throwing about sexy glances.... and barely speaking 2 or 3 complete sentences in either interview. I thought maybe she was trying to be in character or something weird like that. Maybe she knew her girlfriend Hillary would be watching. :o)!!!</p> Peter, I agree with you about Stone, and prefer women with some life on their face. My comment was about the Hollywood age thing in general which still holds true.

I saw Her High-and-Shininess on Leno and Letterman and something just wasn’t right. Besides her perfect glossy look, she just sat there and giggled constantly…throwing about sexy glances…. and barely speaking 2 or 3 complete sentences in either interview. I thought maybe she was trying to be in character or something weird like that. Maybe she knew her girlfriend Hillary would be watching. :o )!!!

]]> By: PeteRFNY http://tammybruce.com/2006/04/the_sharon_stone_treatment.html#comment-109124 PeteRFNY Mon, 10 Apr 2006 18:04:00 +0000 http://tammybruce.com/2006/04/the-sharon-stone-treatment.php#comment-109124 <p>Not to play Devil's Advocate...but if I had any complaint about Ms. Stone, it's that she looks a little bit to plasticine for my liking. Either she's had a cheek lift or a face pull or SOMETHING (look at those eyebrows...yikes!)- then had it buffed off with a fine coating of Madame Tussaud's finest wax.</p> <p>I prefer women that age gracefully, naturally - without the need to keep trying to LOOK like they are 30. That's far hotter than any oddly-shiny topcoat can ever be.</p> <p>Ford and Connery are geezers - but at least they are OK with that. Not that Sharon Stone ISN'T...but something there just don't look quite right, know whut I mean?</p> <p>-P-</p> Not to play Devil’s Advocate…but if I had any complaint about Ms. Stone, it’s that she looks a little bit to plasticine for my liking. Either she’s had a cheek lift or a face pull or SOMETHING (look at those eyebrows…yikes!)- then had it buffed off with a fine coating of Madame Tussaud’s finest wax.

I prefer women that age gracefully, naturally – without the need to keep trying to LOOK like they are 30. That’s far hotter than any oddly-shiny topcoat can ever be.

Ford and Connery are geezers – but at least they are OK with that. Not that Sharon Stone ISN’T…but something there just don’t look quite right, know whut I mean?

-P-

]]> By: Tink http://tammybruce.com/2006/04/the_sharon_stone_treatment.html#comment-109123 Tink Mon, 10 Apr 2006 15:40:00 +0000 http://tammybruce.com/2006/04/the-sharon-stone-treatment.php#comment-109123 <p>Tammy's right about the way mature women and old geezers are treated differently. I think it's really bizarre that it seems to only be getting worse. Great actresses of the 30s and 40s kept working well into their more mature years, on par I think with the men. But the great actresses of today are shelved after a few good years. What happened to all those good liberal progressives on the Left Coast?</p> <p>And there is an entire market that Hollywood ignores by sticking to what it obviously thinks is a formula. It's young man/young woman or old man/young woman. The exception is a middle aged man/middle aged woman... like "Broken Flowers" or one of my favs "Open Range" with Costner and Annette Bening. Those were actually refreshing to watch because they didn't follow the age formula.</p> <p>Harrison Ford, Connery, and the "Indiana Jones and the Nursing Home of Doom" will tank. I'm so over them. He's not just old.... he's tired. And that earring of his is laughable... come on Harrison, act your age.</p> Tammy’s right about the way mature women and old geezers are treated differently. I think it’s really bizarre that it seems to only be getting worse. Great actresses of the 30s and 40s kept working well into their more mature years, on par I think with the men. But the great actresses of today are shelved after a few good years. What happened to all those good liberal progressives on the Left Coast?

And there is an entire market that Hollywood ignores by sticking to what it obviously thinks is a formula. It’s young man/young woman or old man/young woman. The exception is a middle aged man/middle aged woman… like “Broken Flowers” or one of my favs “Open Range” with Costner and Annette Bening. Those were actually refreshing to watch because they didn’t follow the age formula.

Harrison Ford, Connery, and the “Indiana Jones and the Nursing Home of Doom” will tank. I’m so over them. He’s not just old…. he’s tired. And that earring of his is laughable… come on Harrison, act your age.

]]> By: Dave J http://tammybruce.com/2006/04/the_sharon_stone_treatment.html#comment-109122 Dave J Mon, 10 Apr 2006 15:24:00 +0000 http://tammybruce.com/2006/04/the-sharon-stone-treatment.php#comment-109122 <p>Mmmmm...Sharon Stone. Err...[collapses in highly uncharacteristic slack-jawed speechlessness] ;-)</p> Mmmmm…Sharon Stone. Err…[collapses in highly uncharacteristic slack-jawed speechlessness] ;-)

]]> By: chase http://tammybruce.com/2006/04/the_sharon_stone_treatment.html#comment-109121 chase Mon, 10 Apr 2006 14:00:00 +0000 http://tammybruce.com/2006/04/the-sharon-stone-treatment.php#comment-109121 <p>Of course Sharon Stone is hot, she’s our generation! But I think I’ll skip BI:3, where she crosses her legs in a wheelchair.</p> Of course Sharon Stone is hot, she’s our generation! But I think I’ll skip BI:3, where she crosses her legs in a wheelchair.

]]> By: Steve in Ohio http://tammybruce.com/2006/04/the_sharon_stone_treatment.html#comment-109120 Steve in Ohio Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:36:00 +0000 http://tammybruce.com/2006/04/the-sharon-stone-treatment.php#comment-109120 <p>Tammy, I think the difference between Sharon and Harrison/Sean is that the boys aren't appearing in a movie designed to exploit their looks (no nudity as far as I know or hope. Blechhh!!!) Their appeal is to forty-something hairy-back guys like myself who like to think that we can still do heroics (you know, true fantasy.) And while I'm not naive enough to believe that Harrison/Sean haven't had any plastic surgery, they haven't gone nearly as far as Sharon has. I haven't seen the movie, but did Sharon's plastic surgeons (and I'm sure she has a staff) get credits?</p> <p>You want a sexy older woman actress? Sela Ward. Rrrroooowwwrrrrr. <a href="http://www.fox.com/house/bios/sela.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.fox.com/house/bios/sela.htm</a><br /> Sela's not afraid of a few wrinkles. Sharon's beauty seems too artificial to me, too store bought. That may be unfair I know, but if she managed to look like that at her age without a scalpel, she's about the only woman on the planet who has.</p> Tammy, I think the difference between Sharon and Harrison/Sean is that the boys aren’t appearing in a movie designed to exploit their looks (no nudity as far as I know or hope. Blechhh!!!) Their appeal is to forty-something hairy-back guys like myself who like to think that we can still do heroics (you know, true fantasy.) And while I’m not naive enough to believe that Harrison/Sean haven’t had any plastic surgery, they haven’t gone nearly as far as Sharon has. I haven’t seen the movie, but did Sharon’s plastic surgeons (and I’m sure she has a staff) get credits?

You want a sexy older woman actress? Sela Ward. Rrrroooowwwrrrrr. http://www.fox.com/house/bios/sela.htm
Sela’s not afraid of a few wrinkles. Sharon’s beauty seems too artificial to me, too store bought. That may be unfair I know, but if she managed to look like that at her age without a scalpel, she’s about the only woman on the planet who has.

]]> By: Doxiegirl http://tammybruce.com/2006/04/the_sharon_stone_treatment.html#comment-109119 Doxiegirl Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:07:00 +0000 http://tammybruce.com/2006/04/the-sharon-stone-treatment.php#comment-109119 <p>Tammy, as far as I'm concerned you're sexier than Sharon Stone at any age. I not ashamed to say that than I have a hugh crush on you.</p> Tammy, as far as I’m concerned you’re sexier than Sharon Stone at any age. I not ashamed to say that than I have a hugh crush on you.

]]> By: Doug http://tammybruce.com/2006/04/the_sharon_stone_treatment.html#comment-109118 Doug Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:06:00 +0000 http://tammybruce.com/2006/04/the-sharon-stone-treatment.php#comment-109118 <p>I'm not denying that Sharon Stone still looks good, but I think you ARE being unfair to Ford and Connery. Lets do the math here: The elapsed time between the two Stone pictures was 14 years. The difference between the HF picture is almost thirty years (between Star Wars) and the present day. And the early James Bond picture is probably over 40 years old. All of the "before" photos show the actors in their mid-thirties, but the "after" pictures are late forties, mid-sixties, and mid-seventies, respectively. A more fair comparison would involve Harrison Ford in the early '90's and Sean Connery in the mid '70's. Or you could wait to see how Sharon compares to Harrison in 2020, or how she compares to Sean around 2033. And since Indiana Jones 4 isn't going to be an erotic thiller (I hope), their relative sexiness will probably be less of an issue.</p> I’m not denying that Sharon Stone still looks good, but I think you ARE being unfair to Ford and Connery. Lets do the math here: The elapsed time between the two Stone pictures was 14 years. The difference between the HF picture is almost thirty years (between Star Wars) and the present day. And the early James Bond picture is probably over 40 years old. All of the “before” photos show the actors in their mid-thirties, but the “after” pictures are late forties, mid-sixties, and mid-seventies, respectively. A more fair comparison would involve Harrison Ford in the early ’90’s and Sean Connery in the mid ’70’s. Or you could wait to see how Sharon compares to Harrison in 2020, or how she compares to Sean around 2033. And since Indiana Jones 4 isn’t going to be an erotic thiller (I hope), their relative sexiness will probably be less of an issue.

]]> By: Talkin Horse http://tammybruce.com/2006/04/the_sharon_stone_treatment.html#comment-109117 Talkin Horse Mon, 10 Apr 2006 08:11:00 +0000 http://tammybruce.com/2006/04/the-sharon-stone-treatment.php#comment-109117 <p>Okay, Tammy touches on many points here. I just saw Basic Instinct 2, largely on Tammy's semi-recommendation. I certainly won't criticize Sharon Stone for her age, although 1) Maybe my attitude is abnormal, but I'm getting on in years myself, and I feel more commonality with humans (including women) of closer to my own age, and 2) Hollywood is so good with makeup that they can make anyone look like anything. Heck, they can turn you into a Romulan. They can change your race or your weight or even your sex. Dropping a few years is child's play to them. It may be that in real life Sharon Stone looks like Golda Meir, but you couldn't see it here.</p> <p>However, there won't be BI=3; not with BI=2 getting BO=0 ("Box Office=0", ha ha). The audience just didn't come, in any sense of the word. Why not? The savage reviews didn't help, but my guess is the sequel couldn't achieve the notoriety of the original, because the stuff that was once shocking is now mundane. The young moviegoers weren't drawn in because they hadn't seen the original and were looking for younger films with younger actors. And the older moviegoers, who are less inclined to automatically attend movies, didn't get caught up either. Maybe Hollywood made, as John Kerry would put it, the wrong movie in the wrong place at the wrong time. But I wouldn't be surprised if it does better in Europe. The pseudointellectual Europeans, unlike their dumb American brethren, flock to pseudointellectual movies about men who obsess over mysterious, dangerous women. They love those movies the way we love to see stuff get blown up.</p> <p>I'm guessing that Tammy appreciated the exploration of psychological themes, including questions of control in relationships. Not to mention the appearance of Charlotte Rampling. Oh, and of course the opening scenes of the movie were obviously inspired by the life and times of Ted Kennedy. He should sue!</p> Okay, Tammy touches on many points here. I just saw Basic Instinct 2, largely on Tammy’s semi-recommendation. I certainly won’t criticize Sharon Stone for her age, although 1) Maybe my attitude is abnormal, but I’m getting on in years myself, and I feel more commonality with humans (including women) of closer to my own age, and 2) Hollywood is so good with makeup that they can make anyone look like anything. Heck, they can turn you into a Romulan. They can change your race or your weight or even your sex. Dropping a few years is child’s play to them. It may be that in real life Sharon Stone looks like Golda Meir, but you couldn’t see it here.

However, there won’t be BI=3; not with BI=2 getting BO=0 (“Box Office=0″, ha ha). The audience just didn’t come, in any sense of the word. Why not? The savage reviews didn’t help, but my guess is the sequel couldn’t achieve the notoriety of the original, because the stuff that was once shocking is now mundane. The young moviegoers weren’t drawn in because they hadn’t seen the original and were looking for younger films with younger actors. And the older moviegoers, who are less inclined to automatically attend movies, didn’t get caught up either. Maybe Hollywood made, as John Kerry would put it, the wrong movie in the wrong place at the wrong time. But I wouldn’t be surprised if it does better in Europe. The pseudointellectual Europeans, unlike their dumb American brethren, flock to pseudointellectual movies about men who obsess over mysterious, dangerous women. They love those movies the way we love to see stuff get blown up.

I’m guessing that Tammy appreciated the exploration of psychological themes, including questions of control in relationships. Not to mention the appearance of Charlotte Rampling. Oh, and of course the opening scenes of the movie were obviously inspired by the life and times of Ted Kennedy. He should sue!

]]> By: PaxAmericana http://tammybruce.com/2006/04/the_sharon_stone_treatment.html#comment-109116 PaxAmericana Mon, 10 Apr 2006 06:02:00 +0000 http://tammybruce.com/2006/04/the-sharon-stone-treatment.php#comment-109116 <p>I agree with Tammy that Stone is more attractive now than she was then... And I would also submit that Stone's best performance is in Casino, which happens to be one of the most underrated movies of the past few decades.</p> I agree with Tammy that Stone is more attractive now than she was then… And I would also submit that Stone’s best performance is in Casino, which happens to be one of the most underrated movies of the past few decades.

]]> By: The Ugly American http://tammybruce.com/2006/04/the_sharon_stone_treatment.html#comment-109115 The Ugly American Mon, 10 Apr 2006 05:27:00 +0000 http://tammybruce.com/2006/04/the-sharon-stone-treatment.php#comment-109115 <p><i>[stares at naughty bits]</i> Huh?.....did you say somethin'?</p> [stares at naughty bits] Huh?…..did you say somethin’?

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