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Offline ednbarby

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When it's right it's right (chemistry, that is).
« on: May 22, 2006, 03:37:49 pm »
And... as per this request from JennyC:

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Barb, now that we have a bad chemistry thread, can we also have a thread for on screen chemistry that you can not get enough of.

1.) Numero Uno which need not be named here

2.) Kathleen Turner and William Hurt in "Body Heat"

3.) Michelle Pfieffer and and Michael Keaton in "Batman Returns"

4.) Kirsten Dunst and Tobey Maguire (sorry, Jake) in "Spider-Man" and "Spider-Man 2"

5.) Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes in "Shakespeare in Love"

6.) Kate Winslet and Joaquin Phoenix in "Quills"

7.) Michelle Pfieffer (again!) and Jeff Bridges in "The Fabulous Baker Boys"

8.) Jennifer Aniston and Jake in "The Good Girl" (or, as I like to refer to it, The Unbelievably Lucky Girl)

9.) Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves in "Speed"

10.) Sandra Bullock and Bill Paxton in "While You Were Sleeping"

11.) Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant in "Two Weeks Notice" (hell, maybe I just have a thing for Sandra Bullock)

12.) Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes in "Emily Bronte's 'Wuthering Heights' AND "The English Patient"

13.) Kristin Scott Thomas and Ralph Fiennes in "The English Patient" (especially in that scene in the church on Christmas Day - GAH - oh, and the first time they dance, when he wills her to look up into his eyes, oh, and the first time they have sex, and, and...)

14.) Meryl Streep and Klaus Maria Brandauer in "Out of Africa" - sorry, but I think I'm gonna go add her and Robert Redford to my "horribly awry" list - I just didn't feel it the least little bit between the two of them, but the screen seemed to light on fire every time she and Klaus had a scene together

15.) Rachel Ward and Jeff Bridges in "Against All Odds"

16.) Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline in "French Kiss"

17.) Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn in "Holiday"

18.) Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy in ANYTHING

Hmmmm.  It would appear I think it goes well more often than I think it goes badly.  Whoda thunk it?

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Re: When it's right it's right (chemistry, that is).
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2006, 03:50:29 pm »
Can two female co-stars whom play platonic friends have chemistry?

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Re: When it's right it's right (chemistry, that is).
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2006, 03:56:21 pm »
Can two female co-stars whom play platonic friends have chemistry?

Absolutely.  Just as two male stars who play platonic friends can have it, which reminds me I forgot the following:

1.) Paul Newman and Robert Redford in "Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid"

2.) Peter Dinklage and Bobby Canavale in "The Station Agent"

3.) Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman in "The Shawshank Redemption"

4.) Robert Duvall and Richard Harris in "Wrestling Ernest Hemingway"

5.) Stephen Rea and Jaye Davidson and Stephen Rea and Forrest Whitaker in "The Crying Game"
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Re: When it's right it's right (chemistry, that is).
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2006, 04:47:50 pm »
Jessica Lange and Jack Nickolson in "The Postman Always Rings Twice." They were hot together!!!

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Re: When it's right it's right (chemistry, that is).
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2006, 04:53:14 pm »

Daniel Brühl, Julia Jentsch and Stipe Erceg in "Die Fetten Jahre sind vorbei," (aka "The Edukators");
They win my award for the best love triangle in motion picture!  :-*


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Re: When it's right it's right (chemistry, that is).
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2006, 04:55:25 pm »
I would like to add:

Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon in Walk the Line

Julia Roberts and Richard Gere in Pretty Woman

Anothony Hopkins and Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs

Susan Sarandon and Julia Roberts in Stepmom

Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler in Anger Management

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Re: When it's right it's right (chemistry, that is).
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2006, 04:59:32 pm »
Jon Voight & Dustin Hoffman in 'Midnight Cowboy'  :'(

Susan Sarandon & Geena Davis in 'Thelma & Louise'

Scott Neal & Glen Berry in 'Beautiful Thing'
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Re: When it's right it's right (chemistry, that is).
« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2006, 05:08:04 pm »
Susan Sarandon & Geena Davis in 'Thelma & Louise'

Oh yeah I forgot about that one....duh!

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Re: When it's right it's right (chemistry, that is).
« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2006, 05:10:21 pm »

1.) Numero Uno which need not be named here

2.) Kathleen Turner and William Hurt in "Body Heat"

3.) Michelle Pfieffer and and Michael Keaton in "Batman Returns"

4.) Kirsten Dunst and Tobey Maguire (sorry, Jake) in "Spider-Man" and "Spider-Man 2"

5.) Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes in "Shakespeare in Love"

6.) Kate Winslet and Joaquin Phoenix in "Quills"

7.) Michelle Pfieffer (again!) and Jeff Bridges in "The Fabulous Baker Boys"

8.) Jennifer Aniston and Jake in "The Good Girl" (or, as I like to refer to it, The Unbelievably Lucky Girl)

9.) Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves in "Speed"

10.) Sandra Bullock and Bill Paxton in "While You Were Sleeping"

11.) Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant in "Two Weeks Notice" (hell, maybe I just have a thing for Sandra Bullock)

12.) Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes in "Emily Bronte's 'Wuthering Heights' AND "The English Patient"

13.) Kristin Scott Thomas and Ralph Fiennes in "The English Patient" (especially in that scene in the church on Christmas Day - GAH - oh, and the first time they dance, when he wills her to look up into his eyes, oh, and the first time they have sex, and, and...)

14.) Meryl Streep and Klaus Maria Brandauer in "Out of Africa" - sorry, but I think I'm gonna go add her and Robert Redford to my "horribly awry" list - I just didn't feel it the least little bit between the two of them, but the screen seemed to light on fire every time she and Klaus had a scene together

15.) Rachel Ward and Jeff Bridges in "Against All Odds"

16.) Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline in "French Kiss"

17.) Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn in "Holiday"

18.) Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy in ANYTHING

Agreed with most of Barb’s list 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16, 17.  I didn’t see some of the movies, some are just ok with me. 

You don’t like Meryl Streep and Robert Redford in “Out of Africa”?  The scene where they were camping at night and Denys said something to the effect of “let’s get this over with” gets me every time.

Just some random ones from me:
1.   Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman in “Casablance”
2.   Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn in “Roman Holiday”
3.   Richard Gere and Julie Robert in “Pretty Woman”
4.   Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”
5.   Kate Winslet and Jim Carrey in “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”
6.   Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh in “Gone with the Wind”
7.   Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in “Before Sunset” (still have not seen “Before Sunrise”, sigh)
8.   Diane Lane and Olivier Martinez (have to dig up his name in IMDb) in “Unfaithful”
9.   Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone in “Basic Instinct”
10.   Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle in “Pride and Prejudice”
11.   Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan in “When Harry Met Sally”
12.   Michelle Pfeiffer, George Clooney in “One Fine Day”
13.   Michelle Pfeiffer, Daniel Day-Lewis in “The Age of Innocence”
14.   Daniel Day-Lewis/Juliette Binoche and Daniel Day-Lewis/Lena Olin in “The Unbearable Lightness of Being”
15.   Michael Douglas, Annette Bening in “The American President”
16.   Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore in “The Wedding Singer”
17.   Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan in “Sleepless in Seattle”

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Re: When it's right it's right (chemistry, that is).
« Reply #9 on: May 22, 2006, 05:14:56 pm »
4. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”

I'm not a big fan of either but I have to agree here....they did have great chemistry!

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5. Kate Winslet and Jim Carrey in “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”

No question about it!