When it's right it's right (chemistry, that is).

[serious crayons]

(hell, maybe I just have a thing for Sandra Bullock)

I know I do. Oddly enough, earlier I was about to list her pairing with Keanu in the BAD chemistry list, because the trailers for their upcoming movie together look so bad. But they were good together in "Speed." Not so much wiith that movie she made with Harry Connick Jr., though. Actually, I didn't even see most of that; I just know it wouldn't have worked. The only time I've liked him was in "The Iron Giant."

OK, how about Kevin Costner/Susan Sarandon in "Bull Durham"? Much hotter than Susan with Tim Robbins, once again proving the adage. Actually, I like Kevin Costner in just about any light romantic comedy; he was good with Joan Allen in "The Upside of Anger" and with Renee Russo in "Tin Cup." Well, OK, I would exclude that recent one with Jennifer Anniston.

Speaking of light romantic comedies, I liked Mark Ruffalo with Renee Witherspoon in "Just Like Heaven." But he's always good. So is she, for that matter.

(And BTW, listing movies these days requires constant trips to imdb, because so many have meaningless titles completely unconnected to the content!)

[ednbarby]

Oh, YEAH.  Kevin Costner and Susan Sarandon were HOT in Bull Durham.  How about Harrison Ford and Sean Young (who usually does ZERO for me) in Blade Runner?

I forgot another good male-bonding (platonically only) one:  Robert DeNiro and Charles Grodin in Midnight Run.  Or how about Billy Crystal and Jack Palance in City Slickers?

Where Sandra Bullock is concerned, I think the chemistry was most palpable between her and Bill Pullman (I mistakenly said Paxton before - oops) in While You Were Sleeping.  There's one scene where their eyes meet for a long time and my heart just melts.  He has the warmest eyes, and he just looks like he wants to kiss her whole face, there.  Love it, love it.

That's yet another case where I don't even need to see the sex or even any kissing to feel the love between the characters/actors.  (However, in some movies' cases, ahem, I really *want* to.  )

[Sheyne]

Where its worked:

I'm SO glad someone already mentioned my first one, but I'm gonna go ahead and mention it again cause its my favourite movie of all time (other than that, I'll try and mention ones that haven't already been said):

1. Ingrid Bergman & Humphrey Bogart in "Casablanca"
2. Jake and Heath (has nobody said them already???)
3. Gwyneth Paltrow & Jeremy Northam in "Emma" (more for the delicious Jeremy than for Gwynnie)
4. Hugh Jackman & Famke Janssen in "X-Men II"
5. Harrison Ford & Carrie Fisher in "Star Wars"
6. Bill Murray & Scarlett Johannsen in "Lost In Translation"
7. Clive Owen & Ioan Gruffudd in "King Arthur"
8. Julie Christie & Omar Sharif in "Doctor Zhivago"
9. Johnny Depp & Juliette Binoche in "Chocolat"
10. Viggo Mortensen & Sean Bean in "Lord of the Rings" (that scene at the end of Fellowship where he kisses him goodbye on the forehead just gives me the shivers)
11. Emma Thompson & Alan Rickman in "Love Actually" (for husband and wife chemistry, you cannot go past these two.. although with these two, how on earth could you go wrong?)
12. Jennifer Grey & Patrick Swayze in "Dirty Dancing"
13. Kim Basinger & everybody she came in contact with in "LA Confidential" (the woman smoulders in this movie... phwoarrr.. she could generate chemistry with a leaf)

[ednbarby]

Where its worked:

2. Jake and Heath (has nobody said them already???)

That's who I was referring to as Numero Uno in my first post.   

[Sheyne]

LOL!!  sorry Barb, *blushing*, I'm off my head on headache medication atm and missed that one... 

Oh but didn't it work!

[ednbarby]

Oh but didn't it work!

Oh, YEAH, baby!  Still works for me.  Every time.

[JennyC]

6. Bill Murray & Scarlett Johannsen in "Lost In Translation"

Oh, I love this movie too.  What do you think Bill Murray said to Scarlett in the last scene?

10. Viggo Mortensen & Sean Bean in "Lord of the Rings" (that scene at the end of Fellowship where he kisses him goodbye on the forehead just gives me the shivers)

How about Viggo Mortensen and Liv Tyler in Return of the King where Aragorn is crowned?

11. Emma Thompson & Alan Rickman in "Love Actually" (for husband and wife chemistry, you cannot go past these two.. although with these two, how on earth could you go wrong?)

Also Colin Firth and the waitress, and Keira Knightley and her secret admirer.  That’s a very sweet movie.

[slayers_creek_oth]

I also felt that Chris Cooper and Jake had good chemistry in October Sky

[serious crayons]

I liked Chris Cooper with Meryl Streep in Adaptation! Never has a toothless man been more hot.

[slayers_creek_oth]

I liked Chris Cooper with Meryl Streep in Adaptation! Never has a toothless man seemed so hot.

Chris Cooper is a hell of an actor!