I thought Elastigirl was pretty hot, ya'know MILF material.

Crowe is broody and moody. He would make a good Richard Sharpe. But Jack Aubrey? Fuggedaboudit!)

Robert you insufferably annoying movie grump, Crowe played Aubrey with quite a bit of upbeat elan!

Don't you dare piss on that movie, it was wonderful. Not on my watch.

Bitch.

The BBC made a series of Richard Sharpe movies, starring Sean Bean. He was great!

Now, I haven't read any of the books, but I thought that Crowe was masterful as Jack Aubrey and very gregarious.

I can see what you're saying about Sharpe and Hornblower, although I've only seen the TV versions of them. Very broody and tending toward the maudlin, especially Horatio.

Oh yeah, and I thought Elastigirl gave all of us with rounded backsides hope that the waif look was finally out.

Yes, the Beeb's Sharpe series is good. Bernard Cornwell, who wrote the books, was deeply involved in the series' production and dedicated at least one of the books to Bean. I think this kind of author collaboration often works well - the other example that immediately comes to mind is John Mortimer's Rumpole of the Bailey - who could realistically play Rumpole other than Leo McKern?

BUT. I still stand on my belief that although Master & Commander may have been a good movie as a movie, Russell Crowe did NOT play the Jack Aubrey created by Patrick O'Brian. Furthermore, I don't believe he has the capacity to do so. Bill, I stand ready for pistols at ten paces, if you're so inclined.

I'm with Bill. I just last night re-watched M&C, and I remain impressed. No, Crowe didn't play Aubrey as originally written (for starters, Aubrey was severely obese....) But more to the point, I can watch the movie over and over, and I never think "that's Russell Crowe" -- he completely subordinates himself to the role.

The movie also does an excellent job of showing teenage boys as something other than filthy self-absorbed whining snivelling little turds, which is a huge plus.

As a never-recovered superhero geek, my take on the Elastigirl shape issue (not having yet seen the movie) is that using her powers to look all Kate Moss-ish (or whatever) would be a mental distraction/drain of superpower resources/what-have-you that she didn't want to devote to vanity when (one presumes once one is in 'the suit') she would likely have other more important things to occupy her mind about...

(That said, I'm with Fersboo on the whole MILF assessment...)

The movie also does an excellent job of showing teenage boys as something other than filthy self-absorbed whining snivelling little turds, which is a huge plus.

Ha!

And it looks like you'll have to duel several of us this time, poncy movie curmudgeon.

Robert - Call your wife and get her home right away. If this is what rattles around in your head while alone... You need adult supervision!

I'm sensing a recurring meme here for LMC to work on -- Movie MILFs of the 80s, 90s, and today.

Two nominees: Jacqueline Bisset and Jane Seymour.

C'mon Robert it's simple. Like a rubber band, there is a zero state for Elastigirl that she will snap back to when not stretching. Apparently bearing children and domestic bliss can have an effect on that zero state. Honestly, science education in the US is clearly at an all time low.
And I want to be in on the duel too. I still got my mama's gun around here somewhere...

The amount of effort she must expend to alter her body shape slightly, while probably not great, is still not zero.
Consider that almost anyone can do 1 push-up. Not many can hold oneself in the push-up down position for more than a handful of seconds.
Put another way: do you suck your gut in every waking moment? Or just when you feel people might be looking at the visible expression of Dunlap's Disease?

However, I am absolutely certain she could alter her proportions at highly appropriate moments...