{"id":1351,"date":"2009-08-14T15:36:06","date_gmt":"2009-08-14T13:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zoeyclark.wordpress.com\/?p=116"},"modified":"2018-10-29T15:28:32","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T13:28:32","slug":"allure-of-the-older-guy-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/allure-of-the-older-guy-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Gerard Butler, Richard Gere and Jeffrey Dean Morgan: Allure of the Older Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;Kissing is a man&#8217;s business&#8221; &#8211; Gerry\u00a0\u00a0 (<a title=\"Review\/trailer of P.S. I love you, starring Hillary Swank, Gerard Butler and Jeffrey Dean Morgan \" href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/p-s-i-love-you\/\">P.S. I love you<\/a>, character portrayed by Gerard Butler)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_120\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-120\" style=\"width: 367px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-120\" title=\"P.S. I love you, Gerard Butler and Hillary Swank\" src=\"http:\/\/zoeyclark.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/ps-i-love-you1.jpg?resize=367%2C544\" alt=\"ps-i-love-you\" width=\"367\" height=\"544\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">P.S. I love you, Gerard Butler and Hillary Swank. A wonderfully funny and sad love story.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Oh my God, how true. Having kissed men and boys, trust me; I know the difference. Boys think they know they<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">are getting it right and have no concern whether they are pleasing you or not.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Men on the other hand, know that the more you are satisfied, the harder you will work at satisfying them-<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">it is a win-win situation. It goes for kissing and everything else.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">P.S. I should know. I did date a guy 12 years older than me. Was so much fun&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_121\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121\" style=\"width: 376px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121\" title=\"Gerard Butler and Hillary Swank in P.S. I love you\" src=\"http:\/\/zoeyclark.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/ps_i_love_you_wideweb__470x3100.jpg?resize=376%2C248\" alt=\"ps_i_love_you_wideweb__470x310,0\" width=\"376\" height=\"248\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gerard Butler and Hillary Swank in P.S. I love you, right before the &quot;most perfect first kiss&quot;. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">When I heard <a title=\"Law Abiding Citizen Review\/trailer, starring Gerard Butler\" href=\"http:\/\/cinemaroll.com\/cinemarolling\/law-abiding-citizen-two-steps-short-of-perfection\/\">Gerard Butler<\/a>&#8216;s character utter the sentence quoted, I was thinking &#8220;Hell, you are so right!!!&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>*** Gerard Butler:<\/strong> Oh, <a title=\"Gamer Review, starring Gerard Butler\" href=\"http:\/\/cinemaroll.com\/cinemarolling\/gamer-movie-review\/\">Gerard <\/a>was born in 1969- which makes him a good 15 years older than me.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_122\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-122\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-122\" title=\"Gerard Butler\" src=\"http:\/\/zoeyclark.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/gerardbutler59.jpg?resize=370%2C300\" alt=\"GerardButler59\" width=\"370\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gerard, 300 times.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And add the sweetness and romantic qualities of his character, I would embrace that difference. And in the movie, <a title=\"11.14 Review, starring Hillary Swank and Patrick Swayze\" href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/11-14-wonderfully-entertaining-comedydramathriller\/\">Hillary Swank<\/a>&#8216; s Holly meets Gerry when she is college and he is a musician. I guess we are supposed to assume a 10 year difference or something like that.\u00a0 Whatever. Bring it on!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_123\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123\" style=\"width: 305px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-123\" title=\"P.S. I love you photoshoot, Gerard Butler and Hillary Swank\" src=\"http:\/\/zoeyclark.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/p-s-i-love-you-photoshoot-ps-i-love-you-664426_305_400.jpg?resize=305%2C400\" alt=\"P-S--I-love-you-Photoshoot-ps-i-love-you-664426_305_400\" width=\"305\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">P.S. I love you photoshoot. Damn, I want Swank&#39;s career.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>***Richard Gere<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Oh well. The name speaks for itself, doesn&#8217;t it? <a title=\"Pretty Woman review+trailer\" href=\"http:\/\/cinemaroll.com\/cinemarolling\/pretty-woman-movie-review-of-the-unrealistic-yet-adorable-romantic-comedy\/\">Pretty Woman<\/a> might be fun but the story of a businessman + a hooker = fairy tale??\u00a0 C&#8217;mon.\u00a0 Seriously.\u00a0 And I don&#8217;t really like his earlier stuff- I find them boring and him looking too neat. But when his hair is scruffy, he is wearing his jeans and just a shirt, he is passionate and a little rebellious, all I can say is Hallelujah!!!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_124\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-124\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-124 \" title=\"Richard Gere\" src=\"http:\/\/zoeyclark.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/039_36726richard-gere-posters.jpg?w=240&#038;resize=240%2C300\" alt=\"Richard, earlier phases\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richard, earlier phases<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_126\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-126\" style=\"width: 162px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-126 \" title=\"Richard Gere\" src=\"http:\/\/zoeyclark.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/richard_gere1.jpg?w=162&#038;resize=162%2C300\" alt=\"Ain't maturity grand?\" width=\"162\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-126\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ain&#39;t maturity grand?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Let&#8217;s see more with 3 examples.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*<a title=\"Mr. Jones review, starring Lena Olin and Richard Gere.\" href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/mr-jones\/\">Mr. Jones: <\/a>The lovely manic-depressive patient. 1993. Richard is 44 years old. Barely looking to be in his mid 30s. Longish hair. Impulsive attitude. No wonder his doctor falls in love with him.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_128\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-128\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-128\" title=\"Richard Gere and Lena Olin in Mr. Jones\" src=\"http:\/\/zoeyclark.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/mrjoness.jpg?resize=360%2C239\" alt=\"MrJoness\" width=\"360\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/mrjoness.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/mrjoness.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richard Gere and Lena Olin in Mr. Jones.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*<a title=\"Sommersby Review, starring Jodie Foster and Richard Gere\" href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/sommersby\/\">Sommersby: <\/a>Jack Sommersby comes home 6 years after the war. Right after Jodie Foster shaves the beard, we have an amazing-looking man, who is fun,loyal and loving. Oh boy. Who cares if the guy is 20 years older??? 30??\u00a0 I want him. (Gere, that is) right here, right now basically.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-127\" title=\"Richard Gere and Jodie Foster in Sommersby.\" src=\"http:\/\/zoeyclark.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/hrlh78.jpg?resize=338%2C482\" alt=\"hrlh78\" width=\"338\" height=\"482\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*<a title=\"Review of Nights in Rodanthe and 3 other adaptations of Nicholas Sparks novels\" href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/nicholas-sparks-vs-happy-endings\/\"> <strong>Nights in Rodanthe:<\/strong> <\/a>2008. Richard is 59. His character has fathered a son played by James Franco. Who do you want? Richard&#8217;s character Paul!! He has made mistakes and he is trying to amend them. He meets Diane Lane&#8217;s Adrienne. 4 intense days. Totally honest and open. Total attraction and emotional involvement.\u00a0 I fell in love with Jack.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_129\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-129\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-129\" title=\"Nights In Rodanthe starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane.\" src=\"http:\/\/zoeyclark.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/nights-diane-richard-snuggle.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"Nights In Rodanthe\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nights In Rodanthe starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane. James Franco has a small but important role as Richard&#39;s son.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*** <strong>Jeffrey Dean Morgan<\/strong>. 43. Ever since I saw him in <a title=\"Grey's Anatomy and paralles with Real Life Dating\" href=\"http:\/\/telewatcher.com\/drama\/what-shows-like-greys-anatomy-gossip-girl-and-dawsons-creek-have-in-common-with-reality\/\">Grey&#8217;s Anatomy<\/a>, I want this guy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-131\" title=\"Jeffrey Dean Morgan\" src=\"http:\/\/zoeyclark.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/jeffrey-dean-morgan-alo-0206601.jpg?resize=254%2C361\" alt=\"Jeffrey Dean Morgan-ALO-020660\" width=\"254\" height=\"361\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Whatever that comes my way really. One night stand, a serious make-out session, marriage, bed buddies&#8230;Oh,yes! I was seduced badly. He barely looks 35 and I like a guy who is older and looks younger than he really is. I guess we have already established that. In Grey&#8217;s, he was playing a patient who needed a heart transplant. He charmed Doctor Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) with his good nature, funny self and good looks.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_132\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-132\" style=\"width: 245px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-132\" title=\"morgan\" src=\"http:\/\/zoeyclark.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/morgan.jpg?resize=245%2C236\" alt=\"Grey's Anatomy\" width=\"245\" height=\"236\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grey&#39;s Anatomy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">She cared for him so much she risked her career to save him. My relationship with the show is limited with Jeffrey&#8217;s appearances as<a title=\"A fun look into Jeffrey Dean's characters in Grey's Anatomy, P.S. I love you and The Accidental Husband\" href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/hello-world-3\/\"> Denny Duquette.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Then came <a title=\"Review\/trailer of P.S. I love you, starring Hillary Swank, Gerard Butler and Jeffrey Dean Morgan\" href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/p-s-i-love-you\/\">P.S. I love you<\/a>. Oh when Gerry sends his wife to Ireland with his letters, he is a musician she runs across at a bar. All those good looks and the sexiness of vocals and guitar. Oh,wow!!!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_133\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-133\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-133\" title=\"Jeffrey Dean Morgan in P.S. I love you\" src=\"http:\/\/zoeyclark.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/psiloveyoupic18.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C199\" alt=\"psiloveyoupic18\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeffrey Dean, playing the guitar. He had to learn in a week.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-134\" title=\"Jeffrey Dean Morgan in P.S. I love you\" src=\"http:\/\/zoeyclark.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/psiloveyoupic10.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C242\" alt=\"psiloveyoupic10\" width=\"300\" height=\"242\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Below;\u00a0 The Accidental Husband : Silly movie but Jeffrey was there and it was enjoyable. Oh, he played a fire-fighter.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_137\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-137\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-137\" title=\"Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Uma Thurman in The Accidental Husband\" src=\"http:\/\/zoeyclark.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/aacidental_husband091.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"aacidental_husband09\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Uma Thurman in The Accidental Husband. The adversary is Colin Firth. The movie isn&#39;t great but I sure love the cast.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you are thinking he only plays the good guy, please see the <a title=\"Watchmen Review\" href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/watchmen\/\">Watchmen<\/a>. He is supposedly a superhero but he is more like a psycho in there. He is as good as a villain.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_138\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138\" style=\"width: 193px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-138 \" title=\"Jeffrey Dean Morgan as The Comedian in Watchmen.\" src=\"http:\/\/zoeyclark.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/watchmen-jeffrey-dean-morgan-3.jpg?w=193&#038;resize=193%2C300\" alt=\"Jeffrey as the Comedian\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeffrey as the Comedian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_140\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-140\" style=\"width: 207px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-140 \" title=\"Jeffrey Dean Morgan\" src=\"http:\/\/zoeyclark.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/03_jeffrey_dean_morgan.jpg?w=207&#038;resize=207%2C300\" alt=\"Got to love Jeffrey\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Got to love Jeffrey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Kissing is a man&#8217;s business&#8221; &#8211; Gerry\u00a0\u00a0 (P.S. 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