The news is enough to make Brad Pitt anemic: He's not the sexiest bloodsucker to hit the big screen. According to a new poll from the U.S.-based theatre information website Moviefone, Pitt placed second to Twilight heartthrob Robert Pattinson in a public vote that asked respondents to name the sexiest male and female vampires of all time.
Pitt fell far behind Pattinson's 112,794 votes for sexiest pale male with a mere 96,307 votes, while Salma Hayek, who appeared in Robert Rodriguez's kitschy From Dusk Till Dawn, pulled in 264,718 votes to edge out number two gal Kate Beckinsale (Underworld), who placed far above the rest of the competition with a healthy 243,763 votes. Other contenders for sexiest vampire included Antonio Banderas (No. 4), Tom Cruise (No. 8), George Hamilton (No. 14) and Aaliyah (No. 4).
The results, compiled from more than 1.8 million respondents, point to a significant generational divide when it comes to vampire flicks as older, established Draculas -- most notably Bela Lugosi -- failed to make the cut. Not even Susan Sarandon and David Bowie, who co-starred opposite Catherine Deneuve in Tony Scott's sexy vampire flick The Hunger (1983) found a top notch to nibble on in Moviefone's survey. Only Deneuve made the list, pulling in a mere 22,954 votes for what remains one of the sexiest vampire performances of all time.
At the very least, the survey proves just how important sex-appeal is to the vampire formula, which is generally considered a powerful metaphor for the sexual act itself since it involves an exchange of bodily fluids and a form of penetration.
Interestingly, the new breed of male vampire is a lot friendlier than the forbidden and lethal partners of the past -- which may explain the popularity of "nice vampires" like Pattinson, Pitt, Banderas, Wesley Snipes and Tom Cruise over Christopher Lee or Lugosi.
Mean female vampires apparently get better sex-appeal scores than nice ones, proving the timeless attraction to the femme fatale archetype as nasty Hayek topped the superhero Beckinsale. Comic vampires seem to fare the worst, if Jennifer Beals's appearance opposite Nicolas Cage in 1989's Vampire's Kiss is any indication. Beals came in dead last, after lesser-known German vamp Yvonne Monlaur who, starred in 1960's Brides of Dracula.
Pitt fell far behind Pattinson's 112,794 votes for sexiest pale male with a mere 96,307 votes, while Salma Hayek, who appeared in Robert Rodriguez's kitschy From Dusk Till Dawn, pulled in 264,718 votes to edge out number two gal Kate Beckinsale (Underworld), who placed far above the rest of the competition with a healthy 243,763 votes. Other contenders for sexiest vampire included Antonio Banderas (No. 4), Tom Cruise (No. 8), George Hamilton (No. 14) and Aaliyah (No. 4).
The results, compiled from more than 1.8 million respondents, point to a significant generational divide when it comes to vampire flicks as older, established Draculas -- most notably Bela Lugosi -- failed to make the cut. Not even Susan Sarandon and David Bowie, who co-starred opposite Catherine Deneuve in Tony Scott's sexy vampire flick The Hunger (1983) found a top notch to nibble on in Moviefone's survey. Only Deneuve made the list, pulling in a mere 22,954 votes for what remains one of the sexiest vampire performances of all time.
At the very least, the survey proves just how important sex-appeal is to the vampire formula, which is generally considered a powerful metaphor for the sexual act itself since it involves an exchange of bodily fluids and a form of penetration.
Interestingly, the new breed of male vampire is a lot friendlier than the forbidden and lethal partners of the past -- which may explain the popularity of "nice vampires" like Pattinson, Pitt, Banderas, Wesley Snipes and Tom Cruise over Christopher Lee or Lugosi.
Mean female vampires apparently get better sex-appeal scores than nice ones, proving the timeless attraction to the femme fatale archetype as nasty Hayek topped the superhero Beckinsale. Comic vampires seem to fare the worst, if Jennifer Beals's appearance opposite Nicolas Cage in 1989's Vampire's Kiss is any indication. Beals came in dead last, after lesser-known German vamp Yvonne Monlaur who, starred in 1960's Brides of Dracula.
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By the time we landed for THE LAST TIME, I was really tired, despite sleeping like a rock the entire time.
"Emmett is going to personally ensure your permanent skin tone becomes bright red," Jacob remarked.
I scowled at him; I hated that I blushed so frequently.
"But I like it," he grinned. "It makes you look cute."
"Are you on his side or mine?" I almost growled at him. I was NOT in the mood for this.
"Yours," he said, still grinning.
"Great. Then please be more supportive."
"Yes, ma'am," he said, saluting me.
"Whatever," I mumbled as we stepped into the cab.
* * *
By the time we reached Forks, I was still incredibly tired.
The last thing I remembered was steeping out of the cab, and making it eight steps before my legs folded underneath me and Jacob's warm arms catching me before I fell.
I blinked my eyes closed, too exhausted to move.
By the time we landed for THE LAST TIME, I was really tired, despite sleeping like a rock the entire time.
"Emmett is going to personally ensure your permanent skin tone becomes bright red," Jacob remarked.
I scowled at him; I hated that I blushed so frequently.
"But I like it," he grinned. "It makes you look cute."
"Are you on his side or mine?" I almost growled at him. I was NOT in the mood for this.
"Yours," he said, still grinning.
"Great. Then please be more supportive."
"Yes, ma'am," he said, saluting me.
"Whatever," I mumbled as we stepped into the cab.
* * *
By the time we reached Forks, I was still incredibly tired.
The last thing I remembered was steeping out of the cab, and making it eight steps before my legs folded underneath me and Jacob's warm arms catching me before I fell.
I blinked my eyes closed, too exhausted to move.
10. Tell him only to address you in a cute English accent.
9. Call him Carlisle, but be sure to pronounce the “s”. When he corrects you, give him a weird look and tell him the “q” is silent.
8. Ask if blondes really do have more fun.
7. Inquire as to what he actually does on his night shift on the hospital, with all the pretty nurses in the ER.
6. Instead of telling him to “get lost” in an argument, tell him to swim to France.
5. When he annoys you, respond with “times have changed, old man”.
4. Ask what type of superhuman power compassion is – what does he do in a fight? Love thy enemy to death?
3. Leap out from behind the desk in his study when he isn’t expecting it and spray him with Holy Water.
2. Call him McSteamy or McDreamy.
And the Number One way to annoy Carlisle Cullen?
1. Run around the Emergency Room screaming “I’ve been bitten! I’ve been bitten!”
9. Call him Carlisle, but be sure to pronounce the “s”. When he corrects you, give him a weird look and tell him the “q” is silent.
8. Ask if blondes really do have more fun.
7. Inquire as to what he actually does on his night shift on the hospital, with all the pretty nurses in the ER.
6. Instead of telling him to “get lost” in an argument, tell him to swim to France.
5. When he annoys you, respond with “times have changed, old man”.
4. Ask what type of superhuman power compassion is – what does he do in a fight? Love thy enemy to death?
3. Leap out from behind the desk in his study when he isn’t expecting it and spray him with Holy Water.
2. Call him McSteamy or McDreamy.
And the Number One way to annoy Carlisle Cullen?
1. Run around the Emergency Room screaming “I’ve been bitten! I’ve been bitten!”