Give Me the Old Gray-Haired Jack Ryan Any Day

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harrison ford, jack ryan, movies, sex appeal

I’ve been wanting to see the new Jack Ryan movie (Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit) since it came out a week or so ago.  I am a die-hard Harrison Ford fan.  My friends give me a hard time because he’s still on my “list.”  If you don’t know what the “list” is, you’re too young or too senior to truly appreciate most of what I’m going to say.  (Or you can Google and see how it’s related to an infamous Friends episode).  Back to the point.  The gray-haired Harrison has always been, to me, superiorly sexy.  I don’t care for the Hans Solo Harrison.  Too cocky and boyishly slim. 

I probably first fell for Harrison in his role as Tom Clancy’s character, Jack Ryan.  Steely, confident, but not showy, Harrison entered a crisis situation, did some stunts, laid down some one-liners, and saved the world.  I’m sure he had energy to carry his wife off to bed after briefing the President on his latest adventure. 

So the new Jack Ryan is supposed to be a prequel–the story behind his recruitment to the CIA.  I’m down with that, but chronologically there’s a problem.  He’s recruited post 911.  The original Jack Ryan stories are Cold War stories.  Ok, young kids won’t gel with the Cold War, so I can forgive that logical gap. 

What I couldn’t forgive is a Jack Ryan who, while good-looking, is just not Harrison Ford.  There’s no fire.  No sexual tension.  No sexy. 

It’s not just because I’m now middle-aged.  I’ll keep saying that.  It’s not about me. 

It’s all about the sex appeal of a nice-looking gray-haired gentleman. 

Thank goodness for Netflix.

Harrison Ford–Yummy with or without milk

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aging, cowboys and aliens, harrison ford, sex fantasies

Who is on your list of ten? You know that list of ten celebrities you could sleep with and not get in trouble with your significant other?

My list of ten has changed and shifted over the years, but one fella has stayed on the list: Harrison Ford.

I fell in love with Harrison as the Tom Clancy character, Jack Ryan. My least favorite is Hans Solo, although I have a growing appreciation even for that young version of my crush.

It’s trite to say that Harrison is aging like a fine wine, but so true that I can’t help but repeat it. And thank goodness he’s still making movies. I can’t wait to see Cowboys and Aliens, along with much of America, apparently. For me this has nothing to do with the idea of cowboys and aliens in one movie, which is why my eleven-year-old son will be going to the film. For me, it’s all about two rugged hunks.

I’m sure that the release of the new milk ad coincides with the publicity blitz for the movie is no accident. This fact made it no less of a delightful morning surprise as I opened USA Today over breakfast and saw the full page ad. Better than a butter-laden pastry.

I’ll take a tall glass of that–and some milk, too, please.