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Anyone find Lila sexy?

posted 18 years ago by imbluzclooby
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I certainly did. And I'm not trying to pose some obscure question of attraction either. But I found her sympathetically attractive. Her performance was so painful, real and vulnerable that I couln't helped but be touched. I also thought she looked quite sexy, sitting on the lounge chair on the beach. Barefoot, sensous, yeah. And believe me, most men find vulnerable and sensous women sexy. I certainly felt more attraction to her than Cybill Shepherd's (Kelly) stoic, bland blondness.

[–] Guamley 9 years ago

She is what I would call a boner killer. They could use her as a prop to cure sex addiction.

[–] Potzdorf 9 years ago

Yes, she was. Lenny was stupid. All of that "thrill of the chase" should have been directed more towards a fulfilling career than in Kelly. He had a reasonably attractive, young wife who adored him, who shared his Jewish heritage, and who had no sexual baggage up to their marriage. So what she behaved immaturely with eating candy bars in bed and making a mess of her egg salad sandwich, she was 22 years old! She would definitely mellow out by 30 years old while raising a couple of kids. Lenny threw that all away to chase after some hard-to-get WASPy girl who toyed with his heart and enjoyed the company of guys on campus and whose family didn't fully accept Lenny.

Stupid stupid stupid. I'm assuming Lenny was in his late 20s. Where was Lenny's dad in all of this to advise him from making the biggest mistake of his life?

[–] putdepuckindenet1 8 years ago

Remember, Potzdorf. It's a movie! If all the things you suggested had happened, it would have been a 20-minute short feature.