guess what I'm not doing...

[roxy]

I'm watching Stand By Me and thinking that young River Phoenix looks more like young Dean Winchester than a young Jensen Ackles does. He just has a knows too much look to his face--to me, young Jensen looks pretty much vacant. What do you think?

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[rednihilist.livejournal.com]

He just has a knows too much look to his face

Definitely. Especially in the first photo, I think.

[ferdalump.livejournal.com]

Hee! I LOVE Stand By Me!!!!

And YEAH, I can definitely see that! That world wise face for someone so young.

Poor River Phoenix. :( He was so talented (and beautiful).

[miche-connor.livejournal.com]

O.o That's scary in that he does... and you know what else is scary? I could not get to your LJ! I freaked! Five whole minutes. What the heck! Goodness. I want to call them up and tell them never to do that again.


(I don't have anxiety issues, oh NO. :) )

(sneaks lots of hugs)

[mahaliem.livejournal.com]

You're so right.

*remembers River Phoenix sadly*

[jakrar.livejournal.com]

He definitely does look as though he's seen far too much. *pets him*

[myownghost.livejournal.com]

wow, you're right! he does look like a young dean. he was so gifted. :/

[quiet--tiger.livejournal.com]

Which one's which?

[tzi.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes. In so very many ways.

[blisstasteful.livejournal.com]

Holy crap, you're right!

[tabaqui]

Heeee.
I think sheer terror of the twink shoots made young!JA look a bit gone.
I don't blame him.

Yeah, this character looks like a young Dean, for sure. Nice.
*but the little kid that played young!Dean was good, too...*

That movie is so damn sad.

[justabi.livejournal.com]

I think you're totally right on the mark. Young Jensen just looks like a twink. Not that I don't like him like that.

[emeraldsedai.livejournal.com]

Seeing "Stand By Me" in the cinema was one of those indelible movie-going experiences. I'd seen a trailer for it and was pretty sure it was based on the brilliant Stephen King story "The Body," and though the studio (probably very wisely) downplayed the movie's Stephen King aspect, I knew what non-horror greatness King was capable of.

So here were these boys, and all of them were good, but that one boy--the beautiful, wise one--was the stuff legends are made of, and it was obvious even then that he was superstar material. It was exactly that knows-too-much look that you mention.

He's one of those gone-way-too-soon stars I still find very haunting.