>i guess i just never pictured vlad as *that* good looking. i picture him >as someone who can blend into a crowd, but once you really looked at him >or spoke with him, you were hooked. mr. depp is an excellent actor, but >he turns heads. > >-v Well, how about James Caviezel? He was brilliant as Edmund Dontes in _The Count of Monte Cristo_, is brooding, knows how to handle a sword, and can wear a mustache. He's a bit on the tall side for what I picture for Vlad, but he could pull off the imperious "Shut up, Loiosh" like nobody's business. johne (phy) cook wisconsin, usa personal blog: http://breezeway.blogspot.com aerie blog: http://aeriepress.blogspot.com/ stormfort list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stormfort/ _________________________________________________________________ <b>MSN 8:</b> Get 6 months for $9.95/month. http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup