Thankfully they didn’t include the “Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch are boning” subplot from Ultimates either(though those two are probably considered part of the X-Men license anyway). Ultimates had a bunch of cool stuff in it, but some pretty messed up stuff too.

Thankfully they didn’t include the “Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch are boning” subplot from Ultimates either(though those two are probably considered part of the X-Men license anyway).

I think the most messed-up part of that subplot was how calm Wasp was when she explained it to Captain America. It wasn’t presented as a creepy-as-naked-Madonna-photos thing, or even as just a thing, but as something sweet and beautiful and totally normal.

Wonders why it would be weird

Checks Marvel Encyclopedia

Oh.

Mark Millar licks goats. That is all.

A Song of Ice and Fire

Haven’t read it….

Me neither, but to my knowledge it involves a brother and a sister who are in a relationship with each other.

Yes it does. They’re twins too.

eye twitch Seriously, what is wrong with some writers?

I hate to play the “out of context” card, but it’s not just thrown in there because GRRM thinks it’s hot or something. It’s included with purpose in mind.

No, what’s wrong with GRRM is he devotes too much space to writing about food.

Well, GRRM’s fat. Of course he likes food.

It took restraint not to laugh out loud at this.

I was just confirming that there was incest, but it’s not suppose to be a normal in-universe thing. Most of the other characters have problems with it and use it against the people who are incesting. It’s a liability for them, not something that is held up as good or hot or whatever.

Redwall had some of my favourite descriptions of food.

Marlon Brando is so tasty. Was tasty. Before he got fat and ugly. Theses have been written about his perspiration.

One might also consider writing a paper comparing Vivien Leigh’s most famous roles. (Blanche Dubois and Scarlett O’Hara)

Just got to my first Miyazaki the other day. It was Nausicaa. Very good.

So, no, haven’t seen Lupin, but probably will very soon.

Marlon Brando is so tasty.

Um, YES.

One might also consider writing a paper comparing Vivien Leigh’s most famous roles. (Blanche Dubois and Scarlett O’Hara)

I could see Scarlett growing up to be Blanche.

Tales of Earthsea is okay, but it does the same thing as the miniseries did – namely, mashing the plots of two of the books together into one, so the story gets a bit mangled. The art’s great (of course), but I think they could have done more to demonstrate the variety of the world.

Kiki’s Delivery Service

How.

How did I forget about this movie. This is my favorite Miyazaki/Ghibli movie.

Link?

I’ve heard some mixed things on it. Nobody thought it was good, of course, but some people thought it was kinda entertaining and looked pretty if you ignored the acting and story. I actually heard somebody compare it to Avatar, in that it was very pretty but the story was dumb, but I figure that must’ve been an exaggeration. After all, Avatar’s story was marginally entertaining…

Stewart isn’t really a bad actress though. Twilight is just so bad that out made her seem terrible. Because she was Bella, and uninteresting is what Bella is.

I was watching Snow White and the Huntsman in the theater this evening when the power went out about two-thirds of the way through, right when the action was escalating. Dumb.

Interestingly, at all the times I wasn’t thinking “Dang, Chris Hemsworth is a total beast”, I was thinking “Dang, Kristin Stewart is so fine.” That’s a good thing, right? Even with the bad British accent, she’s still a hundred times more interesting/pretty than she was as Bella.

I’m possibly seeing the movie tomorrow with some friends, so there’ll be another review then.

But on the topic of Kristen Stewart, from what little I know of her, she seems like a very private, introverted person. She’s not Miss Congeniality, but at least she’s not pretending to be.

Kristen Stewart has a limited range, but that’s not a crime. The problem comes when she gets cast in roles outside that range. She does fine work when she’s in an appropriate role.

But on the topic of Kristen Stewart, from what little I know of her, she seems like a very private, introverted person. She’s not Miss Congeniality, but at least she’s not pretending to be.

And it’s my understanding that she should be commended for this, by being herself and not conforming to Hollywood’s standards of how people (especially women) should act.

Apparently Alan Taylor of GoT fame is directing Thor 2, which is a strange coincidence. (In terms of TV directors moving to direct Avengers films.)

EDIT: Saw the 2011 version of Jane Eyre. I really liked the cast, especially Mia Wasikowska as Jane- she could communicate so much with just her eyes. Michael Fassbender as Rochester was also good casting. The cinematography, atmosphere, and score were all gorgeous.

My one quibble: it was too short. This was kind of inevitable, because it’s a movie, but this book really deserved the 1995 A+E Pride and Prejudice treatment, especially since its cast was so perfect. Oh well- it’s still definitely a worthy film.

There was no build-up, no glances exchanged, no flirting, nothing.

I noticed that too, but I attributed it to the overall shortness of the movie. It’s not necessarily an excuse for a weakness, but if there was more time, I think those kinds of things could be given the attention and gradual build-up they deserve. But even with that suddenness, I thought that Rochester and Jane had pretty good chemistry in the time they had.

Then again, I don’t know anything about acting. I either like stuff, or I don’t like it.

Marketing, homeboy. Marketing.

I kinda wanted to see it just to support Tim Riggins, but if I went to every movie he starred in, I’d have wound up going to Battleship too.

Apparently Alan Taylor of GoT fame is directing Thor 2, which is a strange coincidence. (In terms of TV directors moving to direct Avengers films.)

I didn’t know that. Alan Taylor is about as veteran a TV director as you can find, so good on him for getting a crack at a feature film.

Just finished John Carter and I’m trying to figure out why it did so poorly.

Honestly, the story just seemed really boring, so I wasn’t interested. But like sansa said, I guess that’s what marketing is supposed to not do.

A walking city? Do tell.

In other news, here is an excerpt from an online review of Madagascar 3.

Here’s a franchise that’s getting pretty long in the mane. It doesn’t really even have anything to do with Madagascar anymore. It carries over with an already bloated cast of zoo animals and adds a half dozen more. It was shaped and pieced together by three different directors. It jumps around with the rabid pace of a monkey with its tail on fire, throwing globs of slapstick violence at the wall just to watch them slide to the floor.

But then that flying pig hit me in the head: Just like a madcap three-ring circus, this thing was somehow working.

I now want to see it. Just to find out if the reviewer is right.

I think people have said this before, but your room has a really cool paint job.

Also, the marathon sounds fun.

Re: Madagascar 3: I read a postive review of it too, by a self-proclaimed disliker of the rest of the series. They seemed as surprised as their readers at actually thinking it was pretty decent.

I think people have said this before, but your room has a really cool paint job.

Thankye. My dad is pretty awesome at that kind of thing (hand painted, too, mind you.)

Trying to decide whether to watch Dr. Strangelove or A Clockwork Orange tonight.
oh the choices

wait why not both?
both sounds good.

Fassbender providing the most magnetic screen presence.

Honestly, he’s the main reason I want to see the movie.

Burroughs’ stories have been aped for an entire century

Just noticed this and laughed out loud. Aped. Burroughs’ stories have been aped.

Brb

Dying of laughter

I watched a bit of Luther, which is a British show he led in, and honestly I wasn’t very impressed. It was a while ago, but I didn’t find him a very compelling actor. Maybe it was because he wasn’t given much to work with. As I recall the premise was pretty tired.

I watched A Clockwork Orange last night.

....

it was bizarre.

But I really really liked it.

Oh, Idris Elba was awesome in Thor. God bless Kenneth Branagh.

@Willow – Agreed, I liked him a lot there.

You should read the book. Read it read it read it.

The movie is good too, though, just not as good.

You should read the book. Read it read it read it.

I already did.

I was in denial about the ending then too.

I thought you were on a Kubrick marathon, Inspector? I still need to see One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, but I’ll second NP’s book recommendation.

I was, but I found One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest in the 5 dollar bin at WalMart and decided to watch it. I’m going to watch another Kubrick one tonight. Not sure which one, though.

I hope that didn’t come off as awkward or offensive.

It didn’t, to me at least. The problem is that, unfortunately, people who consume visual media for, let’s say, “uncritical” reasons(it’s really hard to come up with a good word that doesn’t sound snobby and I’m pretty sure I didn’t accomplish that) want to watch someone like themselves onscreen. That’s why, generally speaking, you don’t cast a black man as the lead for your standard Hollywood blockbuster unless that black man’s name is Will Smith, Sam Jackson, or Denzel Washington. That’s also why Tyler Perry has had such crazy financial success, because he’s targeting a market that has been historically underserved, even if it’s lame pandering crap.

Ultimately, Idris Elba’s ability to land leading roles in major pictures is gonna be determined not by whether he can act well and carry a movie(since we all know he can), but whether he can put (white and latino)butts in seats.

The Avengers

I wouldn’t call it a good film. It was cheesy, predictable and cliche; It was so flat, transparent and predictable that I started losing interest halfway through. RBJ was the only thing that kept me engaged and entertained. Iron Man was by far the best character in the entire film.

I enjoyed parts of it, but I don’t have any desire to see it again and I don’t think I would recommend it to any of my friends.

Edit: Fixed typos and stuff. Basically, I didn’t like it.

Yeah, I don’t understand all of the hype. I get that it’s supposed to be a fun, over-the-top super hero movie, but I didn’t even enjoy it that much. I like superhero movies, comics and cartoons, but The Avengers just felt hollow and cheap. I expected more from a Joss Whedon film.

The main reason I enjoyed it was the sheer spectacle, but there were a lot of little character moments that I liked. Hulk and Black Widow in particular were given much more depth than I was expecting.

Hulk and Black Widow in particular were given much more depth than I was expecting.

This was the first movie where I actually enjoyed the Hulk. Normally, he’s kind of boring. I don’t know if it was because it was an ensemble piece, he was given a more complex, insecure motivation, or Mark Ruffalo just got the character better than anyone else, but he rocked.

And I really want a Black Widow/Hawkeye movie.

I watched Unknown. Wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t as amazing as I wanted it to be. One of those rare moments where I didn’t love something Liam Neeson was in.

Saw MiB3 and Prometheus last week. Cannot advise seeing the former. The more I think about the latter, the more I like it; as a diehard fan of the Alien series I don’t feel like it’s a timeless classic like Alien and Aliens but is certainly a better showing than the last two.