Lockdown Update Day 199

[elisi]

I can't find it, but there was a tweet about how 2020 is re-using story lines... (And another about when will Melania & Trump introduce their new baby - obvs this is re. Boris rather than Bolsonaro). What a weird year. I don't feel like I have anything intelligent to add.

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Watched Zoolander with the 15 y.o. tonight. It's from 2001, which made me feel old and nostalgic. It holds up pretty well, all things considered, and is still very funny. Although there are jarring moments like how Trump appears (he has a couple of lines, brrrr, GO AWAY) and then David Bowie appears later being the very epitome of cool.

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And then completely randomly, have Elizabeth Bennet being iconic for more than 6 minutes straight:

Watch on YouTube

:)Bolsonaro

Comments

[jerusha]

There is a reason that Elizabeth Bennett is the absolute BOMB.

[elisi]

Pride & Prejudice is the reason I refer to my other half as 'Darcy' (Which you may or may not remember) even if I do not reach the gloried heights of Elizabeth Bennett. (Alas)

[geekslave.livejournal.com]

Love Zoolander.

I find that happens with 45 A LOT. I know he was basically the easiest example for someone extremely rich Hollywood could come up with but I find it so disconcerting how often I've been watching things these last few years and 45 is mentioned. I was watching episodes of Just Shoot Me and he's mentioned often because he's a rich rival of one of the main characters. I was watching a Friends episode last month and he's mentioned a couple of times including a major subplot involving Chandler and Monica seeing him.

Stacey

[elisi]

Love Zoolander.
It's just SO much fun. Stupid fun, but that's not a bad thing.

I find that happens with 45 A LOT. I know he was basically the easiest example for someone extremely rich Hollywood could come up with but I find it so disconcerting how often I've been watching things these last few years and 45 is mentioned. I was watching episodes of Just Shoot Me and he's mentioned often because he's a rich rival of one of the main characters. I was watching a Friends episode last month and he's mentioned a couple of times including a major subplot involving Chandler and Monica seeing him.
D: Why couldn't he just have stayed a rich idiot? Why did he have to drag America down with him? /rhetorical question

[desdemonaspace]

I love that vid. Now I have to go watch Jane Austen's Fight Club.

David Bowie is in Zoolander?? Must watch that, too.

[elisi]

I love that vid. Now I have to go watch Jane Austen's Fight Club.
Thank you, I don't recall seeing that before! :) Although I then had to re-watch Mr. Bingley's Drunken Texts.

David Bowie is in Zoolander?? Must watch that, too.
It's not a big part, but it is utterly iconic.

[desdemonaspace]

And I never saw Mr. Bingley's Drunken Texts, so we're even. Funny, the actress who plays Lizzie looks like Chelsea Clinton.

[elisi]

Sharing fun stuff is definitely the best way to deal with the current situation.

And you're right! She reminded me of someone but I couldn't put my finger on it.

[desdemonaspace]

With a better accent, though.

[elisi]

Poor Chelsea...

[sea_thoughts]

It's weird to think a movie had both Fartface and David Bowie in it.

[elisi]

Thankfully the Orange One was only in it briefly. (Although it's interesting how much less orange he was then, and how much better spoken.)

[sea_thoughts]

Age does not improve some people.

[elisi]

Very true. :(