14 January 2012

Boo.

14 January 2012 11:44 am
elisi: Edwin and Charles (LJ)
*kicks LJ*

ETA: I think it's back. At least my flist would load. *is cautiously hopeful*
elisi: Edwin and Charles (River Fan. Base by sadbhyl. Text by me.)
This is the best, most hilarious thing written about Sarah Palin. Ever. Short and brilliant and beautifully prescient:

Sarah Palin: Fangirl

~~~

It turns out that the Irish have a word for Moffat's women:

Sgiunach: A woman who is clever, bold and shameless enough to get what she wants

(with many thanks to [livejournal.com profile] owlsie who pointed it out.)

~~~

And, just in case there's someone out there who's unaware, this awesome thing is currently happening:

THE BECHDEL TEST COMMENT FICATHONEPISODE II:THE SROMANCE STRIKES BACK
elisi: Edwin and Charles (River Fan. Base by sadbhyl. Text by me.)
This is the best, most hilarious thing written about Sarah Palin. Ever. Short and brilliant and beautifully prescient:

Sarah Palin: Fangirl

~~~

It turns out that the Irish have a word for Moffat's women:

Sgiunach: A woman who is clever, bold and shameless enough to get what she wants

(with many thanks to [livejournal.com profile] owlsie who pointed it out.)

~~~

And, just in case there's someone out there who's unaware, this awesome thing is currently happening:

THE BECHDEL TEST COMMENT FICATHONEPISODE II:THE SROMANCE STRIKES BACK
elisi: Edwin and Charles (Watchmen)
It was a Christmas present, and both Miss M and Impish Girl have a friend over to stay the night. (You should DEFINITELY watch this film with two 10 year olds by the way. Raucous laughter at unintentionally hilarious moments was par for the course. And there was SWAYING whilst giggling uncontrollably. ♥)

Anyway. Thoughts. No spoilers.

1. Gosh darn it is GORGEOUS. (Will someone PRETTY PLEASE make movies of the Pern books now? They could do the dragons perfectly!) ETA: We have a projector, and a big pull-down screen, so we enjoyed the pretty properly. Although not in 3D.

2. Gosh darn it is terrible. I mean, the ‘noble savages’ thing is painful. I wouldn't even know where to begin. *hands*

3. Gosh darn it is PREDICTABLE. I’m kind in awe. I mean, that was 2+ hours without a SINGLE narrative surprise. Zero. Zilch. Nada. Did they use some kind of computer programme to plot it?

4. Hey - they made a film starring Riley Finn! And a whole other bunch of stereotypes (sometimes even casting the actual actors from the stuff they were paying homage to).

5. This is SO AMERICAN I CAN’T EVEN.

6. But it SURE is pretty.

And those are my thoughts.
elisi: Edwin and Charles (Watchmen)
It was a Christmas present, and both Miss M and Impish Girl have a friend over to stay the night. (You should DEFINITELY watch this film with two 10 year olds by the way. Raucous laughter at unintentionally hilarious moments was par for the course. And there was SWAYING whilst giggling uncontrollably. ♥)

Anyway. Thoughts. No spoilers.

1. Gosh darn it is GORGEOUS. (Will someone PRETTY PLEASE make movies of the Pern books now? They could do the dragons perfectly!) ETA: We have a projector, and a big pull-down screen, so we enjoyed the pretty properly. Although not in 3D.

2. Gosh darn it is terrible. I mean, the ‘noble savages’ thing is painful. I wouldn't even know where to begin. *hands*

3. Gosh darn it is PREDICTABLE. I’m kind in awe. I mean, that was 2+ hours without a SINGLE narrative surprise. Zero. Zilch. Nada. Did they use some kind of computer programme to plot it?

4. Hey - they made a film starring Riley Finn! And a whole other bunch of stereotypes (sometimes even casting the actual actors from the stuff they were paying homage to).

5. This is SO AMERICAN I CAN’T EVEN.

6. But it SURE is pretty.

And those are my thoughts.