Prattle in lieu of content
Mar. 23rd, 2009 07:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
beckymonsterI had a lovely birthday and want to thank everyone who took time out to wish me a happy birthday. I did and thank you all again.
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I'm sure most of you already knew this (and hadn't mentioned it) bu Both 'Primeval' and 'Robin Hood' return to UK screens this SATURDAY.
Either I've had my head stuck in the sand or somebody has really dropped the ball on the promotion work!
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The Mentalist starts on UK telly this week.
Opinions after the beep as to whether it's going to be worth a watch or not, please. You guys should know what I like by now;)
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There has been writing but it's been very sporadic. Perhaps if I y'know actually got a story beta'ed and (gosh, shock, horror!) posted! said sporadicalness (sp!) might evaporate...
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I've been to see waaaaay too many movies. I need to go see Watchmen again to form a more coherent opinion.
All I got so far is:
i) Have read the novel (at least twice), think Alan Moore ain't all that (Neil Gaiman, he ain't) and think the movie is far superior. This has got nothing to do with the fact that I have had a run-in or two with some of Mr Moore's fanboys...
ii) Zac Snyder needs to leave the 'Slo-Mo' button well alone!
iii) The 'Hallelujah' scene (you'll know what I mean if you've seen the movie) could have been cut to the benefit of the film.
iv) Star Trek (which was trailered) looks utterly *awesome*!
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Got a letter from the Professional Organisation about the Spawn of Hell Professional Exams (SoPHE). They're processing with my application. Quite at what point my application is at... they can't tell me.
I should hear about May or July - until then? Out of sight, out of mind!
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Hope all are well!and I promise not to fall of the planet again!
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I'm sure most of you already knew this (and hadn't mentioned it) bu Both 'Primeval' and 'Robin Hood' return to UK screens this SATURDAY.
Either I've had my head stuck in the sand or somebody has really dropped the ball on the promotion work!
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The Mentalist starts on UK telly this week.
Opinions after the beep as to whether it's going to be worth a watch or not, please. You guys should know what I like by now;)
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There has been writing but it's been very sporadic. Perhaps if I y'know actually got a story beta'ed and (gosh, shock, horror!) posted! said sporadicalness (sp!) might evaporate...
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I've been to see waaaaay too many movies. I need to go see Watchmen again to form a more coherent opinion.
All I got so far is:
i) Have read the novel (at least twice), think Alan Moore ain't all that (Neil Gaiman, he ain't) and think the movie is far superior. This has got nothing to do with the fact that I have had a run-in or two with some of Mr Moore's fanboys...
ii) Zac Snyder needs to leave the 'Slo-Mo' button well alone!
iii) The 'Hallelujah' scene (you'll know what I mean if you've seen the movie) could have been cut to the benefit of the film.
iv) Star Trek (which was trailered) looks utterly *awesome*!
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Got a letter from the Professional Organisation about the Spawn of Hell Professional Exams (SoPHE). They're processing with my application. Quite at what point my application is at... they can't tell me.
I should hear about May or July - until then? Out of sight, out of mind!
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Hope all are well!
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Date: 2009-03-24 12:22 am (UTC)I was remarkably pleased at how well the book made the transition to film, especially considering some of the earlier attempts at scripting (Um, what do you MEAN, time paradox?!). They cram-jammed everything into the film that they possibly could--and maybe that's to the detriment of the film for some people; I personally didn't mind it being three hours long.
Agree with you on the way too much slow-mo. Yeesh.
While I didn't mind the 'Hallelujah' scene... I minded the song. Yeah, okay, Leonard Cohen wrote it, props for that, but the man really grates on my ear drums. When it's out on DVD, I'm going to replace that track with Rufus Wainwright's cover version, which gives me warm emo-fuzzies.
And I am so jealous of you getting to see the Star Trek trailer. All I got to see was the one for the new Terminator movie. Meh!
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Date: 2009-03-26 08:09 pm (UTC)I have had... 'run-ins' with some of Mr Moore's fanboys in the past. Which is why I tend to take a step back from them.
One led to a sonic screwdriver replica being shoved down the back of my pants/trousers (long story!) and the other... was the ex boyfriend who was trying to use the works of Mr N. Gaiman as a bait and switch tactic... He didn't get the memo that bait and switch is *used* by librarians on others.... It doesn't work on us!
I *loved* the movie version of V for Vendetta and have no intention of reading the book. I'm not a fan of Moore's work and the movie did what it was supposed to do. It stood up on it's own breakfast, told the story (superbly, imho) without need to read the book. Job done, DVD sold!
If a comic book film (or *any* adaption) can do that then... that's fine.
Re: Hallelujiah - this was
ruined!by the winner of the UK version of American Idol last Christmas. As much as I adore the Rufus version, I'm having real problems listening to this right now... Maybe it's a sign of encroaching old age but the sex scene wasn't moving the story along - ergo... it should have been dropped.As for Star Trek it was the trailer with the car going off a cliff. In IMAX it made me do impressions of the Toy Story aliens (oooOOOOoooooo!). Good job I was on my own then;)
Certainly going to see *that* when it comes out!