Late night, double feature, picture show
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fan_eluneYesterday I decided to remember that I paid for a cinema card for a reason and went and caught two movies. Opted for a comic book adaptation night.
Wanted: nowhere near as bad as Jumper, which a friend had likened it to. For one thing, the script's structure is much better and there are no such huge gaping loose ends. For another, Jamie totally pulls his weight. And I'd forgotten Thomas Krestchmann (sp?) was in it! And Marc bloody Warren, although it wouldn't have hurt if they'd actually given him, you know, a part. There's no point hiring Marc Warren if you don't want him to act. (Though he kept making me want to pause the movie to screencap and later make icons of. Kinda sad.) Anyway, the movie was still half ridiculous, and completely predictable, but enjoyable all the same. I kind of want to read the comics now.
Hulk: oh, god, that movie was boring. Liv Tyler annoyed me, Edward Norton was good but not compelling, and after a promising start Tim Roth's character became a caricature. I liked Betty's shrink boyfriend, though. The guy you saw for one and a half scene, yes. The normal guy. The last scene had more wit in it than the rest of the frakking movie. ("You should talk." "And you should listen." *glees*)
Has anyone seen Surveillance? It looks promising. However, the trailer to the Bank Job sort of put me off the movie. Apart from how it made me realise Stephen Campbell Moore was in it woot!
I want to write Iron Man fic, but I really don't know the fandom well enough. Le sigh. People, suggest Iron Man crossovers for me to drabble about. I might manage that much.
Speaking of which, I don't think I ever recced the best Iron Man/Firefly crossover ever: Advances in Thermodynamics by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
sotto_voice. Go read. And marvel at how well she captured all their voices. Special love to Tony and Rhodey.
Wanted: nowhere near as bad as Jumper, which a friend had likened it to. For one thing, the script's structure is much better and there are no such huge gaping loose ends. For another, Jamie totally pulls his weight. And I'd forgotten Thomas Krestchmann (sp?) was in it! And Marc bloody Warren, although it wouldn't have hurt if they'd actually given him, you know, a part. There's no point hiring Marc Warren if you don't want him to act. (Though he kept making me want to pause the movie to screencap and later make icons of. Kinda sad.) Anyway, the movie was still half ridiculous, and completely predictable, but enjoyable all the same. I kind of want to read the comics now.
Hulk: oh, god, that movie was boring. Liv Tyler annoyed me, Edward Norton was good but not compelling, and after a promising start Tim Roth's character became a caricature. I liked Betty's shrink boyfriend, though. The guy you saw for one and a half scene, yes. The normal guy. The last scene had more wit in it than the rest of the frakking movie. ("You should talk." "And you should listen." *glees*)
Has anyone seen Surveillance? It looks promising. However, the trailer to the Bank Job sort of put me off the movie. Apart from how it made me realise Stephen Campbell Moore was in it woot!
I want to write Iron Man fic, but I really don't know the fandom well enough. Le sigh. People, suggest Iron Man crossovers for me to drabble about. I might manage that much.
Speaking of which, I don't think I ever recced the best Iron Man/Firefly crossover ever: Advances in Thermodynamics by
sotto_voice. Go read. And marvel at how well she captured all their voices. Special love to Tony and Rhodey.
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Date: 2008-08-05 09:17 am (UTC)And if that sentence made sense to you, I commend you, my friend.
This has no point, except to say that if you write Iron Man fic, there should be some hard core Jarvis action. I want to see that movie again, damn it. Tony, you dashing cad. He really did make Hulk fantastic.
I liked Wanted, but remain in the minority. Hulk was certainly leagues better than the Ang Lee version. Gag me.
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Date: 2008-08-05 09:30 am (UTC)I know, I really wanna see Iron Man again. That one scene with Tony kicked so much more ass than the rest of Hulk, seriously. And see, I liked Wanted too. I'm just very aware of its flaws, too. But I forgive them because I had such a good time. And Jamie! He kept making me laugh.
I haven't seen the Ang Lee version. I kind of wish this Hulk here had been with Jennifer instead of Liv Tyler, though.
Can it be time for Watchmen already? PRETTY FUCKING PLEASE.
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Date: 2008-08-05 09:30 pm (UTC)Should I tell her? Should I? Or should I wait for her to find out? ... ... ... I can't decide. The boyfriend is Doc Sampson. He gets hulkified - his hair turn green, he gains super-strength and decides to kick evil's ass! With SCIENCE! <---- highlight to enjoy the irony
Tony is a dick but I'd totally do him - the movie version I mean, the comic book version I want to
SUFFER, DIE AND GO TO HELL TO SUFFER MORE!!! AND THEN I WANT HIM BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE SO HE CAN GET KILLED AGAINawful things to happen to.no subject
Date: 2008-08-06 09:13 am (UTC)I've never actually read Iron Man, all I know's the movie version. But oh how I love him. Lovelovelove.
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