Of fantasy angst

Still reading Eragon. It's quite enjoyable even if it does have a heavy Tolkien hangover and the sentence structure is ocassionally too simple. Still oodles better than Terry Goodkind, trying to read whom literally gave me a headache.

Also, when I was in Blockbuster's yesterday, returning the hilarious "Team America: World Police" (puppet sex, people!), I saw that they had one of the Rurouni Kenshin movies and checked it out (don't worry katranna not the prequel ones. I am a woman of my word and will watch those with you :) This was called "Requiem for somebody or other"). Watched it yesterday with husband.

Verdict: It's nice enough that if I didn't have anything to do on an evening and it was playing I could watch and enjoy, but it's not like it grabbed me. And it was in another Universe (for me) compared to Howl's. With this one I just thought "I can't get too involved, because it's a cartoon," (which is my traditional animation reaction and which is why I was so surprised by my reaction to Howl's). I really think Howl's really is a one-off for me, because of such amazing gorgeousness of artwork (and a bit because it's a take-off on a fairy tale). But yeah, I am still interested in watching the prequel stuff with katranna I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it, after all. And yeah, Kenshin IS cartoon-cute. Though his neck must be killing him, having to bear the weight of all that hair.

Also, IMDB, you make me happy: Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman have signed to star in a second Batman movie, but love interest Katie Holmes has been dropped. Movie bosses are thrilled with the response to Batman Begins - it took $46.9 million in its first weekend at the US box office - and have snapped up the film's stars for a sequel. Bale as Batman was the first to put pen to paper, followed by Caine as butler Alfred and Freeman as Bruce Wayne's business associate Lucius Fox. But Holmes won't reprise her role as district attorney Rachel Dawes - reportedly because Warner Bros is angry her engagement to Tom Cruise has stolen media attention away from the movie. A source tells Pagesix.Com, "Everyone is in agreement that the movie's strength is with Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman." Adding of Holmes, "She won't be in the sequel... the next romantic interest will be a much stronger actress. Warner is happy that people are now focusing on who'll be playing the Joker rather than Katie and Tom." Wooooooooooooooooooo!

Of fantasy angst

Still reading Eragon. It's quite enjoyable even if it does have a heavy Tolkien hangover and the sentence structure is ocassionally too simple. Still oodles better than Terry Goodkind, trying to read whom literally gave me a headache.

Also, when I was in Blockbuster's yesterday, returning the hilarious "Team America: World Police" (puppet sex, people!), I saw that they had one of the Rurouni Kenshin movies and checked it out (don't worry katranna not the prequel ones. I am a woman of my word and will watch those with you :) This was called "Requiem for somebody or other"). Watched it yesterday with husband.

Verdict: It's nice enough that if I didn't have anything to do on an evening and it was playing I could watch and enjoy, but it's not like it grabbed me. And it was in another Universe (for me) compared to Howl's. With this one I just thought "I can't get too involved, because it's a cartoon," (which is my traditional animation reaction and which is why I was so surprised by my reaction to Howl's). I really think Howl's really is a one-off for me, because of such amazing gorgeousness of artwork (and a bit because it's a take-off on a fairy tale). But yeah, I am still interested in watching the prequel stuff with katranna I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it, after all. And yeah, Kenshin IS cartoon-cute. Though his neck must be killing him, having to bear the weight of all that hair.

Also, IMDB, you make me happy: Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman have signed to star in a second Batman movie, but love interest Katie Holmes has been dropped. Movie bosses are thrilled with the response to Batman Begins - it took $46.9 million in its first weekend at the US box office - and have snapped up the film's stars for a sequel. Bale as Batman was the first to put pen to paper, followed by Caine as butler Alfred and Freeman as Bruce Wayne's business associate Lucius Fox. But Holmes won't reprise her role as district attorney Rachel Dawes - reportedly because Warner Bros is angry her engagement to Tom Cruise has stolen media attention away from the movie. A source tells Pagesix.Com, "Everyone is in agreement that the movie's strength is with Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman." Adding of Holmes, "She won't be in the sequel... the next romantic interest will be a much stronger actress. Warner is happy that people are now focusing on who'll be playing the Joker rather than Katie and Tom." Wooooooooooooooooooo!

Of fantasy angst

Still reading Eragon. It's quite enjoyable even if it does have a heavy Tolkien hangover and the sentence structure is ocassionally too simple. Still oodles better than Terry Goodkind, trying to read whom literally gave me a headache.

Also, when I was in Blockbuster's yesterday, returning the hilarious "Team America: World Police" (puppet sex, people!), I saw that they had one of the Rurouni Kenshin movies and checked it out (don't worry katranna not the prequel ones. I am a woman of my word and will watch those with you :) This was called "Requiem for somebody or other"). Watched it yesterday with husband.

Verdict: It's nice enough that if I didn't have anything to do on an evening and it was playing I could watch and enjoy, but it's not like it grabbed me. And it was in another Universe (for me) compared to Howl's. With this one I just thought "I can't get too involved, because it's a cartoon," (which is my traditional animation reaction and which is why I was so surprised by my reaction to Howl's). I really think Howl's really is a one-off for me, because of such amazing gorgeousness of artwork (and a bit because it's a take-off on a fairy tale). But yeah, I am still interested in watching the prequel stuff with katranna I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it, after all. And yeah, Kenshin IS cartoon-cute. Though his neck must be killing him, having to bear the weight of all that hair.

Also, IMDB, you make me happy: Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman have signed to star in a second Batman movie, but love interest Katie Holmes has been dropped. Movie bosses are thrilled with the response to Batman Begins - it took $46.9 million in its first weekend at the US box office - and have snapped up the film's stars for a sequel. Bale as Batman was the first to put pen to paper, followed by Caine as butler Alfred and Freeman as Bruce Wayne's business associate Lucius Fox. But Holmes won't reprise her role as district attorney Rachel Dawes - reportedly because Warner Bros is angry her engagement to Tom Cruise has stolen media attention away from the movie. A source tells Pagesix.Com, "Everyone is in agreement that the movie's strength is with Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman." Adding of Holmes, "She won't be in the sequel... the next romantic interest will be a much stronger actress. Warner is happy that people are now focusing on who'll be playing the Joker rather than Katie and Tom." Wooooooooooooooooooo!

More badfic

Brinnging you your daily doze of "bizarre" from ff.net. Once again, I am going strictly by summaries. For all I know, the stories may be brilliant. Then again....

Rurouni Kenshin: I was greatly hampered by knowing little about the canon in this one. But then some "gems" would be hard to miss.

( Even with ignorance of fandom, there is still plenty to mock. Am scared )

Buffy: (Otherwise known as the shipper World War II fandom)

( Abandon hope all ye who enter here )

The old and reliable Harry Potter (always ready with more horrors)
( Scary Potter here )

More badfic

Brinnging you your daily doze of "bizarre" from ff.net. Once again, I am going strictly by summaries. For all I know, the stories may be brilliant. Then again....

Rurouni Kenshin: I was greatly hampered by knowing little about the canon in this one. But then some "gems" would be hard to miss.

( Even with ignorance of fandom, there is still plenty to mock. Am scared )

Buffy: (Otherwise known as the shipper World War II fandom)

( Abandon hope all ye who enter here )

The old and reliable Harry Potter (always ready with more horrors)
( Scary Potter here )

More badfic

Brinnging you your daily doze of "bizarre" from ff.net. Once again, I am going strictly by summaries. For all I know, the stories may be brilliant. Then again....

Rurouni Kenshin: I was greatly hampered by knowing little about the canon in this one. But then some "gems" would be hard to miss.

( Even with ignorance of fandom, there is still plenty to mock. Am scared )

Buffy: (Otherwise known as the shipper World War II fandom)

( Abandon hope all ye who enter here )

The old and reliable Harry Potter (always ready with more horrors)
( Scary Potter here )

Random Bizarre pic of the day

Because mentioning "Mars" to katranna reminded me.

Mars is probably heaven if you are a 12 year old girl. It's also the only manga I've ever seen (a lot of things happen when you are stuck in B&N bored and wonder into the YA section).

The thought of cartoon beefcake amuses me way too much, so here is the "Oh, he is angsty and messed-up and gorgeous and actually kinda rich and only needs the love of a good woman" hero ("they are like so star-crossed and so totally angsty like OMG lolz.") in a pose that makes me go: "Hmmmmm? Is there a cartoon sex ring I am not aware about?" Also, no underwear must really chafe and that pose is murder on the shirt buttons.

( Here be the amusingness )

Somewhere, there is a Fanon Draco fan pawing this picture.

In case he isn't your thing, I present a satisfying alternative:

( Alternative here )

Yum!

Random Bizarre pic of the day

Because mentioning "Mars" to katranna reminded me.

Mars is probably heaven if you are a 12 year old girl. It's also the only manga I've ever seen (a lot of things happen when you are stuck in B&N bored and wonder into the YA section).

The thought of cartoon beefcake amuses me way too much, so here is the "Oh, he is angsty and messed-up and gorgeous and actually kinda rich and only needs the love of a good woman" hero ("they are like so star-crossed and so totally angsty like OMG lolz.") in a pose that makes me go: "Hmmmmm? Is there a cartoon sex ring I am not aware about?" Also, no underwear must really chafe and that pose is murder on the shirt buttons.

( Here be the amusingness )

Somewhere, there is a Fanon Draco fan pawing this picture.

In case he isn't your thing, I present a satisfying alternative:

( Alternative here )

Yum!

Random Bizarre pic of the day

Because mentioning "Mars" to katranna reminded me.

Mars is probably heaven if you are a 12 year old girl. It's also the only manga I've ever seen (a lot of things happen when you are stuck in B&N bored and wonder into the YA section).

The thought of cartoon beefcake amuses me way too much, so here is the "Oh, he is angsty and messed-up and gorgeous and actually kinda rich and only needs the love of a good woman" hero ("they are like so star-crossed and so totally angsty like OMG lolz.") in a pose that makes me go: "Hmmmmm? Is there a cartoon sex ring I am not aware about?" Also, no underwear must really chafe and that pose is murder on the shirt buttons.

( Here be the amusingness )

Somewhere, there is a Fanon Draco fan pawing this picture.

In case he isn't your thing, I present a satisfying alternative:

( Alternative here )

Yum!