Largey about Stardust

I have been very bad about replying to flister posts lately, my apologies. I do read every single post on my flist that is not a comm post. *note to self. be better about replying*

Anyway, we went to see two movies this weekend: The Simpsons Movie and Stardust. I loved both. Though if I never see another set of trailers as bad as the ones before TSM, I'll be a happy woman. People are annoyed at Tom Cruise for being a crazy scientologist, but my beef with him is his movie Jerry McGuire giving prominence to Cuba Gooding Jr., thus leading to movies like Daddy Day Camp.

The Simpsons Movie was hilarious. I don't remember last time I laughed so hard in the theater. And I've seen about three Simpsons eps total, in my life. And now, Spiderpig song is stuck in my head...

Stardust was simply lovely. It was a fairy tale for grown-ups, something that is very rare in Hollywood, though there are a number of lovely Russian movies in this genre. It was scary and funny and moving and colorful. Also, great cast and casting. Much as all the side characters were amazing and attention-grabbing, the two protagonists, Tristan the shopboy on a quest (Charlie Cox) and Yvaine the falling star (Claire Danes), never got lost in the shuffle. Also, (because it's me and I am bound to be shallow at regular intervals) Charlie Cox is hot once he learns to swashbuckle.



The story is about a 19th century English young man, Tristan, who crosses into the faerie realm of Stormhold, to bring back a fallen star in order to win the heart of the girl he is infatuated with. But when he finds her, the fallen star is actually a beautiful, lost (and snarky) young woman named Yvaine. And a number of unsavory individuals are after her, including a witch who wants to eat her still beating heart to restore her youth and a murderous royal family who want to settle the right of succession.

The whole thing is, on some level, like one of those Grimm fairytales. The original versions, with toes being cut off and eyes plucked out by pidgeons, not the Disneyfied versions. The faerie realm of Stormhold really is a wondrous place: a place full of wonders, some of which you might even survive.

( Some stills from the movie. Not spoilery )

( Brief spoilery comment )

Oh, and another awesome thing: the Chinese period martial arts drama Men and Legends, starring Peter Ho and Dylan Kuo (as calledinvain pointed out correctly, the Asian Heath Ledger and Orlando Bloom) is coming subbed to DVD on Aug 31. Yay.

Largey about Stardust

I have been very bad about replying to flister posts lately, my apologies. I do read every single post on my flist that is not a comm post. *note to self. be better about replying*

Anyway, we went to see two movies this weekend: The Simpsons Movie and Stardust. I loved both. Though if I never see another set of trailers as bad as the ones before TSM, I'll be a happy woman. People are annoyed at Tom Cruise for being a crazy scientologist, but my beef with him is his movie Jerry McGuire giving prominence to Cuba Gooding Jr., thus leading to movies like Daddy Day Camp.

The Simpsons Movie was hilarious. I don't remember last time I laughed so hard in the theater. And I've seen about three Simpsons eps total, in my life. And now, Spiderpig song is stuck in my head...

Stardust was simply lovely. It was a fairy tale for grown-ups, something that is very rare in Hollywood, though there are a number of lovely Russian movies in this genre. It was scary and funny and moving and colorful. Also, great cast and casting. Much as all the side characters were amazing and attention-grabbing, the two protagonists, Tristan the shopboy on a quest (Charlie Cox) and Yvaine the falling star (Claire Danes), never got lost in the shuffle. Also, (because it's me and I am bound to be shallow at regular intervals) Charlie Cox is hot once he learns to swashbuckle.



The story is about a 19th century English young man, Tristan, who crosses into the faerie realm of Stormhold, to bring back a fallen star in order to win the heart of the girl he is infatuated with. But when he finds her, the fallen star is actually a beautiful, lost (and snarky) young woman named Yvaine. And a number of unsavory individuals are after her, including a witch who wants to eat her still beating heart to restore her youth and a murderous royal family who want to settle the right of succession.

The whole thing is, on some level, like one of those Grimm fairytales. The original versions, with toes being cut off and eyes plucked out by pidgeons, not the Disneyfied versions. The faerie realm of Stormhold really is a wondrous place: a place full of wonders, some of which you might even survive.

( Some stills from the movie. Not spoilery )

( Brief spoilery comment )

Oh, and another awesome thing: the Chinese period martial arts drama Men and Legends, starring Peter Ho and Dylan Kuo (as calledinvain pointed out correctly, the Asian Heath Ledger and Orlando Bloom) is coming subbed to DVD on Aug 31. Yay.

Largey about Stardust

I have been very bad about replying to flister posts lately, my apologies. I do read every single post on my flist that is not a comm post. *note to self. be better about replying*

Anyway, we went to see two movies this weekend: The Simpsons Movie and Stardust. I loved both. Though if I never see another set of trailers as bad as the ones before TSM, I'll be a happy woman. People are annoyed at Tom Cruise for being a crazy scientologist, but my beef with him is his movie Jerry McGuire giving prominence to Cuba Gooding Jr., thus leading to movies like Daddy Day Camp.

The Simpsons Movie was hilarious. I don't remember last time I laughed so hard in the theater. And I've seen about three Simpsons eps total, in my life. And now, Spiderpig song is stuck in my head...

Stardust was simply lovely. It was a fairy tale for grown-ups, something that is very rare in Hollywood, though there are a number of lovely Russian movies in this genre. It was scary and funny and moving and colorful. Also, great cast and casting. Much as all the side characters were amazing and attention-grabbing, the two protagonists, Tristan the shopboy on a quest (Charlie Cox) and Yvaine the falling star (Claire Danes), never got lost in the shuffle. Also, (because it's me and I am bound to be shallow at regular intervals) Charlie Cox is hot once he learns to swashbuckle.



The story is about a 19th century English young man, Tristan, who crosses into the faerie realm of Stormhold, to bring back a fallen star in order to win the heart of the girl he is infatuated with. But when he finds her, the fallen star is actually a beautiful, lost (and snarky) young woman named Yvaine. And a number of unsavory individuals are after her, including a witch who wants to eat her still beating heart to restore her youth and a murderous royal family who want to settle the right of succession.

The whole thing is, on some level, like one of those Grimm fairytales. The original versions, with toes being cut off and eyes plucked out by pidgeons, not the Disneyfied versions. The faerie realm of Stormhold really is a wondrous place: a place full of wonders, some of which you might even survive.

( Some stills from the movie. Not spoilery )

( Brief spoilery comment )

Oh, and another awesome thing: the Chinese period martial arts drama Men and Legends, starring Peter Ho and Dylan Kuo (as calledinvain pointed out correctly, the Asian Heath Ledger and Orlando Bloom) is coming subbed to DVD on Aug 31. Yay.

Korean drama glee...

OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Got this from soompi. The Hong Sisters, the screenwriters for My Girl and Delightful Girl Chun-Hyang, two of my all time favorite dramas (I haven't seen their Fatnasy Couple yet so can't comment), are doing another drama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! To be aired in November 2007. To be called Hong Gil Dong

With Joo Ji Hoon (Shin in Goong aka someone who makes dangermousie swoon like she is five).

OMG.

OMG.

Few dramas are as good at making you both giggle and cry, and be off-kilter witty and swoonily romantic as DGCH and MG. To have (hopefully) another one this good, and with JJH? I am so GLEEFUL.

Apparently, there is a great deal of speculation in the soompi thread about the topic for the drama. HGD is apparently Korean version of Robin Hood, during Joseon Days. So people are wondering whether it will be a period drama or something like DGCH which is a modern riff on the classic story. Please be the latter, please!

ETA: Ooooh, it's confirmed it's a period one. And supposed to be a light-hearted take on the original tragic story. Not surprising as it's Hong Sisters after all. Though this being kdrama, their 'light-hearted take' is still going to have more angst than a hungry vegetarian in a steakhouse.

Also, someone. Please talk me out of watching Sorry I love you (also known as MISA). I mean, it's supposed to be ridiculously angsty even by kdrama standards. The protagonist was abandoned by his mother, and he has been shot, but not fatally, but the bullets are lodged in his brain and he has months only to live. And his gf (for whom he took those bullets) ditches him. And he falls in love with another girl but can't have her because he is dying. And he is too emo to even avenge self on his mom. And he is played by the ridiculously hot So Ji Sub. Someone, stop me. Please.

Finally, Bae Yong Joon's 24-ep period/fantasy drama is going to air in September. YESSS.

Poster:

Korean drama glee...

OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Got this from soompi. The Hong Sisters, the screenwriters for My Girl and Delightful Girl Chun-Hyang, two of my all time favorite dramas (I haven't seen their Fatnasy Couple yet so can't comment), are doing another drama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! To be aired in November 2007. To be called Hong Gil Dong

With Joo Ji Hoon (Shin in Goong aka someone who makes dangermousie swoon like she is five).

OMG.

OMG.

Few dramas are as good at making you both giggle and cry, and be off-kilter witty and swoonily romantic as DGCH and MG. To have (hopefully) another one this good, and with JJH? I am so GLEEFUL.

Apparently, there is a great deal of speculation in the soompi thread about the topic for the drama. HGD is apparently Korean version of Robin Hood, during Joseon Days. So people are wondering whether it will be a period drama or something like DGCH which is a modern riff on the classic story. Please be the latter, please!

ETA: Ooooh, it's confirmed it's a period one. And supposed to be a light-hearted take on the original tragic story. Not surprising as it's Hong Sisters after all. Though this being kdrama, their 'light-hearted take' is still going to have more angst than a hungry vegetarian in a steakhouse.

Also, someone. Please talk me out of watching Sorry I love you (also known as MISA). I mean, it's supposed to be ridiculously angsty even by kdrama standards. The protagonist was abandoned by his mother, and he has been shot, but not fatally, but the bullets are lodged in his brain and he has months only to live. And his gf (for whom he took those bullets) ditches him. And he falls in love with another girl but can't have her because he is dying. And he is too emo to even avenge self on his mom. And he is played by the ridiculously hot So Ji Sub. Someone, stop me. Please.

Finally, Bae Yong Joon's 24-ep period/fantasy drama is going to air in September. YESSS.

Poster:

Korean drama glee...

OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Got this from soompi. The Hong Sisters, the screenwriters for My Girl and Delightful Girl Chun-Hyang, two of my all time favorite dramas (I haven't seen their Fatnasy Couple yet so can't comment), are doing another drama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! To be aired in November 2007. To be called Hong Gil Dong

With Joo Ji Hoon (Shin in Goong aka someone who makes dangermousie swoon like she is five).

OMG.

OMG.

Few dramas are as good at making you both giggle and cry, and be off-kilter witty and swoonily romantic as DGCH and MG. To have (hopefully) another one this good, and with JJH? I am so GLEEFUL.

Apparently, there is a great deal of speculation in the soompi thread about the topic for the drama. HGD is apparently Korean version of Robin Hood, during Joseon Days. So people are wondering whether it will be a period drama or something like DGCH which is a modern riff on the classic story. Please be the latter, please!

ETA: Ooooh, it's confirmed it's a period one. And supposed to be a light-hearted take on the original tragic story. Not surprising as it's Hong Sisters after all. Though this being kdrama, their 'light-hearted take' is still going to have more angst than a hungry vegetarian in a steakhouse.

Also, someone. Please talk me out of watching Sorry I love you (also known as MISA). I mean, it's supposed to be ridiculously angsty even by kdrama standards. The protagonist was abandoned by his mother, and he has been shot, but not fatally, but the bullets are lodged in his brain and he has months only to live. And his gf (for whom he took those bullets) ditches him. And he falls in love with another girl but can't have her because he is dying. And he is too emo to even avenge self on his mom. And he is played by the ridiculously hot So Ji Sub. Someone, stop me. Please.

Finally, Bae Yong Joon's 24-ep period/fantasy drama is going to air in September. YESSS.

Poster:

Different journals...

I don't plan to migrate or anything (heck, I have a permanent account), but I created a GreatestJournal account and an InsaneJournal Account. Same user name, dangermousie. I am not likely cross-post, unless LJ goes down...

http://www.greatestjournal.com/users/dangermousie/

and

http://dangermousie.insanejournal.com/

Different journals...

I don't plan to migrate or anything (heck, I have a permanent account), but I created a GreatestJournal account and an InsaneJournal Account. Same user name, dangermousie. I am not likely cross-post, unless LJ goes down...

http://www.greatestjournal.com/users/dangermousie/

and

http://dangermousie.insanejournal.com/

Different journals...

I don't plan to migrate or anything (heck, I have a permanent account), but I created a GreatestJournal account and an InsaneJournal Account. Same user name, dangermousie. I am not likely cross-post, unless LJ goes down...

http://www.greatestjournal.com/users/dangermousie/

and

http://dangermousie.insanejournal.com/