A wild lj post appears!
Hi, lj. It's been awhile! Sorry, tumblr got me and got me really good. I've spent most of my talking time over there. But, you know, I miss you, lj. I actually want to hang out with the people I know from lj! So I'm going to try to post to you more often! One of my New Year's resolutions is going to be to stop being such a hermit with everyone and, therefore, I WILL TRY OKAY. I'll try to, like, do a 30 day challenge just to get myself posting again or something.
So, what have I been up to? Well, Christmas was fun and I received a 3DS, so it looks like I'll be playing KH3 whenever the hell it finally comes out! I also received Legend of Zelda: Occarina of Time for the 3ds, which I am hoping will not make me barfy on this system!
I have also been playing 9 persons, 9 hours, 9 doors or whatever the order of that one is because Noel got it for me for Christmas and as;ldfkjalkj holy shit that is a lot of talking but... puzzles!!! I love it already.
I am trying to play The Last Remnant on the Xbox, but fuuuuck it keeps saying all my discs are unreadable and I have been sick over the holidays, so I haven't felt up to monkeying with it until recently. (Just a cold this time, unlike the time before where I got the flu for 12 hours and was vomiting up everything I'd ever eaten since the third grade.)
ALSO, I HAVE BEEN GOING TO THE MOVIES. 4 of them in the past week! Brief reactions without spoilers!
The Adventures of Tintin: This was very cute. It was very well-made and I genuinely enjoyed it! But I did sort of feel like it was just too European to really 100% be one of those things that I wanted to see more more more more of. The animation was lovely, the plot was really decent, but I could have used more ladies in the movie. It was very... Dickensian, I guess is the best word I can come up with. Which isn't bad, certainly I enjoy the style, and I was surprised that this wasn't completely without edge, but it definitely felt like it went for complicated plots and dazzling scenes over characters that I felt invested in.
We Bought a Zoo: Look, I know, okay. But Elle Fanning is seriously the most adorable thing ever and I find Matt Damon very easy on the eyes. It was better than I expected, given that RottenTomatoes gave it a pretty low score, but it's... well, it's pretty much exactly what you expect out of this kind of family movie. If you're in an emotional place, it'll probably make you cry a little. And, hey, I'm a sucker for dads and their baby kids, shut up. The script itself is pretty aggressively mediocre, but the really polished performers save it, I think.
Arthur Christmas: I hadn't really even heard much about this one, so thank god RottenTomatoes gave it such a high score, because this one was all kinds of fantastic. It was hilarious, it was heart-warming, and it was even genuinely clever in a lot of spots. The animation wasn't necessarily revolutionary, but it fit the story well and was quite lovely and I just enjoyed every second I was watching this one. I read a review that said, "Arthur might not be perfect, but he cares. The same could be said of this movie." and I found that to be a good summation of it.
The Muppets: I think, of all the movies I've seen, Arthur Christmas is still my favorite, but The Muppets definitely came a close second. The way it balances all the things it's trying to be (nostalgic, yet updated! whimsical puppets versus real actors!) is really sort of masterful and this is a movie that definitely gave me characters to care about. I felt invested in the relationships between everyone, I was delighted that they actually addressed the Kermit/Miss Piggy relationship, and, oh, the humor was excellent. The breaking of the 4th wall in the casual little comments was absolutely perfect! It was sharp, witty, and an absolutely delightful way to spend a couple of hours yesterday.
So, what have I been up to? Well, Christmas was fun and I received a 3DS, so it looks like I'll be playing KH3 whenever the hell it finally comes out! I also received Legend of Zelda: Occarina of Time for the 3ds, which I am hoping will not make me barfy on this system!
I have also been playing 9 persons, 9 hours, 9 doors or whatever the order of that one is because Noel got it for me for Christmas and as;ldfkjalkj holy shit that is a lot of talking but... puzzles!!! I love it already.
I am trying to play The Last Remnant on the Xbox, but fuuuuck it keeps saying all my discs are unreadable and I have been sick over the holidays, so I haven't felt up to monkeying with it until recently. (Just a cold this time, unlike the time before where I got the flu for 12 hours and was vomiting up everything I'd ever eaten since the third grade.)
ALSO, I HAVE BEEN GOING TO THE MOVIES. 4 of them in the past week! Brief reactions without spoilers!
The Adventures of Tintin: This was very cute. It was very well-made and I genuinely enjoyed it! But I did sort of feel like it was just too European to really 100% be one of those things that I wanted to see more more more more of. The animation was lovely, the plot was really decent, but I could have used more ladies in the movie. It was very... Dickensian, I guess is the best word I can come up with. Which isn't bad, certainly I enjoy the style, and I was surprised that this wasn't completely without edge, but it definitely felt like it went for complicated plots and dazzling scenes over characters that I felt invested in.
We Bought a Zoo: Look, I know, okay. But Elle Fanning is seriously the most adorable thing ever and I find Matt Damon very easy on the eyes. It was better than I expected, given that RottenTomatoes gave it a pretty low score, but it's... well, it's pretty much exactly what you expect out of this kind of family movie. If you're in an emotional place, it'll probably make you cry a little. And, hey, I'm a sucker for dads and their baby kids, shut up. The script itself is pretty aggressively mediocre, but the really polished performers save it, I think.
Arthur Christmas: I hadn't really even heard much about this one, so thank god RottenTomatoes gave it such a high score, because this one was all kinds of fantastic. It was hilarious, it was heart-warming, and it was even genuinely clever in a lot of spots. The animation wasn't necessarily revolutionary, but it fit the story well and was quite lovely and I just enjoyed every second I was watching this one. I read a review that said, "Arthur might not be perfect, but he cares. The same could be said of this movie." and I found that to be a good summation of it.
The Muppets: I think, of all the movies I've seen, Arthur Christmas is still my favorite, but The Muppets definitely came a close second. The way it balances all the things it's trying to be (nostalgic, yet updated! whimsical puppets versus real actors!) is really sort of masterful and this is a movie that definitely gave me characters to care about. I felt invested in the relationships between everyone, I was delighted that they actually addressed the Kermit/Miss Piggy relationship, and, oh, the humor was excellent. The breaking of the 4th wall in the casual little comments was absolutely perfect! It was sharp, witty, and an absolutely delightful way to spend a couple of hours yesterday.