Or, Why the Kobayashi Maru Did No One Any Favors

I was reading this excellent Star Trek (Reboot) fic, about Kirk and Vulcan and the crappy (and good, and imaginary) stuff in his past, and it got me thinking about the movie in general. It’s something that we come to with a complete set of preconceived notions, achieved through cultural osmosis if ( Read more... )

Sorry I've been rather absent lately - I've been reading, but I haven't had anything to say!

But now: I've been to see Tron. Not worth the $15 for the 3D, but pretty awesome nonetheless. Would've been much better if I'd only had a rudimentary understanding of English, though.

( TRON: LEGACY )

amazingly_me has already recced this, but in case you don't know her or haven't read it, you really should: I've Got Nothing To Do Today But SmileIt's an Inception fanfic, but it's an AU, so it doesn't matter if you loved Inception, didn't see it, saw it but don't remember it, or don't read fanfic. Pretend it's an original short story if that helps, because ( Read more... )

Guys, Clash of the Titans was TERRIBLE. Why didn't anyone warn me? Ok, I suppose I WAS warned, but I always like movies more than the critics do, so I didn't understand. TERRIBLE. Sucked the talent out of everyone in it: Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes, highly respected actors who are generally great in everything? TERRIBLE. Sam Worthington, ( Read more... )

Well, this is unexpected, but: Newsies!

Because of amazingly_me (mostly; it's also got Christian Bale, which is always a good thing), I decided to watch Newsies. And I LOVED IT. It's a musical set in turn of the century New York about the boys who sell newspapers, starring Christian Bale at about age 17 (guys, he looks EXACTLY THE SAME. He doesn't even ( Read more... )

I need to respond to comments on Bones, but first: I finally saw Star Trek tonight. Awesome movie, loved it, possibly more things to say later, but for now, one thing to say ( Read more... )

So, instead of television, a movie watched streaming on Netflix! Yay!

I don’t know how many of you may have seen this, but in case you haven’t: Penelope, starring Christina Ricci and James McAvoy and produced by Reese Witherspoon, who is also in the movie. It’s a beautifully set, beautifully filmed fairy tale set in that delightful land ( Read more... )

I'm a little late on this, considering it's Thursday night and the movie comes out at midnight, but I went to see Watchmen Tuesday night. It was fantastic. Here's a better review than I could ever write, so go check that out, and I'll just add my two cents ( Read more... )

Oh, I do love the Oscars.

( Do spoilers count for an awards show, once it's aired? )

I'm going to take a mild detour from the things I usually talk about (not leaving the road, just stopping at a scenic pass). You see, in reading this fugging of Winona Ryder, in which the line, "the Little Women where Christian Bale is Laurie (which makes Jo's rejection of Laurie like 100% crazier, something I once didn't think was possible)," I ( Read more... )