2617: Leaving London (T4L Remix)

[jen_aside]

In-laws [sort of] from across the pond are here. Sounds like customs for them was just as crap as it was for us going to Japan =p Every time I miss England, I'm reminded that the Pound is [currently] 2.1 to the dollar, so buying anything from there is a punch in the face X/ Naturally, they're buying everything up while they're here

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you better if you know what's good for you D:<

[199591]

All I hafta say is read the His Dark Materials trilogy before or instead of ever seeing the Golden Compass movie. I adore the books, have for a long time, and refuse to see the movie until maybe possibly when it comes out on DVD.
From what I hear, they butchered it.
From what I've seen of reviews, it isn't true to the books at all :[
And from a protected perspective from being disappointed, I'd go sofar as to say the movie does as much for the books as the Eragon movie did for THAT series :P

Uhh except His Dark Materials is sexy as fuck. And original. AND URGLE.

Eragon not so much e.e;

Kay bye <3

[jen_aside]

But... my thesis! T_T

[I have this general theory that
1. Reading book before movie = movie cannot measure up/leaves things out, excepting where book totally blows and movie takes great pains to fix problems in book, and
2. Watching movie before book = book is bloated and drawn-out, excepting where movie totally blows and book explains a lot of things that movie couldn't possibly cram in.
Of course, I haven't had much experience in the latter, though what I've seen then read has pretty much held.]

Kind of like the Avengers o_O;

[199591]

--The movie just totally blows as a movie, period ;_

[jen_aside]

lol WHUT?! XD at your last bit there

Er, and I've been informed about Tolkien, yesh =B GOOD LORD WRITE A BOOK NOT AN ENCYCLOPAEDIA HOBBITICA

As for that last bit

[199591]

Uhhhh I meant like save it from hurting; trying to see the (relatively awful) movie and THEN maybe read the book and compile the two bits together to form one united vision and hurrr it was late adhdhsjss ;3;

I'll sendjyoo the trilogy in .pdf form if I must woman :c

And hahahahahaayeah Tolkien.. people can rave about the books being better than movies a trillionfold and I won't argue but um guess which is easier for an A.D.D. person to get through and enjoy yeah yeah yeah
*fail* :[

[jen_aside]

Aww, okay, and now your artings make me feel inadequate =(

I need to do more generic, would-make-a-cool-poster crap.

Cool *keeps doing horrible things if they result in moar Julie art*

[199591]

YES YES YOU DO

oh hay
this reminds me
RANDOMLY
sick with flu and uhhhhh brain shortageout

Did I ever tell you that Savannah, that AOL sonic rpg lion character you were the only person in the universe who drew her, was me? I can't remember if I have... lol at my 10 / 11yr old online lameness puppetry :[ But you drew her anyway and that was somehow incredibly cool of you. Damn woman.

*scoures for said pic on her harddrives at the moment to nostalgiawank to*

[jen_aside]

I seem to recall that was you but never being sure about why I thought that =D

and, uh, Mum loaned me the books--they're sitting on the dining table at the moment =p Even Chars was thinking about reading them but *out of sight, out of mind* and I figured I'd let him start first if he so wanted. *shrug*