Houston, do you copy?
You know your obsession is getting a little out of hand when you buy obscure B-class movies just because a certain actress is in them. Well, naturally, I'm talking about Paget Brewster here, and I absolutely need to do a little picspam, because *lolz*
Already the title of the film has such a poetic and profound feel to it: Max Q: Emergency Landing. This film is real Oscar material. I got a little screencap happy (you'll see why in a second), but bear with me.
So, Paget plays Rena Winter, NASA's space simulation expert. That right there was already enough to win me over.
She's really good at her job, and apparently, the simulations she's created are quite difficult: the "hero" of the movie makes a crash landing trying to beat one of her simulated scenarios.
And of course she's gloating afterwards:
Yes, that's Rick from Once and Again. I chuckled.
And he's also the love interest, which I so didn't see coming. [/sarcasm]
Then Rena shows a side of herself that confirmed my assessment of her brilliance.
Apparently there's something wrong with the guy's car (it's truly pathetic that I don't even remember what the character's first name is).
So, she offers to take a look.
Oh, I love a woman who knows her way around the garage.
Sure, make me spontaneously combust, I don't care.
Guh.
Oh, this movie was totally worth getting for that scene alone. *dreamy sigh*
Then we get random barbecuing before the big mission in space. I only know that Paget looks fantastic.
Especially when she calls the guy a jerk. Oh, the UST! Make it stop!
Making breakfast in the morning, and I again lost the insanely complicated plot of the movie, because guh!
Even the insanely short hair doesn't bother me that much.
But! There's been an explosion onboard the shuttle and the love interest & his team are in danger. Oh noes!
What a twist! [/sarcasm]
Our heroine, then, races to NASA, because of course she's the one who knows how everything works. She's a simulation engineer, but she's still better than any of NASA's shuttle engineers. Indeed.
We get hot close-ups.
And shots of her working, aka tapping the keyboard.
Seriously. Paget Brewster can even make typing look hot.
Rena then takes over one of the monitors, and the guy is absolutely enraged.
She's frigging Paget Brewster, you jerk. Move over.
Naturally, fixing an engine of a space shuttle is very, very complicated. And while fervently giving instructions, Rena expresses a wonderful range of emotions:
Worried.
Surprised.
Shocked.
Scared.
Relieved.
Of course all works out in the end and the shuttle lands safely. Everybody claps and cheers, and I want to gouge my eyes out with a small spoon.
I especially wanted to do just that when the co-pilot's pregnant wife hugs another co-pilot's son (Stargate! I lolled for good ten minutes), thanking him for "never losing hope". Good God.
Anyway, this lovely space adventure movie ends with the happy couple driving off to sunset (they got together in the end, I never would've guessed):
Such a Paget smile <3
The love interest guy asks Rena to dance when her favourite song is playing on the radio.
...no, I'm not kidding you.
Corny in a very, very addictive way.
Wow. That was something.
In all fairness, it's not actually that poor of a movie; I'd certainly pick this over, say, Armageddon any day. Max Q is an entertaining film; it's not very intelligent, but it has Paget Brewster, which is all I need. Yes, I'm that shallow.
The Specials is on its way here. You have been warned.
As for future TV episodes: Bones. In London? Totally the best. thing. ever. It truly couldn't get much better than Booth & Brennan with Big Ben in the background.
Apparently, my Spanish teacher got engaged last week. Damn.
Already the title of the film has such a poetic and profound feel to it: Max Q: Emergency Landing. This film is real Oscar material. I got a little screencap happy (you'll see why in a second), but bear with me.
So, Paget plays Rena Winter, NASA's space simulation expert. That right there was already enough to win me over.
She's really good at her job, and apparently, the simulations she's created are quite difficult: the "hero" of the movie makes a crash landing trying to beat one of her simulated scenarios.
And of course she's gloating afterwards:
Yes, that's Rick from Once and Again. I chuckled.
And he's also the love interest, which I so didn't see coming. [/sarcasm]
Then Rena shows a side of herself that confirmed my assessment of her brilliance.
Apparently there's something wrong with the guy's car (it's truly pathetic that I don't even remember what the character's first name is).
So, she offers to take a look.
Oh, I love a woman who knows her way around the garage.
Sure, make me spontaneously combust, I don't care.
Guh.
Oh, this movie was totally worth getting for that scene alone. *dreamy sigh*
Then we get random barbecuing before the big mission in space. I only know that Paget looks fantastic.
Especially when she calls the guy a jerk. Oh, the UST! Make it stop!
Making breakfast in the morning, and I again lost the insanely complicated plot of the movie, because guh!
Even the insanely short hair doesn't bother me that much.
But! There's been an explosion onboard the shuttle and the love interest & his team are in danger. Oh noes!
What a twist! [/sarcasm]
Our heroine, then, races to NASA, because of course she's the one who knows how everything works. She's a simulation engineer, but she's still better than any of NASA's shuttle engineers. Indeed.
We get hot close-ups.
And shots of her working, aka tapping the keyboard.
Seriously. Paget Brewster can even make typing look hot.
Rena then takes over one of the monitors, and the guy is absolutely enraged.
She's frigging Paget Brewster, you jerk. Move over.
Naturally, fixing an engine of a space shuttle is very, very complicated. And while fervently giving instructions, Rena expresses a wonderful range of emotions:
Worried.
Surprised.
Shocked.
Scared.
Relieved.
Of course all works out in the end and the shuttle lands safely. Everybody claps and cheers, and I want to gouge my eyes out with a small spoon.
I especially wanted to do just that when the co-pilot's pregnant wife hugs another co-pilot's son (Stargate! I lolled for good ten minutes), thanking him for "never losing hope". Good God.
Anyway, this lovely space adventure movie ends with the happy couple driving off to sunset (they got together in the end, I never would've guessed):
Such a Paget smile <3
The love interest guy asks Rena to dance when her favourite song is playing on the radio.
...no, I'm not kidding you.
Corny in a very, very addictive way.
Wow. That was something.
In all fairness, it's not actually that poor of a movie; I'd certainly pick this over, say, Armageddon any day. Max Q is an entertaining film; it's not very intelligent, but it has Paget Brewster, which is all I need. Yes, I'm that shallow.
The Specials is on its way here. You have been warned.
As for future TV episodes: Bones. In London? Totally the best. thing. ever. It truly couldn't get much better than Booth & Brennan with Big Ben in the background.
Apparently, my Spanish teacher got engaged last week. Damn.