People will say we're in love.
I forgot my iPod at home today, and am now feeling twitchy. I have plenty of music on my work computer to listen to, and plenty of pics and such if I get a few minutes to icon, and have been so lax on my writing that anything I started would be basically from scratch at this juncture anyways. Not to mention I have so much work to do today that I probably will not be doing any of those things (except for the music) anyways. So I have no real reason for caring. BUT IT BUGS ME NOT TO HAVE IT. *sigh*
Anyways, spent most of yesterday getting some much needed gaming and reading in. I am almost done with Spirit Bound. :( I'm loving it, don't get me wrong, but December is a metric forever from now. I have lots of other things to read that I'm excited about, so it's not a tragedy or anything, but there's just something so satisfying of being smack in the middle of a series you're just loving. I also watched When in Rome and The Crazies over the weekend, which were just sort of okay… mediocre, but made enjoyable by starring people I adore. I also picked up this book over the weekend, and hope to get started on some little wool animals in time for my friend M.'s birthday. It looks like so much fun, so I hope it turns out to be. I could see doing a lot of that for Christmas ornaments and such. I used to do a lot of crafty type things and kind of stopped at some point, but I'd really like to get back into it.
And I haven't watched yesterday's True Blood yet, so if I haven't commented, that's why. :)
On to the meme!
Day 25 - Favourite film villain
I feel like this is probably going to be a generic and obvious answer, but I can't not do it: Hannibal Lecter. Part of me balked a bit at this, because I knew him first as a literary villain, rather than a film villain, but Anthony Hopkins has become so inextricably linked with the character for me that I think it's a fair call. In general, I feel like villains tend to be more interesting than their heroic counterparts. I think what I love so much about Lecter is that he is the consummate gentleman, noble and intelligent and charming (in Hopkins hands) to the point of being, at times, fairly sexy. And then, with the flip of a switch, monstrous and brutal beyond comprehension, made all the more chilling by the radical shift from his ordinarily smooth façade.
Honorable mention: Velociraptors.
Day 26 - Favourite film poster
Let's just examine this. It's Saul Bass. It's got a great font. And it's hugely orange. It is clearly the best one.
Day 01 - Favourite foreign language film
Day 02 - A film that is underrated
Day 03 - A film that brings you unadulterated happiness
Day 04 - A film cliché that you love
Day 05 - Favourite love story in a film
Day 06 - Favourite actor/actress
Day 07 - The most surprising plot twist/ending
Day 08 - The best opening/closing credits
Day 09 - The best soundtrack/score to a film
Day 10 - Favourite classic film
Day 11 - Favourite black-and-white film
Day 12 - A film that permanently altered your point-of-view
Day 13 - A guilty pleasure
Day 14 - A film that disappointed you
Day 15 - Favourite film sequel
Day 16 - Favourite film character
Day 17 - Favourite film quote
Day 18 - The best overall cast in a film
Day 19 - The most hilarious film you've seen
Day 20 - A moving (emotional) scene
Day 21 - Favourite film from your favourite actor/actress
Day 22 - Favourite Academy Award acceptance speech
Day 23 - A character who you can relate to the most
Day 24 - The best page-to-screen film adaptation
Day 25 - Favourite film villain
Day 26 - Favourite film poster
Day 27 - A film that you wish you had seen in theaters
Day 28 - Favourite film from your favourite director
Day 29 - A piece of trivia from a favourite film
Day 30 - Your favourite film of all time
And gosh, I'm almost done with this meme! Four days to go! EEP! I wish there was one like this out there for music, because this has been a lot of fun.
Anyways, spent most of yesterday getting some much needed gaming and reading in. I am almost done with Spirit Bound. :( I'm loving it, don't get me wrong, but December is a metric forever from now. I have lots of other things to read that I'm excited about, so it's not a tragedy or anything, but there's just something so satisfying of being smack in the middle of a series you're just loving. I also watched When in Rome and The Crazies over the weekend, which were just sort of okay… mediocre, but made enjoyable by starring people I adore. I also picked up this book over the weekend, and hope to get started on some little wool animals in time for my friend M.'s birthday. It looks like so much fun, so I hope it turns out to be. I could see doing a lot of that for Christmas ornaments and such. I used to do a lot of crafty type things and kind of stopped at some point, but I'd really like to get back into it.
And I haven't watched yesterday's True Blood yet, so if I haven't commented, that's why. :)
On to the meme!
Day 25 - Favourite film villain
I feel like this is probably going to be a generic and obvious answer, but I can't not do it: Hannibal Lecter. Part of me balked a bit at this, because I knew him first as a literary villain, rather than a film villain, but Anthony Hopkins has become so inextricably linked with the character for me that I think it's a fair call. In general, I feel like villains tend to be more interesting than their heroic counterparts. I think what I love so much about Lecter is that he is the consummate gentleman, noble and intelligent and charming (in Hopkins hands) to the point of being, at times, fairly sexy. And then, with the flip of a switch, monstrous and brutal beyond comprehension, made all the more chilling by the radical shift from his ordinarily smooth façade.
Honorable mention: Velociraptors.
Day 26 - Favourite film poster
Let's just examine this. It's Saul Bass. It's got a great font. And it's hugely orange. It is clearly the best one.
Day 01 - Favourite foreign language film
Day 02 - A film that is underrated
Day 03 - A film that brings you unadulterated happiness
Day 04 - A film cliché that you love
Day 05 - Favourite love story in a film
Day 06 - Favourite actor/actress
Day 07 - The most surprising plot twist/ending
Day 08 - The best opening/closing credits
Day 09 - The best soundtrack/score to a film
Day 10 - Favourite classic film
Day 11 - Favourite black-and-white film
Day 12 - A film that permanently altered your point-of-view
Day 13 - A guilty pleasure
Day 14 - A film that disappointed you
Day 15 - Favourite film sequel
Day 16 - Favourite film character
Day 17 - Favourite film quote
Day 18 - The best overall cast in a film
Day 19 - The most hilarious film you've seen
Day 20 - A moving (emotional) scene
Day 21 - Favourite film from your favourite actor/actress
Day 22 - Favourite Academy Award acceptance speech
Day 23 - A character who you can relate to the most
Day 24 - The best page-to-screen film adaptation
Day 25 - Favourite film villain
Day 26 - Favourite film poster
Day 27 - A film that you wish you had seen in theaters
Day 28 - Favourite film from your favourite director
Day 29 - A piece of trivia from a favourite film
Day 30 - Your favourite film of all time
And gosh, I'm almost done with this meme! Four days to go! EEP! I wish there was one like this out there for music, because this has been a lot of fun.