The Winter Soldier and Teen Wolf
So after months of everybody going on and on about the Winter Soldier and seeing so many gif-sets and art on tumblr, I thought I should actually see the film.
[And I did.]
Random thoughts follow in no particular order.
So it seems like the tumblr gifs pretty much summed up the best parts of the film. The rest is action sequence after action sequence. With some admittedly very good fight scenes.
I sort of get how it ties up with Agents of SHIELD now. But as I thought while watching Agents, Hydra's takeover pretty much proves the vulnerability and ultimate futility of SHIELD. One thing I don't get however, is how does Hydra find it so easy to recruit people. What exactly are they offering that is so awesome?
So where the hell were the rest of the Avengers? Ok, forget about Thor, Iron Man and Hulk, I can think of reasons they were doing other things. But what about Hawkeye? Isn't he a SHIELD agent? Why is he out of the loop? Isn't he supposed to be besties with Black Widow, or is that just a fandom thing?
Talking of the Black Widow, Scarlett is a gorgeous woman, but that orange colour they painted her did her no favours. And why is Natasha orange anyway? Isn't she supposed to be russian? I know we have sunbeds in 2014, but I think she would have looked better paler, it definitely would have gone better with the copper hair-colour.
Steve and his shield are a perfect pair. Is the shield some sort of boomerang, or does it have a homing device or something built in?
Falcon was awesome and those wings were the best! Where can I get some?
I liked the scene in the mall where Steve was all "let's attack the guys after us, even though we are in a public space with lots of innocent bystanders" while Natasha was "nope, let's just slip by undetected".
I don't like seeing Robert Redford as a bad guy, it was hard enough seeing him in the Way We Were where I thought he was a bit of a dick.
The evil scientist in the computer? Pretty cool.
So all those pictures of Bucky with racoon eyes? Where did they come up with it? I didn't notice him wearing any eyeliner - at least not any more than the usual amount the makeup department puts on men in films.
And by the way, holy cliffhanger, batman!
Teen Wolf
[Also there's the new season of Teen Wolf]
Why is the cast of Teen Wolf so gorgeous? It makes me want to stop eating. And now that Tyler Hoechlin is showing us more facial expressions than scowling, and is letting himself go hairy, I think I might never stop looking at his stupid face again. Seriously, what is wrong with the man? How can you have cheekbones like that and still seem like a nice guy? We have reached the point even Derek seems like a nice guy in need of a hug, or at least something nice happening to him for once.
So what do you guys think of Derek and Braeden? They are very hot together, and Braeden is totally badass. But you would have though after being burnt so many times, Derek would stop hopping into bed with women he barely knows. But one constant about Derek is his bad decision making skills and how he needs a strong woman to take care of him.
I am totally behind the Malia/Stiles ship too. I prefer it to Lydia/Stiles, because we have seen the geeky guy pining over the popular girl until he incomprehensibly gets her in the end too many times and its a tired and annoying trope. But Malia is really cool and she's the one who aggressively went after him, and I love how he's okay with that, how he actually prefers to be the little spoon. Maybe he can bond with Derek over their mutual penchant for stronger women.
Also, what happened to ridiculous flaily Stiles? He's still funny and sarcastic, but he's a lot more focused and sexy with his growly voice this season. Yeah, yeah, leftovers from being a nogitsune, but still.
The grownups are so uniformly awesome in the series! It's so rare for teen shows to have parents in the know and so active in the plot, I love it! So McCall Snr will be put in the loop soon, do you think? Last episodes scene where he shot the assassin's brains out right into Stiles' face was amazing!
I'm still not getting why Argent is being so nice and accommodating, but he kicks ass and is sexy with his beard, so he can stay.
When Melissa started screaming in the last episode, I was afraid Scott hadn't put her in the loop about fake dying, which would have been inexcusable. But thank god, the kids are not so stupid and callous.
Do you think the Sheriff has taken wind of Malia climbing into Stiles' bed at night? Him dropping the news over breakfast would be funny...
I thought Talia was supposed to be an all-round beacon of werewolf saintliness, so why did she take Peter's memory of having a daughter, and by the looks of it the whole affair/one-night-stand, he had with her mother. This is a very intriguing storyline.
Yay, for Lydia's banshee storyline as well. I love how so much is going on at the same time. What will be resolved this season, and what will be left for the next?
Parrish, where are you? I miss you. I can't believe that the guys saw his name on the list and haven't investigated him yet to find out what he is!
As for who the Benefactor is, I'm not speculating, I'm just going with the flow.
[And I did.]
Random thoughts follow in no particular order.
So it seems like the tumblr gifs pretty much summed up the best parts of the film. The rest is action sequence after action sequence. With some admittedly very good fight scenes.
I sort of get how it ties up with Agents of SHIELD now. But as I thought while watching Agents, Hydra's takeover pretty much proves the vulnerability and ultimate futility of SHIELD. One thing I don't get however, is how does Hydra find it so easy to recruit people. What exactly are they offering that is so awesome?
So where the hell were the rest of the Avengers? Ok, forget about Thor, Iron Man and Hulk, I can think of reasons they were doing other things. But what about Hawkeye? Isn't he a SHIELD agent? Why is he out of the loop? Isn't he supposed to be besties with Black Widow, or is that just a fandom thing?
Talking of the Black Widow, Scarlett is a gorgeous woman, but that orange colour they painted her did her no favours. And why is Natasha orange anyway? Isn't she supposed to be russian? I know we have sunbeds in 2014, but I think she would have looked better paler, it definitely would have gone better with the copper hair-colour.
Steve and his shield are a perfect pair. Is the shield some sort of boomerang, or does it have a homing device or something built in?
Falcon was awesome and those wings were the best! Where can I get some?
I liked the scene in the mall where Steve was all "let's attack the guys after us, even though we are in a public space with lots of innocent bystanders" while Natasha was "nope, let's just slip by undetected".
I don't like seeing Robert Redford as a bad guy, it was hard enough seeing him in the Way We Were where I thought he was a bit of a dick.
The evil scientist in the computer? Pretty cool.
So all those pictures of Bucky with racoon eyes? Where did they come up with it? I didn't notice him wearing any eyeliner - at least not any more than the usual amount the makeup department puts on men in films.
And by the way, holy cliffhanger, batman!
Teen Wolf
[Also there's the new season of Teen Wolf]
Why is the cast of Teen Wolf so gorgeous? It makes me want to stop eating. And now that Tyler Hoechlin is showing us more facial expressions than scowling, and is letting himself go hairy, I think I might never stop looking at his stupid face again. Seriously, what is wrong with the man? How can you have cheekbones like that and still seem like a nice guy? We have reached the point even Derek seems like a nice guy in need of a hug, or at least something nice happening to him for once.
So what do you guys think of Derek and Braeden? They are very hot together, and Braeden is totally badass. But you would have though after being burnt so many times, Derek would stop hopping into bed with women he barely knows. But one constant about Derek is his bad decision making skills and how he needs a strong woman to take care of him.
I am totally behind the Malia/Stiles ship too. I prefer it to Lydia/Stiles, because we have seen the geeky guy pining over the popular girl until he incomprehensibly gets her in the end too many times and its a tired and annoying trope. But Malia is really cool and she's the one who aggressively went after him, and I love how he's okay with that, how he actually prefers to be the little spoon. Maybe he can bond with Derek over their mutual penchant for stronger women.
Also, what happened to ridiculous flaily Stiles? He's still funny and sarcastic, but he's a lot more focused and sexy with his growly voice this season. Yeah, yeah, leftovers from being a nogitsune, but still.
The grownups are so uniformly awesome in the series! It's so rare for teen shows to have parents in the know and so active in the plot, I love it! So McCall Snr will be put in the loop soon, do you think? Last episodes scene where he shot the assassin's brains out right into Stiles' face was amazing!
I'm still not getting why Argent is being so nice and accommodating, but he kicks ass and is sexy with his beard, so he can stay.
When Melissa started screaming in the last episode, I was afraid Scott hadn't put her in the loop about fake dying, which would have been inexcusable. But thank god, the kids are not so stupid and callous.
Do you think the Sheriff has taken wind of Malia climbing into Stiles' bed at night? Him dropping the news over breakfast would be funny...
I thought Talia was supposed to be an all-round beacon of werewolf saintliness, so why did she take Peter's memory of having a daughter, and by the looks of it the whole affair/one-night-stand, he had with her mother. This is a very intriguing storyline.
Yay, for Lydia's banshee storyline as well. I love how so much is going on at the same time. What will be resolved this season, and what will be left for the next?
Parrish, where are you? I miss you. I can't believe that the guys saw his name on the list and haven't investigated him yet to find out what he is!
As for who the Benefactor is, I'm not speculating, I'm just going with the flow.