[and should i love you, you would be the last to know]
i ended up finding bobby surprisingly far more moving than i expected -- i mean, bobby kennedy's death was one of the great tragedies of the united states, but the structure of the movie is such that the ending is really powerful, on multiple levels.
it might be because, of course, i'm too young to remember bobby kennedy; michael and i were both more moved, both enjoyed the movie far more, than either of his parents. and i suppose that's my criteria for a good movie -- if michael thought it was good. michael hates everything, so if he thinks something's good, it probably is. i found the whole thing to shot in interesting ways, and a whole network of storylines that all came together with huge resonance at the end. it made for a confusing first half of the film -- if you know less about the rfk assassination than i do -- but when the end happened, it was perfect.
i really liked the idea that they didn't cast anyone to play bobby, except in brief moments, shot from the back and sides so that you never saw a face, but i found the cuts of historical film to be distracting for a large portion of the movie -- there was a lack of continuity between the movie and the historical footage and the cuts seemed jerky and abrupt in a lot of places, but the last half hour, the split between movie and history was spectacularly moving, suddenly well-executed and incredibly appropriate. the last 20 minutes of the movie were absolutely perfect payoff for the entire setup, emotionally.
the older he gets, the more emilio estevez looks like his father. having them in the same movie really reinforced that for me.
overall, i'd give it an B+ -- it had some execution issues, but i really enjoyed it, and i thought it was a mostly well-made film.
ohhhh, my show, i have missed you so MUCH. hi, john! hi, john's hair! hi, john's biceps! hi, ronon & your hair knives! hi, rodney! hi, otp! HI, JACK O'NEILL.
jack: "no, there was a lovely buffet."
... john, it isn't nice to break atlantis. i'm just saying. and, omg, BOOM! CITY GO BOOM.
(i have no coherent thoughts about this show right now. i'm just so desperately overjoyed that it's back that, seriously, they could have jason momoa reading the phone book for 42 minutes and i would be pleased as punch. but! they don't, so it's even better! man, it feels like a million years that i watched part one of this. i mean, it was only ... september? but it feels like a million and fourteen years ago.)
oh, jack. i love jack so much, and i've enjoyed him so much this season, both on sg-1 and sg:a; i wish he'd do some more episodes of sg:a next season, since i know we won't get on sg-1, of course. (i really want to write a long season seven jack-pov story, except that's all i know about it. season seven, jack/daniel, jack pov. that's it. but i love jack, and i want to do him justice in something long, plotty and angsty set in season 7, and i don't even know what to do about that desire.)
carson: "i feel like i'm going to be ill."
ronon: "don't be."
ohhhhhh, rodney! he's grumpy and "not possible, what did you think i mean?" and sitting in the copilot's seat. GOD MY SHOW. i love this show okay i love it so much. ronon with gun! carson flying! loooooooove.
rodney: "it was mostly my plan."
GENERAL LANDRY. WHAT ARE YOU DOING. WHAT, WHAT. (i am pleased by the potential that they'll be cut off again; i think, in some ways, they've gotten lazy with the atlantis characters since they reestablished constant contact with the sgc. i mean, the daedalus is one thing, but the gate bridge is. well. i don't know; i like the idea of atlantis, isolated -- it makes things interesting.)
john, flying. oh, oh. i mean, he's -- we don't know much about john, but flying is one thing we do know, and i loved seeing john doing a little bit of fancy dodge 'em. and the way john says mckay through gritted teeth. and weekend boyfriends from part one. my show! *draws hearts* *is secretly a twelve year old girl at heart*
jack and woolsey = hilarity.
underwater jumper bay! did we know about this before? no, i guess we didn't. still, cool: it answers another complaint of mine about season two, which was a lack of concentration on the city, and exploration of the city. it's such a potentially cool (sentient! i believe in a sentient atlantis!) character for the show, and i want them to use it more. the underwater jumper bay = awes.
jack: "in the unlikely event that you don't fail miserably, you're fired."
also awes: ronon patting his hair when the water drips on him. *hearts*
jack: "that sounds more like a plan f, as in we are totally."
SO MUCH LOVE FOR JACK I CANNOT EVEN EXPRESS IT.
HEAD WHAPPING. CANONICAL.
john does not look as excited about the flying city as he did, you know, back in the day. on the other hand, he is a totally hilariously awkward leader. on the other other hand, teyla wyatt-earped the replicators!
jack: "colonel, am i going to have to fire you?"
... wait, did they rewind? CAN THEY DO THAT. i am VERY CONFUSED. oh, okay, rodney just figured that they'd get mind-probed, false story, etc. got it. i was just confused for a minute. and, cool, the plan worked! i approve of this trickery.
the last scene with jack and elizabeth, and the snark, and the hug -- jack/elizabeth omg. write me jack/elizabeth, fandom, okay? kthx.
you know what i've been thinking? where are the nip/tuck/dexter crossovers? (i'm not watching dexter, mostly because i devoured the first two books last week, and i've spoiled the mystery for myself, alas, but i loved the books and i want fic about dexter, omg.) MIAMI! they are both in miami! it would be awesome, people. creepy and dark and hilarious. and, since i've been reading carl hiaasen's novels, too, if you could toss in a reference to any of those books but particularly to governor clinton tyree crazy ol' skink (if you know the books, you know who i mean), it would be even awesomer. for real. okay? okay. *waits patiently*
in other news, all of you who subscribe to my delicious bookmarks know that i suffered from an intense and debilitating bout of john barrowman malaria late on saturday evening, which manifested itself in the fact that i spent three hours at youtube, watching video of john singing show tunes. i don't want to talk about it. i do, however, want to share [this clip], which is a blooper from the putting it together dvd; i can't decide what's funnier, carol burnett losing her skirt mid-performance or john barrowman's completely over the top reaction to it. regardless, i can not stop watching it. i'm sick. it's a sickness. send help or more clips of john barrowman singing show tunes.
(i would also like to recommend this clip, of john and ruthie henshall singing [anything you can do] from annie get your gun, mostly for john's dancing, which is truly hilarious. i laughed until i cried.)
in conclusion: christmas shopping for the family and the boy, done; christmas shopping for the axis and lani, contemplated but not done; schoolwork due in the next two weeks, not even close to being done; mental health, unstable and currently deteriorating. stay tuned! my nervous breakdown might come any day now, and it's sure to be entertaining. you could even start a pool if you wanted: when and where is min going to finally break down and lose it completely, and what will be the catalyst of the breakdown? PLACE YOUR BETS NOW.