so while watching pacific rim and falling madly in love with it, i couldn't help but wonder just how it would affect me if i were only a bit younger -- if it were, in fact, a formative experience for me. the phrase 'formative experience' gets tossed around a lot, but for a reason; and anyone who dismisses the idea that fiction can be a shaping ( Read more... )

Amanda just sent me the following message via Tumblr:
i can't stop thinking about skyfall. why are james bond movies so pretty and why do so many people write them off as being stupid/blockbuster movies? i think james bond movies ran away with a part of my soul many many years ago

GIRD YER LOINS FOR SOME JAMES BOND THINKY FEELS. (WARNING: FULL ON ( Read more... )