And Ralphdemort's all hyper and excited about being back and finally kicking this kid's ass My first thought after seeing GoF in the theater (and my subsequent tag for the entry) was the Ralph Fiennes seemed like he was having way too much fun being the psycho XD
A Hairspray 2? *groans* Do we really need sequels to everything?
Dude, I don't know what to spend/waste my time on anymore: 1. True Blood is gone until summer. 2. No More Reservations is gone until summer. (The Anthony Bourdain show on the Travel Channel, not the Catherine Zeta-Whatever movie.) 3. And of course, the biggest thing for me, the new Harry Potter movie, also doesn't come out until summer.
Woe. I need a new show on which to get hooked. Any suggestions?
I've actually never commented here before, but I couldn't resist after seeing this picture: Trust me.. Actually my first reaction was "The Hair. It's...not there."
EDIT #4: Augh, my linking skills have deserted me.
I love every opinion that man has about this franchise. They should really just do everything he says. Bringing back Q and Moneypenny, having Bond go gay for Queen and country, etc.
I just think he loves these films the way we do. Most actors are like "I wanna be Bond and shoot people and have sex with hot women.", but Craig takes the time to think about what works for the series and the character.
I fucking love Target: Women, and I about died when I saw the vampire video this afternoon.
Ditto everything you said about Ralph Fiennes in GOF. It's a testament to what he does with Voldemort that he only had one scene in that whole movie, but it's the scene that stays with you.
Also: I guess not even Miranda Richardson can resist The Hair. I feel better now.
One of the comments on the comments page was right on the money too (see: water baby's comment): "Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but maybe a certain type of young woman likes the idea of a male with self-control because then for once SHE isn't the gatekeeper of sexuality? If you're raised in a very religious or socially conservative household, you're trained to think you can't lose control around guys because they have *no* self-control and then anything that happens will be your fault. But with an Edward Cullen, you're allowed to be the wanton, sexual one - he does all the holding back for you."
I think that's absolutely right, and it's also one of my main worries about the books, that a lot of these girls are so impressionable, and they're going to get it into their heads that their boyfriends will be able to exert the kind of self-control that Edward has, and unless they're dating the perfect Mormon boy (because seriously, Edward is the perfect Mormon boy as vampire), they're probably going to be in for quite a shock.
Also, I know this has been extensively discussed but it is obvious that SMeyer has never been the victim of a stalker. I find it frightening that SMeyer passes off completely stalker'ish behavior as something romantic, like the amount he loves you is directly proportional to the amount he disables your car, forbids you to see friends, and sneaks into your room and watches you sleep. That is just plain inexcusable, IMO.
I just hope that parents are reading these books and telling their daughters that these books are works of fiction and if a boy EVER displays this type of obsessive/possessive behavior in real life, it should be a gigantic red flag and they should immediately tell an adult about it (and get the hell away from the boy). Sadly, I don't think this message is getting across, since both mothers and their kids are screaming that Edward Cullen is the "perfect man".
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My first thought after seeing GoF in the theater (and my subsequent tag for the entry) was the Ralph Fiennes seemed like he was having way too much fun being the psycho XD
A Hairspray 2? *groans* Do we really need sequels to everything?
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1. True Blood is gone until summer.
2. No More Reservations is gone until summer.
(The Anthony Bourdain show on the Travel Channel, not the Catherine Zeta-Whatever movie.)
3. And of course, the biggest thing for me, the new Harry Potter movie, also doesn't come out until summer.
Woe. I need a new show on which to get hooked. Any suggestions?
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also, there is 30 rock.
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Plus, Don Draper/Jon Hamm is hot.
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EDIT #4: Augh, my linking skills have deserted me.
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I am so happy he wants Q back. YES PLEASE. That is the one thing I missed about these last two.
Is Waters being sarcastic about that Hairspray 2 thing? I can't really tell from the article, but it sounds... awful.
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I just think he loves these films the way we do. Most actors are like "I wanna be Bond and shoot people and have sex with hot women.", but Craig takes the time to think about what works for the series and the character.
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Wait...John Cleese was not in Casino Royale or Quantum of Solace as Q's replacement? So not fair.
The interaction between Bond and Moneypenny in the Connery movies was one of the fun things about the franchise.
I would *so* storm the theatre for a chance to see Bond go gay for Queen and country, I would.
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Ditto everything you said about Ralph Fiennes in GOF. It's a testament to what he does with Voldemort that he only had one scene in that whole movie, but it's the scene that stays with you.
Also: I guess not even Miranda Richardson can resist The Hair. I feel better now.
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One of the comments on the comments page was right on the money too (see: water baby's comment):
"Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but maybe a certain type of young woman likes the idea of a male with self-control because then for once SHE isn't the gatekeeper of sexuality? If you're raised in a very religious or socially conservative household, you're trained to think you can't lose control around guys because they have *no* self-control and then anything that happens will be your fault. But with an Edward Cullen, you're allowed to be the wanton, sexual one - he does all the holding back for you."
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Also, I know this has been extensively discussed but it is obvious that SMeyer has never been the victim of a stalker. I find it frightening that SMeyer passes off completely stalker'ish behavior as something romantic, like the amount he loves you is directly proportional to the amount he disables your car, forbids you to see friends, and sneaks into your room and watches you sleep. That is just plain inexcusable, IMO.
I just hope that parents are reading these books and telling their daughters that these books are works of fiction and if a boy EVER displays this type of obsessive/possessive behavior in real life, it should be a gigantic red flag and they should immediately tell an adult about it (and get the hell away from the boy). Sadly, I don't think this message is getting across, since both mothers and their kids are screaming that Edward Cullen is the "perfect man".
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