Good morning, fandom

[cupiscent]

So, I finally saw Alexander last night; thank goodness it was five buck Tuesday.Dear Oliver Stone,

WTF??

Sincerely,
- Dee

In other, more fulfilling news,

Comments

[vissy]

I don't know stephiepenguin, but I'll be in the shoppe today if you guys are in the vicinity - also, welcome back!

[maleyka]

Re: Alexander - indeed. You know, I resigned about twenty minutes in and consoled myself with the thought, "well, two and a half hours of staring at pretty boys in pretty costumes is worth something too". I spent the rest of the movie feeding on the eye candy.

And welcome back! How was your trip? Huh? Huh?! You'll need to tell us about it!

[cupiscent]

You lasted twenty minutes? Somewhere in the iridescent shimmer of the opening credits, the Male moaned, "Oh god, why are we here?" *G* I didn't even find the eye-candy that worthwhile, because Colin's hair was a disgrace, Jared Leto looked too much like Kurt Cobain (we kept sniggering) and Jonny Rhys-Meyers wasn't on screen enough.

Trip was GRAND. (S'good to be back, though.) I made a incredibly brief summary of it on my blog, but I haven't told in any detail. Maybe once I get my pictures digital.

[shezan]

I keep saying this movie didn't tank because of the gaysex, it tanked because it's just plain bad. I saw it having some notions of ancient history and NONE of Alexander, and I understood next to nothing. I suppose I'll always be grateful to Stone for making me read Mary Renault; and now, six books later, that I have a very good layperson's understanding of the period, I can see who's who and what's what in the movie.

But, hey, films that require you to swot for a month and a half to get them? So not the thing.

[cupiscent]

Dude, what gaysex? I mean... I wouldn't even slash Alexander and He's-a-feisty-one. Nothing there. (And then, then, just in case we were getting nervous, five minutes worth of naked, rolling tits-and-arse het sex scene. WTF?)

Because I'm a student of strategy and a lover of museums, my knowledge of Alexander and surrounds was precisely limited to a vague idea of his overall strategy and its huge gaping holes, and an appreciation for Darius' palace. I don't honestly think I was missing anything in terms of knowledge for the movie. I think it was just bad; jumpy, episodic, unlayered, falling over itself, wasting its own pace, totally confused.

My point being: you are way right on every particular. *G*

[shezan]

My point being: you are way right on every particular. *G*

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I kneeeeoooooooowwwww!!!

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[blythely]

Have I told you lately how happy I am that you are back?

*copies your meme*

[verylisa]

A Harry "Lose Yourself" vid? Ooh. I'm off to look for it.

[cupiscent]

I'm pretty sure it was the work of silviakundera. Unfortunately, her old website is way down, but hopefully you'll be able to find it. If not, I suspect I still have the CD Calico gave me full of shiny things. Somewhere.

[verylisa]

Buggrit. I have poked around a bit and haven't been able to find it yet.

It was only a passing fancy ... but if the shiny Calico CD ever reappears, consider me interested in borrowing it. :)