"And just when you're getting your bearings and wondering, 'Why is Uncle Scar talking to me?'..."

[demonqueen666]

Okay; I am not even five minutes into Nostalgia Chick's review of Man in the Iron Mask and I am already howling with laughter.
This bodes well. This bodes most very well indeed.I'm not sure which I'm even giving the most points for so far - all the TV Tropes references in her little verbal essay on the appeal of Leo's character there, the use of

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[nicole_anell]

I'm DYING with laughter over Malkovich's three settings. :DDDD

[demonqueen666]

I love whenever anything references the 'going through his own portal' scene from Being John Malkovich - but c'mon: "I ordered extra marinara on the side which I have not yet recieved!" - now THAT is funny. And oh god so true.

[ficangel]

*dies* She totally speaks the truth about the fangirl id, there: both characters boil down to fixing through cuddles.

I watched that movie when I was twelve or thirteen, of course, and went nuts over it for all of the reasons that she's mentioned, of course, and then bought the book...and discovered that the movie is actually better. HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE.

[demonqueen666]

They do, don't they? Gah. Why are we so easy to get? *giggles anyway*

I can't really comment on the actual book or movie itself, as I have never seen either. Yeah...I was already weird and alternative when I was a kid, mostly by accident though.

[fishand_chips]

oh gods I remember that movie, it was like my first PG-13 movie and I saw it in theaters and I think my older sister and her friend argued about who would get the evil Leo.

Good times.

[demonqueen666]

Ahh yes, the "arguing over who 'gets' the fictional boyfriend" fights. Now that takes me back.