Journal - "Movies and TV!"
Jun. 30th, 2010 01:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
leskuhSo I've been watching a lot of shit lately. I'm not a big movie/tv person, but it seems like I've been watching more of both as of late. I also get to see people going to movies and last night was the midnight showing of Eclipse and that was insane. D:
LET ME TALK ABOUT SOME STUFF NOW:
Eclipse
I'm probably not gonna go see this even to hate-watch it or roll my eyes at it. The Twilight series is bad for many different reasons, but more than anything it just bores me and if I hadn't read the books just to say I've read them I wouldn't have bothered continuing after the first (I might have stopped partway through the first actually). It's just not a series that I find worthwhile.
I worked the midnight showing at the theatre last night though and we basically filled the ENTIRE THEATRE. That's 10 screens and over 1200 people. It was a total madhouse. I was greeting and people were honestly not that bad when they got up to where I was, but once they made it past me into the theatres they could be awful. We kept asking people to move down in rows so we could fit more in, but so many people were stubborn about it for stupid reasons.
People actually got in line for it around 8:00 and basically just waited around until at least 11:00.
True Blood
I never really talk about True Blood, because I guess I'm a little embarrassed that I like it. I have a hard time telling if it's actually good or just good at holding my attention. I really enjoy the aesthetic. I could take or leave the crazy sex and I like Eric best when he's at his worst and basically I am hoping that he and Sookie avoid having a "thing" because it will annoy me.
My favorites are Jason and Tara and I really hate Jason's plot so far this season, because I hate that he killed Eggs (even if I knew that Eggs was going to die somehow - I knew it since the moment he appeared on screen). I also kind of ship Jason/Tara even though it's fucked to hell at this point.
And I'm a bit confused about the timeline. Arlene seemed very surprised by the fact that her baby was conceived three months earlier and I'm wondering if three months earlier happened at the height of the Mary-Anne insanity or that the baby is actually Rene's, which is a much greater cause for panic I think. IN ANY CASE, I love Terry and Arlene and I want them to be SO HAPPY forever and ever. Even though I know it's unlikely because apparently dramas mean that no one can ever be happy. :\
Which is probably my big issue with True Blood. No one can ever catch a break - there's very little reprieve from all the bad shit. And I have a hard time watching my favorite characters get dragged through the mud. :(
Mad Men
My On Demand has been playing past seasons of Mad Men lately and me and my best friends have been trying to catch up on it. I'd seen a few episodes before June, but it was sort of hard to connect to the plot without understanding all that was going on in previous episodes. I mentioned that maybe we should try watching it with my besties and they were like: "Okay." and now we're all hooked. I still have 2 episodes to finish in Season 2 and then it's just waiting until July 11th when they put up Season 3. And July 25th is the start of the 4th season!
Apparently episodes premiere on Sundays at 10:00 so Sunday nights are just going to be epic. True Blood at 9 and Mad Men at 10. Awesome.
My favorites are ALL THE LADIES EVER. Don Draper can also be really awesome (he can also be completely terrible). Pete Campbell is the worst.
Betty kicking Don out of the house was super awesome and I adore her so so much and I hope she gets some happiness soon. She's always so sad and lonely. :(
Doctor Who
I've seen eps 4 - 10 and have heard excellent things about the last few episodes. I could probably go digging online for them, but I'm content to just wait for my On Demand to get the rest of the eps.
I have a stupid crush on Matt Smith and Amy is pretty cool and I just want them to MAKE OUT. I love Rory, but I honestly don't know if I love him with Amy. I feel like both Rory and Amy have better chemistry with the Doctor and together they make awesome best friends. IDK.
The Vincent Van Gogh episode was heartbreaking BTW.
TOY STORY 3
I have waaaaaaay too many feelings about this movie. I've been to see it 3 times at this point and might go again. I loved it so so so much.
I'm never going to get over Bo being gone. I want to read a thousand fics about Bonnie ending up with Bo in some odd twist of fate and then Woody and Bo reunite and everything is perfect. Woody's face when Rex brings up Bo as one of the friends they'd lost along the way just... it kills me. He's not over it. He's never going to be over it. He loved her and she's gone and he couldn't keep her because that's the rules.
Also! That little moment in the beginning where the toys try calling Andy's cell phone? And Andy picks up and says: "Hello?" and Woody just hugs the phone a little tighter? ;_______;
And all the adventure and the horrifying interrogation scene and BONNIE SO CUTE. SPANISH BUZZZZZZZZ.
ALSO - I have a very very hard time believing that it took Buzz and Jessie like 8+ years to really start a relationship of some sort. 8+ years of UST? THE WORST.
Him flirting with her was amazing though and they are super cute together and I love them very much (although I honestly think I care more about Woody and Bo because I am weeeeeird).
THE INCINERATOR SCENE FUCK NO NO NO. The first time I went I was with my best friend and the whole incinerator scene was overlaid with us just shouting: "NO FUCK THIS NO THIS IS NOT THE END WHAT NO NO NO."
And ACCEPTING DEATH and HOLDING HANDS and BUZZ/JESSIE LEAN INTO EACH OTHER AND EVERYONE CLINGS TOGETHER AND WOODY IS IN THE MIDDLE AND HOLDING SO TIGHT AND THEN THE CLAAAAAAAW.
I AM NEVER GOING TO BE THE SAME!
Andy giving up his toys to Bonnie was perfect and I can hold it together until he gets to Woody and then I'm a mess. WOODY WILL NEVER GIVE UP ON YOU. And Andy's little gasp when Bonnie has Woody wave to him and I just... I cannot.... ;________;
Basically, if you haven't seen Toy Story 3 - WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?
ETA: I have very little interest in going to see The Last Airbender for a variety of reasons, but I was wondering if there was anyone on my flist who is boycotting the movie, but would still like to know about some of the things it does? That is - is the tone as ~dark~ and ~edgy~ as the trailers make it seem or is it true that Katara's role has been diminished? Because I can go see the movie without supporting Paramount or M. Night (I get in for free because I work there) and part of me wants to hate-watch it because I can.
(I also sort of want to pay to see Toy Story 3 at least once because I DO want to throw support behind Pixar, but it's kind of hard to convince myself to pay when I don't have to... XD)
LET ME TALK ABOUT SOME STUFF NOW:
Eclipse
I'm probably not gonna go see this even to hate-watch it or roll my eyes at it. The Twilight series is bad for many different reasons, but more than anything it just bores me and if I hadn't read the books just to say I've read them I wouldn't have bothered continuing after the first (I might have stopped partway through the first actually). It's just not a series that I find worthwhile.
I worked the midnight showing at the theatre last night though and we basically filled the ENTIRE THEATRE. That's 10 screens and over 1200 people. It was a total madhouse. I was greeting and people were honestly not that bad when they got up to where I was, but once they made it past me into the theatres they could be awful. We kept asking people to move down in rows so we could fit more in, but so many people were stubborn about it for stupid reasons.
People actually got in line for it around 8:00 and basically just waited around until at least 11:00.
True Blood
I never really talk about True Blood, because I guess I'm a little embarrassed that I like it. I have a hard time telling if it's actually good or just good at holding my attention. I really enjoy the aesthetic. I could take or leave the crazy sex and I like Eric best when he's at his worst and basically I am hoping that he and Sookie avoid having a "thing" because it will annoy me.
My favorites are Jason and Tara and I really hate Jason's plot so far this season, because I hate that he killed Eggs (even if I knew that Eggs was going to die somehow - I knew it since the moment he appeared on screen). I also kind of ship Jason/Tara even though it's fucked to hell at this point.
And I'm a bit confused about the timeline. Arlene seemed very surprised by the fact that her baby was conceived three months earlier and I'm wondering if three months earlier happened at the height of the Mary-Anne insanity or that the baby is actually Rene's, which is a much greater cause for panic I think. IN ANY CASE, I love Terry and Arlene and I want them to be SO HAPPY forever and ever. Even though I know it's unlikely because apparently dramas mean that no one can ever be happy. :\
Which is probably my big issue with True Blood. No one can ever catch a break - there's very little reprieve from all the bad shit. And I have a hard time watching my favorite characters get dragged through the mud. :(
Mad Men
My On Demand has been playing past seasons of Mad Men lately and me and my best friends have been trying to catch up on it. I'd seen a few episodes before June, but it was sort of hard to connect to the plot without understanding all that was going on in previous episodes. I mentioned that maybe we should try watching it with my besties and they were like: "Okay." and now we're all hooked. I still have 2 episodes to finish in Season 2 and then it's just waiting until July 11th when they put up Season 3. And July 25th is the start of the 4th season!
Apparently episodes premiere on Sundays at 10:00 so Sunday nights are just going to be epic. True Blood at 9 and Mad Men at 10. Awesome.
My favorites are ALL THE LADIES EVER. Don Draper can also be really awesome (he can also be completely terrible). Pete Campbell is the worst.
Betty kicking Don out of the house was super awesome and I adore her so so much and I hope she gets some happiness soon. She's always so sad and lonely. :(
Doctor Who
I've seen eps 4 - 10 and have heard excellent things about the last few episodes. I could probably go digging online for them, but I'm content to just wait for my On Demand to get the rest of the eps.
I have a stupid crush on Matt Smith and Amy is pretty cool and I just want them to MAKE OUT. I love Rory, but I honestly don't know if I love him with Amy. I feel like both Rory and Amy have better chemistry with the Doctor and together they make awesome best friends. IDK.
The Vincent Van Gogh episode was heartbreaking BTW.
TOY STORY 3
I have waaaaaaay too many feelings about this movie. I've been to see it 3 times at this point and might go again. I loved it so so so much.
I'm never going to get over Bo being gone. I want to read a thousand fics about Bonnie ending up with Bo in some odd twist of fate and then Woody and Bo reunite and everything is perfect. Woody's face when Rex brings up Bo as one of the friends they'd lost along the way just... it kills me. He's not over it. He's never going to be over it. He loved her and she's gone and he couldn't keep her because that's the rules.
Also! That little moment in the beginning where the toys try calling Andy's cell phone? And Andy picks up and says: "Hello?" and Woody just hugs the phone a little tighter? ;_______;
And all the adventure and the horrifying interrogation scene and BONNIE SO CUTE. SPANISH BUZZZZZZZZ.
ALSO - I have a very very hard time believing that it took Buzz and Jessie like 8+ years to really start a relationship of some sort. 8+ years of UST? THE WORST.
Him flirting with her was amazing though and they are super cute together and I love them very much (although I honestly think I care more about Woody and Bo because I am weeeeeird).
THE INCINERATOR SCENE FUCK NO NO NO. The first time I went I was with my best friend and the whole incinerator scene was overlaid with us just shouting: "NO FUCK THIS NO THIS IS NOT THE END WHAT NO NO NO."
And ACCEPTING DEATH and HOLDING HANDS and BUZZ/JESSIE LEAN INTO EACH OTHER AND EVERYONE CLINGS TOGETHER AND WOODY IS IN THE MIDDLE AND HOLDING SO TIGHT AND THEN THE CLAAAAAAAW.
I AM NEVER GOING TO BE THE SAME!
Andy giving up his toys to Bonnie was perfect and I can hold it together until he gets to Woody and then I'm a mess. WOODY WILL NEVER GIVE UP ON YOU. And Andy's little gasp when Bonnie has Woody wave to him and I just... I cannot.... ;________;
Basically, if you haven't seen Toy Story 3 - WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?
ETA: I have very little interest in going to see The Last Airbender for a variety of reasons, but I was wondering if there was anyone on my flist who is boycotting the movie, but would still like to know about some of the things it does? That is - is the tone as ~dark~ and ~edgy~ as the trailers make it seem or is it true that Katara's role has been diminished? Because I can go see the movie without supporting Paramount or M. Night (I get in for free because I work there) and part of me wants to hate-watch it because I can.
(I also sort of want to pay to see Toy Story 3 at least once because I DO want to throw support behind Pixar, but it's kind of hard to convince myself to pay when I don't have to... XD)
