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Sunday, 04 April 2004 14:46:37
Go to Firefly's Glow archive and read Testing the Fabric by KMS -- right now it's on the last 7days update page. Wonderful AU with lots of hilarity!
Sunday, 04 April 2004 17:15:33
I went and saw Hellboy with a friend yesterday and I decided to tell you folks about it since it's just another excuse to blog. The movie is, in short, extremely extremely cool. It was quite simply the best comic-book movie since X2 which I still hold is superior to Spider-man in every way. The special effects and acting are great, the characters are all well cast, and the dialogue is extremely witty (theres actually a joke about demons and cats that will strike any fan of Buffy as extremely ironic). The plot , while somewhat cliched, was interesting enough to keep you watching the screen, and yes, even the half hour of preveiws was good (except for The Punisher which I just dont get). As far as the downside goes there are a few problems but thankfully, none of them are terribly large. The plot, as I said, was slightly cliched, the romance element (while well acted and written) seemed kind of goofy, it was fairly obvious that the film was designed as an origins peice for the group and as a setup for a potential franchise (not something Ill complain about), and some characters (like the fishman, Abraham Sapien) were underused. Another problem with the film is that it dosent include the audience as much as some other films do. This is a double edged sword whenever it's used and I think it will definately hurt Hellboy in the box-office. The problem is that while having the characters move along as they would if they were all experienced monster hunters and generaly adding to the realism and entertainment value of the film, there is no explanation of whats going on and whats going to happen next at the major plot points in case you went to the bathroom or answered your cell-phone and had a little chat with Bill from the office because youre the kind of jackass who does that kind of thing and wont leave the theater or turn your gorramn phone off (sorry, pet-peeve). The preceeding was a very long and nonsensical paragraph and I apologize. So. In conclusion, I dont like giving films a ratingbut if I had to I'd give Hellboy three and a half stars or two thumbs up or nine out of ten happy faces or or the little drawing of the guy thats so happy he looks like hes going completely bat-shit or... or... you get the picture. -Dracos Note:[i] the author of the preceeding reveiw has never before had a conversation with a person familiar with Hellboy nor has he ever so much as read or even touched a Hellboy comic. This reveiw was written as the film was watched: objectively and as its own entity. Please keep this in mind when you consider flaming me becasue I wrote a shining reveiw of the film that destroyed your favorite comic book ever. [/i] Remember to come back next time when Dracos reveiws The Ladykillers or something!
Sunday, 04 April 2004 19:49:41
I forgave Fox for their stupidity over Firefly and Family Guy because, well, they've produced some great shows. Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Family Guy, The Simpsons.... more that I can't think of off the top of my head. They've even ressurected Family Guy and Firefly is gonna be a Big Damn Movie so, I couldn't really hate them. But now they've cancelled Wonderfalls after 3 episodes (maybe 4, I don't think I've seen the latest one... I'm in England, it's hard to get them over here!) and it was really good!! The other thing is, I like Tim Minear. He seems like a really nice guy. He's someone I'd like to chat to and have indepth discussions about irreverent junk with. The only other one of the writers I can say that about it Joss, and while I'm a big fan of all the other writer's work I'm not keeping an eye on their careers trying to watch everything they do. So man, do I feel sorry for him right now, network's need to respect artists gorramit! Yesterday, I didn't hate Fox. Today I don't either, but dammit I don't like them. They've had the chance to produce quality television on so many occasions and screwed it up because of the money. This never would have happened in the England.... Then again, we probably wouldn't have taken the risk on brilliant programming in the first place, at least we can be thankful for 3/4 eps. Rant over. In conclusion, Fox suck.