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Catching up with the memes :

( Who meme day 02-04 )



( Nuke meme day 02-04 )


So we saw Inception with jedicathy, fairy_bliss and angeliksmall on friday night and as far as I'm concerned, I thought it was an excellent film but it didn't meet my expectations.

That's thanks to the huge hype that was all about how revolutionary and groundbreaking it was. Well one sequence actually was (I kept wondering how they did it) but the rest ? Not so much.
I did love it, the cast was incredible, the action scenes were neat and the scenario was very solid, it was good SF. But I didn't feel like it would leave the same impact as say Matrix had on me, at all.
I had no trouble to follow which was probably kudos to the long ass first 40 minutes dedicated to explain everything. TOO MUCH TIME EXPLAINING EVERYTHING OMG. Of course as soon as they started the mission, it became all kinds of awesome and I really was sucked into it.

But anyway the important things about this film are :

Joseph Gordon Levitt should always dress like this. HOLY HOTNESS BATMAN.

Arthur/Eames. I SHIP IT HARD.


We had a lovely fannish night/saturday at Cath's getting Cookie acquainted with Glee and Community. We also rewatched the That 70's Show episode with Joseph in it HAHAHA.
Galouz and I finished the night/early morning with watching random (good) Nuke parts when the other two went to bed because we're horrible junkies like that and it took us two more hours to stop talking and actually sleep (for 3 hours, eh). Like I said to her it was worth it tho <3

Last night I listened to the Doctor Who Prom live and OMGSOGOOD. I can't wait to actually see it because Matt, Arthur and Karen sounded adorable and I want that OST so so hard now.
The pics made me die again today. WOULD YOU LOOK AT THOSE TUX OMG. I love how Karen is towering over both of them with her heels, hee.

Sherlock starts tonight ! Love the trailer and I'm really excited and curious about it.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have A Very Potter Sequel to catch up with. TEEHEE.


ETA : HOW FUCKING AWESOME WAS THIS ?

Gawd I wish I had been there. ELEVEN YOU ARE MY FAVOURITE. IT R JUST FACT.

I loved him in Parnassus and he was Frank from Doctor Who. The Doctor wanted to kiss him later (and he did) so I can't not love him.

Currently getting my hands on Boy A. I shall hunt down Red Riding next.

He's a brit, I can't not love him !

Marc Webb said he was an amazing actor. I can't not love him !

First time I'm actually giving a damn about Spider-Man 2.0.

1. Saw Kick-Ass a couple of weeks ago. It was made of complete awesome !



I read the comics and did love most of the changes they made for the film, especially the depth added to the vilains. Mark Strong was perfect as usual and Christopher Mintz-Plasse made Red Mist very sympathetic. The action sequences and the soundtrack rocked like a rocking thing and OH HAI AARON JOHNSON.

Yes, I subsequently had a massive crush on Aaron Johnson. I MEAN.



Since then I saw him as a young Lennon in Nowhere Boy and he blew me away. I KNEW RIGHT THERE AND THEN THAT IT WAS LOVE.

I did a picspam of the film here. The trailer is here. It's brilliant and I highly recommend it (and wee adorable Thomas Sangster plays Paul McCartney and it's full of slash).

I also have Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging to see and I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS ONE TO COME OUT :



( Gratuitous Aaron Johnson picspam of excruciating prettiness. )

I'm going to see Kick-Ass again tomorrow. I'M BUZZING WITH GIDDINESS.


2. I watched the 8 episodes reality series Be Good Johnny Weir and now OH YOU GUYS :



That was one hell of a great documentary. I mean I already liked him but after seeing this ? I have so much respect for him now it's not even funny. He works *so* hard to be on top without losing his principles. And he is fabulous and over the top and oh so presh.

Basically, that's what you need to know in a nutshell :




I started to have a lot of unexpected figure skating knowledge thanks to BGJW and ended up joining ontd_skating. I REGRET NOTHING OMG. THIS FANDOM IS HILARIOUS AND BRINGS SO MUCH SPARKLES AND GIGGLES.

( My ships, let me show you them + gratuitous Ice Princess picspam )


3. I saw Iron Man 2 and obviously loved loved LOVED RDJ and Sam Rockwell in it but I was a bit disappointed. It had awesome bits but as a whole it was packed with too much stuff and just not as good as the first one.


4. I *finally* found a job after leaving school and start on monday so basically, \o/

So last week I went 4 times to the movies and wanted to post about it because I loved every single one of them but I have postponed this post for the last week or so because of my epic laziness.


Sherlock Holmes has finally been out over here for 2 weeks and now that I've seen it (twice last week, eh) I'd say that the hype surrounding it is well deserved. It was hot, fast paced and terribly endearing. Robert was completely Ace, not that it was unexpected and I was pleasantly surprised by Jude Law's Watson, especially since I'm usually not the biggest Law fan. They had wicked chemistry and worked really well together. I was also pleased by the supporting cast since I always love me some Mark Strong and Rachel McAdams.

I Love You, Phillip Morris really didn't disappoint. Both Carrey and McGregor played their part brilliantly and the story was in turn hilarious, sweet and yet incredibly sad. It was hard to believe that it was indeed a true story because some of the con Steven Russell pulled off were just completely unbelievable. I've read a very good interview with the real Russell and not only what is in the film is as close to the truth as it gets, but he really is a fascinating man. It breaks my heart a little to think that he is now in solitary 23 hours a day for the rest of his life. Couldn't they make him work for the FBI or something ? He's like a super Neal Caffrey ! I've ordered the book and can't wait to read it. I really loved their story.

Brothers was mainly worth it for the stunning acting performances of Tobey Maguire, Natalie Portman and Jake Gyllenhaal. The film felt so intimate to me that I had the impression that I was intruding sometimes. The trailer was also misleading and the story was not quite what I expected, which is a good thing since it turned out way more interesting and challenging than what I thought it would be. It also had quite a strong anti-army, anti-war message at its heart that I did not expect and found really well handled and moving.

I'm seing Valentine's Day tomorrow (and going to a Cobra Starship gig afterwards, eeehh). Shush. I love me some stupid romcom once in a while and it doesn't make me a girly girl that girls kthx.


In other news, I have started a That 70's Show marathon because I have acquired all 8 seasons, thanks to my dear fairy_bliss. I will watch it properly for the first time (meaning all of it, in order and not dubbed) since I never had the chance before. I've almost finished the first season already and OH THE NOSTALGIA IT BROUGHT. I was surprised by how well I remembered some of it.
The episode where Joseph Gordon-Levitt guests as Eric's new BFF-who-really-wants-to-get-in-his-pants was so cute ! He looked so very young and his voice hadn't finished to break yet. I remembered JGL was in it before I got my hands on the show and it certainly helped me to watch the first part of the season faster. So yes, I'm enjoying the hell out of it, especially the 70's pop culture references, the retardedness of Kelso and the eerieness of Fez <3


As for soapland, sorry for exploding all over your flist but FUCK NOES I HAVE STILL NOT RECOVERED FROM THE FACT THAT JAKE AND VAN WILL BE IN MY COUNTRY IN JULY. I spent the week making up slightly batshit scenarios with fairy_bliss because nobody really knows the extent of our batshit behind closed doors but I will just say that it's quite epic and I often mortify myself.

I've discovered that I have a real problem with soaps. I apparently can't stop getting into them since I've discovered that they have the Best Gays. I clearly need an intervention.
So after a failed first attempt, I stubbornly tried Verbotene Liebe again and WHADAYAKNOW I fell in love with Christian and Oliver.
I was caught up with it in 4 days which seems ridiculously fast but since the show is often ignoring them and only write actual stories for them only once in a while (they're just standing there, giving advice to other characters the rest of the time and it's really offensive !) it was easy peasy.
I have some issues with the actual pairing because they are absolutely adorkable, but sometimes it's just all there is to them. Their drama is always short lived (when there is drama, which is not often) and they're not struggling enough.
With Nuke and Deniz/Roman, the struggles and the soul-crushing pain they go through is what make the fluffytiems so fucking rewarding. It's backwards with Ollian because I don't get excited by the long periods of fluff, I'm just bouncing madly everytime ANGSTIEM rears its awesome head (or simply when it focuses on them after a long period of 'let's just hang around and give advice', eh).
But despite this, I've grown attached to them because they really make a cute pairing.

Case in point in fanvid format (by rhiannonhero)

I'm also ridiculously infatuated with Christian and have nicknamed him 'ptit poussin' (lil' chick) BECAUSE THAT'S JUST WHAT HE IS. He acts all tough and manly but really ? Schatz is a spectacular angsty woobie and his vulnerability makes me flail into oblivion.

Also I am shallow and I'D HIT THAT SO HARD I WOULD PASS OUT.






The actors are also awesomely dorky which of course helped. Watch them running around London like the fierce dorks they are.

The current storyline is very promising in the angst department though. Well I do know it will deliver since I've spoiled myself rotten ha ha ha. I can't wait !

Hey look, a real post \o/

So I know that my Scotland trip picspam trip is still not posted but the pics are at least ready to ! I only have to upload them and hum actually write the post.

And I sure will do on monday because I'll be home recovering from THE UTTER ORSUMNESS OF THE ROCK EN SEINE FESTIVAL TOMORROW. It's my first year doing it and I'm incredibly excited !

I'm going with my fellow fairy_bliss, jedicathy, tya_rc and the bro and we're going to see Metric, Klaxons, MGMT, Eagles of Death Metal, Them Crooked Vultures (OOOH YES) and most of all, MOST OF ALL : The Prodigy \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/

And it's going to be FANTASTIC.

You know what else is fucking epic ? WHY INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS THAT'S WHAT. Saw the film last night and my mind is still blown. Nothing is not incredible in this flick, from the actors (Christoph Waltz ALKSDJAM%S%DLASDASDDK!!!!! No but really.) to the direction to the soundtrack to the fierce women to the glorious cracktasticness. And it's such a clever film too, I loved the use of the different languages and how the accents were played.
One of my favourite film of the year (possibly the best ?) and a million times better than say, the last four Tarantino films which is saying something since I luvs them.
I see a little Tarantino rewatchathon in my future *__*

So when are we going to see it again and who's with me ? :D


On the telly front I still have to watch the final episode of Desperate Romantics, which I'm sure rocks and the Dexter season 4 premiere.
I've also caught up with 10 Things I Hate About You and despite being initially against the concept since I adore the film, I ended up loving it ! Nothing spectacular but it's a solid show and the characters are mostly their own. It's fresh and silly, the episodes are only 20 minutes long and it's really entertaining and addicting.

I'm incredibly excited about the new telly seasons and I REALLY CAN'T WAIT for new Derren Brown, new House (YES PLZ), new Merlin, new Spn and new Dollhouse (especially with all the casting spoilers of win) ! And of course I'm dying and would give my left kidney and/or unborn child for new Doctor Who but we still have to wait a bit more I think >_

I'm having this awesome trip to Scotland planned with some fellow fangirls in august and I decided to watch or rewatch some films like Braveheart or Highlander to get me in the mood before we go. I was chatting with a coworker and he was scandilized that I had never seen Rob Roy so he lent it to me.

IT WAS SO AWESOME <3

Liam Neeson and Tim Roth were magnificent and made me flail into oblivion. Also, they had the BEST SWORD FIGHT EVER.

Of course the most spectacular scene for me was Liam Neeson getting out of that lake stark naked. What a fine human specimen indeed *__*

OMFG.



LIKE MINDS IS THE SLASHIEST FILM EVER MADE.





( LITTLE PICSPAM OF TRUFAX FIERCE SLASHINESS (no spoilers) )



I loved James Sturridge in The Boat That Rocked because he was so adorable but here he's just *WILD HAND MOTIONS* one of the evilest little fucked up slut I have ever seen.

Eddie Redmayne was also brilliant and their chemistry is INSANE.

So I met with jedicathy, fairy_bliss and ephyse for a delicious brunch at starbucks and we brought our external hardrives to swap some goodies, like the massive geeks we are.

It was awesome as expected and my only tiny frustration was that nobody I know was up to date with Ashes to Ashes so ( I couldn't gush over... )

Then we moved to the Champs Elysées to meet with tya_rc and enjoy an afternoon at the cinema with Star Trek and Terminator Salvation.

Star Trek was even better the second time for me because I could enjoy the characters even more knowing how it would go and it may had to do with being with a row of fangirls but it felt gayer XD
Bones and Chekov are my definite favourites. I'm still totally rooting for Kirk and his stupid ways <3
It must be said that we went totally nuts every time Chekov was on screen. We loled for the whole room (since the room wasn't very responsive to begin with :/).

After that I was more than excited to spend two more hours squeeing my head off at Anton Yelchin in T4.

Well, he did make a delectable, nomable, adorable Kyle Reese but the film in itself left me stone cold. Completely soulless. I didn't care about the characters, I never felt the importance of what was at stake and I was emotionless from beginning to end. That is an exploit since I'm one of the easiest person to laugh or cry when seeing a film. But in that particular case this was my face the whole way through : :-|
Oh and Christian Bale gave me proof that he can no longer carry a film as the lead. He was *so* cringeworthy and excrutiating in some parts that it was embarassing.

Of course it may have been a terrible idea to see it right after THE UTTER WIN THAT IS Star Trek but oh well.


I shall get my hands on Charlie Bartlett to marvel at the wonders of Teh Yelchin once more, and rewatch criminal minds 2x14/2x15 since jedicathy is currently texting me to death about it (first time she's watching them OMG <3)

First of all, Jon Pertwee on Gotcha.
I saw this last night and am now bursting with love for the guy. He seemed to be the sweetest, most patient and loveable man ever.
Three will always remain one of my favourite Doctor of them all ♥

Then instead of doing some work today (I know) I watched two films and come bearing reviews.

Ryan Gosling once again BLEW MY MIND with Lars and the Real Girl. He's one of the best actors I have ever seen and I have yet to find a bad film with him. He always picks interesting and challenging roles and never fails to suprise me.

The film in itself was quietly beautiful and heart warming. I loved the sobreity of the direction and the intimacy of the piece. Gosling was again completely transformed and succeeded to make the emotion of his character feel real out of a ridiculous situation.
Of course it's not entirely perfect because you have to have a great big suspension of belief regarding the general reaction of the community he lives in but it wasn't too hard and it didn't put me off.
I won't pimp the trailer because it makes it look like a silly comedy and that couldn't be more wrong.


Now the second one, not that I've actually seen it or anything *of course* hum.. But it was quite good :D


( X-Men Origins : Wolverine )

That film just confirmed to me that Matthew Goode is a terrific actor and both he and Joseph Gordon-Levitt acted their heart out in it.

The film is a tight little thriller, it's well excecuted with lots of angst and personal issues.
The story was totally gripping and pretty much everything else was outstanding. This is a definite must see !


I am dying more than ever to finally see Matthew play Adrian ! (D-3)