Watching Monday

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Iron Man 3
Ah, this was fantastic! I think I like this the best of all three movies. Well, hmmm, I dunno. The first one is really good. I liked this better than Thor 1 and The Avengers, the only other MCU movies I've seen, certainly! And it was randomly a Christmas movie! I had not expected that. This movie feels really dense; there's a ton of subplots that could have been expanded on (like, what was up with the giant Christmas rabbit? "Iron Patriot"! The Vice President being arrested at the end - I somehow entirely missed that plot point beforehand). It's good – it makes it feel complicated and real. I liked the big twist, and it continues the series's theme of the enemy being more the "War on Terror" than "terrorism".

After that I started The Feast of All Saints, which – did you know there was a movie of this? I did not know there was a movie of this. I watched about fifteen very confusing minutes while going "What is happening? What are they talking about? Who are all these people?" before realizing that somehow I was watching Part Two. I'll have to find Part One and try again.

Parks & Rec
5.02: Soda Tax. Two years ago I became obsessed with Parks & Rec and binge-watched the entire thing. Then I caught up to currently airing episodes and promptly forgot to keep up. Now that I'm two seasons behind it's time to binge-watch again! This was very sweet, I love everything about April/Andy, Chris is hilarious, and Tom is my favorite.

Comments

[somebraveapollo.livejournal.com]

THIS IS THE BEST MOVIE OF THEM ALL <3 Pepper is the most glorious, and I love that they left the question of whether she kept her regenerative superpowers open-ended.

I am pretty sure that the giant rabbit perished nobly alongside the house, having served his role as a symbol of Tony trying to soothe his insecurities by consumerism and megalomania. (Did you catch the scene at the end where he gave Pepper a necklace of SHARDS from his HEART and she's so happy with it? like wow they are both morbid weirdos and I love them.)

The plot twist was soooooooooo gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood, nobody expected it, I LAUGHED SO HARD. Also, there were upset gentlemen comic enthusiasts who were outraged about it and I LAUGHED EVEN HARDER.

Oooooh, Feast of All Saints is a book?

............................................. Feast of All Saints is an ANNE RICE BOOK? Is it any good?? I saw parts of the movies but was mostly depressed and confused by them, though this was yeaaaaaaaaaars ago.

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

But. But. WHY a giant rabbit? Did he really think this was a good idea? How does one arrive at the place of "Oh, yes, a GIANT RABBIT, that is the ideal Christmas present". (It is probably like the strawberries. Maybe Pepper is allergic to rabbits.)

I missed the scene with the necklace! That is AWESOME. I need to rewatch it; I was really tired the night I did and was falling asleep.

Haaaaaa, I read the book, but it was literally like 15 years ago, so I remember absolutely nothing about it. Which is why I wanted to watch the movie – also it has a surprisingly great cast. But it probably is still depressing, given the topic and Anne Rice.

[somebraveapollo.livejournal.com]

"JARVIS! What do I usually get Pepper for Christmas?"

"Ms Potts selects and purchases her presents in your name."

"Use your predictive algorithms - no, wait, this is supposed to be spontaneous, right? I should get her what she wants, not what she needs?"

"In the case of Ms Potts, there is significant overlap between the two categories."

"No, seriously, I need to buy her something useless, because that's romantic. What's romantic, JARVIS?"

"Perhaps you should ask Ms Potts, sir."

"Stuffed animals."

"They are a popular choice in certain age demographics."

"Get me the largest stuffed animal on the continent, JARVIS."

"Any preferences regarding the species?"

"Nah. No, wait, I want a rabbit. Rabbits are sexy, right?"

"Certainly, sir."

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHAHA! A+++++

This is now absolutely my headcanon for how it happened.

[egelantier.livejournal.com]

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. and yep, i'm pretty sure that's how it went down, for real :D

[dhampyresa.livejournal.com]

Iron Man 3 is great! Still convinced Maya survived, tbh.

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

Her death was really shocking! I don't read the comics, so I don't know much about her, but she seemed like a very cool character.

[veleda-k.livejournal.com]

I rewatched Iron Man 3 the same day you watched it for the first time! It really is a great movie. It has so much emotional depth. And I'll never be over the fact that the hero has an explicitly stated anxiety disorder, and saves the world anyway.

(There's a bit on the gag reel where Tony is at a bar talking to some biker dudes, and he asks them, "What do women want?" Their answer? "Rabbits.")

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

It is! I need to watch it again; I don't feel like I caught everything the first time. And it was so great to see Tony with panic attacks.

Ha! I need to watch that; it's an excellent explanation.