Watching Monday
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brigdhIron 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.
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.
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Date: 2014-09-09 06:35 pm (UTC)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.
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Date: 2014-09-09 07:26 pm (UTC)"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."
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Date: 2014-09-09 07:40 pm (UTC)This is now absolutely my headcanon for how it happened.
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Date: 2014-09-09 07:52 pm (UTC)