Super-huge pop culture round-up
Nov. 20th, 2010 12:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
next_to_normalThis is the quick and dirty version, you guys. First, movies in a hail of bullets:
On the TV front, we have Lost season 2. I really thought I would have more to say about this, but I think the really long break kind of killed my momentum. I pretty much knew that Michael had been "compromised" as soon as the Others let him go, so I wasn't shocked to see him turn on the good guys and set Benry free. He'd do anything to get Walt back. I was a little relieved to see Ana Lucia go, but it's a shame about Libby. Now I wonder if we'll ever find out more about her being in the same mental institution as Hurley.
Remember before, when Locke was all "We have to push the button!" when Jack didn't believe? Now, he's all "Stop pushing the button!" to Eko. Make up your mind, Locke. But now we know the button did actually have some use, which has something to do with Desmond's ex-girlfriend? I don't know. I don't really care. (Ha, that didn't take long, did it?)
I also had a chance to read Side Jobs, the collection of short stories from the Dresden Files series. Some of the early ones are definitely shaky - which the author admits in his notes - but overall it's a fun look at what goes on between the huge apocalyptic disasters. The only one I'd read before was the Thomas story, Backup, which I reread just for kicks. I also quite liked the Murphy story, which tells me that Jim Butcher should try writing in other characters' POVs more often. Though that would dilute the "Dresden" part of The Dresden Files, I suppose. I don't expect Harry to be really dead (at least not permanently), but I think it's fair to say that this 'verse has enough well-developed characters that a spin-off featuring the Harry Dresden Memorial Justice League would totally work.
- Sunshine Cleaning: Amy Adams (is it just me or is she in everything ever?) and Emily Blunt play sisters who operate a crime scene clean-up service. Kind weird, kinda quirky. Kinda meh.
- Letters to Juliet: Amanda Seyfried + Christopher Egan + Italy = GORGEOUS MOVIE. Chock full of romantic comedy cliches, but still a thousand times better than Kristen Bell's horrid, nonsensical movie, When in Rome. Oh, Kristen. I love you, but please get a better agent. As for Juliet, watch it when you're in the mood to believe in true love. It's somewhat sappy and predictable, but it knows what it is and does it well.
- Mean Girls: This movie has always had me conflicted, because I hate Lindsay Lohan with the fire of a thousand suns, but I love Amanda Seyfried, and I rather like Lizzy Caplan and Rachel McAdams. Also, people seem to think it's really funny? Verdict: Not worth the torment.
On the TV front, we have Lost season 2. I really thought I would have more to say about this, but I think the really long break kind of killed my momentum. I pretty much knew that Michael had been "compromised" as soon as the Others let him go, so I wasn't shocked to see him turn on the good guys and set Benry free. He'd do anything to get Walt back. I was a little relieved to see Ana Lucia go, but it's a shame about Libby. Now I wonder if we'll ever find out more about her being in the same mental institution as Hurley.
Remember before, when Locke was all "We have to push the button!" when Jack didn't believe? Now, he's all "Stop pushing the button!" to Eko. Make up your mind, Locke. But now we know the button did actually have some use, which has something to do with Desmond's ex-girlfriend? I don't know. I don't really care. (Ha, that didn't take long, did it?)
I also had a chance to read Side Jobs, the collection of short stories from the Dresden Files series. Some of the early ones are definitely shaky - which the author admits in his notes - but overall it's a fun look at what goes on between the huge apocalyptic disasters. The only one I'd read before was the Thomas story, Backup, which I reread just for kicks. I also quite liked the Murphy story, which tells me that Jim Butcher should try writing in other characters' POVs more often. Though that would dilute the "Dresden" part of The Dresden Files, I suppose. I don't expect Harry to be really dead (at least not permanently), but I think it's fair to say that this 'verse has enough well-developed characters that a spin-off featuring the Harry Dresden Memorial Justice League would totally work.
