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gogmagogBleh, I'm sick. Sniffly, stuffy, sore throaty, and kinda coughy. Add this to my geology exam this morning (which I think I did at least halfway decent on, despite barely studying) and it was the BEST DAY EVAR. At least when I went to Governor Stumpy's for supper they had their lemon cake, which made the whole day worthwhile. (I got an extra piece, which I may bring in tomorrow or the next day - whenever I come in to work next - so that the folks there can try it.)
Your random geology facts for the day: 1) you can make green diamonds using peanut butter, and 2) there's actually a technical geologic term "hoodoo." THE MORE YOU KNOW.
I've watched quite a bit of Samurai Champloo over the past few days - the first three episodes, in fact. So basically it's about two wandering samurai, Mugen and Jin, and the waitress Fuu who they kind of unwillingly adopt, who wants them to help her find "the samurai who smells like sunflowers." Mugen's the kind of borderline annoying, smartass spastic monkey type (think Spike Spiegel meets extra-doofy Ban Midou), whereas Jin is the calm, cool, emotionless badass measured type. (He, of course, is my favorite.) Fuu's the kind of cutesy, endearing, spunky type of heroine who generally comes off as either really likeable or really annoying. I haven't decided which in Fuu's case, though she seems pretty useless so far which tends to tilt me towards the annoying side. Still, it's not too late for her to be redeemed.
And I have to say, the HoYay! managed to broadside even me, which does not usually happen. Normally I can spot it coming a mile away. But, in my defense, I wasn't expecting it to come so early. Seriously, halfway through episode 2 Jin is in a hot springs, with another guy, who talks to him about how male fireflies light up to attract their mates, but sometimes they end up attracting other males. Which, y'know, would sound like a come-on even if they weren't NAKED IN A HOT SPRINGS TOGETHER.
Other random notes: I don't like the opening song (AUGH NO RHYTHM BAD ENGRISH), and I really like the peaceful, slightly melancholy ending song. Also, the animation is really quite beautiful and I like the character designs (at least of the main characters - the random ugly townspeople/yakuza of whom there are about 40 in every episode, not so much).
Also, as promised to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
gedrean, here's a rant on remakes of films and bad sequels. (I'm not gonna do songs, simply because remakes of songs, even if they suck, at the very least bring something new and fresh to the song. Also, remakes of songs tend to be much better than remakes of movies.)
Look, I'm not against remakes 100%. I mean, I've liked some of them. But there are certain signs in a remake that spell CERTAIN SUCKITUDE:
1) changing the genre. "Look, Stepford Wives was an eerie feminist-backlash speculative horror flick! Let's...'re-envision' it as a chauvinistic comedy that adds gay and Jewish stereotypes in order to be politicallyincorrect! And we can even show that all women are ball-breaking bitches, which makes them desperately unhappy and want to become the perfect little wives! It'll be a box office smash, and offend everyone with a feminist bone in their body to boot! Or let's redo that classic film Guess Who's Coming To Dinner...with the races reversed! What a gas! And for that extra seal of quality, let's cast Ashton Kutcher as the prospective son-in-law opposite Bernie Mac!* Why has no one come up with this idea before? I smell Oscar!"
...If Oscar is a cat and what you're smelling is his litterbox, then maybe.
* = yes, this movie is actually coming out this year. Weep for Hollywood.
2) redoing an iconic movie with iconic actors. I'm sorry, but while Patrick Stewart and Glenn Close are both very good actors, trying to outdo Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn in The Lion in Winter is just...impossible. Don't even try it. And this is just looking at the ones that actually cast good actors - let's not mention the remake of Charade with Mark Wahlberg and Thandie Newton in the Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn roles. *eyeroll*
3) doing the exact same movie, but adding "diversity" (i.e., adding a black man and a white woman to the cast). Flight of the Phoenix, I'm looking at you. While you weren't a bad movie per se, the only things you had going for you were Giovanni Ribisi and Miranda Otto. Everything else was pretty much forgettable.
4 bad sequels? Are worse than no sequel at all. I'll never watch a Legally Blonde 3, assuming they make it, because I so abhorred 2. I'm actually considering not seeing Revenge of the Sith, because I watched the first two prequels and felt physically ill. (Or, should I say, "Meesa sick!")
And finally, to wrap up this post...
Let's Positive Linking!
- Kids say the darndest things...about video games from my youth. (Fromgregly.) I feel like a doddering old geezer. (Also, some of these kids are mouthy little sumbitches!)
- Coolest dead baby ever. I mean, I feel sorry for the poor thing, but...wouldn't it be cool if a cyclopean baby were born and actually survived? And gew up? It kinda makes you think about Polyphemus in the Odyssey, too. Huh.
- New drug increases intoxication, prolongs drunkenness. I thought we already had one, and that it was called "another shot, please!" XD
- I'll take Bizarre Sex Crimes for $1000, Alex. I just feel sorry for the poor workers that were sent down into the sewers to recover the guy's schlong.
Your random geology facts for the day: 1) you can make green diamonds using peanut butter, and 2) there's actually a technical geologic term "hoodoo." THE MORE YOU KNOW.
I've watched quite a bit of Samurai Champloo over the past few days - the first three episodes, in fact. So basically it's about two wandering samurai, Mugen and Jin, and the waitress Fuu who they kind of unwillingly adopt, who wants them to help her find "the samurai who smells like sunflowers." Mugen's the kind of borderline annoying, smartass spastic monkey type (think Spike Spiegel meets extra-doofy Ban Midou), whereas Jin is the calm, cool, emotionless badass measured type. (He, of course, is my favorite.) Fuu's the kind of cutesy, endearing, spunky type of heroine who generally comes off as either really likeable or really annoying. I haven't decided which in Fuu's case, though she seems pretty useless so far which tends to tilt me towards the annoying side. Still, it's not too late for her to be redeemed.
And I have to say, the HoYay! managed to broadside even me, which does not usually happen. Normally I can spot it coming a mile away. But, in my defense, I wasn't expecting it to come so early. Seriously, halfway through episode 2 Jin is in a hot springs, with another guy, who talks to him about how male fireflies light up to attract their mates, but sometimes they end up attracting other males. Which, y'know, would sound like a come-on even if they weren't NAKED IN A HOT SPRINGS TOGETHER.
Other random notes: I don't like the opening song (AUGH NO RHYTHM BAD ENGRISH), and I really like the peaceful, slightly melancholy ending song. Also, the animation is really quite beautiful and I like the character designs (at least of the main characters - the random ugly townspeople/yakuza of whom there are about 40 in every episode, not so much).
Also, as promised to
gedrean, here's a rant on remakes of films and bad sequels. (I'm not gonna do songs, simply because remakes of songs, even if they suck, at the very least bring something new and fresh to the song. Also, remakes of songs tend to be much better than remakes of movies.)Look, I'm not against remakes 100%. I mean, I've liked some of them. But there are certain signs in a remake that spell CERTAIN SUCKITUDE:
1) changing the genre. "Look, Stepford Wives was an eerie feminist-backlash speculative horror flick! Let's...'re-envision' it as a chauvinistic comedy that adds gay and Jewish stereotypes in order to be politically
...If Oscar is a cat and what you're smelling is his litterbox, then maybe.
* = yes, this movie is actually coming out this year. Weep for Hollywood.
2) redoing an iconic movie with iconic actors. I'm sorry, but while Patrick Stewart and Glenn Close are both very good actors, trying to outdo Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn in The Lion in Winter is just...impossible. Don't even try it. And this is just looking at the ones that actually cast good actors - let's not mention the remake of Charade with Mark Wahlberg and Thandie Newton in the Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn roles. *eyeroll*
3) doing the exact same movie, but adding "diversity" (i.e., adding a black man and a white woman to the cast). Flight of the Phoenix, I'm looking at you. While you weren't a bad movie per se, the only things you had going for you were Giovanni Ribisi and Miranda Otto. Everything else was pretty much forgettable.
4 bad sequels? Are worse than no sequel at all. I'll never watch a Legally Blonde 3, assuming they make it, because I so abhorred 2. I'm actually considering not seeing Revenge of the Sith, because I watched the first two prequels and felt physically ill. (Or, should I say, "Meesa sick!")
And finally, to wrap up this post...
Let's Positive Linking!
- Kids say the darndest things...about video games from my youth. (From
gregly.) I feel like a doddering old geezer. (Also, some of these kids are mouthy little sumbitches!)- Coolest dead baby ever. I mean, I feel sorry for the poor thing, but...wouldn't it be cool if a cyclopean baby were born and actually survived? And gew up? It kinda makes you think about Polyphemus in the Odyssey, too. Huh.
- New drug increases intoxication, prolongs drunkenness. I thought we already had one, and that it was called "another shot, please!" XD
- I'll take Bizarre Sex Crimes for $1000, Alex. I just feel sorry for the poor workers that were sent down into the sewers to recover the guy's schlong.
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