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Alright, I've got a lot of stuff to talk about, I haven't gotten any proper time online to actually update - I'm always checking my flist, or responding to comments. But I really really need to make a post, lol.

Things I need to talk about
1) HBP, obviously.
2) Firefly, and the Serenity trailer
3) American Beauty
4) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
5) Timeline and King Arthur (yes, one category)
ETA: 6) A Life Less Ordinary

Notice how my own life isn't up there. That's because my life is pathetic, boring, and seriously depressing if I start thinking about it for more than a minute in depth. So I leave you with ultimately quite pointless rambles on topics as far removed from my own life as I can get.

( SPOILERS FOR HBP!!! )

Okay so, all that said, it's 2:48 PM, so I'm gonna make these comments short. Relatively.

2) Firefly STILL rocks my world. Of course there was no sense of conclusion to it at all *tear* but I still enjoyed it thoroughly. I'm getting a copy of the season as my belated graduation present from my cousins because I loved it so much, and need to just rewatch the entire season ASAP. I liked it that much. Mal is rapidly rising on my list of favorite TV characters, Jayne is fucking hilarious, Kaylee and Kaylee/Simon is just plain adorable, River is intriguing, terrifying, and amusing by turns (abrupt turns), and I just love all of it. Alllll of it. I also watched the Serenity trailer, and can I say OH MY GOD? The effects look so much better (obviously), and I love that the story focuses on River, who clearly has a lot left hidden that we need to find out. I am hoping and praying that the movie will be successful enough to warrant another TV series. Because that would be amazing.

3) Finally saw American Beauty, which is clearly a must see. And it was of course amazing. What can I say? If you've seen it, you just know. Wes Bentley was fantastic, and looked awfully like Tobey Maguire a lot of the time. Kevin Spacey may be a weird dude, but he can act. Annette Bening has emotional breakdowns like no one else. And the cinematography just blew my mind. The framing of some shots (particularly one where Rick's back takes up almost the entire frame, and Jane's pinned in the corner by his shoulder) and just in general, you know. A total work of art. Very very glad I saw it.

4) I liked this movie. (charlie and the chocolate factory) And that is said with exactly as much enthusiasm as it looks like. I wasn't bored, I enjoyed it, but I wasn't like OMG I want to see that again!!1! afterwards. Johnny's performance was a pleasant surprise (why am I surprised by him anymore? silly me) because I expected to be severely disturbed by it, it just looked so weird in the previews. But he was a mix of funny, strange, and poignant that somehow just worked. Yay for Johnny. Freddie Highmore was adorable. But overall, I kind of felt like I was watching the original movie with shinier machines, different (but not necessarily better) Oompa Loompa music (I love the songs in the first one!), and occasional odd detours. There weren't any new, interesting interpretations of the other kids or how they met their dooms (with the exception of squirrels, because, attacking squirrels? Too funny, while disturbing at the same time). So, I liked it. But that's about it.

5) HAH. Two loads of utter crap. (Timeline and King Arthur) Which saddens me, because I love medieval stuff, but I guess I'll have to stick to books for now. First of all, Paul Walker cannot act. Seriously, I think he's an actor by accident, because that's the only explanation. And he must bribe the people who hire him. Any line he says is just painful! And I didn't like the acting in King Arthur either. Plotlines were flat, arrows were shot, people were killed, and love was supposedly fallen in. Although I have to question that because chemistry? Nada. In either movie. So. Big fat no on both of these.

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I just realized that this post was devoid of Ewan AND Queer as Folk! What?!

OH YEAH. I watched an Ewan movie! *phew* *edits list*
6) A Life Less Ordinary. This movie was adorable! Quirky and fun, I enjoyed it from start to finish. Ewan's hair disturbed me for a while, but I got over it because it's EWAN. My favorite part was when he was trying to make the ransom phone call and he just failed miserably. Hahahaha. cameron Diaz was absolutely perfect as well. Their interplay was priceless. Some parts were plain disturbing (the female cupid climbing up the front of the truck, bloody and maniacal, then getting crushed between the front of the truck and a boulder *winces*) but it was generally just entertaining and fun. Loved it, a lot. YAY EWAN.

So next on my Ewan list: The Pillow Book, Rogue Trader, Shallow Grave, Young Adam. And LONG WAY ROUND, if I possibly can. We'll see. But I do intend to see (almost) every movie of his by some point. Because he's Ewan, and I love him. Also watched about half an hour of The Phantom Menace today, and the only bearable part was Ewan. Well, and Liam.

nebulein, theaeblackthorn, and novafairy, I MISS YOU GIRLS. ♥

This was one long ass post. If anyone reads the entire thing, I'll give you cookies.

Now it is 3:10, and I am going to bed.