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[turps]

Corey's raising money with the scouts today. He's going to be down the local Co Op packing bags for people. I fear for their shopping and see many reminders that bottles of pop don't get put on top of loaves of bread. Then, after work, James is picking him up and they're going on a boys day out to see the new Bond film. Despite not being to the movies for a while, I cried off. I can't stand the Bond movies. Just the thought of the chauvinistic annoying man makes my skin creep. I've heard rave reviews, but it could be the most amazing film ever and I'd still never willingly see a Bond. Sorry to those on my flist who love him, I know there's lots of you.

I got caught up on a lot of tv watching yesterday, both on the computer and real. It's too early for any kind of write ups, not that i tend to do that anyway, but I can say, Torchwood is love! Captain Jack! Supernatural is love! CSI is love! Heroes is love! House is love! Dude, I told you I didn't do write ups, if you want more you're reading the wrong journal.

Finally, there's a secret snap cup meme going on in queenofthorns journal. Which you all need to go join, like now. Because I want to tell you all how fab you are.

My thread is here

How To Play:

1) Comment with your username.
2) Go back to your own LJ and post the link your comment because otherwise, no one will know to come fawn over you if you don't tell them about it!
3) Your friends will leave ANONYMOUS comments to your comment about all the many reasons that you are WONDERFUL, and then they will comment with THEIR usernames and go post the link to THEIR comments and it will be a giant big snowball of love.
4) We will all feel WARM

So go, revel in the fuzzy love! Okay, now I'm thinking of furries, and porcupines. Fandom has warped my brain.

Comments

[ninjetti75.livejournal.com]

Meh, I love Bond, but I have no intention of seeing this new one... ..and by that, I mean the actor, not the film. I don't care if he's the Bondiest Bond ever (which, pffft, Connery defined the character, so: AS IF.) over the most talented actor to ever play the role or anything else...

..HE'S FRICKING BLOND.

Blond, James Bond. I am most definitely shaken by this prospect, and stirred to protest, What was the director thinking? PR? ANYBODY?? For chrissakes, chauvinistic or not, Bond is the personification of "tall, dark, and handsome". I dunno if he's short or not, but this new guy ain't all that good looking, as well as fair-haired. I know you don't like Bond, Terri-luv, but this? Is a travesty. Bah. [/pointless soapbox rant]

[turps33.livejournal.com]

A lot of people seem to have said they won't see him because of being blond. But I've also seen a lot of people be won over. I still won't go because I really don't like the franchise, but still. I've heard he's the best Bond for a long time.

And hey, rant away.

[ninjetti75.livejournal.com]

Heh. Well, if you're going to invite me to rant...

Actually, I have to clarify that it's not JUST because he's blond, that's just the part that leaps out at nothing more than a glance. But there's so much more, too, and that's without having seen the thing. I dunno, maybe he's ever so very good once you see him in action, which would explain the number of "converts" we hear about, but still... ..like I said, Bond is supposed to be tall, dark, and handsome. I don't think only covering 2 out of 3 is really good enough, even if he is a great actor. And really, Hollywood/The Film Industry (Pinewood in the UK, right?) can make people look lots more attractive than they are "naturally"... ..but they can also darken someone's hair with almost no effort whatsoever, so what's that about? And the part that REALLY drove me insane is one I keep hearing quoted: Bond has a bad day (as one tends to do when one is a spy under enemy fire, I imagine) and drags himself into a bar, orders a martini.

Fine.

Bartender asks if he would like it shaken, or stirred? And Bond's response?

"Do I look like I CARE whether it's shaken or stirred? Just give me a martini!"

Whiskey.
Tango.
Foxtrot.

Other than "Bond, James Bond" (which I believe was also poked fun at or mis-used in some fashion...) the "Shaken, not stirred" is Bond's MOST. FAMOUS. LINE. You can't mess with that! Why on EARTH would anyone change a trademark of the character? Sure, it's inconsequential in and of itself, but the line IS A TRADEMARK OF THE CHARACTER GOING BACK FOR OVER FORTY YEARS!!! That's like making a new Dr. Who incarnation and calling it the TARPIS for Time And Relative Position In Space. Does "Position" mean approximately the same thing as "Dimension" in this context? Sure it does, but that doesn't change the fact that legions of Doctor fans would attempt to lynch whomever made that decision. I'm just offended the director let that line pass, much less that a writer came up with it. It may be funny, in fact it kind of is, but it's WRONG. Nobody would have stood for the new version of Bond being a monogomous pro-feminist, would they? But it's so PC! Such a lovely, modern updating of the character! Whyever shouldn't they?

'Cuz it's just as WRONG, duh. [/Ranty McRanterson]

[ihearthings-ii.livejournal.com]

I don't think I understand that meme.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

It's a meme of love. Now it's so late I don't think I get it either *g*

[ihearthings-ii.livejournal.com]

heeeee!

[hegemony.livejournal.com]

I don't think I can take Daniel Craig as bond, either. I know he's supposed to be good at it and everything, but there were so many other chauvinistic choices out there, and while Layer Cake was amazing, it shouldn't have been the only reason why he got the part.

AND, I love torchwood because the canon keeps steamrolling the fanon. He drinks like a filthy whore does! He revives people while kissing with -tongue-. He's in love with everybody he sticks around, even if they don't fuck. He sleeps and maybe even jumps off tall buildings. He shoots misguided love interests. He either wears too many shirts or doesn't wear them at all. He can cry! *love*

And don't get me started on the heroes thing. It's generally high pitched squealing. And that waitress was cute.