Crazy Life!
Sep. 18th, 2005 02:31 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fembuckSo, I'm two weeks into the new, full-time, adult job and it's going well so far. Kind of overwhelming and panic inducing at times, but the co-workers are excellent, and I've managed not to screw up yet, so it's looking good. Still, I kinda miss being a student (mostly, the sleeping in and the option of whether to go to class or not, lol), but I'm digging the paychecks.
Still, free time and I have not been very close lately, and I likely to be on a break from each other for a while.
Still, I have time for some brief TV/Movie ramblings before bed...
-"Eulogy" is funnier every time I watch it, and Lucy/Judy's relationship even cuter. Upon other viewings I've noticed little touches like Famke absently stroking Preston's shoulder and thighs, and awwwww, they're so cute. Plus there's a billion other jokes, and comical facial expressions and hilarious lines that you catch after the first viewing.
-The O.C. I still kinda hate this show after the Alex/Marissa breakup. But Mischa Barton is acting again, and Marissa is acting like a decent human being and I'm remembering why I used to like Mischa. Julie Cooper still rules. And Jeri Ryan's character Charlotte was totally checking out Kirsten's ass. I'm digging the ho!yay between these two! Charlotte totally seems like she's hot for Kirsten's body. She's probably going to turn out to be a grifter or something, but I'm gonna suck up the flirting and ass gazing while I can, lol.
-"Threshold" kinda sucked, but I'm still going to watch another couple episodes because I'm Carla Guigino's bitch! Seriously, LOVE HER. Also, Rob Benedict is a draw because he was Gibson Kafka on Birds of Prey. And I'll watch most things with Birds of Prey alum (yes, even Evil Remain, and Unspeakable - which really was. But, no, not Virginia's Run - sorry Rachel).
-Lucy Lawless rocked the house as D'Anna Biers on BSG. I was nervous about her performance, but had no reason to be. She was lovely, and I totally loved hearing her natural kiwi accent. She looked good as a blonde (even though she was wearing too much yellow ... ye goods there was a lot of yellow), but she brought the snark, and the sexy, and the ho!yay!.
-"Rome" gets better and better every week, and I love Polly Walker more and more with every episode. So gorgeous, and lovely, and evil and deliciously campy. Every scene with Atia and Octavia golden.
-"The Exorcism of Emily Rose" is a really good, genuine creepy movie. The things Jennifer Carpenter does with her body are just FREAK.E. Seriously, I jumped and cringed and gasped more than a few times, and that rarely happens in movies.
-And finally, "Darkness" (2002) sucks! Do not rent this movie, ever, under any circumstances. You might think to yourself, "But Janine, it has Lena Olin in it, and nothing with Lena Olin can be bad!". This is what I thought my friend, and I was wrong, wrong, wrong. Lena looks great as always, but her character and every other character in the movie is a complete motard and completely unlikable. The movie itself is NOT scary at all, and it MAKES NO SENSE! I'm not taking plot holes here, I'm talking plot canyons, plot craters. This is seriously one of the worst, most frustrating and irrating movies I've even seen in my life (this is a serious statement considering I've seen and actually enjoyed "Ghosts of Mars"). Avoid it at all costs.
Alright, now I must away to bed ...
Still, free time and I have not been very close lately, and I likely to be on a break from each other for a while.
Still, I have time for some brief TV/Movie ramblings before bed...
-"Eulogy" is funnier every time I watch it, and Lucy/Judy's relationship even cuter. Upon other viewings I've noticed little touches like Famke absently stroking Preston's shoulder and thighs, and awwwww, they're so cute. Plus there's a billion other jokes, and comical facial expressions and hilarious lines that you catch after the first viewing.
-The O.C. I still kinda hate this show after the Alex/Marissa breakup. But Mischa Barton is acting again, and Marissa is acting like a decent human being and I'm remembering why I used to like Mischa. Julie Cooper still rules. And Jeri Ryan's character Charlotte was totally checking out Kirsten's ass. I'm digging the ho!yay between these two! Charlotte totally seems like she's hot for Kirsten's body. She's probably going to turn out to be a grifter or something, but I'm gonna suck up the flirting and ass gazing while I can, lol.
-"Threshold" kinda sucked, but I'm still going to watch another couple episodes because I'm Carla Guigino's bitch! Seriously, LOVE HER. Also, Rob Benedict is a draw because he was Gibson Kafka on Birds of Prey. And I'll watch most things with Birds of Prey alum (yes, even Evil Remain, and Unspeakable - which really was. But, no, not Virginia's Run - sorry Rachel).
-Lucy Lawless rocked the house as D'Anna Biers on BSG. I was nervous about her performance, but had no reason to be. She was lovely, and I totally loved hearing her natural kiwi accent. She looked good as a blonde (even though she was wearing too much yellow ... ye goods there was a lot of yellow), but she brought the snark, and the sexy, and the ho!yay!.
-"Rome" gets better and better every week, and I love Polly Walker more and more with every episode. So gorgeous, and lovely, and evil and deliciously campy. Every scene with Atia and Octavia golden.
-"The Exorcism of Emily Rose" is a really good, genuine creepy movie. The things Jennifer Carpenter does with her body are just FREAK.E. Seriously, I jumped and cringed and gasped more than a few times, and that rarely happens in movies.
-And finally, "Darkness" (2002) sucks! Do not rent this movie, ever, under any circumstances. You might think to yourself, "But Janine, it has Lena Olin in it, and nothing with Lena Olin can be bad!". This is what I thought my friend, and I was wrong, wrong, wrong. Lena looks great as always, but her character and every other character in the movie is a complete motard and completely unlikable. The movie itself is NOT scary at all, and it MAKES NO SENSE! I'm not taking plot holes here, I'm talking plot canyons, plot craters. This is seriously one of the worst, most frustrating and irrating movies I've even seen in my life (this is a serious statement considering I've seen and actually enjoyed "Ghosts of Mars"). Avoid it at all costs.
Alright, now I must away to bed ...
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Date: 2005-09-18 05:51 pm (UTC)Yeah, I know. The opener was kind of boring, and unbelievable (really, NO ONE at the police department or DAs office is willing to believe to Marissa's confession ... um, okay.) but it wasn't near the levels of suckage of last season.
I'm still angry that every damn character I like is written off, but at least Marissa didn't suck as much as usual.
Zach, I won't miss. But Lindsay was pretty good and way better with Ryan than Marissa, and Alex I hugely miss (that is the Alex from every episode except her last one, where the character I knew was no where to be found). The writers suck getting rid of all of the supporting teen characters. I STILL miss Anna and Luke.
And yeah, Marissa has actually been likeable this season so far. What with the complete lack of tantrum throwing and taking responsibilty for her actions and whatnot. Which is good! Mischa is SO much better at playing sympathetic characters. I remember why I used to like her pre-OC now. Plus, she's looking much better these days dressed down. In the last scene of episode 2 she looked gorgeous.
I loved Lucy Lawless on BSG! I wan't sure if I would when I heard about her being on the show, but when I watched the episode...wow, that was so great!
Yeah, I wasn't sure how much I'd like Lucy on the show either. But almost from her first scene all of my concerns were gone and I was able to settle in and enjoy. I hope we get to see more Xylon models during the winter season. I thought the character was great, and there's definately a lot of things they can do with her (I'd especially love to see a scene with her and Sharon).
Oh, I remember "Darkness". The only reason I watched it was Anna Paquin, because I'm a HUGE Anna fan and I just had to see this movie. Plus, Lena Olin! But you're right, it's baaaaad!
*Shudder* The pain is still so fresh *whimpers* So, horribly bad. I had to keep on reliving kick ass Irina Derveko moments as the movie ran to renew my Olin love. Seriously, she played the worst mother ever in Darkness, and considering she play Irina Derveko that's saying something, lol.