I didn't want to like it, I really didn't. But disney strikes again. What can I say, I 'm a sucker for meta. But it gave me that warm disney glow along with some critical strikes! wowza
first, the disney glow: catchy songs, including a Jamaican drum beat tribute to the Little Mermaid (there was a lot from LM in it: the red head, Patrick dempsey looks a lot like Eric, the whole changing worlds thing), the amazing way they disnified NYC (where all apartments are spacious and central park is very very clean), the happy endings
the critical delights: the way Nathaniel, the evil lacky, developed self awareness; the apple represented a repression in a fairy tale world away from the good and the bad of the real world, a temptation i finally understood; the way Giselle trades in her slipper for a sword and saves the prince; how princessy was valued as a stage for little girls, but allowed to slip away for adults, who could still hold onto it in a reasonable, capitalistic way (turning fairy tale into a business endeavor); good dialogue about dating vs fairy tale failings in love
problems: typical disney plot holes- like how does the prince find out where Giselle went, why can't they just shoot her when she's in NYC, why would any New Yorker let a crazy person stay in their apartment with their kid??? not possible
so, for disney, the first A- in a long time. i would actually watch this again. i liked how it balanced self mockery with a valuing of their fairy tales- an acknowledgment/criticism of some of the misogynistic aspects with an unwavering belief in true love! don't we all wish we were ass kicking princesses...and back to buffy.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Wow, F&G is already paying off
So as ya'll (my three faithful readers) know, I've been watching Bones b/c its good and its free on Fox.com. And as I'm watching, there's something familiar about Sweets, Bones & Booth's therapist. I imdb him and find out its Sam, cute little nerd Sam, from Freaks and Geeks. That is so awesomely cool! I don't know why I have this eery talent where I can remember and recall faces, and trace the connections through media (very much aided by imdb, of course) but I can't remember by bank account number. Ah, well.
PS I have a mad crush on Seth Rogen. I fantasize about us tickling and mocking each other. LOL, I'm such a dork.
PS I have a mad crush on Seth Rogen. I fantasize about us tickling and mocking each other. LOL, I'm such a dork.
Bones
It gets a B+, a high rating from me. This underrated show has a cool sciency female heroine, Angel (from buffy, ooooo la la), and the average crime plot. Nice tension, kind of snappy dialogue, side characters I give a hoot about. overall, worth watching. and nice lack of hype. so if you have time, maybe dig in.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Lost
Juliet. I hate her. No joke. Tonight when Sun slapped her I was so happy.
Why do I hate her?
1) Because she has a such a snobby look on her face
2) she's selfish
3) she's mean- why be all Jerry Springer?
4) she's duplicitous- she lies, she cheats
5) she still does what Ben tells her to
6) she kissed Jack
I think the writers want us to flip flop on Juliet. Why else in one episode do they show us heart wrenching scenes where she cries over her lost lover, and in the next she is a rancid bitch? Juliet is like Ben in training, just as manipulative, but she leans more towards the good side of ambivalent/ambiguous. Anyway, I refuse to like her. But who is there to like this season? Sawyer is Locke's biatch, Kate is Jack's Biatch, and both Locke and Jack are whipped by Ben. so blah. Give me more info about the time travel, that's actually interesting.
Why do I hate her?
1) Because she has a such a snobby look on her face
2) she's selfish
3) she's mean- why be all Jerry Springer?
4) she's duplicitous- she lies, she cheats
5) she still does what Ben tells her to
6) she kissed Jack
I think the writers want us to flip flop on Juliet. Why else in one episode do they show us heart wrenching scenes where she cries over her lost lover, and in the next she is a rancid bitch? Juliet is like Ben in training, just as manipulative, but she leans more towards the good side of ambivalent/ambiguous. Anyway, I refuse to like her. But who is there to like this season? Sawyer is Locke's biatch, Kate is Jack's Biatch, and both Locke and Jack are whipped by Ben. so blah. Give me more info about the time travel, that's actually interesting.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Catching up
I've gone kind of crazy with the whole "I've missed seasons of good television and now i must watch them all or I will be disqualified as an actual film nerd" syndrome. I watched the first and only season of Firefly, then the last season of Buffy and I am currently watching the first season of Dexter and the first season of Freaks and Geeks.
I choose to watch most television shows for the first time on DVD (I didn't start watching Lost live until S3) because 1) they are commercial free 2) I get to watch them all in a row without the suspense and 3) i'm better able to sustain a very concentrated period of intense interest rather than a whole season/year of episodes. Therefore, I watch an entire season in a week and then move onto the next show rather than watching five or six shows simultaneously. it's me being Type A, I'm aware of that. but for shows like Lost, it can actually make more sense because you see things happen in a row without interruptions. I actually started doing it this way because I hated watching three episodes of a show and then have it be canceled. at least i know i'm going to get a whole seasons worth.
so, far both Dex and Freaks and Geeks are good. Dexter is very chilling, but a relief in a House kind of way- it's about a serial killer, or the antithesis of the sympathetic hero, so you get a break from the sentimentality. i'm watching F&G because it was apparently a cultural moment that I completely missed and is still popping up in popular culture (ie Knocked Up, Superbad, etc). and i hate being out of the loop! it's still hard to get into because it's so very, very awkward. i mean, who really wants to relive high school? not i.
I choose to watch most television shows for the first time on DVD (I didn't start watching Lost live until S3) because 1) they are commercial free 2) I get to watch them all in a row without the suspense and 3) i'm better able to sustain a very concentrated period of intense interest rather than a whole season/year of episodes. Therefore, I watch an entire season in a week and then move onto the next show rather than watching five or six shows simultaneously. it's me being Type A, I'm aware of that. but for shows like Lost, it can actually make more sense because you see things happen in a row without interruptions. I actually started doing it this way because I hated watching three episodes of a show and then have it be canceled. at least i know i'm going to get a whole seasons worth.
so, far both Dex and Freaks and Geeks are good. Dexter is very chilling, but a relief in a House kind of way- it's about a serial killer, or the antithesis of the sympathetic hero, so you get a break from the sentimentality. i'm watching F&G because it was apparently a cultural moment that I completely missed and is still popping up in popular culture (ie Knocked Up, Superbad, etc). and i hate being out of the loop! it's still hard to get into because it's so very, very awkward. i mean, who really wants to relive high school? not i.
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