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I took myself to see Up last weekend, and it was every bit as good as people say it is.
In fact, though I went in expecting it to like it (since I've had a little bit of a crush on Ed Asner ever since I was a wee little thing and my father's favorite show was "Lou Grant"), it was even better than I was anticipating. The previews made his character seem a lot more crotchety than he actually was in the movie, I thought, and also made it seem like his balloon-house thing was more of a reckless choice than it actually turned out to be in the film. That was refreshing.
The sequences with his wife were so beautiful I was crying the whole time, I swear. It's true, as some people have said, that the last 30 minutes of the film or so are pretty formula, but it was a formula that worked for me so I was fine with that. (And of course everyone knew that he was going to end up Russell that adorable bottlecap merit badge Ellie had made him--but that didn't make that moment any less sweet, imho.) This is definitely my all-time favorite Pixar film.
And it became clear to me that I am truly a slasher at heart when I couldn't help thinking that the stork and the cloud-creator-thing in the short preceding Up were meant-to-be-together.
On the other hand, slash goggles only got me so far when I finally got to see Merlin last weekend. (I was surprised more people on my flist weren't talking about the U.S. premiere, but I guess everybody else is not on dialup and therefore downloaded it months ago?)
It's not that I didn't like it. I really like Merlin and Arthur and Gwen, and I can definitely see the Merlin/Arthur chemistry--but the plot just really wasn't doing it for me. I managed to watch the Pilot all the way through, but I could only bring myself to watch the first and last ten minutes of the second episode, so I just don't know. I will give it a try again this Sunday, but I'm guessing this is not going to be a new fandom for me. All of you Merlin fans out there--is there some upcoming episode I should really definitely watch that will totally hook me?
In fact, though I went in expecting it to like it (since I've had a little bit of a crush on Ed Asner ever since I was a wee little thing and my father's favorite show was "Lou Grant"), it was even better than I was anticipating. The previews made his character seem a lot more crotchety than he actually was in the movie, I thought, and also made it seem like his balloon-house thing was more of a reckless choice than it actually turned out to be in the film. That was refreshing.
The sequences with his wife were so beautiful I was crying the whole time, I swear. It's true, as some people have said, that the last 30 minutes of the film or so are pretty formula, but it was a formula that worked for me so I was fine with that. (And of course everyone knew that he was going to end up Russell that adorable bottlecap merit badge Ellie had made him--but that didn't make that moment any less sweet, imho.) This is definitely my all-time favorite Pixar film.
And it became clear to me that I am truly a slasher at heart when I couldn't help thinking that the stork and the cloud-creator-thing in the short preceding Up were meant-to-be-together.
On the other hand, slash goggles only got me so far when I finally got to see Merlin last weekend. (I was surprised more people on my flist weren't talking about the U.S. premiere, but I guess everybody else is not on dialup and therefore downloaded it months ago?)
It's not that I didn't like it. I really like Merlin and Arthur and Gwen, and I can definitely see the Merlin/Arthur chemistry--but the plot just really wasn't doing it for me. I managed to watch the Pilot all the way through, but I could only bring myself to watch the first and last ten minutes of the second episode, so I just don't know. I will give it a try again this Sunday, but I'm guessing this is not going to be a new fandom for me. All of you Merlin fans out there--is there some upcoming episode I should really definitely watch that will totally hook me?
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coz that was so sweet!
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And agreeing again on Merlin. I watched the first ep, and it was fine, but did not grab me and make me have to watch any more. I do want to try a few more eps though. Thanks for the heads-up about Sunday airings.
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