When what 'fore my wondering eyes should appear?

[stoney321]

But buckets of ice! And more snow coming, I fear! Except I don't fear the snow. SNOW! In TEXAS! And it's not the end of January, when we have our one day of snowfall! :D The girls were all bundled up in their ski clothes, so excited that they had "gear." The Boy, alas, is very sick this morning, so he's curled up on his sockmonkey flannel sheets (sockmonkey!!!) with DarthAnne, and that sounds like good medicine to me. Poor little man. He's NEVER sick.

I missed a VERY IMPORTANT BIRTHDAY yesterday, but I'm becoming flakier and flakier as the months go by: mskakaako !! Oh, honey, I hope things with your mom get better, or that you'll feel better once you and bebekeiko are at her side. *massive love*

Because I apparently can't sleep anymore (I blame being used to having Mr. S for 9 days straight.... Um, not "having" having, but- *blush* Heh.) MOVING ON. I watched a movie that was TAILOR MADE to hit almost all of my kink buttons. OH. MY. GOD. The Lover (L' Amant)

• Do we have a beautiful young woman coming of age? Check.
• Is she half French, half Chinese? Check.
• Full pouty VK lips? Check.
• Beautiful man in Gatsby-era costume? Check.
• Does he have an ass that can make diamonds? GUH. CHECK.
• Do we see him thrusting and grinding into said girl repeatedly? oooooooooooh CH-CH-CHECK.
• How about some closeups of her in bliss? And chewing on those full VK lips? *wibble* CHECK.
• How about an obsessive, older brother that is a bit "too" interested in his little sister's sexuality? dun judge me CHECK.
• Let's go back to the boarding school (passes out). How about a sexually maturing and beautiful female friend with... overtones? Chickity check. (There could have been more development there. I'm just saying.)
• Am I now more in love with Tony Leung than ever before? Good god, CHECK. (Not to be confused with Tony Leung. Heh. This is Tony Leung Ka Fai from Hero and Flying Daggers, not Tony Leung Chiu Wai from Happy Together and In The Mood For Love. Although he rings my bell, too.)

Man, is this movie French. Translation: not a happy one. Obsessive. Sexual. Emotionally distant until the end. Basically: AWESOME. There will be screencapping later, because I cannot stress enough the pretty. The first hour is all sex - and it's high grade porn with a purpose. [graphic, but not gratuitous] One little thing: their first encounter is in his car (he's wealthy, she's a poor student) and it takes what seems like 5 minutes for him to slide his hand over and touch her hand. Neither of them are paying attention to the fact that they're about to touch, and yet, both of them are so hyper aware of each other's body, the slide and touch are all consuming. THAT is how you make something innocent unbelievably sexy. You hear that, Age of Innocence? (I h.a.t.e.d. Age of Innocence, by the way. Geh. Needed a re-casting big time.) Oh, and then a quick cut to the girl's face in ecstasy and then BAM. But I won't spoil it because I moaned out loud. :D

I also cannot stress enough how PERFECT Tony Leung's body is. I wanted to wallpaper my eye lids with his body and/or face. The French girl is aggravating, but she's supposed to be. She's young, she's desperate, and she's hyper aware of her own desires. So. You know. Someone difficult for a man to understand. :) She's astoundingly beautiful, and a few moments of her personal anguish and reflection were very well shot. I'm pretty sure this won awards, or was at least nominated for an Oscar for best foreign film?

Think of this as a French version of a Merchant/Ivory production, but pornier. I KNOW! [/Monica Gellar]

Belated TV talk! (still playing catch-up)



Heroes:
Why is this show so good? And I know everyone loves Peter Petrelli. I can NOT get over his wonky lip, and it's bugging the shit out of me. Basically, every time he kisses the beautiful art collector, I worry for the actress. She has such a beautiful mouth, and the Peter actor is so chicken-lipped with that weird pinching thing. I have issues. Also, ENOUGH WITH THE FLOPPY HAIR. Every shot of him has his hand puling his lank bangs out of his eyes, and not in a hot Vincent Kartheiser as a rent boy who can't get a hair cut because his John likes him dirty. *goes off to a bad place* *by which I mean an AWESOME place*

Oh, right. Heroes. I think the show is setting up Peter to be the arch-nemesis to Sylar. That's pretty obvious, huh? I'm on the slow train there? Nothing unusual for me, then. :) Hiro continues to be the best part of the show - the actor is wonderful. Funny, goofy, and heart-breakingly poignant when he needs to be. Perfect. I like that they didn't cheat on his sweetheart's death, either. (And all heroes need to have a dark past of something to keep them on the side for good, right?)




Friday Night Lights
OKAY WHAT?? How can THIS show get better every time? <3 I can't stress enough that you need to be watching this show. It is NOT about football, people. Okay, it is, but as a metaphor. It's not like the show is a football game each episode, or anything. You show me ONE SHOW on network TV that deals with the handicapped straight on like this show does. "Just because we're crippled don't mean we deserve the crumbs." I love Jason's roommate. LOVE. HIM. I also love that Coach Taylor was hanging out in a wheelchair with Jason and was shocked by how fierce Jason is. How he kind of thought that wheelchair rugby wasn't a tough sport. The look (brief though it was) of shock was great, and hammers in the message that most people dismiss the handicapped, don't they?

(And how cool that anger made Jason's hands work? That fist that connected with Tim's eye? It's like the angry ghost in Ghost. Ahahaha. ha.heh.)

TYRA. TYRA and TIM boning again. JULIE!! I love her finally coming around to the cuteness that is Matt. How Matt dismisses Landry's advice because he always gets it wrong in the explanation. Hee hee! I'm not going to lie: I'm a bit worried about this Smash/steroids storyline. I'm worried it's going to veer off into After School Special territory, but I have faith!

In conclusion: this show is fantastic. Also, Coach and Mrs. Taylor continue to be my favorite TV couple ever, because they're still sexy and funny and playful and they fight and Coach Taylor looks like he's good in the sack and is a good kisser. (Is anyone noticing a trend here? Hahaha. GET HOME, MY HUSBAND.)



Veronica Mars
So it seems that half of my flist is pissed at this show. I'm not. I still love it. It's taking a more "pulp fiction" turn instead of being "film noir," but that's a turn of a few degrees. Also, I like that Veronica is dressing more like Veronica, although I'm getting sick of the hair changes. WE GET IT. I don't know many girls that change their long blonde hair that many times, do you? Just me being picky? Okay then.

Things I love: Logan smashing the deputy's car to get into jail so he could beat the shit out of his "friend." THERE'S MY BOY. Veronica being helpless. They do this every season to make her human, and I appreciate that. It's like Logan said: you're not invincible, Veronica. And... I'm starting to like the idea of Piz and Veronica. He's so happy and bubbly, but I'm not getting the Duncan/Veronica boring vibe at all, which is nice. Mac! Mac taking the drink, testing it, dumping it, and then ignoring the guy. Hahahaha, oh, Mac. I love you and they don't have you on screen enough. (Is it because of conflicting schedules with Big Love?) I want more of the Mo/Rapist "Master" shit. What's THAT all about??

And DAMN GHB must be easy to come by, because that shit was flowing like beer. Is it not expensive or something? Because I'm assuming that my flist is all in the know about the drug scene. Beth? Ahahahaha. I'm telling mom. I AM COLD. I need to dig out my wool socks. I also need to grab Hope ze keettee and curl up, because she's a hot box. Also, she's standing at my elbow on my desk rocking herself to sleep. hahahaha! Oh, cats. I love how weird you are. and look at this beauty that I'm going to visit today. Not adopt today, because I need to sleep on it. eh. meh. gehd. I love heeem!!

Comments

[thebratqueen.livejournal.com]

OMG that dog is gorgeous!

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

I KNOW!!!! Why has he not been adopted?? I'm seriously thinking he needs to come home with me. (I just need to make sure he's good with cats. AND THEN HE WILL BE MINE.)

[thebratqueen.livejournal.com]

He needs to come home with you! Because then I can live vicariously through you.

You know, moreso than usual.

[fireflykiwi.livejournal.com]

It is a bit cold isn't it? The drive to work this morning wasn't too bad. Not looking forward to this evening going home though.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

I AM SO SAD ABOUT YOUR LACK OF DOG. I hereby swear to post pics and tell you tales if Brutus indeed comes home with us.

Brutus!! hahaha, the NAME.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the drive home isn't going to be good. I worry about folks driving on the top level of the High 5! (I'm glad Mr. S isn't due home until tomorrow - he is CRAP on icy/snowy roads.)

Be safe out there!

[brandil.livejournal.com]

::squish::

It's still in the 60s/70s here, but they say our seasonal weather is on the way, hurray! It's hard to be in the holiday spirit when it's hot as October out.

I too, am worried about the Smash/steroids storyline. I'm hoping that maybe he just paid the woman for the week he took? When it comes crashing down on him, it's going to hit like a skyscraper on his head and his MAMA is going to KILL him. KILL HIM. The rest of FNL? Makes me swell with love. LOVE.

VM: Dude. I thought he said Master too, and then I was all WTF??? Do I need to re-watch sober? Maybe he was just saying MERCER and it sounded like MASTER. Logan was so amazing at the end, I actually had chill bumps. And Mac, oh MAC I <3 her so. And Wallace. And Piz is pretty cool, particularly when played off of Mac since they're such polar opposites. I'm not hating VM it's just not as good as it used to be. Last week's ep? I hated. This week, I enjoyed a lot.

[fireflykiwi.livejournal.com]

hehe, I work right next to the high 5. Thankfully I don't have to take it home, I can take city streets all the way.

[thebratqueen.livejournal.com]

IT SO SUCKS THAT I CAN'T HAVE ONE!!

And his name is AWESOME. He is such a perfect dog for you! You need to kidnap him!

[soundingsea.livejournal.com]

*waves* Hi! I'm finally getting around to friending more people from Writercon. I KNOW. *flails*

Anyhow! I've been a teensy bit annoyed with VM for a few things, but they really pulled out all the stops for the fall finale. I thought it was a stellar hour of television.

Mercer & Moe were Guard & Prisoner in that experiment (in the past, before this season). So, they had a twisted relationship. This was hinted at by the Rafe & Horshack relationship, by Moe saying he'd done that experiment and it was lifechanging, and finally by the photo on Moe's corkboard of him and Mercer in their prisoner/guard outfits.

[fiveandfour.livejournal.com]

OK, you totally sold me on The Lover. Because I'm freaky that way, this is the bit that did it: Neither of them are paying attention to the fact that they're about to touch, and yet, both of them are so hyper aware of each other's body, the slide and touch are all consuming. because I ADORE that sort of thing and think it's not done nearly enough.

And we were supposed to get our one day of snow today (well, freezing rain, actually), but all the build up was for naught. It's just coldish and drizzly and dark - blech. Curse you, weatherman!

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

We got to 80 degrees yesterday!! 80!! Then dropped to 27 last night. That's a hell of a fluctuation. Yeah, that weather's on its way. :)

Oh, how AWFUL did you feel when he showed up with the money? That scene in his church? (But then, I love that he continued on with his plan, that keeps it from BEING an after-school special, you know?)

I'm pretty sure I caught the guy saying Master several times. MASTER. Also, did I miss something? In the "previously on Veronica Mars" intro, Logan was talking about a fire in a motel? WHERE WAS THAT? (ep, I mean) As for the VM hate, you know, this time every season is when people start bashing the show. (I'm not calling you a basher)

This is when all of the balls are in the air and we're not sure where it's headed. I suspect the picture will be clearer soon. Or at least that's my hope. :)

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

HELLO!!

Yeah - I'm getting that most people aren't enjoying VM, but I completely agree about this past episode! (Honestly, I've been watching multiple eps at once, and I think that makes a big difference in my enjoyment level of story direction, etc.)

MERCER. I could NOT remember his name today! I need to rewatch those eps, apparently, because I COMPLETELY BLOCKED that info about the experiment! *slaps forehead*

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

That moment of him trying to touch her hand... PERFECTION. That's a total kink of mine, too. Firsts. GUH.

Apparently my MIL in Lewisville has snowfall, so... Here's hoping more's coming! I'll take snowfall over freezing rain ANYDAY. *makes us both hot chocolate*

[lettered.livejournal.com]

I have actually owned The Lover for quite some time, and never watched it. 1. It looked porny. I don't like *watching* actual porn. Why this is, I don't know; it's possible that I have just not watched enough good sex. 2. It looked French: not a happy one. Obsessive. Sexual. Emotionally distant until the end. That's really not my kinda movie. What's funny is your reaction kinda confirmed my opinion of it and now I'm still not going to watch it. I am so judgmental! I will watch it one day.

I don't like Peter that much either, and yeah, 'cause of his lip. I actually quite liked this guy on Gilmore Girls, in an abstract, he plays the part well kinda way. But now he's driving me crazy. And I find his character kinda whiney. I wonder what they are doing with Peter/cheerleader. Huh huh huh.

[fishsanwitt]

'The Lover' is a *beautiful* film. I really loved it as well :)

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

O_O

Man, I will BUY that copy of The Lover from you. (I was planning on buying it after this viewing, truth be told.) If you don't like sexy, sorrowful movies, this one is SO not your cup of tea, then. (As for not having watched enough good sex, this is good sex.)

I am SO GLAD to hear I'm not the only one with the Peter/lip hate. His character is almost nebbish. I don't like the whineyness, either. And I think we're on the outside with our thoughts on that one. (I also DISLIKE the dad, too. I mean, he's great to watch, it's not an Eve thing. I just don't think he's a good guy is all.)

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Oh, good!! I love hearing that other people like movies I liked, too. Such a beautiful movie. :*

[lettered.livejournal.com]

But I'm going to watch it sooooooommmme daaaaaaay.

I guess I *don't* like sexy sorrowful movies. I'm okay with movies that have lots of sad and even end sad, but there are so many movies out there without a breath of hope or humor, and they just make me tired. As for sexy...for some reason on screen I would much rather see a simple brush of the hand than an entire sex scene.

I think Horn Rimmed Glasses is cool. I think he might very well be a bad guy, but if he is he's an awesome villain.

I still don't get why everyone hated Eve so much.

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

Does he have an ass that can make diamonds?

You know, I think that's more than enough to sell me. I am a shallow, shallow girl.

I like Peter because even though he knew he was going to die, he went to help Claire anyway. That's one of my boggest kinks and it is one of the big reasons I love Buffy so.

And Hiro! I was heartbroken that he couldn't save the Texas chick; she was such a sweetie. And the scene with the origami cranes took my breath away. I loved that Hiro was her hero anyway; he allowed her to live fully.

VM? I still don't like the feminists setting up fake rapes. And yeah, apparently Mercer/Mo had some kinky dom/sub thing going on because of that prison experiment. I read an excellent analysis of V/L and why it can't work. Veronica doesn't mind people helping her (she asks for help right in the beginning of this ep), but it has to be on her terms. Logan does not want to be her sidekick.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

I hated the actress that TRIED to play Eve. On paper (scripts) Eve was fine. But it needed to be an actress with a Lilah-level player, not a little girl trying to play seductress. SHe felt like a little girl playing dress up.

Horn Rimmed Glasses is a GREAT character to watch. I just see people on my flist talking about what a great daddy he is. Oooh, there's more to him and I think he's EEEEEEEEVol.

And I/m with you on the gratuitous sex stuff. This didn't feel gratuitous to me. Also, the beginning of their relationship with the brush of the hand? GAH.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

ROBIN, HE HAS A DAVID BOREANAZ LEVEL ASS. *sold even MORE*

I like that Peter's a good guy. I like the CHARACTER, I just don't like the actor playing him. And the crane!! Oh, Hiro. Yeah - that he did stuck around and she STILL fell for him and- *sobs*

As for VM and the feminist rape thing, I kind of LIKE that. It's subversive. Girls are always able and capable and triumph in the end, and while I LIKE that for real life, I like even more for a TV show to do the opposite of the PC route. It's like casting a black man as a villain. It's just not done any more. (how rare for Heroes to be so subversive and diverse! Another check mark for that show, too.)

[brandil.livejournal.com]

I hope y'all don't get sick with fluctations like that.

The whole time in the church I was saying 'don't you do it Smash don't you do it' meaning accept the money. I even said his 'whole' name a few times, don't you do it Brian Williams, don't you do it.'

Other funny aside: When Street crashed in the game and fell out of his chair I screamed "oh TIMMY" \o/ I knew Street would be ok, but I figured Tim would FLIP

The fire reveal was from the episode where Logan asked V to clear Mercer for the rapes because for one of the date's they were together.

I think my biggest problem last week was the feminists faking the rape(s). That doesn't sit well with me at *all*

[lynnenne]

You have snow, and we have 55 degrees and sunny. Did someone spin the earth around and not tell us?

I wrote fic. It's nominally B/A, but it has a lot of Connor. You might like that. ;)

PUPPY!!! He is so adorable!

[melbournegirl.livejournal.com]

Remember the sociology experiment Logan and Wallace did at the start of the season? Particularly the way Horshack and that kid from Boy Meets World sort of continued the master/slave thing afterwards? It's that magnified 1000 times.

Am I the only one the that thinks that the shorter arcs are better, less red herrings and less time for the writers to screw it up.

Also, Weevil better get a bigger part in the next arc. Way underused. I predict the Fitzpatricks for the third arc.

Piz is awesome, the actor is doing a great job of playing a nice, non-boring young guy. Mac and Wallace also need more screen time.

Gotta say I'm loving FNL.

Anyone watching Dexter on Showtime? It's fantastic and Michael C. Hall is excellent.