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May. 28th, 2016 09:31 pm1. Just watched Dead Pool via On Demand, and that's a kick ass flick. There really is no other term for it. It's actually better than the actual film "Kick Ass" and does a superior job of satirizing superhero flicks. Found it quite funny in places. And Ryan Reynolds clearly had a blast with the role. It also follows the comics fairly closely. (Yes, I read some of the Dead Pool comics back in the day, and X-Force, and Cable, and the X-men. I actually am more familiar with the characters in this film than I am the Avengers flicks, because I never really read the Avengers. Unless they did a crossover with the X-men. They rarely did that.)
Anyhow, I enjoyed it. A sort of metanarrative critique of superhero films. Quite witty in places, and stuck rather closely to the source material.
As an aside, one of the jokes was "There's a British Villian" in the front credits. [Goo Goo Perfect Idiot, Hot Chick, British Villain, Comic Relief, Moody Teen, CGI Character...]. Tis true, US movies and television series seem to like British or Russian villains. During a good portion of the 1930s,1940s and 50s, it was German, actually this was true in the 1960s and 70s as well. In the 1980s? It was mostly Russian (that whole cold war thing). 90s? Mexican drug lords. 00s? Arab and Persian. Seen a few French, not many Swedes or Danish, not quite sure why...it's not like there's a huge Scandiavan community in Hollywood or anything.
What I sort of liked about Quantico is the bad guy is a white guy who speaks with an American accent.
And the heroes are the Persian, Arab, and Isralie. Nice.
Not sure why US movies swing towards British speaking villains? Possibly a dastardly plan just sounds more convincing if delivered with a British accent? The British actors are better at playing convincing villains? (Certainly more fun.) Or it's a hold over from the Revolutionary War, which seriously? Was over 100 years ago, you'd think we'd have gotten past THAT by now? Of course the Civil War was over 100 years ago, and some people are holding on to that too...(Note to self, no one ever gets over wars, probably not a good way of resolving problems.)
Must be annoying if you're British. Doesn't bother me, but then I'm not British. (Although I do have British heritage, quite a bit actually. ) Now that I've noticed it - I find it rather amusing and somewhat absurd. Why are we casting Brits as the villains??? Aren't they our allies? Don't we like them? I like them. I doubt it's deliberate. I don't think the producers or writers are thinking - "I know we'll make the villain British" so much as "you remember Alan Rickman in Die Hard? He was amazing, can we get someone who sounds just like him? Or maybe Jeremy Irons?" They just happen to be British. Or "we want a snooty guy, who is upper crust, and talks like Henry Higgins."
2. Allergy flare up from hell resulted in vertigo late Thursday night. Not a pleasant experience. Quite frightening in fact. Doing whatever is possible to avoid a reoccurrence. Since then, been a bit on the wobbly side. Did make it to work on Friday, but was miserable. This round the left eye and left nostril decided to drip fluid all day long, making wearing contact lenses impossible. On Thursday, it was the right eye and right nostril. My eyes were bloodshot by the end of the day. Got home, sinus headache and vertigo almost came back. So took out contacts, lay on bed with a cold compress, and meditated for 30 minutes. Then drank nettle tea. Had a light dinner of sushi over salad.
Watched tv, went to bed.
Got some nettle tea from a friend and I've been drinking it all evening long. It's actually helped quite a bit. Put it in a jar, added boiling water, let steep for 6 hours, and then drank it.
No clue what caused it. But it appears to be going around. A lot of people who aren't normally affected by seasonal allergies are getting sick. Also the weather has been wonky. Actually that is an understatement. Last week it was in the 50s and 60s, 40s at night. This week it's in the high 70s and 80s, 60s and 70s at night. Today? Went up to 90 degrees, and the air outside is thick and hard to breath. We've had an air advisory for the last few days.
Anyhow, have decided to relax this weekend. Sleep. Watch tv. Read. Write. Not do too much. Feeling better tonight. So, so far, so good.
Anyhow, I enjoyed it. A sort of metanarrative critique of superhero films. Quite witty in places, and stuck rather closely to the source material.
As an aside, one of the jokes was "There's a British Villian" in the front credits. [Goo Goo Perfect Idiot, Hot Chick, British Villain, Comic Relief, Moody Teen, CGI Character...]. Tis true, US movies and television series seem to like British or Russian villains. During a good portion of the 1930s,1940s and 50s, it was German, actually this was true in the 1960s and 70s as well. In the 1980s? It was mostly Russian (that whole cold war thing). 90s? Mexican drug lords. 00s? Arab and Persian. Seen a few French, not many Swedes or Danish, not quite sure why...it's not like there's a huge Scandiavan community in Hollywood or anything.
What I sort of liked about Quantico is the bad guy is a white guy who speaks with an American accent.
And the heroes are the Persian, Arab, and Isralie. Nice.
Not sure why US movies swing towards British speaking villains? Possibly a dastardly plan just sounds more convincing if delivered with a British accent? The British actors are better at playing convincing villains? (Certainly more fun.) Or it's a hold over from the Revolutionary War, which seriously? Was over 100 years ago, you'd think we'd have gotten past THAT by now? Of course the Civil War was over 100 years ago, and some people are holding on to that too...(Note to self, no one ever gets over wars, probably not a good way of resolving problems.)
Must be annoying if you're British. Doesn't bother me, but then I'm not British. (Although I do have British heritage, quite a bit actually. ) Now that I've noticed it - I find it rather amusing and somewhat absurd. Why are we casting Brits as the villains??? Aren't they our allies? Don't we like them? I like them. I doubt it's deliberate. I don't think the producers or writers are thinking - "I know we'll make the villain British" so much as "you remember Alan Rickman in Die Hard? He was amazing, can we get someone who sounds just like him? Or maybe Jeremy Irons?" They just happen to be British. Or "we want a snooty guy, who is upper crust, and talks like Henry Higgins."
2. Allergy flare up from hell resulted in vertigo late Thursday night. Not a pleasant experience. Quite frightening in fact. Doing whatever is possible to avoid a reoccurrence. Since then, been a bit on the wobbly side. Did make it to work on Friday, but was miserable. This round the left eye and left nostril decided to drip fluid all day long, making wearing contact lenses impossible. On Thursday, it was the right eye and right nostril. My eyes were bloodshot by the end of the day. Got home, sinus headache and vertigo almost came back. So took out contacts, lay on bed with a cold compress, and meditated for 30 minutes. Then drank nettle tea. Had a light dinner of sushi over salad.
Watched tv, went to bed.
Got some nettle tea from a friend and I've been drinking it all evening long. It's actually helped quite a bit. Put it in a jar, added boiling water, let steep for 6 hours, and then drank it.
No clue what caused it. But it appears to be going around. A lot of people who aren't normally affected by seasonal allergies are getting sick. Also the weather has been wonky. Actually that is an understatement. Last week it was in the 50s and 60s, 40s at night. This week it's in the high 70s and 80s, 60s and 70s at night. Today? Went up to 90 degrees, and the air outside is thick and hard to breath. We've had an air advisory for the last few days.
Anyhow, have decided to relax this weekend. Sleep. Watch tv. Read. Write. Not do too much. Feeling better tonight. So, so far, so good.