don't be dull, be fannish

Wow, it's been almost a year and a half since I was here for the last time. Since then, my fannish life turned pretty much upside down. All the in-fandom hate drove me away from Shadowhunters, I got bored with MacGyver (I'm not a fan of all the changes they made in the show), and I turned first to Cdramas, then Kdramas. I pretty much stopped writing again - lately, I've written only two fics, one for Who Are You? (Wraiths) and one for Chief Kim (Finders Keepers), both fandoms are pretty much non-existent but whatever, it was fun.

Right now, I'm watching the Kdrama The Beauty Inside on Netflix and loving it to pieces. Especially the secondary pairing: an older, rich woman/a younger, poor man who studies to become a priest. Yes, it's pushing all my buttons ^_^

So yeah, I'm still kickin'. Hi!

On the TV front, I finished Supernatural S1 on DVD and started watching Lucifer on Netflix. Go me! Other than that? Still obsessed with MacGyver; I have now written 17 fics in this fandom, amounting to 20+k words!

On the cinema front, I went to see Justice League and I honestly don't get all the hate, why people dislike it so much. Affleck's now my second favorite Batman, right after Michael Keaton. The Clois moments were sweet and Steve Trevor was not forgotten. And Jason Momoa's burning hot. So...

On the DVD front, I watched Oculus, House at the End of the Street, Fast and Furious 8, Monster Trucks, xXx: Return of Xander Cage and Iron Man 1. Yes, I decided to make a dent into the piles of DVDs just lying around. And then I went and bought 3 more, of course *shakes head*

TV:

MacGyver: Status: Still obsessed.

Salvation: Finished S1. I'm glad that CBS has given this show S2, even though I have to wait till next summer to get to see it. I loved the relationship between Darius and Liam and I hope that next season, the show will focus more on that and a little less on shipping.

Cinema:

The Snowman: Michael Fassbender was amazing in this film based on Jo Nesbo's book, but the film itself was only passable. It had so much potential but instead of focusing on the case and the police team, the film went for Harry's "wannabe" family. Uh. Why?

Thor: Ragnarok: A little too cartoonish for something as epic as "Ragnarok" but the relationship between Thor and Loki made up for that. Because that's what the whole film's pretty much about.

DVD (and other):

Thanks to MacGyver, I fell hard for Lucas Till, so I started watching films with him...

Crush: A stalker movie where a high school soccer player becomes the object of desire of, well, several women, actually, one creepier than the other, but one of them takes it way, way too far and starts killing. A great variation on the "damsel in distress" films.

Paranoia: A slightly boring film staring Liam Hemsworth, Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman. It didn't get really good till the last 15 or so minutes. I bought it solely for Lucas Till who played Liam Hemsworth's best friend in it.

I went to see...

American Assassin - great cast, good action, needed better, tighter directing. I think it was a missed opportunity. Don't get me wrong, I liked it, I just didn't love it. Maybe that will change when I get it on DVD, that usually happens. The thing is, I don't think it'll earn enough money for a sequel. And that's too bad because I would've loved to see Dylan O'Brien and Michael Keaton together on the screen again.

Kingsman: The Golden Circle - fantastic action, great cast, passable story, way too long. And some of the jokes were downright distasteful - seriously, the vagina thing? *full-body shudder* I would've cut Elton John out completely and severely slashed Penny's time on-screen. I did love the original Galahad and Agent Tequila! Weirdly, I slash those two O.O

On DVD I saw...

Shelter - I just needed something soft and sweet. One of he best gay romances out there, hands down.

Angels and Demons - another Robert Langdon movie. Not bad but not nearly as interesting as the first one. Still, good time was had.

Inferno - the last Robert Langdon movie (so far). And the weakest. I just didn't care about it. It was long, it was boring... no wonder it flopped. It just lacked the spark of the previous films in the series. I think it's time to let Robert Langdon rest.

On the TV front...

MacGyver - the reboot, I mean. I fell SO HARD for the show! I mean, so hard! I'm actually writing fics for it, 3 by now! Wow. I haven't felt this inspired to write anything for something new in ages. It's basically a modern day A-Team - over the top, silly and not to be taken seriously - but the relationship between MacGyver and Jack Dalton is just... MWAH!

The Librarians - got S1 on DVD and I should finish it tonight. Another silly, sweet, cute show with little to no real angst. The perfect show to watch when you feel down and need cheering up!

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - I still like the movie a lot but I'm not as smitten with it as I used to be. I guess I really am most interested in Legolas when it comes to this whole franchise. Legolas and Thranduil. These two and their relationship fascinate me to no end. So, this movie didn't really grab me as much on re-watch. The Song of the Lonely Mountain is still breathtaking, though, especially the one sung by the dwarves themselves!

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - what a funny movie. I really liked the way it was done, that the women were considered warriors, too. A great alternate history. I might check out the book to see how different it is from the film.

Keeping Up with the Joneses - I bought this movie solely for Gal Gadot. And the Joneses were amazing. I was less enamored with Gaffneys. For me, as a Czech, their whole neighborhood, their lives, were pretty much a nightmare. I can't even imagine living like that. I guess that's the cultural difference, huh?

This high school comedy is nothing special, the usual body-swap thing, but the acting is absolutely mind-blowing. Kevin Zegers and Samaire Armstrong are simply incredible, playing each other. Especially Kevin Zegers is... wow. Once he starts playing "the girl", everything about him... softens, it's amazing to watch. So, for that alone the movie is worth it.

And with this, I'm done with my 50 Movies challenge. W00t! But since I just received another pile of DVDs, I'll continue watching X)

The visuals in this film are amazing. I saw it in the cinema and it's still as fantastic on DVD: the cars, the fights, the chases, the desert... Wow. But what really made this movie for me was the growing friendship between Max and Furiosa. At first they didn't care about each other, then they hated each other and in the end, they became amazing friends. That was just lovely... *happy sigh*

This movie brought me great satisfaction. Not only because of the cinematography and music, but because of Benicio Del Toro's character. He actually went through with his plan. He didn't let the villain sway him. He kicked ass and murdered his way through to the boss - and then he took his sweet revenge. Was it right or PC or whatever? No. Was it satisfying? HELL YES! And the best scene in the movie? The prisoner transport across the Mexican border. Wow, talk about tense. I haven't been this on the edge of my seat, watching a movie, in forever. Wow.

Christ, that was scary. The way the Woman in Black appeared in the window or behind the hero, when she just walked by without him noticing... O.O I own the book and I read it but it wasn't nearly as scary as actually seeing it on-screen. And the ending, what a weird happy end, let me tell you. It was so different from the book. So, to sum it up, don't watch it with your lights off unless you really want to feel scared. Also, I admit that it was strange for me to see Daniel Radcliffe as anything but Harry Potter. Just, you know, weird.

The first half was a little bit too silly for my liking. I liked how Britt and Kato became friends, that was cool, but the rest... rather cringe-worthy, IMO. It didn't really grip me until Britt decided to actually start working at the paper and get the bad guys that way. I wish the movie were slightly more serious and that it showed from the get-go that Britt was more than a silly frat boy with a good heart, true, but an empty head.