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Okay, seriously. I've been reading these complaints that the Narnia fandom is overrun by Peter/Susan fics? SERIOUSLY? Where?!? Where are all the Peter/Susan fics these people keep on complaining about?!
If you guys haven't watched The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, you probably should. RUN DON'T WALK. It's all bloated adolescent egos, hijinks, crass conversation, overconsumption of alcohol, Jodie Foster holy shit, comic books, Jena Malone! (I love Jena Malone!), and Tim and Francis's enduringlove friendship, all against the backdrop of Catholic school. It's exactly the kind of movie I want to write "are you quite sure it's gen?" fic about. Ya, Tim/Francis fic, let you show me it!
--Monsoon Wedding. MADE ME CRY. Straight through the last 20 minutes! And there are sentiments and flourishes throughout that made me go "<33333!" and reminded me of home.
--Neverwhere miniseries. Um, cute? The Marquis and Door were sexy, Croup and Vandemar were quite adequate, but Islington just kind of looks like some yob off the streets, or Chris Martin with worse teeth. Hunter was a disappointing ham. Everything was very 90s goth, right down to the industrial club that was the Floating Market. THAT was weird. The Scottish accent has always charmed me, even if whoever it was that played Richard didn't. I got the Neverwhere miniseries at around the same time I got Idlewild's Best Of compilation, so it was kind of like Hooray Scottish Accents Week for me.
--The Secret Garden. Have not finished watching or reading it, but Colin/Mary/Dickon OT3! (Sorry, Rogue/Bobby/John.) Because you know that once they come of age, they will be mad for each other. There are a hundred empty rooms at Misselthwaite Manor, perfect for secrets, and Mary and Colin do know how to get their way... Hmm, movie Martha is much younger than I remember her. Same with movie Dickon. Martha's younger than me! Weird. Oh, the discombobulation of growing up and coming back to children things. It turns out my memories of The Secret Garden line up much more with the movie rather than the book. I guess I didn't do my reading homework in fourth grade either.
--Hot Fuzz. Is HILARIOUS. Its self-awareness lets it get away with all sorts of gratuitous crap. And I love it.
My knowledge of mid-90s pop-rock won me a ficlet by bedlamsbard, which you should all read. I asked for Peter and Susan drinking in England, and lo, they are. On that note, Dee wrote Peter and Susan being strong and dignified and Pen wrote Caspian and Peter and Susan in revelry. And someone wrote Caspian gen, which is a rare, rare bird. Ya, the recs format is not so great this time, EH WELL.
If you guys haven't watched The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, you probably should. RUN DON'T WALK. It's all bloated adolescent egos, hijinks, crass conversation, overconsumption of alcohol, Jodie Foster holy shit, comic books, Jena Malone! (I love Jena Malone!), and Tim and Francis's enduring
--Monsoon Wedding. MADE ME CRY. Straight through the last 20 minutes! And there are sentiments and flourishes throughout that made me go "<33333!" and reminded me of home.
--Neverwhere miniseries. Um, cute? The Marquis and Door were sexy, Croup and Vandemar were quite adequate, but Islington just kind of looks like some yob off the streets, or Chris Martin with worse teeth. Hunter was a disappointing ham. Everything was very 90s goth, right down to the industrial club that was the Floating Market. THAT was weird. The Scottish accent has always charmed me, even if whoever it was that played Richard didn't. I got the Neverwhere miniseries at around the same time I got Idlewild's Best Of compilation, so it was kind of like Hooray Scottish Accents Week for me.
--The Secret Garden. Have not finished watching or reading it, but Colin/Mary/Dickon OT3! (Sorry, Rogue/Bobby/John.) Because you know that once they come of age, they will be mad for each other. There are a hundred empty rooms at Misselthwaite Manor, perfect for secrets, and Mary and Colin do know how to get their way... Hmm, movie Martha is much younger than I remember her. Same with movie Dickon. Martha's younger than me! Weird. Oh, the discombobulation of growing up and coming back to children things. It turns out my memories of The Secret Garden line up much more with the movie rather than the book. I guess I didn't do my reading homework in fourth grade either.
--Hot Fuzz. Is HILARIOUS. Its self-awareness lets it get away with all sorts of gratuitous crap. And I love it.
My knowledge of mid-90s pop-rock won me a ficlet by bedlamsbard, which you should all read. I asked for Peter and Susan drinking in England, and lo, they are. On that note, Dee wrote Peter and Susan being strong and dignified and Pen wrote Caspian and Peter and Susan in revelry. And someone wrote Caspian gen, which is a rare, rare bird. Ya, the recs format is not so great this time, EH WELL.