whew -- it's been a minute hasn't it
Oct. 3rd, 2021 08:40 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hafitalAnd...I logged on to DW just in time to see that HLH Holiday Shortcuts sign ups are open. Good lord. It's been a year! I honestly had no idea we were at that time again but here we are. whaaaaat.
I'm around. Just not very chatty.
here's a quick round up!
~ everything at chez hafital is okay, if stuck in that weird pandemic limbo. the most exciting thing that's happened is that I took a week off work and rearranged my furniture in the living room, which meant I was a) able to clean and dust a good deal and b) fixed my work from home area to actually be functional. Only took me a year and a half from when we started this weird adventure
~ still working from home (obvs) -- we were supposed to be back in the office 3 days a week in september but that got put on hold because of delta.
~ I had a SECOND tumble from my horse in as many months. hey, they say you're not learning if you're not falling
~ I saw SHANG-CHI like 3 times in the theatre. I LOVED IT. I think it's one of the best MCU films they've made. Also, I had a melt down in slack over the mid-credit scene lol.
~ I'm back in the star wars swing of things -- don't ask me why or how -- and am deeply in love with Obi-Wan Kenobi. These things happen. And oddly it's more with the animated Obi-Wan but whatever lol.
~ I have adored every single WHAT IF episode to bits and pieces. I find them extremely enjoyable, even when they punch me in the stomach. They're fun, quick, delightful, sad, mysterious, and chalk full of fun ideas and fun avenues to explore. Some of them are DARK. Like, I don't know, the movies aren't exactly all sunshine and roses either but holy shit some of these WHAT IF episodes manage to go to really dark and horrible places where the movies would never dare. I find it cool, personally.
~ For those inclined, MIDNIGHT MASS, on Netflix, was so good. SO GOOD. Flanagan's best work, imo. But best of all was getting to see Zach Gilford (Matt Saracen from FNL) on my TV again. And gdi he was effing amazing. I hope people recognize this. I hope he gets some nominations if not actual awards because he deserves them all. His work in this series deserves solid weeping from the masses.
~ though Midnight Mass did remind me to avoid religion at all cost lol
~ I went to see VENOM 2 yesterday. It was everything I wanted. Is there any greater joy than watching Eddie and Venom tussle with love? I don't think so.
~ BUT OMG YOU GUYS THE MID CREDIT SCENE FOR VENOM LET THERE BE CARNAGE I AM SCREAMING IN ALL CAPS YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND. I nearly levitated out of my recliner movie theatre chair, spilling the remnants of my popcorn everywhere.
I'm going to have to do a longer MCU post to ramblemore less coherently at length.
I'm around. Just not very chatty.
here's a quick round up!
~ everything at chez hafital is okay, if stuck in that weird pandemic limbo. the most exciting thing that's happened is that I took a week off work and rearranged my furniture in the living room, which meant I was a) able to clean and dust a good deal and b) fixed my work from home area to actually be functional. Only took me a year and a half from when we started this weird adventure
~ still working from home (obvs) -- we were supposed to be back in the office 3 days a week in september but that got put on hold because of delta.
~ I had a SECOND tumble from my horse in as many months. hey, they say you're not learning if you're not falling
~ I saw SHANG-CHI like 3 times in the theatre. I LOVED IT. I think it's one of the best MCU films they've made. Also, I had a melt down in slack over the mid-credit scene lol.
~ I'm back in the star wars swing of things -- don't ask me why or how -- and am deeply in love with Obi-Wan Kenobi. These things happen. And oddly it's more with the animated Obi-Wan but whatever lol.
~ I have adored every single WHAT IF episode to bits and pieces. I find them extremely enjoyable, even when they punch me in the stomach. They're fun, quick, delightful, sad, mysterious, and chalk full of fun ideas and fun avenues to explore. Some of them are DARK. Like, I don't know, the movies aren't exactly all sunshine and roses either but holy shit some of these WHAT IF episodes manage to go to really dark and horrible places where the movies would never dare. I find it cool, personally.
~ For those inclined, MIDNIGHT MASS, on Netflix, was so good. SO GOOD. Flanagan's best work, imo. But best of all was getting to see Zach Gilford (Matt Saracen from FNL) on my TV again. And gdi he was effing amazing. I hope people recognize this. I hope he gets some nominations if not actual awards because he deserves them all. His work in this series deserves solid weeping from the masses.
~ though Midnight Mass did remind me to avoid religion at all cost lol
~ I went to see VENOM 2 yesterday. It was everything I wanted. Is there any greater joy than watching Eddie and Venom tussle with love? I don't think so.
~ BUT OMG YOU GUYS THE MID CREDIT SCENE FOR VENOM LET THERE BE CARNAGE I AM SCREAMING IN ALL CAPS YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND. I nearly levitated out of my recliner movie theatre chair, spilling the remnants of my popcorn everywhere.
I'm going to have to do a longer MCU post to ramble
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Date: 2021-10-03 07:06 pm (UTC)Shang-Chi was soooo good. I’ve only seen it once, though is really like to see it again. The only other MCU movies I’ve seen in the theater multiple times are the Spidey ones, so that really says something.
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Date: 2021-10-03 07:19 pm (UTC)Shang-Chi was sooo good! :D :D I wish I could be more intelligent about it.
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Date: 2021-10-03 07:24 pm (UTC)I know what you mean about Shang-Chi coherence. It’s ok. We can just make virtual high pitched noises at each other :)
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Date: 2021-10-04 12:03 am (UTC)Midnight Mass was slow AF and I felt it was overly talky/preachy (ha) in places, but I liked it anyway. Especially the dude who played the priest, who is honestly an actor unlike any other in the way he approaches his dialogue, and I enjoyed that a lot. Also that monologue near the end about death and stars and whatnot and what happens at the end had me crying, for Reasons.
Agree about What If tho! I like this dark-roast MCU! They can keep that right on up! I am unspoiled for how it will go in this next ep but a part of me had a tiny wonder if perhaps it might go from animated to live action. That's because a part of me reallllly wants some Captain Carter on her screen in all her fleshy glory. I don't really care how it goes, I want them to keep making these forever.
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Date: 2021-10-04 12:51 am (UTC)Well, excellent for you I say! I mean, in general i think we can trust that though mid/end credit scenes do give us broad hints they're not actually spoiling a whole lot in the grand scheme of things so imo that was a wise choice on your part.
And I can't beleive we're finally getting Bond next week. We have had to wait!
Midnight Mass was slow AF and I felt it was overly talky/preachy
So many monologues! I don't normally like preachy tv shows but I think there was something theatrical about how the monologues were written -- like, they should be included in monologue books for actors. I was like hey why didn't I have these monologues back when I was still in acting school huh why?? lol
That's because a part of me reallllly wants some Captain Carter on her screen in all her fleshy glory.
I could not agree with this more. <3 I'm pretty sure they've confirmed a second What If season, though not sure about how much it will tie into the main MCU, other than in general ways, but it is supposed to be a part of it in a broad sense so we shall see! I would be a-okay with however it spins out lol.