THIS IS SUCH A RIDICULOUS DUMP POST. Sorry!

[sophieisgod]

OH GOD SHOW, JUST BREAK MY HEART ALL OVER THE PLACE. Destroying my soul this week:

+ GAIUS BALTAR MADE ME CRY. I'm not sure this has ever happened before. The Gauis/Caprica scene (OH YOU CRAZY KIDS), when she tells him she has no desire to join his harem, and he tears up and just kind of goes "That's not - that's not what I -" and TEARS, I AM CRYING TEARS OVER GAIUS BALTAR. Also, I think it's all kind of compounded by my growing sexy feelings for James Callis (he did my degree!); is it just me, or has he been looking extra cheekbone-y of late? ANYWAY. Crying. That is my point.

+ KARA THRACE, KARA THRACE. At this point, I don't even have the words any more. SHE PUT HER OWN PICTURE ON THE WALL.

+ God, I just don't have the energy to go on properly listing all the things that made me sad this week, because it was basically EVERYONE. Tigh and Adama's incredible manlove. Adama and Roslin and the cabin. Helo. Lee being so earnest with Kara - "Don't care." Whatever the fuck Sam has become. Boomer and Hera. Just, GOD, SHOW. THE FUCKING GALACTICA DIED. AND IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET SADDER.

I finally got to see Frost/Nixon at YSC on Monday night, and I loved it wildly. Matthew Macfadyen was fantastic; he seems to always have ridiculous hair but he has the nicest smile, and him running into the sea at the end was delightful. And, trite as it may be, the film had one of my absolute favourite tropes, whereby the previously somewhat disaffected guy actually starts giving a shit and EVERYTHING GETS HARDCORE. Michael Sheen is so awesome. The Watergate interview, oh my days - I was leaning so far forward in my seat, it was amazingly tense. Yay Sam Rockwell, just in general. Also, and this will surprise nobody who's ever read this journal before, OH MY LORD MY ALL-TIME NUMBER ONE FOREVER GIRL CRUSH REBECCA HALL WAS RADIANTLY LOVELY.

I am pretty damn happy with how that turned out, but more than that I'm excited for the DVD. MOAR MINUTEMEN PLEASE. Pretty much all the main cast were awesome; I wasn't all that fussed on Malin Akerman, but she had fantastic hair and boots so I'm easy. Billy Crudup's lovely melancholy voice made me feel much less frustrated at Jon than I did in the book, which was unexecpected and pleasing. I was really chuffed that MmmGoode did so well with Veidt; he was kind of still, and he seemed so sad and did a lot with his eyes, so yeah. The boy done good. Patrick Wilson! Ohh, Dan. At least two of my housemates didn't realise he was Raoul, so props to him for awesome (and let us all take a moment to LOL again at the Raoul!hair). JACKIE EARLE HALEY, HOW SO MAGNIFICENT, SIR? And, as others have noticed, disturbingly pretty eyes, WHAT.

I was supposed to go and see Defiance at YSC tonight, but in the end we opted to stay in and watch Milk. OHH, MY SOUL. Everything was lovely (James Franco and his haaair!). I especially loved Emile Hirsch as Cleve Jones, wiggling away in his jeans and awesome glasses. And Lucas Grabeel, being as adorable as he ever is (VERY). And Diego Luna being a hilarious douchebag until suddenly it wasn't hilarious at all. AND VICTOR GARBER. AND HOPE. Yeah. I had to go and rewatch Dustin Lance Black's Oscar speech again.

Also, Scott Grimes (MALARKEY!) is Ridley Scott's Will Scarlett! I AM JOYFUL.

Also also, I stumbled across this vid via recs and I want to make everyone in the world watch it because it is THAT GOOD. It's Vienna Teng, and it's Closer, which is a film I love and adore for how fucked-up everyone is, and how awesome Larry and Alice are and how pathetic Dan and Anna are. OH OH OH. And the use of "The Blower's Daughter", but that isn't relevant to THIS VID THAT YOU NEED TO WATCH.

How are you? ♥

Comments

[darkangsty42.livejournal.com]

I SAW YOUR FLAILING OVER BALTAR AND I KNEW "He did my degree!" WOULD POP UP. TIS A MANDATORY SOPHIE THING. ;)

Frost/Nixon makes me happy in odd ways. Watchmen makes me want to don a supersuit and fight crime. Milk just sort of makes me want to sob a lot. (Grr, it was supposed to come today via Netflix and suddenly it went all "short wait!" on me. And now I won't get to see it again before going back to school. Poo.)

I SUPER-APPROVE OF SCOTT GRIMES AS WILL SCARLET. Oh, and a couple of weeks ago, I'm pretty sure his character on ER literally said "band of brothers," so I did a bit of internal flailing for you. (AND CAROL AND DOUG WERE BACK TONIGHT AND ALL'S RIGHT WITH THE WORLD.)

I... am about to go to bed. I have a busy social/actual work two days ahead of me before schlepping my lazy ass back to Newport. Ta!

[sophieisgod.livejournal.com]

HEEEE. I have been trying to hold off from flailing about it EVERY SINGLE TIME I MENTION BALTAR, but, y'know, sometimes the joy is too much to contain. I AM DISAPPOINTED THERE IS NOT A BIG SHINY PICTURE OF HIM IN THE DEPARTMENT FOR LICKING PURPOSES.

[darkangsty42.livejournal.com]

THAT IS PRETTY MUCH THE BEST IDEA EVER. START A GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT TO GET THAT DONE.

[sophieisgod.livejournal.com]

One of my friends is a student rep on the departmental board of studies, and she just emailed around asking if there was anything we wanted her to bring up in the next meeting. I AM PRETTY SURE THIS IS EXACTLY THE SORT OF THING SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT.

[lalumena.livejournal.com]

Heh, I kind of like Matthew MacFadyen with ridiculous hair. Like in Ashes to Ashes. Despite not being entiiiirely convinced by his accent, his hair was certainly something to be admired.

I am good. Dandy. Very good. Very happy. :D

[clairebeauchamp.livejournal.com]

Scott Grimes <3 <3 <3

[eumelkeks.livejournal.com]

It's kind of funny that everyone seems to love Watchmen...except me.

[headspin-x.livejournal.com]

HELO BROKE MY HEART INTO TINY PIECES. I have still not recovered. And everything was just so saaaaaad and everything just hurt so much and "Look at me. You hate me don't you? Say it." and LEEEEEEEE "Don't care." and OH, THE SHIP. THE FUCKING SHIP IS DEAD ;____; I AM NOT OKAY.

I'm too scared to go and see The Watchmen... for reasons.

[merelyn.livejournal.com]

Frost/Nixon was one of my favorite films of the year, actually. Michael Sheen was BRILLIANT in it and his performance was totally underrated. (And yay Rebecca Hall! I actually squeaked when she turned up on the plane the first time.)

[agguss.livejournal.com]

And Diego Luna being a hilarious douchebag until suddenly it wasn't hilarious at all.
Haha. I felt the same way.