Je Suis Une Randomiste

[sophieisgod]

Yet another of those tedious dribs 'n' drabs posts, in which Sophie attempts to chronicle her increasingly dull life experiences. Why is Southport so very boring? Why are there no jobs? Why isn't the weather nice enough for me to get any decent photographs of the pier? Grrr.


Okay, I saw Hairspray (against my better judgement) and I actually love it! Like, can't-stop-singing-the-songs, twisting-all-the-time, seen-it-twice-and-going-again, worried-because-I-found-Zac-Efron-vaguely-attractive love it! You can't not love a musical featuring a flasher in its opening number!

Anyway, veering wildly between gloriously kitsch and cheesy and actually rather moving, Hairspray is a bit awesome. Firstly, Elijah Kelley is HOT. Secondly, James Marsden is DELICIOUS (I had to tell my friend that he was Cyclops! I win, she does not). Thirdly, I've seen (and enjoyed, but that's a different story) High School Musical, and now I kinda fancy Zac Efron. This makes me feel a little bit ill. It's the hips, I tells ya! And the hair! And that bit in "I Can Hear The Bells" where he licks his hand! Also, he was Young!Simon in Firefly, which is odd. Anyway, uncomfortable feelings aside, it made me feel very happy. Also, John Travolta makes a strangely convicing woman. And Christopher Walken wins, as usual.



The Departed is all kinds of awesome. Firstly, very cute leads. When did Leo get hot again? It's been a while. I mean, he really did not look great in Gangs Of New York. But topless!prison!workouts I can get on board with, I really can. And Matt Damon! Usually I like him when he's being all taciturn and morose (I cannot WAIT for The Bourne Ultimatum), but in this he was all cheeky and charming and so on. That first scene with annoying!female!lead! in the lift was adorable.

Also, all the Irish! I had to buy the soundtraack because it was so very badass. And this line is so very, very true:
"If we're not gonna make it, it's gotta be you that gets out, cause I'm not capable. I'm fucking Irish, I'll deal with something being wrong for the rest of my life."

And yay! for violence (that bit with the arm and the cast! ouch!) and extreme swearing and unexpected and frequent deaths. Anyone seen Infernal Affairs? Does it compare favourably? And just general praise in the direction of Ray Winstone and Mark Wahlberg.



I finally got around to watching the Ray Winstone Henry VIII that I ordered, like, at EASTER. It was pretty good. Ray Winstone was a beast in the early parts, especially when on horseback. Oh my. Mark Strong was complete sex, as ever. I don't understand why someone would employ Sean Bean, God Of Sex, and then use him for a mere ten minutes but whatever. Helena Bonham-Carter as Anne Boleyn was good, different to how I'd anticipated her playing it. I now have something of a girl crush on Emily Blunt, after seeing her play Catherine Howard, so expect picspam, or icons, or something in the next few days - my historical ship of choice is currently Catherine Howard/Thomas Culpepper... All in all, pretty good, apart fom it was ITV, so production values weren't great. And ugh, to the nasty, soft-lit, floaty pink veils not-sex scene with Henry and Anne. Yack.


Meme, gacked from clouded_logic and tardisdoll
Post a topic, list, category, whatever, in my comments section. (examples:"5 Things You'd Do If The World Explodeded" or "Top 5 things to drink"). Then, in the comments, I'll post the answers to all your Top 5 ideas, according to me. Then you post this offer in your own journal.

I got History Boys tickets! Saturday 27th October, Matinee, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF ROW B OF THE STALLS, BABY! I am slightly overcome. Ooh, and the audiobook came!

I'm reading lots and lots of Philip Larkin at the minute, and the more I read it, the more I like it.

Water
If I were called in
To construct a religion
I should make use of water.

Going to church
Would entail a fording
To dry, different clothes;

My litany would employ
Images of sousing,
A furious devout drench,

And I should raise in the east
A glass of water
Where any-angled light
Would congregate endlessly.

Oh, and happy Alfred Hitchcock's birthday! May your day be full of suspense.

Comments

[spybarbie.livejournal.com]

Zac Efron frightens me.

I'm flabbergasted that someone actually enjoyed The Departed. I'm still waiting to get those hours of my life back, Scorsese!

And, uh.. for the meme: Top 5 Favorite Heroes of Literature.

[scissorgypsy.livejournal.com]

'Infernal Affairs' is great, but I haven't seen 'The Departed' so I can't give you a comparison.

Hey, ten minutes of Sean Bean is not to be sniffed at :P (and I agree, Emily Blunt is hot stuff - have you seen 'My Summer Of Love'? Because OMG)

Top Five Girl Crushes please :D

[kyasuriin.livejournal.com]

5 times Scripps & Posner kissed :)

[darkangsty42.livejournal.com]

Ugh. One more mention of Zac Effron not in relation to Firefly and I will explode. Everyone here is effing obsessed. There was a girl who sat near me at lunch all this past year with a Zac Effron folder, and every time I walked by her, I wanted to ask her if she'd see Firefly, which I'm betting she hadn't.

The Departed! Nghh. ♥ that movie. After seeing it, I finally got the Leo craze. But then again, back in the day, he was emulating a member of a boy band, which is hard to find attractive. Also, wasn't Martin Sheen Bartlet in that all over again? Except for the being shot and pushed off a building, of course.

Since we talked about Firefly... top 5 shipping moments (series or film) or top 5 favorite character moments (series or film).

[agguss.livejournal.com]

Woah, so much to comment about xD

I've been hearing really good things about Hair Spray. I'm not much of a musicals lover, and especially focused in the 60s/70s/whatever, but I think I'll give it a try. Your comments on Zac Efron made me laugh x)

I liked The Departed, although not like in a OMG!!1AMAZINGMOVIE1! kind of way. It was good. The violence in it was amazing though, in a good way. Especially at the end in the scene with the elevator. The music/Irish references were also good :))

I watched Henry VIII. It was a long time ago, and although I can't remember specific details about it I remember I liked it. And indeed, he was smexy as a young Henry *nods* I also liked Ray Winstone in King Arthur and was happily surprised to find him in The Departed ^^

Oh, and happy Alfred Hitchcock's birthday! May your day be full of suspense
lol :DD

[clouded-logic.livejournal.com]

I was hooked after the first song, despite having been so pessimistic about it. It was just so HAPPY! :D

Ewww, the licking the hand bit was gross.

John Travolta should be a woman permanently. I like him better that way. :D

And: 5 things you would do to try and get thrown into prison.

Happy Hitch day of birth to youuuuuuu!

[psychie.livejournal.com]

I wrote the same thing in my post about Zac Efron. LULZ.

Oh hurrah! I am happy you are seeing History Boys :D

The Departed was good I thought, maybe a bit overrated. I appreciated it more seeing as I know Boston and all their locationsssss. *boasts*