Bite my ball-sack, you Nazis

[alexsarll]

Spent the first half-hour or so of Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull not really feeling it; the fifties colour was laid on too heavily, the conviction seemed lacking...it felt like watching a tribute act. A good tribute act, sure, but not the real thing. And it didn't help having Ray Winstone along; it really was just that one role as Beowulf where I liked him, although I guess here he was playing a venal berk rather than anyone we were meant to respect. But then there's that map/'plane bit one always needs in an Indy film, and we're in the jungle, and yes, it all fits into place. I stay on the edge of my seat for the rest of the film, except when I'm cracking up at the sheer audacity of it all. I'm not entirely sure I'd want a fifth but yes, this is a worthy addition to the series.

On Saturday the song 'Jolene' became linked in my head to Joe Lean of rubbish indie combo Joe Lean & the Jing Jang Jong, aka Sophie's brother in Peep Show. I have not yet been able to decouple them, so I might as well share the misery.

The Guardian's redesigned Review section announces "Starting next week...52 - a novel in weekly instalments by Jeanette Winterson, Ali Smith, AM Homes and Jackie Kay". A novel called 52, in weekly instalments, with four authors? What a terribly original idea.
(Although, one strand of the first 52 did concern two lesbian lovers hounded by an evil religion, so Winterson at least would have been right at home)

Now if you'll excuse me I need to get some breakfast, clean out my cupboard and watch the season finale of Mad Men. I'm glad that the weather is not of a sort to make me feel like these are bad uses of my bank holiday.

Comments

Lucio Starts Fires

[kendall-lacey.livejournal.com]

NO DISSING JOE LEAN! :)
xx

Re: Lucio Starts Fires

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

If Lucio had just started the fires under or on Joe Lean, we'd be getting somewhere. There is only room for one ex-Pipette in my heart.

Re: *uses token female musician icon in lack of a julia one*

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

Couple crushes rock.

NB I do not think of him In That Way though I have an enormous amount of respect for him as a pop star and curmudgeon.

Husband list - o why do I no longer have a gay icon

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

Johnny Depp
McNulty but only in seasons 1-3 of The Wire
Clive Owen in Sin City
Jonathan Rhys Meyers when he's not being evil
The young Stephen Fry
Marcus from Babylon 5
Jared Leto, in spite of his music
Ewan McGregor, sometimes
The young Peter Murphy

I'm just picky, dammit!

Re: Lucio Starts Fires

[alkennedy.livejournal.com]

Does this mean Becki and Rosay have to fight for the spot?

Re: Lucio Starts Fires

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha not a bloody hope. Although one of the other blokes did have a half-decent solo project whose name now totally escapes me. Very short songs, saw them at the Buffalo Bar supporting...Brontosaurus Chorus, I think.

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

Or to give it its full name, Countdown to Islamist Crisis.

[superba]

You have to admit the nuclear village-refrigerator-mushroom cloud bit was great though, c'mon!

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

It had a certain loopy charm, but it reminded me a little too much of the idea that genres die of inflation...when the hero has survived a nuclear explosion in the opening of the film, where are you meant to go from there? I suppose that was fun but silly, whereas later on the film was like the old ones - fun and silly.

[superba]

I see what you mean. I seemed to instinctively view it as "that's effing madness but I love it!", though. Perhaps the previous evening spent watching the second Charlie's Angels film helped... I was used to suppressing the "WTF?!" reflex and just enjoyed it :)

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

That is a splendid and a silly film, it's true - but for me the difference was that it was a franchise which meant nothing to me, so I had nothing to lose. Whereas Indy...I grew up with him, so he matters, and while it was always daft, I didn't want it reduced to mere clowning.

[kendall-lacey.livejournal.com]

Shia FTW!

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

He's not yet at the stage where I'd go and see something just 'cos he was in it - even the one they trailed before Indy last night looked a bit dopey - but both films I've seen him in, he was extremely good.

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

MY EARS.

[ksta.livejournal.com]

christ, what happened to LOVELY AUTOTUNE?

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

Those are from the olden days...

[ksta.livejournal.com]

mad men 's not bad, is it? I watched one ep at work a while bck. might rent it sometime.

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

It's well worth it - though not out here on DVD yet AFAIK. There was a slow patch about five eps in where I almost gave up, but I'm so glad strange_powers convinced me to persevere; the closing episodes in particular are stunning.

Re: this icon is the closest i have to an icon of a lesbian couple

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

You really don't, it gets well stabby. Also said evil religion looks like it's about to conquer the Earth. It totally blows.

Re: this icon is the closest i have to an icon of a lesbian couple

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

The notifications on this thread seem to be getting me Scientology ads on gmail; make of that what you will.

Re: this icon is the closest i have to an icon of a lesbian couple

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

Gay aliens rule. The new Justice League comic is going to bring back Starman aka Mikaal, who is a bi blue disco alien.