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ebonlockWow I am slacking hardcore on updates these days. I am writing, I'm just writing actual stories and such rather than journal updates so I guess that's something. For those interested my fic is now mostly going up on Archive of Our Own, my AO3 page is here. My new Sherlock work is up there and one of my old Snupin fics. For those into Sherlock fic also check out my bookmarks because I've got some awesome stories linked up there.
What else? Ah yes, I entered Sherlockology's fiction contest, which was madness. I had about a week to come up with a 3,000 word Sherlockian story using only canon characters. As you might expect, the hardest bit was keeping it under 3,000 words (I think I had about 20 to spare). It took me 4 tries to come up with something I felt worthy of sending in and had a fit of nerves before I pulled the trigger but I did it and it felt good to know I'd at least tried. If it gets chosen it'll be published in an anthology they're releasing to help save Undershaw, the house Doyle wrote most of the Holmes stories in. It's a great cause and it'd be incredibly cool to be able to help them out in some small way.
Aside from that I was killing time until the Marvel Marathon. Yep, spent Thursday in a theater watching all of the Marvel flicks back to back before the new one at midnight. It was a lot of fun and the crowd was seriously into it. It was kind of nice as we were all wearing lanyards that when we saw one another outside the theater we'd grin and nod. Everyone in and around one another's rows got to know each other pretty well and we all chatted and geeked out between films.
First let me say that I would agree that it's the best superhero film to date. To me it felt like the most "comic book" film I've ever seen. You could almost see how the panels would be laid out, and the dialogue, oh god the dialogue. Seriously if you want to see an excellent example of what made me fall for Marvel comics in the first place go see this movie.
I will admit it started a bit slow but as soon as the team members started showing up it picked up steam fast. There were little moments that were precisely the sorts of things you'd see happening in the background on panels in comics. The one that springs immediately to mind is the Tony intro sequence where Pepper and he trade snark back and forth (and I've got to admit make a *much* better couple than I'd expected), but which ends with Pepper leaving with Coulson. Now what's cute here is that apparently the two have become BFF's and she's asking him about his cellist girlfriend who's apparently moved back to Portland. It's a throwaway moment but beautifully done and adds a depth to the film I wasn't entirely expecting.
What else? Well I still adore Loki, regardless of how fucked up he is. I feel for the guy, I can't help it, and it seemed like he was kind of damned if he did, damned if he didn't in this film. Loved the bit where Tony realizes that he and Loki share a bit more in common than he'd like to admit, "The guy's a diva, he's going to want to fight at the top of a building with his name is big lights and...son of a bitch!" Awesome. Loved seeing more of Nick Fury, and not a sanitized Nick either, the duplicitous asshole from the comics who will screw over anybody and everybody in order to do what he thinks needs to be done. Loved that both Tony and Bruce were well aware that Nick was screwing them over and that Cap had to find out the hard way.
Oh and Bruce and Tony becoming BFF's within like the first 10 minutes of meeting each other was a joy. I have to say I was dubious about Mark taking over the role of Bruce when I'd become very attached to Ed Norton's take on the character, but I absolutely loved the Bruce we got to see in the film. He was so damaged and cynical, the revelation that he'd tried to commit suicide but even that option had been taken away from him by "the other guy" was just heartbreaking. You will spend a lot of time either cheering the character for being brilliant or wanting to hug him.
I think the only character who got slightly short-shrift was Thor, who just suddenly kind of appears though we were given to understand at the end of his film that he couldn't get back to Earth. There's no real explanation, he's just kind of there. That was disappointing but made up for by the fact that he got some of the better dialogue moments, including the line that utterly broke the audience. Black Widow is laying down all the evil shit Loki's done after Thor's protestations that, hey, he's his brother. Thor blinks and deadpans, "He's adopted." I have no idea what was said after that because our audience was howling.
Indeed I missed a lot of lines, most right after Tony said something utterly brilliant. And yes, Tony does get about 90% of the best dialogue but that's pretty much who the character is. He's a smartass, and Joss Whedon and company know what to do with smartasses. It's sort of their forte.
But the nice thing is that this group of characters, which could have been a little much for any single film to handle, was balanced almost perfectly. Nobody gets too little to do, you believe that each one brings skills to the table that are worthwhile and that they could earn the respect of the others. The mixture is downright perfect, which I must say impressed the hell out of me. And the final battle sequence...well, I'll just say I've never been more blown away by a movie battle in my life. Seriously, it was well nigh perfectly timed/choreographed. The action and humor were beautifully handled and quite proportionate. I can't remember a single wasted frame throughout.
I was sad to see Agent Coulson go, he was a fun character, especially in this one. His fanboying over Captain America was especially charming. But I do get that we needed a loss in order to make the team gel, and it was delightful to see Nick Fury using even Coulson's death in the most manipulative way possible.
In short if you love comics, particularly Marvel comics, you need to see this movie. Go buy your ticket now, you won't regret it.
What else? Ah yes, I entered Sherlockology's fiction contest, which was madness. I had about a week to come up with a 3,000 word Sherlockian story using only canon characters. As you might expect, the hardest bit was keeping it under 3,000 words (I think I had about 20 to spare). It took me 4 tries to come up with something I felt worthy of sending in and had a fit of nerves before I pulled the trigger but I did it and it felt good to know I'd at least tried. If it gets chosen it'll be published in an anthology they're releasing to help save Undershaw, the house Doyle wrote most of the Holmes stories in. It's a great cause and it'd be incredibly cool to be able to help them out in some small way.
Aside from that I was killing time until the Marvel Marathon. Yep, spent Thursday in a theater watching all of the Marvel flicks back to back before the new one at midnight. It was a lot of fun and the crowd was seriously into it. It was kind of nice as we were all wearing lanyards that when we saw one another outside the theater we'd grin and nod. Everyone in and around one another's rows got to know each other pretty well and we all chatted and geeked out between films.
First let me say that I would agree that it's the best superhero film to date. To me it felt like the most "comic book" film I've ever seen. You could almost see how the panels would be laid out, and the dialogue, oh god the dialogue. Seriously if you want to see an excellent example of what made me fall for Marvel comics in the first place go see this movie.
I will admit it started a bit slow but as soon as the team members started showing up it picked up steam fast. There were little moments that were precisely the sorts of things you'd see happening in the background on panels in comics. The one that springs immediately to mind is the Tony intro sequence where Pepper and he trade snark back and forth (and I've got to admit make a *much* better couple than I'd expected), but which ends with Pepper leaving with Coulson. Now what's cute here is that apparently the two have become BFF's and she's asking him about his cellist girlfriend who's apparently moved back to Portland. It's a throwaway moment but beautifully done and adds a depth to the film I wasn't entirely expecting.
What else? Well I still adore Loki, regardless of how fucked up he is. I feel for the guy, I can't help it, and it seemed like he was kind of damned if he did, damned if he didn't in this film. Loved the bit where Tony realizes that he and Loki share a bit more in common than he'd like to admit, "The guy's a diva, he's going to want to fight at the top of a building with his name is big lights and...son of a bitch!" Awesome. Loved seeing more of Nick Fury, and not a sanitized Nick either, the duplicitous asshole from the comics who will screw over anybody and everybody in order to do what he thinks needs to be done. Loved that both Tony and Bruce were well aware that Nick was screwing them over and that Cap had to find out the hard way.
Oh and Bruce and Tony becoming BFF's within like the first 10 minutes of meeting each other was a joy. I have to say I was dubious about Mark taking over the role of Bruce when I'd become very attached to Ed Norton's take on the character, but I absolutely loved the Bruce we got to see in the film. He was so damaged and cynical, the revelation that he'd tried to commit suicide but even that option had been taken away from him by "the other guy" was just heartbreaking. You will spend a lot of time either cheering the character for being brilliant or wanting to hug him.
I think the only character who got slightly short-shrift was Thor, who just suddenly kind of appears though we were given to understand at the end of his film that he couldn't get back to Earth. There's no real explanation, he's just kind of there. That was disappointing but made up for by the fact that he got some of the better dialogue moments, including the line that utterly broke the audience. Black Widow is laying down all the evil shit Loki's done after Thor's protestations that, hey, he's his brother. Thor blinks and deadpans, "He's adopted." I have no idea what was said after that because our audience was howling.
Indeed I missed a lot of lines, most right after Tony said something utterly brilliant. And yes, Tony does get about 90% of the best dialogue but that's pretty much who the character is. He's a smartass, and Joss Whedon and company know what to do with smartasses. It's sort of their forte.
But the nice thing is that this group of characters, which could have been a little much for any single film to handle, was balanced almost perfectly. Nobody gets too little to do, you believe that each one brings skills to the table that are worthwhile and that they could earn the respect of the others. The mixture is downright perfect, which I must say impressed the hell out of me. And the final battle sequence...well, I'll just say I've never been more blown away by a movie battle in my life. Seriously, it was well nigh perfectly timed/choreographed. The action and humor were beautifully handled and quite proportionate. I can't remember a single wasted frame throughout.
I was sad to see Agent Coulson go, he was a fun character, especially in this one. His fanboying over Captain America was especially charming. But I do get that we needed a loss in order to make the team gel, and it was delightful to see Nick Fury using even Coulson's death in the most manipulative way possible.
In short if you love comics, particularly Marvel comics, you need to see this movie. Go buy your ticket now, you won't regret it.
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Date: 2012-05-06 08:50 pm (UTC)And she, the writer, went HMMM!
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Date: 2012-05-07 12:59 am (UTC)Actually, Loki made a comment about how much dark energy (or some such) Odin must have used to send Thor back, which is about as much explanation as I expect from a comic book.
And I'll miss Agent Coulson, but I think I'd be more annoyed if they bring him back. Although it would be kind of hard to explain how he was narrating the marathon if he's dead before it's over.
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Date: 2012-05-07 01:12 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-05-07 02:47 pm (UTC)