Stormbreaker!
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annephoenix and quiet_lucidity I went to see The Stormbreaker today and I've gotta say they were right - it was brilliant!!! Sure that the plot was pretty stupid, bordering on ridiculous, but I still had far more fun while watching than I remember having in a long time. It's definitely better than PotC: DMC.
First of all Alex Pettyfer reminded me of Draco - tall, blond, slender, and his eyes looked grey in most close-ups (dark grey, true, but that's a minor detail). His jaw was a bit too wide, but the shape of his face and nose was almost perfect. Then there are the plot similarities - he joins a secret organisation that everyone thinks he's too young to join in order to avenge his father-figure and protect his mother-figure? And all those bike chasing scenes, can you say Draco, his broomstick, and Muggle helicopters? ;-)
Gregorovich was so much like Krycek that I thought Daniel Lewis even looked similar to Nick Lea (I admit I'm not sure how that's possible, but he did!) The last scene between him and Alex was just unbelievable. I actually squealed with delight at all the slash - "You don't belong in my world. Forget about me, Alex." "I'll never forget you." What was the writer thinking?!
With my mind planted firmly in the gutter I got far too much enjoyment out of the Wolf/Cub scenes as well - I know it's a long shot, but hey, there's not much Draco/Blaise around, so I get my kicks wherever I can ;-)
In addition to the fannish points of interest, Bill Nighy, Stephen Fry and Jimmy Carr all cracked me up. Ewan McGregor was fun, and I'm sure his character had a long and passionate history with Gregorovich...
They really need to make more Alex Rider films.
annephoenix and quiet_lucidity I went to see The Stormbreaker today and I've gotta say they were right - it was brilliant!!! Sure that the plot was pretty stupid, bordering on ridiculous, but I still had far more fun while watching than I remember having in a long time. It's definitely better than PotC: DMC. First of all Alex Pettyfer reminded me of Draco - tall, blond, slender, and his eyes looked grey in most close-ups (dark grey, true, but that's a minor detail). His jaw was a bit too wide, but the shape of his face and nose was almost perfect. Then there are the plot similarities - he joins a secret organisation that everyone thinks he's too young to join in order to avenge his father-figure and protect his mother-figure? And all those bike chasing scenes, can you say Draco, his broomstick, and Muggle helicopters? ;-)
Gregorovich was so much like Krycek that I thought Daniel Lewis even looked similar to Nick Lea (I admit I'm not sure how that's possible, but he did!) The last scene between him and Alex was just unbelievable. I actually squealed with delight at all the slash - "You don't belong in my world. Forget about me, Alex." "I'll never forget you." What was the writer thinking?!
With my mind planted firmly in the gutter I got far too much enjoyment out of the Wolf/Cub scenes as well - I know it's a long shot, but hey, there's not much Draco/Blaise around, so I get my kicks wherever I can ;-)
In addition to the fannish points of interest, Bill Nighy, Stephen Fry and Jimmy Carr all cracked me up. Ewan McGregor was fun, and I'm sure his character had a long and passionate history with Gregorovich...
They really need to make more Alex Rider films.
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Date: 2006-07-30 10:53 pm (UTC)Hmm, he really should guest star in the HP series. Preferably as Scrimgeur. And come to think of it, so should Stephen Fry. I can't think of a part for him, though :-(