The Village, etc.

appleviking drew Peter/Ron for me! It's PG-13, and it's here. w00t!

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malograntum and I went to see The Village last night. I'm a great fan of Shyamalan -- he's like that fic writer you'll follow into any pairing, even if you can't imagine how it could work -- so although I knew this effort had received mixed reviews, my hopes were high.

As Mal put it, this premise would have worked as a Twilight Zone episode. Unfortunately, for me, it did not work as a movie. It's strikingly pretty and well-acted, and it often seems that things are happening, but it actually turns out that essentially nothing happens in the course of the story.

( spoilers )

In a nutshell: Can't recommend it. It's gorgeous, though, and fails in an interesting way (as is usually the case when good writers fail). Anyone else see it?

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Sadly, I had to cut the evening short in the midst of interesting discussion, because I'd randomly started to feel sick. I kept thinking I'd feel better in a minute, okay the next minute, okay the next... bah. I threw up after malograntum left, but still had a headache, so I went to bed. Slept for about twelve hours, and ( dreamed )

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I woke up and fed the cat, and then thought I'd go back to bed just for a few minutes. Turned out to be a few hours. I must have been more tired than I could possibly have realized.

The Village, etc.

appleviking drew Peter/Ron for me! It's PG-13, and it's here. w00t!

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malograntum and I went to see The Village last night. I'm a great fan of Shyamalan -- he's like that fic writer you'll follow into any pairing, even if you can't imagine how it could work -- so although I knew this effort had received mixed reviews, my hopes were high.

As Mal put it, this premise would have worked as a Twilight Zone episode. Unfortunately, for me, it did not work as a movie. It's strikingly pretty and well-acted, and it often seems that things are happening, but it actually turns out that essentially nothing happens in the course of the story.

( spoilers )

In a nutshell: Can't recommend it. It's gorgeous, though, and fails in an interesting way (as is usually the case when good writers fail). Anyone else see it?

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Sadly, I had to cut the evening short in the midst of interesting discussion, because I'd randomly started to feel sick. I kept thinking I'd feel better in a minute, okay the next minute, okay the next... bah. I threw up after malograntum left, but still had a headache, so I went to bed. Slept for about twelve hours, and ( dreamed )

.

I woke up and fed the cat, and then thought I'd go back to bed just for a few minutes. Turned out to be a few hours. I must have been more tired than I could possibly have realized.