The Dark Knight Rises (Film Review)

Advance feeling, separate from the horrible tragedy that happened at the film's premiere: well, my flist seems to be deeply divided about that one, some saying above cut they were very disappointed (except about Selina Kyle), some praising it to the skies as THE comicbook movie of the summer. My own feelings now, after having watched it, about cut: Selina Kyle is indeed the greatest thing about the film, and Anne Hathaway leaves any naysayers doubting she could be a fine Catwoman in the dust. She makes this a film worth watching, and so I don't regret I've done it. Everything else? Oh dear. OH DEAR.

( Spoilers think Christopher Nolan would agree with Corialanus if HE directed that play )

Thirty Days of Borgias: Day Twenty

Day 20 ~ What do you like best about The Borgias?

The ensembleness. When I was younger (so much younger than today, thanks, John Lennon), I still did the "watch the show for one or two characters" thing occasionally, but the older I get the more I think that way lies the path to fannish misery, and the more grateful I am if there is a show giving me an ensemble of interesting people whose interactions in any combinations I can find enthralling. Doesn't mean I don't still have favourites, but see, if there is ensemble goodness it means that episodes light on my favourites still don't bore me, or are painful to watch, but keep me captivated. And The Borgias does that to me. Take Juan, who is probably my least favourite regular, in s1 as well as s2. While I still think there should have been more of a transition between s1 and s2 re:Juan, it doesn't mean episodes with lots of Juan scenes made me groan. Well, okay, much of the time he had scenes with people who are my favourites, but even so, my point stands: everyone on this show is compelling to watch. And that's what I like best about The Borgias.


( The rest of the days )