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alexandral) wrote2011-09-15 04:40 pm
alexandral) wrote2011-09-15 04:40 pm
Reading/Watching habits +Thor (2011)
Finally! I found a way to read more! Audiobooks! I used to read an awful lot when I was younger and my vision was better (my vision used to be perfect once). Now my vision is not perfect anymore and I find that reading anything after a day spent on computer (I work as a software programmer) makes my eyes terribly tired. I can only read in big volumes during holidays, when my eyes aren't strained as much.
I was unhappy with the fact that I don't read as much as I used to, and I think I finally found a solution - AUDIOBOOKS. I started listening to them when I drive (at least 1.5-2 hours a day), before going to bed and even sometimes when I work as I can easily multitask if I am not doing anything too difficult. I finished "A Dance with Dragons" and now I am quickly sailing through one of the series I liked when I was younger, "Black Company" (Glen Cook). I am almost at the end of the book 2, "Shadows Linger". Once I finish "Black Company", or at least get bored with it as I am told that the later books aren't all that good, I am going to properly listen to The Vorkosigan Saga. I have read several books from these series, but never the whole thing.
I FEEL SO LIBERATED.
I have also decided that I should watch at least 1 film per week, and won't allow myself to rely on TV series only. :D I started this week but I didn't have a particular good start:
Thor (2011)
Films like this are better watched in a movies theater, where any thoughts in your brain can be successfully blown away by fabulousness of CGI special effects. When watching at home, on your TV set, it is unlikely that you will be able to reach the stunned enough state to not notice the lack of everything else. Well, apart from the gratuitous shiftlessness and the extreme length of Chris Hemsworth's eyelashes. So, in short: Thor is made of : 3/4 of special effects, 1/12 of shirtlessness, 1/12 of Chris Hemsworth's eyelashes, and 1/12 of strange horned helmets that definitely must get in the way of lighting-striking as their horns are long enough to act as lightning rods.
Or, I have almost forgotten, the dialogue is really deep. Thor says "I will return" at least once.
Just because any post should include some positivity: Idris Elba in the strange horned helmet.
Not for the first time, IMDB's ratings are making me me raise my eyebrows (7.2 for Thor). The site is obviously populated by large numbers of people I don't see eye-to-eye with.
I was unhappy with the fact that I don't read as much as I used to, and I think I finally found a solution - AUDIOBOOKS. I started listening to them when I drive (at least 1.5-2 hours a day), before going to bed and even sometimes when I work as I can easily multitask if I am not doing anything too difficult. I finished "A Dance with Dragons" and now I am quickly sailing through one of the series I liked when I was younger, "Black Company" (Glen Cook). I am almost at the end of the book 2, "Shadows Linger". Once I finish "Black Company", or at least get bored with it as I am told that the later books aren't all that good, I am going to properly listen to The Vorkosigan Saga. I have read several books from these series, but never the whole thing.
I FEEL SO LIBERATED.
I have also decided that I should watch at least 1 film per week, and won't allow myself to rely on TV series only. :D I started this week but I didn't have a particular good start:
Thor (2011)
Films like this are better watched in a movies theater, where any thoughts in your brain can be successfully blown away by fabulousness of CGI special effects. When watching at home, on your TV set, it is unlikely that you will be able to reach the stunned enough state to not notice the lack of everything else. Well, apart from the gratuitous shiftlessness and the extreme length of Chris Hemsworth's eyelashes. So, in short: Thor is made of : 3/4 of special effects, 1/12 of shirtlessness, 1/12 of Chris Hemsworth's eyelashes, and 1/12 of strange horned helmets that definitely must get in the way of lighting-striking as their horns are long enough to act as lightning rods.
Or, I have almost forgotten, the dialogue is really deep. Thor says "I will return" at least once.
Just because any post should include some positivity: Idris Elba in the strange horned helmet.
Not for the first time, IMDB's ratings are making me me raise my eyebrows (7.2 for Thor). The site is obviously populated by large numbers of people I don't see eye-to-eye with.
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I understand ^^
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Overall I like the movie, its not one I would watch again unless it showed up on tv some rainy afternoon, but it is entertaining, so I guess it does enough. Usually I am not a huge movie fan because you only have 2 hours about to develop characters and you have a less expansive plot, but I do like the superhero movies because of all the Hollywood *flash* they get. I don't watch them because they are a great movie, I watch because they are fun.
In Thor I do feel like the development with Thor and Natalie Portman's character (i dont even remember her name lol) was awful, I don't even know how they are in love, they have known each other for like 4 days lol. I did like Thor enough even though he didn't have any standout characteristics and is your stereotypical superhero. I LOLd that you mentioned the helmets because I kept commenting to my sister they looked like antennae.
My favorite character was Idris Elba because I love him XD and I loved the Jeremy Renner cameo. I also liked Loki a lot too even though he is the 'bad guy'. And the special effects are just so amazing they need a mention too lol.
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I am not a big fan of superhero movies (they all seem to be so same-y) . The ones that stand out either have good dialogue and a good actor to deliver it ("Iron Man") or have something extra ("Batman Begins"). The rest seem just to re-hash the same old thing. MEN IN TIGHTS.
Thor and Natalie Portman were the weakest part of the movie, and yes, I agree that Idris Elba and Locki were the good things about the film.
Thor himself was yummy which is always a plus.
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Yes usually superhero movies have gorgeous actors which is total plus! xD
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I do like gorgeous actors but sometimes I think their muscles get a little bit CGI attention too. I thought Thor definitely was slightly Photoshopped..
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i love love love audiobooks. i have about an hour commute one way and most of it is stop and go, stop and go so it was a very boring time. but now i look forward to me drive and don't mind the traffic as much anymore. i "read" all of asoiaf that way. and then got the actual books and will read them again.
i'm currently "reading" atonement and the voice is really pleasing. that's the thing though, if the voice isn't right, it really messes up the story for me.
sadly, i'm having a hard time finding the non-fiction books i want to read on audio. so i'm reading much slower.
btw, did you hear? GoT won an emmy for best opening title. small wonder. the score and animation is amazing.
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yes! I am doing the same! It is like two problems solved at once because I HATE driving to Leeds every day. And where was I before! I have had the ipod for more than a year (well, it is a hand-over from my daughter ;D).
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зы.
зато я нашла несколько жырных ресурсов с аудикнижками. на халяву. надо?
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I regret not seeing Thor in theatres, not only because of the CGI effects and details, but IDRIS!! I didn't know he was in it! And I didn't realize Thor was tied into the whole Avengers universe, WHOOPS, I am a bad comics nerd!
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What is Avengers? See - I am a total non-geek as far as comic books are concerned.
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Oh, that must be a really good thing for the fans! Me -I am not that excited. :D But thank you so much for the explanation!
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re: audiobooks. I don't know what it is, but I seem to gather much more information listening than reading. May be because when I read I am always tempted to speed up?
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Was Cat Dennings's character the warrior-lady? I felt she was just inserted because the movie "had to have female warrior characters" , in other words -for fanservice. She didn't do anything. I would have liked it much more if she had a bigger role to play. I want to forget the whole thing about Natalie Portman. I seem to be forever unhappy about anything she does in films recently.
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BTW, I'm seeing Headhunters at the Helsinki International Film Festival next Monday thanks to all your posts about the movie :). The showing is also going to have some of the actors (Aksel Hennie & Synnøve Macody Lund) and the producer Asle Vatn present in it, so it should be very interesting!! I also see that Colm Meaney is going to be present for his movie Parked on Sunday when I'm going to see it.
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I am VERY jealous of you watching "Headhunters". :D I can't wait for your thoughts on the film!!!!
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I'm seeing it tomorrow and I'll try to post some comments about it after I get home.
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Bad start notwithstanding, an excellent resolution! ;)
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