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seriousfic) wrote2009-06-23 11:25 am
seriousfic) wrote2009-06-23 11:25 am
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Reviews of things I've already seen
TNG episode: Yesterday's Enterprise
Smart move having Wesley still be a crewmember in the alternate universe. "Universe devastated by war, billions dead, is Wesley not piloting the flagship? Fine by me."
TNG episode: Deja Q
Man, I forgot how awesome Q episodes were. Like Bob Hope on the Tonight Show, every so often he pops up, does his schtick, and it's just a real treat all around. John DeLancie's Q is one of those rare confluences of actor and character that can make a bad story good and a good story great. And the best part is he never got overexposed like Spike or Wolverine, at least not until Voyager. I am so hoping he shows up in Star Trek 2.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Okay, so Jack Sparrow has two principle revelations in this movie. How much he fucking hates Barbossa and that he's a pirate and a good man. Both were rolled back in the sequels for more of the same, only bigger and louder and with more swordfights. Sure, you could say he just loved the Black Pearl enough to want his ship back that much, but you don't carry around a Significantly Ominous pistol for ten years just because you feel meh about someone.
Of course, by the time AWE rolled around, everyone was an untrustworthy asshole and Jack was too comic relief-y to hold a grudge against the man who marooned him (seriously, who would've guessed that the biggest consequence of Jack Sparrow and his arch-nemesis having to work together would be a dick joke?), so there was really no point in Barbossa coming back except to serve as an epitome of the series' obsession with running gags.
Transformers
I still can't get over that people ship Sam Witwicki and Bumblebee. And I refuse to consider what kind of Gigeresque monstrosity might pass for an anus among Transformers.
Smart move having Wesley still be a crewmember in the alternate universe. "Universe devastated by war, billions dead, is Wesley not piloting the flagship? Fine by me."
TNG episode: Deja Q
Man, I forgot how awesome Q episodes were. Like Bob Hope on the Tonight Show, every so often he pops up, does his schtick, and it's just a real treat all around. John DeLancie's Q is one of those rare confluences of actor and character that can make a bad story good and a good story great. And the best part is he never got overexposed like Spike or Wolverine, at least not until Voyager. I am so hoping he shows up in Star Trek 2.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Okay, so Jack Sparrow has two principle revelations in this movie. How much he fucking hates Barbossa and that he's a pirate and a good man. Both were rolled back in the sequels for more of the same, only bigger and louder and with more swordfights. Sure, you could say he just loved the Black Pearl enough to want his ship back that much, but you don't carry around a Significantly Ominous pistol for ten years just because you feel meh about someone.
Of course, by the time AWE rolled around, everyone was an untrustworthy asshole and Jack was too comic relief-y to hold a grudge against the man who marooned him (seriously, who would've guessed that the biggest consequence of Jack Sparrow and his arch-nemesis having to work together would be a dick joke?), so there was really no point in Barbossa coming back except to serve as an epitome of the series' obsession with running gags.
Transformers
I still can't get over that people ship Sam Witwicki and Bumblebee. And I refuse to consider what kind of Gigeresque monstrosity might pass for an anus among Transformers.