"We won't be able to go around together or anything like that."

[usuallyhats]

Have just watched Prince Caspian (finally). Here are some thoughts:

- Was DISTINCTLY unimpressed by the fact that the two good Telmarines were the whitest ones. LET'S NOT DO THAT, PLEASE.

- OH MY GOODNESS, SUSAN, WARRIOR QUEEN, THERE ARE NO WORDS. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

- Was not that keen on the romance angle though. I didn't dislike it (oh, ok, I did a bit. Especially the end. My inner eight year old says: "ew, kissing D:" and since she is the Narnia expert I will defer to her), but I thought that Susan's scene in the forest, where she tells Lucy that she can't just enjoy being back in Narnia because she's wondering how long it'll last, was excellent, and a much subtler way of playing the "Susan's growing up" theme.

- Edmund was pretty great, too. Well done, kid.

- The Reepicheep stuff didn't quite work for me, but it is possible I am not judging him for having the voice of Sylvester McCoy in this version.

- Oh, I loved the pullback on the beach, when they see the ruins, and then when they're up there and they realise where they are.

- Gratuitous effects alert! What happened to the simple door frame that everyone left through in the book? I'm not a book purist, but that was a pointless thing to change.

- Hmmm. It was a v. pretty film, but overall I did not love it like I loved The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. It felt quite jarringly modern in places: some of the dialogue, and the song at the end - I love Regina Spektor, but... no.

Changing the subject somewhat, anyone fancy going to the Reclaim the Night March next Friday? I would like to go (to the march bit, anyway, would probably skip the evening stuff as am going to London the next day) but would rather not go on my own!

Comments

[rainshaded]

Oh, I'd quite like to go. If you wouldn't mind going with someone you hadn't met before.

[usuallyhats]

Of course I wouldn't mind, that would be great! How well do you know Bristol? I'm trying to think of a good place to meet - maybe outside the library just off College Green?

[rainshaded]

Not terribly well; I've only been two or three times. I can find my way from Bristol Temple Meads train station to Cabot Circus and the High Street, not much more. But my friends and I are actually going to Bristol tomorrow, so I could try and find it!

[usuallyhats]

Shiny! You should be able to find College Green from the High Street - there's a map on the website - and once you're there you'll see the cathedral, and the library's just beyond it. But if you can't find it, I could meet you somewhere else and we could walk up to join the march from wherever we are.

[rainshaded]

:D I will look for it tomorrow today! If I end up dragging my friends into hopelessly-lostness, we can arrange someplace else.

[rainshaded]

I found it just fine! Assuming the library you mean is the impressive building competing vainly with the cathedral, with the statue of an Indian man close by and 'Central Library' above the door.

What time would you like to meet? I'm in uni till four, but I can catch an X39 and it should, according to their website timetables, take about forty minutes from there to reach Bristol.

[usuallyhats]

Yep, that's it! Poor library, it's such a nice building but it doesn't stand a chance with the cathedral right next door...

I finish work at 4.45 and was planning to walk straight down there - I should be able to get there for about 4.55, so we could meet then-ish?

[rainshaded]

I'll try to get up there for five, otherwise (because buses are late/held-up/missed, connections are missed and I have to wait for the next one) I should be no later than quarter past. In which case, I apologise.

Why couldn't this be a finish-at-three week?

Anyway, what do you look like? All that business with white carnations in button holes is so last century.

[usuallyhats]

It is indeed. I am short and skinny with brownish shoulder length hair, I'll probably be wearing a short black coat and jeans. You? I'll go and hang out in the lobby until you get there, and I'll PM you my mobile number in case the buses go really wrong!

[rainshaded]

I'm naturally quite tall and rounder than I should be. I have brown, quite rectangular glasses, waist-length-long dark brown hair and I'll probably be wearing a similar outfit. I got the message, thanks! I look forward to meeting you in the lobby!

[usuallyhats]

And I got your text, thanks! I expect we'll be able to spot each other. :)

[the-smut-fairy.livejournal.com]

What are you going to do in London? More to the point, will you have time to come say hello?

[usuallyhats]

I'm meeting some school friends and we're going to see Wicked, and probably to the Darwin Centre. Are you free for an early lunch on Saturday? Would be nice to meet up if so!

[the-smut-fairy.livejournal.com]

So far I have no plans whatsoever for Saturday, so would definitely be free for early lunch. Let me know where and what time you can meet me (e.g if you're heading for the Darwin Centre, I'm sure somewhere that serves suitable food can be found in Kensington).

[usuallyhats]

I'm aiming to get to Paddington at 11.41 and need to be at Victoria at 2.30 (we're going to a matinee), so anywhere and anywhen between those two would be good - I have an oyster card so can zoom around on public transport as much as necessary.

[the-smut-fairy.livejournal.com]

(Looks at TFL website)
Bloooody hell, they're shutting both the Circle and the Victoria next Saturday. Hmmm, that means it's either the District Line or the bus (36 or 436) from Paddington to Victoria.

Right, shall we meet, say, 12:20ish (or whenever you get there) outside the Weatherspoon's in Victoria train station (on the upper floor of the shopping block in front of the departure boards) and then see what happens?

[usuallyhats]

Yep, that sounds good. See you then! Thanks for checking the TFL website, btw, I'd've just got there on Saturday morning and gone "...where are the trains? D:"

[sparra.livejournal.com]

How weird, we happened to watch that last week as well! Quite enjoyed it, and Reepicheep is voiced by Eddie Izzard which surely is quite good?

I officially love that Regina Spektor song, not sure about how it fits with the film but I just think it's really pretty! :)

[usuallyhats]

Hee! Did you rent it from lovefilm too? And did you have to ask for another copy as the first one was scratched? Because that would be spooky...

I do like Eddie Izzard, but he is v. modern! Also he does not rrrrrroll his rrrrrrrs with as much rrrrrrrrrrelish as Sylvester McCoy does. The fact I've had Sylvester McCoy in my head as Reepicheep for a good fifteen years might also be a factor...

It is so pretty. I was just disgruntled by the Inappropriate Kissing!

[silly-cleo.livejournal.com]

Oh no, I meant to comment sooner asking whether you wanted to meet up in London! No worries if you're now booked up but it would be fun if you have time! :)

[usuallyhats]

I am a bit booked up but it would be great to meet up if we can find a time! I'm going to the matinee performance of Wicked on Saturday so maybe we could grab a quick cup of tea or something after that? Not sure what I'm doing in the evening but I should have time for tea! Otherwise, I'm going to the Natural History Museum on Sunday (we've booked to go to the Darwin Centre at twelve) so maybe I could meet you round there?

[silly-cleo.livejournal.com]

I AM A LEMON. THAT IS ALL.

[usuallyhats]

♥!

[silly-cleo.livejournal.com]

Aww! :D

♥ back atcha! :D

(Yes, editing to make the heart BIGGER WAS totally necessary. ;))