Beezel

Yay! So happy about this, since I am obsessed with Unpopular Opinion threads. You know, I actually love Titanic and I don't see it as JACK+ROSE 4eva, but instead a successful story about Rose's coming of age/ into her own. Of course, the romance is just a part it, but not the whole story. My only real gripe with it is the horrible song which only adds to the idea the movie is a insufferable love story. Also, I'm still squicked out by decision to release the movie in 3-D, not just because it is useless, but because I felt the scenes with bodies falling from the ship were a particularly disturbing to emphasize in that way in a historical drama. I agree that Tangled absolutely trumps Frozen. I really like Frozen, but I've only been able to watch it a few times, whereas, I have seen Tangled countless times and still retain my love for it (and laugh at Maximus's every move). Though I've only seen it once, I was underwhelmed by Brave, which I assume is unpopular, though I could be wrong. I like Kelly MacDonald and the idea of an unconventional princess and a focus on mother/daughter relationships, but the story bored me to no end. ITA with all those that have said Grease really is such a problematic movie. Basically most of the characters are unlikable, the actors are really way too old (even by Hollywood standards), and the message about changing yourself to be with someone is terrible. By no means a feel good musical. To the one poster that said they hated Flashdance, yesss. And I loved that movie as kid ( I have terrible parents), but in retrospect, Alex isn't very likable, nor is her boyfriend, or really anyone else in the whole movie, save the dog. I did, however, like the music and the cheesy ending, especially the parts in the performance where it is utterly obviously its a guy doing the break dancing. Honestly flaws and all, Adventures in Babysitting>>>> all the Brat Pack movies and Dirty Dancing. Though, the self-important angst of the Breakfast Club does always entertain.

I'm sure it was probably was mentioned in SS, but I think I missed that before the movie, too. Of course, I was 11, so I was even worse at paying to details than I am now. Me and my friend use to both hate how it seemed like Seamus always got Dean's original lines in the movies. But then again they maybe just favored the Seamus actor since they did introduce a black Gryffindor kid in the 3rd film (I believe) who had no corresponding character in the book and who took, like, all the supporting character lines. Really? It's weird since I don't remember Zabini being much of a character. Though, now in doing a little looking into it, I guess since he was never elaborated upon and most of the Slytherins were such terribly constructed characters, I can see why people wanted to build upon a Slytherin character that up until book 6 was a blank slate in all respects. From the Zabini wiki: Interestingly, many peopled wanted him to be Italian with dark features and tan skin. Or since the name was gender neutral, they speculated he was (I'm guessing, a white) girl. It really does raise an interesting question, since there was this kind of backlash against even such a minor character. While I feel like JK tried to avoid stereotyping black characters like Dean and Angelina and she put Kingsley in an important position of power in the end, it does make you wonder the response if more prominent characters were black and what back lash would come with that? Like, what if the whole Weasley family were black instead (though this would certainly intensify the prejudicial nature of the Malfoys and make them even more explicitly racist in the eye of the reader)? What if Harry's mentor Dumbledore was instead a black man? I think it would been amazing if this would have happened honestly. Also, now I am wondering was there a single adult black woman in the books??? Were any of the professors non-white? Yes and she was very deliberately from a district that had a majority black population/was located in the south where the people specialized in agricultural labor.

I always hate when authors/television show runners have these grand ideals about a couple that just aren't evident in the material. I actively tried to like Ginny/Harry and see where she was coming from, but I just don't see how or why they are suppose to work as soul mates when every facet of their relationship seems so forced. I actually would have respected the series more if she didn't have the blinders on and instead wrote it so Harry did choose Ginny because she was beautiful and safe, only to realize that he wasn't happy later. Given Harry's past, it would have make sense. I can understand her wanting to give Harry an easy and simple life since he did have such a particularly terrible time until the age of 17. That being said, I hate the notion that his life post-DH is so very safe and bland in a lot of ways, at least as it's presented in the Epilogue I understand that the events of DH give Harry a good bit of closure, but I still don't see him being able to completely do away with all those years of abuse and pain or feeling emotionally withdrawn. Exactly! This is what I love about the series and undoubtedly why kids adore it, cause it doesn't condescend to them but is instead bold and dark and most of the fantasy touches on universal issues. That's why I feel like making everything so tidy in the end is a huge cop out really, because it's as if JK is saying that Harry has overcome having to deal with any of these complexities as an adult just because the war is over. Which is terrible message, since what sucks about war is that they never really end for people, win or lose. Which is exactly why I agree with Janet Snakehole, that Mockingjay's ending works so well. It doesn't completely deny this truth for the sake of a clear cut happy ending.

Yeah, but after the events of DH, Percy realized how wrong he had been to let his ambition for status cloud his judgement. After all, he payed a very steep price for it, having to watch his brother die right beside him just after he rejoined the family, so I'm sure he didn't make the mistake of choosing power over his family again. But it makes me wonder who did he become personality-wise after the fact? I'm sure he still would have been detail-oriented and at least a bit pompous, but I do wonder how compatible this new version of Percy would be with Hermione? Though, I think Herimone does truly like having someone with interests outside of her own, who doesn't approach the world from the same perspective as herself. Now I'm kind of wondering if she and Neville could have worked out? I always appreciated that Hermione seemed so affected when Neville was upset, like when he reacted to Moody's curse on the spider or when Snape was being particularly horrible to him. Admittedly, though, what I always liked about Hermione was that she wasn't just smart but also keenly emphatic. I think what appeals to me about them is that they both are very much Gryffindors and proved themselves to value bravery and standing up for the right thing, but both also had personality traits that could have landed them in other houses. Hermione cared about knowledge, Neville was kind-natured and cared about nature. Also, aside from Luna, I think Hermione probably would best understand the ridicule and teasing Neville went through in school. And I think she could conceivably be interested in him even if she wasn't in school, since he gained a lot of confidence by the end of the series. Can't remember, but didn't he ask her to the Yule Ball first? I actually did like her with Krum, though. She seemed to have fun with him and I can see them being pretty patient with each other. Also, I really like that Krum was so taken with her that he came to the library every day, admittedly, with fan girls accidentally in tow, but still, sweet. ;) ITA. After all the misery Bellatrix caused his family, definitely!

Uggh. I hate this because the legality of it should not be important to the story. Harry considers the Weasley family and they accept him as such. There's his loving family. The end. No need to force him with Ginny. And you know, I have no idea how Hermione and Ron were meant to work in the long run since they were clearly absolutely incapable of communicating with each other about anything important. I mean, fair enough, they were teens during the duration of the books, but I find it hard to believe that FINALLY opening up meant that their passive aggressiveness went out the window/ wouldn't be a huge issue in their marriage. Also, I think she tried to present it that Ron became more agreeable and thus more fun to be around for Hermione, but he def. had a knack for ruining Hermione's fun. I remember being sort of interested in the idea Hermione/ one of the twins. Though maybe George since he survived and always seemed like the (slightly) nicer twin.

Nope, I'm right there with you! J.K. actually did a pretty good job building a legitimate connection between those two, which I think really benefited from the fact that she wasn't writing it to be romantic, so it wasn't sabotaged by all the cliche things she put into writing the *real* romances (the raging hormones and internal monsters). Admittedly Harry still thought Luna was weird, but he really seemed to value and accept her after book 5. Also, I thought it was so interesting that Luna played a significant part in helping Harry deal with his grief . Both of those just made me feel like, "dude, you're obviously going to be dealing with peoples' untimely deaths forever, so you might as well get with Luna who really knows her stuff!" Plus, I thought Daniel Radcliffe and Evanna Lynch had really good chemistry in the films! So that didn't help. ETA: I just racked my brain trying to remember stuff about Ginny as a character and aside from her bitchiness towards Fleur and her preference of Gryfindor Quidditch boyfriends, I'm coming up pretty empty. I was so annoyed by that. I mean, fair enough that she gained more confidence, but I found it kind of irritating she had become Mary Sue-levels perfect before Harry even gave her a second thought. I mean she is apparently gorgeous and witty and sporty and popular. She's a little fiery and her parents are poor and she did make some mistakes as an 11 year old, but where are her flaws? Where are the things that give her any depth? What, aside from Harry's involvement with her family, gives her and Harry any real draw to each other? Apparently, it's not important at all the lead's love interest be well defined as long as she resembles his mother. Bleh.

I am obsessed with these "Extra-Ordinary Artists" interviews! Actually I'm impressed with RM for doing this (rare as that feeling is), because they make a great effort at giving us a little window into their perspective in being perceived as freaks/different. I like that you really get to see both the confidence and vulnerability of the actors. Ervin (Amazon Eve) got to me when talking about her family not accepting her. In contrast, I loved seeing the footage with Siggins (Suzi) and her children on set. Favorite part though was Matt Fraser's line about how people believe disabled people can't fight or have sex, so he is a black belt and excells at shagging. Ha! He's my favorite ever.

Re-watching Serenity, I have to say I love Sarah Paulson's five minutes or so of screen time. Powerful stuff. I adored 12 Years a Slave (like seriously even though it's hard to watch, the acting and just the beauty of the cinematography kind of make me want to watch it all the time.) Honestly, though, Paulson was not my favorite of the cast, but I did like her take on the jealous and vindictive plantation mistress. Has anyone seen that film Broken Flowers with Bill Murray? I watched that solely because Jessica Lange and Francis Conroy were listed among the cast. But it was very slow and boring and both actresses were completely underused I felt. While also a fairly small part, I really liked Francis as the Christmas-obsessed, hoarder grandma on United States of Tara. Admittedly, her freak-outs on Six Feet Under will always be my favorite, though. Haha. I've never seen that movie, so my experience was completely the opposite, the first JL thing I ever saw was actually the Grey Gardens movie where she played the unkept, elderly mother. She did a really amazing job I thought of capturing the real Edie's mannerisms.

I did. And I'm sure it will turn out that Penny is being sexually abused by her creep of a dad because I guess her story line has to be all about rape all the time, save when she's falling in love with someone she briefly considered one of her rapists. The whole drugging/orgy whatever was a grey area, but it's still weird that her and Paul would be together. I mean where did they even run into each other again? What made her give Paul a chance given the orgy? It doesn't really add up. Also, this. I am already so ready for this particular subplot to be over and (though it's wishful thinking) for RM to take at least a break from mishandled rape related stories. In regards to learning more about the freaks, I do wonder if maybe we will learn more about Ma Petite's back story or will she simply remain around for the cute factor? I doubt it would happen, but I do want them to give the actress something to do and delve more into her feelings being treated like a baby and an object by Elsa. As it's been mentioned, the character seems to not be disturbed by it, but I wonder why and whether her feelings will have changed at all given Elsa's freak out.

I always hated that she coupled characters in this way, except for when it would have been totally perfect (*cough*Luna and Neville). Admittedly a lot of this is outside of the book, but I found myself even kind of annoyed that George according to Rowling ends up with Angelina Johnson, Fred's school girlfriend. Seriously? Even after his brother's death, George still can't be his own character/form new adult relationships? Great. Speaking of Rowling's post-novel musings, I think I would have actually liked Harry and Hermione to be end game (though I always weirdly felt more of a draw towards Harry/Luna). I didn't hate Ron, but still don't see how that would have worked long term and I'm far from crazy about couplings where the parties bicker 24/7. Maybe Rowling will decide that Harry and Hermione later got bored with their Weasley entanglements and had a secret love child named Mona Tonks Minerva. :/ Wouldn't be surprised really. For the most part, Rowling really sucked at writing about romantic relationships. Other unpopular opinions, I was completely bored by all the Austen I tried to read, except Pride and Prejudice. I do find that book to be more glorified fluff than anything, but I truly enjoy the humor. And the addition of zombies was enjoyable. Loved it as a youngster but Jane Eyre is the Bronte story that disturbs me most of all. I mean, I suppose it was But I now find it really hard to root for those crazy kids because I don't find Rochester nearly as sympathetic as Bronte would wish. Is it truly unpopular to find Ethan Frome to be a snore-fest? I remember I was assigned that in the summer time and had to slowly make my way through it. At least it was short. Also, I recall I wrote that Huck Finn should be banned (truly, I don't believe in book banning these days) just because I was so upset that I do wonder how I would feel rereading that book.

I can't believe I'm defending her because I wasn't blown away by Precious (Monique was brilliant in it and deserved every award she won though), but no, Sidibe did not win an Oscar (I don't think anyone really though she seriously would) and she's just obese-she wasn't raped by her father, beaten by her mom and all the other stuff she went through in that movie-she was acting, she didn't live through any of it for real. If anything, being black is as much if not more of a hindrance to her getting work-Melissa McCarthy is fat, seems to have a one note shtick and isn't hurting for work. It's been quite a while, but I remember being more impressed with Monique as well. However, while it does seem like Sidibe has gotten consistent work since that film ( and admittedly, McCarthy is more successful, though I agree she sticks to the same thing in every movie she's in), I do find it disconcerting that people seem to assume she wasn't acting at all as Precious. I mean, I think it's fair enough to question whether she's held up on a pedestal because of her race and weight and how it contributed to the buzz that surrounded her one real successful role. I honestly haven't seen enough of her to know with certainty how I feel about her acting these days (haven't watched Coven), but just because she's obese and black doesn't mean it's a given she's had the same experiences as Precious. Also, I don't feel it calls for people to ridicule her body just because she's a shit actress. I get it, it's Hollywood and she's putting herself out there. Of course, Sidibe isn't the norm by any stretch on TV, but I don't find her disgusting because she's fat AND a bad actress. The latter is the important thing, and honestly, it's hard to know on the basis of that scene because it was short, terribly written, and Conroy was KILLING it. I can't find the quote, but while the show might want us to feel uncomfortable with the fact that Dandy is super attractive and depraved, I'm not loosing any sleep over it myself.

As bad it was to have to see Ma Petite in that jar twice, I couldn't helping thinking it cute when after Emma actually put her in there, she appeared to be flapping her arms around like a butterfly. Ugh. Beyond uninterested in Elsa. She's so one note and petty and too similar to Jessica's other characters. That being said I did appreciate the freak out scene, especially since she strayed from that terrible German accent. I'm loving Paul. I *still* haven't exactly warmed up to Jimmy and the boring pairing with Maggie isn't helping. Though, I'm interested to see what else might happen at Dandy's. Dandy and Gloria are still the best characters. Diary scene got me feeling for Dandy, I'll admit. :/ "September Song," an old standard. I guess since Elsa is gearing up for her TV show she's trying to adhere to more era-appropriate songs. :)

Regarding the "full-on Disney fan fiction" aspect of the show, I really don't hate the Frozen arc, but I am growing increasingly frustrated with the non-stop allusions/jokes pulled directly from the film. It's not even clever or cute anymore, it's just tiresome. I do commend them on their restraint in not including Olaf (yet). David is seriously one of my top characters. I can't even hate him for his overused catchphrase, though it admittedly makes him a huge dork. And most unpopular, his flashback hair this season wasn't THAT bad. ;) Honestly, I desperately miss Emma and Henry being close and spending time together. There relationship was a huge reason I fell for the show in the first place, and while Jared Gilmore doesn't have the cute kid factor anymore, it would be nice to see him truly bonding with his less delusional mother, for more than a few minutes at a time.

I also voted Pan and Graham. Even though the events in Neverland got a bit tedious, I adored Robbie Kay and would love to have him back! It would be enough for me if we maybe gave us some flashback action with Hook in Neverland, though. While I loved Graham and would love to see him return, I would probably hate it if the writers actually brought him back because they wouldn't acknowledge Regina's abusing him nor can I be certain that anyone would hold her accountable for murdering him. Honestly, It made me so sad that Emma mentioned him when she was talking about guys she's lost, considering she still has no idea Regina is responsible for his death. (if I recall correctly?) I want her to find out, if it can defer her dream of being BFFs with Regina once and for all.

Absolutely agree. Plus, she seemed to have no regard for the fact that like five seconds before Emma expressed discomfort over the idea that Snow considered Neal as her first "real" baby. Clearly, these emotions influenced her loosing control of her magic. I don't honestly believe Snow wanted her to feel that way, but then again her reaction not only came down to her being unable to trust Emma's magic, it also showed her completely disregarding Emma's feelings of abandonment that influenced the magic. IMO, all of this just makes Snow look like a huge asshole. Also, add me to the group that hated her use of "we." I had to scream at the TV in that moment. Charming was reacting to being HIT with a light pole, YOU were the one that treated Emma horribly. I had to laugh when I noticed that young!Snow Queen was Lizzie from The Walking Dead, though truly it was another great casting decision! Mainly this episode was pretty good, though I agree Robin is a douche and seemingly a terrible father. Also, we had to see the return of Henry's shitty sweeping skills, though I thought Rumple's trick with the furniture polish was hilarious. Another minor bug for me is just how many times they've used the word "monster" this season. Can't we go with a synonym? I mean really. Additionally, I have to admit seeing Aurora again always makes me sad that she's not out having awesome romantic adventures with Mulan. :/