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But still you have to admit that Gary Sinise was a good Stu. On the topic of King adaptations, I have to mention Storm of the Century. I watched it waaaaay back and liked almost everything of it, except the anticlimactic ending (but this seems to be a constant with all works of King) Rose Red was also nice (till the ending - again) and I actually got creeped out once in a hotel corridor when I heard the very same music as was played in the film.

Is it bad that I like this Brad character? (Probably, because most characters I like in fiction end up dead) I took a break from Continuum and just came back now, after first episode of the season. I could follow the plot alright. I like how the things are working out right now, but I - kind of - lost some sympathy for Kiera. I used to have a lot, now I'm not so sure about her anymore.

Been there, watched that... I remember thinking; they have a pretty good cast (nice Barbie, nice Big Jim...), I'd love to see the scenes I liked played out in the se... Oh. Oh... Oh wait. It ruined the book for my friends, because now I cannot recommend it - I get the stink-eye treatement. Let's just hope The Stand fares better. Too bad Colm Feore is a bit too old for Randall Flagg. Plus I don't know if anyone can beat Gary Sinise's Stu (while a shop manequin can beat Molly Ringwald's Fran).

The Woodcutter by Kate Danley had the feeling of a fairy tale being told. Plus it revisits most well-known European fairytales.

I'm 100 pages into Mr Mercedes and I must say... 'Meh'. A big, fat 'Meh'. The start was a nice one. Really atmospheric. But then... I don't know, maybe it's the present tense, maybe the fact that I have read the pages and still do not know much about the main character. By this time in the Dark Tower series, i liked Roland. In The Stand, I already felt genuine love for Stu. In Under the Dome I was falling for Barbie. Here... Big, fat 'meh'. Meh Emeritus. Side note: count me in the crowd that loved Under the Dome: the novel and hates Under the Dome: the series. And among those who pray that the incoming the Stand movie will not ruin my vision of the novel (which is the best of the best by King. And I'm in love with Stu).

X2 felt most organic of the bunch. I can get behind Logan's sudden love for Jean, actually. Let's pretend she was just his type. Or she smelled right. What didn't fit for me was Jean herself - Famke is a beautiful woman, but she's not Jean for me. What I would give to have Bridget Regan as Jean. Just imagine this: http://i99.beon.ru/img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/9326/127918416.0/0_bf92f_ae1b3005_L.gif as her "Stop it, Logan" face. Regarding the current X-Men installment, I don't get the Jennifer Lawrence phenomenon. I like her, but I don't want Mystique to be the central character of the film. There are so many strong female characters in the X-verse - where are they? Storm has been reduced to background, Jean is neutered, Rogue... is a mistake. I want Psylocke, but an active one.

I just want Eric. Eric and happiness. Could be around Pam. Not Sookie. Can be with anyone else but Sookie. I just need Eric to be happy and alive (heh) in the end.

I think they were aiming for a Zero Dark Thirty done by Shonda Rhymes, with a tough of Homeland. Kind of "look, we're sooooo brave: we have strong female characters, one is a woman of color! Look, the leading lady is sooooo tough!" But I cannot look at Heigl and not think "romantic comedy!" Whenever she tries to be a tough girl, I get giggles. Maybe if it was Yvonne Strachovsky. Or Anna Torv. Yes, Anna Torv could own this.

I begin to think that the Charmings had very little time to actually miss Emma. Emma had 28 years. The Charmings lost her on day one - when she reappeared, just one day passed for them. Then, a whirlwind of adventure sucked everyone and there was no time to think. I don't believe the bond between Snow and Emma fully formed. I don't think she breaste-feeded little Emma and she only held her for a moment - biologically, the bond could be too weak. When Emma was lost to them again, she was quickly expecting nother, dream baby. And all the feelings she should have had for Emma went straight into the new baby. I have read somewhere that something changes in the mind of a mother expecting a boy - that the child's tissues make their way into his mother's brain and change some structures permanently (this does not happen with girls). This may be the reason behind why some girsl feel their mothers prefer their brothers to them - because they actually do. It's biology. It's scary.

I like the actress, she's a nice mixture of tough and pretty. Kind of gives Kate Beckett vibes. It's almost certain at this point that she'll become the love interest of the un-dead coroner - but strangely I don't mind. She's a widow, he cannot die - this may work! (joking aside, I like tha fact that she's a woman of color. Really)

Regarding Jean - I still think some of the past events rolled out the way they did before the timey-wimey stuff, so Jean is somewhat aware of the attraction Logan has for her. She was never fully welcoming regarding his attention - in X1 she felt uncomfortable, in X2 she told him she can flirt, but she will return to the good boy in the end. X3 was a mess, but Jean was more Phoenix than a regular Jean and her animalistic instincs took over. The Wolverine had an imaginary Jean who was speaking the lines Logan needed to hear. The real Jean of the films kept Logan at an arms length. And so she did in the final scene.

Hector actually held his own pretty well against the demi-god. And it was a very nicely choreographed scene. I enjoy most fight scenes from the first Bourne film (The Bourne Identity) - you could actually see the moves, no shaky cam. Pretty basic, but also quite realistic (up to the final scene with flying Matt Damon... But that's another matter. In the first Lord of the Rings, the final fight when Aragorn takes on the Uruk-hai... Little flynning, a lot of serious mauling. Plus the accidental knife deflection that could have ended very badly if Viggo was not so lucky and skilled. The Matrix, first part (again! What is it with the first instalments of film series that bring in something good and the sequels just ruin it ?). The whole sequence with neo and Trinity entering the building where Morpheus is held captive - well done.

I used to crush so much on the young Clint Eastwood. They don't make leading men like that anymore. But, sadly, I also adored the late Paul Walker. It's still difficult for me to watch any of his movies, especially when they involve a vehicle. It's still too much, too soon. My very good friend would add Sean Patrick Flanery to the list of crushes, though she strictly limits his appeal to The Boondock Saints 1 and refuses to acknowledge his gradual deterioration into obesity. I do believe 2014 brought a loss of extra weight and Mr Flanery is starting to look better.

I, for one, loved New Amsterdam (but I may be biased as i adored Nikolaj before he was a Lannister). I'm also very fond of Ioan, ever since I saw him in that strange ghost movie with Christina Ricci. I even watched The Fantastic Four for him. I'm all for an immortal coroner, as long as he looks and sounds like that.

I too got the New Amsterdam vibes. I love Ioan Gruffudd, I love his accent and I'll be giving this show a try. Let's hope it'll last longer than the one with Nikolaj.

Generally, almost everything from Tarantino. Santa Esmeralda's Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - the instrumental intro to the grand showdown in Kill BIll1 Inglorious Basterds - the Putting Out Fire scene and Un Amico. Django - Freedom. But also, apart from Tarantino: Pacific Rim Main theme playing in the very beginning - so energetic. Transformers - Arrival to Earth. Doctor Who's I am the Doctor... Disney's Mulan - the short and sweet Decision track when she cuts her hair and jumps on a horse. The Boondock Saints Irish strings in The Blood of Cuchulainn And the whole sword battle sequence from The Sword of the Stranger anime. A masterpiece.

He could play a Musketeer with this moustache/beard combo. I'm happy the filming schedule is so short, as it won't impede his appearance on Once. And I was afraid of that!

@BizBuzz, I sure did! I also love this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tJoIaXZ0rw from 500 days of summer and, naturally, this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC5b9hVSSmc The fact that he dances the way he does makes me want to learn how to dance for real. (But I didn't enjoy the way he buffed-up for Don Jon movie. Nope. The boyish charm went through the window...)

I fell for Chris Evans in Push. He was less buff and more up my alley ;] I forgot to mention Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Damn! He's like the colleague at work you think is kind of hot and nerdy, but you won't admit you're attracted to him that much because - hello! there are guys way hotter around and he IS kind of a geek... Bodywise, I adore the type that Bruce Lee had - lean and muscular, not buff. Hello, Jared Leto.

My recent male movie/tv crushes include (in no particular order): Michael Fassbender, Tom Hiddleston (The Hollow Crown, yes, but do see Coriolanus!), Henry Cavill, Colin O'Donoghue... Female crushes would be: Yvonne Strachovski, Anna Torv, Maggie Q... I used to think Michelle Pfeiffer of the Ladyhawke times was the most beautiful woman ever. Also Daniel Day-Lewis in The Last of the Mohicans is God's gift to womenfolk.

Unpopular opinion? I actually liked Man of Steel. I disliked the pompous boring spectacle that was Her. I think Scarlett Johansson is not so great and also, I do not dig natalie Portman. The Black Swan - I don't know what critics liked about that one.

Rumple's complicated past with Elsa... this kind of gives some vibes I would rather not see. Like Elsa being his ex (or another woman in love with the teacher, as Zelena). I'd hate to see that. As for Regina's attitude towards Robin... I have a feeling she could go the "we were destined to be together" route: the tattoo, the fairy dust... But I'm also hoping for Regina to be sidelined -- still I know it's too much to ask from the writers who say people do not care about her murdering a whole village and not having a penny of regrets - but rather that she lost her boyfriend. (Newsflash - I don't care about the boyfriend, they had zero chemistry. I care about redeption story done well. See: Hook)

I loved Sam Riley in this! By the end of the film I was almost sure they'd go the romantic route with Maleficient and the Raven ;) Alas, not in a kids movie. Still, I found the wing-stealing scene awfully painful to watch - here's an allegory of the first time, that leaves the girl broken. The man takes the most precious thing a woman has and leaves, with no word to seek fortune elsewhere. (also, but not so fitting "he took my kidney")

How did Trask arrive so fast from Paris to the Oval Office in order to pitch his Sentinel programme before Nixon?... On the whole I enjoyed the film very much, but I'm hoping the next installment will not make Erik the big bad in the end (again). I like the friendship between Xavier and Magneto and I want it explored more. On the whole, everything Erik did in the film from the Paris incident onwards was utterly idiotic. And I cannot understand how a character so calculating would resort to such petty means. 1. killing Mistique - doesn't solve any problem, as her body is still out there. Erik from First Class would go miles in order to protect any mutant (apart from Shaw). Keeping Mistique hidden - now that is more logical. Good for him she's the forgiving type... 2. killing the president on camera - and knowing at the same time a similar act of killing resulted in war and distrust for mutants. Illogical. I love Fassbender as Magneto, but I hope they would give him more varied material to work with. In the end it turned out that breaking M. from Pentagon was a big mistake and the gang could have stopped and persuade Mistique without Erik... But then we wouldn't have got the coolest scene in the movie.

I loved seeing my non-book-reader friends react to that ending. They were floored and crushed. Literally. I guess the showrunners had to make Oberyn's character a little larger than life - so that his death would make an impact. And it did. But other elements in the episode dragged. The pace seems off for a couple of episodes now. Like something essential is missing. I can't find the magic in the series anymore and I'm wondering what is happening.