Homeowner
In case you were wondering what the recent dearth of posts was down to. Of course, now that mere trivialities such as ownership and mortgages have been dealt with, it's time to scale the peaks of renovating, decorating, moving...
X-Men: First Class
The first installment of the modern film incarnation of the X-Men franchise came out in 2000, and is generally held to have been the harbinger of the following decade's deluge of superhero and comic book films. I remember going to see the film several weeks after its US release had been greeted by effusive reviews, which praised it for taking the comic book adaptation an enormous step forward, and wondering what all the fuss was about. Even knowing next to nothing about the comics, it was clear to me that here was a complex setting that had been shoehorned into the standard Hollywood template of a single hero backed by a team. The creakiness of that process's result was only exacerbated by a dull story, thin characterization, and lackluster action sequences. I liked X-Men 2 a little better, but the third film was terrible, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine was even worse. The franchise, which never seemed to have much life in it to start with, was clearly on i...
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Rich Horton
My job first thing tomorrow is to bring a locksmith to replace the locks -- they are old and need repairing in any case.
Having moved an apartment myself in the past two weeks, I know what a pain it can be. Eagerly awaiting new posts once you have the time for them :-)
-Raz Greenberg
Raz, you mentioned your upcoming move last time we met - glad it's (mostly?) over. Right now, I'm in pre-move mode, and so less busy (though I am that) than preoccupied, all my mental real estate taken up with plans and lists. If you woke me up in the middle of the night I'd probably start obsessing about how to set up the living room - of course, I already know where the bookcases should go.
Congratulations on the new home, Abigail!
abigail, you should really try the movie CHRONICLE which is about a bunch of kids who acquire superpower and is filmed in a found-footage format. i'd be really curious about your thoughts on it.
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