ZOMG: Stardust

[gwendolyngrace]

etakyma and I saw Stardust last night.

ZOMG so good! Perfect. There's not a single person I'd have recast, not a single costume, set, special effect, makeup, or screenplay decision I'd have done differently (except for Claire Danes says "okay" once - or maybe the boy does? - and OK wasn't a common expression until mid-20th C.).

Totally amazing.

We also saw previews for Spiderwick which looks AWESOME. blackholly must be bursting with pride/pleasure, and I can't wait! Also saw a preview for The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising which is already different enough from the book that they couldn't even call it "The Dark is Rising." I'll have to re-read the series before it comes out. And we saw previews for Elizabeth: The Golden Age and Beowulf, which is a little like going from the sublime to the ridiculous. Beo looks to be BAD. I mean seriously, seriously BAD.

But I can't say enough how utterly FABULOUS Stardust was. The score got a little overpowering at times, but man, I kept picking my jaw up off the floor saying, "SQUEE! They're doing it RIGHT."

Heh. Trying to work on that ASOIAF fic. The 4 pages of dreck aren't as cringe-worthy as I first thought, but I still don't know how much I'll keep. I think I need to do all the "headspace" thing before I can really figure out what's worth telling. Gah. This fic is going to make my brain leak out my ears.

Fuckall on TV. Watching LOTR in marathon format as a method of staying in the high fantasy mood.