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said_scarlett) wrote2007-12-13 12:08 pm
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There's Got To Be a Hogfather!
So, last night and the night before, some local station - ION? - was airing the BBC live action Hogfather miniseries. This is vastly amusing to me, because day before yesterday while I was wrapping presents, we had six or seven wild pigs wander into the yard. With the snow and the boar-like critters, my mother made the joke that the Hogfather had stopped by early.
Then the miniseries comes on. I watched it. And...holy crap, I was impressed. Most of the dialogue was lifted word-perfect from the book. The characters? Looked like Josh Kirby's artwork. Especially the wizards. The acting was brilliant, Mr. Teatime was brilliantly disturbing, Susan was hot as all hell, and all in all it was just incredibly done. Does anyone know if this is available on DVD? Also, I've heard they're also doing Colour of Magic?
(And yes, I know the sad news about Terry Pratchett, but he's optimistic, so I am, too!)
Today I am baking eggnog cookies and a raspberry truffle cake. Assuming I can find my spring pan. If not, I shall check Nanny Ogg's cookbook and see if there's any Hogswatch recipes in there. :D
And does anyone know any good file sending sites for large (over 300MB) files? Megaupload hates me. :/
Then the miniseries comes on. I watched it. And...holy crap, I was impressed. Most of the dialogue was lifted word-perfect from the book. The characters? Looked like Josh Kirby's artwork. Especially the wizards. The acting was brilliant, Mr. Teatime was brilliantly disturbing, Susan was hot as all hell, and all in all it was just incredibly done. Does anyone know if this is available on DVD? Also, I've heard they're also doing Colour of Magic?
(And yes, I know the sad news about Terry Pratchett, but he's optimistic, so I am, too!)
Today I am baking eggnog cookies and a raspberry truffle cake. Assuming I can find my spring pan. If not, I shall check Nanny Ogg's cookbook and see if there's any Hogswatch recipes in there. :D
And does anyone know any good file sending sites for large (over 300MB) files? Megaupload hates me. :/
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I definitely recommend the books, though! Small Gods, Guards Guards, Wyrd Sisters and Soul Music are good ones to start with.
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I have a few Discworld books that I bought in the UK about 5 years ago. I just have to find where I put them!
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Oh, awesome! They really are amazing books. I've got the whole series, all the special companion books, the two animated movies on DVD....
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Me, too. Isn't he so wonderful? ♥Pterry♥
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But I'm happy to see they're carrying on the tradition with other Books. I cringed at the latest MGM production of Pride and Prejudice. I MEAN they altered the Regency costumes to fit the skinny minies (which is not realistic for the time) playing the lead roles. LOL I am so ANAL with my costumes though!
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Shudder.
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I caught some movie or something not too long ago, that was set in the Renaissance in Italy, and I was so thrilled to see they had actual larger actresses playing the wealthy women.
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P&P should have had Kate Winslet and Not Kira Knightly in it. Kira Knightly is TOOOO skinny for a woman from the early 19th century.
The BBC version the ladies looked like they were pulled from a painting of that time. Which is fantastic.
Cassanova, they didn't even try to be accurate, it was more like a stage production. VERY surreal. It was more like you were seeing the world from Cassanova's point of view, which was like brightly colored and larger than life. Very surreal. But it worked with the atmosphere of the film. And OK, I'm guilty the threesome scene with the sisters, that was bloody brilliant! It did sex wonderful! Naughty very very naughty!
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That is so awesome.
Huh, that sounds really, really good. Do you know if I could find a download link anywhere? I think I'd like to see this film. And, uh, not just for the naughty parts. Really. ;)
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http://www.mininova.org/tor/973813
http://www.lovefilm.com/product/37809-Casanova-BBC.html
The last link is a Download rental, I am not sure HOW it works.
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Oooh, thanks!
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Welcome. And have fun. It's very very fun, very anime like too, I thought of the Irresponsible Captain Tyler when I watched it.
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... And I didn't know the sad news and now I do and I think I may explode, but yeah. ._.;; MUST BE OPTIMISTIC. DDD:
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God, that's one of the worst disease to get.