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locker_monster- Saw Logan on the weekend. I'm not squeamish at the sight of gore nor a big prude when it comes to the f word, but I'm not a huge fan of R rated movies so they're not something I necessarily need to see. Hell, I haven't seen Deadpool yet. So I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw a family of four sitting behind me. The family consisted of the parents, a son who was probably no older than ten, and a daughter who was around six or seven. This is an R rated movie! Okay, it's 18A in Canada, so technically a minor can see this movie if accompanied by an adult, but come on. This isn't like the other X-Men or Marvel movies. If you've seen the trailers, you know that Logan stabs a guy in the head with his claws, and that's just one example of the amped up level of violence. I get that your kids may love superhero movies and you wanted to do a family outing, but this didn't seem like a great choice.
Anyway, the movie. It was actually pretty good, blood and gore and language aside. I seriously could watch an entire movie that consisted solely of Logan and Charles taking a road trip and complaining with/about each other. Charles is slightly dotty in his old age, so Patrick Stewart was just delightful to watch. But the most amazing thing about Logan is how it doesn't feel like a superhero movie. It has mutants in it, but no one is in a colourful spandex suit nor is the fate of the world at stake. It's a very personal journey for Logan and that's more engaging than stuff blowing up or cities being destroyed.
But I have my qualms about the ending. It's not about Charles dying or Logan dying, but Laura's last bit of dialogue at the very end. Instead of having some original dialogue, they just quote Shane. That seems so lazy. Like, the writers couldn't figure out their own words to give Logan a proper send off. Plus, it also works on the assumption that the audience is familiar with Shane. Sure, they have Charles and Laura watching it in the hotel room, and the quote reflects the theme of the movie, but it's just a random scene. I have no idea what Shane is about, so that bit of dialogue means nothing to me. But maybe that's just me. I'm sure if you've seen Shane, you might understand the moment a bit better.
I did enjoy that Laura and the other mutant kids make a run for the Canadian border to escape Rice and Pierce. Yes, everything is better in Canada! ;-) My brother-in-law joked that Alpha Flight is waiting for the kids on the other side of the border. And my god, I laughed so hard when the kids gave Logan a haircut in his sleep. As a way to shoehorn in his look from Old Man Logan, it was pretty ingenious.
- My flight to Cardiff is booked! I'll be in Wales for my birthday, which I plan to spend at the Doctor Who Experience. I can't think of a better gift to give to myself than an afternoon of sheer geekery. I'm still trying to figure out how to get to Portmeirion from Cardiff. I'm sure figuring out which trains to take is really easy, but my experience with booking train trips is next to nil. This is what happens when you live in a country that's ginormous. Convenient rail travel isn't a thing so you don't get any practice at it.
- This also means that I'll get to watch an episode of Doctor Who while in Cardiff. I know it's not a huge thing, I can easily watch Doctor Who at home, but I like the idea of watching it on its proper channel. It's like an observing a wild animal in its natural habitat. ;-)
- And speaking of Doctor Who, they announced the villains for episodes 11 and 12. I won't provide a link to the article since it's spoilery (damn io9 spoiling it for me *grumble*), but I'm very intrigued.
The Cybermen, the ones introduced way back in "The Tenth Planet" are back. You know, the ones with the cloth faces and the exposed human hands and the creepy sing-song voice. It seems like an odd choice, to go back to the retro look when they just recently redesigned the Cybermen, but this might address a small pet peeve of mine. So we know the Cybermen are constantly upgrading themselves. It's a nice canon explanation for why they always change their look every few seasons. But every time the Doctor encounters them, it's always the latest design of the Cybermen that appear. So it kind of seems like the Doctor is always running into them in chronological order. He never encounters the silver boiler suit Cybermen one time and then the Cybus style Cybermen the next and then the Cybermen with the wiffle balls on their legs, and so on and so forth.
But if they're bringing back the very first design, then maybe this means Twelve is going back to an earlier era in Cybermen history. Hell, maybe this even means they're revisiting the events of "The Tenth Planet", but from a different location. 1986 could be Bill's home era. We shall see.
Anyway, the movie. It was actually pretty good, blood and gore and language aside. I seriously could watch an entire movie that consisted solely of Logan and Charles taking a road trip and complaining with/about each other. Charles is slightly dotty in his old age, so Patrick Stewart was just delightful to watch. But the most amazing thing about Logan is how it doesn't feel like a superhero movie. It has mutants in it, but no one is in a colourful spandex suit nor is the fate of the world at stake. It's a very personal journey for Logan and that's more engaging than stuff blowing up or cities being destroyed.
But I have my qualms about the ending. It's not about Charles dying or Logan dying, but Laura's last bit of dialogue at the very end. Instead of having some original dialogue, they just quote Shane. That seems so lazy. Like, the writers couldn't figure out their own words to give Logan a proper send off. Plus, it also works on the assumption that the audience is familiar with Shane. Sure, they have Charles and Laura watching it in the hotel room, and the quote reflects the theme of the movie, but it's just a random scene. I have no idea what Shane is about, so that bit of dialogue means nothing to me. But maybe that's just me. I'm sure if you've seen Shane, you might understand the moment a bit better.
I did enjoy that Laura and the other mutant kids make a run for the Canadian border to escape Rice and Pierce. Yes, everything is better in Canada! ;-) My brother-in-law joked that Alpha Flight is waiting for the kids on the other side of the border. And my god, I laughed so hard when the kids gave Logan a haircut in his sleep. As a way to shoehorn in his look from Old Man Logan, it was pretty ingenious.
- My flight to Cardiff is booked! I'll be in Wales for my birthday, which I plan to spend at the Doctor Who Experience. I can't think of a better gift to give to myself than an afternoon of sheer geekery. I'm still trying to figure out how to get to Portmeirion from Cardiff. I'm sure figuring out which trains to take is really easy, but my experience with booking train trips is next to nil. This is what happens when you live in a country that's ginormous. Convenient rail travel isn't a thing so you don't get any practice at it.
- This also means that I'll get to watch an episode of Doctor Who while in Cardiff. I know it's not a huge thing, I can easily watch Doctor Who at home, but I like the idea of watching it on its proper channel. It's like an observing a wild animal in its natural habitat. ;-)
- And speaking of Doctor Who, they announced the villains for episodes 11 and 12. I won't provide a link to the article since it's spoilery (damn io9 spoiling it for me *grumble*), but I'm very intrigued.
The Cybermen, the ones introduced way back in "The Tenth Planet" are back. You know, the ones with the cloth faces and the exposed human hands and the creepy sing-song voice. It seems like an odd choice, to go back to the retro look when they just recently redesigned the Cybermen, but this might address a small pet peeve of mine. So we know the Cybermen are constantly upgrading themselves. It's a nice canon explanation for why they always change their look every few seasons. But every time the Doctor encounters them, it's always the latest design of the Cybermen that appear. So it kind of seems like the Doctor is always running into them in chronological order. He never encounters the silver boiler suit Cybermen one time and then the Cybus style Cybermen the next and then the Cybermen with the wiffle balls on their legs, and so on and so forth.
But if they're bringing back the very first design, then maybe this means Twelve is going back to an earlier era in Cybermen history. Hell, maybe this even means they're revisiting the events of "The Tenth Planet", but from a different location. 1986 could be Bill's home era. We shall see.
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Date: 2017-03-10 11:03 pm (UTC)The narrow-gauge railway went through beautiful scenery, and I loved Portmeirion even though I'm only casually acquainted with "The Prisoner." It's a really cool place.
I hope you have a fantastic time!
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Date: 2017-03-11 04:05 pm (UTC)Looking at these Welsh place names, I keep giggling because what I'm reading in my head probably does not match up with the actual pronunciation.
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Date: 2017-03-11 07:53 pm (UTC)If there's a convenient bus, you might want to take it to Portmeirion, and then you can decide if you want to take the bus back or return by train. It also might depend on whether the bus schedule or the train schedule fits your timetable better.
And yeah, I tried not to say any place names aloud until I'd heard how they were supposed to sound! I remember the "dd" is a "th" sound, so Minffordd sounds like "Minforth." But then I still remember one of my first trips to London, where I pronounced Leicester Square as "Lie-chester" until incredulous friends corrected me. Now I just normally assume I'm going to get it wrong, and if I'm going to get it wrong in London, I have no chance in Wales. ; )
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Date: 2017-03-14 12:10 am (UTC)I feel like I should learn a little Welsh, just to wrap my head around the pronunciation, but I'm sure most tourists mangle the place names. Well, it's jut like Nine said in "The Long Game". It's more fun to jump in and make mistakes. At least there are no verb tenses to mix up. ;-)