You can listen to a sample of it on iTunes. And the song has definitely grown on me.
ETA: It's available on io9 now.
Now hold on, I'm gonna press the right pedal harder. I expect us to accelerate.
Anya ,'Showtime'
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Rayne - Dec 23, 2011 6:20:48 pm PST #17135 of 30000
"Oh no! Has falling sky liquid once again caused you the sadness?" -Starfire
§ ita § - Dec 24, 2011 3:23:54 am PST #17136 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It's not bad. I don't get why people (not here) are freaked out. I've never heard her before, so I don't have that reflex. It's not my thing, but it's sweet and plaintive and the story definitely had that side to it, with Prim and everything.
Gris - Dec 24, 2011 4:08:12 am PST #17137 of 30000
Hey. New board.
There are plenty of reasons not to love Taylor Swift, but I think a lot of the hate-on for her is knee jerk reaction against anybody who is THAT popular amongst young people. My guess is the freak-out has to do with the fact that many people thing the Hunger Games shouldn't pander to the popular, which I think is silly; The Hunger Games is extraordinarily popular!
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 24, 2011 5:23:15 am PST #17138 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I like some of her songs,particularly "You Belong with Me." But her "acting" dispels most of the admiration I felt for her. She was out-acted by Ashton Kutcher, George Perez, Eric Dane, and various inanimate objects in Valentine's Day - her speech, expressions, and movement were so unnatural I expected a panel in her chest to pop open and reveal a tiny alien piloting the Taylor Swift robot like what happened with that guy in Men in Black.
Gris - Dec 24, 2011 5:48:54 am PST #17139 of 30000
Hey. New board.
I doubt she's a good actress, though I didn't see Valentines Day. I'm okay with her being bad at it, especially if she learned her lesson and doesn't try it again. Don't know why that would dispel admiration for her music - different things. Can't expect everybody to be good at everything they do. Shaquille O'Neal is a pretty bad actor too.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 24, 2011 7:19:42 am PST #17140 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I still think she's a decent singer, but her acting was SO bad it just gives me a visceral Do Not Want reaction whenever I see her smirking through a commercial or anything. I'd be happy if she went the Greta Garbo route and all the public ever heard from her again were record releases.
smonster - Dec 24, 2011 12:58:16 pm PST #17141 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Ita ! !! I bought Ninja Assassin today at Best Buy for $4. Wasn't that your recommendation?
§ ita § - Dec 24, 2011 1:13:36 pm PST #17142 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That was not me, but it looks like fun! Rick Yune, Rain, and Naomie Harris? How odd.
Polter-Cow - Dec 24, 2011 1:37:21 pm PST #17143 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I saw Sherlock Holmes and generally concur with the "all right, but not as good as the first one" assessment. I'm not sure what I really liked about the first one that wasn't in this one, but I also know that I was spoiled by Mission: Impossible, which was endlessly entertaining. There were lots of little things and action scenes I loved, but I don't know.
quester - Dec 24, 2011 5:13:20 pm PST #17144 of 30000
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
I saw Sherlock Holmes, too. I enjoyed it, but it took a while for me to start enjoying it. Once it started to get really twisty I liked it most. Loved the end.
Good end credits, too.