Just checked his imdb page - he's got Lincoln & The Hobbit also happening this year. That should help to class him back up a bit. (Though, seriously, you could get whiplash from his choices. Guess a man's gotta pay the rent, though...)

edit: so busy playing with italics I managed to misspell imdb.

Lee was great and honestly? this one was the best of the bunch. i know. i can't believe i'm saying that either.

I saw Skyfall last night with D. I pretty much agree with alla y'alls. Bond frequently leaves me cold, because I don't find the banter charming and sexy, I find it dated. I was also seriously bothered by the effete, mincing sexual deviant villain with mommy issues. Fucking really? Judi Dench is the best damn thing about those movies, and I do really enjoy her interactions with Bond. In retrospect, I should have realized that all the focus on her meant she was going to die. Even though we bought tickets to the spendy theater that doesn't allow anyone under 18, there was still a fool who yelled out "OMG THEY CAN'T KILL M!!! And then continued to offer commentary and refused to be shushed. After the lights came up I spotted three middle-aged gay men who seemed to be a bit crocked. I think they were guilty.

Also, I completely respect Craig as Bond, but he just does absolutely nothing for me. I appreciate his physical competence and presence, and I think he did a terrific job with some of the darker parts of this movie.... but meh.

In conclusion,

I want my escape in the form of fun technology, travel, stunts, and shit and not interrupted by baseline stupidity.

This. And I'm looking forward to RED 2.

Mattias has been sick the last few days and as such is allowed more TV time than usual. He watched both Toy Story 1 and 2 while he was home sick yesterday and he asked if we could watch Toy Story 3 together today.

As I mentioned when asking about Wreck-it Ralph, I knew there was emotional stuff in TS3. I haven't realized it was almost entirely directed at the parental units. Oof.

That said, I think it was a fitting send-off for the gang.

I'm rewatching XXX.

Why do I love Vin Diesel so much? Seriously, I do.

The wooden acting, terrible dialog delivered terribly? I don't CARE.

Oh, look what’s filming outside my building next week: [link]

(My first thought was, “is there going to be a live bear?”)

Holy shit! A Winter's Tale! That would need to be an entire miniseries.

That might be the longest novel I ever read.

Emmett and I just got back from Skyfall, and enjoyed it quite a bit.

Craig is my favorite Bond. Javier Bardem's character, Silver, actually seemed like a takeoff on the main villain from the Modesty Blaise movie and comics, Gabriel, as played by Dirk Bogarde.

I didn't mind him camping it up, and thought it was interesting how they tried to tap into bits of both Hannibal Lector when he was captured in the glass cage in the similar jumpsuit and you felt like he was still dangerous and also the Batman villains like Joker and Two-Face, when he took out his dental appliance and looked so disfigured. Ooh, just realized that Bane, Joker and Two-Face all have disfigured mouths. I wonder how that plays as a recurring motif in the Nolan movies.

Stunts and action were spectacular and reflecting back on the three Craig Bond movies it's clear how hard they've worked to give him an emotional stake in each narrative which certainly didn't used to be the case.

Also loved bringing up other bits of Bond lore like the new Q, Moneyponey, and the Aston Martin.

Ugh, Winter's Tale. That looks like a great cast, which may be enough to get my past my initial reaction of, "That fucking book." (The impressive-seeming ads for Life of Pi are not enough to get past a similar reaction.)

What's the what on the Life of Pi book? I keep seeing the film described as the next Avatar, and while they clearly are using the "lusciousness of India" filter cranked up to 11 over FX as well as in camera, but most of what I've seen is the tiger in the boat. What are the scenes that will give it the opportunity to live up to the Blue forests?

I feel like most of the book was the tiger in the boat, but my memories of it are tainted by the terrible ending.