I agree. Miller's Frankenstein benefited from seeming more of a callow youth, caught up in his panic about what he'd done, while Cumberbatch's Creature had an air of sorrow and guilt surrounding the actions born of rage and pain.

Those are pretty much my feelings about it, too. With an extra helping of Cumberbatch as Frankenstein felt too much like a Sherlock AU.

ION, a friend is taking me to the sneak preview of Vampire Academy. The book was meh-to-okay cracky YA, and I haven't seen any advance press for the movie that indicates it has risen above the source. Eh, whatever, free trashy vampire movie.

Report back! It looks fun from the trailers.

Harry Potter and Harry Osborn to play Karl Rove and Lee Atwater in a lighthearted buddy comedy.

t sits by Plei and Jilli, who explained it much better

Vampire Academy was better than I expected, thanks to the screenplay being written by the guy who wrote Heathers. The dialog was much snappier than in the book, and much more self-aware/meta about the teen movieness of it all.

PLus, Headmistress Kirova has a fabulous wardrobe and I want it all: [link]

That actually looks like a lot of fun. We are, however, going to see the Lego movie tonight. We don't have any kids we can borrow as beards, but whatever. It looks hilarious.

The SF chronicle loved the Lego movie.

We're seeing it on Sunday. We four adults.

It's got a 97% on RT, with 101 Fresh reviews and 3 Rotten reviews. That is Toy Story-level shit right there.

Vampire Academy has a 0%, with 0 Fresh reviews and 5 Rotten reviews.

I am trying to get Beau to see the movie with me. It looks like loads of fun and we need that right about now.

Vampire Academy has a 0%, with 0 Fresh reviews and 5 Rotten reviews.

I am not entirely surprised. *I* thought it was fun, but I went in with basement-level expectations. I didn't care about any of the main characters (to be fair, I didn't care when I read the book, either); my attention was held by snarky one-liners and seeing what the headmistress wore next.