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Jun 26, 2007
The Darkest of the Dark
2 of 3 found this helpful This is both my favorite and least favorite of the seasons on ANGEL.
I bought it separately because I knew and LOVED that Spike was 'back' and making sure everyone knows it. He gave it that much needed class and twisted humor that Angel never quite mastered. The interplay between the them as the 'two vampires with a soul', trying to figure out which is REALLY 'The Champion', not just 'A' champion, was great.
Yet a lot of the episodes have lost a bit of their otherworldliness and they felt a bit too much like the everyday evil we already face, where the good guys can and do lose... (And I could watch the news for that.)
However, they did manage to sneak in a few of the old 'cute' type episodes, especially when Harmony finally got one almost all to herself. It could have been waaay to 'campy' but it actually worked well. Too bad that character finally nailed it as the series went the way of a staked vamp.
And the episode with Cordelia (#100) is a must see.
Even with all the extra darkness of a show that was counting down to cancellation, though, at the end (at least of the series), there still was a glimmer of hope for a few of the characters (and possibly an opening for at least a spin-off movie or two?? Oh, please, oh please!)
Jun 26, 2007
From the Sublime to the Ridiculous
2 of 3 found this helpful This is one of my all time favorite movies, one I watch even when it's on regular tv, cut to pieces. It goes from the sublime to the ridiculous and pretty much stays there for 90% of the time, but it's a fun, musical ridiculous, with plenty of songs I enjoy hearing over and over.
Plus Paul Mercurio dances like a dream - too bad he's gone more into choreography nowadays. He's missed on the big screen. (Of course, EXIT TO EDEN might have had something to do with sinking his career a bit... =) Trivia: Paul Mercurio 'choreographed' the movements for the robots in I, ROBOT.
One of the best scenes is when his character's taught how to do the Paso Doble as it was intended. The man teaching him is the man who choreographed it for the movie, a truly great dancer in his own right. And the girl playing Fran, a non-dancer in real life, learned all the dances just for this film.
If you want a mostly fun, frivolous evening with plenty of dancing in it, this is one to watch.
Jun 25, 2007
Realistic 'End of the World' Tale
3 of 5 found this helpful This is one book I come back to over and over when I want something to read. It is so well-written, and there are enough interesting characters, to keep you turning page after page. It has enough science in it to keep it real, but not so much that it bogs down the narrative. You really feel the tension of the characters as they each try to survive and find their way in a totally changed world and find where, if anyplace, they now fit. Great 1980's Pournelle & Niven book that still feels relevant today because it relies more on the characters than on topical references to make its points.