Of SciFi overload

I love cinema. I especially love SciFi and Fantasy and when I’m presented with a day like today, where I can overload on awesome, I jump at the chance.

Movie 1: Star Trek 11

O wow. I am in love with young Spock. Ok I was in love with old Spock way back when anyway but to now have the young, delicious version thereof who is all barely-subdued-passion and hot, hot logic…weeeell. Let’s just say I will be signing “Live long and prosper” for a while, mooning like the lurve struck fool I am. Dammit that man is beautiful. I loved him as Sylar but this../sigh…/pine.

I sincerely hope they continue in this vein. It was an awesome movie. I have seen all the ST movies (yes, I am that much of a geek) a few times over and this is honestly my favourite. Beautifully shot, well directed and seamless. Reminds me of proper SciFi books. Unlike Star Wars which is frankly, crap. Yeah. I said it. CRAP. Of all the kick ass scifi stories in print George Gazillionaire Lucas takes stereotypes** and adds a little I-have-the-hots-for-my-sister for geek level frisson and that bloody makes people dress up like the mouth breathers they are and cue for hours for tickets for fanboy conventions.

Star Trek however, has (other than this new movie which is the sexed up version of ST) Patrick Stewart. ‘Nough said.

Movie 2: Wolverine

Other than Hugh Jackman being the second most beautiful man alive* I love that the franchise is continuing. Liev Schreiber is AWESOME. Utterly believable and feral. Hugh, darling Hugh, is still his lovely snarling teddy bear self but this guy is nothing other than magnificent. You do not doubt his performance for a second. Ryan Reynolds…dear lord. I don’t think there is a man with a better body alive. Not kidding. Not so happy about what evil bastard colonel does to him at the end there. His brand of comedy*** is the best thing about him.

And now, or at least soon, for Christian “I’m Batman” Bale in the new Terminator movie. I didn’t like the other ones but then again till he came along I didn’t like the Batman’s either. Equilibrium remains one of the coolest movies of all time. Those gun katas…anyhoo.

Be good y’all.

*Yes, no one has yet dethroned James McAvoy although Zachary Quinto is *drools incoherently*…anyway..where was I…
** Ok, archetypes but still.
*** Even as far back as 2 Guys a Girl and a pizza place and especially memorable in Blade 3…oh oh oh that tattoo scene,

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