Why watch the movie when you can G-Chat it?

[trinityvixen]

me: Dude, seriously? I BELIEVE IN SEQUELS NOW
feiran: Alas, you have always believed in sequels. Except for that Matrix movie.
me: I mean I believe they can be GOOD--as good as the first!
feiran: Empire Strikes Back, anyone? :)
me: True...Spider-Man 2...X-Men 2
feiran: I wish I had an emoticon for the Marge Simpson doubting noise. X-Men 2 would've provoked it. :P
me: You don't like X-Men 2?
feiran: Meh, it was all right. But I would say the first was markedly better. Whereas I wholeheartedly agree that Spider-Man 2 was as good as Spider-Man.
me: REALLY?
feiran: Yes? Your emphatic reaction is making me a little doubtful, though, 'cause in spite of seeing it with you like five times at the drive-in, I don't remember it all that well.
me: ah, okay. we'll have to do a comparison some day
feiran: They find nightcrawler...they um...Jean gets washed away by a lake? Aaaaand the children are all running around screaming and I thought Colossus was kinda cute. Hm. I just can't remember the *plot*. Mansion gets attacked, kids get knocked out. Is it the hunting down mutants thing with Trask?
me: No, it's Stryker
feiran: Then they go to Weapon X and kick some ass and Jean gets wet.
me: THAT IS THE BEST SYNOPSIS EVER

And this....

me: I have to admit X-Men 2 carried me away on the strenght of Nightcrawler and Mystique. Mystique was just a sort of booty-call for the first one; in the second she was orgasmically awesome. And Alan Cumming IS ALWAYS orgasmically awesome.

me: but as Nightcrawler...jesus..he made me swallow Nightcrawler's sanctimonious religious bullshit. I've ALWAYS hated that about the character. It seems so angsty. But he played it through with such a good sense of humor

me: I was like, "If all religion were taught by Alan Cumming, more people would be sincerely religious." Of course, if Alan Cumming were in charge of religion, it would be more fun period, regardless of HOW it was sold to you

me: I'm betting Alan Cumming would make an awesome Pope.

Comments

[ecmyers.livejournal.com]

I'll settle this: X-Men 2 was better than the first one. Also, Spider-Man 2 was not "as good as" Spider-Man, it was better.

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

I think that Spider-Man had some truly joyous moments that Spider-Man 2 lacked (there's something magical about the power-discovery point and there always will be), but I agree that, objectively, Spider-Man 2 was better. And I feel the same way about X-Men 2--like some parts of the first, felt the second did way better by the characters, story, powers, etc.

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

Oh. Well, I replied to the comment above, but I basically agree is the short version.

[teneda.livejournal.com]

When X2 came out, I went to the B&N at Union Square, and Alan Cummings was at the perfume place next to it (I'm guessing using his notoriety in X2) to promote his NEW fragrance. The name:

"Cummings"

Needless to say, I didn't buy a bottle.

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

::giggles:: You should see the commercial for it.

I fail to see why, with all the humor value, someone wouldn't buy that perfume.

[teneda.livejournal.com]

Somehow, I doubt I could walk around saying, "Smell that? It's 'Cummings!!'"

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

I think you'd be a hit if you did.

[teneda.livejournal.com]

Only if I carried the bottle around, JUST to prove it was a fragrance.

[droidguy1119.livejournal.com]

How about some HI RES

http://www.atasteforthetheatrical.com/deathtrap/default.htm