Virgil

Yes this kinda summarizes some of my issues. Although I would honestly give the film a B- ( note: that is like a 7.5 on a scale from 1-10, any film that get's an A of some kind from me, while not perfect, is a "Classic Film"), although I would give the writing a B+. The trouble with the movie largely stems from the fact that they had a great idea, "Let's make a film where the antagonist is reformed by an act of self sacrifice on the part of the protagonist!" but the execution didn't work out, because Disney 1 ) made the audience forget that Elsa is the stories antagonist (shocking reveal about guy during the last 15 minutes does not make one the stories antagonist proper) and 2 ) Disney execs are at this point making films, they can turn into musicals in five minutes now.... :okiedokielokie: Case in Point: the VA they chose for Elsa, was textbook miscasting. I am not saying she is a bad actress ( she has a great voice and all that), but that her voice doesn't fit the role of Elsa. Elsa is the type of character who is becoming a good person, not good person becoming villain as is the case in the VAs work in the musical Wicked ( in which case it is great casting). The opening song has a flippin line' ,"Beware the frozen heart", the story is about Elsa's 'frozen heart'... melting ( sorry about the unintentional puns). The VA sounds too... warm ( ach! can't escape ), and then the song "Let it Go" should have been story boarded better and done in a different key as it is not the "I'm finally free!" song it is the "I don't want to deal with people!" song. One of the lines is "the cold never bothered me anyway", cold has not yet been used in a positive sense, that line could be clarified to read "My cold never bothered me anyway". If you think I'm reading to much into that and then please tell me then how can I interpret Elsa's actions as not being selfish ( she had a tough childhood, I'm sympathetic, but so did a number of other Disney villains apparently; but I have yet to hear someone justify the character Scar's actions and some early interactions in The Lion King with him and his brother, which cause me to suspect his relationship with his brother and parents wasn't very good). Every time someone approaches Elsa, saying "Your kinda causing untold suffering on your people, via ice storm", they get met with her uncontrolled angst and fear. The fact that it is Han's that has to point blank tell Elsa, "Don't become the monster they think you are", should be evidence enough. So while the writing is there (I did say I gave it a B+) is there, bad production choices in other areas really distract from what could have easily been on par with or potentially surpassed The Lion King. 'Critics' like myself don't enjoy hating on stuff, I would much prefer gushing over a film that nailed it *cough* Princess and the Frog *cough*. So tl;dr in the case of Frozen: Olaf is by far 'Best Pony'.

"I'm super excited about reading the Communist Manifesto for next time!"

"My mistake, I thought this was a Book Burning Club!"

"It's just a moment This time will pass" ( U2, Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of )

"So for next months book, can we read this 500 page MLP fan fic?"

"Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been Lives in a dream" ( The Beatles )

As the title suggest, say something that you should never say in a book club meeting. Let's get this started: "I could really identify with the character of Hannibal Lecter in the book this month."

I will be getting him Guardians of the Galaxy on blu-ray. As well as the option to go with me to an Alice Cooper concert with me instead of getting me a present, as it isn't much fun to go by oneself. He does have to buy his own ticket though .

First, that is very unfortunate that SCS cannot take part . Secondly, in regards to Spoon now being forced to do a duet:

Easy Persona 4 for Playstation 2; most likely the best RPG put out during the PS2/Xbox/Gamecube generation.

As much as making a grown man dress as Flutters would make me laugh with evil glee... Basically this... Curse my diehard Romanticism influenced thinking! :okiedokielokie:

This book is my favorite fiction book: It's about a man who is transported into Fairy Land, and his various trial and adventures there; all while he pursues a character called "The Marble Lady". The book embodies the best of Romanticism, I think.

I don't play MMOs really ( have done so in the past in short bursts), so my experience is limited to playing single player games. And would generally, if playing an RPG, do at least 1 play through as a Female character after playing as a Male hero then villain, as it is typically a different experience and as you will get different options story wise in certain areas. So I would say 95% of the time I don't care, if someone plays as a Male or Female character; since most are doing it for similar reasons as above, and makes it the same as reading a book where the protagonist is female in effect.

At the moment we have about 2600 reached. We just have a week left of the drive, so we are just wondering what new form of embarrassment Jeric... I mean the staff, should endure if we got to 3500.

Hmmm, well most of the rock bands are quite old so in some cases people just forgot about them instead of being obscure, like "The Band" for example. I think there starting to get popular (which they rightly deserve) but there is a new band called "The Strypes" which until recently was rather obscure I think: A band from back in the 60's, that even then was pretty obscure unless you were big into folk/jazz fusion type stuff was called "The Pentangle":

Just throwing this out there, but 3500 amount reached... old school two person horse costume cosplay... voting is to determine who will not be the front half.