Villepin à Matignon?
May. 31st, 2005 02:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
castalieMy my, we have a new Prime Minister? At first I blinked at the screen because I was like, tell me that happened today please pretty please? Cause saying that I'm not into politics would be the understatement of the millennium but I do have my limits and I didn't like the idea of having missed something like that, but then I realised it was an after-affect of Sunday's referendum result, so I hadn't really missed anything. So we have Dominique de Villepin, now? Okay then.
*note to self* Remember to watch Les Guignols tonight.
Changing the subject - my mailbox was so shiny this morning! It brought my "Call of the Wild" DVD! dS slashy goodness, yay! I'll watch that today. And after that I'll watch some Numb3rs cause I'm in withdrawal. I alread knew that, really, but my convo on the phone [yes, on the phone, heee!] with my![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
babycakesin yesterday sorta reminded me of it all over again. So today a) "Call of the Wild" watching + "Uncertainty Principle" watching [plus some others, I just don't know yet - "Sniper Zero", think "Sniper Zero", Mousey! and tonight, hmm I'd say a) Eddie Izzard + b) Firefly. Shiny program, isn't it? I think so too. I studied this morning and I swear I'm starting to saturate at the moment and since I don't want that, really - and not before two days of day-long exams if possible - I'm taking the day off, so to speak. Hence the intense telly watching *clings to CDs and DVDs*
Speaking of Numb3rs, it reminds me of those two Larry/Charlie that I wanted to rec. I read them recently and they're pretty brilliant so you might want to give them a shot - Magnus Force and Standard Deviation bymiriam_heddy. If you'd like some Numb3rs slash without the 'cest factor, well you can try those, they're 100% safe *g* And really well written. Magnus Force in particular rocked my world *g*
DUDE! I knew I'd forgotten to mention something big! Richard Burgi in Firefly [in "The Message"] which wasn't a surprise per se, since I knew he'd played in it but this time I saw him on my own self and all - I don't have that much to say except for a) he was so fucking gorgeous, all in black and b) he sure knows how to play the psycho bad guy, wow! badass!Ellison was one thing, but psycho!Lomack was definitely another. I know it's not nice to root for the Bad Guy but that was Richard Burgi, man!
*note to self* Remember to watch Les Guignols tonight.
Changing the subject - my mailbox was so shiny this morning! It brought my "Call of the Wild" DVD! dS slashy goodness, yay! I'll watch that today. And after that I'll watch some Numb3rs cause I'm in withdrawal. I alread knew that, really, but my convo on the phone [yes, on the phone, heee!] with my
babycakesin yesterday sorta reminded me of it all over again. So today a) "Call of the Wild" watching + "Uncertainty Principle" watching [plus some others, I just don't know yet Speaking of Numb3rs, it reminds me of those two Larry/Charlie that I wanted to rec. I read them recently and they're pretty brilliant so you might want to give them a shot - Magnus Force and Standard Deviation by
miriam_heddy. If you'd like some Numb3rs slash without the 'cest factor, well you can try those, they're 100% safe *g* And really well written. Magnus Force in particular rocked my world *g* DUDE! I knew I'd forgotten to mention something big! Richard Burgi in Firefly [in "The Message"] which wasn't a surprise per se, since I knew he'd played in it but this time I saw him on my own self and all - I don't have that much to say except for a) he was so fucking gorgeous, all in black and b) he sure knows how to play the psycho bad guy, wow! badass!Ellison was one thing, but psycho!Lomack was definitely another. I know it's not nice to root for the Bad Guy but that was Richard Burgi, man!
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Date: 2005-05-31 12:14 pm (UTC)encore plus a la masse que toi, tu vois! :)
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Date: 2005-05-31 12:44 pm (UTC)Et quel parti? Tu m'en demandes trop là *cough* Je sais déjà qu'il était ministre des Affaires Etrangères, c'est déjà pas mal lol
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Date: 2005-05-31 09:46 pm (UTC)ouais... enfin bon... concentrons-nous sur Numb3rs et QaF, ca me parait plus sage *sighs*
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Date: 2005-05-31 01:15 pm (UTC)*SQUEEEEEE* (And yes I'm squeeing for Numb3rs too! I'm not all about dS obsessions. *g*) Have fun on your day off! :)
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Date: 2005-05-31 01:36 pm (UTC)Hee! You have to listen to the commentary for this one! I believe there was some mention of how Joss always manages to hire the best looking actors ;)
Yeah, Richard Burgi looked like he was having a blast being the bad guy! *g*
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Date: 2005-05-31 01:47 pm (UTC)Would it cost you a lot to mail them to Canada? I can pay for some LJ time in exchange!
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Date: 2005-05-31 02:06 pm (UTC)It doesn't cost me a thing, actually *g* I Have A Way lol So don't sweat it. Thanks for the offer though, that was really sweet of you *g*
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Date: 2005-05-31 02:04 pm (UTC)I love that actor *bounces*
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Date: 2005-05-31 02:32 pm (UTC)That was Richard Burgi, man!
Did you see the movie Starship Troopers 2? It was only a so-so movie (to put it mildly), but Richard Burgi ROCKED!! I never knew that "grizzled" could sit so well on a man. It might be worth renting just to watch the pretty, as well as his awesome acting.
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Date: 2005-05-31 03:22 pm (UTC)And ohhhhh Richard in chains ::melts::
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Date: 2005-05-31 05:43 pm (UTC)I think it wasn't much like the first movie - many reviewers complained about that. When it came out, Bert Hayling (spokesman for the Richard Burgi Fan Club) asked us to leave a review at Amazon.com. This is what I wrote --
First -- I didn't see the original movie. I'm not a fan of action movies, or horror movies, or war movies, and this was a combination of all three. I tuned in only to see Richard Burgi, who starred in UPN's "The Sentinel".
Given that, I thought the movie worked well. Yes, the tone and visual aspects were dark but, in effect, that highlighted the horror/futility of this war, fighting a difficult -- perhaps impossible -- enemy. The bugs' escalation of abilities and the potential for secretly infesting the Federation is a suitably horrific idea, worthy of Dax's all-out final effort to prevent it. Some of the bug scenes were -- as mentioned -- quite gross, but perhaps necessary. It becomes a visceral recognition for the audience of how dangerous/pervasive this enemy is.
Although I found the movie merely adequate, I thought Richard Burgi turned in a 5-star performance. His depiction of a cynical, embittered, war-weary, but ultimately pragmatic combat veteran was right on target. This was a heroic non-hero who had "issues" with the military, but kept doing his duty because it was necessary, and because it *was* his duty, a man who cut through all the military nonsense to lay bare the ugly, underlying realities of life -- and death -- in the Federation's war against the Bugs, with a biting dark humor that was very effective. This was a man who upheld his own gut-level codes of honor, while ignoring the false sense of "honor" that the Federation tried to impose. His matter-of-fact observations about the roles of officers and 'troopers' were delivered with a solid, almost frightening, down-to-earth realism -- I could believe this man, and everything he said. In short, Mr. Burgi's portrayal of Captain Dax was masterful.
Trying not to give away the ending -- Dax would have been highly irate, I'm sure, at the use the Federation made of his name. The ending demonstrated vividly that, while there may be honor in individuals, there is very little honor in the higher echelons of these particular "Powers that Be". One is left to wonder if, ultimately, all efforts toward honor are doomed to failure, and a bleak realization that, perhaps, the individual counts for nothing.
In short, while not really a pleasant movie, it was effective. And, if you're a fan of Richard Burgi, Starship Troopers 2 is well worth seeing as he demonstrates his excellent talent as an actor.
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So there you go. Since you tend to like the 'darker' end of storytelling, anyway, you might actually enjoy this movie. And RB as eye-candy is FI-I-INE!
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Date: 2005-05-31 03:24 pm (UTC)Oh he does the bad ass thing so very very well ::sighs::
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Date: 2005-05-31 06:55 pm (UTC)Speaking of which, that's an impressive viewing schedule you have there!
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Date: 2005-05-31 09:44 pm (UTC)I was kinda proud of it, yeah *g*
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Date: 2005-05-31 09:32 pm (UTC)re: Numb3rs: *loves* I seem to remember Call of the Wild though lol
re: Richard Burgi - euh... woohoo?
re: Eddie Izzard: Sooooo?
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Date: 2005-05-31 09:40 pm (UTC)Dis donc, un peu plus de punch pour ton woohoo sur Jim Ellison tu veux *mock glare*
Eddie Izzard - even more hilarious once you're seeing the guy do his magic lol
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Date: 2005-05-31 09:45 pm (UTC)bon alors: *clears throat* WOOHOO! (mieux?)
which one did you watch? Dress to kill or Glorious?
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Date: 2005-05-31 09:58 pm (UTC)Dress to Kill, couldn't wait for that one *g*
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Date: 2005-05-31 10:02 pm (UTC)Holy Ghost, this isn't an episode of Scooby Doo
Date: 2005-06-01 12:10 pm (UTC)Re: Holy Ghost, this isn't an episode of Scooby Doo
Date: 2005-06-01 11:35 pm (UTC)now go see the other show, because that's the one I've been watching over and over again for the past few weeks lol
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Date: 2005-06-03 09:51 pm (UTC)Re: Holy Ghost, this isn't an episode of Scooby Doo
Date: 2005-06-04 07:07 am (UTC)and the part with the grim ripper? and the little old ladies? and the SHOWER!? The shower bit keeps me laughing every single time I get under the shower lol And the techno-fear? and the plane's pilot? and... well, the whole thing really *giggles*
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Date: 2005-06-04 08:29 am (UTC)Re: Holy Ghost, this isn't an episode of Scooby Doo
Date: 2005-06-05 02:34 am (UTC)Oh and the moment when he's talking about giving back the colonies? With England hidding the colonies behind its back? LOL!
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Date: 2005-06-06 10:38 am (UTC)Re: Holy Ghost, this isn't an episode of Scooby Doo
Date: 2005-06-06 10:43 am (UTC)I had a great screencap source for Glorious but they just dismantled the account! fuck it! :(
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Date: 2005-06-07 08:29 pm (UTC)Damn them!
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Date: 2005-06-01 04:29 pm (UTC)Is it disconcerting to have the government just change like that? *bg* Not that it would be such a bad thing.
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