"You Can Fool Every Friend Who Ever Knew You..."

[psalm_onethirtyone]

In the year 2005 I resolve to: Procrastinate more. Get your resolution here

Ha. Ha. Lord, as though I needed to make a resolution to do that. :P

Saw Phantom of the Opera! Omg!

ERIK HAD A NOSE! The whole way through, every time he came on, I clapped my hand to my nose and kept it there, in protest, and Waen kept poking me. But--seriously. He's not allowed to have a nose! Also, he kept doing this bizarre jazzy thing with his voice when he was singing, which was dreadful, but every now and then he stopped and that was nifty.

Christine was adorable and I love her and her cleavage. Please let me join your club, theatre_angel! And I liked her singing, too, really; I just hated her costumes in so many places because there is no way she could have worn some of the things she did. RANT. RANT. Anachronistic hello? But that always annoys me.

<3 Raoul forever. Even though his expressions during that-one-song-that-I-shall-never-remember-the-name-too-that-involves-Erik-Raoul-and-the-Punjab-lasso made me laugh. Um. A lot. ^^;; I confess that I spent a good part of the movie with my face buried in Waen's shoulder, trying not to laugh hysterically and annoy everybody else in the theatre. I mostly succeeded, too.

That said, I loved it. I'm just a pretentious book purist, and will gladly complain of every single inaccuracy. But it was a lot better than I expected, and even Erik's disfigurement was nastier than I expected, given what everyone had to say condemning it. It was passable. Nevertheless, certain things happened that were just so bad they were wonderful, and there were plenty of places that annoyed me.

But it was still a fun movie, and I would totally see it again, and I love Christine and I LOVE Madame Giry and Masquerade was the best song ever.

And Old!Raoul is cute, although I know I've seen him in something else and I know I didn't like him in whatever it was. Nevertheless.

No Persian makes Soujin sad. However, nifty costumes make her happy again.

There was lots of good. There was lots of bad. There were tonnes of gloriously slashy moments that make this movie a Soujinistic paradise and omg someday I'm going to write Meg/Christine, and Raoul/Erik, and Madame Giry/Erik (oh, come on. O T bloody P, my friends). And stuff. And Persian/Erik. And then mix-and-match a bit.

I liked it.

But God-damn, I can't believe Erik had a NOSE.

By the way, I got a horrific nosebleed to-day while I was treadmilling. I'll never be able to wear that shirt again.

Edit: OMG! And they totally never called him Erik! They never named him! O_o

Comments

[talissarocsham.livejournal.com]

And they kept the "nose that never grew line"! It didn't make sense! Unless at some point he took some sort of Miracle Nose Grower (tm)

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

OMG exactly! I know! I was so GAH.

Erik's Miracle Nose Grower is so the product of the month.

[nautiluspq.livejournal.com]

Hee. Yes, the presence of a nose was a bit irritating...

Madame Giry/Erik! Persian/Erik! ::squees::

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

Indeed! *very indignant on behalf of Erik's noselessness*

They are the epitome of squee! Erik/Persian is like Nemo/Aronnax, and Madame Giry/Erik is, like, um--let me get back to you on that one...

At any rate, I'm going to write them eventually. *g*

[snowyofthenight.livejournal.com]

Nope. Erik was never named. But awwww. Raouuuul! Doncha just love him? I'm, like, the only person on my entire flist who loves Raoul, dislikes Erik, and does not see the E/Rness. Ah well. I'm glad you liked it! Christine's cleavage was teh sex.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

Tragic!

I DO! I adore Raoul! I love book!Raoul, dislike book!Erik, and don't see the E/R there; but I am afraid that in the movie I am totally onto the E/R. I'm so totally onto it that I'm using American slang.

It is. It is.

By the way, I find it amusing that E/R is Enjolras/Grantaire minus an exclamation mark. That was a crossover I really didn't want to think of. *g*

[snowyofthenight.livejournal.com]

...I thought of that, too, actually, and I don't even like that pairing. So let's just pretend I didn't think of it. XD

Revisiting Phantom through the movie, though, made me desperately want to beg you to write Philippe/Sorelli. Sadly, I did not think of this in time for Christmas.

But omg did you see when Christine, at the end, mouthed 'I love you' to Raoul? Soososososo cuuuuuute!

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

Bwahaha. Very well, you didn't think of it. (What LM pairing do you like, anyway? I can't believe I've not asked before.)

Aww. Well, your birthday is still in June. And I'm sure I can think of some other holiday... Like... Valentine's Day! I'm writing Gil TMI-chocolates for Valentine's; why not Phillipe/Sorelli for my darlingest Alan?

I didn't! And I was looking for it, too! But I forgot when it came in and thus I missed it.

[madameviking.livejournal.com]

I NOTICED CHRISTINE'S CLEAVAGE TOO. Like . . . it was distracting! But I liked it anyway. And I agree about the slash. I'd never really been able to see Raoul/Erik until this movie.

[mmebahorel.livejournal.com]

That's because the cameraman was obsessed with Emmy Rossum's cleavage. But she's cute, so I'll forgive.

[madameviking.livejournal.com]

Haha, me too. I didn't mind at all.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

It totally was distracting because it isn't allowed omg! But, like you, I liked it anyway. :)

Exactly.

[phantomsangel.livejournal.com]

Sadly, in my opinion, the bad out weighed the good. I was really disappointed in this movie, mostly because I'm such a phantom phreak/snob/purist. If you didn't when I posted it, check out my 'review' to see more of my thoughts. I also had to try and contain my laughter at several parts. Mostly over Erik's horrific attempt at 'singing' and the stupid I'm-not-going-to-sing-this-line-but-talk-in-rhymes-instead!!!

Sad. :(

[sansenmage.livejournal.com]

Henry Higgins!

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

Well, when I looked at it from a book-phan perspective, it was all OMG What have they DONE?!(multiple exclamation marks &c.); but when I looked at it from a ooh-shiny-movie perspective, I was utterly delighted by the shiny and the slashy and the fact that, if one pretended it was purely its own, it was rather fun. I think it was a bad adaption, but a good movie.

But I completely understand trying not to laugh. Definitely had that problem. *g* And, um, yes. Erik could not sing.

*hugs and uses non-movie-Phantom icon*

[phantomsangel.livejournal.com]

Yes, it was a very shiny movie. And a very clevage filled movie. (OMG it's totally in the middle of winter! I'm going to bare my breast to the wind and visit my dead father!) And I totally saw slash where I had never seen it before.

*hugs back and uses her non-movie-icon as well* :)

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes, and yes. ^_______^

Ohhh! Pretty!

[theatre-angel.livejournal.com]

www.emmyrossumcleavage.com. I'm kidding. ;-) But you are welcome to join!

Yes, her and Raoul up on the rooftop IN THE SNOW IN THEIR UNDERWEAR was a bit unrealistic, I agree. ;p

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

SQUEE! Thank you! ^______^

Oh, dear God. I sat there mouthing 'No. Evil. Anachronistic.' until Waen hit me and I decided just to concentrate on the adorable snugglyful love instead.

[sansenmage.livejournal.com]

I have never read any posts that mention noses as much as this one, but that is important to Phantom. Of course the movie cannot compare to theatre, but it is good when it can at least entertain.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

I win for noses. *polishes award* Of course they're important!

And it does that. And entertainment is good.

[shawk.livejournal.com]

I suggest that you read a recent post of mine that says something about Mountain Dew in the title. Bad Fic Ideas R US! ;)

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

XD

Can we sell our ideas for exorbitant prices to unsuspecting consumers? And then look surprised and concerned when they get flames, and woefully explain that it's all non-refundable, which they would know if they'd read the fine print.

[shawk.livejournal.com]

There could be a living in that. I like it. ;)

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I think we should definitely put it into practise.

[shawk.livejournal.com]

I will await my riches. ;)

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

As will I.