Dudeity and the rest of the weekend
I'm still deciding what kicked off the recent splurge in movie dudeity - Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom in Troy perhaps? - but male skin baring has popped up prominently in 2 "epic" Hollywood blockbusters in 2007. As a result I'm still pondering who is the more badass (hmmm) hero: Leonidas or Beowulf, who both have the habit of rushing into combat almost to completely nude.
This deep philosophical brooding fuelled the latest Girlz 'N' Games comic, which kept me busy for a good portion of Friday and Saturday evening.
Otherwise my weekend was a pretty quiet one: baked choc chip cookies, played World of WarCraft, caught some sun, visited family, and Skype chatted to Paul (who is STILL going on about all the hot Chilean girls after him). Grumble grumble.
I also rewatched The Neverending Story for the first time in years, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that it still holds up despite it being 23 years old (the film was originally released in 1984). The character and set design is still stunningly creative and varied.
More importantly, the movie is a fantastic example of how family fantasy films in the 1980s gave audiences more credit than they do today; refusing to wimp out. That scene with Atreyu and his horse in the Swamps of Sadness still wrenches your heart every time.
This deep philosophical brooding fuelled the latest Girlz 'N' Games comic, which kept me busy for a good portion of Friday and Saturday evening.
Otherwise my weekend was a pretty quiet one: baked choc chip cookies, played World of WarCraft, caught some sun, visited family, and Skype chatted to Paul (who is STILL going on about all the hot Chilean girls after him). Grumble grumble.
I also rewatched The Neverending Story for the first time in years, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that it still holds up despite it being 23 years old (the film was originally released in 1984). The character and set design is still stunningly creative and varied.
More importantly, the movie is a fantastic example of how family fantasy films in the 1980s gave audiences more credit than they do today; refusing to wimp out. That scene with Atreyu and his horse in the Swamps of Sadness still wrenches your heart every time.
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