Pan's Labyrinth/Hills Have Eyes

Rented Pan's Labyrinth last night. I didn't get what I was expecting. The 'R' rating should have given me some indication. I was expecting a story about a little girl who lived in a fantasy world to escape the cruelties of war. What I got was a bloody and graphic war movie interspersed with some beautiful fantasy scenes. But the faun was incredible. I loved Ofelia's description of him: "He's tall, and very old, and smells of earth." It left me wanting more.

We also picked up Wes Craven's remake of The Hills Have Eyes. The family that falls prey to the mutants is not portrayed very sympathetically. I was given the impression that they got what they deserved. Pan's Labyrinth was more realistic in its portrayal of blood and violence, disturbingly so. Rob was really after a good zombie movie, but the only two even resembling horror or slasher-flick on the shelves were HHE & Devil's Rejects. I am once-bitten twice-shy about any movie in which Rob Zombie is involved. The original HHE was far more creepy... that baby crying in the dark through what seemed like the entire movie, the half-seen mutants, the feeling of being watched, the growing paranoia - all lacking in the remake.

Quid Pro Quo - stolen meme from Moonvoice

I want you to ask me something you think you should know about me. Something that should be obvious, but you have no idea about. Ask away. Then post this in your LJ and find out what people don’t know about you.

(I think I'm going to smack this one into my tribe blog, too - it's woefully light on content, but I pour out my soul here mostly. Been thinking more about Sumner, Penny & how it's odd that both me & Jody are chanting the mantra of the old Goth scene, "death is easy". At least Jody's going to be seeing a pshrink, I'm still too pissed off at the one I visited to go through all the insurance crap to find a different one. I am thinking, hold yer breaths & wait for the drumroll, about joining the Las Vegas Athletic Club after my summer class ends. There's one close by, women join for free, they've got a pool & offer pilates, yoga & bellydancing classes & workshops. Granted, losing more weight would be a side-effect, but I'm tired of always being a tightwire. My back is fucking killing me and after spending some time on the balance ball I got, it does feel better for awhile. Being that I finally let my rag start after a month & a half, that lessened back pain makes a h-yoooooouuuuuge difference. I bought a bathing suit, so I better damned well use it.

I'm not ready to sit down & type anything heavy atm. Too many orphans, not enough days off. I've still got 2 toons to lvl to 10!!! Oh, advice for lvl 60+, don't get the baby eyeball pet. It's butt ugly. Looks like an ass on one side & a pussy on the other. The baby hawkstrider, otoh, is the cutest freaking thing ever.)

Speaking of ass & pussy... what's the difference between parsley & pussy? ( the punchline )