Last Chance Harvey

[slemslempike]

I realise that none of you knew I was going to see Last Chance Harvey, because I didn't know myself until this afternoon, but I still think that SOMEONE could have let me know, perhaps in a kindly email, that in this film Emma Thompson gets stood up. I do not cope at all well with people being stood up, least of all people as brilliant as Emma Thompson, and I did not cry at all quietly. Emma Thompson wasn't upset, Emma Thompson merely accepted it as her inevitable due which was frankly one of the most tragic things ever to happen on any size of screen. Oh god. That aside (as if you could ever put something so horrible aside), it was still a pretty bad film.

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[metamorphosa.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm sorry you had to sit through that film. I saw it on the place to Arizona back in June, and the list of things that were bad with it were too long to be bothered with writing about.

I've just been to see The Half Blood Prince, and I thought that was bad, too. Ice Age 3 is next week with the children, and I'm pinning my hopes on that one!

[anglaisepaon.livejournal.com]

Oh, you didn't like The Half-Blood Prince?

[metamorphosa.livejournal.com]

No. I have absolutely loved every single film, but this one really disappointed me. Partly because it seemed to drag half a film's worth of content out over one very long film, but mainly because of the way they spent the first twenty minutes setting you up to see physical relationships through the eyes of a child, and then they immediately slid into somebody who 'collects children', who found enjoyment by entertaining children in the evening, in his private room, by plying them with party food. And on top of that Harry's staged innocent eagerness to be everything that professor wanted just made my skin crawl at how it all just seemed rather like an underlying tone too similar to grooming. Especially as for much of the film the professor was assumed to have some bad secret about him. I know H has always had a close relationship with Dumbledore, but somehow the falseness around the one with the professor made all the difference.

And it ended sort of.. unfinished, but without a cliffhanger. The people in the cinema booed and we all complained as we walked out. We're obviously a picky lot. :)

ETA: I tried to put this behind a cut but it didn't work. Meh.

[anglaisepaon.livejournal.com]

That's just wrong, that is. I don't like to see Emma Thompson being treated badly. I had a hard enough time with Love Actually, when Alan Rickman was not nice to her. And I love Alan Rickman!

Am excited because she's going to be in this.

[metamorphosa.livejournal.com]

I do however have a Really Big Thing for Professor Snape...

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

I know! Emma Thompson should be HAPPY. It's a rule. But An Education looks good, I shall look forward to it.

[ex-humanfema327.livejournal.com]

THAT FILM WAS THE WORST THE ACTUAL WORST ALTHOUGH WHAT ABOUT LOVE ACTUALLY

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

It was way worse than Love Actually. Love Actually has small pockets of amusement, and lots of lovely people not just Emma Thompson, though she is lovely enough all on her own. Last Chance Harvey is just stupid and dull and the route they take from Trafalgar Square to the National Theatre is in no way the most efficient.

[ex-humanfema327.livejournal.com]

Yeah people going weird routes is upsetting and confusing and takes you out of the film. Lola Rennt also this.

the dustin hoffman character is the worst! OH ive been a shit person and a shit father but look at all my rights! IT IS MY RIGHT TO RUIN YOUR WEDDING! who is this stepfather who brought you up and looked after you your whole life! WHAT IS HE DOING HERE, I AM THE ONE WITH THE SPERM AND NO REDEEMING QUALITIES. WHO TREATS EMMA THOMPSON LIKE SHIT.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry I reminded you! I haven't seen Lola Rennt so I don't know about the routes, but it's silly.

I KNOW HE'S A DICK. How dare he think he should get to walk her down the aisle and then make a speech when he doesn't even plan to be at the whole wedding, and the speech was rubbish, he is not your son, Dustin Hoffman.

[ex-humanfema327.livejournal.com]

I HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT THIS FILM TILL YOU REMINDED, BOOOOOO

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

What is that?

Also, have you seen Felicity? Is that one of yours? I am about four episodes in and Brian Krakow is completely out of character, and Ben's a dick too. We're meant to think that, right? He's not supposed to be attractive to us?

[ex-humanfema327.livejournal.com]

I dont know what the gif is but she's disapproving

I have seen the first couple of eps of felicity but it's not one of mine, no. I don't know much about the characters. I was hoping it would serve as a subsitute gilmore girls but not so much. Watch that before felicity if you havent. Emily gilmore is the best.