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[loveflyfree]

saw Brave last night.


I really liked it. I was wary, mostly because Pixar finally has a female lead and the big point of her story is that she's a female did not leave me with warm fuzzy feelings. more grrr argh hulk smash type feelings. but what it really is about is family and learning to understand one another. which was beautiful and I pretty much cried for the last half hour of it. and maybe wished that I could have seen it with my mom. also the brothers were so adorable.

before the movie the trailer for The Hobbit played and oh. I'd seen it online already but that was the first time I saw it on the big screen I think. and really the only way I can think of to describe how it made me feel was... it felt like I was coming home. which is so cheesy but true. so there you go. (I really should to get my ass to New Zealand one day.)

tomorrow is the creature!Benedict version of Frankenstein. headed down to Phoenix with ladybugg7 for lunch before and then Frankenstein followed by an explosion of feels and maybe some shopping and dinner before heading back up the mountain.

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[monkiedude.livejournal.com]

Hobbitttttt/ ♥ ♥ ♥

I saw JLM-as-creature last week and got super, super bummed that I couldn't make it to any of the BC-as-creature showings. But, like...I'm actually not sure I could handle seeing him be, like, mean. Or, well, mean in a different way than he is as Victor. Because I am a goob. ANYWAY tldr make sure to tell us what you thiiiiink.

[loveflyfree.livejournal.com]

yeah I saw JLM as creature about a week and a half ago and frankly I'm a little worried for my emotional state for well... let's just say the last 20 minutes or so with Benedict as the creature. although I will say that Benedict as Victor made my breath catch a few times with his sheer coldness and disregard. it was sort of... Sherlock without a steadying influence. just chilling.

will most likely be writing up a compare/contrast kind of post once my brain allows such an undertaking.

[star-maple.livejournal.com]

Having seen both now, I have to say I think CreatureBatch is the best one. I think Benedict's creature is a bit more nuanced and he's much stronger with movement than JLM is. That being said, I think JLM was a slightly better Frankenstein. There are a few line readings I liked better with Benedict's Victor, but overall, I think JLMs worked better.

However, this could be tainted by the fact that I saw CreatureBatch first, and because everything was new, it was better. But I still feel the opening act was much more involving and heart-wrenching with Benedict. Plus, I felt like JLM kept missing his marks as the Creature and had to hurry to catch up, while Benedict just naturally arrived at where he needed to be.

I'm looking forward to your opinion since you saw them in the opposite order. I wish I'd seen them in your order, so it'll be interesting to see if your opinion differs or not.

[loveflyfree.livejournal.com]

I agree that CreatureBatch (best name ever btw) was the better one. I think he has a natural grace that just lent itself to the Creature's movements. I really like JLM's version but after seeing Benedict I'm afraid there is really no contest.

I also preferred his version of Victor, although that may be because I saw him in that role first. I sort of felt JLM was too shouty? or something. there was a coldness about Benedict's Victor that I really liked. like I said above there was something very Sherlock about it, but I realize that might be a function of being a crazy fangirl.

I'm going to try and write up a post comparing and contrasting the two versions, but it might take a few days before I sort it all out in my brain.

[star-maple.livejournal.com]

I found it interesting how the other actors treated the various Victors. We felt they were much meaner to Benedict's Victor than JLMs. I rather liked the emotional Victor-- plus, it said something interesting about his psychology that he would make a creature so much taller than himself.

I think what made it for me was that in the Benedict as Creature version they both seemed to play against type, which made it more of a meta joy to watch as well. Also, the camera work seemed better in that version as well. Although, should this ever come out on DVD, I'd love to edit together a version where Benedict plays both roles at once! :D

I wonder too, about the relative stage experience of the both of them. Frankenstein spends so much time practically naked and crawling at the beginning (I believe, ACTUALLY naked in the non-taped version) that I think Benedict's comfort on the stage allowed him more confidence to explore and play with that movement-- while JLM seemed to rush it a bit to get to the part where he got to put pants on.

[pau494.livejournal.com]

The first time I watched the trailer for The Hobbit my skin turned into one giant goosebump. Even MY FACE. I definitely understand what you mean. *hugs*

How was Benedict as the Creature? I'm really interested in reading your thoughts!

[loveflyfree.livejournal.com]

I am so excited for The Hobbit, I'm pretty sure I'm going to vomit rainbows.

Benedict as the Creature was AMAZING. I have whole post to write up about it, but yes. the short version is that he's a genius and my new life goal is to see him on stage in person.