About that Thor 2 Teaser...

I've heard everything from Snape to other Alan Rickman roles to various other things, but actually when I saw his new look, this is what I thought of...



So yeah, I like it. To me, it's like Marvel went, Gee, how can we make Loki EVEN MORE ATTRACTIVE?

Then again, he had JUST filmed this role where he's a musician so Jim Morrison and others could have been an influence. Here's what Tom Hiddleston looks like in Only Lovers Left Alive.



Me: I have something to show you...

(Shows mom screencap)
My Mom: That is Tom, right? Is that what happens after he's in jail for a REALLY long time? He looks like that girl from Roseanne.

For comparison:


My Mom: And he has all that hair with no beard?

Me: Well, I guess this confirms the theory that he can't grow facial hair because he's a frost giant.

Ugh, it's TUESDAY! GIVE US TRAILER NOW!

I feel like a bad Marvel fan but I'm more excited about The Great Gatsby and Thor: The Dark World than Iron man 3. For one thing, everyone else seems very excited about Shane Black but I fell asleep during Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Pepper will probably only have two good scenes and Coulson's not in it at all...

Shakespeare's Birthday!

It's Shakespeare's birthday and deathday so I decided to post my ten favorite adaptations of his work.

1. ( The Lion King  )

I will admit that it took until high school for me to realize it was an adaptation. Then, I wondered why they went with Romeo and Juliet for the sequel. Even Joss Whedon couldn't make me like the sequel. I thought the obvious route would be Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Five years later, they came out with The Lion King 1.5 and I was so happy.

2. ( Ten Things I hate About You )

This is a perfect modernization, perfect cast including Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, David Krumholtz, Alison Janney, Daryl Mitchell and perfect soundtrack especially Ledger singing, "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You". I love this movie a lot.

3. ( The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) )

You should watch this at least once, it's hilarious. I saw it on PBS but they also perform it live across the country.

4.( The Beatles Do Shakespeare )

Yes, this has to be seen to be believed.

5.( William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet )

Yes, Romeo & Juliet is my least liked Shakespeare play and my hatred of the characters once provoked a college professor to call me "jaded". Yes, at the time I didn't get the whole Leo thing and felt that Paul Rudd was the more sensible choice of husband. However, now that I do like Leo and I love Baz Luhrmann's work, I do like this adaptation more and more. The cast is wonderful and art direction very inventive.

6. ( Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2, Henry V )

It felt wrong to separate them. I usually find the histories kind of boring but this adaptation...wow, what a cast. Sorry, Richard II just missed the list.

7. Twelfth Night, or What You Will

Unfortunately, I could find nothing usable to show you from Youtube. I also love the Helen Hunt/Paul Rudd version but the 2003 version has Parminder Nagra and Chiwetel Ejiofor! I wish the Othello with him, Ewan McGregor and Tom Hiddleston would have a DVD instead of just the audiobook.
Also, the DVD for the 2003 version is often paired with a 1998 Macbeth where Jack Davenport plays Malcolm and Richard Coyle has a very small part as well.

8. ( Much Ado About Nothing )

I have yet to see the complete versions with David Tennant and Catherine Tate or Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof in their entirety so this is still my favorite version for now.

9. ( ShakespeaRe-Told Macbeth  )

My favorite play and such an awesome cast; James McAvoy, Keeley Hawes, Richard Armitage and Toby Kebbell. Plus, it includes James McAvoy singing and James McAvoy in tight leather pants with no shirt.

10. ( Hamlet )

I know, it's probably the most performed of Shakespeare's works. I watched the full Kenneth Branagh version as soon as it was out on VHS and I was partial to that one until this production. David Tennant is my favorite Hamlet now.

Blackadder gets an honorable mention but I couldn't pick just one.

No, I did not put West Side Story. I admit that the music and choreography is nice. However, it is Romeo & Juliet which I hate unless you can really impress me in some way. I also hate the racial politics behind the scenes.