Today I polished my Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy characters fanlisting :D It was about friggin’ time too, I realised I hadn’t even touched the layout since I got it. In 2007!!
I still really like the layout, so I didn’t change much of it, but the code was hopelessly outdated and got a much needed clean up. I also added a few codes that Georgina was kind enough to donate. Thank you :)

Alice, an unpretentious and individual 19-year-old, is betrothed to a dunce of an English nobleman. At her engagement party, she escapes the crowd to consider whether to go through with the marriage and falls down a hole in the garden after spotting an unusual rabbit. Arriving in a strange and surreal place called “Underland,” she finds herself in a world that resembles the nightmares she had as a child, filled with talking animals, villainous queens and knights, and frumious bandersnatches. Alice realizes that she is there for a reason—to conquer the horrific Jabberwocky and restore the rightful queen to her throne.

Written by Jim Beaver

Visually it’s breathtaking. As always when Tim Burton is around it’s beautiful and imaginative beyond my wildest dreams! Everything is a perfect mix of cute and creepy.
I really liked the Chesire Cat, and I was very pleased to hear Alan Rickmans voice as the blue caterpillar <3 But unfortunately I didn't like Alice very much. I just found her dull and stiff. But on the other hand it can't be easy sharing a stage with Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter...

Actually, I think the Mad Hatter got a little too much screen time and other characters to little. Sounds strange, huh? Didn’t know there was such a thing as “too much Johnny Depp” o__O
The characters were all so charming and funny and I wanted to see much more of them! Like the Dodo bird, Tweedledee/Tweedledum and the White Queen! I also don’t think I got to know enough about Alice, about her personality and thoughts. (Btw, where’s the Mock Turtle? )
The last scene with the Jabberwocky was also a little… I don’t know. It didn’t feel as epic as it should.

All in all I think it was a good movie, I enjoyed it, but it wasn’t GREAT. I’m a huge fan of Tim Burton and was pretty much prepared to be blown away. But it didn’t happen. I really thought the movie would be better.
Maybe my hopes and expectations were just to high?

Just a short update to celebrate that I’ve received my first 250 members award for a fanlisting :D

The lucky winner is my Keeping Up Appearances fanlisting, with 283 members *throws confetti* And it just keep growing, it’s by far my most popular fanlisting. Many thanks (again) to Carolynne for letting me adopt it :) Let’s hope it continues to grow and prosper.

“The Clash of the Titans” is set in the Greek city of Argos where a war is about to explode between man and the gods. Perseus (Sam Worthington) raised as a fisherman, but is actually a demi-god. Perseus is the son of Zeus (Liam Neeson) who is about to take on the gods after the death of his family. Zeus’ brother Hades (Ralph Fiennes) was the one who killed his family, and Perseus wants to kill him. However, it is Perseus’s destiny to rescue the city of Argos from the ruthless rage of Hades and his Kraken monster. With nothing to lose, Perseus leads a band of soldiers on a quest to defeat the Kraken. In doing this, Perseus will prevent Hades from overthrowing Zeus and in turn destroying mankind.
Written by Alexrc

I didn’t really have any expectations on this movie. I had seen the trailer and thought the monsters looked cool, I’ve always liked Greek mythology and that was about it.
We went to see it at the movies on a Wednesday night and I figured it would probably be a good movie to see on a big screen. And I was right.

Visually it was great. All the monsters were scary and well-designed (except maybe for the Kraken, but I’ll get back to that), breathtaking scenery, nice costumes. I loved the floor in the halls of the gods and everything about the appearance of Hades! I even liked how Zeus was all shiny. A wee bit tacky perhaps, but he did look like the king of the gods. Especially next to Hades. Some of the animations were a little off, but not so much that it bothered me.
And I was pleased to see Mads Mikkelsen (Draco) in the movie! I’ve always liked him :D

Story-wise though… not so great. It was pretty obvious they had put all their creative juices into the graphics. It was as if the makers only at the last minute remembered that “Oh, maybe we should have some kind of plot as well? What do you think?” and so they just took a bunch of random Greek myths, mixed them together and handed out a few lines for each actor.
All the excitement came from the action scenes, none from the plot.
And just for the record, the Kraken is a Nordic sea monster. What the hell has it got to do with Greek gods? And why does it look like the cave troll in Lord of the Rings?

All in all I found the movie pretty mediocre. Your typical mindless action movie, perfect for light entertaining and lazy weekday afternoons. A not-exactly-brilliant-but-enough-excitement-to-keep-you-interested kind of movie. I wasn’t blown away, but I enjoyed watching it. I’ll probably see again. I might even buy the DVD, when it goes on sale.

My fanlisting for Keeping Up Appearances has gotten a much needed facelift :)
I really wanted something flowery and light and colourful and I think I pulled that off. I’m also SO pleased I got to combine pink and orange in a layout!