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One month exactly until The Two Towers is released on DVD. Just one month left until noble, frozen Edoras, Eowyn and Eomer and all their tragedy, Theoden min god cyning, Hama the cuddliest doorwarden to ever ward a door, the swords and the horses and the Horn of Helm Hammerhand, and all the rest of Rohan are back within reach. Sure, there's other stuff in the movie, things not involving the Rohirrim, but that's just gravy. I'm here for the horselords.


So to celebrate having only one month left to wait, I finally cancelled my order for the Galadriel and Prologue Elf Warrior action figures, which has been in limbo since, what, February? The store kept putting me off and putting me off, so at long last, I gave up. Not ten minutes after I finished with them, I had a new set ordered from an Ebay seller I've had good experiences with in the past, and my elves will be on their way early next week. And to think it only took me six months. Sheesh. I have another auction still going that I don't want to jinx, but with any luck in one day and nine hours, I'll be crowing about... the thing. Fingers crossed!


And sadly I'm down to my last two Boromir candy bars. Too bad- they were yummy and they made me giggle (well, I thought it was funny that Boromir and Aragorn were both peanut butter. Aww. My chocolate OTP). It's a pity Disney missed the merchandising boat (ship, sorry) on PotC, or I'd undoubtedly have pirate candy to tide me over until RotK (chocolate doubloons, maybe? Though I probably have some old Chanukah gelt around, if I get desperate). And action figures, why on earth didn't they come out with action figures? Don't they know how neat it would be for me to have pirates mixed in with my elves, warriors, martial arts masters, spacemen, vampires and slayers, and whatever the heck else I have? Foolish Disney. I'm a geek with a shopping addiction, and you're not taking advantage of that! Such a wasted opportunity. I want my six inch Jack Sparrow with sixteen points of articulation and "authentic" pistol firing action! I want my Barbossa-and-monkey, with undead variant figure and apple accessory! I want my Pintel/Ragetti two-pack! Can this really be the same company that tried to sell me Pocahontas Native American popcorn and Hunchback of Notre Dame soap-on-a-rope? Where are the shelves full of useless fripperies? Can't rely on anything anymore.


One month left. tick tick tick...

Assorted thoughts and whines

There's a trailer up at the not-yet-homepage for Master and Commander: The Thirteen-Gun Nutmeg of the Ionian Surgeon's Mate (hey, they started it), but I have no way of knowing if it's new or if it's the one castalianspring pointed out a couple weeks ago and people are just now talking about it (I think it probably is), since, naturally, I can't watch it. I clicked it and Gozer began its "I'll crash! Don't think I won't!" shtick, so that was the end of that. I still think Russell is too glowery to be Jack, but they didn't ask me (alas). I mean, Jack's something of the anti-Hornblower, personality-wise. It would have been nice if they'd cast a guy who hadn't forgotten how to smile.

Also, I was looking at these early production pics from the Keira Knightley/Ioan Gruffudd/Clive Owen King Arthur flick (vaguely spoilery, midway down the page), and ( now I'm wondering... )

And where, oh where, is my PotC CD? I wonder if the mailman has run off with it, like he always does with the good issues of Entertainment Weekly (if it's a preview issue or something similar, I mysteriously get it several days late. After he's read it, is my guess). And now I have to wait until Monday. whine Oh well, I guess I'll just have to go see it one more time tomorrow instead. Cunning plan, eh?

More fan-fodder gossip, and a rantlet on infidelity

Poppy Montgomery talks a bit about *that spoiler* for next season's WaT (there's some 24 stuff on the page too, if you watch that). ( Argh. Okay, my spoiler commentary and rantlet... )

Also, gossip from the new EW- "Abandon Pictures reportedly plans to turn the comic strip Hagar the Horrible into a live-action feature..." What was I just saying about the lack of good Viking movies? Um, this isn't quite what I meant.

Quote of the Day

From the OAFE review of the Gimli/Uruk-Hai two-pack (with emphasis added, which I never do):

"Despite loving the movie, I am still a little disconcerted by the commodification of my favorite book. What's next? Action figures based on Beowulf, or The Faerie Queen? Burger King Kid's Meals with toys from Sir Orfeo? Okay, probably not, but I hope you see my point."

Dude, don't tease me! Wouldn't that be fabulous? Grendel with removable arm! Wealhtheow with mead-cup and "realistic" jewels! Young Beowulf with swimming action and Old Beowulf with dragon! I need to be rich and have my own toymakers.

I was also amused by this auction listing. Not the item itself, but the title (?) of the auction. Is it my fault my brain automatically went to Dianne Wiest in Bullets Over Broadway as Arwen?

Okay, I need to get off the computer and stop spamming. I keep thinking I should watch a movie, but then I get hung up on which one. Dark Crystal? Sleepy Hollow? Goldeneye? Ahh, too much pressure, can't decide!