Sweet Catastrophe

I’m basically in awe, and like, no one else I know went to see Pirates tonight and I can’t bring myself to do a spoilers cut ’cause I know how tempting that’d be for people to read. So I’ll just say a few vague things. My peanut. Multiple personalities. And holy hell how did they manage to make Will Turner EVEN HOTTER. By the end of the move he was totally channeling Cary Elwes ala Dread Pirate Roberts (Princess Bride) and doing it much better. Damn.

And OMG! I had to contain myself during the previews because I was alone and had no one to exclaim my deep dorky happiness! They’re making one of my favorite book series into a movie!!! The ‘His Dark Materials’ series by Phillip Pullman consisting of The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass….well, I can only hope they’ll all be done as they’re doing the Golden Compass. I’m ridiculously excited and a bit apprehensive all at once because well, they’re very fantasy-intensive and it’s hard to top what one’s imagination can come up with in reading under the constraints of just what you can manage in 2 hours of film. I want to look into it a little more and check out some of the other things the directors and such have done. Of course this also gives me an excuse to make myself read the books a third time (note, I very rarely read books more than once….) Do yourself a favor and look them up!