Bits and pieces

[fredericks]

• Has anyone seen those Kate Bush ads that play in the wee hours of the morning promoting her new CD? First off, way to pull a Michael Jordan and come out of retirement Ms. Bush. I can't help but cringe at how hokey both the ad (which she most likely had no input on) and the video clips featured in the ad (which she most likely had major input on) are. Bush has added a few pounds and instead of embracing her venture into "pleasantly plump" territory gracefully she's gone the Stevie Nicks route by wearing lots of layered clothing and scarves. In the video said scarves are waved around in a rhythm gymnastic-like way. Say cheese, Ms. Bush. And the voice over for the ad states at least three times "[Kate Bush] has been a major influence on artists during the last decade", and I keep hearing "step the frak off, Tori Amos - the originator's back in town". The tone is embarrassing, even though the message is truthful.
  
  
• Tyra Banks? worst talk show host ever. It's a talk show all.about.her. Her "interview" with Naomi Campbell was nothing more than a blabfest for her to get some most likely imagined drama off her chest. I was forced to watch it while at the beauticians this afternoon. Of course they didn't watch the news, but kept it on UPN. Come on, my black peoples.
  
  
• I rustled up some frozen dumplings this evening. The brand name? Ling-Ling. I instantly flashed back to
  

  -"Don't hate the playa, babe; hate the game."
  -"Screw rooooooooou!"

  
  And then I sign onto LJ and I see that the scrumptious snacktastic has pointed me towards some great "Drawn Together" icons. She's read my mind, she has. *cyber-love*!
  
  
• I've been stoking myself up for the Narnia reveal tomorrow at the World of Disney store by watching the first trailer. I like the first one, not so much the second one. It's the talking that kills it. When I hear Aslan speak in my head the voice is nothing like, say, Liam Neeson's. More along the lines of their first choice, Brian Cox...or the classic choice, James Earl Jones. Enough of my quibbling, though - I will go and I will take pictures. Lots and lots of pictures. I need a reason to use all the photo space I'm paying for here.
  
  
• Mom gave me a winning lotto ticket for $80. Yay! Now I can pay off half of my bills!
  No sarcasm there, either. My mom is often neat and periodically awesome. This is one of those periodic times.
  
  
• SHAWESOME. Come on - I've seen/heard no one using it since my first attempt to inject it into the lexicon. I'm a little hurt.
  

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Comments

[rwarner.livejournal.com]

OK, so I wasn't hearing things....that is Liam Neeson doing Aslan's voice. What is with him and the "mentor" roles lately...I mean, Qui-gon, the role he was in Batman Begins before the end reveal (nice side-stepping of spoilers, eh?) and now this? He's not old yet...least, not *that* old anyways. :)

[fredericks.livejournal.com]

mean, Qui-gon, the role he was in Batman Begins before the end reveal (nice side-stepping of spoilers, eh?)
Yes, very nice. I nod my head in the general direction of your superior steppin'. *grin*

Well, I wouldn't say he's playing an abundance of mentor roles, just that he manages to snag the meaty non-main character roles that just happen to be guiding figures in a couple of big name movies. He's not old! just "seasoned". The seasoned look makes for a hot actor, methinks.

Do you think his voice works for Aslan? I can't be the only one who's jarred by the juxtaposition.

[rwarner.livejournal.com]

Can't say as I can really have much of an opinion, being as all I have seen of him speaking is real short snippets in the new trailer. James Earl Jones would be the right timbre, but I'd just be thinking "Mufasa" if they used him. If they do it right, Liam can be a good Aslan...I mean, when I first heard that they picked Mikey to be Samwise and Sallah for Gimli, I was like ehhhhh, but we all know how well that turned out. So I have hope.

It's been ages since I've read The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe....trying to decide if I want to read it again before or after seeing the movie. I've had bad experiences with (re)reading books immediately before seeing the movie....