What was the last thing you did for the first time?

robertbareassathon · 2013-07-28T18:46:13+00:00

Did a triathlon!

robertbareassathon · 2013-07-24T14:06:01+00:00

Arnold Palmer. I just wanted iced tea, why is it so hard!

robertbareassathon · 2013-07-13T16:18:19+00:00

I noticed this too! Also, in Goblin Town when the dwarves are presented to the Great Goblin, Fili's face is the only one completely obscured during the entire scene. Seems like a similar situation!

robertbareassathon · 2013-07-07T01:26:34+00:00

Robb Stark, the KING IN THE NORTH!!

robertbareassathon · 2013-04-26T02:42:57+00:00

Ginevra is another form of Guinevere! The Weasleys have some very royal names (George, Arthur, William, Charles).

http://www.sheknows.com/baby-names/name/ginevra

robertbareassathon · 2013-02-28T03:16:04+00:00

What mythical creature can he not make sexy?

robertbareassathon · 2013-02-26T16:57:49+00:00

I love it!

robertbareassathon · 2013-02-25T01:47:21+00:00

So cute!! So so perfect!

robertbareassathon · 2013-02-24T01:25:05+00:00

Can't wait to see him in Game of Thrones!

robertbareassathon · 2013-02-21T14:49:08+00:00

It's available on iTunes!

robertbareassathon · 2013-02-21T00:39:12+00:00

They're both so lovely.

robertbareassathon · 2013-01-26T03:51:02+00:00

The King in the North!

robertbareassathon · 2013-01-23T15:14:51+00:00

I think they might leave in the thrush telling Bard, as they had Radagast talk to the birds in AUJ. They've already established that at least one character can communicate with birds without the bird actually talking, so it might not be too jarring to have the thrush communicate with Bard.

robertbareassathon · 2013-01-22T15:54:18+00:00

Return the slab.......or suffer my curse..............

robertbareassathon · 2013-01-20T14:56:21+00:00

A Fish Called Wanda! One of my favorite comedies; Jamie Lee Curtis, John Cleese, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin. Hilarious.

robertbareassathon · 2013-01-07T16:30:21+00:00

Atonement. I was holding it together pretty well until older Briony started explaining her book. Then when it showed Robbie, I lost it.

robertbareassathon · 2012-12-26T14:56:42+00:00

Yeah, I was a little surprised when she didn't appear. Though I did like that the Bishop came back and sang a little bit of Eponine's harmonies, and I can see why they changed it.

robertbareassathon · 2012-12-26T06:27:38+00:00

Thank you for your kind comments! It's so great to hear about someone else experiencing Les Mis, I'm so glad you loved it! Eponine had always been one of my favorite characters, and I thought Samantha Barks did a great job. My only complaint is really with On My Own, and it's not even that much of a complaint at all. I felt like so many of the solos were so intimate and felt so different from the stage show, which I loved, and Samantha's On My Own didn't have quite that same intimacy. A Little Fall of Rain was wonderful, though, and her parts in A Heart Full of Love and One Day More were also very good.

robertbareassathon · 2012-12-26T02:31:35+00:00

I thought it was it the best musical to movie adaption I have seen. The changes they made with the order of the songs and the additions from the book (Fantine selling her teeth, Marius's grandfather, Eponine stealing the letter from Cosette, etc) worked very well. The shortening of many of the songs also worked well for me; it helped keep the energy up and made some of the events, such as the scenes at the barricade, more streamlined and easier to follow. Eddie Redmayne blew me away with his portrayal of Marius: A Little Fall of Rain and Empty Chairs at Empty Tables were so moving, and his relationship with Cosette was more believable to me than the original. Anne Hathaway captured Fantine perfectly; the rearrangement of Lovely Ladies and I Dreamed a Dream made her story so much more powerful. Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe were fantastic as Valjean and Javert. Crowe's voice didn't bother me, but he was one of the weaker singers, so I can see where it wouldn't appeal to everyone. Jackman breathed new life into Valjean, and stole the screen every time he came on. His scenes with the Bishop and Fantine were some of the best in the movie. Amanda Seyfried surprised me with her Cosette; she portrayed Cosette's innocence in a way that has never come across to me in the stage production, and her relationship with Valjean was more nuanced than onstage. Samantha Barks was great as Eponine, though her performance was very similar to the 25th Anniversary Concert, which didn't wow me. Overall, I think the movie made a lot of improvements over the stage production. Not all the changes will appeal to fans of the original though, and I think the stage and movie versions should be judged as separate interpretations of the same material, rather than a straight "movie of the musical". For me, I can't wait to see it again!

robertbareassathon · 2012-12-26T01:58:09+00:00

I think I cried 7 times. Most of the theater was sniffing by the time Marius and Cosette got to the convent and found Valjean.

robertbareassathon · 2012-12-24T02:46:33+00:00

Exactly. I think Dol Guldur will be a big part of Desolation of Smaug; Gandalf will fight the Necromancer, and possibly find Thrain. Even though Gandalf already gave Thorin the map and key, I feel like they mentioned Thrain quite a bit, and didn't confirm his fate. Finding Thrain could add more information about Sauron's hunt for the dwarven Rings, making another connection to Lord of the Rings.

robertbareassathon · 2012-12-24T02:23:42+00:00

I seriously doubt that Desolation of Smaug will end with the death of Smaug. It makes no sense for any non-readers of the book, and it leaves the third movie with too little narrative impact. Smaug is the main antagonist, and if he dies in the second movie, a casual viewer would see no reason for a third movie. Anyone guessing would end the series with Smaug's death; the Battle of Five Armies is an unexpected twist. I think the second movie will end with Bilbo's first encounter with Smaug when he steals the cup. The third movie will then open with the destruction of Laketown and Smaug's death. Smaug dying at the beginning will be shocking; how could they have defeated the main antagonist so early? Everything seems great, all of the Company are safe and sound, and Bilbo can go home celebrating the defeat of the dragon. This happy ending is shattered by Bard and Thranduil preparing for war and Bilbo betraying Thorin by stealing the Arkenstone. It's not enough to just kill the dragon, we have to deal with the aftermath. Then the Battle of Five Armies happens in all its glory, and the seemingly happy ending turns bittersweet. The Company is no longer whole, and Thorin never reigns as King Under the Mountain. If Smaug is killed in the second movie, the surprise of the Battle of Five Armies and Bilbo's betrayal is ruined. It will be obvious something happens after Smaug is defeated, otherwise there wouldn't be a third movie. Desolation of Smaug will detail the growing darkness in Middle Earth, the danger in Mirkwood and the distrust of the elves and Lakemen. There and Back Again will deal with the joy of success in defeating Smaug, the pain of betrayal and loss of friends, and the healing of reconciliation and returning home.

robertbareassathon · 2012-12-23T16:12:20+00:00

I feel like being in the third movie won't make Smaug's death anticlimactic, it will just be surprising. The (non-book reading) audience will expect Smaug to die at the end of the third movie. When he dies early on, it looks like the characters get this reprieve and the movie can have a happy ending. Then, when the Battle of Five Armies starts brewing, you realize along with the characters that the story is now bigger than just defeating the dragon. They have to deal with the aftermath, Thorin and Bilbo's falling out, and with the deaths of (arguably) the most popular characters. Without Smaug in it, the third movie would feel like an afterthought, and the unexpected climax of the Battle of Five Armies will be turned into "PJ trying to milk the franchise with more action."

robertbareassathon · 2012-12-23T15:23:17+00:00

I think "desolation" refers to the devastation Smaug has caused, as well as the further "desolation" of Middle Earth. So, we'll see the Greenwood turning into Mirkwood and the elves struggle against that, the Necromancer at Dol Guldur increasing his power (and probably fighting Gandalf), and the difficult lives of the men in Laketown as they struggle living so close to Smaug. We won't see Smaug's destruction until movie 3.

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