What is this Netflix of which you speak, Earthling? (Seriously, I assume it's some sort of internet-based film rental? ~goes to wiki it~ Oh dear dogs, no. Streaming? Eww! Also, apparently there is nothing of that ilk down here, so iz moot.)
I think it's a bit sad that they could get one thing - tree and raccoon relationship - so right and fall down so badly on the rest. Was painful to see Lee Pace so constrained by weak directing - compare Eccleston's turn as Malekith in Thor 2, not exactly a demanding role but he was encouraged to imbue it with true menace and he succeeded. Gillan was simply awful, and since we've seen her display acting chops on NuWho, I'm blaming the director. And has it ever been established that Glenn Close can act at all? Because here she was nothing so much as distilled essence of that horror my DB once made me sit through, namely the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special. (Saldana was quite competent, but I prefer her as Fauxhura...)
Ooh, speaking of NuWho, I just found out that the opening episode will have Strax and Vastra. That's a carrot I will suffer the Moffat fanfic-cum-budget-offenses-to-the-senses for :D
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Date: Thursday, 7 August 2014 03:10 pm (UTC)I think it's a bit sad that they could get one thing - tree and raccoon relationship - so right and fall down so badly on the rest. Was painful to see Lee Pace so constrained by weak directing - compare Eccleston's turn as Malekith in Thor 2, not exactly a demanding role but he was encouraged to imbue it with true menace and he succeeded. Gillan was simply awful, and since we've seen her display acting chops on NuWho, I'm blaming the director. And has it ever been established that Glenn Close can act at all? Because here she was nothing so much as distilled essence of that horror my DB once made me sit through, namely the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special. (Saldana was quite competent, but I prefer her as Fauxhura...)
Ooh, speaking of NuWho, I just found out that the opening episode will have Strax and Vastra. That's a carrot I will suffer the Moffat fanfic-cum-budget-offenses-to-the-senses for :D