I'm a slayer, ask me how.

Star Wars and The Beatles. It’s weird to lump these two together. To an outsider, they have very little in common, apart from being major forces in shaping popular culture forever. But you probably wouldn’t think of the two in the same moment unless you were taking part in some kind of quiz show.

But for me, they are two of the BIGGEST obsessions I ever had in my youth. I memorized actor’s names in Star Wars and I knew the stories behind every Beatles song. And every time I think I’m done with them, that maybe I’m over them. They PULL ME BACK IN!

Case in point, this “not a trailer” released by Disney and Peter Jackson two weeks ago (that I am just seeing now??):



At first I was like “Huh, okay, Beatles thing, I guess I will watch this, it’s only 5 minutes.”

But then the images of the four of them, so clear, in color…the audio as clean as if it was recorded today…I could feel my heart swell and the 13 year old fangirl inside me began to jump up and down and slowly freak out with every new sequence – every snarky comment from John, every smile from Paul, George’s quiet presence (yet somehow judging us all) and Ringo’s antics.

If all 56 hours were remastered, I would watch all 56 hours so it is probably for the best that Jackson is going through and editing this down to a more reasonable amount of time.

It was the same feeling I had when the ‘Force Awakens’ trailer dropped. The cynic in me sat down to watch, but when it ended, I was fully on board with it. I will probably listen to The Beatles in my car tomorrow and hang on to that energy that they bring me.

I have a bootleg copy of ‘Let It Be’, the 1969 film that most of this footage originated from. I watched it once and I don’t think I can ever watch it again. It was painful to see these four friendships crumble under the pressure of the past ten years. So what did Jackson find in that “lost” footage that compelled them to create this new documentary? Will he manage to craft a happier story? Or at least a more realistic picture of what was going on inside and outside the studio at the time?

Does the world need another Beatles documentary? Probably not. Am I going to enjoy this and get emotional about four men I have never met? Without a doubt.

Jackson – don’t let me down.

The new Star Wars trailer is up and nothing hurts except everything because I am not ready to say goodbye to these characters. Any of them.

Star Wars, Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker

**waves** Hi new friends!!

Okay, I feel like life is settling back to normal after the trip. There is still a small pile of laundry on the floor that will get done Sunday, but I found some time tonight to sit and read LJ so that was nice.

Tomorrow we are going to RenFest! We missed it last year because of the buying a house/getting married. Believe me, I was very upset! But we are sneaking it in tomorrow, the final weekend. I just want my TURKEY LEG! And maybe a bee sting (hard cider + mead = yum! You don't worry about what time it is when you're in medieval England!)

BIGGEST NEWS OF THE DAY - DONALD GLOVER WILL BE LANDO! I went from having no interest in the Han Solo prequel movie to being totally invested.

Things that everyone already saw but I'm just now seeing - GUARDIAN OF THE GALAXY VOL 2 TEASER! I'm feeling good about this, mostly because it is the same team as the first movie and that feels right. No change in director or anything like that. And I like that the trailer is just about the group, not trying to show me a million new villains or subplots etc. The first movie was such a pleasant surprise.

I've never been into makeup, but I see there is a #nomakeup movement going on right now. One of my favorite artists just posted on her blog about how to make your own natural face powder. Seems legit. I'm actually kinda tempted to try it.

Round 87 sign ups are open for character20n20 and I'm trying to brainstorm who I want to focus on this time. Last time I did Rey. Almost feel like I should do a TV show character so I have more images to choose from...anyway, I have some time to ponder.

Anyway, going to bed now because gotta get up early for RenFest - the actually had big issues with the car line last weekend (people were stuck for hours in traffic) so we're going to try to get their right when it opens.

Toodles!

OMG THEY ARE MAKING A DIRK GENTLY MINISERIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I prefer 'Long Dark Tea Time of the Soul' but still...YAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!! I hope it doesn't suck!

rhoda_rants - I feel like this is a movie both you and I would enjoy (or maybe that is just my massive girlcrush on Taissa Farmiga talking).

I'm hoping this is as much fun as Cabin in the Woods. I'm already sold on the cast.

OMG THE STAR WARS TRAILER OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I CANNOT EVEN.

I CAN'T.

NOPE.

*****DIES OF FEELS******

DAMMIT ABRAMS, I DID NOT WANT TO CARE! I DIDN'T....

...be careful with my heart...

Teaser Trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens

I can't help it, I'm so giddy. I am staying optimistic about this, I am hoping that this will be a labor of love from the crew.

Just hearing those main titles and realizing I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS STORY IS ABOUT makes me happy.

(though I am a little concerned with that Sith's lightsaber...I mean, those exhaust vents on the side seem unsafe...he might chop is OWN arm off...)

Now just to wait another year...

[when I'm not blogging about video games, apparently I blog about Into the Woods. Won't you be happy once this movie comes out and I've seen it and can stop panicking about them screwing up my childhood??]

So the movie comes out in December and we STILL don't have a proper trailer. This featurette did surface today, which has a tiny bit of singing in it. Streep might be able to pull it off...

You know, I thought I had worked my way through the Into the Woods panic last week, talking myself down and trying to accept the movie version of the musical.

Then I found THIS! (SPOILERS IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE MUSICAL!)

And now I am raging again because this means some of my favorite songs may be cut or at least drastically altered to fit this new version of the play. Sondheim doesn't sound particularly happy about it, just sort of...begrudging. Like "Yes, I cashed your check already so I'm legally obligated to rewrite my story, better me than you...assholes"

At least I got the DVD from the library.

rhoda_rants -- Look, it's Michael Pitt and he's actually the lead protagonist and doesn't appear to want to feed anyone to pigs yay!