She-Hulk is great (marvel finally made a tv show that is a tv show and not a poorly paced movie split in 6 episodes! Tatiana Maslany literally one of the best actors of her generation!) but i continue to wish she was ten times more buff. Like why does this woman
I've been playing a lot of Palworld lately, it's so addictive! It scratches a certain itch for me perfectly, haha. These are the three that have stood out to me so far, which probably doesn't come as a huge surprise.
Inteview with the Vampire (1994) review: INCREDIBLY gay yet still somehow not gay enough. Gothic aesthetic went off though
Tom Cruise, Kirsten Dunst, Antonio Banderas, Christian Slater, entire cast put their whole pussy into this (especially Cruise! Literally one of his career's best performances) with the detrimental exception of Brad Pitt who is a piece of wet white bread. Dragged the whole movie down for me. I simply cannot believe that anyone would get psychosexually obsessed with that man. 3 1/2 stars
"mal is so selfish i hate her" she's a child who never received any love from her parents and is seeking validation and approval by the only adults in her life by doing whatever she thinks they want from her so they keep loving her and its also a powerplay and shes falling right into their trap and also shes a child who never shouldve had a decision this serious put on her alone
I watched all episodes of The Grimm Variations, which released on Netflix earlier today. Here's my ranking, starting from the bottom:
6: The Elves and the Shoemaker. Setting is modern day Japan, which I'm not particularly interested in, and there aren't that many fantastical elements. The characters are pretty boring too.
5: Hansel and Gretel. This one is more due to the fact that I feel it diverges too much from the source material, particularly the ending. It feels like it could stand on its own, away from this anthology, but someone decided to tack the names Hansel and Gretel onto it, just to make it fit. Does earn some points for its sci-fi setting though.
4: The Pied Piper of Hamelin. The animation is pretty, as expected from a director who used to work for Ghibli. I do feel it loses some of that Clamp edge, though. The piper himself is an interesting character, and Maria is probably the best protagonist of the bunch. On the other hand, that teacher is probably my most detested character out of the entire anthology. Creep. The setting is a medieval village where fun is basically outlawed, and with that I'm sure you can guess how the piper lures Maria away.
3: Cinderella. The setting is Japan from I'm guessing from when it had just opened its borders to the western world? Not modern-modern, but not ancient either. Kiyoko (Cinderella) herself is a very strong villainess. I also like the outfits that the stepsisters wear. This story is probably also the most effective at the "what if [main character] was evil?" You can see why most people believe that Kiyoko is not evil, but considering we mainly see things from the stepsisters' point of view, Kiyoko's evil does become pretty obvious.
2: The Town Musicians of Bremen. On the surface, this one probably diverges from its source material the most, what with making the main characters humans instead of animals. But beyond that, it sticks to the story pretty closely. I like the character designs from this one the most, and the setting is interesting, kind of a sci-fi wild west pastiche.
1: Little Red Riding Hood. I like the setting from this one the best, a far future where the lines between reality and the virtual are blurry. The wolf, Gray, is an interesting villain for very much favoring the real to the artificial, which is usually what you'd expect for the heroes of these settings. Though it seems Scarlet also prefers the real to the virtual, so it doesn't feel like it's making a moral judgment on those darn kids who can't live without their phones or whatever. (Also Scarlet can stuff my stomach full of gemstone-lookalikes anytime.)
And there you have it! Feel free to reblog this to add your own ranking of these episodes, or just talk about the series in general.