HCL and CanCon

[luzula]

zabira and meresy poked me and said I should watch Hard Core Logo right now (or, well, two hours ago). So I did. I don't know why I haven't watched it before, really--I just never got around to it.

I'm too tired for long analysis, even if I were capable of it (which I'm not). So here are some jumbled thoughts: I was really moved. And completely shocked by the ending, which was done to great effect and which I was unspoiled for. The Joe/Billy relationship was so touching, because it really felt like they had history together. Everything was so...tangled up. And fucked up. My sympathies kept shifting between Joe and Billy, and the manipulating director thing was so well done in a meta sense (but felt really cruel in the story).

If someone could point me towards some fic recs, that would be great. I'll probably start with spuffyduds long April Fools thing.

Also: CKR = so fucking hot here. Especially in the black and white shots. Yeah, I know that isn't news to anyone.

Hmm. I can't really see how there could be a sequel, though.

Also, sadly, I am canceling my trip to CanCon. I've admitted to myself that it's unrealistic travel-wise. The thing is, I'm doing fieldwork in the mountains in the north of Sweden in the summer, and finish just before CanCon. I'd have to be flown out by helicopter, then take the train for over 24 hours, sleep a night at home, and then fly to Canada the next morning. It just won't work. Or at least, I'd be half-dead with travel. : (

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[luzula]

I am still feeling my way through the RPS thing. It's not that I have moral qualms, it's more that I'm afraid to mix up the characters and the actors in my head. Of course, this problem already occurs when you have two characters played by the same actor, which is why I stuck to only due South for a long time.

But I'm kind of curious and willing to give it a try, so please add me!

[china_shop]

it's more that I'm afraid to mix up the characters and the actors in my head

I completely understand. It took a while for me to distinguish between Hugh and Joe, in particularly (though that was partly because I hardly knew anything about Hugh for ages). So my early RPS stuff is kind of blurry in that regard. And it's probably had some spillover into my DS stuff, too. /o\

so please add me!

Done! My RP sindex is here. Absolutely no strings attached, of course, and if you want to be removed from the filter again, just say the word. :-)

[primroseburrows.livejournal.com]

I didn't know you had an INDEX!!! Yay!

Also, I definitely rec Above Ground Swimming Pools (http://china-shop.livejournal.com/271980.html) to an RPS newbie, because it's RPS that sort of isn't. Plus, it rocks like a very rocking thing. *g*

[china_shop]

Aw, thank you! *beams*