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International flights now come with a dizzying array of movie choices. Which is all for the best; I'm not scared of flying, but plenty of people are. Movies can be an excellent distraction. (I do dread long flights, though. The incredible discomfort of SITTING FOR HOURS in the same position, ugh.)
Anyway! Sitting on the airplane, I tried watching the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie, and decided after 30 minutes or so that I would rather watch someone stab Peter Quill repeatedly than continue to watch him be the most dude-bro protagonist of any Marvel movie that I've seen. So I stopped watching it.
I did make it through Edge of Tomorrow in spite of Tom Cruise. It was enjoyable enough, and Emily Blunt was amazing and I love her. Didn't like the hints at romance, but I've decided to firmly ignore them. Anyway, if you want a time-bendy action movie with bonus "Emily Blunt wearing armor using machine guns", this is a good film.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier is still a favorite. Probably the best Avengers ensemble pic, given that the actual ensemble Avengers films are so often heavily focused on Tony Stark, and/or on villains that don't interest me.
And finally, the 2015 film The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is glorious ID crack. I have never seen a movie so determined to ride on the charm of its leads and the slickness of its visuals.
Armie Hammer has never appealed to me before, but make him a giant Russian spy who is the total sub to a tiny* dommy German/English spy, and suddenly I'm weak at the knees.
*Tiny is relative. Alicia Vikander is 5'6", but next to Hammer's height of 6'5", she looks like a wee little thing.
Alas, the fandom has failed to present me with the "Gaby doms Illya and he loves it" fic that I now want. Granted, I've only started the hunt for it today, but still... IT SHOULD BE RIGHT THERE FOR ME TO FIND.
Anyway! Sitting on the airplane, I tried watching the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie, and decided after 30 minutes or so that I would rather watch someone stab Peter Quill repeatedly than continue to watch him be the most dude-bro protagonist of any Marvel movie that I've seen. So I stopped watching it.
I did make it through Edge of Tomorrow in spite of Tom Cruise. It was enjoyable enough, and Emily Blunt was amazing and I love her. Didn't like the hints at romance, but I've decided to firmly ignore them. Anyway, if you want a time-bendy action movie with bonus "Emily Blunt wearing armor using machine guns", this is a good film.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier is still a favorite. Probably the best Avengers ensemble pic, given that the actual ensemble Avengers films are so often heavily focused on Tony Stark, and/or on villains that don't interest me.
And finally, the 2015 film The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is glorious ID crack. I have never seen a movie so determined to ride on the charm of its leads and the slickness of its visuals.
Armie Hammer has never appealed to me before, but make him a giant Russian spy who is the total sub to a tiny* dommy German/English spy, and suddenly I'm weak at the knees.
*Tiny is relative. Alicia Vikander is 5'6", but next to Hammer's height of 6'5", she looks like a wee little thing.
Alas, the fandom has failed to present me with the "Gaby doms Illya and he loves it" fic that I now want. Granted, I've only started the hunt for it today, but still... IT SHOULD BE RIGHT THERE FOR ME TO FIND.
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