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Episode 48 of the FMA dub just aired. The one with the 1916 date in the "next episode" stuff. Also the one with Roy in an Indiana Jones hat and the Roy/Hawkeye=Mulder/Scully routine.

The conversation in the car near the end was nicely done, though I didn't care for the way they changed one line (I really wanted to hear "You'll never hold a position of power again"... that was in 28, right? Or was it in 50?). Still, overall, it was quite good. Izumi&Ed teaming up always makes me happy.

I'm now jotting over to www.adultswim.com to watch the heads explode at the word ( one-word spoiler )

EDIT: Unconfirmed, but apparently FUNIMATION has liscenced the movie. October 3rd folks.

gross

So, I've had numerous nightmares before about my teeth falling out.

At the moment, my nightmares are practically reality.

Let me explain:

I broke my two front teeth when I was a kid. Fell off a bike or something. Anyway, I've had plastic bonds put on them all my childhood. The last ones I had done at least 9 years ago, and bonds are supposed to last 4-5 years. So I talked to my dentist about it and my parents and I decided that while I was still on their insurance before graduation I should get my teeth fixed in a more permanent way. On one front tooth I'm getting a veneer, on the other (more broken) tooth, a crown. That was decided about a month ago.

On Thrusday evening she carved up my two front teeth and made a mold, then made temporary plastic bonds to serve for the two weeks while my porceline crowns are being made.

Yesterday, Saturday, they were wiggling a fraction, and I could swear blood from when I brushed my teeth (my gums were still swollen from the operation) was leaking BEHIND the plastic. Last night I was eating something and they popped halfway off. Today, I was eating a really soft sandwhich (the softest I could get!) and they popped all the way off in my mouth: the two plastic teeth covers, as a connected unit. Gross!

It felt like my teeth were falling out. With them gone, I could feel my real teeth with my tongue and they felt broken, smaller. Which of course they are. So I immediately shoved the temporaries back on over my teeth. They stay pretty well as long as I don't try to eat anything... I think the suction is what pulls them off.

I'd emailed my dentist last night and I called her just now. The building's closed on Sundays so the soonest I can come in is Monday--- I have a 7am appointment.

I guess I'm on a liquid diet until then. I can't wait for these two weeks to be over. Then I won't have to bother with my front teeth for a good 15 years.

I'm sorry flist, I failed you.

So...instead of watching the FMA movie and seeing if the sub's any good, I finished The Tenth Kingdom miniseries. ((Just so you know, though... I can't speak to the translation quality yet but I did peak at the first few minutes and the [PsyKe] fansub of The Conqueror of Shambala does have large, pretty image quality. Mmm...FMA prettiness...!))


I couldn't help it! I hadn't seen it since it aired on tv and I loved it back then. And now, rewatching with all the parts I'd missed before... I love it even more. The depth of detail with which the fairy tales were interwoven into the plotline was amazing. They could have made it shorter and passed with half the stuff they managed to include, yet it never felt too busy. It was long and lush and thoroughly enjoyable. Each fairy tale /myth subplot had a character-developing purpose, and it pushed along the overall plotline, which was a wonderful and ultimately very moving story about the dark themes that underlie all fairy tales beneath the glitter: murder, lust, vengeance, fear, parental abandonment, betrayal, and loss. At first it's just a happy adventure ride but the dark side of fairy tales is there too, waiting to spring out at you and cut your heart.

I thoroughly enjoyed watching Tony and Virginia react to the abusrdities present and prevalent in the fairy tale-ish Nine Kingdoms. Two doors, one that leads to a horrible death?
"WHO DECIDES THIS CRAZY STUFF? WHAT IS THE POINT IN HAVING A DOOR THAT LEADS TO HORRIBLE DEATH?" Word up, Tony. Word.


Random other things:

I forgot how much I enjoyed the main actress of Virginia's character-- she was very good. And very pretty in a Snow-White way, though not an annoying way.

Actually, all the acting for the five main characters was fabulous.

What's her name as the queen was good. But then, I like almost every movie or show I've ever seen that actress do, now that I think about it. And this was quite an interesting turnaround for her-- instead of being sweet and matronly and huggable she was Evil with a capital E. ( spoilery Queen comments )

And Wolf! He's both insanely annoying and insanely endearing at the same time. And then the next minute he's really sexy, especially when he's being sinister. The whole kitchen outfit (white shirt, red vest) in the second-to-last hour was SO HOT. Oh, and that moment when he picks a nut or raisin whatever off the table in the queen's mirror room and tosses it into the air and catches it perfectly in his mouth? HOT. ( some spoilery comments on Wolf )

Oh...( one thing I absolutely hated though (slightly spoilery) )

Prince Wendell... I didn't like him much the first time I saw the miniseries, and he's still not my favorite character, but he did grow on me this time around. His sarcastic side comments about Wolf and Virginia in the kissing town were hilarious and made his entire presense in the film worthwhile. Anyway, I don't think we were supposed to like him in the beginning-- he wasn't very likeable. He had to grow up along the journey too, as he comes to realize.

The script was something I also really enjoyed. Most of the jokes worked for me, both spoken and acted/unspoken. The dramatic lines carried real emotional impact. A few parts were over the top embarrassing, but not like a Jim Carrey movie or anything... I just have a very low tolerance for embarrassment squick on film.


I'm really pleased I found this again. I have to burn it to DVD and keep it for a long while. I'm just sad there was never a sequel! ...And man, I need ICONS! Does anyone have any good 10thKingdom icons?