30 Day Movie Meme, Day 6

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Day 05 - Favorite love story in a movie --  I actually gave this one some serious thought while studying my DVD collection.  There's a couple of contenders, but I have to go with one of the ones that isn't actually in a romantic movie - Rick and Evie in The Mummy and The Mummy Returns.  They have chemistry and tension, and "smart girl gets the guy" makes me happy (bonus points for "I... am a Librarian").  Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz play off each other well, especially since he's at the height of what I think of as his Ivan Vorpatril period.  The end also has a great romantic punch, especially for an adventure with a romance.  Not to mention their library in the second movie...

Day 06 - Favorite made for TV movie -- This one is easy - the 1995 BBC production of Pride and Prejudice.  I mean, what's not to like?  Excellent adaptation of the book, great casting, great costumes, great acting, and Colin Firth dripping wet.  I love the way he and Jennifer Ehle play off each other, in that scene and in others.  Jennifer Ehle made a wonderful Elizabeth - I'm particularly fond of the scene where she faces off with Lady Catherine de Bourgh.  In my mind, this is THE only adaptation - I refuse to acknowledge the 2005 production (pigs INSIDE Longbourn, wtf?), the 1940 one with Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier has some interesting points (and some not-too-shabby casting) but Pride and Prejudice is NOT A VICTORIAN PERIOD PIECE, thanks much.  The only other contender is the 1980 BBC production with David Rintoul and Elizabeth Garvie, but it can't quite compare to the 1995 one.

Disappointing news of the day - they're looking to make a movie adaptation of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.  Don't we have enough bad movies as it is?

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Book review: Mission of Honor (Honor Harrington series, Weber)

Unspoilered reaction: WOW.  Talk about being worth the wait.  This book seems a little like a return to some of the earlier days.  For one thing, it's only 583 pages in hardcover.  It was a pretty tight read, and towards the last third, I had a really hard time tearing myself away from it to do other stuff.  There's a lot of tech stuff that I probably could have lived without knowing.  He's done a much better job of writing Honor/Hamish (there are no naked tickle fights in this one, for example).  And of course, it wouldn't be a David Weber book if he didn't kill people off.

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 I'm looking forward to seeing where things go from here, and I really need to check out Honor Harrington fanfic.  Because if there was ever a universe that would be ripe for fanfic, I think this would be it.  There's not much focus on the interaction of people, and ... yeah, like I need another fandom.