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[anteros_lmc]

Last night partner and I watched Thor. We tend to get round to watching films about a year or so after the rest of the known world. Anyway, I was completely distracted for the first half of the film trying to figure out who Mr Hemsworth reminded me of. A quick imdb check confirmed that neither of us had ever seen him in anything ever, but he still seemed, or rather sounded, awfully familiar. Eventually partner cracked it - "He sounds just like Jack!" And it's true, he does! Thor seems to have borrowed Captain Aubrey's Aussie English accent! We both spent the rest of the film giggling and expecting Thor to start yelling nautical commands or for Stephen to appear like a bolt from the blue. Maybe it's just us...

In other news, I am currently reading esteven's wonderful Christmas present, a beautifully bound copy of Basil Hall's Travels in India, Ceylon and Borneo. This morning on the bus to work I just about laughed myself silly reading Hall's description of trying to evade the nocturnal depredations of the mosquito. Anyone who has ever spent the night with one of the little buggers will sympathise. You can read "The Nocturnal Hunt of the Mosquito" here.

And talking of work, I'd better go and do some :}

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[vsee.livejournal.com]

Only Stephen could have saved Thor for me. After burial under a great mountain of fangirl squee, I was persuaded to rent it a few weeks ago, and I couldn't stand it. Which is odd, because in general, I LOVE dumb superhero movies. I'm the one who stands up for Iron Man 2 as a fun movie. *g* Thor made me make a tragic face, though.

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

Tbh I was so distracted by Thor's Captain Aubrey accent that I didn't pay a great deal of attention to large parts of the film!

I haven't seen Iron Man 2 but I rather enjoyed the first one!

[eglantine-br.livejournal.com]

I am in love with Basil Hall!

I have spent night cowering and cursing and hiding from mosquitoes, just as he said. I never thought I would feel pity for them, but the idea of them rushing forward bravely, unafraid of horse-tails or towels... I found it strangely moving.

Thinking about his letters to Dickens-- I think BH may be the better writer. He is so funny. It is not 8 am here yet, and I am wide awake and giggling at the idea of him hitting himself in the ear and giving an appropriate curse! ("Gotcha, you little---") Then the despair of hearing the damn thing again. I know it well!

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

I am in love with Basil Hall!
Just as well! Didn't you say your husband looks like him? :)

I have spent night cowering and cursing and hiding from mosquitoes, just as he said.
There is nothing, nothing, worse that hearing that dreaded whine in the middle of the night. I am a mosquito magnet and you can guarantee that even if there is only one of the little blighters for miles around, it will find me.

I think BH may be the better writer. He is so funny.
Agreed. I'm afraid I find DIckens utterly tedious most of the time but I adore Basil to bits!

[eglantine-br.livejournal.com]

Yes my husband does look like BH, in fact very like your icon above. Funny how mosquitos seem to like some people better than others. Poor Basil. I guess he was just delicious.

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

Yes my husband does look like BH, in fact very like your icon above.
He has a lovely smile :)

Funny how mosquitos seem to like some people better than others.
It's not funny at all!!! *bzzzzzzzzzwhiiiiinnnnneeee*

[esteven]

Shame there was nobody around doing a Bettany. *g* I know that feeling well from way back. As you know, movies are dubbed in Germany and for some actors/actresses you get used to their "German" voices.When I saw a Sean Connery movie, I would (with his voice) also get Paul Newmann, James T. Kirk and Patrick Macnee. As a long time ST:TOS fan and Kirk/Spock shipper, it always threw me when, mostly in some thrird rate Italian sandal movies, I suddenly heard "Kirk and Spock" spouting some heroic nonsense together. *g* Nobody quite understood why I was in tears...

I am pleased you like the Basil Hall. You know I adore his Lieutenant and Commander. He is such a good writer and makes himself so easily understood. :D

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

Shame there was nobody around doing a Bettany. *g*
ROFL! That would just have been too weird all together!

I suddenly heard "Kirk and Spock" spouting some heroic nonsense together. *g* Nobody quite understood why I was in tears...
Oh dear, I can imagine that must have been very distressing for you!

I am pleased you like the Basil Hall.
I adore Basil! He has been my companion on the bus all this week and my journeys are much the better for his company :)

[esteven]

Oh dear, I can imagine that must have been very distressing for you!
*g* So it was.

He is so wonderful and easy to read! Shame not a wider audience knows him.

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

I went to Pollock House at the weekend and had a long chat with the attendants about the bust of Basil Hall they have there. They didn't know anything about him so they plugged me mercilessly for all I could tell them. And then they promised to go off and do their own research on him :)

[esteven]

That's great! More people deserve to know about him, and now, thanks to you, I am sure they will.

[gayalondiel.livejournal.com]

Now I can see Thor turning up on HMS Surprise and hammering things. Curse you... :p

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

Hehe! We haven't re-watched M&C since seeing Thor but it could all be a bit surreal from here on!