#someone should make a spoof movie

[doerot]

The fact that jurassic world 4 ISN'T going to be a dinosaurs plus zombie apocalypse movie is such a shame

[achivement-unlocked]

According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway because bees don't care what humans think is impossible. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Ooh, black and yellow! Let's shake it up a little. Barry! Breakfast is ready! Ooming! Hang on a second. Hello? - Barry? - Adam? - Oan you believe this is happening? - I can't. I'll pick you up. Looking sharp. Use the stairs. Your father paid good money for those. Sorry. I'm excited. Here's the graduate. We're very proud of you, son. A perfect report card, all B's. Very proud. Ma! I got a thing going here. - You got lint on your fuzz. - Ow! That's me! - Wave to us! We'll be in row 118,000. - Bye! Barry, I told you, stop flying in the house! - Hey, Adam. - Hey, Barry. - Is that fuzz gel? - A little. Special day, graduation. Never thought I'd make it. Three days grade school, three days high school. Those were awkward. Three days college. I'm glad I took a day and hitchhiked around the hive. You did come back different. - Hi, Barry. - Artie, growing a mustache? Looks good. - Hear about Frankie? - Yeah. - You going to the funeral? - No, I'm not going. Everybody knows, sting someone, you die. Don't waste it on a squirrel. Such a hothead. I guess he could have just gotten out of the way. I love this incorporating an amusement park into our day. That's why we don't need vacations. Boy, quite a bit of pomp... under the circumstances. - Well, Adam, today we are men. - We are! - Bee-men. - Amen! Hallelujah! Students, faculty, distinguished bees, please welcome Dean Buzzwell. Welcome, New Hive Oity graduating class of... ...9:15. That concludes our ceremonies. And begins your career at Honex Industries! Will we pick ourjob today? I heard it's just orientation. Heads up! Here we go. Keep your hands and antennas inside the tram at all times. - Wonder what it'll be like? - A little scary. Welcome to Honex, a division of Honesco and a part of the Hexagon Group. This is it! Wow. Wow. We know that you, as a bee, have worked your whole life to get to the point where you can work for your whole life. Honey begins when our valiant Pollen Jocks bring the nectar to the hive. Our top-secret formula is automatically color-corrected, scent-adjusted and bubble-contoured into-*continues*

Achievement unlocked!

Unknown laws of aviation

Stop talking bee movie to me!

….

What’s this?

Another achievement?

Achievement unlocked!

Comically long spoof

Give me the longest ask!

[ddmmyuta]

hiii bestieeeee, can u do xiaojun as a bf plsss

oh bestiieeeeee you are so real for this! I love Xiaojun stans <3

warnings (for in case): swearing, fluff, sprinkle of smut, Xiaojun being best boy

Xiaojun is such a cutie, like he is adorable. I feel he is such a mellow yet sweet boyfriend. He would take you on spontaneous walks and watch stupid spoof movies with you. He just wants you to be a happy little bean, he just loves to see you radiate with happiness. Speaking of radiation, it’s safe to say y’all won’t have dates at the WayV dorm bcuz Bella shits that place everyday. He likes to have organized, planned dates, where he gives you a bouquet of flowers and feels chuffed bcuz he made you smile.

his love language is totally gifts and anyone who disagrees with me… shut up! typical gifts you’d get would be: socks, chocolate, flowers, hand made jewelry, baked goods, lingerie (if he feels spicy wink wink), candles and clothing. he texts you as much as possible and frequently asks for your opinion. ‘hey y/n I was thinking of buying myself an inflatable body pillow… should I go for the kawaii manga girl or Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man?’, stuff like that you know! he loves to cuddle, man is a cuddle bug! when y’all are watching a movie he just loves to sleep on your lap or spoon you (he prefers to be the little spoon btw).

I think Xiaojun isn’t someone who gets his masculinity easily bruised, so he doesn’t mind if you were dominant in the relationship, but he wouldn’t mind if he was dominant either. your relationship can be compared to those couples that are like best friends (if that makes sense). he just goes with the flow and focuses on the moment. he enjoys doing little things with you like FaceTiming or shopping at a street market. I’m gonna be honest, homeboy barely thinks about sex but when he does it’s so sweet and soft, he just wants you to feel good. I’m not saying he isn’t into some kinky shit, I’m just saying he is gentle and patient. he’s a switch so top or bottom fits him, but once again, the most important thing is that you are comfortable and feeling good. he would usually prepare for when y’all wanna do the sideway salsa. like he would wine and dine you, and at the end of dinner he would make his move (idk if that made sense).

bottom line: he is a cute little piece of shit who accepts you as you are and he just loves hanging out with you.

song for this fic (it fits trust the process):

thx for requesting this btw, I’m not a huge Xiaojun stan so hopefully this is cute enough

[married-2-the-music]

K-pop Discography Deep Dives: Gfriend

A Disclaimer: I was planning, when I first started Tumblr, to be a lurker, but then I began an office job and needed something to listen to to keep myself occupied. And then, I started going through entire K-pop groups’ repertoires, album by album, and jotting down my thoughts. And then, I stumbled into K-pop tumblr and decided, you know what, there’s at least four people on this hell site who would read in depth rants about these discographies and at least five who wouldn’t read it and then get mad because it’s kind of our job as K-pop fans. My lukewarm takes should be taken with an entire silo of salt and the knowledge that this is completely for fun and occupying my very bored, very neurodivergent brain. With that being said, enjoy!

So, let me lay out my credentials for Gfriend: I’ve been a Buddy since I stumbled across MAGO in a compilation in 2020 or so, and needless to say I was crushed to find out that they disbanded. I still consider myself a Buddy, and in the last few years, I’ve listened to all their title tracks and a decent amount of b-sides. So, this deep dive is less of me getting into a new band and more of me seeing…hmm what else can I discover? Obviously, a lot of bias is involved here.

Gfriend debuted in 2015, in the heyday of 3rd generation, with a “schoolgirl” concept not unlike their peers Lovelyz, TWICE, and WJSN. Also, as a side note, their intros are all great, even from the beginning, and I wish that more of the interesting quirks that make them so great carried through into the rest of the songs.

Their first song, Glass Bead, has more of a classical spin than I remembered from their earlier work, and I enjoyed it, Me Gustas Tu, and Rough more on re-listen. Glass Bead is sweet: it’s good, but to someone who’s listened to as much k-pop as I have, it doesn’t stand out as very unique. From the album, Neverland is pretty good too.

Me Gustas Tu’s intro starts with gentle water and the song itself continues the feeling with an overall sunny vibe; it’s another nice one, but another that feels like a lot of others. As a hidden gem, Under The Sky has great drive and payoff, and would’ve made a better title track in my opinion.

I know a lot of people absolutely adore Rough. I’m…not one of them. Don’t get me wrong; Yuju’s belted power notes are always a pleasure, and her voice with the electric guitars makes such an excellent contrast. Eunha’s high voice also stands out, but Umji’s, Yerin’s, SinB’s, and Sowon’s are great too, and their different tones all harmonize well together.

I wish that the energy of the rock guitar or the orchestra carried through more, because there’s something about the song that doesn’t feel fully realized and I can’t say what it is. Rough is less a moment of standing apart from their peers and more a very gentle sidestep—but definitely a marker of what’s to come. Hidden gems from this album are definitely Say My Name and Someday, the second of which uses the classical touches quite well.

Their first few titles are a bit formulaic, but Navillera, despite at first fitting it, has much more drive and heft, and by the time we reach the guitar solo and the accompanying power note, it feels earned. It takes the best parts of the previous songs and melds them together into something great. I confess that I know this song by heart, and all in all, it’s an early highlight that I find myself liking more each time. Hidden gems from this album include Mermaid and Compass (with a special shout out to the harmonica in Distance).

Fingertip picks up where Navillera left off, with a good sense of humor in its 80’s action movie spoofing. It has one of the few dance breaks I adore, and I found myself bopping my head. And the catharsis! One of the things I love most about k-pop is when songs build to a point where everything just lights up, and Fingertip has this in spades. My hidden gem for this EP is definitely Crush.

Next up is a return to form in Love Whisper, which feels very much like Spring, and has a calming energy, but the song itself isn’t anything trailblazing. It’s a bit meandering and the orchestra isn’t used enough for me. It’s also a lot like Me Gustas Tu, which again, doesn’t mean that either is a bad song, but it does mean that both stick out less.

Summer Rain also has a nice opening, but it feels more dramatic and symphonic, which sets it apart from the rest of Gfriend’s songs at this point. It isn’t my favorite either, but I like it more than Love Whisper, Glass Bead, Me Gustas Tu, and Rough, which I classify in the same category. From the album, Rainbow is the definite winner, with Red Umbrella close behind.

Sunny Summer offers a different view of the same season; it’s upbeat and while carrying through the youthful energy of their earlier work, something about it also feels more grown up, as though a goodbye to their younger selves.

I’m probably reading way too much into what should be a fun song, but it reminds me of the feeling of a last summer vacation after high school and before adulthood. Either way, I’d say that my hidden gem from this album is Vacation (for its boundless energy)

With Time For The Moon Night comes the second big shift in Gfriend’s sound and the start of a new era. The intro, Daytime, sounds right out of a Disney movie, and the song delivers. It begins peacefully, and eventually gently glides into an introspective sort-of ballad that toes the line between sad and hopeful. The whole album is honestly great, and my favorite of the EPs so far.

That being said, I’d like to take a moment of your time to discuss Bye, which may be my favorite of Gfriend’s b-sides. It’s a ballad, yes, but so much more. It blends a full orchestra, an electric guitar, and some of Gfriend’s most affecting vocal work to date. All in all, it’s one of those album tracks that could’ve made an excellent single, and I’m so glad I rediscovered it in my deep dive, because I may or may not have replayed it three times.

Sunrise, perhaps appropriately, feels like Time For The Moon Night’s opposite twin, with lyrics that are just as sad combined with a far more hopeful and well…sunny spin on it. It’s many people’s favorite Gfriend song, and while it isn’t mine, I can’t deny that those choruses, especially the final one, is a hell of a knock-out.

Memoria, while technically a b-side, is also a Japanese single, but it’s so ethereal and lovely that it deserves a shout out. Hidden gems from this album include Only 1, and A Starry Night, but the stand-out has to be You Are Not Alone, both for the adorableness that is the title and for the surprisingly poignant follow-through.

Fever is a departure from the sound Gfriend’s been cultivating and seems like a bit of an odd choice. It’s not a bad song but it’s not great either; it’s pleasant, but it slips in and out of the ears, without any staying power. The girls’ voices feel underutilized, which is unusual for them, and I’ll never understand the impulse to have an anti-drop rather than a power note. I don’t have a hidden gem for this album, but I did like the whistling in Smile.

This album also highlighted something I’ve noticed: a lot of Gfriend’s b-sides start out with a really unique or interesting instrumental (like Smile) but don’t carry it through to the rest of the song, and thus leave it sounding like a lot of other songs.

Flower is the one song I really did like from the album, although it’s a Japanese single and so not technically a b-side. It also takes Gfriend’s music in a different direction (in this case, tango) but the gamble pays off! It’s a pretty good song; not their best, but a nice break.

After this, we finally reach the Modern Witch Trilogy, what I would consider their Magnum Opus, and unfortunately, the end of their time as a six-person group. Each part of the trilogy is magical in its own way: Crossroads is classical and grounded in emotion, Apple is ethereal and delightfully entrancing, and MAGO is empowering and warm at the same time.

The first song of the trilogy is Crossroads, which is definitely the most melancholy of their titles, finally giving the orchestra time to shine. The song’s best moment is undoubtedly the short section of a-capella before the last chorus’ soaring take-off, with the girls’ voices absolutely feeling like some sort of desperate plea to the stars.

My hidden gem for this album is definitely Labyrinth, which, in a 2023 world, I could totally see being a pre-release with a music video; not a title track instead of Crossroads, but with it. Here We Are is great too, and the other b-sides hold their own.

Next in the trilogy is Apple, which simply oozes magic and power. At first, I worried that it would be another Fever with a nothing chorus, but it proved me wrong! It doesn’t quite have a climax but it’s still absolutely engaging and unique.

This is another great album, and it was so hard to pick a hidden gem. The trio of the electro Eye of The Storm, the ballroom waltz of Room of Mirrors, and the dance floor of Tarot Cards are pretty neck-and-neck. But if I had to choose, Room of Mirrors is my favorite.

And at last, we reach MAGO! MAGO is, I’ll be honest, one of my all-time favorite k-pop songs (we’re talking Top 10), and I’ve loved it since I first heard it. To say everything I want to say would take forever, but if I had to name a few, here we go. The song has such great drive and heft and never stops moving, even when it slows down a little. It explodes with confidence and self-expression, and it’s a song that stands out because that empowerment doesn’t fall flat.

There are so many good songs from this album too: the rock in Love Spell, the brightness in Three Of Cups, and the R&B in Secret Diary, but my favorite without a doubt is Wheel Of The Year. Look, I’m a total sap, and it’s the exact kind of song that I adore: sad and happy, hopeful, emotional, inspiring, and all about the power of friendship. In the wake of their disbandment, it’s hard not to see this as a lovely farewell, to both the fans and each other.

It’s hard to overstate how much I adore the Modern Witch Trilogy. All three of these titles also feel so…queer to me? Obviously, as a queer woman, everything I view is through a queer lens, but between the found family separated in Crossroads, the forbidden temptation of witches in Apple, and the all-female be-yourself disco club in MAGO, I don’t think I’m reading too much into this. But I’d love to hear other opinions on this.

My top 5 songs are MAGO, Wheel Of The Year, Fingertip, Crossroads, and Bye. But I loved their whole discography, and as much as I ragged on Fever, there weren’t any songs I actually disliked, and it would be a highlight in a less incredible body of work. I’m also Wiccan, and the Wheel Of The Year is such an important thing for us that it felt like it was made just for me. I admit, when I started writing about their later songs, I even got a bit emotional and even more when I found out that the members themselves helped write some of them.

Gfriend, to the surprise of no one, gets a 9.5/10 from me. I can’t really imagine a discography more suited to me personally, although I think that anyone who appreciates great voices, disco, orchestral spins, or witches would find something to love here too. The only reason the score isn’t higher is because I haven’t done that many deep dives yet and I want to leave some room, lol.

So, I’ll see you next time, for a boy group!

[moviemunchies]

Some Octobers, I think that I should actually watch movies that are vaguely spooky. I don’t do horror films, but there are plenty of other movies that might fit the bill for Halloween. Usually, though, I don’t get around to it.

Well this year I got to re-watching Tucker & Dale vs. EVIL and I think that works for Halloween.

Tucker & Dale vs. EVIL has this premise: a group of college kids go to the woods, and when one of their own gets kidnapped by hillbillies, they decided to fight back. The twist is that the main characters are the hillbillies, and they’re not villains, they didn’t kidnap a college girl, they saved her after she hit her head. Her friends don’t know that, though, and since they’re clueless, stupid, college kids, they keep getting themselves horribly killed while trying to rescue her. Blaming it on the hillbillies, they resort to increasingly ridiculous and violent methods to fight these two guys who only want to vacation in a cabin in the woods.

It’s violent, it’s gory, and it’s hilarious.

The movie’s message is obviously that people shouldn’t judge each other based on appearances. Dale is very awkward and comes across as weird to Allison and her friends, but he’s a great guy. If anyone had actually effectively communicated, if people had sat down and clearly explained what it is that they were actually doing, this Plot would have been avoided.

Mind you, it’s also because the people in the movie are pretty dumb. The kids are pretty dumb, in how they keep dying, but Tucker and Dale aren’t exactly super observant either. They walk into a cabin with bones hanging from the ceiling, and newspaper clippings of horrible crimes, and absolutely no warning bells go off? It works for comedy purposes (“I think an archaeologist lived here!”), though it makes you wonder if communication would have worked to begin with the more you think about it.

I’m also not familiar with horror movies, but I feel as if I’ve watched/read a ton of stories in which college-aged kids are surprisingly competent in combat and survival. Of course, most people have no idea what they’re doing, and the kids here don’t either–they quickly rush into situations and get themselves killed in stupid ways.

There’s an element of the ending that is a little bit of a copout? Spoiler alert, but it’s revealed that the homicidal leader of the college kids, Chad, is actually the son of a violent hillbilly. The idea that hillbillies aren’t any worse than anyone else is undermined by the notion that actually yes, there apparently are killer hillbilly genes out there that can turn someone into a murderous maniac. Communication wouldn’t work if it’s just in his DNA, right? 

Then again, I think the point isn’t necessarily that Chad has killer DNA, it’s that he’s prejudiced against a group of people that he himself is related to. Still, I don’t know that Chad needed a backstory that gave an excuse for him being evil. The idea that he’s a young man so full of himself that he doesn’t question his prejudices, because it lets him live out his hero fantasy, even if it gets his companions killed… that’s strong enough.

I suspect I’m thinking too hard about this, though.

I am not really a fan of horror films, so I cannot speak to how well this movie resonates with that fanbase. I’d like to think that fans of slasher films will enjoy it, but I don’t know. I did enjoy it quite a lot, though, and I think if you’re willing to try a spoof of middle-of-nowhere, killer hillbilly slasher movies, then you’ll have tons of fun with Tucker & Dale vs. EVIL.

[goddamnwebcomics]

Should webcomics imitate newspaper comics? I’ve seen some people describe how a lot of AAA video games at one point were trying to imitate movies too much, and how trying to be something they are not rather than making better use of their strenghts (interactivity) was harming their public perception. This, in turn, is similar to the olden days of Hollywood, when movies were trying to ape theatrical plays rather than make use of tricks like editing and cinematography.

So, as someone who has spent a long time looking at webcomics, what are some strenghts that you think webcomics have over comic books/newspaper comics, even if a lot of creators don’t make use of them? And what are some of their weaknesses that they should avoid?

That is something that I would like to make a post about one day. I really feel webcomics aping off mainstream webcomics, mainly during the early 2000′s, was what set webcomics back a lot as a genre. A lot of webcomics tried to be a manga or a comic or newspaper comic when really they should have taken advantage of Wild West era of the internet and just made whatever they wanted. Some were able to do that while others faded into obscurity.

Even after the end of that era, there really is nothing to hold webcomic creators back from wanting to tell the stories they want to tell. They don’t have a corporation or an executive breathing down their neck, the only limitations they have is either self-censorship or the rules set up by the site hosting their comic. Even then, you’re guaranteed to find websites that will host anything, but the downside of that is you’re exposed to some fucked up shit.

Too much creative freedom can also be a bad thing. Whatever you do, you should always have a proofreader much like you would have one for your fanfiction and stories, because if you make webcomic too much of your own thinkpiece, you might go too far and alienate your audience. Remember when out of buttfucking nowhere Kraw spoofed pro-life vs. pro-choice arguments in a comic about fat Spinnerette?

And whatever you do, listen to criticism. You will never be above criticism because those who think they are above criticism have never returned. Of course learn to differentiate constructive criticism from people who are bashing you, people who are critiquing for the sake of being critical, and Twitter contrarians.

[boysonly111]

I wrote a Harry Potter fan fiction and I actually shared it’s wattpad link on this account but I think I’d rather just write the full story here. I also just wanna add pictures. *internet glitter

Fair warning, I wrote this at the rightful age of 15 which was after I watched the SIMGM Kardasims go to Hogwarts spoof and the my immortal fan fiction and then I watched the official first and second Harry Potter movies.

I kept away from making my immortal references but just be warned.

This is how their relationship would START by the way that’s why they’re 12. I’m not writing the rest of the franchise. I would be happy to write a conflict in when they’re 16 that strengthens their relationship though 🤩🤩🤩😍😍

Ron x Harry

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(Scene above is what I'm referencing the beginning off of by the way)

Fred : Are you sure we should do this? I mean we could be punished severely for this...

George : Oh quit being a baby Fred, And besides we can't just leave Harry captive in that place!

Fred : Well if you say so... we better hurry back as quick as we can though.

The car flys all the way from the Weasley's home to the broken home that holds Harry captive in. Time passes and Ron is very excited to see Harry again.

Harry lays in his bed waiting for someone or something to save him from his horrible home until he sees the flying car pull up to his window held in bars.

The Weasley brothers find a way to break apart the bars over Harry's windows by attaching a hook breaking him out to rescue him and after making lots of noise they bust Harry out.

Without much time before his wicked adopted father comes in he packs everything he can including his clothes, his owl, etc.

Time runs out and Harry had finally been ready to hop in the car and leave for a better life. By surprise Harry's adopted father comes in and grabs him by the foot to prevent him from leaving.

Harry : Ron! Grab my hand!

Harry holds onto Ron's hand and trusts him to hold him as they fly the car away from the home. Ron is shocked by Harry's trust for him so he blushed but he didn't want to let Harry down so he held on tight and with the car pulling off Harry's father falls out the window and straight onto the bushes from below.

Harry sits in the back seat of the car and shuts the car door leaving Harry safe from his tragic life.

Harry : Thank you guys kindly, I really do appreciate it.

Ron : Anything for you Harry, We really hated hearing what you were going through so we decided to bring you with us!

George : Yeah and we just wanted the car.

Fred : You best be lucky if we can get home unnoticed.

George : Oh quit your worrying we'll be home in time before mum finds out.

Harry looks out the window and looks at the beautiful view and scenery on his way to the Weasley home. Ron on the other hand had been dazed and dreaming about spending hours on end with Harry.

Ron had found out he had feelings for Harry once after a year of Hogwarts. Ron loved how much of a hero Harry was and when he kept him company often he grew an obsession with her.

When Harry said he missed Ron he felt like he finally found someone special for him who wasn't in his family. Ron didn't have many friends so he kinda just sat in his room with his brothers and sister and he chatted and played with them. Deep down Ron wanted someone new but Ron didn't expect himself to fall in love with said new person.

The boys get home and try to sneak back in only to get caught an scolded by their mother. The boys all apologize and head to their rooms to fall asleep.

Late at night during the witching hour Harry is woken up by Ron to have some late night fun. The two watch the magic television as bored lonely boys in 2001 would do when Ron turns down the television to tell Harry something important.

Ron : Hey.. I'm sorry that you had to live in that home... No one deserves that and especially not one of the greatest wizards of our generation!

Harry : Oh don't worry about it, I suppose it builds character and besides if time hadn't taken this path I'm sure I wouldn't have met you.

Ron : I suppose...

Harry and Ron watch the cartoons until Ron asks Harry something.

Ron : Hey Harry... can I ask you something?

Harry : Of course

Ron : Would you... be my....... Best friend?

Harry : Oh of course! I've always wanted a best friend.

Ron : Well it's settled! What do best friends do again?

Harry : I don't quite know...

Ron : I've got an idea.. let's go cause mischief together

Harry : But won't we get in deep trouble if we get caught?

Ron : Oh Harry, Life's about taking risks! If we don't take any risks we'll never advance into stronger people! It's like you said it's all character building.

Harry : You know, your words mean a lot to me... I'm in...

Ron and Harry handshake and they magic up a clone of them sleeping in their places. Ron and Harry make the most of their time being out. Ron clearly didn't know how to drive but it didn't matter as he was more invested in giving Harry the most fun he's ever had up to that point in time.

Ron was having the time of his life with his future husband and not long goes by before they find something to do to satisfy their mischief craving.

Ron : Oh look! An old sorcerer and a sorceress... I wonder what their relationship would look like if it ended up down a well...

Harry : Oh you wouldn't...

Ron and Harry giggle and wave their wands together to preform a spell and trip the old couple into the wishing well. Keep in mind Harry is a kind kid so deep down he felt bad but Ron got him past it when he reminded Harry that it was quite funny how the old couple shouted while falling into the well.

Ron's thoughts : He's quite cute when he's bad

Deep down the two knew this was very wrong but the thrill of doing something bad for fun was a unique feeling as it never really happens often.

Despite them only having one mischievous activity they decide they should get home before Ron's mum gets suspicious. On the ride home Ron stops the car to tell Harry what he really wanted to say.

Ron : Harry.. I have something to tell you... I know it's an awkward time but I don't want to risk anyone at home hearing us.

Harry : No worries Ron I'm all ears

Ron : Harry when I first saw you in the train station I knew I was gonna become your friend.. after that when I first sat next to you I really bonded with you.

Harry : I felt a strong bond with you as well! No wonder there was so much awkward tension between us, we never confirmed our best friend status.

Ron : About that...... I didn't just feel bonds for you in a friendly manner.. I want to be with you as a... boyfriend.

Harry froze not knowing what to say....

Harry : Ron... I'd love to be your boyfriend. I thought it was weird for two guys to be together but now that you set it straight I feel the same.

Ron and Harry smile at each other then share a small kiss and head home with a smile on their face and love filling the car.

Ron and Harry luckily sneak back in at 5 am and get rid of their clones. The two head to sleep for the remainder of the morning and wake up tired later.

Ron and Harry are noticeably tired by everyone leading them to question what they've been doing all night. Ron replies swiftly saying "Oh nothing" as the two get ready for their next year at Hogwarts.

And with that Harry and Ron are a secret couple! I can finally sleep now that I got this out to the world.

Thank you for reading this I know it's short and I know it's only canon but you read it anyway so your soul is kind.

Cast you later 🪄🧙🏼‍♂️(by the way I'm Ravenclaw)

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[anthonysstupiddailyblog]

Anthony’s Stupid Daily Blog (1018): Fri 3rd Jan 2025

My first shift of the year. As I woke up this morning the first thing I did was let out a blood circling scream hoping that it would rip open the fabric of time and I could jump through to July this year so I didn’t have to work for seven months before my holiday. The fact that it didn’t work tells me I probably didn’t scream loud enough so tomorrow I’ll get a microphone and a speaker and try it again. Even if it doesn’t hurl me through time the force might cause part of the roof to fall in, land on my head and put me in a coma that I’ll awake from the day before I’m due to leave. 

When I rewatched Austin Powers The Spy Who Shagged Me which I would say does still hold up as I was laughing throughout and I appreciate that Mike Myers just decided to go over the top with the silliness and do away with any realism the first film may have had. The joke that still make me howl the most is the one where Powers picks up a cup of Fat Bastard’s shit thinking it’s coffee then exclaims “Corr…This coffee smells like shit”. I can’t explain it but it’s the way Myers emphasises the “T” at the end of shit that makes this dumb line hilarious. There are certain comedians like who have the ability to take an ordinary line and deliver it in such a way that makes it amazingly funny. Rik Mayall was obviously the master of this but I would put Myers in that category too. I think the reason why there hasn’t been a fourth Austin Powers movie yet is because the Bind movies have gotten quite gritty and done away with any of the goofiness from the Bind movies of old that the Powers movies were spoofing. Maybe the plot of the fourth movie should be Dr Evil convince all the women Powers slept with to come forward and accusing him of making sexual advances towards them even after they made clear that they weren’t interested. They could even have a female little person character be one of the accusers and she could be called “Mini MeToo”. 

Before bed I started reading Philip K Dick’s The Man Whose Teeth Were All Exactly Alike. Now naturally I assumed that with a title that ridiculous this would be one of science fiction novels but it turns out it’s his final realistic novel before he exclusively switched over to science fiction. I’ve read all of PKD’s realistic novels now and I can certainly see why he decided to focus all his attention on sci-fi because most of his regular fiction books are really boring. This one however does sound intriguing. It starts off with a realtor is showing an old couple around a neighbourhood but when they see his neighbour has a his black friend over they decide not to buy the house. The realtor gets angry at his neighbour for costing him a big sale and the next day when he wakes up to find someone has crashed into his car overnight he blames it in his neighbour which ends up costing the neighbour his job. I assume the rest of the novel is going to be a relentless, bitter game of tit for tat but that being said I’ve still got no earthly clue why it’s called The Man Whose Teeth We’re All Exactly Alike as so far there’s been no mention of teeth at all. I’m hoping that on the final page the last line of dialogue is one of the characters turning to someone and saying “Do you know my dentist says my teeth are all exactly alike” 

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Werebelushi's Reaction: to Stupid Old Troll Comments

'Suggest that a werewolf version of John Candy is a stupid fursona to have.' You know, pointing out that something that is supposed to be stupid is a stupid concept to have for a character is a stupid idea to do. Have none of your guys ever heard of Poe's Law?

'Suggest that a werewolf version of Jim Carrey as the Grinch is a stupid fursona to have'. Reusing the same method and joke over and over just to hammer in the point that you think it's stupid is a stupid idea to have. So…this is the gimmick? You are going to just repeat the very first one over and over again? That doesn't sound terribly original to me, that just seems like the method that bad parody movies like 'isn't this joke originally and clever? Look it's Thor only he's overweight and he farts a lot, we're going to have Thor doing the same fart gag over and over until you think it's funny' or 'Well we're going to have Wolverine give the middle finger to someone with his claws, because there's no way that has ever been done in the X Men movies, we're going to have do that because that is original and clever.' The humor of the Daloli-verse is very much the online equivalent of Seltzerberg's spoof movies. Look guys, as a comedian myself I can relate to how awfully difficult it must be to think of new material, there are nights where I cannot think of a joke or even a good topic to rant about, but you know…I practice and practice, and so should you. Maybe try branching out a little, try a different joke. Because clearly re-doing the same joke only switching out the subject isn't funny.

'Make fun of his werecreature fursonas over and over'…yes, that's all you have been doing and it's not original or funny, like when that stupid idiot though it was a clever idea to put celebrity heads on fat people's bodies to try and parody said characters, okay…why just use a fat person over and over? Oh look, the bad Daloliverse expy of me has red hair that clearly does NOT match the rest of their hairline, obviously they just put me and Andria into a blender and thought…'give this John Belushi expy a red wig and act like he/she/ is supposed to be Andria', and also how is giving your Megamind expy hairy hands and thick eyebrows supposed to represent those OCs? Yes, Nathan likes Megamind. Is turning your Megamind expy into Jack Nicholson in Wolf supposed to be referencing something? Is giving your obvious Christine knockoff cartoon eyes and angry eyebrows supposed to be referencing something? I don't see the humor. You just reuse the same 'make fun of his OCs' schtick over and over and it's never different apart from the character, it's repetitive and unoriginal. 'Ooh look, it's Pinnochio and the long nose he gets when he lies is being used to simulate an erection! That joke hasn't been done before, right?' 'Oh look, it's that meme guy that sings Chocolate Rain and he is singing a seduction song.' So..what's the joke? What is the damn joke. Is the joke is that he is singing a sexy song in the same style as Chocolate Rain? You know Key and Peele's bit about Ray Parker Jr was funny because it was about how Ray Parker Jr is known for one song yet all the songs he sings in the skit sound exactly like Ghostbusters, I mean if the joke you're trying to make is that 'Oh Tay Zonday made Chocolate Rain but what if he tried to do different song styles but the song sounded a bit like Chocolate Rain each time?' then yeah i'd buy it. I mean if you did a parody of nature gone wrong movies and then put in Godzilla for no reason other than…'Well Jurassic Park has scaly creatures in it, Godzilla is a giant scaly monster, so the joke writes itself', i'd be questioning you. I mean Godzilla is not what I think of it when it comes to movies about mutant/killer animals. If this was supposed to be a Jurassic Park parody you also missed the mark because Godzilla is not a dinosaur. You can't just claim your fake werecreatures are supposed to do anything other than mock Nathan for his OCs when half of them are unoriginal.

'Call him out on his Elvira obsession and call him a cougar chaser.' Hey, you leave the mistress of the dark out of this, jokes on you, Nathan's bisexual. And also jokes on you again because Elvira's actress came out as bi. Also…Nathan likes gothic women, got a problem with that?ar the stupidest idea to have. Repetition can be good, yes but the way you do is annoying and we know what the punchline is going to be so either get better material or stop being so unoriginal. I know a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy's friend who knows how to get you a more original set of dialogue and more original putdowns, you'll need him.

'Call him out on his Elvira obsession and call him a cougar chaser.' Hey, you leave the mistress of the dark out of this, jokes on you, Nathan's bisexual. And also jokes on you again because Elvira's actress came out as bi. Also…Nathan likes gothic women, got a problem with that?

'Remind him that John Candy died of a heart attack at age 43, and that he doesn't have much time left!' I wasn't born yesterday you know, we know John Candy died of a heart attack, why are you mocking Nathan for being a fan of one of the nicest actors ever? Is it because you never had a childhood or a sense of humor? Honestly anyone who doesn't like John is heartless to me. We know he passed away in 1994, it was very sad. Any other celebrity deaths that happened you want to point out? It's not like Nathan was born in a cave, you know. Look Nathan really wanted to see one of Michael Jackson's concerts when he was alive but that never came to fruition.

'Remind him that Jim Carrey is a talentless hack, and that the live action Grinch movie sucked.' You have to be joking me, the daloliverse which is where you're from has some of the suckiest movies ever made, I had the misfortune of seeing all of them in the theater, 'Werenude' featured no werecreatures at all, just the same overweight model that they keep forcing into their productions and objectifying and fat-shaming her and I felt bad for the actress. Don't get me started on the bad ripoffs of me and the werejohncandy characters, that looked nothing like me or Chumsley. They couldn't even get someone of my body type and gender to play the character, they just cast that overweight model to play both characters, and for pete's sake they don't even bother to change her hairstyle, she has the same hair-style as both characters except she's wearing a red wig to look like Andria (one of Mel's friends). I have seen productions from Full Moon and Troma that put more effort into it than these movies, heck Monsturd and Thankskilling are better than this. I am sorry but the Daloli-verse tv show was terrible…none of the characters were likable and it was a bad ripoff of SNL only it was a bad parody of internet lolcow culture and not even the skits that were even that terrible were funny, all of the jokes were just mocking autistic people, furries and bronies. And don't get me started on the movie, the movie was awful, i'm sorry but I didn't like the movie that was basically Movie 43 but worse, and what makes the movie worse that a movie that is supposed to be mocking internet universe culture seems like it's a Seltzerberg movie wannabe with outdated meme references (this movie came out in 2010 yet there are references to memes from the early 2000's?), I hated the show and the movies. I tried watching some of them with Bonzi, and Bonzi said he tried watching them while under alcoholic influence, stoned, and under jungle bath salts and he still didn't find it funny.

'Tell him Steve Martin is better than Jim Carrey'…DON'T do that, you do know that both comedians are good, right? Besides, someone who starred in such titles as 'Werenude' and the Daloliverse movies shouldn't be judging someone else's taste in comedy. Trust me, i'm glad the Daloli-verse movie won a Golden Raspberry award because you'd have to be moronic to find it funny.

'Say you like Were(insert another dead comedian)s better!' You know, I like OTHER satirical website realms better than the Daloliverse, heck I liked Cracked better than you. CollegeHumor is better than the Daloli-verse, even with the political stuff, still better than this crap. Heck, It's Pat is a better movie than the Daloli-verse movie, I would watch that than this. Uncyclopedia is better than you.

[the-firebird69]

And he's Robin Williams it's his character sort of no but it's one of his guys he took the character. And they did two movies about it stripes so this is not a brand new idea to these guys but it is funny okay because they want to rub it in people's faces and it ruins them and they're really exposing with the Max are doing. That's what he's saying you guys don't know what Tam's saying they're running a parallel you're trying to hide with them capture them and you're kind of exposing them more than anything in the cells you should be able to explain it but you don't say it that way and everything went S. I have some more titles annnie gotchyur gun There's a lot of movies that say stuff like that but they're not really the same concept. Scary Monster movie is probably one of the best ideas I've ever heard they made scary movie and scream but they didn't do scary monster movie. So we need someone to head that up under the movie thing and there's poofs their spoofs and there's a few other words for it you're making fun of it and it's on the macabre side a little bit meaning it just results in death and it's gross because it's funny. And he wants to make the aliens series series and his father and mother want him to and Hera's father and mother on her side from Ireland And he wants to say it.. And here it is it is a great concept and his title is okay I have other titles his title is aliens I think and that's the first one, The titles are different and they're spooky I had a whole series of them dreamt up on how to do it to get it out there and how people react they react very badly slow like they're fake and they're terrible. r **** and you want to attack us first and it's obvious now. My series would start with aliens and that's it and you go into it thinking that it's the aliens movie and it spread and people would go see it because it's different. The second one be something like aliens recumbent because people can't figure the word out and they keep saying it. It's about them being in space the third one would be aliens rejuvenated, that one's obvious. The others are like aliens versus predators and in parentheses you'd have but which predator lyons tigers or bears, and there's another one aliens of resurrection and we would call it aliens revisited and in parentheses because they're visiting us. We should probably not put the parentheses and you're right you're the one doing that but it's kind of funny. Are you making up some so I started doing it and it is funny 'cause people need to revisit it 'cause they're stupid. Yep.. Was that's nuvada and Ariana and we have to take a moment.

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Title: Exploring the Benefits of Virtual Private Network Services

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Had an idea for “movie posters” for my Fog Cutters crossover fic (which I just recently decided to start over from the beginning... eventually). But fuck if I’m able to draw anything close to what’s in my head. But I also don’t want to just... forget it? So I’m deciding to describe the posters I’m envisioning in my head instead. Apologies in advance if you haven’t read my first attempt at writing the fic (which is on AO3) and you end up super lost.

NOTE: All characters are Danganronpa characters unless I specify otherwise. Doing this so it’s easier to follow along, even though the other series are pretty well known. I may also point out Danganronpa characters if I feel I might need to.

Also should probably point out just in case, all of the characters mentioned in this post are portrayed as being between the ages of 20 and 40 in this fic. In case that’s context you need for one reason or another.

So there are three posters that have Kyoko, Shuichi, and Makoto in the middle, standing in like a triangle formation, where one is being focused on and facing the viewer while the other two are facing other directions. In each one they are in the same pose (in the direction of where they’re facing, of course): Kyoko has her arms... not crossed, but like she’s holding her arms, right? And she’s wearing something like her DR3 attire but with hair closer to her DR1 self. Shuichi looks similar to his pregame look, with baseball cap and suit and tie, and he has one hand in his pants pocket and the other is holding the bill of his cap. And Makoto, who is either wearing a suit similar to his DR2 ending self or DR3, or wearing a hoodie under his suit because I mean that’s basically his DR1 look anyway, but regardless of all of that has his DR1 hair because I think it just fits him better, has his hands in his suit pockets.

The posters would then have other characters in the background that relate in some way to the character focused on. Won’t go too far with the spoilers and won’t go into detail on the rest of these characters’ clothing but I wanted to share a few of these ideas.

Kyoko:

Yui Samidare would be somewhere above the trio, probably somewhat transparent or angelic looking to hammer her home as a Lost Lenore kind of figure. Licorne should also be in the poster somewhere, but not necessarily transparent/angelic because he’s, y’know, alive.

Naoto and Akechi (Persona) would also be in the poster somewhere, and Tsumugi (Danganronpa) is also there with them because I want to make Naoto and Tsumugi cousins in this story. (Mostly doing that because they both have blue hair and have the same family name, so I mean... it works?)

Fuyuhiko and Peko would probably be on this poster too, looking all tough and shit. And if they’re not here, they’d be on Shuichi’s poster.

Fuhito, Jin, and maybe Kizakura and Nanamura would probably appear too, for backstory reasons.

One thing I failed to mention before is that each of these posters would have someone on a motorcycle somewhere (which is part of the reason why I don’t think I could make this even if I had the drive to). Now this is probably the biggest spoiler that I’m willing to share here, but the biker in this poster is a Kamen Rider spoof that wears a Monokuma mask and calls themself “Kuma Rider,” and they’re getting some fucking air in the background, red scarf flowing in the wind. No, I will not budge on this one, no matter how stupid the idea probably is. I actually have plans for Kuma Rider.

If there are any other characters that would be on here, they’d probably spoil too much, so perhaps it’s for the best I’m not actually making these. And this could go for all three of the posters, really.

Shuichi:

Another reason why it’s probably a good thing that I’m not actually making these: unlike Kyoko and Makoto I don’t really have many ideas on who would be on Shuichi’s poster. I mean there are a few obvious choices, but beyond them everyone else wouldn’t necessarily be tied to Shuichi specifically.

The obvious choices are, of course, Kaede and Kokichi. Other members of DICE (or at least the characters who are presented as members of DICE in this fic) would probably appear as well.

Since Kaede is going to be portrayed as someone who works as a pianist at a Broadway-like theater, other people who work at that theater would probably be included on this poster. This includes a character that I really hope I can do justice when/if I get that far in the fic: Chaplin Sukegawa (Deadman Wonderland), who I’d portray as a famous stage director.

There are two people on the motorcycle in this one: The DeLites (Ace Attorney), who are just some of the characters that I’m including in this story just to fill out the ranks of DICE, but they’d probably be among the more prominent ones. Definitely the biggest spoiler in this part of my post, but nothing major. (And yeah, they would be the DeLites here, partially because I’m more familiar with the English translation’s names but also because I’m portraying the setting this takes place in as a Japan/US hybrid not unlike the translations of Ace Attorney, so I feel it’s fitting)

Again, if Fuyuhiko and Peko aren’t on Kyoko’s poster, they’d be here, probably.

Makoto:

Another reason why this is probably a bad idea: if we’re being really honest here, this is more Chihiro’s poster than Makoto’s, since Makoto (outside of being Kyoko’s Watson and having slightly-more-wholesome-than-usual relationship drama) is mainly here to connect Kyoko’s story to Chihiro’s. Pidge (VLD) and Futaba (Persona) would be here somewhere, as well as Miu and probably Kazuichi since he’s also kinda in the friend group somewhat. The biker on this poster would be Mondo, looking like he’s about to drive off into the sunset never to be seen again. Taka would probably also be here for reasons. ...So yeah, it’s largely Chihiro-centric, with a few exceptions.

So if you haven’t seen my first attempt at this fic, or you are just unfamiliar with my taste in Makoto ships, Chihiro and Aoi are given a great deal of importance in the poster, probably looking like a reprise of the All Star Apologies title card, but maybe less dramatic.

Don’t worry, Aoi would get some love too. Yuta and Sakura would probably be on this poster as well.

Honestly, if there’s any place to put Rinichiro Hagire (Deadman Wonderland), who I had already established as a villain in this fic, it would probably be this poster. And there are reasons for that that I won’t go into because... again, spoilers.

So yeah, I don’t know why I felt compelled to share this idea. I guess a part of me thinks it’s kinda neat, but way too ambitious for me to handle. I also don’t quite care enough to ask or pay anyone to make it either. And I probably spoiled too much of my fic idea already. At least the BIG big stuff hasn’t been spoiled. But eh... just thought I’d share. It’s fun to share this stuff. Thanks for your time. Someday I will give this fic another shot. Hopefully.

[sloshed-cinema]

101 Nights [Les cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma] (1995)

In a period rife with odes to Hollywood or to cinema which are fair to middling at absolute best, it was a daunting proposition to sit through this movie.  I should have known to trust Agnès Varda.  Produced for the centenary of filmmaking, Varda crafts an effervescent love-letter to the medium, creating a collage of movement as only she can manage.  Cinema encompasses every aspect of the frame, and the sheer variety of manifestations of the artform subsumes all.  You can try to keep tabs on all of the films referenced, but sooner or later it becomes all too daunting of a task.  Cardboard standees of icons dot M Cinéma’s villa.  Stars drop by to pay their respects.  Film posters comment cheekily on the nature of a scene, even changing from shot to shot.  Verbal puns and visual one pop up at unexpected and delightful intervals: Simon urges for more cries and fewer whispers; Camille has her bicycle nicked by thieves, and her boyfriend bemoans Italian neorealism.  It’s comprehensive and loving, lacking the creative bankruptcy seen in everything from Cinema Paradiso to The Fabelmans.  

Perhaps the most overt references were the film extracts dropped throughout the runtime.  Sometimes the parallels to the narrative arc were obvious, others more oblique.  Of all the clips, I caught Nosferatu, King Kong, Citizen Kane, 8 1/2, Un chien andalou (the full eye cut), Danton, My Own Private Idaho, Metropolis, Paris Texas, The Young Girls of Rochefort, Singin’ in the Rain, The Producers, Night of the Living Dead, L’Age d’or, White Christmas, and The General.  But the interests skewed much broader in film posters, everything from Back to the Future to Au hasard Balthazar to Eraserhead getting its nod.

But who is this manifestation of cinema itself?  Simon Cinéma is an old frail man, but that doesn’t stop his lusty streak.  It’s perhaps slightly less endearing in the #MeToo era, but Varda allows all of her female subjects to rebuff his advances and scoff at his outrageous claims.  Haunted constantly by death, he nevertheless remains alive.  Cinema isn’t dying, it’s constantly reinventing itself, adopting new forms.  He is accompanied by a roguish Italian friend, played by a delightful Marcello Mastroianni who both reminisces on and spoofs his great films with Fellini and others.  But really he has an ulterior motive: to possess the Cinéma estate.  Simon’s will becomes an important through-line, and an even more important question: to whom does cinema belong?  Should Simon’s legacy be handed to the knowing hands of a studio, or sold off for a cause to pad the ego of a star?  Do young filmmakers have to steal it for themselves, scrape together what they can to break into an industry not handing out charity?  Varda emphasizes the importance of new voices, focusing on some up-and-comers as they home-brew a goofy gangster flick inspired by the likes of Scorsese and Coppola.  They may have to use toy airplanes and cotton-ball clouds, but they got the very spirit of cinema to make a guest appearance and pass out at the sight of some tits.  Now that’s what really counts.

THE RULES

SIP

An episode starts.

Film clip.

Simon Cinéma be horny.

Someone tries to get Simon’s estate.

BIG DRINK

Varda references one of her own films.

Mid-scene outfit change.

That lovely cue from Le Mépris starts to play.

[sundance201]

Alright, just got back from my third Thor viewing and here are some more FEELINGS and THOUGHTS.

SPOILERS FOR THOR LOVE AND THUNDER

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Ok. The first half of the movie is genuinely just not a good movie. Is this because we’re still in Korg narration mode? Like the whole framing device of Korg telling us the story of Thor would maybe account for….the weird humor and the weird characterization and….the entire first half of the film. AND when the movie finally starts getting good (the scene on the boat, before the shadow realm) is really the first time that Korg and Thor are separated and they remain separated pretty much for the rest of the movie and THAT part of of the movie is decent.

The friend I was with tonight mentioned that she felt like the first half was a spoof of a Thor film and pointed specifically to the first scene with Sif and I was like “I mean….that’s actually exactly what that scene was.” Also, some of the humor just….gets worse? Like it’s my third go-around and some of it is just…not funny anymore.

I still have a lot of jumbled thoughts and feelings about Love and how this actually could be a really beautiful, full circle moment for Thor in basically giving him the chance to learn from Odin (and Frigga’s) mistakes with Loki. But like it just is sort of dangled out there because this film was so determined to NOT mention Loki, which I understand, but also…..you literally have Thor adopting the child of his enemy, just like Odin did with Loki. But she knows she’s adopted and she knows she’s loved and that would have changed so much for Loki. Also still get a little emotional about Thor passing on Frigga’s advice to Love about if she sees someone who’s scared or being bullied, she should protect them.

I have a lot of feelings about Thor and Jane and their relationship and that’s like one of the only things that I still really love about the movie. And that end scene with Sif and Axel which is so small but it makes me so happy. Sif is still her badass warrior self, doing one on one training with Heimdall’s son (HER NEPHEW DANG IT) and I adore it. When you love a minor character, you take what you can get.

And finally, I finally figured out my head canon for where Axel came from? Only took me three viewings? Grace is apparently his mum’s name, and I have decided she helped shelter Heimdall when he was banished. That explains why he’s older than most of the other kids who were probably the result of a baby boom after they arrived in New Asgard.