Life is a happy song

[owlbeer]

So that was ... there.

I did quite like the case-of-the-week and how it tied into Olivia's story with the Observer visit and the bigger story of her experimentation but I was hoping for more with Nina and apart from the patented Fringe punch-to-the-gut last scene we didn't get as much as I had hoped.

Also, did Astrid seriously just get one line? *sigh*

It took me so long to figure out where I knew the dude playing the father from. He was Mark Warner on House. Wow, that was a few fandoms ago.



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I saw the Muppets this afternoon. Adorable!



The fourth-wall bits at the start got to me a little bit, and I say that as someone who likes breaking the 4th wall if done in moderation, but by the end I was adoring the movie and all it stood for.

Lots of awesome cameos. NPH, Jim Parsons, Donald Glover and OMG Dave Grohl! <3

Smells Like Teen Spirit barber-shop cover!

Chickens 'singing' @#$% You!

It made me feel all nostalgic and warm - which I guess was its aim.

As for the songs I preferred 'Life is A Happy Song' to the Oscar nominated (yay Bret) 'Man or Muppet' but overall I thought all the music was really well done.



The Toy Story short that ran before it was awesome too.

I also saw the trailer for The Pirates: Band of Misfits which is being done by Aardman Studios. It looks so much fun.

In my effort to catch up with all the movies I want to see (still on the list: Tintin, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Melancholia ... I think I've given up on the Midnight in Paris thing ) I also saw Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy on Thursday. I liked it, the acting is great and the cinematography is awesome and well, spies. I do not recommend it if you're tired though - it is not a fast paced film.

And because this post is clearly all about the movies, I saw bits and pieces of The Back-Up Plan today - I say bits and pieces because despite the constant presence of Alex O'Loughlin's face, it was a pretty painful viewing experience. Damn you Tumblr .gifs for making me curious. It is a very pretty face though ...

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Random vid rec: It's Raining Men - starring many a man from period dramas. Matthew MacFadyen, Colin Firth, Dan Stevens, Alan Rickman, they're all there. Quite nice editing too on top of being pretty amusing.

This weekend has just disappeared. *sigh* I did however see The Dresden Dolls last night. I'm not quite as big a fan as I used to be but the did a 3+ hour set with a version of the time-warp, a cover of "The Mercy Seat," a cover of "War Pigs" and all their hits. It was pretty epic and they looked like they were having so much fun with it. Glad I went in the end. Live music ftw.