I'M SO FRACKIN' BUSY LULZ

[vulgarweed]

That my brain is cracking. And rebelling. Little bits of unproductivity keep sneaking out through the work, yay.

This was written for the go100 "Help" challenge. I'll post it there as soon as I can figure out how to do the spoiler warnings right.

See, one of my all-time favorite movies has a remake imminent that I am not looking forward to...

The Consultant
Words: 100
Rating: PG for suggestion of pretty icky violence
Characters: Crowley and Aziraphale
Summary: It's a crossover. And no, it didn't have to happen this way...



The last screams—human and animal—faded as the sun set and the giant sacrificial pyre bowed its head as if in prayer.

Aziraphale was wincing and Crowley looked a bit green, but it had little effect on their appetites.

“I had nothing to do with it!” the demon said pre-emptively. “Honestly, he brought it on himself.”

“Martyrdom’s out of vogue, but it seemed to suit him,” Aziraphale shrugged, chewing on a white core. “Really, dear--nothing to do with it?”

Crowley attempted to look sheepish and wound up more goatish. “Purely botanical intervention. Summerisle apples, best in the world.”



In other news, that Spike Lee documentary on Katrina that's starting tonight on HBO looks like it's going to be really excellent and really hard to watch. Will have to get someone to tape the rest of it for me tomorrow.

Comments

Re: hey ho

[divinetailor.livejournal.com]

Faith and the Muse? what about Sneaker Pimps?

for me, it's that one, the opening song, and "The Laaaaand-Lord's Daughterrrrrrrrrrrrr!"
:)

the melody for Maypole Song is sticky, but the words are often so fast that i can't fully earworm them. could this film be the world's only dark-suspense musical? (strange to say that; even with the whole human sacrifice thing, the film is so...sunny. maybe its liminality is one reason why we love it. that and Chris Lee's ridiculous sideburns).

Re: hey ho

[blueeyedtigress.livejournal.com]

...... okay. Y'know, from that descriptive discussion, I might just eventually find myself watching the thing. The original, of course.

I like sunny musicals. It's the human (and animal) sacrfice I can't deal with. ...... Oh, Ghu. And Vulgarweed's diabolical powers of persuasion begin to talk me past yet another squick.

Damn, woman, you're good.

Re: hey ho

[vulgarweed.livejournal.com]

Well, now you know the big spoiler of the ending. It's actually really hard to feel too sorry for the victim, I found.

There are Pagans who hate this movie because of its portrayal of Pagans, and there are those who love it madly because it's such great witch kitsch. You can guess where I'm at. :)

Re: hey ho

[blueeyedtigress.livejournal.com]

Hey, the big nasty flaming wicker man was the only thing I ever saw in the ads at the time! They were really playing it up as -- I don't know?, horror? Scary? For instance, I had no idea until this thread that it was a musical. 8/

And I don't really mind so much if there's human sacrifice, as long as there is no overt, tortuous gore, and there are no cats hurt. I'm very selective in my squicks. :P

caveat!

[divinetailor.livejournal.com]

well now, i don't know that you should take our word for it. Vweed and i go way, way back, and have shared...well, let's be G-rated and say "a brain"...on many occasions and in many contexts. i don't think you should base your decision on what we say here. what's "sunny" to us is often highly disturbing and intolerable to others. i don't want to be involved in pushing you past your own safety and boundaries. so, y'know, caveat viewer or whatever.

that said, it's very nearly as campy as Rocky Horror. but earnestly, you know? it's not satirical--except perhaps of people with excessively rigid worldviews, and you can count both protagonist and antagonist within that category.

Re: caveat!

[blueeyedtigress.livejournal.com]

Not to worry -- V has been corrupting me introducing me to new ideas through e-mail and fic for ... okay, only a few months, but it feels longer. She's had some fair success (so far) at stretching my comfort zone.

OTOH, I really only liked the first half of Rocky Horror. After about the point where Eddy dies, it gets uncomfortably weird. Mind you, I haven't seen it in several years -- perhaps V has had an effefct on my perceptions? I should possibly experiment. ;]

Re: hey ho

[vulgarweed.livejournal.com]

could this film be the world's only dark-suspense musical?

Yes! And don't forget the Nekkid Pagan Chicks.

and Chris Lee's ridiculous sideburns

So, SO 70s. And yet he manages to be ridiculously hot in it anyway.