The Road So Far

 Well, the fannish re-watch is a bit sketchier than I remember. 
First up was Pirates of the Caribbean and while I've always enjoyed the movies and the fannish arts and writing, I found my re-watch less than sparkly. I think it's distance from the time and the quality of that distance also. I've been away from it since 2011 and that time was filled with lots of emotionally charged and depressing content which has surely changed my perceptions. 
The Black Pearl stands up as a film though the fight scenes are longer and louder than I remember. Elizabeth is strong but strangely brittle to me and Will is simply milk toast at best. Captain Jack is as entertaining as ever and I would have been happy with a simple period piece travel log of "Captain Jack's Pirates of the Caribbean Tour" complete with vignettes of from the ride. 
I didn't watch more than the first one and I'm a little sad about that. 

I'll be reading some of the fic this weekend. Hippediva I think. 

Next up: Lord of the Rings.