Demon Under Glass

[zelempa]

O-kay! Something to cross off my list of things to do!

I put some solid work in tonight and finally, finally finished watching Demon Under Glass. I have been at it since, like, October. I just couldn't watch for longer than about five minutes at a time.

What I'm trying to tell you, I guess, is that that's why the recap is so incredibly detailed.

DEMON UNDER GLASS "In a featureless black box room, the three doctors watch through a one-way mirror into the super-secure-totally-look-we-boringly-showed-all-these-security-measures room where the SWAT guys are installing Marcus's casket. Subcommander Tal tells [Blair] that inside is a 'creature of pure [mumble]' (malevolence? evil? metal?) Blair guesses 'Lawn gnome?' Dirty look: 'Vampire.' Blair's incredulous. Tal: 'Do you know any human being that can be repeatedly shot, clubbed, shoved into a box, and still have the strength to resist?' Well, Blair does, yeah."

NB: I do not want you to watch this movie. I can't stress that enough. I don't even really recommend that you read the recap, but must needs when the devil drives. Godspeed.

Comments

Well I like it.

[gillyp.livejournal.com]

Really, I do. Usually I loathe vampire anything but I thought this was an interesting and thoughtful movie. OK, visially it sucks very big hairy ones, the budget non existent, some of the acting (certainly not all) is shitty and the 'effects' (snort) laughable (but they are mercifully few) - but looking past all that to the bread and butter of the thing - I like it; I've watched it many times.

Re: Well I like it.

[mab-browne.livejournal.com]

So I should finish that angsty, totally unhappy ending DUG fic in hiding in a folder, then?

Re: Well I like it.

[zelempa.livejournal.com]

Do it! Fic is a good idea because it eliminates the least pleasant part of the DUG experience, which is actually watching it. (oh, snap)

Re: Well I like it.

[zelempa.livejournal.com]

You know, I can see where you're coming from, because it could have been a lot worse plot-wise, and Jane's right that it's oddly compelling and that the security-cam thing kind of worked for it, and it's cool that it ended up being about science ethics, and Garett; but the pacing and the look of the thing are just so unpleasant that I don't think I could deal with it a second time.

Re: Well I like it.

[gillyp.livejournal.com]

I have no problems with the pacing, tbh - maybe becasue I grew up watching foreign films (o: I'm not into action at all. I can do slow. *g*

Have you read the book? The last third or so goes beyond the end of the film and is deliciously slashy. I would have preferred a *lot* less of Marcus and had that ending instead.

Re: Well I like it.

[zelempa.livejournal.com]

I don't require things to be super fast explosions bam all the time, but I like things to be economical, and not to take longer than they need to.

Mostly I guess I wish the treadmill and eye test montage had been shorter, but maybe that is because it made me so embarrassed.

I have not read the book. Does the gay become text?

Re: Does the gay become text?

[gillyp.livejournal.com]

No; 2 years later, Marcus runs off with Joe; he yearns but never gets his way - it's by far the most interesting and sexy part of the story.