This post is mainly to send a message to all the thousands of people around the world who are being recruited to the Armitage Army. Welcome to you all :D
I was recruited back in '06 and have loved every second of it. And it's pretty obvious why:
I mean, just look at him. And he's a fantastic actor to boot.
Seriously though, I love him for his acting talents as much as his face. There are plenty of gorgeous actors out there, and don't get me wrong some of them are great too, but few of them have stuck with me the way he has.
And he's always so charming and modest in interviews, too. *sigh* What's not to love?
And on a related note: I'm really confused about some of the reactions The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has been getting. I mean, okay, maybe it's not quite the epic high-stakes adventure that Lord of the Rings was, but The Hobbit as book was very different to the Rings, so I don't see the point of comparing the two. Peter Jackson himself has said that there are going to be definite differences between the two, so why are people acting as if it's a bad and unexpected thing? There are complaints about the length, but - for crying out loud - it's nowhere near the length of Return of the King and many other films these days. I've quite happily sat through three viewings so far (all within 5 days of release)(*EDIT* actually saw it five times in the end) and had absolutely no problem with staying for the duration. Perhaps some parts were dragged out a little more than necessary, but I've seen it done much worse.
It seems to happen with a lot of highly anticipated films: people are just looking for reasons to criticise.
Personally, I thought it was wonderfully acted and had the perfect mixture of humour, action and emotion and I look forward to the next instalment.
Sorry to get all grumpy, but film critics often irritate me these days.
I'll end this post on a good note.
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