More PMS Adventures!

[bloodyrosemccoy]

This month's contestant is ... Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension.* My sister and I watched it as part of our Parallelapalooza last night, along with more Fringe.

Oh GOD.

Apparently, I find ANYTHING cute when we spin the hormone wheel, as evidenced by how damn adorable I thought the terrifying monster Jeff Goldblum became at the end of The Fly was. Things that are already cute, though ... I didn't have a chance.

But aside from getting all choked up because a cartoon character was crying, I have to admit, I LOVE THIS SHOW. It's embarrassing. But my sense of humor does run the same way this show's does, from the running gags and metahumor to the overly careful continuity and the ridiculous lines. Also, while the trickster gods are great tropes, I rather like the idea of characters completely devoid of malicious intent.

Unless I have the hormones. Then they're far too cute and they'll make me cry.


*I will bet you a hundred Rupees that the title isn't the only reference to The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension. Ah, those inexplicable watermelons.

Comments

[black-rider.livejournal.com]

They're so incredibly sweet and good hearted, and yet also clever, that's what really made the show for me.

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

I read a review of the Muppets a while back that mentioned how incredibly hard it is to make shows that are warmhearted AND intelligent. And for some reason folks don't think that sells--so often shows go with MORE DRAMA AND FORCED CONFLICT because they think that's the only thing that works. And yet some of my favorite franchises are the rare nice ones--Muppets, Phineas and Ferb, Toy Story.