Farnsworth

[ellenkushner]

We just got back from seeing The Farnsworth Invention, and loved it. deliasherman promises to be profound about it, so I'll just say that I wanted to see it because it was co-written by Aaron Sorkin (whose original West Wing is one of my favorite treats ever), despite the fact that various respected friends have said it was dull, too talky . . . yeah, well, Tom Stoppard is talky, too. I adore stuff you really have to listen to in order to follow. Plus, I thought the staging was pretty absorbing & theatrical. You know what was boring? 300 was boring. We tried to watch it last night, but after about 20 minutes of "Ooo! Pretty!" it got pretty, well, boring. Except for the giant exploding rhino. We did like that. Farnsworth had no giant rhinos, but 300 did not have lines like "Music is what Mathematics does on Saturday night." FI is closing March 2, so grab tix if you're interested; it's on TDF and BroadwayBox.com. Can't go? There's a trailer on the website.

Comments

[voidmonster.livejournal.com]

I saw 300 in a theater full of teenage boys and marines. They seemed to like it a fair bit.

I suppose it'd be pretty neat if you were into computer generated abdominal muscles and yelling.

As a cheerful (if eclectic) history geek it was like watching a double-decker bus full of toddlers driven into a frozen lake. There were so many things in that movie that I'll rant about at the drop of a hat that I don't even know where to start. They shouldn't have let the camera come back out of the well.

[huladavid.livejournal.com]

"I suppose it'd be pretty neat if you were into computer generated abdominal muscles and yelling."

Brilliant line!

[badgerthorazine.livejournal.com]

Wow. That just sounds fascinating. I'd love to go... but all my money in March is going for Lunacon. (heh! Big surprise for Badger, isn't it? ;-)

[tasiha.livejournal.com]

The entire point of 300 was nipples. some 600 odd guy nipples and 2-10 girl nipples. Seriously, The. Whole. Point.

[p-zeitgeist.livejournal.com]

The nipples were frightening. I'm still convinced that some of them were molded out of plastic and glued on for the occasion.

[tasiha.livejournal.com]

I think they used suction cups or something creepy

[gauroth.livejournal.com]

history_spork reviewed '300' here (http://history-spork.livejournal.com/7181.html#cutid1) It is very funny.

[handworn.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Farnsworth looks great. You're lucky to live in NYC where you can see it. Have you seen his movie Charlie Wilson's War?

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

No, but it's on my list! Thanks for reminding me.