^Not actually a starter call, and I don’t normally do this, but I was approached privately by a friend of this person to find out what’s up with @lostwolfkiller as they haven’t posted since Sep. 16 of last year.
Anyone with any info, pls reblog/comment/send me a message privately.
The collection of tapes was more subtle than notches on a bedpost.
A bit of art to accompany a fantastic and sultry fanfic by @monstersinthecosmos! Louis de Pointe du Lac and Daniel Molloy get a feel for one another during their most life-changing interview.
If you are old enough to do so, Read it for yourself and know why it inspired me into action! Please mind all of the author’s tags and happy travels.
Okay… inspired by @i-want-my-iwtv – here are the four things that I like/love about the Queen of the Damned movie
1. Aaliyah as Akasha – this was my introduction to Aaliyah and it was a damn good introduction. Firstly, she looked stunning. That’s how I imagine Akasha would look like. And, despite the poor script, Aaliyah gave it her all and I really enjoyed her performance.
2. The score – I’m a sucker for a good music score, and QOTD is no exception. I love the violins (On the Beach sounds epic) and the overall theme, that’s included in Forsaken, sounds really cool.
3. The soundtrack – I freaking love this soundtrack! I love the artists’ versions that were on the official soundtrack but i also love Jonathan Davis’ versions that are heard in the movie (there was some problems behind the scenes that Davis couldn’t release his versions on the official soundtrack – something like that) Also it has the Deftones! Who are awesome!
4. The music video for Forsaken – it’s an homage to the Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. What’s not to love about that? The sets, the lighting – it’s so freaking cool! And again, it’s a good song.
And there you go 🙂
RIGHT all of the above! And I forgot about #4! They get points for that, for sure ;D he looks p cute ‘n spoopy here:
Yep, Anne reversed her opinion on Tom’s performance, but she did not care for QOTD.
Someone out there might have more time-relevant sources to link to (reblog/comment if you do!), I found this vid on YT from 2009, looks like Anne released it herself, so she can speak to this in her own words.
“Well, I didn’t care for the movie of “the Queen of the Damned” at all. I begged the studio not to make that movie. I told them that the readers really didn’t want that movie, what they wanted was a was a movie based on “The Vampire Lestat,” the second book in the series, and the studio went on and made the movie, and the movie was not really based on my work. They used the names of the characters, but they replaced original material with material that they had written for them by a scriptwriter. And the movie was a great disappointment to most of my readers.
“I still get letters to this day asking me why I let it happen and, of course, I couldn’t control it there was nothing I could do. They had the right as a studio to make that movie in and there was nothing I could do to prevent it.”
^So that’s Anne’s opinion.
You didn’t ask but it’s relevant to note that the fandom (as a whole and as individuals) went through some or all of these stages w/ that movie
over time:
When it was announced, the old guard were excited about it (did you know that in 2000 Wes Bentley was being considered for the role of Lestat??), I know bc I photoshopped him blonde and blue-eyed w/ my limited skill-set at the time and No I don’t have that to show you but I DID IT,
Then it came out, and there was disappointment that so much had been changed from canon (BRUNET!LESTAT and WTF MARIUS??? IS LESTAT’S MAKER??? WHAT?! IS??! THIS JESSE/LESTAT SHIP????% DO NOT WANT being primary grievances), the one change we mostly all approved of was Aaliyah’s performance being awesome and her being POC in a series that has few POC (although at the time I don’t recall that second part being as applauded as it is now),
There were waves of bashing the movie, even though we mostly all agreed that Aaliyah was great,
It’s still bashed today (I do it, too, but I try not to be TOO harsh),
^A combo of the above or other reasons, etc.
…AND YET, it also is loved/enjoyed by many in that:
There are ppl in the fandom who were brought in by that movie,
Or enjoyed the soundtrack,
Or find it nostalgic,
Or find it so-awful-its-great (like the Room),
^A combo of the above or other reasons, etc.
Anon, I assume that if you’re asking if Anne ever reversed her opinion on movie!QOTD, you may be looking for her approval on liking it.
Given the above, one can’t really place a value judgment on it bc so many of us have different feelings about it! As I’ve often said, you don’t need the author’s permission to like a thing (movie/book/tv series/other media), you do not need ANYONE’S permission or approval to Like a Thing! So go forth and Like movie!QOTD as much as you want!!
As a positivity exercise, what do y’all like about movie!QOTD? (ﾉ´ヮ´)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧
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