I used to have a tape of the soundtrack, and it had the old line. When I got the VHS tape of the movie, it had the new line. But yeah, that's how I remember it too.
Aisling is a spirit of the forest, a representation, like Crom, of Celtic Ireland's pagan beliefs. Both are largely forgotten as Christianity has been brought to the island, and when the Norseman raid Kells abbey, killing most of the remaining Crom worshippers who took refuge there, it's them wiping out the last remnants of that ancient religion. Christianity survives in the Book of Kells as Brandon managed to get away with it. And Aisling does return, if I recall correctly, in her wolf spirit form to Brandon, which is further reminder of the perserverence of faith.
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I'll hide behind the couch with you. I also thought it was good, but when it was over I had this feeling like I had missed something because it wasn't as super-duper incredibly amazing as many of my friends had made it out to be. I know they all fight each other in the comics, and I was glad that was included, but it felt like the in-fighting went on for too long. Once they were finally working together the movie was basically over. And I also understand that it helps set them up for Avengers 2 and other sequels in the offshoot series (IronMan 3, Thor 2, etc)I don't think it was the epic amazing fest everyone was making it out to be.
Haven't seen it, but was worried this'd be the case. Judging from the trailers it looks like it's way more an action flick than what a direct adaptation would play like. Riddle me this, though,Plotwise, I don't think Secret of Kells is everyones cup of tea, but I encourage it to be watched by everyone just, simply, for the animation. It's just...yes.
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
I feel very...fangirl with this movie because the book is my favorite book of all time. Everything about it resonates with me and it's extrodinary. The movie was full of awesome and disappointment in the same breath. I really enjoyed the somewhat stylized look of the movie, dark colors and slo-mo fight scenes. Speaking of the fights scenes, Lincoln with that ax? Yes, please!
Dialogue was nothing spectacular and the only time I made an audible laugh was when Lincoln, after decapitating a vampire on a train, opens the door and kicks the head out like a soccer ball. Heh.
What disappointed me was the plot. I know that changes had to be made, I get that. The ending for the book is just, HNNNN, so perfect that I was hoping to see it on screen. And when it never happened just made me a little sad. I don't understand why it was changed really.
I think it's a fun feisty movie with beautifully choregraphed violence (there's this amazing fight scene in a huge stampede of horses, which was just awesome! Something new and exciting.) Just don't expect it to be anything like the book. Oh, the thing that they did perfectly, though, was casting Benjamin Walker as Lincoln. He was Lincoln.
Anyway, I guess I don't really have a recomendation - I thought it was a fun movie to watch and I still enjoyed it despite it's flaws. (What can I say, he was wearing a trench coat, turn on numero uno for me.)
Dom De Luise is always fun to listen to, and I'm a sucker for John Cleese, but otherwise this film - at least to me - is about as memorable as a piece of gum.Yeah, that line was replaced with "where it's flat and immense/and the heat is intense" instead. My cd of the music has the new line, the cassette I have somewhere in my parents' garage has the old line.
