Icon Meme!

[gothrockrulz]

1. Reply to this post with "fizzigood make feel nice" and I will pick five of your icons.
2. Make a post (including the meme info) and talk about the icons I chose.
3. Other people can then comment to you and make their own posts.
4. This will create a never-ending cycle of icon glee.

I was tagged by rhoda_rants, so here goes! :)

1.
This little gem was made by icondothat. It's cute and funny, and a constant reminder that I should NEVER have laughed at the prospect of The Hobbit team coming up with a way to put "hot" Dwarves on screen. Never shall I laugh at something like that again.

2.
Ah, Morticia Addams. Pretty much ever since I first saw the TV show (early teens, I think?), I added her to the list of Women I Shall Emulate When I Grow Up. She's dark, witty, elegant, and sophisticated, and if I manage to be half as awesome, I'll die content. (Made the icon myself, BTW.)

3.
Another icon I made. When I first read the scene of rising to the arena in the book, my heart raced. It raced even faster when I saw it played out on screen. The atmosphere, the feel of that scene was NAILED perfectly. I thought my heart my stop, and that's why I thought of this caption. I have a vague feeling it's in a song somewhere.

4.
Just recently made this one. I randomly thought about making icons from the first Captain America movie, and then naturally ended up using an awesome base of Peggy. Need to see the movie again. BTW, who else can't wait for The Winter Soldier? :)

5.
Yay, Darth Sidious, aka my favorite Sith Lord ever. Nobody can beat Darth Vader for pure awesome intimidation, and in the end it was Vader that did Sidious in, but I have a special admiration for just how devious Sidious is. (And I'm not just talking about his obviously evil name.) He's one of the few Sith that, even if you stripped him of his Force abilities, is still an incredibly manipulative and clever force to worry about. Also, people who like to try to Myers-Briggs type fictional characters generally class him as INTJ, and being INTJ myself, I find that fascinating. :)

Comments

[rhoda-rants.livejournal.com]

I should NEVER have laughed at the prospect of The Hobbit team coming up with a way to put "hot" Dwarves on screen. Never shall I laugh at something like that again.
lol--bless, that is the truth. Oh, Aiden, I shall never doubt you again. But even he can't make me watch the Mortal Instruments movie.

I randomly thought about making icons from the first Captain America movie, and then naturally ended up using an awesome base of Peggy.
Is that what that one's from? I still haven't seen it the whole way through. A bit too Americana for my tastes, but I really ought to give it a fair shot.

He's one of the few Sith that, even if you stripped him of his Force abilities, is still an incredibly manipulative and clever force to worry about.
Yes. He is a Chessmaster, for sure. Sidious is awesome. (Review pending--I'll be gushing when I get to "Revenge" and again for "Jedi," I'm sure.)

[gothrockrulz.livejournal.com]

Whoa, I had no idea Aiden was in Mortal Instruments. I couldn't even get past the first page of one of the books--the tone of the voice annoyed me right away. Same thing with Vampire Diaries.

A bit too Americana for my tastes, but I really ought to give it a fair shot.

Yes, I think you should. It's not exactly a good movie (basically a way to establish Chris Evans' take on the Cap so we already know him by the time Avengers rolled around), but it has its merits. Couldn't stand Evans as Johnny Storm, but I adore him as Captain America.

Also, I've been meaning to ask you if you've seen Thor, The Avengers, or Thor: The Dark World? I'm dying to know what you do or would think of Tom Hiddleston as Loki, what with your affinity for tricksters and all.

Review pending--I'll be gushing when I get to "Revenge" and again for "Jedi," I'm sure.

Yay! Are you going to be watching the original trilogy as it was when it first aired in theaters, or are you going to be *gulp* watching the version where Lucas meddled with stuff a lot?

(Edited for TONS of typos. Today is not my day.)

[rhoda-rants.livejournal.com]

I think he's a werewolf. Dirty traitor... If he must be not-a-vampire, only a dwarf is acceptable.

It's not exactly a good movie (basically a way to establish Chris Evans' take on the Cap so we already know him by the time Avengers rolled around), but it has its merits.
Interestingly, that's kind of what I suspected. I mean, after seeing his shield in Iron Man 2, it was like, "Oh, okay, they're hitting the multiverse now, aren't they?" Which is great, but still. I'll add to the Rent From Library list.

I have seen only Thor, and for some reason have not been able to get to either The Avengers or Dark World. I dunno why, because I remember being super-excited when I saw trailers for both them. I guess between John Carter tanking like hell, and the shooting at the Dark Knight Rises premiere, I just got a little burnt out on superhero stuff. (Yes, John Carter is a superhero. They called them "pulp" heroes back then, but same thing.)

That said! I did enjoy Loki. But not as a trickster per se. He's a very interesting character, and you gain a lot of empathy for what he had to deal with in his background and stuff, but I don't quite get "trickster" from him. Part of that is just a result of the Marvel-verse humanizing him so much--unlike the Loki of myth, or even the version in Neil Gaiman's Sandman graphic novels, who are more mischievous-for-the-hell-of-it. Marvel!Loki is more like a Chessmaster. Another very fun type of villain character, but not a trickster.

Unless something changes in the other two movies, in which case I'll be back. ;)

Are you going to be watching the original trilogy as it was when it first aired in theaters, or are you going to be *gulp* watching the version where Lucas meddled with stuff a lot?
Christine, sometimes it's like you don't know me at all. JK--I'm doing the theatrical versions. For what I'm sure will be obvious reasons if I let myself get into a rant. It's funny though--when I was at Dad's and mentioned I wanted to watch Episode IV on his kickass home theater system, he asked me if I had the "extended" version, and I was like, "HELLLLLL NO!" The sound balance isn't as clean on the original transfers, I'm sure, but I don't care. I needs the old versions.

(If you hop onto my comment thread with orangerful in the Ep II review, you'll probably see further ranting on the subject, heh. If you really want to.)

[gothrockrulz.livejournal.com]

I have seen only Thor, and for some reason have not been able to get to either The Avengers or Dark World. I dunno why, because I remember being super-excited when I saw trailers for both them.

See, this is why distance is a killjoy. Because I'd love to just marathon all three of those with you and blather away about all my favorite moments.

Hmmm, you've got a good point about Chessmaster vs. Trickster (he's definitely not like the Joker). But Loki does get tricksier and tricksier as the movies progress. Not full-out LET'S RELEASE MAYHEM JUST FOR THE HECK OF IT, but still, tricksy, yessss. The Avengers is flat-out my favorite superhero movie of all time, even if it doesn't have my favorite superhero, just because it's amazing how the story managed to skillfully juggle all those superheroes at once. And The Dark World is just a celebration of Thor and Loki's epic bromance (awesome whether you ship them romantically or platonically). Seriously, those actors have a crazy awesome chemistry.

Yeah, makes sense that John Carter would count as a superhero. He did have superpowers, even if it was only on Mars. :)

I figured the theatrical versions. Kinda annoys me that Lucas changed so much (and a lot of things that were fine the way they were).

More ranting? Sure, why not!

[xerinmichellex.livejournal.com]

First, I just wanted to give a shout out to all the fabulous icons you make. (I completely fail at making them.)

Ugh. Morticia Addams was my everything growing up and for the exact reasons you mentioned. Although I'm probably more of a Wednesday Addams these days.

[gothrockrulz.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you! I really appreciate it.

Wednesday is awesome as well. (And dare I say a little easier to emulate?) Do you prefer the version of her in the TV show, or in the movies? I like both, but I gotta say, think Christina Ricci was perfect.

[xerinmichellex.livejournal.com]

I've only seen a handful of the TV show version, and can't remember the TV version of Wednesday that well. So I'm probably more of the movie version. Christina Ricci was perfectly cast as her. (It's also nice to see that she didn't fall to same fate as most child actors, and has remained working.)

[gothrockrulz.livejournal.com]

It's also nice to see that she didn't fall to same fate as most child actors, and has remained working.

Yeah, they tend to practically disappear once they grow up, don't they?

[xerinmichellex.livejournal.com]

That or develop drug problems and/or get in trouble with the law. I know Christina Ricci had an eating disorder and (I think) self harmed in her teens. So I'm glad nowadays she seems healthy and is still working. Apparently she's playing Lizzie Borden in a Lifetime movie that's supposed to air early this year. I can't wait, as I did a report on Lizzie Borden in 8th Grade.

[gothrockrulz.livejournal.com]

Oh, I didn't know she went through that. Always makes me wonder how intelligent and talented people still often feel a potent self-loathing--then I remember that intelligence and talent tend to make you really hard on yourself anyway. All the better that she pulled through strong.

Lizzie Bornden? *consults wikipedia* Whoa. Now I'm curious to see it, too. Another thing to add to the ever-growing list. :)

[rhoda-rants.livejournal.com]

Heh. Lindsay Ellis (aka the Nostalgia Chick) has theorized that Christina Ricci was genetically engineered in a tube somewhere for the express purpose of playing Wednesday Addams.

[gothrockrulz.livejournal.com]

Sounds legit to me! LOL!

[asthenie-vd.livejournal.com]

I love how you have so many pretty black and white icons (that Peggy icon is perfect! ♥). I always find adjusting the contrast just right in b&w is the hardest thing!

Also: yes, yes, yes, Darth Sidious! Him and Obi-Wan getting more screentime is my favourite thing about the new trilogy.

[gothrockrulz.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you! And you're right, getting the right contrast in b&w icons is tough. :D

By new trilogy, you mean the prequel trilogy? *is confused*

[asthenie-vd.livejournal.com]

Yes. I mean the prequels. Sorry for confusing you.

[gothrockrulz.livejournal.com]

That's okay! Everything's topsy-turvy now they're actually making yet another trilogy!

[msantimacassar.livejournal.com]

It's so great to see this meme making the rounds again! Your icons are all so fabulous!

Also: "fizzigood make feel nice" ?? (I'm obviously missing whatever reference this is because it makes no sense to me!)

[gothrockrulz.livejournal.com]

This meme never gets old--EVER! Aww, shucks, and thank you! <3

I have no idea what the reference is supposed to mean. It came with the meme (though I suspect each new poster can change the phrase).