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Another Wee Avengers-verse Rantlet

megpie71: 9th Doctor resting head against TARDIS with repeated *thunk* text (frustration)
Wednesday, August 29th, 2012 06:42 pm
Seriously people, it's S H I E L D.

The rule of I before E except after C, or in weird cases such as when it sounds like "eye" (eg either, neither) still applies, even if it's in all caps. This is basic English language spelling.

Even if you don't want to believe me on that one, the acronym is for the following:

Supreme
Homeland
Intervention,
Enforcement, and
Logistics
Division.

(Brought to you by far too many fics where the acronym for the bureau in question is spelled with the key vowels in the wrong order).

Crossposted to [community profile] fanficrants. Apologies for any duplication which occurs.
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Iron Man I & II - Good films, lousy science

megpie71: Text: "My grip on reality's not too good at the best of times." (losing grip)
Tuesday, August 21st, 2012 09:39 am
So I went on a bit of a buying spree on Friday, and got myself a few DVDs (Iron Man I and II, Thor, Captain America, the Robert Downey Junior Sherlock Holmes), and then spent most of Friday and Saturday in a watching spree. Now the whole thing's had enough time to settle a bit, here's my reactions to various bits and pieces.

( Long rants and rambles under fold )

I'll accept a lot of handwaving in the science of things like rockets, arc reactors, missiles, super-soldier serums and the like. But I expect a bit of consistency with regards to things like illnesses, poisoning, and recovery from same. The information is out there on the internet, and viewers and watchers are able to access it just as readily as writers are. And yeah, we're going to pick nits, and point out things like plot holes large enough to steer a supertanker through.
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A Brief Marvel Avengers Movie-Verse Rant

megpie71: Simplified bishie Rufus Shinra glares and says "The Look says it all" (glare)
Tuesday, August 14th, 2012 11:17 am
I swear, Darcy Lewis' middle names must be "Mary" and "Sue".

That is all.

(This rant brought to you courtesy of a lot of Avengers Movie-verse fanfic, from various different authors, where Darcy Lewis gets to be a sorta-sidekick-in-training for just about everyone on the Avengers team, and apparently has the super-secret superpower of superhero wrangling. I keep meaning to watch the Thor movie just to find out whether her apparent ability to be a useful plot device under all circumstances is canon or not).

(Cross-posted to [community profile] fanficrants. Apologies for any duplications on reading lists.)
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