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[keftiugirl]

Hi All,

Okay... here I go again. I already managed to erase this message once while trying to spell check it--this does not bode well for future posts.

Let's see...I am not sure what to put in this post. It feels rather like I am posting a Match.com profile.

I'm keftiugirl (aka Beth). I am a grad student who is finishing up her PhD in between bouts of late night procrastination (look! I am procrastinating right now!). I specialize in Mediterrnaean archaeology.

I first saw The Man in a Knight's Tale, when a friend was trying to convince me that Heath Ledger was a god. I ended up rooting for Count Ademar. I don't think that she appreciated that! Then I saw him in Cold Comfort Farm, and thought ", he is not your ordinary bad guy actor-- he actually has talent, dimensions, and depth in addition to that chocolate voice and those wicked great eyes. Go figure!" (And, it seems from your posts, that he might actually be a nice guy too! How wonderful!)

So... I don't really have a favorite movie, because I normally enjoy all of his characters. Downloading Nancy was so disturbingly and creepily good that I walked around for about 4 days thinking about the movie (and, don't get me wrong, I was a little weirded out, too).

The Iliad is one of my favorite poems, so I relunctantly (reluctantly because I almost wept in horror when I watched Troy- sorry Brad) netflix'd Helen of Troy. Unfortunately I was disappointed in it for a variety of reasons (although not as much as Troy)--*BUT* The Man's Agamemnon was *good* (his Agamemon was the Only good thing about HoT). Somehow his Agamemnon was the intelligent, scheming, arrogant, powerful, hubris-filled, tormented, and seeking the Homeric ideas of glory/wealth--while forgetting that honor counted just as much-- Great King. I could almost feel sorry for his Agamemnon. He managed to bring to life the Agamemnon that I always envision while standing at the Lion Gate at Mycenae.

I also loved his Tom the Builder character, because I had read POTE when it was first published, and I was glad to see that he managed to bring the character that I saw in my head to life on screen. How rare is that?! Cool beans!

So I guess we will see what The Man brings us for future well-acted characters. :^D

Okay...enough of me nattering on...
Take care,
keftiugirl

[reformeddruid]

Welcome in Keptiugirl. Mediternaean Archaeology, how interesting. I agree Troy was a horrible movie!

[GreenEyesToo]

Hi, Beth and welcome! You obviously have your finger on the pulse of what makes us fangirls swoon, so glad you decided to join us! We're all studying for a PhD in Rufus so you might find yourself swapping before too much longer! ;D

Enjoy exploring, won't you?

[VictoryGirl]

Hi keftiugirl,

I hope you'll have a great time here on this forum.


Rufus the heart-throb! ;-)

[stama]

Welcome to the Rooftop. Have much fun here!!!

[veerke]

Hello Beth,
Welcome the the forum. I hope you enjoy it just as much as we do.
We might seem a bit crazy to start with, but wait untill rufusitis hits you too ;D
Veerke

[dippyponge]

Hi Beth (I love your name, my daughters name is Beth) welcome and "Hi" again. I also am studying (spanish) and I find myself procrasinating often too (maybe we will be procrasinating at the same time sometime ) right now I am supposed to be getting ready to go into town for study material and such. You said that from what you have heard that Rufus is a lovely guy and I can vouch for that, I have had the delight in meeting him and although he was in a rush (I didn't get a hug like some on here have!) he was lovely and he spent time talking to me. Anyway I'd better go, hopefully we will meet on here soon, the Rufusitus that Veerke mentions is very strong and the other fan-girls on here are very lovely also.

[kygal]

Welcome Beth! Hope you enjoy it here!

[judypatooty]

Welcome Beth!

Yes, you're obviously in the right place. . Anyone who finds herself watching AKT with a Heath Ledger fan and finds herself rooting for Adhemar is a very intelligent and discerning individual.

Hop on in to the conversations (and the games)!

Judy

P.S. Downloading Nancy had exactly the same effect on me as you described. It had me thinking about it for days afterwards. Disturbing but memorable performance by The Man.

[numbat]

Hey Beth!!!

Pleased that you've come to join our group of highly intelligent and discerning Rufus obsessed individuals.

I agree with all of the comments in your post - i actually watched DN today, well roofed it anyway - i'm not really interested in the crazy woman anymore. I'm absolutely fascinated by Albert as an individual, and it's only when you watch his parts in isolation that you begin to appreciate what he was really going through when Nancy disappeared.

Albert and Paul (Vinyan) are actually very similar characters in terms of what they're having to deal with, and i love seeing Rufus getting his teeth into really substantial roles. They're both disturbing movies, but i think the "disturbing" aspect is worth enduring to see him really exercise his acting chops!!



And the more i watch Albert, the more gorgeous i think he is......




Although obviously not as gorgeous as Mick!!!

That's alright then, i thought you'd forgotten about me for a minute.....

As if i'd ever forget about you my love



(P.S. Beth - we specialise in procrastination around here!!!)

[joyceinva]

Beth,

Welcome to The Rooftop aka as the procrastinators best friend! I'm fairly new here myself, but it won't take long for you to feel at home.

As for HoT - uh, yeah, our Rufus has been the only good spot in more than one movie. Seems to me he goes for good, interesting characters even if the movie as a whole isn't as strong.

Joyce

[rueful]

Hi, Beth. Welcome!

I'm also particularly fond of Rufus's portrayal of Agamemnon. In real life, I like to think I would run screaming from such a violent, power-mad man, but on screen, Rufus gives him such depth that he is not someone that I can automatically reject as just a villain.

Of course Rufus also makes a great "good boy," because he always makes them real too--never perfect, always with some faults.

I also like your story of rooting for Adhemar over William despite your friend's opinion. To me, it's the obvious choice. Another good example is Tristan and Isolde. We're supposed to want Tristan and Isolde to be together, while most of us Rufus nuts declare, "Isolde is an idiot."

Anyway, I hope you enjoy yourself here!

[keftiugirl]

Hi all,

, thanks for all of the warm welcomes. :^D You guys do seem to have a lot of fun on here!

I am not sure that my friend has quite forgiven yet for the AKT betrayal and that was about 4 years ago. ;^)

@dippyponge - Thanks! (But for such a simple name, people always seem to muck it up!) A fellow student procrastinator - wonderful!

I, unfortunately, watched DN and Vinyan too close together- not a good idea.

The cool thing about DN was that I found myself asking "why?" for quite some time after I watched. And, I suppose, that was what made it so weirdly good, but I am not sure that I would be able to watch it again soon (sorry Rufus!).

And well...Poor Paul in V - he just never stood a chance, did he? About 10 minutes into the movie, I thought, "Oh boy."

Beth :^)

[wichiwoman]

Welcome, Beth!

[nell]

Hi Beth

Welcome to the Rooftop. I totally agree with you on AKT. Your friend is clearly deranged if she does not see things as we do ! ;D

I gave up trying to watch Troy. The Helen of Troy version I believe was much better, despite the dodgy special effects.

I too watched Vinyan and DN close together. I was thinking about DN for days afterwards. I think it's probably the most thought provoking movie I've ever watched. I must be a masochist as I sat down the following morning and watched it again in it's entirety and totally saw it through Albert's eyes. I really felt for him. In fact I was in tears as soon as I saw him in the car at the start - knowing this time what had already happened.

have you seen some of the older movies yet or are you still building your collection ?

Oh and regarding pressing the wrong key - I'm a bit of an expert at that too !