All Roads Lead to UNCLE

[rispacooper]

You know, I have seen The Great Escape about a billion times. I have watched this movie my whole life, as it is one of my mother's favorites (in fact, I can blame a good percentage of my fannish loves on her). Yet, for some reason (I blame hormones) I have been fangirling this movie like a little bitch this week. It just about makes me weep. And then makes me laugh. And lust for every single brave, stiff upper lip *ridiculously British* officer and *outrageously cool* American to be seen. Which is damn near everyone onscreen. And it's...if not 100% accurate, it's still damn closer than most movies now "based on a true story". omfg. (And not it's not just because it has Illya Eric Ashley-Pitt, though that helps).

Though, speaking of Illya (heh), I wrote draft of Muncle porn and realized a) just how based on one or two episodes it was, specifically the Arabian Affair and the Foxes and the Hounds Affair, and b) just how romantically squishy I made it. I am such a girl sometimes. But a drugged, weakened, fluffy Illya...tasty tasty. They weren't cuddling. But they might as well have been. (Foxes and Hounds, btw, BEST. AFFAIR. EVER.)

And then to make Illyalust worse, stupid VH1 and their I Love the 70's crap kept showing me Mikhail Baryshnikov. And no, seeing him in movies like "White Knights" or whatever it was when I was growing up never made him seem hot. Not then. But. BUT then I saw him on Sex in the City and oh my holy fucking christ. No wonder he was the slutboy of the seventies. I mean...Jesus. (Goddamn Ruskie hotness).

Then Hustle was on AMC last night. Older, suaver Napoleon. (I made up the word suaver, so what?) yum.

*Random fangirl squees*

Comments

[staceykitten.livejournal.com]

I have actually only seen that movie up to the part after Ashley-Pitt dies*sad*, and I cried when he did. I was yelling at my computer!

Btw, that bunny cartoon was really cute

[rispacooper.livejournal.com]

you know...the guy he was based on...was transferred to another prison shortly before the escape.

so technically...he lives.