Only saw the movie, but that's how I interpreted it. It's one thing to say that sometimes lies are better than truth, and we need lies/fictions to survive. It's another thing to say lies are true. In my mind, once you've admitted that faith might be a beautiful lie, you are halfway to being an atheist who appreciates…

There's been an undertone of self-conscious camp throughout the series, I think (vampire baseball, anyone?). It just came to the surface in this one.

There's been an undertone of self-conscious camp throughout the series, I think (vampire baseball, anyone?). It just came to the surface in this one.

I read part of this, and it is awesomely twisted. No way they could film it, since it's just a retelling of the Movie No. 1 story. But basically it's a love story narrated by a virgin psycho killer who is so enchanted by the smell of his prospective victim that he can't bring himself to go through with the killing and…

I read part of this, and it is awesomely twisted. No way they could film it, since it's just a retelling of the Movie No. 1 story. But basically it's a love story narrated by a virgin psycho killer who is so enchanted by the smell of his prospective victim that he can't bring himself to go through with the killing and…

And they managed to do it all as PG-13 because there was virtually not a drop of blood. Just some creative head-ripping-off methods.

And they managed to do it all as PG-13 because there was virtually not a drop of blood. Just some creative head-ripping-off methods.

It seems like a lazy steal from The Hunger Games (besides being plausible to a degree). The sister is the main motivator in that series, but at least it eventually gets into the conflict between the goal of salvaging your family unit and the goal of serving some larger political end. Would like to see more of the…

It seems like a lazy steal from The Hunger Games (besides being plausible to a degree). The sister is the main motivator in that series, but at least it eventually gets into the conflict between the goal of salvaging your family unit and the goal of serving some larger political end. Would like to see more of the…

I couldn't believe that was Saoirse Ronan! Except for the ominous last shot, she seemed like the heroine of a Nicholas Sparks movie.

I couldn't believe that was Saoirse Ronan! Except for the ominous last shot, she seemed like the heroine of a Nicholas Sparks movie.

I knew I'd seen that jacket style somewhere.

I knew I'd seen that jacket style somewhere.

But it totally crushes the point of the book by making Valmont a hero at the end. I hated that. Every major character except Mme de Tourvel should be unredeemable.

But it totally crushes the point of the book by making Valmont a hero at the end. I hated that. Every major character except Mme de Tourvel should be unredeemable.

Homeland is tempting me to start stealing. Comcast's prices and packages are so shitty in my area that I went down to basic cable (cheap with my ridiculously expensive internet service). I streamed Breaking Bad on iTunes, and I'd be happy to pay even more to watch shows like that and Homeland right after they air, if…

Homeland is tempting me to start stealing. Comcast's prices and packages are so shitty in my area that I went down to basic cable (cheap with my ridiculously expensive internet service). I streamed Breaking Bad on iTunes, and I'd be happy to pay even more to watch shows like that and Homeland right after they air, if…

I like The Sun Dial because it's just such a bizarre take on the apocalyptic genre, and it's as mysterious at the end as at the beginning.

I like The Sun Dial because it's just such a bizarre take on the apocalyptic genre, and it's as mysterious at the end as at the beginning.

I don't think my parents have ever been uncomfortable watching anything with me. Probably because they intellectualize everything.