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Boy, that sure was a movie? It wasn't bad necessarily, but it wasn't really good either. It wasn't helped by the fact that once I placed the dad as being voiced by Nicolas Cage and the love interest as being voiced by Ryan Reynolds, all I could hear was the actor, not the character. And my default reaction to Nicolas Cage is a sort of genial "Good on you for getting some work," so that was a weird vibe. Still teared up when ( Read more... ) So eh, one more animated movie knocked off the list of animated movies I should probably watch for trivia purposes, but the best I can say is that it could have been worse.

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...Okay, no, I wrote this all and then started re-watching Ouran High School Host Club, and I'm changing my opinion of The Croods. Ouran made me laugh five minutes into the first episode, and I'm not sure I laughed once during The Croods. I cannot pick a favorite character in Ouran (I can pick two if forced, but I really do adore all of the main cast.), whereas for The Croods if forced to pick I guess I'd go with Sandy? The mostly feral baby who can only growl?

The differences are striking and not at all in The Croods favor! I can now say I definitely did not like The Croods.

Canon: Ouran High School Host Club
Pairing: Fujioka Haruhi/Kasanoda Ritsu
Canon Level: Friends/One-Sided Crush

Look, these two are just super cute together. Kasanoda is a huge marshamllow who has trouble making friends because of his scary face; Haruhi is Haruhi and therefore does not notice his face beyond the fact that he has one. And Kasanoda's such a sweetheart I just want him to be with someone who makes him happy.

Suggested reading:
Geisha by dorksidefiker
Red Hot by Vector

Canon: Ouran High School Host Club
Pairing: Fujioka Haruhi/Morinozuka Takashi
Canon Level: Friends

I have been so down with this ship ever since the pool episode where Mori carries Haruhi cradled against his chest while they look for Hunny. And it was so sweet how Haruhi went with Mori so he wouldn't be lonely while Hunny was missing. I think they'd have a great depth of affection for each other, but neither of them are especially showy types of people. And Haruhi might find that refreshing, given how over-the-top her father and Tamaki both are.

Suggested reading:
Six Days of Worry; or How Laundry Makes Everything Better by treeflamingo
untitled by demoerin
Plastic Pieces by idiosyn

Canon: Ouran High School Host Club
Pairing: Fujioka Haruhi/Ootori Kyouya/Suoh Tamaki
Canon Level: Friends, Mutual Crushes between Tamaki and Haruhi

The best way to resolve a fictional love triangle is through a threesome, I am convinced. Not that Haruhi, Tamaki, and Kyouya are in a canonical love triangle, but Kyouya loving Tamanki is my preferred way to interpret canon, so it sort of works. I think even if Tamaki were in a relationship with just Kyouya or just Haruhi, the person he wasn't with would still play a significant role in his life as a friend. Kyouya and Haruhi are both pragmatists drawn to an extremely dramatic person, so I like to think they'd be partners in Tamaki's whirlwind, commiserating sometimes and helping each other but always there because there's no place they'd rather be than by Tamaki's side. And the three of them together would be a force to be reckoned with, which is to say the three of them together are great fun to read about.

Suggested reading:
As Long As You Like (Might Be Forever) by miaoujones
No Winner by meritjubet
May the Best Man Lose by aishuu