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That all sounds very interesting. This fic moves along at a cracking pace. I love how they started out as the seemingly perfect family and now its all falling apart. That's what happens when you visit Summer Bay. So the murder mystery begins huh?! I'm really going to miss Logan...he got all the best lines: “Why do they do that? Combine the scariness with the nudity its not fair, I like one and I hate the other”. Logan complained. R.I.P.

Woah so many updates! This fic is just hilarious, I love it. Ahh that was so great, you really do conversation incredibly well Again, so impressive. And I love this Rachel with the dirty mouth and aggressive streak. Reminds me of when she went off the rails last year.

LOL NSW bias showing through

Very clever, not to mention hilarious Damn it, Roo's just the sweetest guy Lily Pad and door bell huh?

This is such a great fic, I only just discovered it. It’s not what I was expecting, being called Summer Bay Massacre and all I thought it might be murder mystery etc which isn’t really my thing. But there are original characters, and such wow! original characters who together combine to make the most awesome, realistic, funny, fab family. I think I’m falling in love with Roo, pity he’s gay! I was ridiculously excited when they were about to converge on Summer Bay and then when they interacted with Kim, Rach and Martha. How fabulouso was Rach with the plate and all. So cute. And the names, the Quads and the Spare, very cool! Excellent work.

Perfume. Possibly the worst film I've ever seen.

The Last King of Scotland - bit of a let down. Descended into a boring thriller and that moronic little Scottish dude was really unlikeable, not that you're meant to like him. I didn't even pity him. I'm Your Man - not much of a film but getting to hear Leonard Cohen songs is always good, although some covers were not good (Rufas doing Leonard just doesn't work for me) The Big Blue - was of my fave films. Never tire of watching it.

Under the Sand. Happened to switch on SBS, and the ad breaks weren't too irritating (they were small and I think only two) but I'm still not happy about it The movie: Very depressing but really great at the same time

OMG, that is hilarious, it's Lucas to a tee. I'm gonna save it I love it so much

That's such a great film, very funny. Breaking and Entering. I was expecting average and it was average so I wasn’t disappointed. Lines like I feel you’re a circle that I’m not in. But sometimes that circle feels like a cage. Mr Minghella’s first original screenplay. You never would have guessed. Good films coming up though: I’m Your Man & Last King of Scotland

^ I love that movie - even better than Pulp imo. The soundtrack rocks.

Aww..I'm flattered. Yeah, sure you can. Thanks for the comments SSBfan5, Chris, Laura, Sarah, Riley (can you please credit me in your sig for the av) and Amy. Robbie and Tasha: Awww, old Tash and Rob, the memories, ahhh. Great stuff.

Sounds interesting DVD - All About My Mother. Rarely watch DVDs and it made me realise how much better it is to see stuff on the big-screen. Cinema - Babel; just about the best I've seen this year. So moving, clever, thought-provoking, everything great cinema should be really.

Great stuff ILM. You two are turning into quite the double act I'm so glad you kept developing Cassie - she's turning into quite the star supporting-cast member in this fic. A lot of layers and someone I believe a lot of people would be able to identify with. Like most, I really enjoy the Cassie/Martha friendship and Martha, like Cassie, I believe has quite a bit of potential as a character. It's good to see a fic where the girls shine Liked what you did with Hayley in that chapter and it will be interesting to see if you end up going all the way. Even if you don't that should add even more depth to Hayley's character, surely making her a lot more vulnerable. Great stuff.

Volver and it totally lived up to expectations. Geez I love his films, they never dissapoint.

Oooh I love it!!!! Mmm where to start? Ok, with my fav lines of course: What would it be like if you were me? If the perfect white you wear so proudly was suddenly turned dark? And suddenly you, the girl who everyone loves, is losing her mind and body to self-doubt. The world is insane sometimes, isn’t it? He really did love you, you know. Lucas. He would have killed for you too. Must have been nice to feel that kind of dedication from a man. You see, I can wear these pretty white clothes of yours, Mattie – the gentle lamb – but everyone knows that underneath, all I’ll ever be is a black wolf. You’ve had your fling with self-loathing, and with using your blackened body to get what you want. That is just so….good. ‘Using your blackened body’… just superb. Then to follow with: Take back the purity and innocence that deviants like me have stolen from you, and wear it proudly once more. The language is so strong, defiant, yet of course it’s about the vulnerability. It is Belle to a tee. You know what it immediately reminded me of…and keeps on resonating with me: Sylvia Plath… her poetry. Stuff like: You do no do, you do not do Any more, black shoe Or They always knew it was you. Daddy, daddy, you bastard, I’m through Or Out of ash I rise with my red hair And I eat men like air. Or You have a hold, it’s a poultice. You have an eye, it’s an image. My boy, it’s your last resort. Will you marry it, marry it, marry it. A similar use of repetition and strong, elegant language. The swap is very clever and appropriate considering they did do a kind of partner swap on the show. Such different characters – they play off each other so well – perfect for a fic. And you’ve really captured how Matilda would appear to someone like Belle – with her perfect life, pretty features, all the boys loving her deeply, sincerely – she would seem perfect, with the short period of self-doubt a mere aberration. Really different from you too – you tend to focus on the males so to hear a story from a female pov was lovely. Not only a different focus but a different style – shorter sentences, more blunt, to the point – it really works and is quite poetic. My only thing would be sometimes the feelings expressed, about the mother as whore so the girl becomes whore, the ‘no one will ever love me’ insecurities… they’re a little obvious, but I guess as it is a teen pov that’s acceptable. None the less I just loved it. Well done. Oh, and the title is great!