did you know gerard way went to art school?

[schmerica]

I made fox1013 watch LotMS finally! She was ... mostly entertained by how much I love them, I think. But it's okay, I love her anyway.

Thoughts on this viewing:

i. OH GOD I DON'T REMEMBER EVER BEING THIS DEPRESSED BY IT BEFORE. It's something about the clear narrative arc they set up here, and knowing that the happy ending they have here gets so much fucking worse right after this finishes. The whole plot of "triumphing through adversity to Candyland!" falls apart when you know everything Paramour is still to come. :(

(I know they all get the happy ending ten times ridiculously happier when you get to the current day.)

ii. Seriously, Schechter was so goddamn hot. The movie still makes me want all the h/c Brian/Gerard in the world, except now I feel kind of bad about it, since he's not involved with them anymore. :/

iii. Also depressing: Bert. That was a bad break-up.

iv. You guys, I remembered why I used to actually like Frank Iero! Who knew!

v. Needs moar Ray/Frank early days. Much, much moar.

vi. Gerard you are SO PRETTY. HOW ARE YOU SO PRETTY.

vii. Mikeyway is my favorite forever and ever, amen.

viii. I think my favorite era to watch now is actually early!TBP blond!Gerard. It makes me sad there'll probably never be another backstage thing like this.

ix. Fuck you all, Ray Toro is fucking hot.

Comments

[fox1013.livejournal.com]

If you don't want me to be entertained by how much you love them, MAYBE YOU SHOULD STOP BEING SO LOLDORABLE.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

That's not what I said!

[strobelighted.livejournal.com]

I AGREE WITH ALMOST EVERYTHING IN THIS POST! :D

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

I don't know how to feel about that, to be honest!

[soundslikej.livejournal.com]

Peeeeeearl. I have now watched it three times in the past two weeks, and I just. I love them all SO MUCH. *flails*

(also yes please, always needs moar early Ray/Frank! and Gerard/Brian!)

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Jaaaaaaaaaai. I don't know what to do with all these ~~EMOTIONS

[mourning-night.livejournal.com]

Word on ix. Ray Toro is breath-taking. There needs to be more early days fic period. I'm curious why don't you like Frank anymore? Is it the twitter? It's really bad in the Bert section the way the rest of the band flat doesn't say anything and they all have a sort of :-| look that's one step anyway from angry.

The whole Brian getting out of MCR is so odd for me especially because he's now actually got more web persona than when he was with RiotSquad/etc.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Partly the twitter and partly just general annoyance with hiim. IDK, it's been a while since he's been anything but annoying and douchey to me.

[barnacling.livejournal.com]

When I come visit, I shall make her watch it with me. And then we shall watch all of the Muppets.

I wish Gerard could have been on the Muppet Show.

[fox1013.livejournal.com]

I will have you know I made a ton of MCR/Muppet fan art! :D? :D?

[philosiraptors.livejournal.com]

DUDE, YES TO NUMBER 1 SO MUCH. The whole time I am like WHO IS WATCHING OUT FOR MIKEY. WHO IS WATCHING OUT FOR MIKEY.

[strobelighted.livejournal.com]

no one. mikey is all alone. and then he dies.

it is tragic.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

MIKEYWAY.

;______________________________;

I JUST. B-face! I CAN'T DEAL. Make it better!

[valmontheights.livejournal.com]

LOtMS was the perfect "story so far" DVD ever made for a band. I bought it two weeks before I saw MCR live, when I wasn't even that big of a fan, just to get myself pumped up for them. I still watch it regularly out of fondness for their hard-hitting, early-days grit and grind and the triumph of Three Cheers.

It hurts knowing what came after that, and it hurts seeing Schechter knowing that he's not with them anymore, but I always feel better firing up "the Black Parade is Dead" afterwards and seeing how far they've come.

And Frank might not be my favorite, but he wins for this quote:

"If there's a God, I thank Him everyday for bringing us Bob."

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

fox1013 really is the first person I've met who's sat all the way through it and not fallen in love, I think.

[wasoncedelight.livejournal.com]

Last time I watched LOTMS I got SO SAD at the Schechter parts. :( :( :(

And man, there's just no way that the Bert break-up wasn't messy and bad and awful. Just. No way.

Also, MOAR EARLY DAYS FIC IN GENERAL. Why is there not more of it? I do not understand! Except that early days fic doesn't have Bob, and that makes me sad. Because BOB.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Your icon. ;__________;

This band, Mel. They just! Layers and layers of hurt and joy and just EVERYTHING. Uggggggggh.

[jamjar.livejournal.com]

IX Yes, yes he is. So much so!

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

There are some times in LotMS where I think he is legit pretty.

[nova-bright.livejournal.com]

ix agrees with ix.

SEEWHATIDIDTHAR?

I still yearn for the early days my chem fic where Frank complains about having to bag shopping for Spanish speaking people and then Ray punches him, and then gives him an apology blow job because Ray Toro is a giant womb of emotion and can't stay angry.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

:DDD That sounds awesome. Actually I want stuff about Ray totally resenting Frank when he first came in, to be honest. Ray Toro is such a lambchop that any time he isn't, even a little, is bizarrely fascinating.

[brooklinegirl.livejournal.com]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY. Seriously, even for ME, knowing about the whole Black Parade makes it so WOOBIE, you know? And watching it with the girls was kind of awesome, because while they WATCHED the part about Gerard and his drinking, they were all, "We never usually watch this part. It's too SAD."

They're just MADE OF ADORABLE.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

It's just, MIKEYWAY. Don't you lie about your only vice being coffee, we all know you're a drunk drug addict undiagnosed manic depressive who's going to have a fucking epic mental breakdown in a year. We have all heard Famous Last Words*! DON'T DO IT MIKEYWAY WE LOVE YOU. :(((((

*Uh, my personal canon is that Famous Last Words is Gerard writing about Mikey during the time when Mikey was having his breakdown and had left. Boooooooooooys.

What other footage has Jai shown you already? You have to have seen Gerard giving Steven Smith make-up tips on Taste of Chaos, right? But all the stuff from Gerard's blond phase is seriously amazing. His fey quotient seriously, like, doubles, which shouldn't even be possible. It's precious. Not to mention Mikeyway really very suddenly and surprisingly goes from hot lesbian in a riot grrrl band to super-fucking-hot boy (who is actually happy!).

[elucreh.livejournal.com]

ix. YES. YES HE IS. I do not understand people who disagree with this statement!

RE: Brian, I have decided that either he stopped being their manager so that he and Bob could be in love forever, or else that it was just he was so in love with Gee that he didn't want to stand around watching Gee be in love with Lindsay and their Lady B.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Briiiiian. :DDD: I don't even know, man.