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Bernard Cribbins's autobiography
Apr. 11th, 2019 02:17 pm...is available for 99p for the Kindle on Amazon UK. Grab it while you can!
www.amazon.co.uk/Bernard-Who-Years-Doing-Everything-ebook
www.amazon.co.uk/Bernard-Who-Years-Doing-Everything-ebook
Stuff I Love meme - Day 3
Feb. 3rd, 2019 01:47 pmDay 3 is: Amazon Video.
It's my main streaming service and I really enjoy it. It allows me to watch a huge number of TV shows and films without having to struggle with changing DVDs. Because I'm a Prime customer, I get access to whatever films and shows are available to watch for free. I watched Star Trek: Insurrection last night. I haven't seen it in years and I'd forgotten most of it.
I've bought a large number of films and shows on Amazon Video, and they're always in my 'library' so I can watch them again.
Basically, it's a huge source of entertainment for me and I'm glad I have the ability to access it.
Movie meme - day 30
Jan. 27th, 2019 04:09 pm30. A recommendation from someone you care about
Office Space. A number of people recommended it and I found it completely boring. It's amazing the amount of people who love it and quote it, but it does nothing at all for me.
And that's the end of the movie meme! I finished! \o/
Office Space. A number of people recommended it and I found it completely boring. It's amazing the amount of people who love it and quote it, but it does nothing at all for me.
And that's the end of the movie meme! I finished! \o/
Movie meme - day 29
Jan. 26th, 2019 04:47 pm29. A film from the year you turned four years old
I had no idea how many awful sounding films were released in 1971! Fortunately, I spotted Bedknobs and Broomsticks (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066817/?ref_=adv_li_tt) in the list.
Miss Price (Angela Lansbury) is most put out at having to take in 3 orphaned children who have been evacuated to her village due to the war. The children, on the other hand, are astonished to discover Miss Price is a trainee witch who's trying to complete her studies in order to help in the war effort.
Bedknobs and Broomsticks is a film I grew up with. The battle scene at the end is a favourite of mine, especially the beginning bit when the standards begin to sway.
I had no idea how many awful sounding films were released in 1971! Fortunately, I spotted Bedknobs and Broomsticks (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066817/?ref_=adv_li_tt) in the list.
Miss Price (Angela Lansbury) is most put out at having to take in 3 orphaned children who have been evacuated to her village due to the war. The children, on the other hand, are astonished to discover Miss Price is a trainee witch who's trying to complete her studies in order to help in the war effort.
Bedknobs and Broomsticks is a film I grew up with. The battle scene at the end is a favourite of mine, especially the beginning bit when the standards begin to sway.
Movie meme - day 28
Jan. 25th, 2019 05:43 pm28. A film sequel that doesn't have a number in the title
The Return of the King.
It's the 3rd of the Lord of the Rings films, though you probably already knew that.
Spoilers!
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The Return of the King.
It's the 3rd of the Lord of the Rings films, though you probably already knew that.
Spoilers!
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Movie meme - day 27
Jan. 24th, 2019 04:45 pm27. A film that is known for style over substance
That's a tough one. Hmm. Especially the 'known' bit as most films will have admirers that'll argue there is substance and plenty of it.
However, I don't think I've heard anyone defend By the Sea (the Brad Pitt/Angelina Jolie film) as being anything of substance but its admirers point out it's beautiful. The main criticism against it is that it's very, very boring.
That's a tough one. Hmm. Especially the 'known' bit as most films will have admirers that'll argue there is substance and plenty of it.
However, I don't think I've heard anyone defend By the Sea (the Brad Pitt/Angelina Jolie film) as being anything of substance but its admirers point out it's beautiful. The main criticism against it is that it's very, very boring.
365 day meme - day 24
Jan. 24th, 2019 04:39 pm24 Why do you think the Fairy Godmother only gave Cinderella all the magic stuff until midnight?
In The Slipper and the Rose, the Fairy Godmother explains her powers are limited and she has to share them with others. She "borrows a bit" until midnight but the magic has to be returned at midnight.
In The Glass Slipper, the Fairy Godmother (and she is actually a Fairy Godmother) doesn't tell Cinderella she's a Fairy Godmother. All Cinderella knows is that she's a "fashionable lady who lived on the hill, but she took up reading and went from bad to worse". She tells Cinderella the coach belongs to someone else who's attending the ball. Cinderella has to leave at midnight so the coachman can get back in time to pick up his employers. Cinderella leaves late and is knocked unconscious when the coach tips over in all the haste. Cinderella never knew it was a pumpkin with several mice.
So, my headcanon is that the magic has to reset at midnight to avoid the Fairy Godmother being taken advantage of and the recipient keeping their magicked up items forever.
In The Slipper and the Rose, the Fairy Godmother explains her powers are limited and she has to share them with others. She "borrows a bit" until midnight but the magic has to be returned at midnight.
In The Glass Slipper, the Fairy Godmother (and she is actually a Fairy Godmother) doesn't tell Cinderella she's a Fairy Godmother. All Cinderella knows is that she's a "fashionable lady who lived on the hill, but she took up reading and went from bad to worse". She tells Cinderella the coach belongs to someone else who's attending the ball. Cinderella has to leave at midnight so the coachman can get back in time to pick up his employers. Cinderella leaves late and is knocked unconscious when the coach tips over in all the haste. Cinderella never knew it was a pumpkin with several mice.
So, my headcanon is that the magic has to reset at midnight to avoid the Fairy Godmother being taken advantage of and the recipient keeping their magicked up items forever.
Movie meme - day 26
Jan. 23rd, 2019 02:53 pmThis is a meme I'm trying to finish off.
26. A film that starts with 'the' and then uses it again.
The Slipper and the Rose. *sighs happily* It's a lavish, beautifully filmed musical version of Cinderella. It's one of my favourite films and it's the first film I owned on video.
You all know the tale: Cinderella, Prince, glass slipper, etc. However, there's a slight twist in the tale in that the King is trying to ally the small and vulnerable Kingdom of Euphrania with a more powerful country that can protect them. The Prince finds Cinderella only for her to be sent into exile, far beyond Euphrania's borders, and he faces a loveless marriage with a princess who's been chosen for him so there can be an alliance made through marriage.
Of course there's a happy ending, but I won't spoil it.
The film is gorgeous to look at, as the story's set in the Georgian period. It's outright hilarious at times with the King having some wonderful lines. The King and his ministers also sing the tongue twisting song "Protocoligorically Correct". Btw, one of the ministers was in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as a singing and dancing scientist.
The songs are written by the Sherman brothers and they're all wonderful. There are funny ones (the above "Protocoligorically Correct" and "A Bride Finding Ball"), romantic ones ("Secret Kingdom" and "S/He Danced With Me") and heartbreaking ones ("Tell Him" and "I Can't Forget the Melody").
There's also a subplot about the Prince's companion and his love for the Lady Caroline - a hopeless love for he's a servant and she's out of his reach.
If you like the story of Cinderella, give this version a go. Heck, if you like romance or musicals, give it a go. I don't think you'll be sorry.
26. A film that starts with 'the' and then uses it again.
The Slipper and the Rose. *sighs happily* It's a lavish, beautifully filmed musical version of Cinderella. It's one of my favourite films and it's the first film I owned on video.
You all know the tale: Cinderella, Prince, glass slipper, etc. However, there's a slight twist in the tale in that the King is trying to ally the small and vulnerable Kingdom of Euphrania with a more powerful country that can protect them. The Prince finds Cinderella only for her to be sent into exile, far beyond Euphrania's borders, and he faces a loveless marriage with a princess who's been chosen for him so there can be an alliance made through marriage.
Of course there's a happy ending, but I won't spoil it.
The film is gorgeous to look at, as the story's set in the Georgian period. It's outright hilarious at times with the King having some wonderful lines. The King and his ministers also sing the tongue twisting song "Protocoligorically Correct". Btw, one of the ministers was in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as a singing and dancing scientist.
The songs are written by the Sherman brothers and they're all wonderful. There are funny ones (the above "Protocoligorically Correct" and "A Bride Finding Ball"), romantic ones ("Secret Kingdom" and "S/He Danced With Me") and heartbreaking ones ("Tell Him" and "I Can't Forget the Melody").
There's also a subplot about the Prince's companion and his love for the Lady Caroline - a hopeless love for he's a servant and she's out of his reach.
If you like the story of Cinderella, give this version a go. Heck, if you like romance or musicals, give it a go. I don't think you'll be sorry.
365 Day Journal Challenge - Day 113
May. 22nd, 2017 02:59 pmDay 113. Five guys you find attractive.
Isn't this pretty much Day 45. List five celebrities that you’re attracted to just worded differently? Hmmm, maybe not, but I think my answers would be the same.
So... Let's see... Instead I'll post about five actors whose work I really enjoy.
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Isn't this pretty much Day 45. List five celebrities that you’re attracted to just worded differently? Hmmm, maybe not, but I think my answers would be the same.
So... Let's see... Instead I'll post about five actors whose work I really enjoy.
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UK Amazon Video
May. 14th, 2017 08:13 pmAmazon Video has the Robert Downey Jr Sherlock Holmes 2009 film for £3.99.
It also has the Liam Neeson A Team film for £2.95.
Books for the Kindle, there are stacks of Patricia Wentworth non-Miss Silver books for £1.99 each.
It also has the Liam Neeson A Team film for £2.95.
Books for the Kindle, there are stacks of Patricia Wentworth non-Miss Silver books for £1.99 each.
Labyrinth of Lies (2014)
Mar. 31st, 2017 04:45 pmIMDb link.
I finished watching this today. It was absorbing and unsettling...and based on true events.
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I finished watching this today. It was absorbing and unsettling...and based on true events.
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Amazon Video
Mar. 24th, 2017 07:08 pmIn case some of my UK flist are interested:
Despicable Me is available to buy on Amazon Video for £2.99.
Bertie and Elizabeth (about George VI and the Queen Mother) is available for £2.49.
I don't know how long they'll stay at those prices. Last I looked, Bertie and Elizabeth was £10.
Despicable Me is available to buy on Amazon Video for £2.99.
Bertie and Elizabeth (about George VI and the Queen Mother) is available for £2.49.
I don't know how long they'll stay at those prices. Last I looked, Bertie and Elizabeth was £10.
Shrek Forever After (2010)
Jan. 15th, 2017 10:04 amI was poking around Netflix looking for something to watch and found this. Oh my goodness! It's Shrek meets It's a Wonderful Life and it's brilliant.
Shrek is happily married, everyone is his friend, it's the babies' first birthday, and he's bored. Gone are the days when people screamed and ran away from him. No, now they ask him to do the roar! All he wants is to relive one day when he was feared and hated. Is that so wrong?
Enter Rumpelstiltskin, who'll give him everything he wants and more.
Very minor spoilers.
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Shrek is happily married, everyone is his friend, it's the babies' first birthday, and he's bored. Gone are the days when people screamed and ran away from him. No, now they ask him to do the roar! All he wants is to relive one day when he was feared and hated. Is that so wrong?
Enter Rumpelstiltskin, who'll give him everything he wants and more.
Very minor spoilers.
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Carry On Behind
Jan. 5th, 2017 04:45 pmI've just started watching it. Imagine my surprise on seeing a young Sam Kelly (more famous for 'Allo, 'Allo) and Donald Hewlett (Lord Meldrum from You Rang, M'Lord)!
The holiday season is over
Jan. 1st, 2017 08:58 pmI've been keeping myself amused this week by watching Carry On films. As un-pc and silly as they are, I mostly enjoyed them.
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Results of poll
May. 14th, 2016 08:33 pmYesterday, I posted a poll.
It did not involve cake.
However, the answers and explanation are under the cut.
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It did not involve cake.
However, the answers and explanation are under the cut.
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