Clouds drifting by

29. 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.

28. 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.

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27. 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.

This 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.

22 If you had to invent a fifth season, which two other seasons would you put it between and what would happen in it?

It would be between summer and autumn and would cover that warm autumn time when the leaves are turning but refusing to fall.

20 Have you ever been in a police car?

Alas, no. Have you?

19 What's the strangest statue you've ever seen?

Hmm. I don't think I've seen any strange statues.

But! I used to pass a strange building on my way to college in Liverpool. The bombed out church (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Luke,_Liverpool) is a ruin. The church was mostly destroyed during WW2, though the shell of the building remains. It's kept as a monument to those lost during WW2.

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I'm not getting any notifications at all (not by email or even in my inbox) when people reply to any comments I've made.

Anyone know how to fix it?

I was watching The Slipper and the Rose and spotted this guy among the dancers:




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15 Which supposedly attractive film star do you think is a bit ugly?

The problem I have is that so many of them look alike. But ugly, hmmm...

I never got the attraction of Brad Pitt. So many people were swooning over him and I just didn't get it at all.