strange bedfellows

[extemporanea]

The rhapsodic interaction between my first ever Real Job And Paycheck, TM, and the happy invention of online shopping, has led, over the last four years, to the maddened growth of my DVD collection. It's like those mad scientist moments where you add the green liquid to the bubbling wossname in the beaker on the bench, and suddenly great gargantuan

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Road to Nowhere

[pinkthulhu]

I did something similar at the weekend. I watched "Burlesque" (fabulous costumes, negligible plot, attractive cast led by Christina Aguilera and Cher belt out musical numbers) swiftly followed by Up in the Air" (corporate drone George Clooney lives for collecting flyer miles, attempts to find meaning in life). The dissonance left me slightly stunned.

Re: Road to Nowhere

[schedule5]

Burlesque is so cool. At a recent dance show I went to they did a tribute burlesque dance and it was FANTASTIC.

Re: Road to Nowhere

[extemporanea]

The dissonance left me slightly stunned.

Ah, but what was the common theme? Slightly drunken experience suggests that you can always find one, regardless of how random the choice and how bizarrely different the movies appear to be.

Kells

[first_fallen]

Loved this! The animation was so beautiful and the cat was awesome. I agree that the Vikings were a bit scary for anyone under 10. The music was very good too, very fitting.

Would love to watch again :)

Re: Kells

[extemporanea]

I do have a copy, if you don't, and was vaguely planning to wave it at as much of the local SCA who hasn't actually seen it, probably starting with wolverine_nun. The bit with the oak galls for ink was too re-enactment for words!

[rumint]

Strictly Ballroom is one of our all-time favourites, we actually saw it on circuit back in the 90's. Great feel-good viewing.

[strawberryfrog]

I've been watching films, 3 in the last week:
The Thing
The Godfather part 2
Dead Snow

Common theme is something like 2/3 blood and shlock, 1/3 drama and blood.