Rohan is broke because Théoden blew the budget on his wardrobe
This Saturday was different from usual - no trip into Oxford for retail therapy and a movie. I had vague plans to head into London for the Apple Expo, but when I looked out the at around nine to be greeted by pouring rain, I went for plan B - which mostly involved going back to bed. Much of the weekend was taken up with watching much of the extra material from The Two Towers extended DVD set. Alas, I failed miserably to remember all the amusing quotes I had earmarked for LJ post titles, so I've had to settle for a bit of paraphrasing (yes, PJ suggested that Rohan should get a branch of Gap). Somewhere along the line I managed to get some RS coding and other useful stuff done, but it was mostly a weekend of doing not very much.
Yesterday, of course, it was back to work - but at least it's only for half a week and, besides, things have been reasonably quiet of late. Last night's movie was Highlander, something I picked up on bargain DVD a couple of weeks back on the grounds that I haven't seen it and have heard much about it. Big mistake. That movie made Revolutions look good. Yes, there were a few interesting ideas, but that was about the only redeeming feature (OK, there was the Queen music, but even that was overloaded). Crowning moment: a scene with two characters - one Scottish, and one Spanish. The Spaniard is played by Sean Connery, and hence has a Scottish accent, while the Scot is played by Christopher Lambert and has an I-don't-know-what-the-devil-it-is-but-it-s
Today, I wasn't taking any chances, so I went straight for the Disney: Hercules. The more I watch it, the more I like it - Disney most definitely not taking itself seriously - and even sending itself up (...and you are wearing his merchandise!). The input of Gerald Scarfe is a stroke of genius - he gives the artwork a very unique look and a strong visual identity (alas, the CGI work is pretty sucky - which doesn't bode well for Disney dropping 2D animation). Hades is possibly my favourite Disney villain (if only someone had shown him the Evil Overlord's handbook...) and Megara is great too.
As for tomorrow's movie, I'm at the mercy of the airline as I fly to Chicago. Wheeeeeee!
Yesterday, of course, it was back to work - but at least it's only for half a week and, besides, things have been reasonably quiet of late. Last night's movie was Highlander, something I picked up on bargain DVD a couple of weeks back on the grounds that I haven't seen it and have heard much about it. Big mistake. That movie made Revolutions look good. Yes, there were a few interesting ideas, but that was about the only redeeming feature (OK, there was the Queen music, but even that was overloaded). Crowning moment: a scene with two characters - one Scottish, and one Spanish. The Spaniard is played by Sean Connery, and hence has a Scottish accent, while the Scot is played by Christopher Lambert and has an I-don't-know-what-the-devil-it-is-but-it-s
Today, I wasn't taking any chances, so I went straight for the Disney: Hercules. The more I watch it, the more I like it - Disney most definitely not taking itself seriously - and even sending itself up (...and you are wearing his merchandise!). The input of Gerald Scarfe is a stroke of genius - he gives the artwork a very unique look and a strong visual identity (alas, the CGI work is pretty sucky - which doesn't bode well for Disney dropping 2D animation). Hades is possibly my favourite Disney villain (if only someone had shown him the Evil Overlord's handbook...) and Megara is great too.
As for tomorrow's movie, I'm at the mercy of the airline as I fly to Chicago. Wheeeeeee!
