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Did you ever see Rikki Tikki Tavi? Talk about traumatizing children's cartoons.
With the Orson Welles narration? I still hear "The Great Grey Greasy Gambesi River" in his voice.
After watching it, and Disney's The Jungle Book, the kids named the giant snake plants foisted upon us by the MiL, Ka, Nag, and Nagaina.
One of the subjects I studied for my degree was colonialism and boy did my in-depth studies of Kipling give me a whole new level of understanding of Riki Tiki Tavi (which had been a childhood favorite). Like a lot of things, it's not really a children's tale.
I loved the book and the movie of Rikki Tikki Tavi, and I still do, although in a different way.
Just got back from Toy Story 3. They broke me, but it was also good and funny, and they really didn't miss a trick. Did anyone else get that Sid was the garbageman? The one drumming on the bins and mailbox?
I did not catch that, Raq!
Heh. Matilda's summary of The Last Unicorn got forwarded to Beagle himself, who said:
Wow! I think that child should have a regular book-reviewing gig at the N.Y. Times. I'd pick her over Michiko Kakutani like a shot, every time.
Heh. Matilda's summary of The Last Unicorn got forwarded to Beagle himself, who said:
Wow! I think that child should have a regular book-reviewing gig at the N.Y. Times. I'd pick her over Michiko Kakutani like a shot, every time.
Awesome!
Movies watched today:
Gamer: It took half the movie to start making any semblance of sense, but once the plot actually became clear, it wasn't that bad. But it wasn't that good either.
Daybreakers: A pretty cool take on vampires. The movie is not the action-packed thrill ride promised by the trailers, but it's not boring, either.
The Orphanage: Very well done ghost story. Creepy, chilling, mesmerizing. Highly recommended.
Oh, and Rikki Tikki Tavi was a really good cartoon adaptation. That was also done by Chuck Jones, right?
Yes, it was indeed Chuck Jones.
i09 summarizes a bunch of gushing reviews of Inception:
We round up Inception's early reviews. Does it live up to the hype?
I saw "The Orphanage" a couple of weeks ago, PC, and quite liked it.
This weekend, I went on a big Masterpiece Theatre kick. I watched "The Buccaneers" "Wives and Daughters" and "Vanity Fair."
Oh, and "Easy Virtue." Jessica Biel was ok. She is very pretty, but she needs to be more sarcastic for Coward.