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izmeinaThe Izzie has been absent from Cyberia for nearly a week now. Too much sensory overload in mundane muggle life without completely blowing the circuits by slinking about in Cyberia
Decided to be a bit adventurous last Wednesday. After reading a fascinating review and watching a wonderful trailer, could not let a certain Roman soldier come to town without paying our respects. Turns out that he was lurking in only one location.
Wednesday was their cheap flicks day. Resisted the temptation to slink there straight from work. Nothing less than a good ten minute shower to scrub away the toxic vibes from that mad house would be sufficient
It’s amazing what an effective and reliable mood enhancing device lots of warm water can be.
At 2.10pm was standing at the end of the road waiting for the bus and within thirty minutes was standing on the pedestrian overpass at the Leederville train station. Must do this cheap movie thing more often.
But best of all was having time for a proper coffee before the film started just after 4pm
Was a bit miffed that the movie had been moved from the big screen to one of the smaller cinemas. But the screen was not quite as tiny as it seemed from memory.
It was even better than the trailer promised. The protest marches, live reports from the Roman bread riots and rebel insurrections on “Fidelius TV” and hordes of slimy senators and assorted sleazy creatures made it a most fascinating tale indeed. There were also the cute little touches of bunches of soldiers hanging around in front of a wall covered in graffiti such as "Illegitimi non carborundum" or shady senators doing deals on their mobile phones.
But what was particularly impressive was that after the first five minutes or so you could forget that most of the dialogue was some 400 years old.
It so brought back memories of that wonderful version of Richard 3rd starring Ian MacKellen.
The serpent had only one complaint about the drama. With the might of the SS behind him, lots of evil green lightses and hordes of Volscian soldiers on the rampage, there was absolutely no excuse for Ralph Fiennes not to nuke those Romans back into the stone ages starting with his bimbo wife and that annoying fat little kid of his who was always playing soldiers
Vanessa Redgrave starred as the hero soldier's mother and she was a right old dragon. Occasionally she looked uncannily like Maggie Smith in her Minerva McGonnagall incarnation.
Hoping to see another star studded film later this week (Margin Call). Wonders what Shakespeare would have done with sub prime mortgages and credit default swaps.
Decided to be a bit adventurous last Wednesday. After reading a fascinating review and watching a wonderful trailer, could not let a certain Roman soldier come to town without paying our respects. Turns out that he was lurking in only one location.
Wednesday was their cheap flicks day. Resisted the temptation to slink there straight from work. Nothing less than a good ten minute shower to scrub away the toxic vibes from that mad house would be sufficient
It’s amazing what an effective and reliable mood enhancing device lots of warm water can be.
At 2.10pm was standing at the end of the road waiting for the bus and within thirty minutes was standing on the pedestrian overpass at the Leederville train station. Must do this cheap movie thing more often.
But best of all was having time for a proper coffee before the film started just after 4pm
Was a bit miffed that the movie had been moved from the big screen to one of the smaller cinemas. But the screen was not quite as tiny as it seemed from memory.
It was even better than the trailer promised. The protest marches, live reports from the Roman bread riots and rebel insurrections on “Fidelius TV” and hordes of slimy senators and assorted sleazy creatures made it a most fascinating tale indeed. There were also the cute little touches of bunches of soldiers hanging around in front of a wall covered in graffiti such as "Illegitimi non carborundum" or shady senators doing deals on their mobile phones.
But what was particularly impressive was that after the first five minutes or so you could forget that most of the dialogue was some 400 years old.
It so brought back memories of that wonderful version of Richard 3rd starring Ian MacKellen.
The serpent had only one complaint about the drama. With the might of the SS behind him, lots of evil green lightses and hordes of Volscian soldiers on the rampage, there was absolutely no excuse for Ralph Fiennes not to nuke those Romans back into the stone ages starting with his bimbo wife and that annoying fat little kid of his who was always playing soldiers
Vanessa Redgrave starred as the hero soldier's mother and she was a right old dragon. Occasionally she looked uncannily like Maggie Smith in her Minerva McGonnagall incarnation.
Hoping to see another star studded film later this week (Margin Call). Wonders what Shakespeare would have done with sub prime mortgages and credit default swaps.
