We're not great cinema goers but my social secretary decided that we should go to see a film the other night and she chose 'One Day.' She told me that we'd already heard the story as an audio book on one of our car journeys between England and France, but not to worry I'd enjoy it. I love it when she's masterful.
Anyway, we headed off to the Odeon in Harrogate where I used to go as a young child on Saturday mornings. My mother and father worked all day Saturday and rather than leave me 'home alone' to burn the house down I was given the funds for the Saturday morning kids club. Cartoons, Buck Rogers, Cisco Kid, Flash Gordon ('Flash, I love you and we've only fourteen hours to save the world' - one of the best film lines ever written) and all that good stuff.
I only mention this because I was astonished at how small the cinema foyer appeared and that as a small child everything looked so big.
But anyway back to the film, after about an hour I whispered that I couldn't remember any of it, was she sure that we'd 'read' it?
'Shut up,' and watch the film I was told. So I did.
But then it started. I started to fidget. We'd booked into the premier seats because I like plenty of room and I take the view that if I fall asleep I want to sleep in comfort.
But, and this is the rub, if the film doesn't grab my attention then it will fail the bum test. I have a very sensitive bum and if I'm not engrossed in the film my bum will start to hurt and I will change cheeks frequently.
This film failed the bum test (2 stars out of 5) and if I were you and you wanted to know what all the hype's about I'd buy the book and save yourself a bunch of money.
Films so often are not as good as the book. Anne Hathaway was very disappointing - why not a British actress?
ReplyDeleteExactly so Jan. A pathetic attempt to woo American audiences I would suggest. As far Alex's bum problem... even with all that padding?
ReplyDeleteAs for Alex.... typo
ReplyDeleteAh you brought back some memories there. And yes I am old enough to have gotten into the movies with a couple of glass jam jars as payment on a Saturday morning.
ReplyDeleteIt seems to me all the old provincial cinemas are things of the past in Britain. Oddly enough whenever I park my bum on a seat in one I read that it's closing down the next week. Berwick-Upon-Tweed cinema was the last one I sat down in and it closed a week later in 2006 (I went to see the latest 'War of The Worlds' movie there.
I have it on good authority that you are a man of some taste - therefore 'One Day' is now removed from my 'might go and see that' list.
Thanks!
Rory
Craig, you are so right. With all my padding we're talking about a serious test.
ReplyDeleteRory, do the cinema goers of the world a favour and stay away! There aren't that many left.