Christmas Eve
I'm settling down to my traditional Christmas Eve screening of The Muppet Christmas Carol, in my view the best Christmas film of all time*. Gonzo and Rizzo make a fine double act, Miss Piggy and Kermit provide an emotional core as always and of course, Michael Caine puts in an extraordinary dramatic performance as Ebernezer Scrooge*. It is also traditional for me to gripe about the omission of Belle's song from the most recent DVD release and all TV showings on the film.
I consider it to be hugely important in Scrooge's transition from hard-hearted miser to generous philanthropist. Some people think that the ballad slows down the pace of the film and are happy to do without it. Those people are fools who are ignorant of the nuances of narrative.Anyway, grumbling aside, this piece from The Guardian this week on the subject of how the film was made is well worth a look.
On a sad note, a car crashed through the window of Costa in Westerham this morning. At the time of writing, one person has died and five have been injured (four seriously). We've been quite fortunate in the sense that events like these are a rareity in our community, although I suppose that makes it all the more shocking when something like this like this does occur. My thoughts are with those involved and their families at this difficult time.
*By which I of course mean to date. I watched "It's A Wonderful Life" last year. Massively overlong and massively overrated.
I consider it to be hugely important in Scrooge's transition from hard-hearted miser to generous philanthropist. Some people think that the ballad slows down the pace of the film and are happy to do without it. Those people are fools who are ignorant of the nuances of narrative.Anyway, grumbling aside, this piece from The Guardian this week on the subject of how the film was made is well worth a look.
On a sad note, a car crashed through the window of Costa in Westerham this morning. At the time of writing, one person has died and five have been injured (four seriously). We've been quite fortunate in the sense that events like these are a rareity in our community, although I suppose that makes it all the more shocking when something like this like this does occur. My thoughts are with those involved and their families at this difficult time.
*By which I of course mean to date. I watched "It's A Wonderful Life" last year. Massively overlong and massively overrated.
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