Well greetings everyone. This week has been delightful weatherwise which is a rarity in Huddersfield. I am currently very happy but slightly tense. Portsmouth have just beaten Everton 2-1 and I am going to make the most out of it at work this week. I am hoping that Ireland can win this afternoon and the Giants beat Harlequins tomorrow.
Last weekend Thomas took part in his u9 rugby festival. His team finished 3rd overall but the only teams to beat them were teams who play the game 2 or 3 times a week. Thomas now plays in the centre but is something of a utility inasmuch as he can play comfortably in any position in the forwards or backs. I have some photos which I will post some time this week. Tom has also played on the pitch at York City Knights in recent weeks. He has also taken up playing rugby league on a Saturday morning which he is finding somewhat frustrating. It is a frustration which I shared this morning.
Our kitchen currently looks like the wall has been attacked by an incontinent axe wielding maniac. The insurance company are not being particularly helpful either. I have taken up Tai Chi to help my fitness etc. But this week it was cancelled for of all things a parents evening. I mean for a 6th form college do they not realise who I am and that I need this regular fitness boost!!
So before I wander on to this week's films I will update you on the book I was reading. Clarkson on Cars is a pile of tripe quite frankly as is Motorworld. Clarkson is a good broadcaster but I find his writing style unnecessarily offensive at times and quite unreadable. I am also reading Copperhead by Bernard Cornwell and Tai Chi for Dummies.
There is not a huge choice of films on TV this week. BBC4 has a couple of Japanese samurai films which are always good for a laugh. Tonight we have two reasonable offerings. Interview With A Vampire is an excellent film. I am not a huge fan of either Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt but they work well here. The books on which the film is based get progressively worse as time passes. The supporting cast is also excellent. This is visually stunning and worth your time. Also on at about the same time is A Knights Tale. This is just fun. It is not brilliant, worthy or a classic but just good entertainment.
In the middle of the night is arguably one of the 2 films of the week. Young Frankenstein is , in my humble opinion, the best Mel Brooks film. I think that because it is consistently funny throughout. The other contender, Blazing Saddles, tails off a bit at the end. There is not a bad performance in this film and it pays homage to the source material brilliantly.
On Sunday night there is another pair of comedy 'classics'. Airplane is arguably the funniest film ever made. Again as with all good spoofs it is able to mercilessly take the p**s out of the films it is parodying whilst at the same time showingsome reverence. The stand out performance here comes from Leslie Nielsen. It is followed by the first Austin Powers film. Which is arguably the best of the three.
On a more worrying note I heard last night that they are making a third film featuring the character Riddick played by Vin Diesel. Pitch Black, the first film, is a gem. The Chronicles of Riddick is good if you haven't seen the first film but is OK otherwise.
Well TTFN
