Happy New Year for 2022; let’s go into the next twelve months with some hope in our hearts that things can and will get better than this current, gruelling virus-related limbo.
A few bits of housekeeping are required; firstly, regular readers will have noted that I’ve neglected to post radio clips for a while, and my thoughts on everything from the tragic Rust shooting to House of Gucci have now been lost to the mists of time. By way of recompense, here’s links to a couple of recent contributions to BBC Radio Scotland. Last Friday, I organised a short obituary for the late, great Sidney Poitier (27 mins in at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00132nv) , and on Sunday, I ran down the on-going controversy over the 2022 Golden Globes (five mins from the end at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001389b). Thanks to the BBC for the platform.
Over the festive period, I’d also aped my betters by having a pictorial film quiz, and neglected to post anything in the way of answers or winners. Of course, everyone who took part was a winner, with a tie for first by two of the great forensic minds of our time, Gill and Fraggle, with honourable mentions for Mikey, Florent and everyone else who scored above ten. Everyone mentioned above wins a coveted prize; non-fungible tokens of my much-discussed winter hat. Sadly no cash alternatives will be provided; congratulations to all who entered!
The answers were as follows 1. VINCENT from The Black Hole 2. Vincent from Pulp Fiction 3. King Louis from The Jungle Book 4. ET 5.Wile E Coyote 6. Olaf from Frozen 7, Joy from Inside Out 8. Minion 9. Bunny Hopps’ recording device from Zootopia/Zootropolis 10. The Iron Giant 11. Wall E 12. James Bond’s car 13, Big Hero 6 14. Wembley Fraggle 15. Genie from Aladdin 16, Han Solo 17. Jaws shark 18, Crow T Robot 19 Toothless from How To Train Your Dragon 20 Grogu aka The Child aka Baby Yoda. The tie breaker was a bit tricky, but the correct answer was, of course, a hand-knitted effigy of Peter O’Toole in his Oscar-nominated role in Peter Medak’s 1972 classic The Ruling Class. There wasn’t a lot of merchandising for that film, so it was a tall order to guess.
I should also offer my genuine apologies for temporarily losing a disk, as mentioned in today’s review, and as an act of karma, I’ll accept a request from another publicist to mention a couple of releases on the wonderfully off-beat Anti-World’s label, Patrick and Infinite Football, two very strange but worthwhile films which debut on blu-ray in the UK this week. The disks arrived in the post this morning, and I’ll look to repurpose my original copy in the next few days if I don’t accidentally tidy them away with yesterday’s tinsel like a complete and utter muppet.
Anyone can make a mistake. I see you are in for a backlash of Paddington-style proportions re your review of My Cousin Vinny.
I actually thought it was a good review of Vinny. I just scratched my bald pate a bit at how the star system for ratings was working. Perhaps it will all get sorted out whenever the commenting function returns to normal.
Normality can be too much of a good thing.
Bring it on! Haters gonna Hate!
That’s the spirit.
Mistakes? You’ve made a few.
But then again, too many to mention . . .
What about giving My Cousin Vinny three stars and Boba Fett’s Booky-Wook four stars? That’s not going to be looking good in your 2052 retrospective radio show . . .
You come over here and I’ll crack the book of Boba Fett over your shiny nut, Bunty.
I was over this morning. Rang the doorbell. Thought I might get invited in for what you pleasingly refer to as a cuppa. But there was nobody home. Oh well.
Right, put this apple on your head and stand over against the wall, I’ve got a cool surprise for you…
Neat! I like apples. They keep you regular.
Ugh, too much information. Now, just stand with your hands at your sides, this is the old William Tell trick…
I’m guessing MY email got lost in the shuffle. Because I know I got every single one right. But that’s ok. It is good to let the little people have an occasional win now and then to keep them from rising up and destroying their lords and masters. I know, as I’ve put plenty of people against the wall in whatever revolution is the latest craze. I’m pretty hip that way.
Glad to see you haven’t left radio. Someone has to keep the homefires burning. I didn’t realize Poitier had passed away.
Good luck keeping up with everything. It’s beyond my capabilities, even if I was a movie blogger and not a book blogger. So my once a month Muppet related post isn’t “quite” enough to stay current 😀
Sorry, no NFT for you, your entry did not arrive within the 12 days of Christmas, and you have been cancelled and replaced as a result.
Replaced?
Don’t you mean upgraded? Bookstooge 3.0…..
With all faults sorted?
3.0 upgrades gave me extra armor, laser eyes and a rocket launcher….
You had most of that already, right?
I only had light armor. Now I’m up to tank levels. And no laser eyes. I did have a rocket launcher, but it was a little one that was only good for taking out animated vampires. This new one can take out a whole hotel!
Funnily enough, the hotel is destroyed at the end of this film, then Drac gives the keys to Johnny. A mixed message, I thought. Raises questions.
Woo Hoo, but you threw me with the hair on that yellow decoration, was definitely more Homer Simpson than Peter O Toole hence my first choice then things went from bad to worse…
It’s been a wild ride, but now that the intensity of competition is over, let’s not look back in anger; you came very close indeed…
Not angry, just kicking myself as I had thought it was him then went for something else. Anyway, do pop over and give me your thoughts on my post on the final Airport movie..
That’ll be my weekend sorted! I even have a Harrison Industries t shirt to remember Robert Wagner’s drone-utilizing company from that one! Count me in!
Excellent.. that T-Shirt sounds fantastic, where can I get one.I do feel quite sad as it’s the last of this franchise… And the last I’ve reviewed. Are you still writing your thesis (?) on these films? Love to read it.. anyway next stop is Starflight with Lee Majors or The French Atlantic Affair…
I’ll reflect on these questions tomorrow, but if you haven’t already seen it, City on Fire is a rich text in this genre…
Will give the radio links a listen. Haven’t heard of infinite football, though here in geordieland that’s a thing anyway and I can live without more. I’ve read about Patrick in someone else’s movie blog and it sounds quite bonkers but fun, didn’t that come out in 2019? Anyways it’s on my list. Look forward to your review of it.
Updated review I should have said.
I appreciate your correction.
These are two odd films, but if the idea appeals, they’re worth a shot. I’m going to do a little more of reviewing DVD and blu-ray releases if I’ve got something new to say about them, or if there’s extras worth a comment; I’m keen to see the deleted scenes on the House of Gucci disk for example. Congrats on winning an NFT!
Umm thanks. What is an NFT?
https://www.ft.com/content/9600d12d-f9ae-4021-8dab-8807b4dfe3eb
This is where I got the idea…
Donate mine to the Bad Critic Restoration Charity fund.
Great, I’ll just see if Alex has got any change…
Hah!