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Enjoyed Alan Rickman, too. He brought some nice touches to his character.

Hmmm... Now here's something to think about: Dame Edna as Mrs. Lovett?  Hmmm....

     

that's the funniest thing I've heard all day!

DR George went to bed without first posting his report here...  

Well...I didn't love it. I didn't hate it, either.  I'm not specifically a Tim Burton fan and I guess I'm one of those theater queens who misses too much of what's missing from the show.  

I do want to see it again, and I don't doubt that it'll grow on me as I let go of what I know of the show and accept the movie as it's own animal.

On my forehead!  

According to Bette Midler, it's a FRIED EGG!
And its worn on the top of your head.
BUT, the ladies with the eggs on their heads generally don't come out til September or October.

Laura, at least you HAD a Christmas party. My employer (me) was too cheap to spring for anything at all.

Jeanne, I am the only employee.

Given the reports of low attendance at the matinees, and given that I can get into any theater free right now via DGA card, I was a bit surprised to see it's not playing in any theaters I'd want to go to - if it were at the main Chinese, or the Village in Westwood or a grand single screen, I might go, but it's only playing in multiplexes and not great ones.  It's at the Arclight in Hollywood, but my fear is we'll get digital projection and I want to see FILM - so it's wait a week to see a superb presentation at the DGA.

Such a day!

After I logged off this morning, my mother and I joined my aunt and we drove to Batesburg-Leesville to shop at the Wal-Mart there.  BIG STORE!

We had lunch at Wendy's and then returned to Wal-Mart to pick up my aunt's grandson (and my 1st cousin-once removed) Benjamin, 5-year-old son of my aunt's eldest child (he has two grown children from a first marriage).

After our return to Johnston, my mother and I hit a few local grocery stores in search of this and that...and finally, I found myself in Edgefield SC at the Fairway Market.  WHAT A STORE!  It's got everything I've been missing from grocery stores most of the past 20-plus years!  Nothing major exactly...just stuff you'd think "they" must have stopped making since you don't see it any more.  But NO!  It's at the Fairway Market, and they DO still make it.

The film critic for our local newspaper gave it 2 stars (out of 4). He thought all of the name stars (not just the two leads) couldn't sing or drift off pitch way too much (really hated Helena).

I didn't think that anyone sang off-key/pitch at all.  They eliminated some of Mrs. Lovett's harmonies during "A Little Priest," and just sang unison on lines like, "And everybody goes down well with beer."  I don't know why they would do that.

Just watched "Turkey Lurkey time" on youtube.  It's a clip from the Tonys show form 1968 or 1969.  Loads of fun.  But did the number in the actual show actually get set up by saying the three ladies were members of the company's entertainment committee?

I LOVE Seth Rudetsky's take on the song!!

Where would you go with an 11 and 9 year old department?:  We're trying to decide which of our timeshare locations to visit summer 2008.  We had thought about Australia (and Tomovoz was most helpful in providing info about the many locations our timeshare has there), but the $12,000 (yes that's three zeros) roundtrip airfare for 4 people seems a bit daunting.    So at this point we're considering:

1.  Victoria, BC (good for Betsy and me--we're wondering about kid-stuff to do)
2.  Las Vegas (actually pretty kid-friendly, but not particularly exotic.  Close to Betsy's bro and his family in LA, however, and our sister-in-law's Mom lives in Vegas, which means maybe they could come meet us there)
3.  New Orleans (was first on our list until yesterday's riots, LOL.  Betsy and I have never been there).
4.  Southern Utah (one of my fondest memories as a kid was the summer my Dad took me to 4 Corners and the Indian cliff dwellings).
5.  Cabo (the resort is supposed to be incredible, but, again, not sure what there is for kids to do).

Opinions?

Does number 4 include Mesa Verde?  We had a great time there with the boys.  It is even better if you can stay at the hotel on the Mesa & watch the meteorites at night.

I haven't been to Australia yet, so I can't comment.

Oh my, this movie is certainly not for me.  

I'm not familiar with the show.  I've seen the movie clips and it doesn't interest me.  If we see this one it will be Keith's call.

Oh, yeah, I forgot I'd been to New Orleans, too.  And in the summer...

It was for the 1993 American Library Association Annual Conference and I thought I was pretty tough, having been several times to Phoenix in the summer.  Well, New Orleans in the summer is a whole different story and I thought I was going to die.  Much as I'd like to go back to NO, I would definitely NOT go in the summer.

If only we had known each other than.  

I can't believe how much I pushed myself and all the walking I did in the heat, and the pouring rain when the heaven parted once a day.  

I had a great time, still I vote for taking the boys to Mesa Verde.

I had a lovely time at the staff Christmas party. The janitor and I (who is actually my boss) enjoyed a box of See's candy.

 

"Sweeney Todd" is on my radar.  I'll have to wait till I'm back in the Bay Area...but I hope to see it before the New Year.