tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-04-16:3098856 strange_complex strange_complex 2022-05-08T17:13:21Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-04-16:3098856:697173 2022-05-08T17:11:17Z 2022-05-08T17:13:21Z public 10 This film came at the end of what had felt like a long week, so I was in something of a state of torpor on the sofa by the time it came on and don't think I really engaged with it very productively. But I also don't think the problem was entirely me - it just wasn't really up to much, and I'm afraid has only confirmed my existing view that few horror comedies really are.<br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://strange-complex.dreamwidth.org/697173.html#cutid1">20. The Comedy of Terrors (1963), dir. Jacques Tourneur, broadcast 6 May</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br />And the credits roll. That was well-shot, had some great stars (not the least of which was Orangey / Rhubarb the cat) and gave them some decent individual lines. But overall it's confirmed my view that horror-comedy usually fails on both fronts. #CellarClub #TheFilmCrowd<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=strange_complex&ditemid=697173" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2017-04-16:3098856:575672 2017-08-09T18:07:25Z 2017-08-09T18:12:50Z public 4 As explained in an earlier post, I am trying to capture my recent trip to Forn Parts here on DW / LJ by replicating and linking to the FB posts I made at the time, but also adding supplementary photos and text for anything I feel deserves better documentation. BTW, if you are reading this on DW / LJ and we're not already FB friends, I'm very happy for that to change. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pjgoodman">Here's my profile</a>; please leave a note saying who you are on DW / LJ if you think I'm unlikely to recognise the name you go by on FB. Stuff about Thailand follows below, with material already posted on FB under the cu-tags, and additional DW / LJ-only material at the bottom.<br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://strange-complex.dreamwidth.org/575672.html#cutid1">29th June: first evening's impressions</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___2" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://strange-complex.dreamwidth.org/575672.html#cutid2">30th June: a day in Bangkok</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___2" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___3" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://strange-complex.dreamwidth.org/575672.html#cutid3">1st July: summer palace, Ayutthaya, river cruise</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___3" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___4" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://strange-complex.dreamwidth.org/575672.html#cutid4">1st July: anniversary of Mum's death</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___4" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br />That covers the main outlines pretty well, but I tended to use my Proper Camera when going round the temples and palaces, and photos from that aren't so easy to upload instantly to FB. Now that I've downloaded and sorted them all, here are a few for the record, under headings naming the locations:<br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___5" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://strange-complex.dreamwidth.org/575672.html#cutid5">Grand Palace, Bangkok</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___5" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___6" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://strange-complex.dreamwidth.org/575672.html#cutid6">Wat Pho temple, Bangkok</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___6" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___7" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://strange-complex.dreamwidth.org/575672.html#cutid7">Bang Pa-In Summer Palace, near Ayutthaya</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___7" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___8" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://strange-complex.dreamwidth.org/575672.html#cutid8">Temples of Ayutthaya</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___8" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___9" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://strange-complex.dreamwidth.org/575672.html#cutid9">Tributes to the deceased king</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___9" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=strange_complex&ditemid=575672" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments