This is appalling. After all the acclaim Little Dorrit received?? Do they need a larger fanbase, 'cause I'll find them one!!! What on earth???!??!?!?! (breathe. just breathe..)
Kathryn, do NOT be jealous of me going to the opera. It was weird. They were wearing these bulky animal costumes and clonking boots which might have been okay except that their footsteps drowned out the sound of the orchestra (Oh look! A band!). The plot was supposed to be about the circle of life or something deep, but it really seemed to be more about animals getting it on. It was an opera, though, so plot really shouldn't matter as long as the music is good. It wasn't. I mean, it wasn't BAD - but most of the singing was monotonous, the orchestration was unremarkable, and I hope to heaven no one from the production reads this. It would be so disheartening! They were all skillful - I just wasn't interested in the piece itself. But then, I have only ever seen very classical sorts of pieces. The Marriage of Figaro. Samson and Delilah. And I was listening to Puccini before leaving the house! What do you do? But then again, I was distracted by my seating companion. Five so
"People like bonnets. I don't think you can underestimate that."
ReplyDeleteIf I hadn't have just updated my facebook profile, this would be it. Ha!
wait a few hours and then do it. :)
ReplyDeleteDangit. I was gonna do that exact same thing! Of course people like bonnets! How dare the British think of doing anything else! No one wants to hear anything else from them anyway! I shall defend Dickens to the death, Molly. Hear me on this one.
ReplyDeleteYou could both post the same comment. I'm pretty sure your only friends in common are Emily and me. :)
ReplyDeleteWe could ALL post that as our comments!
ReplyDeleteBut seriously. I can't believe they criticize when JLM is in a starring role. It's just wrong.
I know. I don't get it either. It's like they've got the greatest film history of any film company ever and they're like 'this isn't working.' what gives??
ReplyDeleteon another note, i really shouldn't post comments after midnight.
Random alert!
ReplyDeleteWhenever someone says "What gives?" in type, I always think of Joe Junior in While You Were Sleeping.
("He's delusional! He thinks he invented aluminum foil!")