I demand poetry. I want it and I want it now. - MSilverstar - Lotripper

Yes, I'm at least five years late for popular culture. But I blog anyway.

Knight's Tale: what an odd mix of authentic (like the original dance sequences), anachronistic silliness, and what I think are inadvertent errors. I hate Jocelyn's costumes, more Audrey Hepburn than anything medieval (but she has the best line, see above). I think Heath Ledger actually works his role quite nicely, and maitheas's pretend boyfriend Alan Tudyk is darling as comic relief, but the Chaucer in my head doesn't chew the scenery quite that much. For sexy manflesh, I like Rufus Sewell. (It's so funny seeing actors I've never heard of except through The Establishment in an actual movie)

Back to fandom, following a link from overloved to a gorgeous LOTR calendar, I found there's a "Lord of the Rings Plastic Stadium Cup" (washable! reusable!). And Fangorn Forest Ent Incense! this place is good for hours of perverse fun.

Have any of you listened to the BBC tapes of LOTR? To my delight, kidlet's first grade teacher is playing it for the class. I'm trying to figure out what it keeps and what it leaves out. Kidlet reports are a bit unclear, is Tom Bombadil in that version?