Weekend Odds and Ends

[kybearfuzz]

Oh, how I hate to see the weekend end. Mondays are just no fun at all for the most part. Here are a few odds and ends from the weekend.

• I saw "Frozen" finally over the weekend. I really enjoyed the movie and the singing was pretty good too. My only regret is that I didn't see it in 3D as I think some parts of it would have looked really amazing in 3D, but the lack of it didn't wreck the experience. I also didn't know that Kristen Bell, who voices the character Anna (and is known more for being "Veronica Mars"), could SING! Wow... This weekend was the release of the "Frozen sing-a-long" version too. The kid cleaning the theater told me that it was packed but that no one was singing, which seems sad. There's an extra scene at the end if you watch it, by the way.
  
  
• Phillip Seymour Hoffman passed away from an apparent drug overdose. He's one of those actors who grew on me as I watched his career go forward. Being a nice burly, blond bear didn't hurt him either. I respected and enjoyed his talent and I hated to hear of his demise. Some douche on FB made some kind of post that people wept over his passing, but not over the lay person who dies of a drug overdose, noting that he reaped what he sowed. I'm contemplating an "unfriending" there as it seemed awfully callous.
  
  
• Apparently there was some kind of sports event last night. Meh.
  
  
• It was 70's horror movies at my house over the weekend. I saw "The Flesh and Blood Show" (1972) and "The House That Dripped Blood" (1970). The former is a cheesy story about a troupe of actors who are brought to an old theater to create a show for the West End in London. As the actors begin putting the show together, the actors start disappearing due to an unknown presence in the old theater. With much female nudity, and a touch of Lesbianism, you can sort of understand the audience this was meant to attract. The "House That Dripped Blood" is an anthology of horror stories, starring some pretty impressive talent, including Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. I enjoyed them both.
  
  
• And now it's Monday... meh again...

Comments

[changeling72.livejournal.com]

It seems that a number of famous people have died young recently. What's that all about?

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

I have no idea. Is it because they're famous with access to things most of us shy away from??

[spatts5.livejournal.com]

I saw Frozen last weekend and enjoyed it too. I think I have a man-crush on Christofe.

I saw a CNN clip on PSH's passing right after I saw The Wolf of Wall Street. There is a lot of drug abuse (as well as cursing, sex and female nudity) in the movie and found it sobering to see the reality of drug abuse as opposed to the way it's portrayed in the movies.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

Oh Kristof was a HOTTIE! He was facially drawn differently from the usual Disney guy, I think. The mustachioed guard from Wienerland (sp?) was hot too.

I admired PSH's talent. It's sad to think that his repertoire of movies is now finite as soon as the next Hunger Games films are finished.

[mort-83.livejournal.com]

The sporting event sucked. Big bodybuilders though in one commercial! It's already made it to Tumblr. Lol
PSH is really a tragedy. All over the news here- he's a local boy from Rochester.

I remember the House That Dripped Blood. Was that from Hammer Films? I loved Hammer Films.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

The House That Dripped Blood wasn't a Hammer film, but it's pretty darn close to one, considering who starred in it (Lee and Cushing).

[dendren.livejournal.com]

there is a small part of me that agrees with your friend lamenting the disconnect between a famous person OD'ing versus the many many who die the same way every single day. It hardly seems right that PSH's death garners so much attention, but so and so's cousin, x's father, y's best friend all just get lost in the too bad so sad shuffle. I don't agree that anyone "deserved" it, but at the same time, PSH, Cory Monteith, and all the others knew very well the fire they were playing with. There are no good answers, other than it's all such a shame for everyone.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

My view is that I was a fan of PSH's work and I'm sad he's gone as there will be only so much of it to see now. I didn't know him as a person, only as the various characters he played. I enjoyed his talent and work and will miss any future things he would do.

Using Cory Monteith as the example, I was not a big follower of his work, so his death has little effect on me, except that it's sad someone so young isn't here anymore.

On the larger scale, someone like Elvis passes away in 1977 and millions fell to pieces, including my mom who admired him and enjoyed his music.

When you look at the masses of people who die from drug overdoses, they are the unknown persons. While you feel sad to know that young people are doing this and dying from it, there is no personal attachment as much when it's someone you admire for various reasons. We common folk don't have fans beyond a limited number of people -- family and friends -- which means the attention is naturally lesser.

[mort-83.livejournal.com]

Cake..or death?

Cake, please!

I love that bit by Eddie!

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

LOL! I do too! :)

[dorisduke.livejournal.com]

I saw Frozen this past week too, but it was on my own tv so I suspect the effect is a bit different in the theatre.

PSH death. I have a completely different take on death than most people I know so with that I never feel sad when it occurs. But PSH and anyone else who uses drugs knows the possible end result and are willing to take the risk. And with that it bugs me beyond reason when I read the line " he was taken too soon " and all I can think is NO he was not taken, he went willingly. I do not see that as being callous rather just be realistic.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

You're correct. He willingly took the risk and he paid for it. I never say he was taken to soon or anything like that, but I do often feel sad that (as a fan) I'll not see any more of his work (beyond what hasn't been released yet).

[dorisduke.livejournal.com]

oh, sorry I was not referring to you when I wrote the statement about being taken to soon but to what I read elsewhere.

[maxauburn.livejournal.com]

Such a waste! Philip Seymour Hoffman was extremely talented. I will miss him.

I want to see Frozen; have heard a lot of good things about it.