14/04/19 Chuck Norris Vs. Communism (2015)

I bet Adam Curtis shat himself with tofu-scented rage when someone got to do this story before him.

"This is the story of how the humble VHS tape, and the modest bravery of some black marketeers, brought down an oppressive dictatorship" He would say at the start of the film, and then talk a lot more, throw in some interesting facts and play lots of grainy, barely relevant archive footage of buildings and cars.

But, well, this kinda IS the story of how some scratchy pirate films, black marketeer bravery and a movement of people getting fucking fed-up with being treated like shit by their 'leaders' led to the downfall of an oppressive dictatorship.

And it's fucking superb! See it.

10/10

19/04/14 Dead Of Night (1945)

Vintage anthology spook-flick. Very of its era in some ways, and not in others. The brilliant Adam Curtis talks of it in this blog entry of his:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/legacy/adamcurtis/2012/02/a_mile_or_two_off_yarmouth.html

Although he does give away the twist and the end.

Anyway, yeah, it's fun old nonsense.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037635/
1945/10

Back when people were called Basil, Naunton and Peggy.

"So it's agreed, car keys in the fruitbowl and no awkward questions in the morning." 

After dinner, the gentlemen stood to enjoy a phat blunt.

Things were so formal in 1945, this was pyjamas.

In fact they were SO stiff and formal people risked becoming wood.

However obesity was not the problem it is now, people had to just pretend being fat.

"So what is 'non-reversable Progressive Lerp Syndrome?"

"It means I increasingly become trouser."

Perkin.