Movies and food, mmh.

[tabalon]

On Tuesday we've had a movie evening. We've seen the Disney version of the Junglebook, which was great to watch again after such a long time. I didn't remember the big cats, Shir Khan and Bagheera, moving so fluently in that flick. Shir Khan in particular is expertly drawn and animated

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[footpad]

If only the good animation made The Jungle Book less of a face-down-rape parody of Kipling. I still haven't forgiven Disney for that one.

[tabalon]

Well, it is quite different. ^^

However, if you look at the two as separate stories and forget your grudge, the movie is really good. I might be biased, though, as it's been my first cinema experience, ever, and thus has made one hell of an impression on me.

The Kipling stories are not as coherent, and since they're a bunch of short stories there's not so much of a 'flow' reading them. However, making Kaa have the magic eyes and letting Mowgli leave for a girl is quite different to the animals throwing him out because they can't stand -his- piercing eyes. The demise of Shir Khan is probably nastier than Disney seems to have though would be suited for children.

Hm. I vaguely recall a pack of red dogs in the books, thinking they'd be more fitting for a Stephen King movie than a Disney one.

[footpad]

I guess you're right. I just wish they'd called it something different. A lost battle, I suppose.

I remember being absolutely fascinated by Red Dog when I first read it. I should re-read it; it's been a long time.

On a very oblique tangent, I highly recommend Red Dog by Louis de Bernières!

[oliverfox]

jau das mit der webpage war toll gelöst :D
da geb ich nen dickes lob ^^.

ich selbst bin ja nicht gekommen, aber das lag an den filmen. film 2 kannt ich nicht und film 1 fehlte jegliches bedürfniss ihn zu sehen *g*

was ich mich aber gefragt hatte, warum es für 10 leute ausgelegt war, da ja gar nicht soviel gemütlich auf der couch platz haben :)

[tabalon]

Das war ein Experiment. Wir haben das Wohnzimmer ein wenig umgeraeumt, und ich wollte sehen ob es dadurch besser ging. Wir waren am Ende neun, und ich wuerde sagen das war okay. Zumindest da Kebi sich vorne quer gelegt hat.

Schade das du nicht da warst. Ich habe mir zwar gedacht das Du die Filme nicht so spannend finden wuerdest, aber ich hatte gehofft die Lasagne wuerde Dich locken. ^^

[oliverfox]

Die Lasagne war auch SEHR VERLOCKEND!!!!

Ich würde gerne mal wieder Lasagne essen :) Und solang noch der Weihnachts/Silvester/Geburtstagsspeck dran hängt, würde es nicht einmal auffallen +fg+

[riffuchs]

Now I'm frustrated about the fact that I decided to do something different that evening. But well, time is not endless and the other thing was also important. But I try to attend to it next time (in case there will be one) :)