Thank You!

[kiwisue]

{{{Big Hugs}}} to everyone on my flist for your kind thoughts on my birthday. I'll reply to you all soon, meanwhile here's the low-down...

Had a lovely day. Long, late lunch at one of our favourite cafes, much not-doing-anything during the afternoon, and 2 episodes of The Sweeney in the evening (I still haven't finished watching all of it). And as kind of coda, we watched a film tonight - 'Nochnoy dozor' (Night Watch), a Russian vampire film. It's a little like 'Underworld' in concept, but completely without the leather stylings; very different feel, violent, grungy and thematically pessimistic. Despite the division of the "Others" into Light and Dark, the light side guys aren't all glowingly heroic and some of the dark side ones have interesting depths to their characters. And *yay* again for subtitles - I liked hearing the Russian voices.

Comments

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear that you had a lovely birthday. *g*

Don't forget to see Day Watch too... and there is supposed to be a third film coming to complete the trilogy.

[kiwisue.livejournal.com]

I'd be interested to know what you thought of the first, if you've seen it (yes, am hoping to see Day Watch - I believe B has it on his 'to get' list).

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

This was from my review of Night Watch...

It was a wonderfully bewildering roller coaster ride of strange images, political and cultural references, Russian fatalism and very dark humour. I particularly enjoy some of the deliberately strange stuff they do with the English sub-titles.

Day Watch is a wonderful follow up getting decidedly stranger and more into the on going war. They're funding obviously increased, with some really fascinating special effect sequences. Again, from my review at the time, an example of what's great about Day Watch...

At one point in the film today a guard is watching a soccer match on the telly. He gets excited by a goal and kisses one of the framed soccer trading cards over his desk. As he sits back down the card wipes its mouth of in disgust. Blink and you'll miss it -- a tiny detail that has nothing to do with the plot.

[kiwisue.livejournal.com]

Check on all counts. I forgot to mention the humour which seemed very Russian (ie quite black in places and absurd in others).

At one point in the film a guard is watching a soccer match on the telly

*g* shall have to watch for that bit!

[msmoat.livejournal.com]

Ahh, that sounds like the perfect kind of birthday! I didn't get a notice up on my LJ, but I was thinking of you, and hoping you were having a great day! May there be many more, just as joyous, to come!

[kiwisue.livejournal.com]

Thank You! Always nice to be thought of *g*

[caffyolay.livejournal.com]

I missed it! Happy belated Birthday. Glad it was a good one.

[kiwisue.livejournal.com]

Don't worry, these days it's a wonder I remember myself (usually assisted by the bloke asking to be reminded 'when' *g*).
Thank You!

[lukadreaming.livejournal.com]

Many happy returns! Sounds like a really civilised birthday . . .

[kiwisue.livejournal.com]

'civilised' should only be taken so far *g*

Thanks!