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Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever (2014)
If you need a "Christmas Spirit" Lift - Watch this film!
Let's start with: I love cats... especially Siamese cats. I have had nine Siamese cats (not including the ones at home during my childhood) over forty-three years.
Grumpy cat has become an Internet phenomena. What a face! This delightful Christmas film is not just for 'kids', as one reviewer suggested. It'll appeal to all ages. The characters (animals) that require voice-overs, have some clever and very funny lines, especially the little lady herself, Grumpy Cat.
The basic premise is that 'you can get what you wish for', and that life isn't as miserable as it appears at any given moment. The film also suggests that if you're 'rotten and mean' to your fellows, you just might not get nice things in your Christmas stocking on Christmas Morning.
So...the lesson is: Be a pleasant person. Not just at Christmastime, but always. Enjoy this film ~ it'll lift your spirits ~ at a time, in this world of ours, that could do with a bit of spirit lifting. I rather liked it and think many others will too ~ especially cat-lovers! You won't be disappointed. I give it 8 out of 10.
Wishing all readers a very Happy Christmastime. Spend wisely and remember, it's the thought that counts - not the price.
Young Triffie's Been Made Away With (2006)
Brilliant Canadian (albeit rather black) Comedy
I had the pleasure of first seeing Young Triffie at the 2006 Vancouver International Film Festival... and then again on the Film Channel via satellite .
Set in Swyer's Harbour, Newfoundland in 1948, this comic tale is based on the play, Young Triffie's Been Made Away With by Ray Guy, who co-wrote the film's screenplay. The story begins when Andrew Hepditch, played by Fred Ewanuick, a young, officious, by-the-book Newfoundland Ranger, is dispatched by his Commanding Officer out to the isolated outport to investigate a common sheep-shagging/mutilation. Hepditch also finds himself face and eyes into the death of a young girl and way over his head in the mysterious workings of outport village life in Newfoundland. Mary Walsh (who also produced & directed) is brilliant as Millie Bishop, the post mistress, telephone operator, and the nosy village gossip. From beginning to end, the laughter never lets up in this comic murder mystery. The script is clever... listen carefully; there are some good bits throughout.
My only regret about this film is that it didn't seem to released to the theatres as was planned in the Spring of 2007. Good Canadian fare that should have a wider audience. I hope it will be released on DVD with plenty of extras. I will put it in my collection in a heartbeat.
At the film festival, the theatre was packed full. Everyone, as far as I could tell, liked it very much. On that basis, I find some of the reviews here, quite disappointing. One man's meat is another man's poison, I guess.