Not much to report over the last week, except that my wife's application for UK citizenship has been approved, and we have a date for her citizenship ceremony in late June. Thank goodness that's all organised! I'll have to take some piccies on the day.
We bought some bargain DVD's yesterday at HMV in town. "Interview with the Vampire" and "Frankenstein" & "Bride of Frankenstein" (1930's versions) set. "Interview" wasn't bad, a bit slow and talky, but the production looked beautiful. The real standout performance for me is from a very young Kirsten Dunst, playing the young vampire, Claudia. We will watch the Frankenstein films this evening. Classic B/W Boris Karloff.
It is the weekend so I have managed to have my Saturday and Sunday dose of "Takeshi's Castle" on Challenge TV. What a wonderful no-brainer this is! I love it and laugh all the way through every episode! :)
"Takeshi's Castle" is a 1980s Japanese game show, edited into half hour shows and humorously voiced over by Craig Charles (Lister from BBC's "Red Dwarf"). 100 contestants have to make their way through highly physical (and very silly) games. If they fail a challenge, they are out. If they pass the challenge, they get to go onto the next game, and eventually if their agility and skill hold out, a crack at the showdown where they try to storm the castle and win a prize (although I've never seen anyone win!) Some of the games along the way are quite evil, like "Skipping Stones" or "High Rollers" - contestants have a good chance of coming home battered and bruised! It's all a bit silly. Great stuff though. :)
..sort of like the Japanese version of Jeux Sans Frontières ("Games Without Borders") or "It’s a Knockout" for British viewers.
Update @ 4pm - got "Rocky" 1-6 box set in ASDA!
