National Trust and Richard Curtis
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alobearThe majority of today was spent at Waddesdon Manor, built in the late 1870s by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild - it's an absolutely gorgeous building, made of pinkish sandstone, with turrets and pointy bits a plenty. The inside was really beautifully decorated, with the emphasis on open space, light colours and very large mirrors. There was a lovely garden at the back, which we luckily saw from above when touring the upper storeys, as the flower patterns weren't nearly so spectacular from amidst them.
When we got back to Enfield, we went to see The Boat That Rocked, definitely a feel-good movie, and one which I largely enjoyed. There were some patchy sections early on (a couple of the escapades on the boat were a bit cringe-worthy, and the subplot with Kenneth Branagh and Jack Davenport trying to shut them down was rather tedious) but the last third was wonderfully entertaining, and the ensemble cast were absolutely great. Bill Nihy (Underworld: Rise of the Lycans aside) and Philip Seymour Hoffman are always good value for money, and the groups of characters assembled on the boat were mostly extremely likeable.
When we got back to Enfield, we went to see The Boat That Rocked, definitely a feel-good movie, and one which I largely enjoyed. There were some patchy sections early on (a couple of the escapades on the boat were a bit cringe-worthy, and the subplot with Kenneth Branagh and Jack Davenport trying to shut them down was rather tedious) but the last third was wonderfully entertaining, and the ensemble cast were absolutely great. Bill Nihy (Underworld: Rise of the Lycans aside) and Philip Seymour Hoffman are always good value for money, and the groups of characters assembled on the boat were mostly extremely likeable.
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Date: 2009-04-05 09:40 am (UTC)I thought he was one of the best things about it..and when the info-dumps are better than the action sequences, something isn't quite right.
BTW, are you aware that LJ appears to think you've travelled into the future? ;)
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Date: 2009-04-05 11:40 am (UTC)I noticed that my LJ posts were being posted into the future when I tried to post one at work the other day and it complained that I was posting from a date before my previous entry! Thanks for pointing it out, though, because I've now managed to fix it - for some reason, my home PC thought it was May, which was what was confusing LJ.