david-gregory4

i personally have a big problem with this movie, the problem being that i just can't stay awake past the first ten minutes! I have tried on several occasions to sit and watch it, after all i am a fan of most of the Coen's films, but this one just puts me to sleep. It's not the only film that has this anaesthetic effect on me, 'Memento', 'Shadow Makers', and 'Lost Highway', all great cures for insomnia!

i was greatly looking forward to seeing this new dvd of eddie's show from New York after reading the praise heaped upon him by our american friends on this very site. I love eddie izzard's material, and have a couple of his older shows on VHS, so what didn't i like about this one? Mainly the beggining of the show itself, i thought it took him a good ten minutes to find his feet, didn't seem to know where he was going a lot of the time, which in itself is sometimes one of his endearing qualities, but too much can make me feel irritated! A lot of the show seemed way under-rehearsed, which he does actually admit to on the commentary. Too much about 'God' as well i thought, needs to get some different topics going on, like he used to. Having said all that, once he got into his stride there was some very funny stuff: 'Chimps with guns', 'Stoned olympics' and the bit about Darth Vader in the Death Star canteen, was Izzard firing on all cylinders! Once i've viewed this show three or four times i'm sure i'll love it to pieces, but that initial first view was a little shakey.

The third series of 'Coupling' just started here in the U.K. last monday. It starts off where the second series ended, well, according to an interview i saw with Steven Moffit there is about a one minute gap, so the story started with Steve and Susan arguing, then it went into split screen for most of the episode. But most important, it's still funny! Before it started, i was a bit apprehensive, you know, the third series, it's a bit like when a band make their often 'make or break' third album. But the spark is still there.