It’s been a long while since I’ve gone to see a Christmas movie, and even longer since I’ve seen an Easter one. Hang on a minute…I don’t think I’ve ever seen an Easter movie. In fact, I can’t think of another Easter movie, unless you count the Sunday School classics from my childhood.
So, because I needed another way to hype up the kids’ need for chocolate (not to mention my own insane hankering for eggs, eggs, eggs) I took them to see the movie Hop this morning. I thought we’d be some of the last to see it, but apparently a lot of families have left their Easter viewing until the last minute as the cinema was pretty full.
Hop is entertaining and delivers a few laughs. The storyline is a little bit cheesy, but it’s really fabulous to look at – as you can see from the poster, the colours used in the film are beautiful and the candy and chocolate are positively mouthwatering. Russell Brand is great as EB and Hugh Laurie is pretty good as Easter Bunny Senior (although probably not his best work.) I wasn’t impressed with James Marsden, but the kids didn’t seem to mind his slightly hammy performance.
Although it might be a little out of date after Easter, I did notice that it is still showing for a while after the big day.
The movie was just the start of a day of nice discoveries.
Being off the coffee bean at the moment (no mean feat, believe me) I thought I’d treat myself to a new tea. Popped into T2 and found a yummy sounding brew called Creme Brulee. A nice change from the usual dull old tea-bags that I’ve been ‘enjoying’ since making the change from coffee to tea. I tried a cup as soon as I got home, and I’ve got to say, it’s as yummy as it sounds! With a dash of milk and some manuka honey, it’s almost a dessert.
Once I got home, I put my feet up and caught up on a few weekend magazines from The Age (I had some from last weekend to catch up on) and I came across a review for a great looking Fiction podcast from The New Yorker. It’s a series of podcasts featuring authors reading the work of other authors, most often of their own choice. And it’s free, so bonus! I also subscribed to their DVD of the Week podcasts as well, so I’ve got plenty of listening ahead.
So, no guesses what I’ll be doing tomorrow night. With any luck, I’ll be eating chocolate, drinking tea and listening to Mary Gaitskill reading Vladimir Nabokov. Nice.
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