Burke And Hare: Blood, Guts and the 19th Century Scottish Enlightenment. With added Liver …

Whooah …

Wowsa …

Says I, desperately trying to think of an opening line … !

Actually …

I’m a’thinking I can do better than that …

Mostly … ?

Mostly by admitting that I’ve just seen Kevin D and Movie Night Adrian — minus a hat — off home, after an evening at my place, watching a film.

Which you’ve probably worked out is some thing of a tradition, by now, haven’t you … ?

At any rate, tonight’s film … ?

Was something Adrian had managed to dig up from Brentwood Library.

The 2010 John Landis film, Burke and Hare, complete with Simon Pegg as William Burke and Andy Serkis as William Hare.

Sound familiar … ?

Well it should, actually: the Burke and Hare killings were rather notorious, back in 19th century Edinburgh.

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Burke and Hare is a John Landis directed black comedy and follows the careers of the eponymous pair from their early days as con-men, trying to earn their living try to sell cheese mould as ‘Donegal Moss’, something they claim to be a good old fashioned cure-all.

Having been found out … ?

And desperate to help Mrs Hare pay her rent … ?

They soon work out that the recently deceased lodger being delivered not to the local graveyard, but instead to the hand of local anatomist, Dr Robert Knox.

Kevin, Adrian, should I be thinking about throwing in the phrase “With hysterical results” at this stage … ?

Possibly not …

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At any rate, Burke and Hare got a bit of a mixed reaction from the three of us, tonight.

Personally … ?

Personally, I know I enjoyed it, although I’m very aware that Adrian wasn’t as stunned as he thought he’d be when he picked it up.

Kevin wasn’t best impressed, either.

Here’s Burke and Hare’s details: oh … and what we thought …

Burke and Hare.

◆ Simon Pegg as William Burke

◆ Andy Serkis as William Hare

◆ Isla Fisher as Helen McDougal (Ginny)

◆ Jessica Hynes as Lucky

◆ Tom Wilkinson as Dr. Robert Knox

Paul: Watchable ★★☆☆

Adrian*: “Like a tepid cuppa: drinkable, but … ” ★★½☆☆

Kevin: “It’s ok, for an hour and a half’s entertainment.” ★★☆☆

* I think I’m kind of obliged to mention Adrian enjoyed the end music. He’s got a thing about Swing …