6th March, 2016.
You know, it’s been the weekend of my birthday: Friday, just gone, so you know.
AND Mother’s Day.
Which means that …
Well …
It’s been rather long.
And … ?
Well, Friday definitely saw a shirt with just a bit too much gorgonzola dip.
And today … ?
Well, today saw a staff meeting, this morning: I came in third in the staff competition, winning a small prize in the process.
And, this afternoons, in a sort of joint celebration of Mother’s Day, AND my birthday … ?
Me and my family … ?
With the mild sense of irony my family tends to occasionally exhibit, my family and I went to see Dad’s Army …
~≈Á≈~
Set in 1944 — after the original series would’ve finished — Dad’s Army tells us the tale of the Walmington-on-Sea platoon of the Home Guard: who, when we met them are are doing the important job only they are capable of.
Chasing a bull, across a field.
It’s only when in the middle of their next assignment? That a glamourous journalist turns up: almost knocking over one of the troop in the process.
It’s only AFTER this … ?
The platoon get’s orders to patrol a base in Dover: in preparation for a big push in France that’s due up, soon.
This is Walmington.
As those of us familiar with the original series will tell you … ?
Something’s going to get stuck up a flag-pole …
~≈Á≈~
Now …
Good … ?
Hmmm …
I don’t know if — in all honesty — I could tell you that Dad’s Army is a good film.
I’m fairly certain it’s not going to win any Oscars. It ISN’T going to go down as a major comedy, life-changing event, or big house production.
But, on the upside … ?
Dad’s Army IS a good, entertaining film: as gentle, and as funny, a comedy as the original series and one that treats it’s source material well.
AND has a solid plot, writing and cast …
Don’t expect wonders.
Do expect Dad’s Army.
And a wonderfully done take on the series.
But, on the upside … ?
Dad’s Army IS a good, entertaining film: as gentle, and as funny, a comedy as the original series and one that treats it’s source material well.
AND has a solid plot, writing and cast …
Don’t expect wonders.
Do expect Dad’s Army.
And a wonderfully done take on the series.
Dad’s Army.
★★☆☆
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