The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
Based on the Russian folk tale, adapted by John Hambley
1990
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship: An animated short
based on a Russian folktale, made for the show Long Ago and Far Away. The Tsar decrees that whoever brings him a
flying ship shall marry his daughter; a naive young woodcutter sets out
to find his good-for-nothing brothers and stumbles upon ship and a
haphazard collection of very strange shipmates.
Stop-action claymation,
absolutely gorgeously done; the story is a terrific folktale, the characters are kind and memorable, and it's wonderfully funny to boot. It used to be very hard to find but well-worth the search; now I think you can buy the DVD on Amazon. Highly recommended.
IMDB: Fool of the World
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Very Brief Film Reviews: Eddie Izzard
Eddie Izzard: The Definite Article (1996)
Eddie Izzard: Glorious (1997)
Eddie Izzard: The Definite Article: Eddie Izzard is wonderful...except when he's not. He's not very smooth. He'll have whole sections which just aren't very funny, and then in a heartbeat I'll be laughing so hard I'm crying and gasping for breath. In general, I love him, but I do wish he were a little more consistent. The nature of comedy, I guess.
Eddie Izzard: Glorious: Basically the same: parts were great, other parts were lame. I kept doing bad Sean Connery impersonations for a week. My wife was ready to kill me.
My favorite Eddie Izzard filmed routine is definitely Dress to Kill (1999); I would recommend that one above these other two routines. Otherwise, I would definitely recommend being in a relaxed, probably somewhat drunk, giggly mood already, and then you'll have a terrific time.
IMDB: Definite Article
IMDB: Glorious
Eddie Izzard: Glorious (1997)
Eddie Izzard: The Definite Article: Eddie Izzard is wonderful...except when he's not. He's not very smooth. He'll have whole sections which just aren't very funny, and then in a heartbeat I'll be laughing so hard I'm crying and gasping for breath. In general, I love him, but I do wish he were a little more consistent. The nature of comedy, I guess.
Eddie Izzard: Glorious: Basically the same: parts were great, other parts were lame. I kept doing bad Sean Connery impersonations for a week. My wife was ready to kill me.
My favorite Eddie Izzard filmed routine is definitely Dress to Kill (1999); I would recommend that one above these other two routines. Otherwise, I would definitely recommend being in a relaxed, probably somewhat drunk, giggly mood already, and then you'll have a terrific time.
IMDB: Definite Article
IMDB: Glorious
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