Monday, July 13, 2009

And that's period!


Dear Aunty Sam

I've met this girl whom I really like, the only problem is that whenever we decide to have a night in with a DVD or a night out at the movies she always reigns supreme and decides on what we watch which is obviously either a chick flick, or even worse - a period drama.

Please help
Hates Mr D'arcy


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Dear Hates Mr D'arcy

Oh how I feel for you,

There's nothing on earth more evil to ones manliness than having to sit through a (Ugh) period drama.
Ever wondered why they're called a period drama? one would think that it's because the film is set in a certain "period". But in fact those who think that are indeed WRONG.

The genre is named for the following reasons:

1) only women "get" them
2) there seems to be a new one every month
3) you'd be lucky if there's any sex during one of them
4) they seem to go on forever
5) they make women emotional
6) Your life is not worth living if you talk during one of them

You get the picture now?

But seriously though stop being so pussy whipped and put your foot down and go out and pre-book the tickets to the movie that you want to see ( I can just hear Russell Peters out there somewhere saying "Be a man, do the right thing" ).
Or you can do what I do, become educated in the film industry and start mentioning certain facts about upcoming movies - become a real movie buff, so that way if she even mentions the latest Period drama or chick flick you can say "Oh that one......I've read all the reviews about that one and they all say its crap, so it's likely that you wont like it either (because you're opinionated)" except I really wouldn't recommend saying the last bit, they may suggest on going just in spite.

If all else fails you can always wait and hope for a film adaptation of the book Pride Prejudice and Zombies (really it does exist I'm not kidding)



All the best - and grow some balls!
Aunty Sam

6 comments:

  1. Sam-at the risk of exposing my emasculated state I have to admit period films are my absolute favorite. I love the clever and eloquent language which usually reflects the original novel and the courtesy and refinement of the characters. A well-spoken sentence turns me on more than Angelina Jolie.

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  2. Haha - fair comment NP, I guess I can't speak for all men but I'm sure you're one of the few brave enough to sit through one and actually enjoy it.

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  3. One of my husband's favorite movies is "Sense and Sensibilty". This movie also has a Mr. Darcy!
    He (and I) will watch the movie whenever it is on TV or when we need a fix, will pop it into the DVD.
    What a guy!

    (also posted this under the Kitty Post...ooooooops)wonder if that was Freudian?

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  4. What a romantic!

    Personally I don't mind the Bollywood version of pride and prejudice called Bride and Prejudice. Because nothing screams "Kiwi Bloke playing an American Mr D'arcy" Like Martin Henderson, and the added bonus is the dude who plays Sayed in Lost.

    But I'm not going to admit to that on the internet.

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