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[dreamer_easy]

Tried and failed a second time to get through A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966). (I keep renting it thinking it's Rinse the Blood off my Toga, which is something entirely different.) Despite some killer lines and an excellent cast, it just doesn't hold onto our attention tightly enough. The relentless, teeth-grating sexism doesn't help. We did hang on long enough to see Pertwee deliver his handful of lines, though. He looks alarmingly hunky in his Centurion gear.

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Heh

[alawston.livejournal.com]

My girlfriend has what can only be described as an alarming crush on Pertwee, hence the icon I made for her:

[zeusgirl.livejournal.com]

Hmmm.

I've seen the movie and the stage show of Forum. I find it pretty funny. Admittedly, the movie is a bit silly, in that they're trying to pack in the guest stars and cameos.

The stage show is better, I think, because it's more condensed. more tightly focussed and structured. I saw a touring production a few years ago. I think it might have had Jon English in it... I know it also had Jonathan Biggins it in. Seeing him do "Lovely" was hysterical.

I'd give the stage show a try if you can find a production.

[infinitarian.livejournal.com]

It's based on an actual Roman comedy, isn't it? ...Yes, Wikipedia says the comedies of Plautus. It might work better if you try to understand the drama in that cultural context, rather than that of the 60s.

I remember watching it when I was about twelve and finding it hilarious, but some of the political nuances were probably passing me by.

[nexstarman.livejournal.com]

I told him, Julie don't go!