It just so happened that The Rutles was on TV tonight. So I watched it. Obviously. Otherwise I wouldn't be typing this. Well, I might be, but I'd probably be saying how mad I was that I missed it. But I might have been truly happier. Hmm.
You know, I've never really found any of Monty Python that funny. I started watching, I think, The Meaning Of Life on TV once and just turned it off because it was stupid. I saw The Holy Grail in grade 9 in English, and I seem to remember that I liked it, but I don't think that I really did. The Black Knight or whatever and the French dude in the castle and the African swallow and horses… those are the only things I can remember that were even slightly amusing. Oh well.
I was a bit disappointed when about five minutes into the movie I realized the George character wasn't going to say anything. Not that I needed to hear him say anything, I appreciated the joke. But in my Who story my joke was that John Entwistle doesn't say anything. Geesh. I thought I read something about that somewhere before, so I guess I subconsciously stole it. Like I stole a riff from 1921 today. But I realized it. So, that's good, I suppose.
The "you need feet to kick your friends" bit was probably the funniest part. I almost laughed. *Almost*. Because it was pretty random.
I mean, I like random. Monty Python's random, isn't it? But I don't like Monty Python! I like British humour. I like A Hard Day's Night, etc, etc. But I don't like Monty Python! What the hell?!
Anyway, Mick Jagger was amusing as well. He's cute. I mean, was. *sniff*
My mom was saying to me this morning that she said to my dad when I go to university, I'm gonna marry the first guy I meet who speaks with an English accent.
And sadly, I can see that happening. Heh heh.
Anyway, yeah, Mick Jagger and Ron Wood. Pretty cool.
George Harrison was in it as well, but he didn't have very many lines. And he was wearing a "disguise". Heh heh, what is funny though, is I read once that during the filming, some people are standing around watching I guess, and this one dude goes up to George and points to one of the cast members and says "hey, doesn't he look like George Harrison?" Bwhaha. That's even funnier than the actual movie. Unfortunately.
To enjoy that movie though, you really need to be a big Beatles fan. Otherwise you won't realize all the little mannerisms (though, I didn't see the little George dance, which surprised me!) and jokes. Like when they're going to India and you see this one chick chasing after the train. Normal people would just say "Hey, who's that chick chasing after the train?" and I would go "CYNTHIA!"
Little things like that were cute, but I mean, none of them were hilarious.
I wonder how many people there are that prefer Sgt Pepper's over The Rutles…?
Anyway, I've got to be getting to sleep because I need to get up nice and early tomorrow (nine o'clock!) if I want to be able to see Mason twice. Heh heh heh…