From writing my book Lauren this week, I have found myself thinking
about the state of British soaps. This really is a random rambling. I have
decided when I have finished writing my first book, I am going to begin by
creating my new soap ‘Anxiety – Britain's new real-life soap!'. Right scouts honor now, I solemnly promise
not to become over dramatic to the extremes of Phil Mitchell on crack, the pope
turning Jewish or a Tram crash/pub fire. Well I may take back the pub fire. It’s
Christmas time, and what do you think when you think of television over the Christmas period? You think about what dramatic soap storylines are we going to be treated to this Christmas, Exploding Christmas puddings, sprouts of doom killing most of the cast..... Still one of the top most dramatic Christmas story lines and
unforgettable EastEnders moments has got to be Christmas 1986, the year we
were treated to Den's delightful xmas present to his wife Angie “this my sweet is a letter from my
solicitor, telling you your husband is filing a petition for divorce.... Happy
Christmas Ange” 30.2 million people tuned in that Christmas to watch the
decimation of Den and Angie Watts’ marriage. This particular episode to become
a cult classic in Britain and a firm favourite with the majority of EastEnders
fans.
From soaps to xmas films comes another cult classic, Home Alone, a kick back to the
90s. My era will remember the immortal words “Merry Christmas you filthy
animal” as Macaulay Culkin protects his house from the wet bandits, as Macaulay himself
calls Harry of the wet bandits “the bald psycho” in this latest video “just me in the house by
myself”. Macaulay has vastly improved in my estimation of him as an actor
because to be fair, he’s gone from a cute little boy to looking like a young,
blonde Steve Buscemi or even, just a random blonde hobo. As an aspiring actor
myself it’s a shame to see such a fantastic talent fall so far from grace and so
dramatically. It also makes me realise how lucky I am to have a family who
wouldn’t pillage me of my own hard earned cash if I was a child film star. You
do however have to quote Spiderman which is obscenely random even for this rant “with great power comes great responsibility” with all his money safely
heading towards him and two failed marriages apparently it seems he turned to
drugs. This almost seems a relevant point as you will see in the short film and his performance in “just me
in the house by myself” where we are treated to an almost psychedelic feel in a
film about an adult Kevin McAllister. Adult Kevin ends up torturing a guy who hijacks
his car or should I say his wife’s Honda. Bizarrely enough I actually really
enjoyed watching this, from the little 'in' jokes about what happened in the
first two films, to his ring tone (which is a massive song from the home alone film) that
turns sour as he reveals his mother is calling him. I shan’t spoil this short
film for you, this is a must watch for any Macaulay Culkin fans, home alone, 90s film
fans or even people who were around in the early 90s to remember this film. What
really resonates with me is the real-life aspect of what been left home alone
twice and been stalked by two criminals albeit stupid criminals would do to you
especially your mentality. Who wouldn’t be severely scarred if their parents
managed to forget you and go on two holidays especially after forgetting him the
first time? Follow the link to watch the video and treat yourself to a 90s
flashback.
To all my wonderful readers who have been reading my random
ramblings (let’s face it they really are random.) I thank you from the bottom
of my heart, also thank you for continuing to support me in the writing of my
first book “Lauren”. I sincerely
solemnly promise to provide you with more randomness over the Christmas period and
regular updates on the book #followthatstar #LaurenbyJamesCEllis
Merry Christmas you filthy animals and good night out
there, whatever you are.
James Churchill Ellis
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