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February 5, 2007

This week @ the Byrd: Flushed Away

Posted by Susan @ 6:43 pm |

Susan Howson cannot be persuaded to stop talking about movies. For more opinions on films new and old, visit the Misanthropic Review.

I saw this over the weekend as well, and my rave reviews have received some puzzled looks from co-workers, but as one who liked both the Wallace & Gromit shorts and even Chicken Run, it’s really totally honestly worth the two measely bucks for 90 minutes of really surprisingly hearty laughs.

Hi Five @ February 5th, 2007 at 7:11 pm
It amuses me when movies are hyped one way and they turn out an entirely different way. I think Kate and Leopold had a “sexy romantic preview” and a “manly sword fighting” preview.

But yeah, that Wererabbit movie was pretty good.

Ross @ February 6th, 2007 at 8:14 am
Flushed Away was brilliant!
The marketing was pretty rotten though.

Glad to see someone else enjoyed it!

In answer to your question above:

Treacle, or Fancy Molasses as it is popularly called, is a viscous, rich, dark brown color, concentrated sugarcane juice, manufactured by concentrating the fully matured tropical sugarcane stalks. The thick syrup has a characteristic tropical molasses aroma and a consistency as supple as honey-butter.

It’s used in quite a few British-y desserts, like treacle tarts and is actually rather yummy in small doses.

Athaena @ February 6th, 2007 at 9:58 am
I bet Mr. Rochester brought back a lot of “treacle” from his time on the Jamaica plantations, and then stored it up in the attic. IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. JANE EYRE JOKE, EVERYBODY!

Susan @ February 6th, 2007 at 10:24 am