Comments on: This week @ the Byrd: Flushed Away

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:24:14 +0000

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!

By: Athaena

Athaena — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 14:58:12 +0000

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.

By: Ross

Ross — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:14:33 +0000

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.

By: Hi Five

Hi Five — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:11:06 +0000

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.