What do I love to do most in the world? Well apart from the obvious, including things that are unmentionable on a polite friendly blog, I love going to the cinema. There's something about sitting there in the dark, in a big, comfy, plush chair (well, if I'm lucky...) that makes me feel content and at peace with the world!

I tend to go the the cinema once a week at least, and frequently more often, especially when not working a full week.  I go on my own, with my bf or with large groups of friends.  I visit the local arts cinema for  subtitled foreign language films, documentaries and a selection of strange little seen movies.  However I sometimes sell out and go to see blockbusters at my nearby multiplex, revelling in the much bigger screens, comfier seats and range of junk food and drinks on offer. Although, another advantage of my arthouse is that we can take in alcoholic drinks...

And of course, you cannot beat snuggling up on the sofa, under a duvet, wearing too-big pjs and socks stolen from bf, to watch an old film on TV. 

In this, my first attempt at blogging, I have a couple of aims.  To write about films I have seen and enjoyed (or hated), and try to examine why.  I also want to practise my long-dormant writing skills, and hopefully develop a useful craft.

And so, with all necessary drumrolls...

Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust

 

This is a Japanese language film, released in 2007.  I saw it in March of this year as part of the Japanese Touring Film Foundation at my local art cinema.

As my movie-buddy commented after the film, this is the best James Bond film never made. It has all the necessary components; a womanising hero, geisha, crazy fight scenes and camp humour.

The basic synopsis (trying very hard to avoid spoilers) is that a young bar hostess, Mayumi,  discovers that her mother is not dead, as she thought, but had invented a time machine in a washing machine (yes, that's a washing machine...) and has used it to return to the past.  Mayumi wants to find her mother, so follows her back in time to 1990.
Why has her mother returned to 1990?   To prevent the stock market crash of course!
This film is extremely tongue in cheek and so much fun.  Marvel at how the 'locals' are unable to text each other! Sing along to the 1980s and 90s soundtrack and laugh at the fashions, hairstyles, and dance crazes of the time. Not that I ever wore anything like that of course ;-)
Recommended to anyone who wants a light-hearted evening's entertainment, with the energy to focus on subtitles.