Film Four is Free

That is what the adverts say. I had never watched film four before it was free, so I don't know if I ever paid for it.

Anyway, I digress. I was just watching Four Weddings and a Funeral on Film Four, which was much better than I remember, even if I do not like Andie McDowell.

Irritatingly, there were commercials on during the programming - I guess that is why it is now free. They have to pay for those fancy commercials with Ewan McGregor, Judy Dench and Willem Dafoe after all. Those of you who do not live in the UK (which is likely all of you who read my blog) are probably very confused by now, so I will try to get to the point.

Many of the advertisements were promoting the next feature, A Clockwork Orange, which they billed as another in their series of films to see before you die. I thought to myself, well, not sure I fully agree with that, but I would like to see a list of other movies I should see before I kick it.

Unfortunately, no such list exists. But I did find this site instead. It is really interesting to see what Brits fancy versus Americans. If you look at the list of comedies, the AFI list doesn't have any Monty Python in their top 20; yet the British one has two in the top ten. And only the English would have Shaun of the Dead make such a list. Ok, it is very funny - but number 3 of all time? The list of the ultimate film is particularly puzzling to me. The first four are relatively expected, but Spring in Park Lane? Has anyone outside of Britain heard of that?

It's definitely amusing - though the 100 sexiest moments is a bit disappointing. I think it needs visuals.