Was there ever a better film than Lady and The Tramp? No, that was a rhetorical question. There never was a better fim than Lady and The Tramp, I’ve done a poll – of which I was the only respondent – and it was unanimous. Anne and I recently went to watch it at the BFI, where they are showing each and every glorious Disney classic in order of orginal release. Whose bright idea was that, I ask you? Because I’d like to meet him and give him a a Mars bar for showing such initiative.
Unlike at the screening of Dumbo I attended a couple of months back, there were no nearby infants screaming a scene by scene description of events (‘he’s an elephant!’ ‘the train is going choo choo!’ ‘uh oh the mouse is pissed out of his tree’ etc) so I enjoyed the film immensely as I always do. Although, despite our agreement, Anne did not arrive wearing a Lady and The Tramp t shirt. I did, and I enjoyed the film all the more for it.
I cried a few times, as always, but was flabbergasted to hear people LAUGHING at the sad bits! When Lady is thrown into the dog pound and the poor, homeless, desperate mutts around her howl a rendition of ‘There’s no place like home,’ complete with crying puppies, people obviously found it charming and giggled. It’s frickin’ heartbreaking, people! Sort it out.
My favourite thing about Lady and the Tramp is that Tramp calls Lady ‘pigeon’ or ‘pidge’ as a term of endearment. I LOVE THAT. If you meet me in the street, please refer to me as pigeon, I’ll be so happy.
Anyway, the film was splendid and I wish I could spend every weekend watching Disney at the BFI but alas I am quite the pauper these days.
I would like to share with you two Facebook messages that Anne sent me that evening.
Did you read that L&TT paper thing we picked up? Did you read the contemporary review? I know it’s 55 years after the event but I’m so annoyed! What a DICK! “Not very well drawn”, “the only good song is the cat one”, “goo”. GOO. WTF? He’s obviously a dick anyway cos he didn’t even get details right, he says Lady meets Tramp when he saves her. What a spanner.
A sheet was given out at the BFI with details of the film and some quotes from a film critic. He was indeed a spanner.
So I just went on IMDB, and in the forum there they are discussing Lady and Tramp’s sex life.
Quote: “Point is, and to be in the most adult manner, very frank with you, Lady and Tramp did have doggy sex sometime between that fadeout. You can’t deny it but I will say, after realising that, some of the films innocence did sort of dissapate…” Brilliant, I love the internet. X
Oh so do I.
Tags: BFI, Cinema, disney, Lady and the tramp
