OMG! It's Gruey!

So, you settle down with the wife to watch a DVD, like you do.

The film just happens to be 9 Songs, described by the Guardian as the most explicit film in British cinema.

So there we are watching a real live BJ on the telly box - not a porno mind you, this is a film that got a real 18 rating, not R18, just 18 - when all of a sudden, just as the BJ reaches it's natural conclusion, the wife shouts "Oh my god! It's Gruey!".

A quick word to the younger generation - sometime in the 80's there was a BBC kids program called Gruey. The actor, Kieran O'Brien, later went on to do Children's Ward on ITV. Coronation Street and played Fitz's son in Cracker. But we know him as Gruey. Good old Gruey - always getting into trouble. How we laughed.

Now we were watching him populate his belly with some whie stuff. Well, needless to say the wife was a little distraught. I mean, it's Gruey!! For Christ's sake - it's Gruey!

I think she has managed to file the memory of this away somewhere in the dark recesses of her mind as she quite enjoys the film now. I must admit it's not porn. Quite erotic in many places, but not porn. It is a love story interspaced with some rather good music. The natural progression of a relationship over a period of 9 gigs at the Brixton Academy from thier first meeting to their final parting. A good story, some very entertaining sex scenes and great music. What more could you possibly ask for from a film?

Also, today we watched Layercake and The Transporter. I found The Transporter to be very fun. Totally unrealistic, but fun. Bacon will never be the British Steven Segal. And his yank accent was crap. Layer cake was spoilt by Colm Meany (sp?) - I wanted the rest of the crew to materialise :-)

Ah well, another day over. Twin Peaks and that cross dressing Mulder are calling me :-)