Things beginning with F

[venta]

Having been given a recipe from a genuine person genuinely living in Switzerland, I thought I ought to try making a proper cheese fondue. I was slightly beset by problems, like the supermarket near work maliciously not having any Gruyere, and us having no real means of keeping the pan warm, and the recipe being a little vague as to quantity... But we managed to dip bread in it, and it tasted quite nice, which was the main thing.

Note to self: a jury rigged Bain-Marie is not enough to keep a fondue hot.



ieyasu, lured by the promise of runny cheese and wine, brought his copy of "Ring" round to watch. This being the original (subtitled) Japanese film of which the current Hollywood effort "The Ring" is a remake.

I haven't seen "The Ring", but I don't think I will, now. "Ring" is really very good, and most of the things I think are good about it are not things I associate with Hollywood. Things like, oh, understatement and, er, subtlety.

Anyone who's ever watched a film with me can vouch for my ability to jump upwards of three feet when anything remotely sudden happens. I don't think this film made me jump once, but it maintains a very strong atmosphere of tension and fear among the characters, and has a slow-burning creepiness about it. And has what I think is possibly the scariest single scene I've ever seen (I can't think of a way to describe it without including spoilers. I reckon anyone who's seen the film can probably guess :)

Sadly, this film apparently conforms to the grand cinematic tradition of a sequel that sucks, but the prequel (Ring0) is rumoured to be worth watching... I'll be looking out for that.

Comments

[fluffymark]

Fondue should be chocolate. Mmmmmmm. Not that theres anything wrong with cheese. Chocolate fondue is better. snow_leopard has a proper fondue set, so if you ever feel to need for fondue, you're welcome to visit and partake.