Being Unseasonal.

Few people with an eye for a good film would disagree that Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves was pretty dire. One scene alone will suffice to illustrate the point:

Our hero, Robin of Sherwood (who speaks with an American accent) stops for a rest on his way from Dover to Nottingham. And where does he take his ease? Sitting on the modern remains of Hadrian’s Wall, which is rather a long way away from the route between Dover and Nottingham. It wouldn’t have damaged the credibility of the film much further if he’d had a line in which he blamed ‘this damn piece-o-shit satnav’ for getting him lost.

There is, however, one memorable line spoken by the incomparable Alan Rickman, playing the dastardly Sherriff rather splendidly:

Cancel Christmas!

I think somebody took him at his word this year.

Will that do for a cheery Christmas Day post? You could always take a look at Madeline’s handsome cat if you want something better.