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    To-Morrow

    Joseph Conrad

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    'It was as if the sea, breaking down the wall protecting all the homes of the town, had sent a wave...

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Awix (3310 KP) rated Monkey in TV

Mar 4, 2018 (Updated Mar 4, 2018)  
Monkey
Monkey
1978 | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
The Nature of Monkey is Irrepressible
Only mildly unhinged Japanese adaptation of the famous Journey to the West stories, which became a cult TV show when exported to the UK, Australia, and South America. Classic 16th century Chinese novel is transformed into something almost indescribable; a mixture of off-the-wall humour, hyperactive martial arts sequences, and cheesy special effects - the English dub may take a few liberties with the original scripts as well.

A representative episode sees our heroes visiting a small village terrorised by a giant catfish monster, which proceeds to eat three of them; they end up going to a disco which is held in the bad guy's stomach, before persuading him to vomit them up so they can fight him and his followers. Frequently silly, and the low budget often shows, but made with relentless energy and cheerfulness; hugely imaginative, often genuinely very funny. A generation of UK viewers grew up able to sing the theme tune 'Monkey Magic' (and misremember the name of the show as a result).
  
    Il Duro

    Il Duro

    D.H. Lawrence

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    'But I ran up the broken stairway, and came out suddenly, as if by a miracle, clean on the platform...