Young Frankenstein

Last night I was listening to an episode of The Twilight Zone on the radio called "Long Live Walter Jamieson". It was about a history professor who turns out to have gained his advanced knowledge of the past from the fact that he has not aged for thousands of years. It wasn't one of the best stories, but not too bad.

I was playing a lot of Dead Space last night. It's a fun game where you have to explore a spaceship and fight alien monsters. Later on I was watching the 1974 movie Young Frankenstein, directed by Mel Brooks. It stars Gene Wilder as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (although he insists on pronouncing it "Frahnkensteen"), the grandson of the famous mad scientist Victor Frankenstein. However, when he becomes the reluctant heir to his grandfather's estate in Transylvania, Frederick meets his grandfather's wisecracking servant Igor (played by Marty Feldman) and discovers the laboratory intact. before long Frederick becomes pre-occupied with trying to give life to his own creature (Peter Boyle). The film is an affectionate spoof of the 1930s horror movies, in particular the Frankenstein films. It is really funny and very stylish.

Today I went along to my parent's house as usual for a Sunday afternoon, so that was good. My mum seemed happy with her Mother's Day gifts so I was happy about that!