I pre-booked 5 tickets to see 6:15pm showing of The Darjeeling Limited at the Screen on Baker Street. John, Chie, Gav and Kyle had already arrived at the cinema by the time I got there and were having a beer in the little bar downstairs.
I enjoyed different aspects of this latest offering from Wes Anderson because I'm already familiar with his camera style, dialogue and cast from Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums. The movie is set in India mostly, abord the Darjeeling Express train bound for the foothills of the Himalayas, I think? Anyway, the scenery is fantastic - it really makes me want to head out to India! My favorite scene of the movie is towards the end when the camera pans through the train peering into all of the compartments, each of which depicts a scene referencing earlier threads in the movie... The attention to detail is incredible.
We moved on to a Korean restaurant, Asadal, next door to Holborn tube station for food and met a rather sozzled Leon in there. We had various incarnations of Kimchi to start with and the kimchi pancakes which came out later were brilliant! The bibimbap and Korean barbecue were a little disappointing, although half saved by some nice marinated ribs. We had a few Hites but started on the Jinro soon after which was to become a theme for the night... OOOhhh...
After dinner we managed to sniff out a vacant karaoke box in Assa, just opposite Tottenham Court Road Tube Station, so we spent an hour and a half in there, drinking OB and more Jinro!
John kindly caught Leon and Gav's rendition of 'True' on video, which he promptly posted onto YouTube:
