Sunday
Aug162009
Dictionary Word of the Day: Bowlderize
Sunday, August 16, 2009 at 08:25AM bowdlerize
\BODE-luh-rise; BOWD-\ , transitive verb: 1. To remove or modify the parts (of a book, for example) considered offensive. 2. To modify, as by shortening, simplifying, or distorting in style or content.
Having read the definition, the first thing that came into my mind was the movie, Dark Knight. Sam and Tom watched that movie last night. I thought it would never end. I drifted in and out of the living room while it was on and got the distinct impression that if I ever had the chance to edit that movie there wouldn't be much left! I know a lot of people have seen it and based on the fact that it scored 8.9 out of 10 stars on Internet Movie Database, I'll bet most people would not appreciate my 'bowdlerizing!'
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That was one of the Batman movies I had no interest in seeing..... The reports I read of how Heath Ledger reacted to the filming, followed by his untimely death, made me swear off Batman: The Dark Knight for good!