A couple of websites are stating that Lord Of The Dance 3D is released again this week.
I'm not sure they are right...it just happens to be playing at a couple of cinemas in Kent.
But, in the event they are correct, here's last year's review.
Fifty-three? Really? Fifty three? Michael Flatley, Lord of the Dance himself is fifty-bloody-three.
How can that possibly be?
I am five years younger and the most energetic thing I have done this weekend was a 200-metre jog to get to Cineworld on time for this afternoon's show.
Thus, I was still puffing and panting like an 80-year-old as Flatley sped across the big screen and produced a high-kick higher than his own head.
Just watching him nearly caused my hamstrings to pop.
Lord Of The Dance is the latest hit show to have the 3D treatment - and like Carmen last week we have history.
About 12 years ago Mrs W was well into the Irish jigging so I bought her tickets to see Riverdance (minus Flatley, as I recall) in Birmingham.
I fell asleep and she wasn't very impressed.
In fact so much so, she couldn't even be bothered to joining me today.
Thus, I wasn't exactly salivating over seeing some more kicking and tapping in the big screen .
To be fair, though, as in Carmen last week, there was real benefit from seeing the speed and skill of the dancers close up.
Mind you, with the lasses wearing dresses as short as girls out on a Saturday night in Nottingham, the camera angle did, at times, make me feel like an intrusive old letch.
Joking aside, the timing of Flatley's team is amazing and clearly the Dublin fans, who gave at least five standing ovations during the show, were lapping up its return to the Irish capital where it was first performed 14 years ago.
To tell the truth, I thought it dragged on a bit but I am perfectly happy to recognise that connoisseurs will enjoy it.
I can't say I saw much point in the 3D until the very end and I'd reckon a DVD of the show probably would have worked just as well.
But, putting my own prejudices aside, I would say it was worth 6/10.
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