tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post862552043903882006..comments2024-03-17T03:42:21.277-05:00Comments on LEARNING CURVE ON THE ECLIPTIC: Netflixing ~ The HomesmanTwilighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-16286732150038006682015-05-17T13:06:41.732-05:002015-05-17T13:06:41.732-05:00You're welcome.:) We have you to thank for tu...You're welcome.:) We have you to thank for turning us on to BBC miniseries in the first place.<br /><br />Btw, the library sent me an email notice this morning letting me know "The Homesman" was there for me to pick up. I was surprised at how quickly it arrived ~ normally it takes longer.LBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-66415910211104274922015-05-17T08:59:10.568-05:002015-05-17T08:59:10.568-05:00LB ~ Thank you! "Middlemarch" is now add...LB ~ Thank you! "Middlemarch" is now added to our list. Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-79509866027513320362015-05-16T18:02:45.472-05:002015-05-16T18:02:45.472-05:00Twilight ~ If you run out of movies (and haven'...Twilight ~ If you run out of movies (and haven't already seen it), you might look for the BBC miniseries, "Middlemarch", based on George Eliot's novel. My husband and I just finished watching and loved it: <br />http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Middlemarch/70202590<br /><br />One of our local librarians was kind enough to share her extensive list of favorite movies/miniseries with me. Middlemarch was among them.LBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-87379281889482697412015-05-16T15:18:06.417-05:002015-05-16T15:18:06.417-05:00LB ~ forgot to say - Thanks watching weather - not...LB ~ forgot to say - Thanks watching weather - nothing so far, I think it'll be early evening before any storms reach us. There seems to be less around, yet, than expected.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-67441884180183483842015-05-16T15:14:54.239-05:002015-05-16T15:14:54.239-05:00LB ~ Oh good! I do hope you enjoy it, and will le...LB ~ Oh good! I do hope you enjoy it, and will let us know, in tdue course. :-)<br /><br />I'm not certain whether I ever saw "The Missing" (2003). I used to try to see anything at all of TLJ's, even some of his very earliest stuff, when he was young and quite striking. I still remember clearly his great performance in "The Executioner's Song" (TV mini-series I think it was); then his part in "Lonesome Dove" had me hooked all over again. :-) <br /> <br />Will search Netflix, maybe they have "The Missing". Even if I did see it some 10 years ago, I'd watch it again.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-38095959117745034942015-05-16T13:35:17.913-05:002015-05-16T13:35:17.913-05:00Thanks, Twilight. Based on your review, I just re...Thanks, Twilight. Based on your review, I just requested the movie from our library. I've said it before ~ I think you missed your true calling as a movie critic.:)<br /><br />When I first began reading your post, I thought you might be reviewing an older movie (also a Western) starring Tommy Lee Jones: "The Missing":<br />http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338188/<br /><br />Stay safe today.<br /><br />********<br /><br />mike ~ My husband and I watched those same reports of rain and thunder on our local news channel. Too bad we didn't experience any of it - we need the rain! <br /><br />The Bay Area is a big place with different microclimates.:0LBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-43293074873655154522015-05-16T11:29:47.996-05:002015-05-16T11:29:47.996-05:00Sonny ~ So pleased you enjoyed the film! :-)Sonny ~ So pleased you enjoyed the film! :-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-10888208154403010372015-05-16T11:26:28.206-05:002015-05-16T11:26:28.206-05:00We often forget what it took for our progenitors t...<i> We often forget what it took for our progenitors to get us to the here and now...LOL.</i> Yes!<br />Indeed - and that's much the same for every country, even those perceived as already "civilised" in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Pioneers had it that much harder though, it's true.<br /><br />"Good old days" weren't THAT good on close inspection. I do think that, through their difficulties ordinary (non-wealthy) people felt closer to one another though, in communities, than they do now, in spite of all our social networking.<br /><br />Re Netflix - we struggle to find decent movies too, and rely on old TV series as "staples". Several movies we've begun watching have had to be dumped after the first 15 or 20 minutes. Those available without extra payment are definitely from second-rate or worse groups. I was quite surprised to find "The Homesman", being as recent as it is, available without extra $s. I hope you enjoy when you come to watch it. :-)<br />--------------<br />(again) ~ Thanks, yes, here we go again, after a couple of quiet days, storm-wise. I think the Okie counties to our west might fare worse that we will, according to some forecasts, but we'll be on our guard anyway. I'm keeping an eye on the radar map at accu-weather.<br /><br />Stay dry and safe yourself, mike, down there in the tropics. ;-)<br />Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-7361682729181218902015-05-16T10:47:09.435-05:002015-05-16T10:47:09.435-05:00
wow.. the daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed th...<br /><br /> wow.. the daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed that movie.yes. some tough spots but this very good..I may watch again this coming week in case I missed anything.<br /><br />thanks again AnnieSonny Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06926830309207639536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-52874675482164004802015-05-16T09:59:37.338-05:002015-05-16T09:59:37.338-05:00P.S. - I'll keep my fingers crossed for your s...P.S. - I'll keep my fingers crossed for your safety with these storms moving through! I think you are in the red or orange zone today. We had another horrific blast yesterday with torrential rain, high wind, ridiculous lightening-thunder, and three tornadoes (no damages). We seem to receive these about every three days and our ground is very saturated, so lots of flooding now.<br /><br />You too, LB...I saw that San Francisco had heavy rain and some flooding.mike (again)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-58743587206829272792015-05-16T09:54:15.889-05:002015-05-16T09:54:15.889-05:00The rationale for the basic plot sounds similar to...The rationale for the basic plot sounds similar to the European version of ship of fools! It so often seems that our modern era is lacking a foundation of humanity and civility, but a glance back only a hundred or two hundred years reveals an engrossing saga of existence and survival. Death's knock knew no boundaries and survivors were often the unfortunate ones.<br /><br />My grandfather was born in the late 1800s and had many tales that I perceived as hardship, but he reminisced as being so much better than his parents' and grandparents' generations...they were the original settlers in Kansas. Grandpa was turned-out on his own at the age of thirteen, but that was typical in the early 1900s, unless one's parents had money. His education was through the sixth grade, also normal for that period.<br /><br />There was a program on PBS several months ago about the polio and tuberculosis epidemics here in the USA, which didn't abate until the early 1950s, with the advent of antibiotics. Both of my parents talked of childhood friends that were fine one day, but gone the next, due to accidents or illnesses. My father had polio as a child, but recovered completely, and my mother suffered scarlet fever...they both lived into their early 90s.<br /><br />It's easy to forget that if you are alive today, you therefore have the best of the best genes! We often forget what it took for our progenitors to get us to the here and now...LOL.<br /><br />I've not been truly satisfied with the Netflix offerings...seems that any movie I want is on DVD or simply not available. I peruse their selections periodically and mark particular selections for viewing, so my "to watch" list has grown. I'll put "The Homesman" on the list, too.mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-57471242515029518002015-05-16T09:17:26.775-05:002015-05-16T09:17:26.775-05:00Sonny ~ I'd be interested to know your opinio...Sonny ~ I'd be interested to know your opinion, later. <br />I hope you find it enjoyable. There are a few cringe-worthy moments, but given the subject matter that's not surprising.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-56093552193360782512015-05-16T08:43:54.596-05:002015-05-16T08:43:54.596-05:00I wanted a movie for this afternoon- so now I have...I wanted a movie for this afternoon- so now I have one.. thanks AnnieSonny Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06926830309207639536noreply@blogger.com