Comments | primroseburrows: If JFK was a jelly doughnut, I'm a butter tart.

primroseburrows

If JFK was a jelly doughnut, I'm a butter tart.

Oct 21, 2008 21:37

I'm on internet that isn't free, but even if I wasn't I'd probably still not post a detailed review of Passchendaele. I had planned to, but now I don't think I will, partly because my ramblings would likely fall way short of the actual thing, and also because I couldn't come up with the words right now, especially in this semi-public place with ( Read more... )

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stormymouse October 22 2008, 02:43:05 UTC

we're gonna go see it again on friday. i think this is one of those movies that you just have to see at least two times to get your head wrapped around everything. and of course we're only watching it again for that reason and not because paul is insanely pretty.

primroseburrows October 22 2008, 11:53:43 UTC

I'll definitely see it again before I leave. Probably Friday also. I leave on Saturday, wah.

bakaknight October 22 2008, 02:43:09 UTC

You're in the same city as I am. That, my dear, is crazy-creepy-awesome.

primroseburrows October 22 2008, 11:56:45 UTC

I'll be here unit Saturday morning. We should do lunch or dinner or something? I won't check back here until later today (pay internet with lots of people wanting to use it), but maybe something tomorrow? My email is primroseb at gmail dot com (you know, only with the actual punctuation).

the_antichris October 22 2008, 03:21:04 UTC

Yes, visit Alberta! Preferably before, say, July next year. Though it's not going to be looking much like the movie in a couple of weeks.

I thought I was going to be annoyed by the Thing That Overdid It (well, the one that's important to the plot; the rat-related one I was just glad I was spoiled for), but he sold it. It was thematically entwined enough to work. It made me cry, too, and I never cry at movies (unless they involve animals). Lots of relevance to NZ's WWI experience.

primroseburrows October 22 2008, 11:59:59 UTC

the rat-related one I was just glad I was spoiled for

I didn't even think about that one! It was pretty incidental in the whole context of things.

The US didn't show up until 1917, but there were some pretty bad experiences for us, too. And from what I read about it, the whole war was pretty pointless.

ETA: I may actually get to Alberta next year. songdog lives in Idaho, and it's not (relatively) that far away.

peacey October 22 2008, 12:30:30 UTC

Yep, I'll see it, but only because Netflix is my friend. God knows I couldn't hope the movie would show up in a backwater 'burg that can't even get Appaloosa (epic bitter). For obvious reasons, I'm more drawn to war stories that are set in ancient/medieval times, but aspects of trench warfare go back at least as far as Julius Caesar in Gaul.

As for similar battles our country has been involved in, I wholeheartedly refer you to Band of Brothers, both the HBO miniseries and the book by Stephen Ambrose. Jim and I rewatched the whole thing last weekend. Without question, it is one of the best filmed anything I have ever seen. (Fun fact: I've often wondered if Major Winters is some kind of shirttail relation. My great-grandfather's familial history is muddy and complicated to say the least, so I look at anyone with that last name as a potential relative.)

primroseburrows October 23 2008, 02:54:38 UTC

You should do the hour thing and cross the border to see this. Seriously, it should be seen on the big screen. And yeah, definitely going to order Band of Brothers, it's been on my list for ages.

peacey October 23 2008, 11:51:24 UTC

Hell, with the big Money Crunch all in my face, I do all my errands on one day and for the rest of the week, I don't even leave the house if I can help it (in my car, that is). Right now, Appaloosa is the film that tempts me, but I'm unwilling to spend the dough to drive thirty minutes to see it.

As for Band of Brothers, I may be able to give a gal a break. Shoot me your home addy.

primroseburrows October 23 2008, 16:49:32 UTC

I'll send it when I get home (and you will write it down, y0. :D). Internet not free here, alas. Must. Get. Laptop.

Trust me, though, you will love this film, even if you have to wait until the DVD comes out.

_scally October 22 2008, 17:03:18 UTC

You watched it!

*Sighs and begin watching "The Road to Passchendaele" again.

primroseburrows October 23 2008, 02:57:29 UTC

I haven't seen "The Road to Passchendaele". Hmm.

_scally October 23 2008, 14:38:49 UTC

Haven't you - http://community.livejournal.com/passchen_daele/21431.html ?

primroseburrows October 23 2008, 16:47:59 UTC

OMG yay! I can't watch it until I get home on Sat, but will definitely do that. \s/

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