We watched another Denzel Washington film last night. Unstoppable. I had seen it at the time, but it was years ago.
Unstoppable (2010) - IMDb
Unstoppable (2010) - IMDb
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Lou
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oh, I saw that years ago too. I can't remember if I liked it or now. I do sort of remember there was some kind plot hole in it.
we tried to watch History of the World Part I last night - it seems that it is not as funny as it was way back then.... skipped through most of it and then turned it off - fortunately it came from the library so no cost
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Lou
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Yes, it was good. Poirot was a British TV show that used to be shown here a lot when I was younger. I must have read some of the books too.
I didn't realise there were two other films before this one. I might watch them at some point.
Lou
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My childhood and teen years were spent readying Agatha, Enid Blyton, the Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, Bobbsey Twins etc - Enid Blyton is probably the author who stuck in my mind the most... all those exploring children, loved it so much. Did anyone ever read the Mrs Piggle-Wiggle books?
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Lou
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my childhood and teens were spent reading fantasy and science fiction.
I only started reading mysteries after I turned 40. I think my turning point was when I read an anthology of science fiction mysteries from one of my favorite SF authors. I think it was Larry Niven but it might have been Asimov. The author explained each genre of mystery (I think it might have been even more specific - murder mysteries detective mysteries.) and then provided a short science fiction story that fit that example. He discussed how SF wasn't really conducive to mysteries. And provided some examples of rules that a good mystery had to follow.
after that I started reading all of the best mystery science fiction novels. So then it was just a hop, skip, and a jump to the classics, like Agatha Christie. To this day I still use those "rules" to judge a the quality of the mystery.
Lou
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This morning shortly after breakfast I had a bad case of vertigo. I've never had it before but I knew exactly what it was because I've known a few others who had it. (Getting old sucks. but consider the alternative)
Anyway, it passed after about 45 minutes but I still felt very unsteady. So I sat in the living room and watched a rom com and drank tea.
I don't watch many rom coms. so I'm not a good judge of them but I thought this one was pretty good. It was called Love At First Sight. It's on Netflix.
The thing about Rom Coms is that they are entirely predictable. You pretty much know the general outline for the story before you start watching and within a few minutes you probably can figure out the rest.
but that is just what I needed today.
this one did have a few curve balls and gimmicks just to keep things interesting. Again I'm probably not a good judge, but If you like rom coms this is a good one.
Anyway, it passed after about 45 minutes but I still felt very unsteady. So I sat in the living room and watched a rom com and drank tea.
I don't watch many rom coms. so I'm not a good judge of them but I thought this one was pretty good. It was called Love At First Sight. It's on Netflix.
The thing about Rom Coms is that they are entirely predictable. You pretty much know the general outline for the story before you start watching and within a few minutes you probably can figure out the rest.
but that is just what I needed today.
this one did have a few curve balls and gimmicks just to keep things interesting. Again I'm probably not a good judge, but If you like rom coms this is a good one.
I've read most of those apart from Bobbsey Twins and Piggle-Wiggle.
I reread the Malory Towers book last year (or the year before) and really enjoyed them!
Lou
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Except for Agatha I've never read any of those. But like I said, I didn't get into mysteries until I was in my 40s.
I just noticed that our discussion on films has trespassed into books. Easy enough to do when talking generalities, and also so many films are based on books. But we should get back into our lane.
Lou
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So yesterday I was not feeling that well. (I'm fine now)
I decided to spend the day on the couch watching movies that are perhaps the equivalent of soup (or ice cream), i.e. romcoms.
I did really like Love at first sight, which had some cute gimmicks and devices, that made it more interesting.
I wanted to watch Mr. Right, but I guess it already left Netflix.
I did watch Something Great and Hollidate.
While watching Something Great, I found it to be too dramatic (for what I wanted). but the ending totally won me over.
Hollidate was more on what the Doctor ordered. Although it was totally unbelievable and predictable, It was easy to watch, which was I needed. It did have a good premise. It also made fun of itself and romcoms in general which added a few IQ points to the show. And I don't think I've seen Emma Roberts on screen as an adult - so that was interesting.
I decided to spend the day on the couch watching movies that are perhaps the equivalent of soup (or ice cream), i.e. romcoms.
I did really like Love at first sight, which had some cute gimmicks and devices, that made it more interesting.
I wanted to watch Mr. Right, but I guess it already left Netflix.
I did watch Something Great and Hollidate.
While watching Something Great, I found it to be too dramatic (for what I wanted). but the ending totally won me over.
Hollidate was more on what the Doctor ordered. Although it was totally unbelievable and predictable, It was easy to watch, which was I needed. It did have a good premise. It also made fun of itself and romcoms in general which added a few IQ points to the show. And I don't think I've seen Emma Roberts on screen as an adult - so that was interesting.
We have these 10 cinema tickets we got for £50 so we were going to see a second film, but I read the reviews for Expendables 4 and The Nun 2 and neither of them were good.
We need to use them up before the end of October so I imagine there will be some horror films coming out next month that we can see.
We need to use them up before the end of October so I imagine there will be some horror films coming out next month that we can see.
huh, that's weird, I guess it was my fault that we strayed, sorry
@Lou I hope you are feeling better... I am not a huge chiropractor fan however they do have a cool method of getting rid of vertigo by tilting you backwards and upside down...
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@Lou I hope you are feeling better... I am not a huge chiropractor fan however they do have a cool method of getting rid of vertigo by tilting you backwards and upside down...
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Lou
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not just a chiropractor thing. I know a few people who have had vertigo and they both recommended it. I think it is a real medical approved therapy.
my vertigo lasted about 40 minutes but I did do those exercises after the worst of it had passed.
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