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Post by 3piggles on Feb 6, 2017 21:58:17 GMT
The Chinese was great! That restaurant has three branches, the one nearest to us isn't very good Since hubby was in Nashua, he got it from one of the two branches we really like
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Post by bazookagoof on Feb 7, 2017 1:25:35 GMT
That is probably it Piggles love. I couldn't view the video you kindly sent, it says it is unavailable here. Hugs Jo xx Jo, I was able to find some of the videos on YouTube: www.youtube.com/results?search_query=spy+in+the+wild+pbsOn an unrelated note, IMDb.com is closing down their message boards on February 20th. For the most part, I say good riddance; their boards are an absolute cesspool. Only occasionally there is an intelligent discussion thread about a film, but that's been rare for years. Mostly it's just name-calling and politics... I haven't bothered to post there in over a decade.
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Post by Bean on Feb 7, 2017 9:09:37 GMT
I didn't realise they had message boards? I tend to just check the parents' guide for films to check if they're appropriate for the kids - or occasionally, when we're watching a film at home, to find out the name of an actor that it's driving me mad not being able to remember!
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Post by jolovespiggies on Feb 7, 2017 13:09:14 GMT
Nor me Bean love, as you do I use them when I want to look up films or cast members because the credits are so small at the end of films, it is impossible to see. Thanks for that link Baz hunni, I will have a good look later. I bet some of them are stunning.
Hugs Jo xx
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Post by 3piggles on Feb 7, 2017 21:26:28 GMT
Same use from me, and I didn't know they had message boards, either? I like finding out what happened to an actor or actress I used to really like, and haven't seen for a really long time. It's sad that their message board went to politics and name calling, but pretty much everything has, at least in the US
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Post by Bean on Feb 8, 2017 9:19:58 GMT
We saw T2 Trainspotting and it was rather good. They stayed pretty true to the original characters so it was a believable catch up and a good new storyline too. Only a few bits didn't sit quite right, but they were fairly minor. It was pretty bleak but also funny (like the original) - very stylishly shot too.
I'm glad I used the few minutes before the film started to quickly read the synopsis of the original film too - 20 years on, I'd forgotten quite a bit of it that it was useful to have my memory jogged on! They did weave in reminders of the important stuff for you though. Would definitely recommend it if you liked the first one.
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Post by jolovespiggies on Feb 8, 2017 9:47:27 GMT
I do to Piggles love, if it is someone I love, I also kve it when they portray their life stories through a film or series on TV. I thoroughly enjoyed Tina and Bobby for instance. I am afraid I didn't watch all of the first Trainspotting Bean hun, the lavatory scene at the beginning put me off completely lol!!
Hugs Jo xx
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Post by 3piggles on Feb 8, 2017 20:21:06 GMT
You've got me there, Jo. Who are Tina and Bobby?
Not only are the credits at the end tiny, but they go by so fast, even a speed reader wouldn't be able to read them. I am glad for sites that give us the info we can't get any other way.
I didn't see the first Trainspotting, or read the book, but I'm glad the second one was worth the time to watch it. It sounds as if the second one was generally true to the book, too, which is always great. It is hard to make a book into a movie, as they aren't written to accomplish the same things, at all. I'm glad not too much got mussed in the translation.
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Post by jolovespiggies on Feb 9, 2017 9:30:10 GMT
Sorry love, Bobby Moore was an England footballer in the 1960's and Tina was his wife. True, I find even if you can read the credits, which is not usually the case, they just whiz along and you do not get the time to see who is who. I suppose as long as they display them, that is all they are obliged to do. Stupid. That is why I like to read the book and see the movie Piggles love, that way you get a better idea of what is going on and in detail.
Hugs Jo xx
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Post by Bean on Feb 9, 2017 10:51:29 GMT
My latest book group read is Postcards from the Edge by Carrie Fisher. I can't say I enjoyed either, but the film was hardly anything like the book! Essentially the main character was the same, but it was definitely a 'based on the book' film rather than a good adaptation.
Oh we also saw La La Land, and what on earth was the all fuss about that?! It was a total snoozefest, just really long, boring and the songs and dancing weren't great either. The lead actress, Emma Stone, did a great job with her role, but it was still the slowest two hours I've spent in a long time!
My daughter had been keen to see it from seeing the trailers (and my son was adamant he'd rather poke his eyes out with a stick, so we bobbed off to see it when he was out of the way) but she thought it was pretty lame too!
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Post by bazookagoof on Feb 10, 2017 3:46:23 GMT
Bean, I'm lad you enjoyed Trainspotting 2! I'm looking forward to seeing it; the original was a hilarious movie for me. Also, most of the characters are the same age as I am, so it will be like visiting old friends again. (although I never did drugs, so I wouldn't actually have hung out with these guys in real life.) Also, everyone forgive me for being a day late or so in these conversations; my internet time is limited again so I post when I can.
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Post by Bean on Feb 10, 2017 8:38:32 GMT
I think you'll enjoy it, Baz, and there are few of those gross but hilarious moments that the first one did so well!
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Post by jolovespiggies on Feb 10, 2017 9:04:50 GMT
I am reading Cross by James Patterson and it is brilliant. I will now try his others. SS-GB is going to be on here soon and whilst I wasn't impressed with the book, the series looks good.
Hugs Jp xx
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Post by 3piggles on Feb 10, 2017 16:26:13 GMT
Just good to have you stop by when you can, Baz I like James Patterson. His books are gritty, but good. I have to be in the right frame of mind to read his books. I hope you enjoy Cross, Jo I didn't read Postcards from the Edge, mainly because it was one person's side of a multi-person situation, so I doubted it was particularly realistic. No doubt the basic information was correct. I think I would have been more willing to read it, if she had only written about the impact her life had on her, and how she dealt with it.
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Post by Bean on Feb 11, 2017 8:25:31 GMT
Although it's draws heavily from aspects of her life, it's a work of fiction, not an autobiography. I didn't know anything about Carrie Fisher in the first place (except for that she was in Star Wars, which I've never watched), so any parallels between her and Suzanne(the main character in the book) were lost on me anyway!
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Post by jolovespiggies on Feb 11, 2017 18:24:40 GMT
I am enjoying it immensely Piggles love and look forward to reading his others. He doesn't complicate things either, I don't lose track of what is going on or who is who. I don't think Carrie Fisher was very happy Bean hun although I must admit I don't know much about her. I remember seeing her interviewed once and that is the impression I had.
Hugs Jo xx
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Post by shades on Feb 13, 2017 12:19:29 GMT
Bean, I'm lad you enjoyed Trainspotting 2! I'm looking forward to seeing it; the original was a hilarious movie for me. Also, most of the characters are the same age as I am, so it will be like visiting old friends again. (although I never did drugs, so I wouldn't actually have hung out with these guys in real life.) When they show the film in the US, do they provide subtitles?
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Post by 3piggles on Feb 13, 2017 21:35:37 GMT
I think you're right, Jo, though I can't remember why she wasn't very happy. I just remember that she had a lot of issues.
Shades, you'd be amaze what has subtitles and what doesn't in the US. I haven't seen Trainspotting, so can't comment on that, but there are subtitles for people we can understand just fine, and no subtitles for people we can't understand at all. I've even seen subtitles in documentaries about people from the deep south in the US. I wonder what the criteria is for having subtitles, or if there is any criteria for having subtitles?
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Post by bazookagoof on Feb 14, 2017 3:29:38 GMT
Bean, I'm lad you enjoyed Trainspotting 2! I'm looking forward to seeing it; the original was a hilarious movie for me. Also, most of the characters are the same age as I am, so it will be like visiting old friends again. (although I never did drugs, so I wouldn't actually have hung out with these guys in real life.) When they show the film in the US, do they provide subtitles? There was a film called "Snatch" where Brad Pitt's accent was so heavy, they had to provide subtitles. (He was speaking "Pikey") Here's an example clip: There's another subtitled clip on YouTube for another part of the film, but there's a bit of cursing so I opted for this one instead.
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Post by jolovespiggies on Feb 14, 2017 13:33:39 GMT
It is very hard to understand but these people do have their own language and their own laws. They are treated very badly in some cases for just wanting to do what they have done for ages. Thanks for the clip Baz love.
Hu8gs Jo xx
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