Movies on DVD thread 2

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   Masterpiece Mystery!: Sherlock: Series 1

I've seen just about all the Sherlock movies from Basil Rathbone to present and this one is about as refreshing as it gets. The premise is that it's present day London with cell phones, computers yet they still manage to capture the whole Sherlock Holmes personality and aura. Well acted, well shot and very clever with no plot twists that made me feel like I'd been cheated.
Available on DVD and streaming.

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Don Watkins Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Admin Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 22616	Quote Reply Topic: Movies on DVD thread 2 Posted: 13 May 2011 at 7:19am
	Masterpiece Mystery!: Sherlock: Series 1 I've seen just about all the Sherlock movies from Basil Rathbone to present and this one is about as refreshing as it gets. The premise is that it's present day London with cell phones, computers yet they still manage to capture the whole Sherlock Holmes personality and aura. Well acted, well shot and very clever with no plot twists that made me feel like I'd been cheated. Available on DVD and streaming.

Bob Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Location: Piney woods Tex Posts: 11342	Quote Reply Posted: 13 May 2011 at 7:46am
	That looks promising .. worth adding to my queue. Odd thing at the Netflix site - I click "Add to my Queue" and I get an error message that says it couldn't complete the request ... but it does. An Error message that's in error.

Randy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 22 Mar 2008 Location: USA, Georgia Posts: 15318	Quote Reply Posted: 14 May 2011 at 10:12am
	Don - Nice find. That looks like one for the whole family to enjoy. (Our oldest is coming home for a few days.) Added to the queue.

Don Watkins Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Admin Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 22616	Quote Reply Posted: 14 May 2011 at 11:15am
	Stream it on that new Blu-ray!

Randy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 22 Mar 2008 Location: USA, Georgia Posts: 15318	Quote Reply Posted: 14 May 2011 at 11:32am
	Oh yes we will!

Bob Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Location: Piney woods Tex Posts: 11342	Quote Reply Posted: 14 May 2011 at 11:27pm
	Don mentioned Secretariat back in January as flawed - I loved itafter watching tonight. Something about horse hooves beating the track that gets to me. I've been to the track not a lot but when I have been (Ruidosa Downs in New Mexico and Louisiana Downs in Shreveport) I have loved it! Even won a few bucks last visit to La. Downs a long time ago with my brother. If I lived closer to a track I might even become a railbird.

Randy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 22 Mar 2008 Location: USA, Georgia Posts: 15318	Quote Reply Posted: 15 May 2011 at 6:37am
	We've got it in from NetFlix but just have not had time to watch it. I have always enjoyed horse racing stories. I really enjoyed Seabiscuit, that came out not too long ago. Seems they are always underdog-comes-out-on-top story lines.

Bob Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Location: Piney woods Tex Posts: 11342	Quote Reply Posted: 15 May 2011 at 10:50am
	A horse with a problem, a has-been trainer, an owner (if a woman, all the better) that must find some way to pay off the mortgage, ..... what better fodder for a plot for an underdog story? A winner in my book every time.

Karl_db Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 29674	Quote Reply Posted: 15 May 2011 at 4:17pm
	Sounds like a good one to add to my list.

Randy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 22 Mar 2008 Location: USA, Georgia Posts: 15318	Quote Reply Posted: 17 May 2011 at 7:32am
	I hope we get around to watching it tonight. Our oldest is home. She would enjoy it very much.

Randy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 22 Mar 2008 Location: USA, Georgia Posts: 15318	Quote Reply Posted: 19 May 2011 at 9:44pm
	Watched "Secretariat" tonight - outstanding! Underdogs, horses, crazy supporting cast - what more could you want?

Randy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 22 Mar 2008 Location: USA, Georgia Posts: 15318	Quote Reply Posted: 28 May 2011 at 9:01pm
	Watched "The King's Speech" this weekend. Excellent movie! Very good drama. Also watched "Megamind". Funny twist to super hero vs super villain.

Karl_db Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 29674	Quote Reply Posted: 28 May 2011 at 9:06pm
	We just finished "The King's Speech" also. Just great. One of the best in a long time. So I did a little reading. Interesting: History of the Monarchy > The House of Windsor > George VI Lionel Logue - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bob Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Location: Piney woods Tex Posts: 11342	Quote Reply Posted: 28 May 2011 at 11:07pm
	Yeah, I looked into George 6 also. Good guy and a stalwart during the war. I was interested in how the transfer took place to current Queen Elizabeth and found out. It was interesting.

Bob Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Location: Piney woods Tex Posts: 11342	Quote Reply Posted: 30 May 2011 at 12:06am
	I watched Les Miserables over the weekend and for the drama lovers, you will like it I think. Liam Neeson and Uma Thurmond. Early 1800s France. This is not the musical. http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Les_Miserables/5670503?trkid=2361637#height1994

Karl_db Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 29674	Quote Reply Posted: 30 May 2011 at 7:27am
	Hmm. I'll have to think about that one. "Not the musical" is the key phrase that might get me to watch it.

Bob Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Location: Piney woods Tex Posts: 11342	Quote Reply Posted: 30 May 2011 at 7:38am
	Heh heh - And it only has one scene in the sewers of Paris. ...... How to condense a 1400 page novel into 2 hrs. 13 min.. I guess a picture really is worth a 1000 words, eh?

Randy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 22 Mar 2008 Location: USA, Georgia Posts: 15318	Quote Reply Posted: 30 May 2011 at 8:31am
	We actually own Les Miserables. That is a 5 star one for me.

Don Watkins Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Admin Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 22616	Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jun 2011 at 5:55am
	I must say that I think I like the rebooted True Grit more than the original. I dunno if Jeff Bridges makes a better Roster but had I been John Wayne I'd of shot Kim Darby. The new kid acts rings around her.

Karl_db Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 29674	Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jun 2011 at 3:46pm
	Oh darn....I was really hoping for a negative review. Decisions decisions....LOL