tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post9165378028109071476..comments2024-03-28T15:25:55.785-07:00Comments on Raybeard: Film: 'Mary Magdalene'Raybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-62420449288870080042018-03-26T07:50:03.711-07:002018-03-26T07:50:03.711-07:00I saw the first 'Maze Runner', Sol, and ac...I saw the first 'Maze Runner', Sol, and actually thought that it wasn't at all that bad, really - but I think Part II has been and gone by now. If it's still around I'll remember what you said.<br /><br />I did give the Durells a go when you first mentioned it a couple months or more ago but I couldn't stick with it. When switching channels around last night I noticed it was back on again but after a few mins the former ennui set in once more. <br />'Good Karma Hospital' doesn't rock my boat either - same company who did 'Best Marigold Hotel'? Oh dear. Too much!<br /><br />A Spring-like day today but I believe it's getting colder once more later this week - though not quite THAT cold again, thank Heavens!Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-27142550457701381792018-03-26T04:51:34.505-07:002018-03-26T04:51:34.505-07:00And I know this wont be up your street, but I also...And I know this wont be up your street, but I also saw the dystopian film The Scorch Trials, which is the 2nd installment of the Maze Runner. I give this a good 6. I would watch it again <br /> anytime (we have it on DVD). I dont know if you watch it or even have a TV, but I am loving the next series of the Durrells set in Greece and also The Good Karma Hospital. Both lovely sunday night feel good tv. It is cold here today and the sky is white. although we have not be forecast bad weather as yet.<br />Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-85948969951817271682018-03-25T22:08:24.335-07:002018-03-25T22:08:24.335-07:00One of so many enigmatic Biblical figures, Dr Spo ...One of so many enigmatic Biblical figures, Dr Spo - very many. There was scope here to have done something with her character that was a really imaginative shake-up but instead it turns out all rather lacklustre - afraid of frightening the horses to a large extent, I reckon. Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-41598247900016793192018-03-25T22:04:21.874-07:002018-03-25T22:04:21.874-07:00There's a lot of it around, Sol, this mysterio...There's a lot of it around, Sol, this mysterious flu-like virus that isn't quite the flu. Better now but I hear it can come back, so not doing cartwheels yet. Having had the stuffing knocked out of me on its first visit what I need is a good pick-me-up - and another viewing of 'La La land' would just do the trick! ;- <br /><br />Weather here on south coast has been iffy but showing a bit of promise. Wish it would get a move on and dive right into some genuine warmth. Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-61504321465388287092018-03-25T14:54:19.056-07:002018-03-25T14:54:19.056-07:00I had no idea there was a film out based on MM. I...I had no idea there was a film out based on MM. I remember reading a book on her; the poor dear has been given many roles over the centuries none of which are 'bible-based'. it seems every generation gets/makes the MM they want or need. Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-90290738489332868872018-03-25T13:59:07.553-07:002018-03-25T13:59:07.553-07:00Sorry to hear you have been ill. I would like to ...Sorry to hear you have been ill. I would like to see this film, if only because of the subject. I watched the DVD of La La Land, dont shoot me, but it is utter tosh to me. I would give it a 1 or 2. How it got all those awards I dont know.I am glad we didnt got to the cinema to see it, it would have cost us a fortune and would have been rubbish. I just didnt get it at all. <br /><br />I hope the weather has been good there this weekend. We have had perfect blue skies. I walked the dogs on the beach with only a thin cardigan. 14 oC. <br />Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-26029675353384387702018-03-23T08:01:46.329-07:002018-03-23T08:01:46.329-07:00I think it's a film one needs a reason to see ...I think it's a film one needs a reason to see beforehand, Ron. It won't do much for anyone who is dead set against that 'kind' of film (i.e. religious themed) anyway - and its 'rewards' such as they are, are diminished by the bad acting choices as well, of course, as all that garbled dialogue, which is so disrepectful towards the audience. So for you it's a case of keeping your distance.<br /><br />Btw: You already know how much I DO like Ms Kidman. If she is a 'mumbler', which I hadn't particularly noticed, she's nowhere near the worst.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-12733132615025112172018-03-23T06:34:13.080-07:002018-03-23T06:34:13.080-07:00Ray,
I would have low expectations of this film to...Ray,<br />I would have low expectations of this film too. Not sure if I want to see yet another graphic torture scene. What's up with that anyway? And the mumbling dialogue. I've been known to eject the disc when the mumbling exceeds a certain level. Nicole Kidman is notorious for mumbling. Someone should tell the actors that mumbling isn't acting, it's mumbling.<br />RonRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161930319264523497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-37170175452317013602018-03-23T03:04:23.636-07:002018-03-23T03:04:23.636-07:00There are things in it which will definitely conce...There are things in it which will definitely concern, even rile, some of those with a religious persuasion, Rachel - I speak of those who will not give an inch against what they've believed as t'rue' for all their lives - and this film deserves some credit for daring to suggest just that. For example Mary M. actually participating in the Last Supper on an equal or even superior level to the other apostles. So there may yet be this and other things in it which would please you. As for all films, I would not recommend that you MISS this one - though alas for me it didn't come quite up to the challenge it had set itself. Definitely not bad, though.<br /><br />As for my well-being, thanks - but I'm still climbing up that thar hill, and a little way yet to go to the summit.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-44132167856640675122018-03-23T02:57:13.250-07:002018-03-23T02:57:13.250-07:00I really regret having missed 'Fant W', Pa...I really regret having missed 'Fant W', Paul, but I'll certainly keep an eye out for its return - if!<br /><br />I fear 'Mary M' is going to be one of those forgettable films when it needn't have been. The idea was sound enough. I think much of the problem lay in the casting.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-74162287532956974732018-03-23T02:54:20.538-07:002018-03-23T02:54:20.538-07:00Thanks, JayGee. I'm 'better' but not e...Thanks, JayGee. I'm 'better' but not even nearly there yet - but I'm trying!Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-11416661730371742752018-03-23T01:11:38.457-07:002018-03-23T01:11:38.457-07:00I was hoping to see this but appear to have missed...I was hoping to see this but appear to have missed it here as there are no further showings advertised. I read that the film was pretty much non controversial and would not upset any religious observers which put me off a bit, I would rather it had been! Mary Magdalene is believed now to have been a prostitute. I may yet get to see it if it gets more showings here. Thanks Ray. Glad you are feeling better and back blogging. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-62831935060380922242018-03-22T15:28:35.022-07:002018-03-22T15:28:35.022-07:00I hate religious movies
But I am glad you are feel...I hate religious movies<br />But I am glad you are feeling better raymondo John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-63642825372817792042018-03-22T12:43:40.366-07:002018-03-22T12:43:40.366-07:00Good news that you were feeling well enough to mak...Good news that you were feeling well enough to make a journey to the cinema. Bad that you missed "A Fantastic Woman" because it was fantastic and worthy of the award it received. Hope that it come around again in your area. On "Mary M........", I think I'll skip.paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02085842904367441128noreply@blogger.com