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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 26 2012, 12:37pm
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We saw "Lincoln", "When Worlds Collide", Rankin-Bass "Hobbit", and "Don't Bother to Knock"
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We meant to see "Life of Pi" and got there for the first showing, a ten o'clock matinee the day before Thanksgiving. But when we went into the theater, it was pitch dark; they hadn't turned on the lights or even the running lights on the aisles. Then the trailers had the wrong aspect ratio, and the Hobbit preview was in 3D but our movie was supposed to be in 2D. After half an hour of false starts they canceled the movie and gave everyone vouchers for two more. So we went and saw "Lincoln". It was *very* good. I didn't know what to expect. It was mostly a legislative drama about trying to pass the 13th Amendment outlawing slavery. In substance it was a lot like "1776", but of course much more serious.
On Thanksgiving evening our grown children watched movies at home with us. We started with "When Worlds Collide", a classic about an impending asteroid bringing about the end of the world, and the attempt to build a spaceship to rescue a handful of people. Lots of drama and surprisingly good special effects for 1951. The best part was seeing the differential analyzer at work. Wow!
Then we wanted to lighten up, so we watched the old "Hobbit" cartoon. We hadn't seen it in probably 20 years, though our kids may have seen it more recently. They, of course, grew up with it. It was so much fun chanting some of the lines in unison along with the movie, like "Nothing but mutton to eat. How I long for a bit of manflesh!"
Last night we rented "Don't Bother to Knock" as part of our ongoing viewing of Marilyn Monroe movies. This one was much, much darker than her other ones. It was a thriller about a mentally unstable woman who is hired as a babysitter in a hotel. A man who has just broken up with his girlfriend starts pursuing her, driving her over the edge. Because a child was in peril, we were both on the edge of our seats. It was an amazing performance, but not the kind of movie I really enjoy.
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"For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century."
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"A Chance Meeting at Rivendell" and other stories
leleni at hotmail dot com
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(This post was edited by Aunt Dora Baggins on Nov 26 2012, 12:42pm)
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What movies did you watch this weekend?
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 26 2012, 12:26pm
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We saw "Lincoln", "When Worlds Collide", Rankin-Bass "Hobbit", and "Don't Bother to Knock"
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 26 2012, 12:37pm
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We watched the new DVD I purchased for my wife (don't laugh)....
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Otaku-sempai
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Nov 26 2012, 3:01pm
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I'm not laughing.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 26 2012, 5:04pm
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As someone who has given up on finding much worthwhile on most kidvid...
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Otaku-sempai
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Nov 26 2012, 10:12pm
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Thanks, that's interesting.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 26 2012, 10:17pm
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My first encounters with the good stuff...
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Otaku-sempai
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Nov 26 2012, 10:27pm
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You're not alone.
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wendy woo
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Nov 26 2012, 11:59pm
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Friendship is Magic is popular with a lot of grown-up people
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wendy woo
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Nov 26 2012, 6:45pm
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I saw Channel 7's (ABC) movie review of 'The Life of Pi'
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silneldor
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Nov 26 2012, 3:35pm
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I am really looking forward to that.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 26 2012, 5:06pm
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Prometheus and Kuroneko
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Hamfast
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Nov 26 2012, 3:53pm
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Ironman
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Elberbeth
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Nov 26 2012, 4:24pm
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Breaking Dawn part II (spoiler marked)
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Ataahua
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Nov 26 2012, 5:45pm
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I was wondering how it would turn out ;)
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grammaboodawg
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Nov 27 2012, 1:46am
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Rise of the Guardians
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Alassëa Eruvande
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Nov 26 2012, 6:31pm
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eh
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elevorn
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Nov 26 2012, 7:21pm
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Skyfall
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Kimi
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Nov 26 2012, 7:33pm
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I saw "Skyfall" as well
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Annael
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Nov 26 2012, 10:50pm
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I actually ducked
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Kimi
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Nov 26 2012, 10:58pm
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Judi Dench in Skyfall
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imin
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Nov 27 2012, 1:37am
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her reason (spoiler)
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Annael
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Nov 27 2012, 4:20pm
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ah ok
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imin
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Nov 27 2012, 4:50pm
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A marathon of all the Call The Midwife episodes
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wendy woo
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Nov 26 2012, 11:57pm
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Call the Midwife!
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Tweezers of Thu
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Nov 27 2012, 1:32am
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I agree. This is a very good series./
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Patty
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Nov 30 2012, 7:52am
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Looper
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sevilodorf
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Nov 27 2012, 12:26am
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Argo
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Tweezers of Thu
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Nov 27 2012, 1:30am
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Wreck it ralph
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imin
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Nov 27 2012, 12:20pm
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The Lorax!
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DanielLB
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Nov 27 2012, 12:50pm
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Last weekend... 7 Hallmark made-4-tv movies :}
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grammaboodawg
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Nov 29 2012, 3:04am
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Downton Abbey series 3 (I actually watch it a couple of weeks ago, but I'm behind in posting)
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Patty
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Nov 30 2012, 8:28am
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*hyperventilates*
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Alassëa Eruvande
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Nov 30 2012, 3:08pm
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Check your PMs , A.E.
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Patty
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Nov 30 2012, 10:21pm
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