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Caroline wrote:

> DH finally got round to getting the DVD of Gladiator yesterday even i

> found the violence hard to stomach

My son told me " you wont like it " so I HAD to watch it then!! He was right I

didn't like it, found it too violent for me :( Crowe was good

though.

In a completely different league/category the film that has left me most

traumatised was The Piano, I thought it was amazing but just could not watch

it ever again as it left me upset for days - a film has never had such a

profound effect on me - anyone else felt like this??

Jenni

(& Gethyn) 17yrs, Mari 3yrs (H/B), Babi Bach exp.09/2001 = 34wks+

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Caroline wrote:

> DH finally got round to getting the DVD of Gladiator yesterday even i

> found the violence hard to stomach

My son told me " you wont like it " so I HAD to watch it then!! He was right I

didn't like it, found it too violent for me :( Crowe was good

though.

In a completely different league/category the film that has left me most

traumatised was The Piano, I thought it was amazing but just could not watch

it ever again as it left me upset for days - a film has never had such a

profound effect on me - anyone else felt like this??

Jenni

(& Gethyn) 17yrs, Mari 3yrs (H/B), Babi Bach exp.09/2001 = 34wks+

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I certainly enjoyed The Piano. DW loved it so much she made us go to

Kare Kare beach for her thirtieth (the piano wasn't there any

longer..)

Lovely beach though

james

>

> In a completely different league/category the film that has left me

most

> traumatised was The Piano, I thought it was amazing but just could

not watch

> it ever again as it left me upset for days - a film has never had

such a

> profound effect on me - anyone else felt like this??

>

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I certainly enjoyed The Piano. DW loved it so much she made us go to

Kare Kare beach for her thirtieth (the piano wasn't there any

longer..)

Lovely beach though

james

>

> In a completely different league/category the film that has left me

most

> traumatised was The Piano, I thought it was amazing but just could

not watch

> it ever again as it left me upset for days - a film has never had

such a

> profound effect on me - anyone else felt like this??

>

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I didn't like the Piano and wouldn't voluntarily see it again but

Silence of the Lambs had me hysterical, those awful bits where the

girl was in the pit - Hannibal Lector didn't bother me at all. I'm

hopeless with any kind of horror film - why do they NEVER turn the

lights on? - and had to be escorted to the loo all night having seen

Halloween. Wotta wimp!

Conversely, to cheer me up cos I've gone goose pimply, I love that one

where the bloke turns his corn field into a baseball pitch, what is

that called? And The Railway Children where her dad gets off the

train and appears through the steam and Agutter says " Daddy, my

daddy " always has me in buckets but I love it!

To: nct-coffee >

Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 1:26 AM

Subject: Re: Gladiator/The Piano

> Caroline wrote:

>

> > DH finally got round to getting the DVD of Gladiator yesterday

even i

> > found the violence hard to stomach

>

> My son told me " you wont like it " so I HAD to watch it then!! He was

right I

> didn't like it, found it too violent for me :( Crowe was

good

> though.

>

> In a completely different league/category the film that has left me

most

> traumatised was The Piano, I thought it was amazing but just could

not watch

> it ever again as it left me upset for days - a film has never had

such a

> profound effect on me - anyone else felt like this??

>

> Jenni

> (& Gethyn) 17yrs, Mari 3yrs (H/B), Babi Bach exp.09/2001 =

34wks+

>

>

>

>

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I didn't like the Piano and wouldn't voluntarily see it again but

Silence of the Lambs had me hysterical, those awful bits where the

girl was in the pit - Hannibal Lector didn't bother me at all. I'm

hopeless with any kind of horror film - why do they NEVER turn the

lights on? - and had to be escorted to the loo all night having seen

Halloween. Wotta wimp!

Conversely, to cheer me up cos I've gone goose pimply, I love that one

where the bloke turns his corn field into a baseball pitch, what is

that called? And The Railway Children where her dad gets off the

train and appears through the steam and Agutter says " Daddy, my

daddy " always has me in buckets but I love it!

To: nct-coffee >

Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 1:26 AM

Subject: Re: Gladiator/The Piano

> Caroline wrote:

>

> > DH finally got round to getting the DVD of Gladiator yesterday

even i

> > found the violence hard to stomach

>

> My son told me " you wont like it " so I HAD to watch it then!! He was

right I

> didn't like it, found it too violent for me :( Crowe was

good

> though.

>

> In a completely different league/category the film that has left me

most

> traumatised was The Piano, I thought it was amazing but just could

not watch

> it ever again as it left me upset for days - a film has never had

such a

> profound effect on me - anyone else felt like this??

>

> Jenni

> (& Gethyn) 17yrs, Mari 3yrs (H/B), Babi Bach exp.09/2001 =

34wks+

>

>

>

>

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Lesley wrote:

> IConversely, to cheer me up cos I've gone goose pimply, I love that one

> where the bloke turns his corn field into a baseball pitch, what is

> that called?

'Field of Dreams' with Costner. I like Baseball Films, although the

game is *so* dull (sorry to all americans on this list - I missed a 'Home

Run' because I was ordering beer once) another good baseball film is 'Bull

Durham' with Sarrandon and (I think) Costner.

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Lesley wrote:

> IConversely, to cheer me up cos I've gone goose pimply, I love that one

> where the bloke turns his corn field into a baseball pitch, what is

> that called?

'Field of Dreams' with Costner. I like Baseball Films, although the

game is *so* dull (sorry to all americans on this list - I missed a 'Home

Run' because I was ordering beer once) another good baseball film is 'Bull

Durham' with Sarrandon and (I think) Costner.

http://www.foxstitch.co.uk/

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Ha - I'm reading Once Upon a House on Fire at the moment....by

Ashworth, yes pretty horrible life she had.

phine

(Mum to nearly 4 & Ben nearly 3, Cambridge NCT)

>

> Vicki Portman> The Battle for Christabel by Margaret Forster is a

very harrowing book - as

> is Mother's Boys also by Margaret Forster. And Once Upon a House on

Fire,

> which is an autobiography, but I can't remember the author's name.

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Ha - I'm reading Once Upon a House on Fire at the moment....by

Ashworth, yes pretty horrible life she had.

phine

(Mum to nearly 4 & Ben nearly 3, Cambridge NCT)

>

> Vicki Portman> The Battle for Christabel by Margaret Forster is a

very harrowing book - as

> is Mother's Boys also by Margaret Forster. And Once Upon a House on

Fire,

> which is an autobiography, but I can't remember the author's name.

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>Just jumping in here.

>

>I almost walked out on The Piano - the only film i have ever felt like that

>about. It was terrible. Don't know why though.

>

>Sue

Got the giggles over Harvey Keitel dusting in the nude? (as one

friend did) Or just oddly :-)))) squeamish about someone having their

fingers chopped off?

The Piano is one of my landmark films, post marriage collapse because

it was the first film I went to see on my own - not only is it

possible it is enjoyable. (Unfortunately solo film going becomes a

bit addictive!) So we had some of the music at our wedding!

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jennifer@...

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I haven’t seen the Piano, but have intended to rent it for

years.

I also haven’t seen Silence of the Lambs, more than 5

minutes of any Alien movie, Gladiator, Saving Private ,

etc etc. I did see Pulp Fiction on a date and almost

fainted during the needle-in-heart scene. Didn’t think it

was all that great - mostly a festival of blood and

violence - and didn’t date that guy for much longer after

that - not only because he took me to see that movie and

promised it wasn’t all that bad. I am very much a wimp and

far too sensitive to watch that sort of thing.

>Conversely, to cheer me up cos I've gone goose pimply, I

>love that one

>where the bloke turns his corn field into a baseball

pitch,

>what is that called?

Field of Dreams. Loved it! Might be issues to do with my

own father that made it even more touching for me, but I

like both baseball and mystical stuff. IMHO, it’s the only

movie with Costner that wasn’t crap. (Ducking my head

down just in case anyone wants to sigh about his bare naked

behind in Robin Hood, my nomination for worst

pseudo-British accent EVER, and that includes Dick van Dyke

in Poppins. And don’t forget I’m an American and not

all that discriminating about pseudo-British accents ;) )

Phyllis

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You know I think it was the music - they used the same piece over and over

and over again. And i think I have this inbuilt thing where I object to a

piano piece played so it sounds like someone is using their elbows...

probably just me. I wasn't in a good mood when I went to see it... perhaps

the overall tone of the film wasn't good for me at that time. However, I

just cannot face watching it again.

In any case fave films for DVD, well The Matrix is good, and yes I have

Gladiator ( Crowe, yummy), but also got The X Men the other

day. But my favourite on DVD at the moment is a six part BBC Drama called

Ultraviolet. Does anyone remember it being on TV? Its great.

Sue

tired, hot and glowing!!! 80% humidity here.

At 11:52 10/08/2001 +0100, you wrote:

>Got the giggles over Harvey Keitel dusting in the nude? (as one

>friend did) Or just oddly :-)))) squeamish about someone having their

>fingers chopped off?

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