[Magdalen] Film reviews?

[Jay Weigel]

Both were deemed by us to be Netflix fare.

On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 1:08 AM, James Oppenheimer <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com>
wrote:

> We liked the Monuments Men very, very much.  It is a fine movie in all
> respects.  Uh, if you like the premise.  I'm sure lots of folks would be
> bored stiff; they wouldn't know what was at stake.
>
>
>
> James W. Oppenheimer
> *“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
> for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
> on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente
>
> On Sun, Sep 21, 2014 at 10:48 PM, Susan Hutchinson <
> shutchinsonca at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> >
> > On 2014-09-21, at 6:12 PM, M J [Mike] Logsdon wrote:
> >
> > > "The Book Thief" and "The Monuments Men" both got middling reviews.  I
> > will most likely buy both DVDs, but I was wondering what others here
> think
> > of them.  (Please forgive if discussed before.  Movies for me only have
> > life after they're on DVD.)
> >
> > I loved "The Book Thief" -- also liked "The Monuments Men" -- but found
> > the the second rather more Americanized than I'd like. The story bigs up
> > the American role and diminishes the role of others in the project.
> >
> > The Book Thief is wonderfully nuanced and deserves the acclaim. I think
> it
> > is also a film that would resonate with teens and young adults.
> >
> > blessings
> > Susan
> >
> > The Rev. Susan Hutchinson
> > 604-319-7148
> > shutchinsonca at gmail.com
> >
> >
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