Comments on: My 5 Star Movies http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/2009/01/my-5-star-movies/ The Sweet, The Savory Mon, 18 Jul 2011 06:24:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Therese http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/2009/01/my-5-star-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-277 Therese Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:33:51 +0000 http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/?p=625#comment-277 Sadly, though, you will definitely have to up your netflix quota at least temporarily in order to get through all the episodes ... Mathieu and I went from the 1-at-a-time to the 2-at-a-time plan to facilitate our marathon! Sadly, though, you will definitely have to up your netflix quota at least temporarily in order to get through all the episodes … Mathieu and I went from the 1-at-a-time to the 2-at-a-time plan to facilitate our marathon!

]]> By: Therese http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/2009/01/my-5-star-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-276 Therese Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:29:55 +0000 http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/?p=625#comment-276 Oh, there's a whole new Battlestar Galactica series, I think they're into the fourth or fifth season now - it was on cable, on the sci fi channel apparently. We don't get TV/cable in our house so we only discovered it recently ourselves. It seems to be basically the same premise - humanity's home planets are destroyed by a renegade race of robots (cylons) and the ragtag band of surviving spaceships is searching for earth, with a few differences - Starbuck and Boomer are now female, hooray!, and the cylons have developed humanoid models that can't be told apart from actual humans, so they have all kinds of fun infiltrating the fleet. Also, interestingly, while the humans are polytheists and believe in Greek mythology, the humanoid cylons are monotheists and have their own peculiar philosophy of life and morality. It is all quite interesting and the drama is great! Oh, there’s a whole new Battlestar Galactica series, I think they’re into the fourth or fifth season now – it was on cable, on the sci fi channel apparently. We don’t get TV/cable in our house so we only discovered it recently ourselves. It seems to be basically the same premise – humanity’s home planets are destroyed by a renegade race of robots (cylons) and the ragtag band of surviving spaceships is searching for earth, with a few differences – Starbuck and Boomer are now female, hooray!, and the cylons have developed humanoid models that can’t be told apart from actual humans, so they have all kinds of fun infiltrating the fleet. Also, interestingly, while the humans are polytheists and believe in Greek mythology, the humanoid cylons are monotheists and have their own peculiar philosophy of life and morality. It is all quite interesting and the drama is great!

]]> By: Pmom http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/2009/01/my-5-star-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-260 Pmom Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:15:01 +0000 http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/?p=625#comment-260 What do you mean by "reimagined"? I used to love watching Battlestar Galactica about twenty or twenty-five years ago. I haven't seen it recently though. What do you mean by “reimagined”? I used to love watching Battlestar Galactica about twenty or twenty-five years ago. I haven’t seen it recently though.

]]> By: Therese http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/2009/01/my-5-star-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-249 Therese Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:42:16 +0000 http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/?p=625#comment-249 Who could possibly hate the Sound of Music??? Do you like Sci Fi? Mathieu and I are doing a marathon of all the reimagined Battlestar Gallactica episodes, which we never saw before since we don't have a working TV. It is good! And all they say is "frak", so it's sort of Mormon-kosher ... :) Who could possibly hate the Sound of Music???

Do you like Sci Fi? Mathieu and I are doing a marathon of all the reimagined Battlestar Gallactica episodes, which we never saw before since we don’t have a working TV. It is good! And all they say is “frak”, so it’s sort of Mormon-kosher … :)

]]> By: Jim F. http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/2009/01/my-5-star-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-237 Jim F. Sun, 11 Jan 2009 02:53:21 +0000 http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/?p=625#comment-237 It is always good to have Pdad on my side. Let me know your view after you've viewed it one more time. It is always good to have Pdad on my side. Let me know your view after you’ve viewed it one more time.

]]> By: Pmom http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/2009/01/my-5-star-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Pmom Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:50:53 +0000 http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/?p=625#comment-222 I am going to have to take the _Dead Poets_ challenge (thank goodness for Netflix!). Pdad confidently assured me just yesterday that if I were to watch Dead Poets with my present well-earned maturity I would discover that in reality it is a terrible, terrible movie. Since you also think so, I will try it and report back. While I have seen most of these movies in the past few years, _Dead Poets_ is an exception. It is on my list purely because I remember how much I liked it when I saw it as a high school student twenty years ago. We'll see if my first impression has staying power. Poor Pdad though--wasting one of our Netflix choices (we only get two/month) on Dead Poets will be a bitter pill. I am going to have to take the _Dead Poets_ challenge (thank goodness for Netflix!). Pdad confidently assured me just yesterday that if I were to watch Dead Poets with my present well-earned maturity I would discover that in reality it is a terrible, terrible movie. Since you also think so, I will try it and report back.

While I have seen most of these movies in the past few years, _Dead Poets_ is an exception. It is on my list purely because I remember how much I liked it when I saw it as a high school student twenty years ago. We’ll see if my first impression has staying power. Poor Pdad though–wasting one of our Netflix choices (we only get two/month) on Dead Poets will be a bitter pill.

]]> By: Jim F. http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/2009/01/my-5-star-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Jim F. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:10:15 +0000 http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/?p=625#comment-221 Except for "Dead Poets Society"--a truly awful movie--I like your list. Thanks. Except for “Dead Poets Society”–a truly awful movie–I like your list. Thanks.

]]> By: Christian F http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/2009/01/my-5-star-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-215 Christian F Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:57:44 +0000 http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/?p=625#comment-215 Boo! Just kidding. I'm just hoping to help you with your startle reflex. Boo!

Just kidding. I’m just hoping to help you with your startle reflex.

]]> By: Julie P http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/2009/01/my-5-star-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-212 Julie P Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:54:31 +0000 http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/?p=625#comment-212 Ooh! Great list! We're thinking about doing Netflix for a couple months and I want to put some of those on the top of my list. Thanks. Ooh! Great list! We’re thinking about doing Netflix for a couple months and I want to put some of those on the top of my list. Thanks.

]]> By: lis http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/2009/01/my-5-star-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-211 lis Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:45:12 +0000 http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/?p=625#comment-211 I think we're going to have to have a pride and prejudice conversation next time i see you. I love the 1995 version, and I think it is my favorite too. Anyway, we'll talk. I think we’re going to have to have a pride and prejudice conversation next time i see you. I love the 1995 version, and I think it is my favorite too. Anyway, we’ll talk.

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