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Post by Claire on Sept 8, 2013 11:42:20 GMT 1
Hi all, does anyone want to join in with a viewing of this film? Its a new horsy film which was released this year. I think it was made for TV or DVD so not sure how great it will be, but thought it might be interesting to see if it manages to avoid the over-sentimentality of most modern wild horse type movies. Its available free on nowtv if you have a subscription to that (free month's trial available in the UK) or can be rented from Amazon.com, not sure if Brits or Aussies can use the rental service tho. Details and trailer here
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Post by darenc1 on Sept 8, 2013 23:27:08 GMT 1
Might give that one a look.
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Post by Claire on Sept 10, 2013 14:51:49 GMT 1
I can send a copy to someone who can't get hold of it and would like a look.
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Post by darkhorse on Oct 2, 2013 20:30:19 GMT 1
I have NOwTV and I've seen the film listed on there. I might give it a try one night OH is working late. (It's not his cup of tea!)
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Post by Claire on Dec 17, 2013 1:47:53 GMT 1
Did anyone watch this? Forgot all about it with all the Rosie operation business. Just watched it the other night when I was suffering from the lurgy and couldn't concentrate on anything that required much in the way of thinking.
Well it wasn't actually as bad as I'd thought it might be, certainly a lot better than the dreadful Flicka (new version) which it is superficially similar to. Like that film it focused on a father-daughter relationship as well as the horse aspect but it didn't descend into the awful mawkishness of the former film, or let it over-run the equine side of things. In fact the sentimentality was kept at a reasonable level for most of the film, the ending excepted.
That said there was plenty of the usual cliches, the characters were fairly 2 dimensional and some of it was just plain silly - for example how a wild horse who couldn't be broke and hated people, cheerfully accepted the heroine on his back and tuned as docile as a seasoned saddle horse when she took off with him on a 2 day trek. There was an attempt to address certain issues such as the problem of mustang management and the contrast of the old fashioned cowboy 'breaking' methods and more enlightened alternatives, but it was a pretty feeble effort that didn't have any bite. I would have liked to see these issues explored a bit more, instead of a lot of useless filler material, such as 'comedy' shots of the cowboy being bucked off again and again and the boring teen romance.
All in all fairly average, but could have been worse. Will pass an hour or two if you aren't in the mood for anything intellectually stimulating!
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Post by darkhorse on Dec 17, 2013 22:24:15 GMT 1
I did watch it a while back. I agree it was quite average, but not too dreadful and not as bad as Flicka. The heroine was irritating however. I don't know why these sort of films always mistake spoilt brat for feisty. I did have a giggle when she was trying to use the old style dial phone.
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Post by Claire on Jan 14, 2014 14:02:05 GMT 1
Sorry darkhorse meant to reply to this ages ago. I agree that the heroines in the newer horse films tend to be brattish. If you compare them to say National Velvet where Velvet Brown is feisty and determined but still a nice unspoilt girl you realise the difference. Are we going backwards when the only way a girl can be seen to be full of spirit nowadays is if she's a brat! I think this would be quite a good discussion area as some pony books are similar, may even start up a thread some time. (Sorry I do have a feminist/gender soapbox which I occaisionally drag out and stand on!)
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