[JenB]

Hidalgo report: actually better than I expected. I had fun, except for the Orlando Bloom fangirls behind us who apparently came just for the "Troy" preview (ugh! they were dreadful!).

He looked nothing like Aragorn, first off. It was most interesting, to me, for the clash of cultures, and then for the actual adventure. Which I thought was cool, but there's a part of me that loves horse-adventure stories. I haven't read many since I was about 11 - fantasy sort of stole my interest after that - but in some way it reminded me of reading the "Black Stallion" books as a kind.

The horses, to my untrained eye, looked magnificent; interesting contrast of the mustang with the Arabians (what gorgeous horses!). There were a number of amusing scenes - Viggo faces death and fates worse than with less-than-kingly resolve, but does pretty well. Ending is as expected. I enjoyed it, though it wasn't a great movie the way LotR is.

[Sam Cree]

Well, I saw "Die Hard" last night on tv, for the first time, liked it except for the gatuitous helicoptor explosion.

Very funny that it was before cell phones, the criminals were cutting off communication merely by cutting phone lines! Also, Bruce Willis looked very young.

What's going on around the Hole lately?

[HairOfTheDog]

Great review! - I look forward to it. Especially the pretty Arab horses then. I haven't been able to get a good look at the horse that plays Hidalgo, but in the trailer he looks to me more like a Quarter Horse Paint than a mustang...

[My back yard]

Glad to read the review. I'm waiting though till it comes out on dvd. Viggo, he is a good actor. Besides the annoying fangirls, how'd the Troy preview look? I'm excited about that one, Sean Bean and all.

[Penny1]

Well, I am encouraged! Thanks for the report, sounds like it might be worth a look in the theater! :)

I'm also a sucker for horse stories...read every one I could find when I was a kid, and they still haven't lost their magic.