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I thought this was an exceptional mini-series on Amazon Prime. It's what a movie can be when done right.
1 posted on 12/23/2022 1:34:33 PM PST by Flick Lives
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I was going to watch this, but feared it would be a woke-fest. Thanks for the review, now I’ll give it a go!


2 posted on 12/23/2022 1:43:01 PM PST by LambSlave
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Thank you for the recommendation. I trust this movie won’t have a politically correct romance like 1883 did?


3 posted on 12/23/2022 1:44:48 PM PST by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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Thanks. I’ll give it a try. Love a good western. One of the reviewers says that this is a western version of Hamlet.


5 posted on 12/23/2022 1:49:41 PM PST by Rio
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Emily Blunt sure knows her History. Great series. More realistic depiction of western expansion than has ever been produced.


6 posted on 12/23/2022 1:50:53 PM PST by blackdog (The head, hands, and heart, serve even further than the purse. )
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I watched the entire series, but then again, I’d pay to watch Emily Blunt sleep.

No woke-ism, and it’s not horrible, but it’s a far cry of the historical authenticity of series like ‘1883.’


8 posted on 12/23/2022 1:56:44 PM PST by Paal Gulli
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Watched the entire Season one. Enjoyed it but felt it a bit disjointed between episodes. Felt like it was based on a book but skipped random chapters. One example if you’ve watched it: what became of the accordion player?


9 posted on 12/23/2022 1:58:52 PM PST by sjmjax
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I looked at an ad today for the movie Monte Walsh.

The ad stated that the movie was about how barbed wire and railroads put an end to Cowboys.

I thought about that for awhile.

They really did.

My Dad died many years ago and my Mom is dating a cowboy.

A real one.

He has wild horses on his land “Because I like to look at em.”

Tough man. Good man.

Not many like him left.


10 posted on 12/23/2022 2:01:55 PM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer” )
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I went to see The English Patient but we had to leave because Elaine hated it


11 posted on 12/23/2022 2:04:49 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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Appreciate this. I really want to see it.


12 posted on 12/23/2022 2:05:38 PM PST by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!)
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I watched half of the first episode. It didn’t interest me. Maybe I’ll give it another shot.


18 posted on 12/23/2022 2:13:11 PM PST by MayflowerMadam
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Watched the first episode and thought...meh. But went back later and almost binged the balance. It is very good and very different. Actors are great and cinematography was outstanding. The kind of piece you will think about for a while.


20 posted on 12/23/2022 2:24:24 PM PST by Donkey Odious ( Adapt, improvise, and overcome - now a motto for us all.)
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Just working through it……I love a good Western
I want to like it.


21 posted on 12/23/2022 2:37:18 PM PST by Guenevere (“If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”)
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First, compiments on a well-written review. You get to the point, hit the key details and don't fall into the usual conservative trap of spending 3 pages telling us how important you are, why we should pay attention and why we should read what you are about to tell us if you ever get around to shutting up and telling us. And thanks. We were thinking about it, but concerned it would be a woke fest.

Merry Christmas.

22 posted on 12/23/2022 2:37:29 PM PST by AndyJackson
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I think it is the best western I’ve seen.
I watched it twice and it was even better the second time because it helped me put all the pieces together.
Few films stick in my mind like this one.


23 posted on 12/23/2022 2:38:05 PM PST by arizonarick
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I watched it and liked it a lot. It really made you think about all those people who left the comfort of cities and explored the West. It was brutal.


26 posted on 12/23/2022 2:45:08 PM PST by Dr. Scarpetta ( )
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I’ll pass, but I can recommend “The English Muffin.” Woman only like the top of the muffin, and then can’t find anyone to take the bottom halves. Treks through the desert to find a suitable dumping site.


29 posted on 12/23/2022 2:57:03 PM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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Thanks for the heads up. I’m always love a good western.


31 posted on 12/23/2022 3:02:58 PM PST by circlecity
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We enjoyed it. Kind of a surprising situation.


34 posted on 12/23/2022 3:32:45 PM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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Not a woke fest but preposterous bow and arrow shots, wardrobe changes and for the life of me cant tell you what the plot was a week or so ago after seeing it. Its a western alright ,,,,,of the unbelievable, unauthentic kind.


35 posted on 12/23/2022 3:52:51 PM PST by yetidog
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I agree!……beautifully made movie!
I love Westerns!…..and this one joins my favorites!


39 posted on 04/07/2023 6:57:07 PM PDT by Guenevere (“If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”)
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