tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post634936216140936609..comments2024-03-18T21:26:34.716-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Men called Ove and OttoMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-51683575259128017102023-04-19T06:41:52.881-05:002023-04-19T06:41:52.881-05:00"I'd give one eye for a rose-colored mono..."I'd give one eye for a rose-colored monocle."<br /><br />https://www.etsy.com/listing/1108406036/red-monocle-black-glasses-for-men-gothic?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=red+monocle&ref=sr_gallery-1-1&sts=1&organic_search_click=1<br /><br />Bicycle Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13389553121647269895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-72659045967049801032023-04-19T06:34:06.897-05:002023-04-19T06:34:06.897-05:00"Tatie Danielle"
French film I saw it ... "Tatie Danielle"<br /><br />French film I saw it more than thirty years ago at a foreign film festival in Pittsburgh and a couple times since then on DVD. Not quite the "old woman saved by young man" film that Crowboy longs for, but still a film worth seeing.<br /><br />https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tatie_danielleBicycle Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13389553121647269895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-85571582246130975602023-01-09T13:51:20.343-06:002023-01-09T13:51:20.343-06:00A roundup of some reviews of the Tom Hanks version...A roundup of some reviews of the Tom Hanks version: https://digg.com/movies-and-tv/link/tom-hanks-a-man-called-otto-review-roundup-marc-forster-mfN4qaFoJq Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-62378039430300130332023-01-08T21:53:37.228-06:002023-01-08T21:53:37.228-06:00Watched this today on Amazon Prime. I enjoyed it v...Watched this today on Amazon Prime. I enjoyed it very much and thank you for bringing to my attention. Being both a Volvo and a Saab enthusiast I appreciated not only the vintage examples of those Swedish autos but also the side story of the rivalry between the two characters and the challenge it brought to their friendship.Vectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001601489960185726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-82814500742623291492023-01-07T19:23:57.762-06:002023-01-07T19:23:57.762-06:00More like 90% empty--with a small crack in the bot...More like 90% empty--with a small crack in the bottom of the vessel. (Half-empty thinking occurs only on days I feel semi-hopeful and semi-willing to suspend disbelief. Half-joyous and half-magical, but infrequent.) Anyway, I'd give one eye for a rose-colored monocle. Crowboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615681320852482003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-33684408668719065952023-01-07T12:53:14.203-06:002023-01-07T12:53:14.203-06:00Overheard at the library, a conversation about fil...Overheard at the library, a conversation about films from Scandinavia: "Swedish films are dull and tedious, and the ones from Finland are even more depressing; Norway has the happiest films.".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-17004700605762710112023-01-07T09:43:54.324-06:002023-01-07T09:43:54.324-06:00Crowboy, it sometimes seems as though you consider...Crowboy, it sometimes seems as though you consider all glasses to be half-empty.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-30619211117831904672023-01-06T10:13:20.901-06:002023-01-06T10:13:20.901-06:00Very good film, but there is the female saving the...Very good film, but there is the female saving the man from the male shtick/cliche I find tedious. I'd like to see this remade with a nasty old lady being loved into shape by some kind young men. It's no less likely in the real world, but less politically correct. Crowboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615681320852482003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-52858032840009824922023-01-06T08:27:14.763-06:002023-01-06T08:27:14.763-06:00Nicely done film. After I finished watching I sta...Nicely done film. After I finished watching I started thinking about the similarities to a book I had read recently called "My Grandmother Told Me to Tell You She's Sorry", which was also quite nice. Both written by the same author. Both recommended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-62161220983451411512023-01-06T01:09:36.319-06:002023-01-06T01:09:36.319-06:00Thank you. I want to see it. There's a movie c...Thank you. I want to see it. There's a movie called The Wedding Gift that it looks like it might go with. It's Jim Broadbent and Julie Walters.Marco McCleanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11102357113076810121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-59811374157951330132023-01-05T15:22:11.001-06:002023-01-05T15:22:11.001-06:00I don't dare.
xoxoxoBruceI don't dare.<br />xoxoxoBruceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-27449069469060647792017-06-22T08:01:13.026-05:002017-06-22T08:01:13.026-05:00"A Man Called Ove" just popped up on Net..."A Man Called Ove" just popped up on Netflix (Canada). Looking forward to watching it!<br />-gemAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-82545218687609968622017-06-01T14:32:03.790-05:002017-06-01T14:32:03.790-05:00Am halfway through the book after recommended by a...Am halfway through the book after recommended by a friend. I fell in love pretty quickly with Ove. A curmudgeon, sure, but a man with a simple and admirable way of looking at life and a deep, abiding love for Sonja. Can't wait to finish the story.Nursery Road Bridge Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12633934932393140553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-3462959780577429132017-03-21T08:54:55.324-05:002017-03-21T08:54:55.324-05:00Yes, I liked this one as well! More so than The 10...Yes, I liked this one as well! More so than <i>The 100-Year Old Man</i> actually (the movie, at least): while both entertaining, the latter seems to try a bit too hard to be quirky; <i>Ove</i> has more of a feel-good vibe to it.Drabkikkerhttp://drabkikker.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-66097400333378945252017-03-20T20:15:46.177-05:002017-03-20T20:15:46.177-05:00So, I watched it last night with my wife and two d...So, I watched it last night with my wife and two daughters. It was excellent, and I appreciate the recommendation. <br />Not a dry eye in the house. Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14797317910988407423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-9703131374973011162017-03-20T11:44:44.016-05:002017-03-20T11:44:44.016-05:00Watched this alone about 6 months ago after being ...Watched this alone about 6 months ago after being pressured into it by my daughter-in-law. I guessed it would be a typical grumpy old fart story with redemption. I was pleasantly surprised, and happy that no one saw my tears.<br /><br />I know why she wanted me to see it and I love her for it.Matthewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-66965236124143253492017-03-20T10:25:28.897-05:002017-03-20T10:25:28.897-05:00I'm guessing "Ove" is the Swedish ve...I'm guessing "Ove" is the Swedish version of the German name "Uwe"?<br /><br />Lurker111<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-83798985412286527692017-03-19T22:27:05.207-05:002017-03-19T22:27:05.207-05:00Elling is another quirky Scandinavian comedy if yo...Elling is another quirky Scandinavian comedy if you're looking for more of that sort of thing. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0279064/Eric Sticklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458456630925885454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-1296016338280695762017-03-19T21:17:29.198-05:002017-03-19T21:17:29.198-05:00And by another coincidence the "man who climb...And by another coincidence the "man who climbed out the window" was one of the trailers before the Ove movie. It looked interesting, so I requested the DVD from our library and it's now in transit to us on interlibrary loan.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-41522970660037313152017-03-19T20:12:22.385-05:002017-03-19T20:12:22.385-05:00Great coincidence. Started reading this last night...Great coincidence. Started reading this last night after my wife read and raved about it and the movie is on our list now. Did you see/read 'the 100 year old man who climbed out the bathroom window?' After a few chapters it's reminding me of that. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14811119093663294535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-21761977453718233432017-03-19T15:42:20.015-05:002017-03-19T15:42:20.015-05:00Hasn't this film already been made - the grump...Hasn't this film already been made - the grumpy guy gets turned nice by a neighbor?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com