It’s been very rainy here in Guam and, since we are fair-weather boonie stompers, I’ve been catching up on a lot of movies I missed while in Germany and also getting my money’s worth from Netflix. I went through an “F” phase: “Failure to Launch”, “Flightplan”, “Fever Pitch”, and “Firewall”. The only one which I found mildly entertaining was Fever Pitch. The others got fast-forwarded or shut off completely. Sure glad I didn’t waste my time going to see these films at a theater.
Last night, FG and I watched “March of the Penquins” ~ Loved it! First off, I hate the cold and, since I tend to empathize rather than sympathize, I was “uncomfortable” throughout the movie, but it was worth it. I never knew the sacrifices penguins go through to procreate: the moms losing a third of their body weight to produce an egg, the dads not eating for 4 months to keep the egg warm, staying out in 80 below temperatures, both parents trekking 70 miles between the breeding grounds and the ocean (multiple times), etc. Makes us humans look downright selfish as parents 😉 If you haven’t had a chance to see it, I highly recommend it. Good family viewing.
I need to add to my Netflix rental list, so let me know if you have any movie recommendations for me.
Thanks! I’m working on it – I might have to put in a phone call to them 😉 But, I’m wondering how long the movies would take to get out here. I mailed two boxes, insured, on the 29th of last month. They are STILL NOT HERE. I heard stuff has a way of disappearing in Hawaii, but I’m hoping this isn’t the case! Oops, babbling. Thanks for the advice!
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Okay…well that could be true…the “Big” part. 🙂
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Seems I’m in the minority re: Failure to Launch. The beginning was funny and I liked the premise of the parents wanting to get their “live at home” son out but it was easier for me to deal with his “sleeping around” while living at home if he were just a bachelor but as soon as they introduced the fact that his wife had died, the movie took on a whole different tone for me. I watched the whole thing (ok, I admit I fast-forwarded a few parts) but what I liked about the movie most were the supporting characters. Or maybe I am too big a fan of Sex and the City and can’t see Sarah Jessica Parker with anyone other than Big 😉
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March of the Penguins is the sweetest film! I loved it. I’m surprised you didn’t enjoy “Failure to Launch”…I thought it was pretty cute.
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Flightplan and Failure to launch are great movie. We have not seen March of the penguins yet but we need to add this to our Netflix list!
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That is one of Colin’s favorite movies . . . he calls them ping-pings . . . I sure could use some of that cold weather but not 80 below!
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I’ve been wanting to see March of the Penguins. Maybe it will help “cool” us down! I saw a good one recently, but it’s kind of old: Million Dollar Baby. It’s a tear jerker at the end though, and I had to fast forward through the fight scenes (my empathy got the best of me too–doesn’t that hurt?).
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I have a regular Guam street address and the postal service has been great with Netflix (I was expecting more of a delay). I checked on the Netflix site and they have “Marshall Islands” as MH. When you pull up the list of states, go to almost the end of the list and select MH. Hope that helps!
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Help a girl out here – do you have an APO address there? With a PO Box? I was trying to get Netflix to send here (Kwajalein), but am coming up blank whenever I try and change the address…so far, I’ve been subjected to what they have at Tape Escape. I’m not complaining, I’d just like a little variation now and then.
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