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A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
Good for a chuckle!
Watch it! It's a little silly but good for a few chuckles. I could tell you the story line but many have already done that. This is a good movie for a cold afternoon or a day when it's too hot to be outside. It has some beautiful scenery and some not so beautiful. Lots of sheep and so good looking horses. I wish these reviews didn't have to be so long. I just wanted to tell people to watch it as it's funny. It's up to you but worth the time if you are in need of a chuckle to two ... Actually a lot more than just two. Fir a slapstick movie it has a great cast. Some really good actors! Watch it!
My Life with the Walter Boys (2023)
May be a spoiler.
I throughly enjoyed this series and and hoping for a second season.
Let me fill you in on my story. I was raised in small ranching communities in northern California and Canada. When I wasn't being taught through correspondence courses, (We lived 60 miles from school with no bus service.) I later went to a small-town high school. Fast forward to now: My husband and I live in small ranching/military community and have a blended family: 3 girls,1 boy. As teenagers they all lived with us full time, going to a very small high school. We both worked full-time and sometimes 2 jobs at a time.
We were good parents. We made all of the home volleyball games the girls played in and most of the away games. I went to all of the track meets our daughters and son were in, (Hubby went whenever he wasn't at work.) even to the regional finals 250 miles from home. None of our kids were neglected. It's hard to keep track of all the things your kids do once they have driver's licenses. There were parties we knew about, but didn't let our kids know we knew. The parties were out in neighboring fields and there were ranchers who kept an eye on the bon-fires at a distance. Sometimes the kids, for their safety, spent the night at those ranchers' homes. It wasn't until our oldest two were adults, married (not to each other) and had families of their own, did we find out they had a "thing" their junior year in high school.
Comments have been made about why Jackie went to live with the chaotic Walter family. Those people commenting must have missed the part about her parents having written their will when there were only three boys in that family. (Note to all: Do you have kids? Do you have a will? If so, when was the last time you reviewed it?) Also, people wondered why she was to go live with the Walter family. The mothers had been best friends and college roommates. Jackie's mom was with Kathryn when she first met George. Some of those friendships last forever and we would trust our lives and the lives of our children with those friends.
Comments were made about the Walter parents leaving the first day Jackie arrived. Kathryn was a veterinarian and George a farmer. In a small-town community a vet is an extremely important person and it sounded as if Kathryn were the only vet in town. (How many of you own animals? How many of you live in an area where there is only one vet?) George was worried about his crop and the families livelihood. For a farmer there are times when it's a NOW thing or your livelihood is gone.
As for the the kids in this series. The age of the actors were, in my opinion, a little off. Yes, Will and Haley didn't exactly look to be 25. As for Cole: I went to high school with a kid who had a five o'clock shadow by lunchtime. (What a hunk he was!) All of the 'kids' had times where they really looked ill at ease. Any of you not remember not being ill at ease when you were a teenager. Were they poor actors? Or really good actors portraying a teenager learning about life?
I really liked this series. It gave me a reminder of my and my kids' teenaged years.
Monster Trucks (2016)
Happy movie!
I am very surprised by any negative reviews. While there are a few tense minutes, all-in-all, it's a happy, feel-good movie. Great movie for good hearty laugh or two.
I loved this movie and Hubby had several "chuckle moments" during the movie. I would love to have grandkids living close enough to watch this movie with. There are trucks, cute monsters, and good guy winners. All things needed for a good kids' movie!
If you have young kids or grandkids this would be a great rainy afternoon or early evening movie! Pop the popcorn and turn off your phone and enjoy the laughter of your little ones.
Mackintosh and T.J. (1975)
An enjoyable modern-day (1975) western.
We really enjoyed this movie. More honest than most movies about ranches and day-working cowboys. It had some great shots of a historic, well fed cattle herd. No glitz and glamor, just the real deal. This is how some men earned their living.
Roy Rogers and Clay O'Brian have a quiet, respectful relationship. An older cowboy (gentleman) teaching a young boy some important life lessons. This would be a good movie for parents or grandparents to watch with youngsters. There are life lessons of respect for women, the importance of hard work and how non-truthful gossip can cause tragedy.
Love and Monsters (2020)
Fun movie!
We (my husband and I, 66 and 67) enjoyed this movie. It made us chuckle and catch our breath a couple of times. I can see it being a fun movie for all ages. Wishing our grandkids had been here!
Flicka 2 (2010)
Great family movie.
I won't go into the storyline, as many have already done so. This is a great movie for preteens and younger teens. There are many lessons to be learned. Most kids (At least ours did.) see rules and chores as a form of punishment instead of a form of love and protection. This movie does, in fact, show this very well. Kids can see that Carrie's dad does love her and is encouraging her to learn the lessons of hard work, (None of her chores were that hard.) honesty and true friendship.
Being ranch and horse people, we noticed a few mistakes. The using of different horses for different scenes is pretty much normal and understandably necessary, but I do wish they would get the genders of the horse accurate. A gelding should not be used to depict a mare. I do wish someone would check to make sure a man wearing a belt gets the belt through all of the belt loops. 🙄
Having spent a few of my childhood years living in Beautiful B. C., it was wonderful to see the beautiful countryside.
Someone reported that reining is not that popular in the northwest, not true. Some 55 years ago my dad completed in a couple of reining and cutting classes in Kamloops, where part of this movie was filmed. (This brought back many warm and fuzzy memories.) Horse people love compitetion of any kind, whether it be roping, cutting reining or whatever.