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I nearly committed suicide while Shaking the Barley.....

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mr grits

In Reply to: RE: EW's list: Snubbed by Oscar posted by clarkjohnsen on February 09, 2008 at 12:07:52

Talk about boring....sheesh.

In the bonus materials one of the production staff admitted he couldn't understand anything said in the first scene. I turned on the subtitles! Fortunately, I was able to turn them off shortly after that scene.

Too much Irish angst and not enough meat.

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Complicit Constapo Talibangelical since MMIII

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Best avoid "art" and indy films then. Like No Country, and Before the Devil. nt - clarkjohnsen 12:14:01 02/10/08 (3)
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- No Country was great......Barley was made for the Irish..... - mr grits 06:11:33 02/11/08 (1)
  and it helped me understand where my homocidal urges come from. But, the overall complexities of emotions and motives concerning that era of the Irish struggle for Independence ran too deep for the unintiated in Irish history.
  
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  - Heck, I'm not so initiated... I got the emotions and the motives... although... - clarkjohnsen 12:23:33 02/11/08 (0)
    ...I thought the initial Brit marauders were rather over-the-top.
    
    Perhaps it was wise that I had seen Michael Collins (have you?), with the incomparable Alan Rickman as Eamon de Valera.
    
    clark
    
    PS I notice that one anonymous poster has suggested you consult me first before any future moviegoing. It's the best thing he's come up with, in years and years of smug pronouncements. I stand at ready, sir!
- It was insensitive of him not to enquire first of your opinion. nt - tinear 18:26:05 02/10/08 (0)
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