I watched this yesterday on the recommendation of a good mate.


WOW!


What a film! I related to it on a lot of levels.

New Zealand is simply breathtaking , it's beautifully paced and Keisha Castle-Hughes was fantastic. The scene where she's making the speech at the end... Plus, the guy who plays her Dad is hot.

Not much of a critique from me there, sorry, but I just wanted to share that.

Anyone else seen this? Were you impressed?

I enjoyed this movie

onenitealone said:

this is a movie I've been meaning to tell you about for a while now... so glad you've seen it hon isn't it an amazing film?

Mach said:

Glad you liked it, Mach.

Natisse said:

Wonderful film! I remember all the reviews on its' release but, for some reason, I've never watched it. Katherine bought it on dvd - and Mel was down for the weekend - so we all curled up and watched it last night.

Makes you think a lot about parental roles, family ties, the importance of history, maintaining culture. And all those Maori men aren't bad, either.

How was your weekend, lovely? Good time in Worthing?
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onenitealone said:

cosign all of the above Maori culture is beautiful ...and the weekend was good thanks hon tiring but good went down to Brighton for the day and saw Shelley and Claire was great!

hope yours was too

Natisse said:

Great, thanks. I'll try and give you a call this week to catch up.

'Whale Rider' has made me even more determined to visit Australia/New Zealand. Such stunning parts of the world.

Cheek said:

j/k




Orgnote on its' way...

Great film. I related to it alot, too, as it mirrored my own childhood in a lot of ways. And that scene when she is giving that little speech at her school play, crying because her grandfather isn't there...

loved it.

Beautiful isn't it

retina said:

Ok, I know why you say that - at one point, towards the end, I thought it might turn a bit cheesy. I won't reveal what happens - just in case there's anyone who hasn't seen it - but it's got a lot of charm.

A well-made feel-good flick, I guess.

read the book. it puts all the beauty that was onscreen into words and it is simply amazing. It's a quick read but very powerful.

Ocean said:

I loved it!

Weirdly, and this has nothing to do with that one that swum up the Thames, I've been a bit obsessed with whales recently. Just the sheer scale of them. I can't fathom it. So this film satisfied my whale fixation, too.

onenitealone said:

Xagain said:

THAT was the bit that nearly made me blub. She's a bloody good actress and I'm usually about kid actors.

muirdo said:

JasmineFire said:

Cheers! I might have a look for that.

loved it!! i took my sister and brother in law to a little art house theatre in calgary - it was great!

onenitealone said:

That's what ruined it for me and stuck in my mind as my overall impression. To be honest, I don't remember much of the rest of the movie so i can't say with certainty that it was equally cheesy. Maybe I missed out on something. Don't ask me to watch it again though, I don't think I'd be swayed that much.

emm said:

retina said:

No, I won't force you.