tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post8602428542624771865..comments2024-03-28T07:31:50.507-04:00Comments on Georgia Girl With An English Heart: "The Railway Man" ExtraordinaryKay G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-53566809780629063542016-04-18T15:59:09.374-04:002016-04-18T15:59:09.374-04:00You know, I saw this movie on Netflix and started ...You know, I saw this movie on Netflix and started it but turned it off shortly after. Based on your post, I may give it another try. You know I always like an excuse to see my man, Colin! XOXOAudreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901253574307836440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-52566938896804425492016-04-06T18:18:27.927-04:002016-04-06T18:18:27.927-04:00Yes, make sure to watch it and then, come back and...Yes, make sure to watch it and then, come back and watch that clip that I have here for you. You must see it.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-5244685278280179812016-04-06T13:15:11.722-04:002016-04-06T13:15:11.722-04:00You are right - I should see this film. I missed i...You are right - I should see this film. I missed it at the cinema when it came out. Love the fallen flowers, something poignant there. xLeeAnn at Mrs Black's https://www.blogger.com/profile/05923451542086673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-47637450132461813202016-04-04T18:37:18.562-04:002016-04-04T18:37:18.562-04:00Oh, it would be great if you are near each other. ...Oh, it would be great if you are near each other. You could meet for a drink and raise a toast to me, I would be so tickled! We wondered why they used the trains that they did in the movie, they didn't look right for 1980, but maybe most people didn't notice! LOL.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-5042108652470297022016-04-04T07:13:51.917-04:002016-04-04T07:13:51.917-04:00I hope you were able to see the clip that I have o...I hope you were able to see the clip that I have on here...it is very short but you must see it!!<br />And you would like the movie, it is not over the top at all, just presented very honestly. I hope you get to see it. <br />Cherry blossoms! Oh my, I love them, grateful for the Japanese company that left us so many in this county.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-43609770213637107992016-04-04T07:10:59.218-04:002016-04-04T07:10:59.218-04:00I am with you all in spirit! Glad you were able to...I am with you all in spirit! Glad you were able to get together. How about finding out how we can get some MILKY BONES for the dog? I asked Richard to bring me some for my Dad's dog and he told me that J & P can't find them over there anymore. Say WHAT?!! <br />Love to you and Sarah and to Joy & Henry. xxKay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-39009574323076902162016-04-04T04:37:30.532-04:002016-04-04T04:37:30.532-04:00Hi Kay
Those cherry trees are amazing. They make ...Hi Kay<br /><br />Those cherry trees are amazing. They make humans look rather insignificant - which you could never be otherwise!<br /><br />Looking forward to seeing Rick, Joan, Peter and PeTe in a couple of hours.<br /><br />Take care<br /><br />HLord Snuffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03304516967296874532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-2899090226349846612016-04-04T01:41:27.549-04:002016-04-04T01:41:27.549-04:00I've never even heard of this movie, but it re...I've never even heard of this movie, but it really sounds very, very powerful. This is a wonderful post showing how countries can turn from enemies to friends. I have a post ready on Tuesday about cherry blossoms too. I'll be missing them this year.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-82547528278775752172016-04-04T00:34:05.292-04:002016-04-04T00:34:05.292-04:00Just catching up here, and checked Lee's comme...Just catching up here, and checked Lee's comment. We are about 20km from Ipswich, although not necessarily in the same direction as Lee! Ipswich has a railway museum which might have been used in the movie, and there is tropical vegetation all over south-east Qld so they could have utilised that as well.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-48933958850789004352016-04-03T20:15:08.185-04:002016-04-03T20:15:08.185-04:00Hello Jenny Woolf! I am so happy to see your comme...Hello Jenny Woolf! I am so happy to see your comment here! When the wind blows the pink petals against my cheek, it is like being kissed by flowers! And the fallen flowers are certainly as pretty on the ground!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-81085503934106208972016-04-03T15:46:49.843-04:002016-04-03T15:46:49.843-04:00I love to see cherries in blossom but I sometimes ...I love to see cherries in blossom but I sometimes think the fallen flowers are almost as pretty. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-21179074010289161772016-04-03T09:23:24.614-04:002016-04-03T09:23:24.614-04:00Oh Graham, you should watch it. While the subject ...Oh Graham, you should watch it. While the subject matter is not something to be taken lightly, it is also a true story and not just of great suffering but also one of amazing forgiveness. (And you shouldn't go by my description of things, I find words very hard to come by when I am describing someone I love or something that I find truly moving.)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-84700728041207954522016-04-03T09:19:48.024-04:002016-04-03T09:19:48.024-04:00OH, that Colin Firth! My mother-in-law has a great...OH, that Colin Firth! My mother-in-law has a great crush on him...her friends and family send her birthday cards and such with photos of Colin Firth pasted upon them. (This is always good to make her laugh!!)<br />Lee told me that this was filmed near her also, maybe you both live near each other? Nicole Kidman was also great in this film... "Casting is everything" in a movie, and this film proves it!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-20709716764392395362016-04-03T09:15:12.198-04:002016-04-03T09:15:12.198-04:00Hey Diana!
As usual, you are correct! GREAT but a...Hey Diana! <br />As usual, you are correct! GREAT but also haunting in some ways, that perfectly describes it.<br />I saw the snow on TV in your area. <br />Come on South, honey, we can walk up Stone Mountain together and laugh and talk the WHOLE WAY! :-)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-78597434287131785262016-04-03T09:13:30.737-04:002016-04-03T09:13:30.737-04:00Bob, please make sure that you see the movie! It i...Bob, please make sure that you see the movie! It is very well done, beautifully filmed and presented in such a loving, HONEST way that I just know his widow must have been pleased with it. Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-992461504311486052016-04-03T09:11:56.063-04:002016-04-03T09:11:56.063-04:00Eric Lomax and Louis Zamperini both died before th...Eric Lomax and Louis Zamperini both died before the movies about them were released and yet, they both were able to meet with the actors and director beforehand. Maybe that they gave them both some peace.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-56610935957925526842016-04-03T09:10:16.032-04:002016-04-03T09:10:16.032-04:00They are truly beautiful.They are truly beautiful.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-15541332096743287452016-04-03T09:10:02.335-04:002016-04-03T09:10:02.335-04:00Connie, this movie is one you should certainly see...Connie, this movie is one you should certainly see. After you see it, come back and click on that link I gave you. Don't forget!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-76716292998701852872016-04-03T09:08:34.574-04:002016-04-03T09:08:34.574-04:00And I should have mentioned that the young man who...And I should have mentioned that the young man who played Eric Lomax was also recommended by Colin Firth and HE did a wonderful job also, it was perfect casting!<br />(Jeremy Irvine is his name, I think his performance was amazing too.)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-89805895195898793282016-04-03T09:03:26.985-04:002016-04-03T09:03:26.985-04:00These cherry trees...we also have a Cherry Blossom...These cherry trees...we also have a Cherry Blossom Festival associated with them, and they sell this same cherry tree at low cost so that more in the county will have cherry trees. We bought three of them years ago, and they are quite big now and fill our front yard with cherry blossoms in late March! :-)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-52496658287089332382016-04-03T09:01:51.777-04:002016-04-03T09:01:51.777-04:00Now that you mention it, I remember that you told ...Now that you mention it, I remember that you told me about this movie when I wrote my post about Mr. Zamperini. Now, did I remember it? My brain is a sieve, I used to erase unpleasant memories but now, I even forget the things I WANT to remember!<br />I wonder, what scenes were filmed in Ipswich? Some of the railway scenes? Some of the cities meant to look like 1980's Scotland? (And Richard and I both noticed that the trains were wrong for the year 1980, and I looked at IMDB, that is one of the goofs!)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-91324818711732665462016-04-03T08:58:45.194-04:002016-04-03T08:58:45.194-04:00I do hope that you will see it. To be honest with ...I do hope that you will see it. To be honest with you, I thought it was really a better movie than "Unbroken". I wish that Mr. Zamperini's story could have been done by the same people who did "The Railway Man"! Not to downplay Mr. Zamperini's story at all, it is that I am such a movie critic, you see! Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-11968508280745135182016-04-03T08:57:16.198-04:002016-04-03T08:57:16.198-04:00I know that Mr. Lomax must have been mentioned to ...I know that Mr. Lomax must have been mentioned to me when I did the posts of Mr. Zamperini, but I afraid that I completely forgot to search out this book/movie. Richard (my better half!!) saw this was on TV and recorded it, since he knew it would be something I would like to watch. (He watched it with me and we both were very impressed.)<br />Almost all is green again and it is that lovely pale Spring green, we enjoy it since it will be summer before we know it, maybe in just a couple of weeks!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-17557190948255488392016-04-03T08:54:28.682-04:002016-04-03T08:54:28.682-04:00Thank you. Hope you will watch this movie too.Thank you. Hope you will watch this movie too.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-45672024289467739332016-04-02T14:42:33.890-04:002016-04-02T14:42:33.890-04:00I've had the opportunity to watch the film but...I've had the opportunity to watch the film but I've not yet had the courage: it sounds rather too emotional.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.com