tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post5427580393321381133..comments2023-09-21T08:53:42.554+01:00Comments on blethers: Cathartic Iron LadyChristine McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14198224025775398453noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-16858145018247103012012-01-13T17:10:10.060+00:002012-01-13T17:10:10.060+00:00Going out to the cinema is just far too difficult,...Going out to the cinema is just far too difficult, what with leaving the dog etc and the long drive and I admire you for making the effort. Thanks for the revue, I shall definitely see the film once it transfers to dvd.Fredahttp://www.freda.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-19538698260619669262012-01-11T15:11:23.816+00:002012-01-11T15:11:23.816+00:00Thatcher in my mind created the ground for Scottis...Thatcher in my mind created the ground for Scottish Nationalism to flourish as it now does, and that flourishing gives me the equilibrium to be able to watch the film as a piece of theatre without throwing up! As for The Girl .... I think we'll be borrowing the DVD from a pal; days out to the cinema take some planning and I wouldn't go the length of myself to see a movie in our local cinema, where they seem not to have changed the lightbulbs in the projector for the past 30 years ...Christine McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198224025775398453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-28954415761097646462012-01-11T14:19:18.399+00:002012-01-11T14:19:18.399+00:00My husband and I both saw the film last night! You...My husband and I both saw the film last night! You have given an excellent review. My husband, an admirer of Thatcher, thought it dwelt too much on her dementia. I found it extremely moving, but I wondered if any of it was based on any actual knowledge of her condition and behaviour -- after all the events of her life as PM were all more or less factual -- so I am a bit uncomfortable about that. However, Streep was amazing -- what a performance. Even my husband was impressed.<br /><br />I came to Britain in 1980 -- so was here for most of her reign. I did not like what she did to this country and that whole period was very difficult for many people -- especially in the north of England. My husband goes on about how she stood up to the unions who were destroying Britain, etc. etc. -- I am sure you've heard all the arguments ad infinitum!<br /><br />Recommend The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo -- a kettle of fish entirely different!!The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-24919109794082231892012-01-10T23:58:07.648+00:002012-01-10T23:58:07.648+00:00Yes, I did - that's the journo I refer to.Yes, I did - that's the journo I refer to.Christine McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198224025775398453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-1257779069864683032012-01-10T22:19:40.707+00:002012-01-10T22:19:40.707+00:00Doubt not - this is one of your best. Did you rea...Doubt not - this is one of your best. Did you read Iain on it in the Sunday Herald?<br />asemeliAlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-56273839394647651122012-01-10T22:05:18.733+00:002012-01-10T22:05:18.733+00:00Thanks, Perpetua - I'll pass that on! And than...Thanks, Perpetua - I'll pass that on! And thanks to you both for your positive reactions. It's sometimes hard to be sure of conveying what you intend, is it not?Christine McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198224025775398453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-14372794827079405552012-01-10T19:27:34.864+00:002012-01-10T19:27:34.864+00:00Christine, this excellent review really makes me w...Christine, this excellent review really makes me want to see the film, even though I, like you, deeply loathed all that Mrs Thatcher did and stood for. I too think Meryl Streep is an outstanding actor who brings life and heart to the characters she plays and would never be guilty of caricature.<br /><br />Belated Happy Birthday to Mr B.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-72323806713852880402012-01-10T17:24:09.825+00:002012-01-10T17:24:09.825+00:00Dear Christine,
This is an excellent review of a m...Dear Christine,<br />This is an excellent review of a movie. I'd suggest you send it to the local newspaper. <br /><br />Meryl Streep may be, in my opinion, the finest actor in the United States. She breathes life into her characters.<br /><br />Like you, I didn't respond positively to Thatcher when I read about her in the US newspapers just as I was not a fan of Ronald Reagan. But my tendency sometimes to pigeonhole what or who I don't understand can sometimes be blown apart by a good movie that explores nuances. <br /><br />Thank you.<br /><br />Peace.Dee Readyhttp://www.cominghometomyself.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com