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I'm sitting at the front of the room (a.) I got there after most of the other seats had been snagged and b.) my eyesight ain't what it used to be) so I didn't see the response of the rest of the class--but the movie is old enough now that I guess a significant portion of the 19 to 20-year olds may have missed it, and bypassed it on TV . . . one of my table-mates recalled having seen it, but she described it as a "Mel Gibson movie." We hope to disabuse her of that notion!
Sadly, while I know a bit about a decade or so in American history, much of the rest is a near-total blank, so I will have to get to work soon.
Sadly, while I know a bit about a decade or so in American history, much of the rest is a near-total blank, so I will have to get to work soon.
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I gave my students the task of reviewing any film they wanted, and one student actually reviewed The Patriot. That surprised me because it's quite old (from their point of view), and even though a lot of people in Norway have seen it, it's not that much talked about now a days. (The student is 18) But of course. before that I had showed a clip of Jason in every lesson for three weeks. Maybe I had brainwashed him... ?
It says something about Jasons's versatility that none of the students noticed!
It says something about Jasons's versatility that none of the students noticed!
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Re: 7 most underrated villains
Chari910 wrote:mania.com rated Tavington as #2 in their 7 most underrated henchmen (Villains)
http://www.mania.com/7-underrated-movie ... 13210.html
Thanks for the article Char!
(finally found internet access here! couldn't resist, just wanted to say "hey!" )
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My dream would be Lucius and Tavvy...in one place.
I would just be having fun with both of them!
But healthy fun! Like...playing scrabble -SLW
Aww, come on grrrl, if I had Lucius and Tavy in one place I wouldn't be wasting my time playin' Scrabble! Know what I mean Jelly Bean?
Actually, it would probably be hard pulling them off of each other, what with Tav being a muggle and Lucius hating him on principle alone. And we all know how military types feel about dudes with nice, long blonde hair... It would probably be an ugly scene;
Lucius: You disgusting muggle!
Tavington: Better that than a Nancy-boy!
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They're both self-righteous, always thinking they're doing good for a "higher power". Only difference is Lucius was under the influence of the Dark Lord, and went to prison for him, whereas Tavington never suffered any kind of imprisonment (although, merely trying to please his "Dark Lord" was imprisonment enough)
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Dark Lord, you mean Cornwallis? LOL!(although, merely trying to please his "Dark Lord" was imprisonment enough)
Yeah Tavington wanted to win the war at all costs and he had a reason to want it. But I don't think he did what he did for a higher power. He was more guided by a selfish interest...in exchange for winning and capturing the ghost, he would receive a part of the land of Ohio (he had nothing to go back to in England, let's not forget that Tavvy's father squandered his life). So he took the war to a personal level.They're both self-righteous, always thinking they're doing good for a "higher power".
~me