Wife and I saw the earlybird showing today.
It was everything I expected.
It was everything I expected.
Anyone going to see the Downton film?
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Good to hear! I'm going to see it later this week.
Which isn't surprising considering some of the story threads they deliberately left dangling.
It's even less surprising when you take into account that Downton has already grossed $61 million globally against a $13-20 million budget. The U.S. opening ($31 million) was the biggest opening weekend in the 17-year history of Focus Features. Dangling plotlines talk, but big box office receipts talk more. 
That's good, because I hated Gosford Park, but I greatly enjoy Downton Abbey. Wife and I went to see it Friday on her birthday. It might be fun to see a modern day version some day, when we see what the decendents are up to. I wonder if they would ever do Downton in WWII, Georgie would be just the right age.
I'm more curious to see how Downton weathers the Great Depression, which is just around the corner from 1927. So long as Mary and Tom have been able to keep Robert from dabbling in investments again, they should be able to survive...
I adore Gosford Park, more so than Downton Abbey (but it's not really fair to compare the two considering the different mediums), and I watch it every year or so.
Oh, that's a good point. I had been thinking about WWII (even if it's still a bit away) but forgot all about the Great Depression.
It's even less surprising when you take into account that Downton has already grossed $61 million globally against a $13-20 million budget. The U.S. opening ($31 million) was the biggest opening weekend in the 17-year history of Focus Features. Dangling plotlines talk, but big box office receipts talk more.
It gets better...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/ne...ly-beats-rambo-ad-astra-with-2431m/ar-AAHFTrM
Yup, it's definitely going to get a sequel. I think the only real question now is whether or not Maggie Smith will return.
Yup. Between that and the show ended because she wanted to stop, it seems unlikely she'll return.
I wounder how Bertie's and Edith castle is doing, its a lot older than Downton so must cost a bomb to heat and maintain.
A very good question. Then again, I'm sure there's whole sections of it they've never even seen. (I'm sort of imagining them eating dinner á là Michael Keaton and Kim Basinger in Batman '89... "You know, I don't think I've ever been in this room.")
I know there's a smoking room and a music room which I think we haven't seen.
But I've noticed they don't show the drawing room has much anymore ,so I'm wondering if parts of highcler are in need of some TLC.
But I've noticed they don't show the drawing room has much anymore ,so I'm wondering if parts of highcler are in need of some TLC.
Saw the movie yesterday and really enjoyed it, but I'm a big fan of the show, anyway.
Yeah, it should be. After you've seen it, you should definitely go back and watch the series. It's better written and better paced.
I was never a fan of the show. I've maybe watched 2 or 3 episodes over the years, and probably absorbed a lot of information via osmosis, but I went to see this with my girlfriend last week and really enjoyed it. Takes a while to warm up (and fewer drone shots of the house would have been nice) and at least one story element falls flat
but it's so well written and acted that I couldn't help but feel affection for these characters despite not having four years of history with them.
Does it do anything radical, no, but sometimes predictable can be a virtue if its handled well, and this was, some get more to do than others but every character seemed to get a moment or two, throw in all the new characters as well and it's really a masterclass in scriptwriting.
Seriously considering watching the show now.
PS. If you'd told me months ago that I'd watch Rambo: Last Blood, Downton Abbey and Ad Astra in the space of two weeks and that that DA would be the only one I'd actually enjoy, I might have laughed in your face.
PPS. Who wouldn't get excited at the idea of Arthur Dent visiting?
PPPS. #TeamEdith obviously
(the assassination bit winds up a damp squib)
Does it do anything radical, no, but sometimes predictable can be a virtue if its handled well, and this was, some get more to do than others but every character seemed to get a moment or two, throw in all the new characters as well and it's really a masterclass in scriptwriting.
Seriously considering watching the show now.
PS. If you'd told me months ago that I'd watch Rambo: Last Blood, Downton Abbey and Ad Astra in the space of two weeks and that that DA would be the only one I'd actually enjoy, I might have laughed in your face.
PPS. Who wouldn't get excited at the idea of Arthur Dent visiting?
PPPS. #TeamEdith obviously
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