[cyclelops]

I went to The Waterhorse, and it was truly one of the most delightful movies.

I don't go to more than a few movies per year, as I cry thru most of them, and I simply will not go to anything gory or too intense. That often doesn't leave me much to see.

I still cried thru most of the Waterhorse, which is in many places very cute and funny. I will not give out the plot, setting nor ending....but if you want a truly heartwarming experience, this is it...

And the question of the day is....what is the only mammal on earth that lays eggs???

Some of you may have them nearby!

[mrsD]

on the TVs in the store yesterday. It looks like a very cute movie!

And like you I'd cry buckets and get a sinus headache for 2 days!

The platypuss! of course, lays eggs.

You like cute movies?... See Simon Birch. And have a whole box of Kleenex handy as well! <sniff sniff> This is a period piece circa 1940's.
You'll have to rent it...it is about 10 yrs old now. It has alot of humor in it, and it is touching. The sobs don't arrive until the end.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0124879/

[cyclelops]

You WIN!! Yes the platypus...from down under I believe...not sure of the habitat of the unique creature. Not quite a waterhorse...but close enough.

Now what it the prize....hmm....

here ya go

[MelodyL]

I saw The Waterhorse this afternoon. Looked exactly like a giant platypus to me. His name was Crusoe. Cutest movie.

Oh, I saw Sweeny Todd also. Will someone please tell me what the heck is so fascinating about a barber who slits throats??. I never in all my life saw such blood. YUCK!!!!

Can't tell you where I saw these. Then you'd have to shoot me!!!! lol

Melody

[Aussie99]

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[Aussie99]

I want one as a pet!!

[mrsD]

Originally Posted by MelodyL

I saw The Waterhorse this afternoon. Looked exactly like a giant platypus to me. His name was Crusoe. Cutest movie.

Oh, I saw Sweeny Todd also. Will someone please tell me what the heck is so fascinating about a barber who slits throats??. I never in all my life saw such blood. YUCK!!!!

Can't tell you where I saw these. Then you'd have to shoot me!!!! lol

Melody

Mel, in the old days, BARBERS did some forms of surgery..blood letting, dentistry etc. Doctor's didn't become surgeons and solidify the profession, until more recently. (last 100 yrs or so.)
http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index...view_unit/3364

Here is the "criminal history" of Sweeney Todd:
http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_k...d/index_1.html
It is pretty interesting.

Looks like Johnny Depp is well suited to this role. I think he is creepy...and does these roles well. (I won't be attending this movie however! )

[MelodyL]

I must have seen 5 Sweeney Todds in the last two days. They played on on cable last night (with Ben Kingsley). It was not a musical.

then I saw (on youtube or google), the one with George Hearn and Angela Lansbury. Then today I saw anothr one made for BBC with David Warner.

And yesterday, I saw the one with Johnny Depp and Helen Bonham Carter.

I am Sweeney Todded to Death!!!!

Ah, Barbers did surgery???? AAAGHGH.


Reminds me when Alan took me to Colonial Williamsburgh and everybody there is dressed in period costumes. You thought you stepped back in time.

We were strolling around (I was actually bored to death but Alan was having the time of his life). and we walked into a Blacksmith place. And the guy was doing something to horseshoes, and there was this giant thing on the table and I happened to ask him what this giant thing was? And the actor (still in character), looks at me and says 'why Maam, I also pull teeth".

I never ran out of a place so fast in all my life. Alan burst out laughing and had to explain to the actor that I'm a dental phobic. I wouldn't go back in that place if you paid me a million dollars.

I still can't get over the fact that blacksmiths used to pull teeth.

Oh my god.

I would have died in Colonial Williamsburg.

[shiney sue]

C wasn't that a wonderful movie and Aussie I want one 2. Mrs.d at learst 3 boxes with the one you recommed..Wow i'm a sick puppy and it's late...Sue

[glenntaj]

--the Echidna, or spiny anteater, is also a mammal that lays eggs. it normally carries the egg in a small pouch until it hatches, and then carries the young in there for a while like marsupials do.

The playpus and echidna are the only lliving representatives of the primitive mammalian order monotremata.