Triggered by the 30-year anniversary of the release of Die Hard, my hubby and I have started “re-visiting” some older movies, which thanks to the little touted perk of age–poor memory–seem like new releases to us. 😉
First up: Quigley Down Under – starring Tom Selleck and his moustache.
We truly enjoyed this movie for several reasons.
First, Tom Selleck’s hero never wavered. He carried the female lead (Laura San Giacomo) across a freakin’ desert and — be still my heart–when he left her to go finish off the bad guys, he did what every great hero does…he looked back. I cheered. My hubby rolled his eyes.
Second, to our complete surprise (“Is that… No, it can’t be…OMG, it is…) Alan Rickman played the bad guy. So well. With such smug, self-satisfied egocentricity, he could have been a politician. I miss him. 🙁
Third, we were reminded of the sad facts surrounding the treatment of native residents at that time. I’d never heard the term “pacification by force.” Some scenes were truly heartbreaking.
Do you have an older movie favorite we might enjoy? I’m making a list to get us through the cold winter nights. 😉
Cheers, Deb
P.S. – one of my Tule books is currently free and it has a pretty cool hero, too. FYI.
6 thoughts on “FINALLY FRIDAY: an unexpected perk of getting older”
I love Cary Grant movies. North by Northwest is a great choice.
Good one. I’d like to see it again. I’m always surprised when Netflix and Prime don’t have older titles available. I’ve found some on DISH that I can’t rent, but they usually come with commercials so I have to record then fast forward through.
If you can find it…and it’s well worth the effort….”Captain Newman M. D. Gregory Peck, Bobby Darin’s only movie-he had that massive M.I. after and an all star cast…
Remains of the Day, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
I love Cary Grant movies. North by Northwest is a great choice.
Good one. I’d like to see it again. I’m always surprised when Netflix and Prime don’t have older titles available. I’ve found some on DISH that I can’t rent, but they usually come with commercials so I have to record then fast forward through.
ps. thanks for the freebie. I know I read it before, but it was an ARC at the time.
I was thrilled when Tule decided to break out these three books from the Big Sky Mavericks series. They needed their own space to blossom. 😉
If you can find it…and it’s well worth the effort….”Captain Newman M. D. Gregory Peck, Bobby Darin’s only movie-he had that massive M.I. after and an all star cast…
Remains of the Day, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
I just added these to my phone. Brilliant!!! Thanks, Kathleen.