Flamingos, Doñana National Park, Spain
Maybe if I put my resolutions down here I will be more likely to achieve them! First, I’d like to be more faithful in reviewing the assignments on The 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Blog Club. There will still be some movies that I just don’t want to see under any circumstances but I’m going to make the effort to watch most of them and review them.
Second, I feel like I’m getting bogged down with too many mediocre films in my regular viewing. It may only be that movies themselves have been in the doldrums in 1944-1945. At any rate, I’m going to try to pick up the pace a bit and see if I can’t finish each month in 4-6 weeks. If I can’t watch with some anticipation, why bother? This will mean I will probably concentrate on the films at the top and bottom of the ratings scale — the top-rated for review here and the bottom (insomnia) viewing logged on Letterbox.
Lisbon, Portugal (port of call)This becomes more necessary since, God willing, 2015 will be a year of travel for me. I’m going birdwatching in Spain in April, on a Bergen to Barcelona cruise in August, and birdwatching again in New Zealand in November. Yes, I know, I’m a lucky girl.
Kiwi Chick, Motuara Island, New Zealand
Wow, those are amazing travelling plans! If I had still lived in Aalborg, Denmark, I would have asked you to drop by while you are in the neighborhood, but alas, I am there no more. New Zealand is awesome. That is definitely something to look forward to. For a geologist that is like going to candyland and not much less for everybody else.
I can sympathize with you impatience with the poorer films. Although I only take the allegedly best movies of each year I can still get impatient with those less to my liking. Some of the movies I have watched on the side have been less than perfect and I have been quite relieved that I did not have to actually have to review them.
That’s why I’m so grateful for Letterboxd, I can keep track of all the movies I see without going to the trouble to find media, etc. for the ones I can’t even recommend. Wouldn’t it be great to meet someday? Are you in Israel permanently? My husband has family in Gotheborg, Sweden and it doesn’t look to be all that far from Aalborg.
Well, it is an open-ended stay, very much depending on my wife.
Göteborg is quite close. 2hours with the ferry and half an hour by car. I even have a collegue working out from Göteborg.
I’ll be sure to let you know if I’m ever that close to where you are. Same goes with me of course! It is very beautiful here in the winter and spring.
Fine Resolutions! Especially the travel….
I agree, 1944-1945 may not include a lot of Hollywood’s best product.
Keep finding gems. Forget the mediocre! Life’s too short!
I keep worrying that there are gems hidden in among the mediocre! I need to trust my instincts though.