Spot Reviews 05/24/24
May 24 2024
The Horse Soldiers (1959) [/] Based on a novel loosely based on American Civil War events. Colonel John Marlowe (John Wayne) leads a Union cavalry brigade deep into Mississippi in order to destroy a supply depot at Newton Station. He has a new chief surgeon, Major Kendall (William Holden), who clashes with him and later has to drag along Miss Hannah Hunter (Constance Towers), a Confederate belle who overhears his plans. Nice cavalry actions (without any blood or bullet hits even) and a weird love story addendum at the end. I liked this movie.
A Love So Beautiful (2017) [-] This is a Chinese high school/college drama. Chen Xiaoxi (Shen Yue) has a crush on Jiang Chen (Hu Yitian) who always ignores her until transfer student Wu Bosong (Gao Zhiting) arrives and starts hanging round Xiaoxi. I watched the first ten episodes (of 24 total) and it's high school situations and people liking each other but being secret about it leading to A likes B who likes C situations. Unfortunately Xiaoxi is incredibly whiny and incompetent -- she is both bad at every subject and has to have her friends constantly bailing her out of situations. She's the main character so it makes it too rough to keep watching.
The Secret Garden (1911) [+] This is a children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. I listened to an audio book version narrated by Karen Gillan. It's the story of a spoiled girl, raised in British India, whose parents die in a cholera epidemic. Mary is sent to England to live with a distant relative who lives in a mansion with a lot of gardens. There she finds a secret garden that belonged to the lady of the house, who died a decade ago. Along with her budding friendship with Dickon, a local lad, and Colin, the lord's son and even more spoiled, Mary learns to sympathize with other people and become a better, healthier person. This is a wholesome coming of age story that kind of builds slowly but interestingly.
Clay Oven Cuisine of India, San Mateo [+] We had delivery from here. Onion Bhaji, Fish Pakora, Naan, Chicken Tikka Masala, Saag Paneer, Lamb Biriyani, Rice Pilau x2. $75 with tax and enough food for six people and all pretty good though Lamb Biriyani a little too spicy (Christopher wanted no spice). Saag Paneer was mine and it was really good and comes to mind that the Trader Joe's version is fairly close especially for frozen food.
A Love So Beautiful (2017) [-] This is a Chinese high school/college drama. Chen Xiaoxi (Shen Yue) has a crush on Jiang Chen (Hu Yitian) who always ignores her until transfer student Wu Bosong (Gao Zhiting) arrives and starts hanging round Xiaoxi. I watched the first ten episodes (of 24 total) and it's high school situations and people liking each other but being secret about it leading to A likes B who likes C situations. Unfortunately Xiaoxi is incredibly whiny and incompetent -- she is both bad at every subject and has to have her friends constantly bailing her out of situations. She's the main character so it makes it too rough to keep watching.
The Secret Garden (1911) [+] This is a children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. I listened to an audio book version narrated by Karen Gillan. It's the story of a spoiled girl, raised in British India, whose parents die in a cholera epidemic. Mary is sent to England to live with a distant relative who lives in a mansion with a lot of gardens. There she finds a secret garden that belonged to the lady of the house, who died a decade ago. Along with her budding friendship with Dickon, a local lad, and Colin, the lord's son and even more spoiled, Mary learns to sympathize with other people and become a better, healthier person. This is a wholesome coming of age story that kind of builds slowly but interestingly.
Clay Oven Cuisine of India, San Mateo [+] We had delivery from here. Onion Bhaji, Fish Pakora, Naan, Chicken Tikka Masala, Saag Paneer, Lamb Biriyani, Rice Pilau x2. $75 with tax and enough food for six people and all pretty good though Lamb Biriyani a little too spicy (Christopher wanted no spice). Saag Paneer was mine and it was really good and comes to mind that the Trader Joe's version is fairly close especially for frozen food.