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To: Mike McFarland who wrote (3)	4/23/2007 3:24:14 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 379

Kalahari Typing School for Men and Devil in the White City. Great books! I've read all the #1 Ladies Detective books. I think my favorite was morality for beautiful girls. I love his writing- and I've now read everything he's written. If you haven't read his series on the German linguist who specializes in Portuguese (it begins with Portuguese Irregular Verbs) you've got a treat in store. I thought The Road Home was so good I bought it. Excalibur, on the other hand, was visually stunning, but in need of better editing.

To: Mike McFarland who wrote (3)	4/25/2007 12:40:12 PM
From: Mike McFarland	Respond to of 379

Cover ERTS $52.50, moving the wrong way, loss with commissions call it another $300. Paper trading is fun!

To: Mike McFarland who wrote (3)	4/26/2007 7:20:47 AM
From: Mike McFarland	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 379

The Road Home en.wikipedia.org Cinematography: Hou Yong Very sweet--and a good-looking movie. The musical theme gets repetitive, and the movie drags a bit toward the end, but glad I rented it. B+ en.wikipedia.org Say, what happened to Curse of the Golden Flower? I don't remember it playing here--and it is already out on DVD?! Now, what to say about Excalibur. Pretty rough. I am now thinking that I did rent the DVD a couple years ago and wasn't able to watch the whole movie. Anyway, in a nutshell, it leaves you wanting to rent Monty Pyton and the Holy Grail, and maybe Zardoz too for some laughs, but not right away. Iktomi--your comment about editing was spot on. I have to give Excalibur a C- although probably had I seen it in the theatre when I was 15, I'd have loved it. Maybe I made it all the way through just to watch Helen Mirren. Loved Patrick Stewart stuggling to draw Excalibur from the rock, ha! There are a few scenes that are nearly great--riding out, banner and cherry blossoms for one. But the whole thing, put together in the way that it is, well it is a bit of a disaster: The only character I cared a damn about was Perceval, and the only character that doesn't look completely ridiculous is Mordred. I suppose Merlin holds the movie together somewhat.