Techvet

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Campion
(1989)

A classic BBC English sleuth production
I think the other reviews cover the lion's share of what there is to say, but just a few comments:

  • As of this writing, "Campion" is available on streaming Netflix, unabridged and with no commercials.


  • I love the opening and closing theme music, especially from the first season. I am not sure why they changed it up for the second season.


  • "Sweet Danger" is my favorite episode of the bunch, without a doubt.


  • Peter Davison did a fabulous job in all the episodes and he is dressed to the nine's. No one else but Brian Glover could have been Lugg. The production values are quite high.


  • I have not read the books but plan to start sometime this summer.

There Be Dragons
(2011)

The movie is thought-provoking.
I would say that the movie is about the choices each one of us makes and their ramifications. Most (all?) of the main characters had one defect or another. Each one handled their main defect differently and this led to different outcomes.

The movie is a bit more violent than I would have expected (you definitely should respect the PG-13 rating regarding your children at the movie) and there was one scene which probably doesn't make much sense unless you know the life of St. Josemaria (similar to complaints people have about the Harry Potter movies making less sense unless you have read the books), but I liked the movie and wouldn't have a problem seeing it again. I really liked the lighting/choreography.

This gives Americans a better glimpse of the Spanish Civil War compared to "For Whom The Bell Tolls" in which Hemingway romanticized the communistic cause. (The fascists had serious issues, but they were the lesser of two evils and weren't running around killing priests and nuns.)

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