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Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

A look at the life of Beatrix Potter...

Looks interesting. [Smile]

Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :

Just saw this for the first time today. Very sweet, and very sad.

However, a quick search through the internet shows it was woefully inaccurate historically. Sad. [Frown]

At least Ewan McGregor was adorable, and Zellwegger really held her own in a cast of REAL Brits.

I love the story of Hunkypunk -- the two bad mice. [Smile]

Big Beatrix Potter fan.

Posted by guinevererobin (Member # 10753) on :

I really liked that movie, which I didn't expect. It's not perfectly accurate in terms of its history (and I doubt in reality she saw her bunnies coming to life quite that literally)... but it was similar enough that reading her bio online gave me some unfortunate spoilers.

It was a sweet, magical sort of movie though - haven't seen anything like that in a while.

Posted by brojack17 (Member # 9189) on :

The wife liked it. I didn't watch it.

Posted by Tara (Member # 10030) on :

I didn't like it. I don't much like Renee Zellwegger OR Ewan McGregor and I saw the sad part coming from a mile away.

Posted by Bella Bee (Member # 7027) on :

I liked 'Finding Neverland' which was somewhat similar, but this was a little too sweet for me - it seemed to be trying too hard to be adorable.

Plus Renee Zellwegger kept doing this thing that I can only describe as simpering for a lot of the film. I'm sure that the real Beatrix was far too sensible to simper.

Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

'Finding Neverland' was a great movie.

Still haven't seen this.

Posted by Nathan2006 (Member # 9387) on :

I've wanted to see this movie ever since I saw the commercials for it.

I love Renee Zellwegger.

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Leonide:
Just saw this for the first time today. Very sweet, and very sad.

Yup.

One of the first movies I watched on Netflix's new(-ish) Watch it Now service. Very enjoyable.

quote:
Originally posted by Leonide:
However, a quick search through the internet shows it was woefully inaccurate historically.

I saw that too. Didn't care much. It made a better movie this way.

Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :

Oh, no question. [Smile]