my review:.
i would give this film 8 out of 10...i would have given it 9 if nicolas cage had done a better job on his italian accent...and penelope cruz isn't one of my favs...but she portrayed her character well i thought...i didn't like the love scene...hair under a woman's armpits makes me shudder...each to their own i guess.. it wasn't what i expected...so i enjoyed the element of surprise.
maybe i should read the back cover before hiring movies...but this time i just went with the main hunk character nicolas cage.
Saw Captain Corelli's Mandolin in the theater, bought the dvd.
Penelope had to grow the pits for more authenticity. I hardly noticed.
Loved everything about it, cried, sang, cheered, cringed...
Everyone was great, especially her father. Cage's accent may have been off but his singing and acting was terrific and I'm a fan of Christian Bale too...tush and all...!!!!!
Libby
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won't you shut up with all your arguing for ten minutes and concentrate on the threads that really matter.
people are hurting and you can't hear it for all the shouting in here.. http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=35125&site=3
Thank you SPIDER!!
I can't read all the posts and was involved in the Phillipine news thing when Laura posted, but your's definitely caught my eye and I emailed her.
Libby
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here is an article in the st pete times this morning paper on lives of the disfellowshipped.. .
http://www.sptimes.com/2002/08/22/floridian/spiritual_shunning.shtml
Wow!! That's a great article. Thanks for the link.
Libby
i just heard this on the news, has anyone else heard it?
i can't find info about it on the web.
i think they said 6 jws were kidnapped, 2 beheaded now.
Yes Glitter, one of the articles included information about others who have been kidnapped as well. It's truly a heartbreaking situation.
"The previous Abu Sayyaf kidnapping spree ended June 7 when U.S.-trained soldiers tried to rescue the last of 102 captives: missionaries Gracia and Martin Burnham of Wichita, Kan., and Filipino nurse Ediborah Yap. Mrs. Burnham was freed, but her husband and Yap died in the battle."
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&ncid=716&e=3&u=/ap/20020822/ap_on_re_as/philippines_hostages_7
Libby
muslim rebels in the southern philippines have beheaded two christian hostages, part of a group of jehovah's witnesses seized on tuesday.
the two severed heads were found by the philippines military on the remote southern island of jolo.
the army chief on jolo, brigadier general romeo tolentino, said that a note was attached to one of the heads, saying: "those who do not believe in allah will suffer the same fate.
This is very sad news. I read about it at this site. It makes mention of others who have been kidnapped and killed too. I'm with you dungbeetle.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&ncid=716&e=3&u=/ap/20020822/ap_on_re_as/philippines_hostages_7
Libby
last night our dear friend mouthy sent me an e-mail saying she recieved and e-mail from paul that the "watchtower was raided in london" please check out this url.
http://www.welcome.to/witnesscd
i hope more information becomes available soon.
This is definitely just a rumor.
I emailed a friend in England and this is his reply:
"I don't believe the Watchtower here has been raided, I guess we would
have
heard by now if it had...Take it as a rumour. The Watchtower would make
more
noise than us ex's if they had been raided! You know how they like to
let
everyone know how extremely persecuted they are! Police raids would be
most
exciting for them.
I do know a friend of ours has just had a letter back from the
government
that states police have the rights to obtain criminal material that
religious organisations such as the Watchtower try to keep hidden, this
would obviously call for raids etc...maybe that's were the rumour
started."
Paul posted that it was a rumor he heard. His site is legit.
Libby
can anyone confirm if this is true?
i received the e-mail below:
panorama was shown 14th july and we heard shortly after that the police were very interested!
This is definitely just a rumor.
I emailed a friend in England and this is his reply:
"I don't believe the Watchtower here has been raided, I guess we would
have
heard by now if it had...Take it as a rumour. The Watchtower would make
more
noise than us ex's if they had been raided! You know how they like to
let
everyone know how extremely persecuted they are! Police raids would be
most
exciting for them.
I do know a friend of ours has just had a letter back from the
government
that states police have the rights to obtain criminal material that
religious organisations such as the Watchtower try to keep hidden, this
would obviously call for raids etc...maybe that's were the rumour
started."
Paul posted that it was a rumor he heard. His site is legit.
Libby
in the magazine the government that will bring paradise that the jw ladies left me last saturday, on page 18 at the bottom of the page there is a picture representing the men and women jehovah has gathered since the time of jesus who would reign in heaven with him.... cough.... in the middle of the line of faces, there is, of course, charles t. russell, coming forward, there is -- gulp -- rutherford, then knorr... is the last one, the one at the front of the line supposed to be fred franz ?.
and who is the one behind russell ?.
funny how the ladies are all in the background, kind of hidden by the males...
Hi Celia,
I have it scanned into my computer but I don't know how to post it here.
They might be trying for Tyndale or Waldo
Libby
in the magazine the government that will bring paradise that the jw ladies left me last saturday, on page 18 at the bottom of the page there is a picture representing the men and women jehovah has gathered since the time of jesus who would reign in heaven with him.... cough.... in the middle of the line of faces, there is, of course, charles t. russell, coming forward, there is -- gulp -- rutherford, then knorr... is the last one, the one at the front of the line supposed to be fred franz ?.
and who is the one behind russell ?.
funny how the ladies are all in the background, kind of hidden by the males...
I'll email it to you....I can't seem to get it to post here.
Libby
my family will not be attending the march.
i respect bill and what he has accomplished, but i believe that attempts to control the march and the marchers, are misplaced -- even damaging for victims of abuse -- who have been controlled enough!.
the last thing victims of abuse need is to be told to keep up appearances.
Abuser = someone who has lost SELF-control
As an abuse survivor, I want self-control; and I want others to have self-control. I don't want to get 'out of hand' and I am extremely uncomfortable with those who lose their self-control. Bill Bowen is not asking for anything unreasonable. He knows, and it seems everyone here does too, that a peaceful march will be an effective march. There will be more than the media watching; the victim's statements are just too important to lose them in rash and uncontrolled behavior. They need to be heard, not drowned out.
writerpen: I agree with your excellent illustration. After all, I don't think Mike would want the sort of demonstration he is talking about to take place at the courthouse while he is having his case heard.
Libby
