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RE: [RC] [RC] Cold Mountain Lameness Remedy - Howard Bramhall

The one thing that is missing in the book "Cold Mountain" is horse stuff. Even though Inman is hunted down by horseman, the description of their mounts is lacking. Everything else, in the book, is quite descriptively delicious. lol.

OK, here's a review on the movie. The book's better. Always is. Because words are more powerful than even Nichole on screen, when used as they are in the book. Plus, there just isn't enough time to get into all of the details for the film. It would have to be a "Lord of the Rings," type series to do that, which I would loved to have seen (can't get enough of Cold Mountain).

Like, at the beginning of the movie, remember the Injun in the War scene? Well, the Injun is a big part of Inman's youth and it's not even mentioned in the movie except for that first war scene. Bet some of you wonder who that Injun, and, what his relationship to Inman, was. Quite a fighter, that's for sure.

And, well, neither Inman or Ada were described as that good looking in the book, but, hey, I'm getting picky, and, it's hard not to look at Nichole and appreciate the folks who put her on the screen.

The thing is they did follow the book very well, just skipped over some parts because there's not enough time or it's such a sidetrack some might consider it a distraction to the movie.

Still, worth the 8 dollars, even if the horse isn't covered much during a time when horses still ruled the world. Inman's journey was on foot because a horse would have brought, to him, too much attention and it's easier to hide in a hole without trying to squeeze your equine buddy in there with you. Besides, back then, horses were beasts of burden (I thought you said they "ruled the world," Howard?) and you do get to see some dead ones in the movie.

I've always wondered how they filmed that part. How do you show dead horses on the screen like that? Sounds like a fun job. lol.

cya,
Howard (the critic)




From: "goearth" <goearth@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [RC]   Cold Mountain Lameness Remedy
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 14:51:29 -0500

Howard, i mentioned that i was going to read Cold Mountain and i did and enjoyed it a lot. In it there is the strangest recipe for lameness i ever heard that some Gypsies did.."A woman snubbed a big bay up to a birch trunk and then twitched it and poured lamp oil on the frog of its hoof and lit fire to it to curb a tendency to lameness." Thats a new one to me and i just wonder what AERC or the Vets would think of that? tom sites

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