[Ed Brzezowski]

Got to see the movie last night. All in all a good movie. The accents are thick at times and you really have to listen.

Makes one wonder if the greens really were that bumpy back then. Clubs and golfballs looked period correct as did the clothing.

I think most would enjoy it. Yes Tommy dies in the end.

[David_Tepper]

http://www.geoffshackelford.com/homepage/2017/4/13/positive-tommys-honour-reviews-in-advance-of-fridays-theatri.html

[Ed Brzezowski]

http://www.geoffshackelford.com/homepage/2017/4/13/positive-tommys-honour-reviews-in-advance-of-fridays-theatri.html

Thanks for this, it really was well done.

[Steve Lapper]

Saw it last night as well. Entertaining and reasonably well done-but I'd recommend waiting for Netflix before spending more $$ on a theatre experience.


Good one for the spouses, with a high enough sappy component to make them believe golf is a truly marriage friendly game .


I will hereby go on record and remind all of you who do eventually see it, there is as much to (nit)pick on (cinematic deficiencies) as there is to like and enjoy, but we are all better off having a film version of the story to help preserve the story's history. It's always easier to critique than it is to create.

[George Pazin]

Saw it last night as well. Entertaining and reasonably well done-but I'd recommend waiting for Netflix before spending more $$ on a theatre experience.


Good one for the spouses, with a high enough sappy component to make them believe golf is a truly marriage friendly game .


I will hereby go on record and remind all of you who do eventually see it, there is as much to (nit)pick on (cinematic deficiencies) as there is to like and enjoy, but we are all better off having a film version of the story to help preserve the story's history. It's always easier to critique than it is to create.

Don't wait for NetFlix - good, bad or indifferent, if you want to see another golf pic, go now!


Thanks for the review, Steve, look forward to seeing it myself.


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[Colin Macqueen]

Ed,


"The accents are thick at times..."


Nae subtitles fer the benefit o' thae unwashed masses then!


Cheers Colin

[David_Tepper]

"Nae subtitles fer the benefit o' thae unwashed masses then!"

Colin -

Subtitles (in English!) added a great deal of enjoyment when watching "The Angel's Share." The Glaswegian accents were very thick at times. 

DT

[Joe Bausch]

And I thought Ed woofing down a ginormous tub of buttered popcorn was the cause of me not understanding some of the lines.   

[Marty Bonnar]

Please tell me it's spelt with a 'u' on the movie posters over there!?


F.

[Steve Lapper]

Marty,


  It is. Rest easy!


S

[Erik J. Barzeski]

I'm not sure that non-golfers will appreciate the story. There's a lot left unexplained, that you can only get reading the book, and by a lot I mean A LOT.

I enjoyed it quite a bit, but I'd just finished reading the book, too.

[Marty Bonnar]

Marty,


  It is. Rest easy!


S

Phew...!
 
F.

[John Kavanaugh]

My gut told me to hate this movie but rotten tomatoes has never let me down. 62% fresh.

[Steve Lang]

  wonder what melvin thinks about it???


other than Ed needs to edit spelling of the thread title

[Joe Sponcia]

I'm going when it hits my movie theatre.  As aficianados, I think we have a semi-obligation to support these...so that more folks will have the guts to make more golf-themed movies.

[Rich Goodale]

Got to see the movie last night. All in all a good movie. The accents are thick at times and you really have to listen.

Makes one wonder if the greens really were that bumpy back then. Clubs and golfballs looked period correct as did the clothing.

I think most would enjoy it. Yes Tommy dies in the end.

SPOILER ALERT!!!!

[Garland Bayley]

Got to see the movie last night. All in all a good movie. The accents are thick at times and you really have to listen.

Makes one wonder if the greens really were that bumpy back then. Clubs and golfballs looked period correct as did the clothing.

I think most would enjoy it. Yes Tommy dies in the end.

SPOILER ALERT!!!!

And, we all thought he was immortal. 

[David_Tepper]

Review in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Tommy-s-Honour-appealing-if-a-bit-11068724.php

[Wayne_Kozun]

Most of the reviews that I have read on the movie seem to lack some historical context.  The SFGate one says:  "... younger Tommy, who rebels against the class system — and his father’s wishes — to become a professional golfer, not just a commoner caddy". 

My understanding of 19th and early 20th century society was that a golf pro was a low-class position that was not much higher than a caddy.  And choosing the same profession as your father isn't exactly rebelling against the class system.  I am pretty sure that until around the 1920s golf professionals were not welcome in the clubhouse of most golf clubs as they were not of the correct class.

[Steve Lang]

   Wayne,


See  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverness_Club


you can credit Sylvanus P. Jermain for helping eliminate that golfing caste system in the USA




Sunday Update,... We saw it, enjoyed it, ... never knew that TM Sr outlived his whole family.   Must have been those dips in the firth...

[cary lichtenstein]

I loved the movie, loved the way they prepared the golf course, the men's and women's outfits, very authentic and for once, all the players had good golf swings.

[David_Tepper]

More reviews:

http://www.geoffshackelford.com/homepage/2017/4/15/roundup-tommys-honour-reviews-filming-backstory.html

[Brian_Ewen]

This made me sigh ....


http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/sc-tommys-honour-mov-rev-0411-20170413-story.html


While there's a certain charm in seeing these early sportsmen dressed as though ready for mass (no kilts, alas), the golf scenes are undone by the fact that no one can actually swing a club. For some roles, actors will learn to play an instrument of master a manual skill, but there's none of that authenticity here. Instead, Connery has gone back in post and unconvincingly inserted digital balls, which defy the laws of physics as blatantly as the CG goo in Disney's "Flubber." The strategy robs us of what little thrill golf has to offer, whether spectating live or on TV, as impossible shots remain precisely that: impossible.

[MCirba]

Some pretty good reviews overall.  https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tommys_honour

[John Kavanaugh]

I'm going to Easter brunch in a few hours. Walking out I'm sure it will be to glowing reviews. Sometimes you just keep your opinions to yourself. 

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