the movie didn't flop because it was bad as such, but because of the subject
matter. It was always a weird thing, making a pretty big budget movie with a
lot of really well-known actors....about birding!? A lot of the reviews I read
basically were saying "What's more boring than going birdwatching? Spending two
hours watching other people go birdwatching" -- in other words the reviews (and
most potential viewers' opinions I suspect) weren't about the movie itself but
about the idea that birdwatching is boring. Hence nobody went to see it. The
movie itself isn't actually about birding anyway, that is almost incidental, it
is more about relationships. I saw it just a couple of days ago, and its not
all that good. I mean, its alright, but it is neither drama nor comedy, and is
also an unfortunate mix of expecting viewers to know why a great spotted
woodpecker or a pink-footed goose is exceptional without explanation, and yet
not really catering to the
birding audience in any other way.
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From: Carl Clifford <>
To: Gemfyre <>
Cc: Birding Australia <>
Sent: Friday, 17 February 2012 8:14 PM
Subject: The Big Year
Belinda,
If it was that bad, it is sure to turn up on an airline playlist. I have
watched quite a few movies I would never have paid to watch, while in-flight. I
am heading of to China next month. I might get lucky.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
On 17/02/2012, at 5:46 PM, Gemfyre wrote:
It was a flop in the U.S. so they probably didn't bother showing it in Oz
cinemas, or maybe they did but it just showed in a few and just for a couple of
weeks.
Probably better off waiting for the DVD.
Belinda
Stirling W.A.
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