Today I did something so unlike me.
I had to go out to the bank and run some errands, and while I was out, I passed
a video rental shop. The children never seemed to find anything at the one we
usually go to, so, I decided to take a look at this one, to see if it was better.
Also, I was looking for a particular movie, as our regular video shop didn’t
carry it. I went in, and without the children, I suddenly felt so out of my element.
What was I doing here? Was I actually going to sign up and then rent a movie?
If they have "Local Hero " that John recommended, I decided I would. They indeed did have it. John had already suggested a movie that is now one of my top favorites, (The Dish ), so I felt sure I was going to like this one.
I tucked my new rental card into my wallet, my new movie, and proceded to finish
my errands. When I got home today, I was very hungry, so I heated up some lunch,
and put the video into the computer. I like my computer’s sound better than any
of the TV’s in the house, so it was a good place to watch it. I actually sat down and watched a movie.
I did like the film. The characters were charming. The plot, well there wasn’t a lot of action, but that’s ok. The film’s charm and lesson on enjoying the simpler things in life is made it all the more rich.:
Oil billionaire Happer sends Mac to a remote Scotish villiage to secure the
property rights for an oil refinery they want to build. Mac teams up with Danny
and starts the negotiations, the locals are keen to get their hands on the
‘Silver Dollar’ and can’t believe their luck. However a local hermit and beach
scavenger, Ben Knox, lives in a shack on the crucial beach which he also owns,
and he’s not selling. Mac is used to a Houston office with fax machines but
is forced to negotiate on Bens terms.
Cute quotes from the film:
| Mac: I’d make a great Gordon, Gordon. ——————————————————————————– Rev. Macpherson: You want to buy my church? ——————————————————————————– [a fisherman is painting a new name on his boat] ——————————————————————————– [after hitting a rabbit on the road] Oldsen: Why don’t we kill it. Hit it ——————————————————————————– [Approaching Ben Knox's beach shanty] ——————————————————————————– Urquhart: [acting as bartender] I want you to try this Scotch. It’s 42 years ——————————————————————————– Victor: It’s their place, Mac. They have a right to make of it what they can. ——————————————————————————– [Mac is buying shampoo] ——————————————————————————– Mac MacIntyre: Any comets around? ——————————————————————————— Danny: How’s the water? Cold? ——————————————————————————– Victor: How are things? I heard about the ceilihd. ——————————————————————————– Mac: Did you cook my rabbit? ——————————————————————————– Happer: Institute for the study sea and sky? I like it! |
Oh, and as an added bonus, the movie’s soundtrack is scored by Mark Knopfler
of Dire Straits. (Oh, and you’ll have to watch the movie to know what goes on
in the red phone booth.)
Photos of
places that Local Hero was filmed.
