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| texdane |
Posted - May 30 2012 : 4:38:52 PM
Hi Farmgirls,
I'm not a huge tv watcher...I don't watch that much, and what I do watch I usually record on the DVR and watch later in the evening or early in the morning. Love movies, and was really looking forward to the series "Hatfield and McCoys" on the History channel. Tonight is part 3. I love historical movies, and anything with the Civil War or Old West. Apparently they are replaying the series all week if you missed it. Looking forward to part 3 tonight, and am impressed by all the actors in it: Kevin Costner, Bill Paxton, Mare Winningham (love her, she's such a great actress and picks awesome roles), Tom Berenger. Anyway, I've enjoyed it. I am looking into finding a book on the subject for my next read. Already "googled" the subject to death and checked out my civil war/western history books on my shelf. I'm enjoying the series.
Anyone else out there that's been watching it?
Nicole
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| rphelps4 |
Posted - Jun 03 2012 : 7:45:32 PM
Last night they ran all six hours back to back so I got to watch it. It was good just hard to set that long, but I did some knitting so I felt busy. I was kind of sad when it was over! Roxanna |
| MagnoliaWhisper |
Posted - Jun 03 2012 : 7:35:14 PM
If you pre-order the DVDs you get 15 percent off, it's 29.99 for all of it right now, plus 5 dollars shipping/handleing.
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| Joey |
Posted - Jun 02 2012 : 9:00:41 PM
My DDs MILs people are from West VA and Kentucky. She is related to BOTH the Hatfields and the McCoys, so this is a "family movie" and they have watched it all including my 10 yo grandgirl. They say it is pretty accurate. I haven't seen it. Several years agoo my DH and I went to see the graveyard where they are all buried. It was interesting. Enjoyed the wild beauty and remoteness of the place. Will watch it when it is out on DVD. Joey
Well behaved women rarely make history. |
| delicia |
Posted - Jun 01 2012 : 3:58:11 PM
Angie you are so right. Are you from Buckley WV? I have some friends from there. |
| emsmommy5 |
Posted - Jun 01 2012 : 12:44:01 PM
We tivo'd all three episodes. It was fascinating and disturbing at the same time. My husband's dad used to run around with some of the Hatfield's when he was a kid, so that made it even more interesting to Dh.
Even though there are some times in our country's past that aren't so bright, it is still interesting to me to learn about them. I think it is always good to take a look at history so we don't repeat the bad and promote the good. There were definitely good things one could take from the story if you looked for it.
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| MrsRooster |
Posted - May 31 2012 : 1:33:07 PM
My hubby said that they are going to play all three back to back on Sat.
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| MagnoliaWhisper |
Posted - May 31 2012 : 10:40:45 AM
We kind of watched it, kept falling asleep, I'm going to buy the DVDs from history channel. Funny I kept waking up and hubby was watching it, he needed to be asleep! lol
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| delicia |
Posted - May 31 2012 : 10:14:53 AM
I wondered where it was filmed. It really looks like where I am from, the mist comes up off the mountains each morning and is beautiful. I love being from Apalachia and am sad to say that there is a lot of crime, drugs etc. in that area. That being said there are also a lot of hard working people who have learned to live off the land. I think there is drugs, violence and such every where at this point and good and bad people. It was so weird for me to go into the down town area and see the poor people here. It is totally different than the poor people where I am from. I was blessed with a Mammaw and Pappaw that taught me to respect the land and use it they were just the best and I understand each day how much they were able to do with so little.
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| Nana Shirl |
Posted - May 31 2012 : 10:10:06 AM
We only got in on a little bit last night...since we already had missed the first parts..hubby had the remote..lol....anyway ..glad to hear it is to come out on DVD...sounds like most enjoyed it..thanks for the input girls....Shirl
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| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - May 31 2012 : 09:17:28 AM
I enjoyed it, but I found it to be very "pro-Hatfield" :) At one point, at the end, they mentioned the treaty signed in 2003 and I thought, "not anymore!" As an aside, I could have looked at the actor that played Johnsie Hatfield JUST about all day long!
The film made the McCoy side out to be a bit maniacal, but, in fact, studies have been done on the deceased (dna) and the descendants of Ranel McCoy and they all share a gene mutation/disease that could account for their quick to anger fight or flight tendencies. Growing up in Kentucky, we learned early on about the feud, and living here still today, I find that Pike County, Kentucky is one of the most violent (and crooked) places to live--it is a very poor county, with a large "black market" of still mined spirits and, sadly, drugs. Working in the legal field, some of our law enforcement clients have witnessed first hand "back woods judgment" and say that you can't trust any elected official, so to that end, times haven't changed much in that part of the state.
It's funny, Delicia--did you know that the movie was filmed in Yugoslavia? I guess it is probably a lot more inhabited near the Big Sandy, now.
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| delicia |
Posted - May 31 2012 : 08:48:42 AM
I am from Hazard Kentucky which is close to where it happened. The scenery is beautiful and made me home sick. The acting is wonderful I think and I love the movie. It was interesting to me to see how Johnse ended up with Roseanne's cousin. I think it is historically factual and just proves how a few people are in charge and have followers. I think the the 2 fathers, the Uncle and Perry Cline were to blame for the most part.
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| birdie71 |
Posted - May 31 2012 : 08:30:13 AM
We are watching it too! We saw part 1 and 2 & 3 are on the dvr box waiting to be watched! We like part 1! My dh and I like to watch history pieces like this!
Robin
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| MiaBella |
Posted - May 31 2012 : 08:06:30 AM
Yep, we are DVRing it and watching it the next day, so tonight we finish it off...I have not read any of the previous posts in case anyone has given the ending away...not that I think you would...but just being safe...I love these mini-series shows!
Michelle
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| jsparks60 |
Posted - May 31 2012 : 07:50:02 AM
Definitely too strong for a 7 year old, but its been really good so far. Sad to see what could turn into so much violence. It's a cautionary tale for sure!
June Sparks
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| MrsRooster |
Posted - May 31 2012 : 07:35:26 AM
I have seen bits and parts. It is really good. I will have to sit down and watch it. Have to be careful as I have a seven year old and I think it is a bit too much for her to see.
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| one_dog_per_acre |
Posted - May 31 2012 : 06:27:29 AM
This is the first time I have wanted cable since we gave it up last summer.
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| Jeanna |
Posted - May 31 2012 : 05:52:48 AM
My husband and I watched the first part last night. We hope to have time to watch some of the 2 and 3 episodes tonight. We do not have cable or Sat. either so we have to be a little behind everyone.
Jeanna
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| Blessed in Colorado |
Posted - May 31 2012 : 05:47:32 AM
I watched the first episode last night and I am enjoying it. Amazing that two families could fight and kill each other for so many years, did they not ever get tired of it?
Looking forward to the second part tonight.
Hugs,
Debbie
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| texdane |
Posted - May 31 2012 : 05:33:12 AM
Wow...what a big ol' mess they all got themselves into. We liked the series. @Deborah: they advertised it will be available on DVD soon. It is amazing to me how far that feud actually went.
Nicole
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| SpyChicken |
Posted - May 31 2012 : 05:17:13 AM
Dh and I are working our way through Part 2...it is a story I kinda knew something about so I've been interested in learning more about what really happened. It was frightening to see how quickly a disagreement/resentment turned into such a sad chapter in history. |
| edlund33 |
Posted - May 30 2012 : 10:01:11 PM
Yes, we watched all three episodes. I liked the movie and all of the actors were excellent. I agree that the story is historically accurate, albeit unsettling how entire families could maintain such evil grudges against each other - I'm still trying to wrap my mind around that one. My favorite part was the last half hour or so....I won't spoil it in case someone hasn't seen it yet. I've read a book about these families in the past but don't remember the title so I'm going to have to look it up. This movie certainly made me pause to appreciate how much our justice system has changed in the last century.
Cheers! ~ Marilyn
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| crittergranny |
Posted - May 30 2012 : 8:36:22 PM
Growing up here in the boonies in NM I saw so much country justice and clan feuds as a kid that I really can't hardly stand to watch or read any of that kind of drama. It makes my spirit feel sad and uneasy. I like for people to get along. Things can get so out of hand. It's not even entertaining to me at all.
Laura
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| pennyhenny |
Posted - May 30 2012 : 7:29:32 PM
Dha nd I our enjoying it. I read up on the families and the show seems true to the facts. Funny that I read the the two families, years later of course, competed on Family Feud.
hugs,
-missy-
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| melody |
Posted - May 30 2012 : 6:55:59 PM
I actually turned it off after about 20 minutes or so...I haven't watched anything since the first installment and I thought the acting was sub-par-Just my opinion.
Melody
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| JudyT |
Posted - May 30 2012 : 6:25:50 PM
I'm recording it as well and my husband and I both find it very fascinating.
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