In Which Courtney and I Make it Through "War Horse"...

...without completely losing it. Yes, we finally ventured out to watch War Horse, now that the rush is off and we (read, I) could sit in the theater without being surrounded by a lot of people. In the first half hour or so of the film, I was annoyed at having to sit through some ham-handed plot-laying that moved at the speed of an old plow horse. As soon as the movie turned to war, though, the pace picked up considerably.

It was a treat to see a modern film set in World War I. The combat scenes are riveting, and the horse character very much reminded me of Risty, my Sacred Horse from Childhood. I won't spoil the film by giving away the story, but suffice it to say, if you love horses and war movies, you might have to dab at your eyes a time or three, but you won't be disappointed. So...saddle up, before it heads to DVD!

Thank you, MiniCapt, for the heads up on this one.

And now I won't have to venture to a movie theater for another year.... *whew*