I talked with several people who went to see the movie. They said it was the most boring (one person fell asleep), confusing and uninteresting movie they had ever seen although the Virginia scenery looked great! As the song says 'it didn't have much of a plot'. Bonnie Capito -----Original Message----- From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jurretta Heckscher Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 15:38 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: NYT praises "The New World," new version Dear colleagues: Terrence Malick has re-edited--and shortened--his film "The New World," and The New York Times has a very positive review of it today online at http://movies2.nytimes.com/2006/01/20/movies/20worl.html As of this weekend, the new (and presumably final) version of the film opens across the country. --Jurretta Heckscher To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html