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Month: September 2023

  • Romancing The Stone

    Romancing The Stone

    1984, 1h 46m


    Genre: Action, Adventure
    TMDB Rating: 68%

    Our Comments: √ 09-30-2023 at our place in Niagara (PS, HS). The checkmark means we own it. This is fun and adventurous movie that we’ve seen a few times since it came out. But as our commitment to moral values has grown over the years, it’s no longer as easy to justify the blatant opening scene of cleavage, the use of the Lord’s name in vain, more profanity, and a steamy sex scene between the main characters. So we can’t give it any more than a 2.5 Clean Rating. It’s certainly not suitable for children or teens. See this link for how clean ratings work. On the merit of the film outside of the noted issues, the movie is slightly dated, but still has a lot to offer in the genres of action and adventure, but the objectionable content the filmakers added was entirely unnecessary. Enjoyment rating: 3 star.

    TMDB: “Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of a mysterious package. It turns out that the parcel is the ransom she’ll need to free her abducted sister, so Joan flies to South America to hand it over. But she gets on the wrong bus and winds up hopelessly stranded in the jungle.”

    Enjoyment Rating: 3 star

    Clean Rating: 2.5

  • Ship, HANSEATIC INSPIRATION

    Ship, HANSEATIC INSPIRATION

    IMO: 9817145

    TYPE: passenger (cruise)

    TONS: 15067

    LENGTH: 139 m

    DATE: September 30, 2023

    LOCATION: Welland Canal (at Port Colborne)

    DESTINATION: Detroit/Windsor (and beyond)

    RECENT PORTS: Since at least early July 2023 the ship has been back and forth through the Great Lakes and also had a stint departing from Quebec City to Sisimiut Greenland and back in August or September. Her other ports included Montreal, Toronto, and Port Alfred (Sageunay QC).

    According to Cruise Mapper, she was on a cruise of 11 days, one-way from Toronto to Milwaukee WI. She was built in 2019, is part of the Hapag-Lloyd Cruises fleet, and carries 200 to 230 passengers.

    All photos Ⓒ Copyright Paul Singer. All rights reserved.

    Hanseatic Inspiration
    Hanseatic Inspiration
    Hanseatic Inspiration
    Hanseatic Inspiration
    Hanseatic Inspiration
    Hanseatic Inspiration
    Hanseatic Inspiration
    Hanseatic Inspiration
    Hanseatic Inspiration

    She passed by the old Robin Hood Flour facility in Port Colborne when I snapped the photos…

    WHERE WAS SHE ON? xx 2023: name of city. Today: See map below…

    All ship photos on this site are strictly Ⓒ Copyright Paul Singer. All rights reserved.

  • Ship, MARIA G

    Ship, MARIA G

    IMO: 9358369

    TYPE: cargo

    TONS: 1162

    LENGTH: 74 m

    DATE: September 30, 2023

    LOCATION: Welland Canal (at Port Colborne)

    DESTINATION: at anchor taking on or discharging what looked like gravel.

    RECENT PORTS: She had been in the Suez Canal late August, and in Malta on Sept 1. By mid Sept she was in Trois Rivieres and Sainte Catherine (Montreal).

    Maria G and Hanseatic Inspiration

    WHERE WAS SHE ON? x Today: per VesselFinder.

    All ship photos on this site are strictly Ⓒ Copyright Paul Singer. All rights reserved.

  • Ship, JANET C

    Ship, JANET C

    IMO: 9430129

    TYPE: cargo

    TONS: 9530

    LENGTH: 138 m

    DATE: September 30, 2023

    LOCATION: Welland Canal (at Port Weller)

    DESTINATION: Quebec City and beyond

    RECENT PORTS: The ship had recently been in Guyana and Montreal.

    Last Port Calls (from My Ship Tracking)

    PortArrivalDepartureTime In Port
    PORT WELLER2023-09-30 13:162023-09-30 13:5336 m
    PORT WELLER2023-09-24 10:262023-09-24 11:2154 m
    MONTREAL2023-09-23 00:252023-09-23 02:171 h
    DEGRAD DES CANNES2023-08-29 20:462023-09-02 05:233 d
    MOIN2023-08-18 13:192023-08-19 13:0423 h
    DEGRAD DES CANNES2023-07-29 03:202023-08-02 03:244 d
    GEORGETOWN2023-07-25 21:462023-07-27 09:351 d
    CHARLESTON2023-07-05 02:332023-07-08 18:243 d
    Janet C
    Janet C
    Janet C
    Janet C

    WHERE WAS SHE ON? x Today:

    All ship photos on this site are strictly Ⓒ Copyright Paul Singer. All rights reserved.

  • Little Women

    Little Women

    1949, 2h 1m


    Genre: Classics, Drama
    TMDB Rating: 74%

    Our Comments: √ 09-29-2023 at our place in Niagara (PS, HS). The checkmark means we own it. We enjoyed the loyal and loving relationships in the family and among neighbours. This is a tight-knit family that faces its ups and downs. Jo, played by June Allyson, doesn’t like change, and resists it. Yet so much change happens in the unfolding life of this family. The movie presents a complex and interesting thread of day-to-day life, defining moments, personality conflicts, illness, loss, and romance. The conclusion of the message is that there will be changes and challenges in life, but the human spirit must endeavor to prevail. We overlooked some of the melodrama, given the time in which the movie was made. To be sure, this is a film that has merit. It’s very good! We were torn between giving it a 3.5 or 4 star rating. We settled on 3.5 plus!

    The movie is based on the book. And several versions have been put to film. We will try some of the other releases of Little Women. There are several.

    TMDB: “Louisa May Alcott’s autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord Mass in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the civil war, the sisters: Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth are at home with their mother. Jo is an outspoken woman for her time. The story is of how the sisters grow up, find love and find their place in the world.”

    Enjoyment Rating: 3.5+ star

    Clean Rating: 5

  • Ship, FIVELBORG

    Ship, FIVELBORG

    IMO: 9419307

    TYPE: cargo

    TONS: 8911

    LENGTH: 143 m (per MT; other sites say 154 m)

    DATE: September 25, 2023

    LOCATION: Welland Canal at St. Catharines

    DESTINATION: Montreal and ultimately U.K.

    RECENT PORTS: The ship had come from Calumet Harbor and then Detroit just prior to the Canal. Prior to this visit to North America, she had been in LIEPAJA, BRUNSBUETTEL, GENT, and OXELOSUND Sweden.

    Fivelborg
    Fivelborg
    Fivelborg

    WHERE WAS SHE ON? x Today:

    All ship photos on this site are strictly Ⓒ Copyright Paul Singer. All rights reserved.

  • Ship, MV HAMBURG

    Ship, MV HAMBURG

    IMO: 9138329

    TYPE: passenger (cruise)

    TONS: 15067

    LENGTH: 144 m

    DATE: September 23, 2023

    LOCATION: Welland Canal (at St. Catharines)

    I was blessed on this photography outing to be joined by the Little Lady!

    DESTINATION: Cleveland (ultimately Chicago)

    RECENT PORTS: On this latest trip, Hamburg came from Germany in late July. Her German ports at the end of July 2023 were: Wangerooge, Elbe 1, Cuxhaven, Brunsbuettel, and Glueckstadt.. In August and September she travelled via REYKJAVIK (Iceland), NUUK (Greenland), QUEBEC CITY, and MONTREAL. She was underway in the Welland Canal on September 23 to CLEVELAND and CHICAGO.

    Ship, Hamburg
    MV Hamburg
    PS and MV Hamburg
    Photo by “The Little Lady”

    Video above: Hamburg steams southbound in Welland Canal at Glendale Bridge, St. Catharines

    WHERE WAS SHE ON? xx 2023: name of city. Today: See map below…

    All ship photos on this site are strictly Ⓒ Copyright Paul Singer. All rights reserved.

  • Ship, VECTIS PRIDE

    Ship, VECTIS PRIDE

    IMO: 9626132

    TYPE: cargo

    TONS: 7227

    LENGTH: 124 m

    DATE: September 22, 2023

    LOCATION: Anchorage off Port Weller

    DESTINATION: Montreal and beyond

    RECENT PORTS: Had recently come from Sault Ste Marie and Thunder Bay. Had been in Antwerp and Bremen prior to this Great Lakes run.

    Vectis Pride (unretouched; taken with 1200 mm at great distance in the evening)

    WHERE WAS SHE ON? x Today:

    All ship photos on this site are strictly Ⓒ Copyright Paul Singer. All rights reserved.

  • Pillow Talk

    Pillow Talk

    1959, 1h 42m


    Genre: Classics, Comedy
    TMDB Rating: 72%

    My Comments: 08-21-2023 at our place in Niagara (PS, HS). Borrowed the set from ASB. A lovely little romp through Big City 1959 through the lives of two people sharing a telephone party line. Rock Hudson plays the playboy at the other end of Doris Day’s line. It’s a funny movie, with a pleasant glimpse back to the late 50’s: scenery, decor, and social setting of the time. Even back then, the sexual revolution was already emerging. And this leads us to the moral dilemma with this movie. A modest adult can certainly deal with the many compromised attitudes and innuendos (both sexual and in the portrayal of alcoholism), but this movie is probably not for impressionable young teens.

    Overall, we enjoyed the movie for its classic feel, its lively energy and comedic delightfulness, but were a bit disappointed in the lack of innocence you usually get with a 50’s film.

    TMDB: “Playboy songwriter Brad Allen’s succession of romances annoys his neighbor, interior designer Jan Morrow, who shares a telephone party line with him and hears all his breezy routines. After Jan unsuccessfully lodges a complaint against him, Brad sets about to seduce her in the guise of a sincere and upstanding Texas rancher. When mutual friend Jonathan discovers that his best friend is moving in on the girl he desires, however, sparks fly.”

    1. Michael GordonDirector

    Enjoyment Rating: 3.5 star

    Clean Rating: 3

  • Send Me No Flowers

    Send Me No Flowers

    1964, 1h 40m


    Genre: Classics, Comedy
    TMDB Rating: 68%

    My Comments: 09-18-2023 at our place in Niagara (PS, HS). Borrowed the box set from ASB. A clean and hilariously funny classic comedy. From George’s hypochondria to Judy’s relaxed acceptance of it to misunderstandings, it’s a great little farce. Tony Randall as the guy next door does an incredible job and has you falling off the couch in laughter. This is a great little film!

    TMDB: “At one of his many visits to his doctor, hypochondriac George Kimball mistakes a dying man’s diagnosis for his own and believes he only has about two more weeks to live. Wanting to take care of his wife Judy, he doesn’t tell her and tries to find her a new husband. When he finally does tell her, she quickly finds out he’s not dying at all (while he doesn’t) and she believes it’s just a lame excuse to hide an affair, so she decides to leave him.”

    Enjoyment Rating: 4 star

    Clean Rating: 4.5