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by hop_goblin » Mar 7th, '08, 16:07
Ok, we all have had enough time to have purchased the video so now is time to give an opinion. Dislikes, likes, favorite scene?
I thought that the documentory was insightful. I do wish however, they provided a bit more tea history and have given Ms. Wu and others a bigger part as I would certianly would of liked to hear what they had to say. I guess my favorite scene was when the woman was tending to the fire under the wok and when he walked into the Chinese tea merchants store where he was made some gongfu puerh tea. OH AND HIS PU CAVE!!
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by CynTEAa » Mar 7th, '08, 17:33
Yeah, the pu erh cave is really something. I really enjoyed the film. The breathtaking mountain views and David's passion.
Our own Angela Justice even makes a cameo!
Tea = happy
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by tenuki » Mar 7th, '08, 17:42
I have no idea what you are talking about, links?
Do something different, something different will happen. (
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by CynTEAa » Mar 7th, '08, 18:05
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by Chip » Mar 7th, '08, 18:24
tenuki wrote:I have no idea what you are talking about, links?
Have you been living in my TeaCave atop Mt. Fuji in my absence???
blah blah blah SENCHA blah blah blah!!!
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by Salsero » Mar 7th, '08, 18:40
I would like to have seen a lot more of the TEA and a lot less of the GUY. ...and a lot more of the CAVE!
I have serious doubts that David Lee Hoffman is as important in recent tea history as the movie makes him out to be. 'course, it wouldn't be the first time I have been wrong. There is just something very wrong about him in the movie, like that he doesn't seem to speak any Chinese at all. At one point in the movie he says something to a couple of Chinese girls and they just look at each other like, "What did that white devil just say?"
I also think it is a hippy dream that you can grab a fistful of tea, stick it in your nose, and determine if it has had chemical fertilizer applied in its history.
All that being said, however, much of the movie is just plain stunning.
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by hop_goblin » Mar 10th, '08, 09:39
Salsero wrote:I would like to have seen a lot more of the TEA and a lot less of the GUY. ...and a lot more of the CAVE!
I have serious doubts that David Lee Hoffman is as important in recent tea history as the movie makes him out to be. 'course, it wouldn't be the first time I have been wrong. There is just something very wrong about him in the movie, like that he doesn't seem to speak any Chinese at all. At one point in the movie he says something to a couple of Chinese girls and they just look at each other like, "What did that white devil just say?"
I also think it is a hippy dream that you can grab a fistful of tea, stick it in your nose, and determine if it has had chemical fertilizer applied in its history.
All that being said, however, much of the movie is just plain stunning.
I felt the same way to some extent. Well, I would of liked to have seen more of th the other experts talk. Norwood Pratt in particular. I also did rack my brain pondering on the thought as to whether it is possible to smell chemical in tea with a sniff. One other thing that struck me as odd is that the footage was taken in 1997. Why did he wait over ten years to produce this documentary? Don't get me wrong, I am glad he did as it was definitely a different take on the stuff. I still enjoy watching it. "Hippy dream"
