Walking Ed Devine

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We’re really enjoying Netflix. We watched this movie and really enjoyed it. It takes place in a remote Irish Village of 52 people and Ed Devine died while clutching a winning Lotto ticket. It’s a charming story of how the village bands together, as one of them impersonates Ed Devine in order to claim the more than 6 millions pounds to be split amongst them. Even the young priest is in on the sceme.

My children give it 5 stars. 👍
 
Oh :eek: I was wondering about the meaning of the title. Yes, that makes more sense. LOL! I’m not very smart, am I?
 
Uh, do you mean Waking Ned Devine?

Anyway, it’s great, even if it was filmed in the Isle of Man instead of Ireland.

John
 
I love the irony of the older cranky priest who crashed into the phone booth! 😃

I also loved seeing the Ed Devine imposter naked on the scooter! He was so white and skinny!
 
They had to count the chickens to see who showed up,

Yes indeed it was funny.
 
If you are into Irish… You might want to try the BBC series BallyKissAngel, also available from NetFlix. Not much in it for kids but great stories and characters - even a priest in a small irish town.
 
My absolute favorite comedy (and yeah it’s Waking Ned, not Walking Ed 🙂 )

I think the scene with Maurice and the visiting priest at the organ is adorable. He’s a sharp young fella - he works out how he won’t be a priest.

“I don’t think I could work for someone I’d never met, and not get paid for it.”
 
patg said:
If you are into Irish… You might want to try the BBC series BallyKissAngel, also available from NetFlix. Not much in it for kids but great stories and characters - even a priest in a small irish town.
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Oh, yes, indeed. Bally K was just lovely - DW and I really enjoyed it although our PBS station did not show the last episodes of the third season.

Also saw Waking Ned Devine which we both enjoyed as well.
 
St_John said:
I love the irony of the older cranky priest who crashed into the phone booth! 😃

I also loved seeing the Ed Devine imposter naked on the scooter! He was so white and skinny!
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That’s Ned, like Ed, but with a N. 😛
I love that movie, I also liked BallyK, well, not the story lines of the priest who falls in love with the village bar wench, and the cranky pants pastor, which are really the main story lines, (they never do shows where the priest is excellent at his job, which 99% of my priests have been). I also like “Monarch of the Glen” which takes place in Scotland.
 
Movies that show priests being excellent at their jobs abounded in the early 30s - Boy’s Town, Going My Way, etc.

Bally K was, if anything, realistic. And we don’t ever know ultimately what Father Peter’s response was after Annunciata’s death. We only know that he walks out. And I have known far too many “cranky pants pastors” - which is totally on the mark. I guess the flirtation between Fr. Peter and Annunciata resonated with me and DW. The young priest who married us in 78 left the priesthood in 79 for exactly the same reasons. DW and I served as witnesses to the validation of his marriage years later and we have remained good friends for 28 years. He and his wife are as active in their parish as they can possibly be. Here in my diocese we have received two ex-Episcopalian married priests, the Orthodox have married priests, our diocese has married priests who are widowers…youn know what? Having been to confession with the widowed priests - they give excellent advice and counseling to us married folk. Just an observation…I think HMC would benefit from bringing back her married priests IMHO.
 
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That’s Ned, like Ed, but with a N. 😛
I love that movie, I also liked BallyK, well, not the story lines of the priest who falls in love with the village bar wench, and the cranky pants pastor, which are really the main story lines, (they never do shows where the priest is excellent at his job, which 99% of my priests have been). I also like “Monarch of the Glen” which takes place in Scotland.
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Wow, I really was dyslexic about the title of this movie. :rolleyes:
 
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Movies that show priests being excellent at their jobs abounded in the early 30s - Boy’s Town, Going My Way, etc.

Bally K was, if anything, realistic. And we don’t ever know ultimately what Father Peter’s response was after Annunciata’s death. We only know that he walks out. And I have known far too many “cranky pants pastors” - which is totally on the mark. I guess the flirtation between Fr. Peter and Annunciata resonated with me and DW. The young priest who married us in 78 left the priesthood in 79 for exactly the same reasons. DW and I served as witnesses to the validation of his marriage years later and we have remained good friends for 28 years. He and his wife are as active in their parish as they can possibly be. Here in my diocese we have received two ex-Episcopalian married priests, the Orthodox have married priests, our diocese has married priests who are widowers…youn know what? Having been to confession with the widowed priests - they give excellent advice and counseling to us married folk. Just an observation…I think HMC would benefit from bringing back her married priests IMHO.
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Well, the story you tell sounds like it ended well, but to me it takes someone strong to be a priest or nun or married lay person for that matter. To me, if you agree to be a priest, it takes a very strong man to resist the temptations. The same goes with someone who is wed, when you commit, that’s it, no more looking around, and if your tempted, get away from the situation.
I haven’t been around a cranky priest since the 60’s, maybe I’ve been blessed?! As far as the widowed priest giving good advice, well that’s a blessing too. My married friends and friends with children are forever asking me for advice, which I give, even though I’ve never been married or had kids. It’s just common sense advice, and if I do say so myself, pretty darn good advice:D , well I get alot of good pointers from Dr. Ray on EWTN radio.
 
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