A Castle For Christmas

[KennethSime]

We watched it this evening.

I enjoyed a few things about the film:

• The scenery
• How completely ridiculous Thomas's guide outfit was
• Thomas's tweed kilts
• Drinking every time someone said "Dun Dunbar"

I mean really, what genius at Netflix earth thought that "Fort Fort Summit" was a great name for a castle? I imagine someone told them that "Dun" meant castle, and "Dunbar" happened to be the most Scottish-sounding place name they'd heard of. The idea that the "Dun" in "Dunbar" might be related went totally over their head.

[Tomo]

We watched it this evening.

I enjoyed a few things about the film:

• The scenery
• How completely ridiculous Thomas's guide outfit was
• Thomas's tweed kilts
• Drinking every time someone said "Dun Dunbar"

I mean really, what genius at Netflix earth thought that "Fort Fort Summit" was a great name for a castle? I imagine someone told them that "Dun" meant castle, and "Dunbar" happened to be the most Scottish-sounding place name they'd heard of. The idea that the "Dun" in "Dunbar" might be related went totally over their head.

Ah - but if you go to Mull you can see the Eas Fors Waterfall - which means waterfall waterfall waterfall.

[Patty Logan]

Ah - but if you go to Mull you can see the Eas Fors Waterfall - which means waterfall waterfall waterfall.

Really...waterfall, waterfall waterfall?!

[Patty Logan]

if anyone hasn't seen USA Kilts review/discussion on the movie, here is the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1f1N3sFBag

[Deirachel]

Ah - but if you go to Mull you can see the Eas Fors Waterfall - which means waterfall waterfall waterfall.

Ehh, common in all kinds of intellectual pursuits. Scientific names are another example, from biology. Eurasian brown bears, formally named Ursus arctos arctos, being my favorite (Latin for bear, then Greek for bear...and repeat). So, Netflix can be forgiven that sin. The rest, not so much...

[Micrographia]

Ehh, common in all kinds of intellectual pursuits. Scientific names are another example, from biology. Eurasian brown bears, formally named Ursus arctos arctos, being my favorite (Latin for bear, then Greek for bear...and repeat). So, Netflix can be forgiven that sin. The rest, not so much...

Not so intellectual, but if you are Dundonian it's common to hear people refer to the Dundee Law as the Law Hill (Law being a Scots word for hill).

EEM.

[ObiSeanKenobi]

Calls to mind Torpenhow Hill in Cumbria, which can be interpreted as "Hill-hill-hill Hill."

_{(That's likely not how the name is intended to be interpreted, but it is funny.)}

[Patty Logan]

seriously, who comes up with these names

[Troglodyte]

We watched it this evening.

I enjoyed a few things about the film:

• The scenery
• How completely ridiculous Thomas's guide outfit was
• Thomas's tweed kilts
• Drinking every time someone said "Dun Dunbar"

I mean really, what genius at Netflix earth thought that "Fort Fort Summit" was a great name for a castle? I imagine someone told them that "Dun" meant castle, and "Dunbar" happened to be the most Scottish-sounding place name they'd heard of. The idea that the "Dun" in "Dunbar" might be related went totally over their head.

There is a long-established (think Shakespeare and all those before and since) tradition in theatre that facts should never get in the way of the story.

So why should Netflix to break with tradition..?

Perhaps the Netflix writers did their research by watching historical documentaries like Brigadoon.

[kingandrew]

The names are all produced by a special agency:

The Department of Redundancy Department.

The same organization helps to produce the paperwork you fill out at the doctor's office and the DMV.

Andrew