| Rating |
Date Attended [^] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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A Movie Gold Mine - Monterey County
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| Wed, Jan 9, 08 1:00 PM |
janmiller |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| I have live in Monterey County for 30 plus years, and was never aware of the Movie Tour. I'm so glad my friends recommended that we take the tour. I knew movies had been made in Monterey county, but was shocked to find the number of movies as well as the different locations that Hollywood has used.
I have two friends that are TRUE MOVIE BUFFS....I'm going to recommend that they take the tour. |
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Excellent afternoon
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| Mon, Jan 14, 08 1:00 PM |
bgregory |
Male |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Had a great time, Doug our guide really MADE the tour , a MUST DO when in the area. |
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Absolutely Fabulous!
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| Tue, Feb 19, 08 1:00 PM |
mjstorey |
Female |
70+ |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We had a wonderful tour and loved every minute of it. Doug was a fantastic tour director and was so friendly, and knowledgeable . He provided us with lots of details and background information about the movies and the various scenes we visited.. He was such an expert on everything. In addition to his delightful personality, he seemed genuinely interested in providing us with a memorable day. And it certainly was! He made our day! Thank you.
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Fun Filled Day
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| Wed, Feb 20, 08 1:00 PM |
dford34570 |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| I didn't know what to expect for this trip, however we were pleasantly surprised. Doug was our tour guide. He shared knowledge of the Monterey, Carmel area with us in a fun and informative way. Seeing the movies while you saw the exact spot where they were filmed was a lot of fun. I have been going to Monterey and Carmel at least twice a year for many years. I learned little bits of triva and fun on this bus trip that I never knew. Great job Doug! |
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Fun way to spend an afternoon
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| Mon, Feb 25, 08 1:00 PM |
ghross2002 |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| The Movie tour was a fun way to spend a sunny mid-week afternoon. There were only a half dozen people on the tour and it was very pleasant. If the bus was very crowded it might not have been as much fun.
The tour has lots of good information about movies made in the area and the video clips and site visits are very well coordinated. It was interesting to see how the buildings and landcape had -- and had not -- changed. Some of the movie clips were surprising and some were rare. All were good quality.
There were three stops - the third one at Pebble Beach Lodge for 40 minutes. That was too long - a real waste of time, especially since it is a public place that anyone can come and visit at any time.
The guide was a real Clint Eastwood fan and talked too much (for my taste) about Eastwood and what a great guy he is and how the locals just consider him a local, etc, etc, etc,..........
It was fun and worth the cost, but I am not sure I would want to do this on a warm to hot summer day, with a full bus, and a lot of traffic on the roads. But , maybe, I am spoiled as I can get there pretty easily. |
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Wonderful Day!
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| Fri, Feb 29, 08 1:00 PM |
lenalabosky |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| I went on the tour just to be with my sister for the day, but in addition to having a wonderful day with my sister and her husband, I learned a lot about movies! I've never been much of a movie watcher, but I now have plans to watch as many as I can! There was a lot of movie history that I had known nothing about that I learned on this tour. Last but not least our tour guide was wonderful. It would not have been the same without him!!! |
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great fun
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| Thu, Mar 6, 08 1:00 PM |
mtwhalelvrs |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| my daughter and i went on this tour and Doug was great. it was very interesting and fun. enjoyed it immensely. |
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No continuous filming
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| Mon, Mar 10, 08 1:00 PM |
joymills |
Male |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| As I took your tour I was very happy with the knowledge and info provided as we proceeded along the route .BUT!! To be told to turn off my video camera and that NO continuous filming is allowed due to copy write laws and infringement was not only a load it was also embarassing!!! No where in any info that was provided to me before I took this tour was there any disclaimer stating that continuous filming was not allowed ..If you do not want this to take place on your tours then it should be stated in the info provided before the tour is taken.Not everyone in this world is out to infringe on someone elses rights!!!! I simply was having a great time and was totally in the zone.Well until that happened and of course spoiled the rest of the tour!!!!!! I will never take this tour again simply because of this embarassing and stupid assumption. Regards Mr. L. Mills |
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Wonderful
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| Wed, Mar 12, 08 1:00 PM |
maclcc2157 |
Unspecified |
70+ |
Local |
Other |
| This was second tour for this older couple - undertaken to entertain a visitor from Ohio. The second time was just as entertaining and fun as the first, and the Ohio visitor was enormously impressed. I rate this tour as five stars for anyone who has interest in either the wonderful scenery in the vicinity, or/and in old movies. Great tour, great "docent". |
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VERY PLEASURABLE EXPERIENCE!
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| Thu, Mar 13, 08 1:00 PM |
RayDavis |
Male |
70+ |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| The tour guide, bus driver, owner (all-in-one) Doug Lumsden does a very good job.
My wife and I greatly enjoyed the Movie Tour. |
