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22. The film is set in The Villages, it is not about The Villages

Mon Feb 8, 2021, 10:58 PM

Feb 2021

I watched an interview with the director over the weekend on "The Village Newcomers" You Tube channel. He actually lived there for two years while he worked on his documentary. He made a film about non-conformists who he feels would be challenged to fit in anywhere they called home.

As I near retirement, the weather in Florida is beckoning and my wife and I have been exploring places we would like to move to. We probably will not settle in The Villages, but have taken a close look at it due to all the hobby possibilities that are supported there. I've noticed that Florida's elderly lean Republican, but that doesn't mean everybody does (just like where I currently live in Tennessee) and The Villages is no exception. And all the talk of STDs and sinkholes there is just that - sensationalized stories that have grown into urban legends. The vast majority are not indulging in Viagra benders while their homes rapidly disappear into porous Florida limestone.

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A wild and crazy place to retire: The Villages in Florida [View all] MelissaB Feb 2021 OP

Also a sink hole for std's and HIV dhol82 Feb 2021 #1

Kinda one sided movie jimfields33 Feb 2021 #26

Went 70% for Trump. Kingofalldems Feb 2021 #33

I looked at the place after I retired... SergeStorms Feb 2021 #45

That's what my mom said after living in a seniors complex. She moved out after 2 years. SunSeeker Feb 2021 #53

Exactly. SergeStorms Feb 2021 #58

Because it has a huge democratic club. Largest in florida jimfields33 Feb 2021 #51

Yeah, This RobinA Feb 2021 #82

Eeeuuww. Could never live there. SunSeeker Feb 2021 #52

Yo man, you watched it then eh? LanternWaste Feb 2021 #91

Sounds more like Hell. Aristus Feb 2021 #2

I would rather die. dchill Feb 2021 #3

I agree, being there would be like a living death, ugh! 😖 nt Raine Feb 2021 #67

I know someone who lives there. madaboutharry Feb 2021 #4

A friend's mom is there. She says they are usually VERY Republican. LakeArenal Feb 2021 #6

My friend is a big democrat. madaboutharry Feb 2021 #14

People can be influenced and switch politics no matter how staunch. live love laugh Feb 2021 #88

My parents lived in a lesser known but huge retirement village called "Top of the World" LakeArenal Feb 2021 #5

I'm living in an over-55, gated community. Dem2theMax Feb 2021 #43

Places like that are a dime a dozen in Florida. SergeStorms Feb 2021 #50

I don't see the attraction either. But I'm here. Dem2theMax Feb 2021 #60

My mom and dad... SergeStorms Feb 2021 #65

Watch it! I'm in a triple-wide! Dem2theMax Feb 2021 #66

Triple! SergeStorms Feb 2021 #76

No, just one tax bill. Dem2theMax Feb 2021 #83

Probably goes by county. SergeStorms Feb 2021 #84

Well, Florida IS a special kind of Florida. Dem2theMax Feb 2021 #86

And to think the older generation always PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2021 #7

Sounds nightmarish Wicked Blue Feb 2021 #8

I wouldn't live there if they gifted me a full-paid mortgage. Baitball Blogger Feb 2021 #9

That sounds like absolute misery. Ugh. (n/t) SMC22307 Feb 2021 #10

Shocking numbers of STD's in the Villages. My soon to dewsgirl Feb 2021 #11

I wonder if it's because these people grew up in more conservative times JI7 Feb 2021 #55

That makes complete sense. I'm sure for some of them it's dewsgirl Feb 2021 #62

If they got married in a time when a girl getting pregnant was the biggest worry,& AIDS didn't exist Hekate Feb 2021 #73

I think we've found where that guy at O'Hare with the viagra was headed. nolabear Feb 2021 #12

I like living with people of all ages and backgrounds... CatMor Feb 2021 #13

Another person, Corgigal Feb 2021 #29

Exactly! CatMor Feb 2021 #42

My late brother-in-law and his wife moved there luvtheGWN Feb 2021 #47

Democrats don't have a chance in that community.. CatMor Feb 2021 #54

Sounds as if it's full of Roger Stones. Ewwww. Nt spooky3 Feb 2021 #15

It wouldn't be my cup of tea, but to each his own. Some of them must actually Tanuki Feb 2021 #16

I'm sure the white supremacists are happy with the place. Mariana Feb 2021 #36

My idea of Hell. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2021 #17

When my friends moved there I finally became familiar with the place. BigmanPigman Feb 2021 #18

Enough people in The Villages have gotten seriously sick or died Mariana Feb 2021 #37

I read an article a few days ago BigmanPigman Feb 2021 #71

It's a creepy place all right. Mariana Feb 2021 #72

I read all about the place after I heard from a cousin BigmanPigman Feb 2021 #74

'a creepy Stepford cult for Baby Boomers' (and older ones too, and the vast majority are RW 'I got Celerity Feb 2021 #19

Has a sunshine state, Stephen King novel feel to it as I read. nt Blue_true Feb 2021 #93

I can't imagine a more bland, boring existence. Phoenix61 Feb 2021 #20

Exactly how I feel. scarletlib Feb 2021 #39

My ex-husband, a trumper, lives there and loves it. beveeheart Feb 2021 #21

He sounds really selfish and materialistic, like a typical Republican. SunSeeker Feb 2021 #56

Sounds like my most recent ex-girlfriend. GaYellowDawg Feb 2021 #77

I can relate. llmart Feb 2021 #90

The film is set in The Villages, it is not about The Villages Generic Brad Feb 2021 #22

Lol, don't burst the party image. That humor is the only good thing Hortensis Feb 2021 #63

Sounds like the perfect place for Trump to land RockCreek Feb 2021 #23

I would literally rather die than live in a place like that. n/t Coventina Feb 2021 #24

Ugh - who wants to be around that many tRumpers? Totally Tunsie Feb 2021 #25

I know a couple that moved there. They had been married for over 30 years and doc03 Feb 2021 #27

I saw this. It is one of the saddest movies I have seen in a long time. Squinch Feb 2021 #28

Whatever happened to Sun City, AZ kskiska Feb 2021 #30

It's still there and still super popular. In fact, they had to build another one Coventina Feb 2021 #31

I know someone who retired there. KentuckyWoman Feb 2021 #32

It is a literal hell on earth. SoonerPride Feb 2021 #34

Why isn't Trump living there? LeftInTX Feb 2021 #35

And Roger Stone? And Paul Manafort? MelissaB Feb 2021 #38

If you try to leave these large beachball things come after you. PurgedVoter Feb 2021 #40

+6 CloudWatcher Feb 2021 #57

So this article purports the entire community of 130,000 are a sex-crazed bunch? lettucebe Feb 2021 #41

Our daughter, a doctor in Florida tells me that COLGATE4 Feb 2021 #46

The article does not purport the entire community of 130,000 are a sex-crazed bunch. Mariana Feb 2021 #69

20 years ago when we were first thinking of retiring COLGATE4 Feb 2021 #44

I believe the voter registration data shows it's a bit higher than 70% Mariana Feb 2021 #70

I'm sure you're absolutely right about that. COLGATE4 Feb 2021 #79

A Large Contingency of My Former Workplace AnnieBW Feb 2021 #48

I visited relatives in Tampa and found it to be pleasant. spooky3 Feb 2021 #64

Tampa is Good AnnieBW Feb 2021 #92

I think this is just the logical extension of one type of lifestyle in post-modern America. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #49

That was a GRAND movie !! And what male could EVER forget, Raquel Welch as ... Pluvious Feb 2021 #85

Where does Del Boca Vista fit into this equation? Initech Feb 2021 #59

Someone I went to high school with retired there Raine Feb 2021 #61

This nasty and ridiculous tabloid hit piece taps into something Hortensis Feb 2021 #68

I'd so much rather have a community of all ages, a good public library, reality oriented newspapers Hekate Feb 2021 #75

Sounds like a dangerous place. I suspect the mortality and positivity rates Roisin Ni Fiachra Feb 2021 #78

It sounds like a posh prison for people who have committed crimes against humanity. hunter Feb 2021 #80

The clubs and activities sound great. Lots to do. shrike3 Feb 2021 #81

I betcha it's full of Republicans. Nt raccoon Feb 2021 #87

I had a client there that was gldstwmn Feb 2021 #89