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Spectral Morn
03-12-2015, 19:10
Ah, yes Blakes Seven. I remember that !!! it was corny but good corny if you know what I mean... There wasnt a lot spent on it but as you say the storylines were rather good, as were some of the actors.
Yes, some of it is corny, but fun.
Spectral Morn
03-12-2015, 19:11
There needs to be a Blake's 7 film. No idea why someone has not done it already.
Agreed, but doubt it will happen.
Spectral Morn
05-12-2015, 15:09
633 Squadron - RTE One (Now)
633 Squadron - RTE One (Now)
Good one that... Not seen it for a while
A Night to Remember (1958) Stars Kenneth More, Ronald Allen, Robert Ayres, Honor Blackman, Michael Goodliffe and Laurence Naismith. William MacQuitty's production of Walter Lord's book is by far the best one imo, and is directed by Roy Ward Baker.
Filmed at Pinewood, and also in Ruislip Lido in London for the sea scenes. more played Second Officer Lightoller, the hero of the film, who went on to serve with distinction in World Wars I and II, rescuing many men at Dunkirk. He died in 1952. Lightoller's son advised Kenneth More on how to play his father and his widow visited the set (and More) to observe the filming.
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Watching the restored Blu-Ray version tonight:) Certainly a film to remember too
A Night to Remember (1958) Stars Kenneth More, Ronald Allen, Robert Ayres, Honor Blackman, Michael Goodliffe and Laurence Naismith. William MacQuitty's production of Walter Lord's book is by far the best one imo, and is directed by Roy Ward Baker.
Filmed at Pinewood, and also in Ruislip Lido in London for the sea scenes. more played Second Officer Lightoller, the hero of the film, who went on to serve with distinction in World Wars I and II, rescuing many men at Dunkirk. He died in 1952. Lightoller's son advised Kenneth More on how to play his father and his widow visited the set (and More) to observe the filming.
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Watching the restored Blu-Ray version tonight:) Certainly a film to remember too
I don't think I'll ever feel sure again I said that too once. :) A marvellous film and poignant too.
Spectral Morn
08-12-2015, 23:50
Fabulous film Grant
Fabulous film Grant
Tiz thanks Neil. its one of my favs, as is tonights movie.
"To Kill a Mockingbird" (1962) directed by the late Robert Mulligan, this superb rendition of Harper Lee's book, with a fabulous screenplay by Horton Foote and starring the marvellous Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch. Brock Peters takes a role seemingly made for him in Tom Robinson and Robert Duvall is outstanding as the shy Boo Radley. Mary Badham andPhillip Alford play kids Scout and Jem.
The book is better, but this is one hell of a film and not to be missed, especially in the restored BluRay format.
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"You never really know a man till you walk around in his shoes"
The older I get the more tears I shed. One of, if not THE greatest film of type and probably should be in anyone's top 10 ever.
walpurgis
09-12-2015, 23:49
Yes. Excellent. Seen the film several times and read the book a couple of times too.
Tonight its Kelly's Heroes (1970), starring Clint Eastwood, Donald Sutherland, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles and scene stealer Carroll O'Connor. Filmed in and around Yugoslavia, Serbia, Croatia etc by Gabriel Figueroa who also did Two Mules with Eastwood, and directed by Brian Hutton who also did Where Eagles Dare.
This film follows the escapades of a group of soldiers, lead by Kelly(Eastwood) and Big Joe(Savalas), as they deviate slightly from the grand war strategy and take a detour behind enemy lines to steal a bankload of gold, believing that if they are gonna get shot at and killed, they may as well make some cash out of it. Hey, Business is business I hear Macca saying ;) ... and OPur own Anto saying I dig those positive waves man:D
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Man, this is a good film
Woof, Woof, Woof!! :eek: a fabulous film, with some great ad libs from Sutherland....
walpurgis
11-12-2015, 23:16
There's a classic just started on 'TRUE' channel. The Fallen Idol with Ralph Richardson from 1948. Brilliant film!
Dont think I get that channel
A Night to Remember (1958) Stars Kenneth More, Ronald Allen, Robert Ayres, Honor Blackman, Michael Goodliffe and Laurence Naismith. William MacQuitty's production of Walter Lord's book is by far the best one imo, and is directed by Roy Ward Baker.
Filmed at Pinewood, and also in Ruislip Lido in London for the sea scenes. more played Second Officer Lightoller, the hero of the film, who went on to serve with distinction in World Wars I and II, rescuing many men at Dunkirk. He died in 1952. Lightoller's son advised Kenneth More on how to play his father and his widow visited the set (and More) to observe the filming.
http://200movies1woman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/A-Night-to-Remember.jpg
Watching the restored Blu-Ray version tonight:) Certainly a film to remember too
I haven't seen this in years, and certainly not since I installed my big screen. Time to revisit I think. Excellent movie.
walpurgis
13-12-2015, 15:04
I remember them filming that at Ruislip Lido when I was a kid. I lived quite nearby.
Oh...just caught this on IMDB
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Just watched
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and now "Out of Africa"
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Both from Amazon Prime
George Cukor's "My Fair Lady" from 1964 is tonight's film. Not seen it for a while but listened to the soundtrack last week.
Starring Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Jeremy Bret and Wilfrid Hyde-White Star in this fabulous musical, originally written as a play by G B Shaw and written for the screen by the great A J Lerner.
... Marni Nixon sang a fair amount of Hepburn's parts even though she was a good enough singer, but not all as some said; you can actually tell easily when you tune in your ear, and I actually preferred Hepburn's voice although she obviously didnt have the range.
Harrison was originally unamused that Hepburn got the role, as he wanted someone who was uncomfortable in the fancy ballroom scenes,(think Julie Andrews was his choice) stating the Hepburn has spent most of her life in ball-gowns, which is a stretch tbh. Still he did admit later that she was his favourite leading lady
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A picture now f the waif-like Audrey; one of the most beautiful of leading ladies ever
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John Ford & Henry Hathaways' 1962 sweeping western saga; "How The West Was Won" starring James Stewart, John Wayne, Gregory Peck, Henry Fonda, George Peppard and Debbie Reynolds as stand outs in a stand out cast of biblical proportions. Spencer Tracy I think did the voice overs and apart from the main cast there were more than 12,000 extras employed in the film.. Still holds its head hight today after 54 years.
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walpurgis
24-12-2015, 19:56
That'll be you busy for most of the evening Grant. It's pretty long.
Lol. There is an intermission half way when you have to change discs.I can do odds and sods while a film like this is on, as its easy to follow.
walpurgis
24-12-2015, 20:11
Lol. There is an intermission half way when you have to change discs.I can do odds and sods while a film like this is on, as its easy to follow.
Does an usherette walk around during the intermission with a tray of fags, drinks and snacks? :lol:
Does an usherette walk around during the intermission with a tray of fags, drinks and snacks? :lol:
:D I wish :rolleyes: could fair do with an usherette about now :eyebrows:
got a xmas kiss off my neighbour tonight:eyebrows: told him to shave next time :lol: boom boom
Spectral Morn
24-12-2015, 21:12
Episode 6 in the Frankenstein Chronicles :eek:
Wow, amazing episode - never saw the twist in that coming.
Spectral Morn
24-12-2015, 21:15
George Cukor's "My Fair Lady" from 1964 is tonight's film. Not seen it for a while but listened to the soundtrack last week.
Starring Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Jeremy Bret and Wilfrid Hyde-White Star in this fabulous musical, originally written as a play by G B Shaw and written for the screen by the great A J Lerner.
... Marni Nixon sang a fair amount of Hepburn's parts even though she was a good enough singer, but not all as some said; you can actually tell easily when you tune in your ear, and I actually preferred Hepburn's voice although she obviously didnt have the range.
Harrison was originally unamused that Hepburn got the role, as he wanted someone who was uncomfortable in the fancy ballroom scenes,(think Julie Andrews was his choice) stating the Hepburn has spent most of her life in ball-gowns, which is a stretch tbh. Still he did admit later that she was his favourite leading lady
https://ravereader.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/my-fair-lady.jpg
A picture now f the waif-like Audrey; one of the most beautiful of leading ladies ever
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I am not a big fan of musicals but this version of Pygmalion is a good film, good story.
Spectral Morn
24-12-2015, 21:16
John Ford & Henry Hathaways' 1962 sweeping western saga; "How The West Was Won" starring James Stewart, John Wayne, Gregory Peck, Henry Fonda, George Peppard and Debbie Reynolds as stand outs in a stand out cast of biblical proportions. Spencer Tracy I think did the voice overs and apart from the main cast there were more than 12,000 extras employed in the film.. Still holds its head hight today after 54 years.
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Good film
Boxing Day film is "The Great Escape" from 1963 and directed by John Sturges. Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Garner, James Coburn, Richard Attenborough and many more top names. Written by one of the escapers, Australian former POW Paul Brickhill, who also wrote Reach for the Sky and The Dambusters.
John Sturges told Pleasence to 'butt out' after the latter had offered some advice on the validity of many of the technical errors he was making, and was politely told to mind his own business. Later, when another star from the film informed John Sturges that Pleasence had actually been a RAF Officer in a World War II German POW Stalag camp, Sturges requested his technical advice and input on historical accuracy from that point forward. I always liked that story.;)
Great film and although not always accurate, it does go along at a decent pace and keeps your attention with some great acting. Not sure about the motorbike stuff, and was probably put in to keep McQueen happy.
A tribute to wee Angus Lennie who played the mole and died last year. He was well known in Scotland as 'Sunny Jim' in the superb Para Handy Series, and was also the cook Shughie McFee in Crossroads during the seventies.
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shown, Garner and Pleasence
walpurgis
26-12-2015, 19:43
Watched 'The Dirty Dozen' again last night. Thoroughly enjoyed that. Some excellent actors in it, with Lee Marvin on top form.
Forever young (1992) starring Mel Gibson in a less action man role. The georgous at the time, Jamie Lee Curtis is the romantic piece and Elijah Wood the boy who ties them...
The B-25J seen in this film is known as "Photo Fanny" and is located at the Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, California.
excellent, if a bit light-hearted film and worth a watch if youve not seen it.
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Stargate sg 1 . Continuum on the pick channel..not used this b4
Die Fledermaus for New Year's Day - misty and fuzzy old NTSC DVD (480 lines at 100" is not always fun), but it has Kiri Te Kanawa in a classic (and very funny) Royal Opera production and nice sound.
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Been kinda neglecting this of late.
Tonight its Frank Sinatra & Gene Kelly; Ol Blue Eye's is Back..
Watched a few over Xmas:
'Kick Ass' got recommended to me by a few people but I thought it was just a stupid kid's film so nearly didn't bother - it is actually really good with some great Tarantino-esque moments.
'Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes': A slow starter and it is one of these 'middle of the franchise' films so all it is doing is setting the stage for the next one so you are always going to be ahead of the plot. Impressive CGI, though.
The old versions are more fun I think, albeit a bit tackier (especially after Beneath The Planet of The Apes when the budgets gets cut back dramatically).
Ice cold in Alex from 1958 and starring Johnny Mils and Tony Quayle; both to become "Sirs", and Sylvia Syms, Harry Andrews and Aussie Allan Cuthbertson.
No info needed really, as sure everyone's seen it...Great stuff.
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The Lady From Shanghai (1947) stars Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth... Not see for a long time
walpurgis
15-01-2016, 17:07
Just watched Tom Selleck in 'Night Passage' a Jesse Stone series made for TV movie from the US on Channel 5.
Great stuff. Brilliantly cast and beautifully acted and directed (by Selleck). There are a handful of these intelligently put together Jesse Stone movies and they are very classy. The atmosphere is moody and dark and the pace might be described by some as slow, but I call it measured. The characterisations are superb and although the dramatic action is sparse, it is very decisive and has great impact. Love it.
(I have the Jesse Stone movies in my DVD collection, but always watch them when on the box)
Arkless Electronics
15-01-2016, 18:46
Watched "Network" last night, Very good indeed! Total seventies styli as well..
Tom-Brown
16-01-2016, 20:33
Attempting to work through the lord of the rings dvd box set :) 1. Fellowship of the ring is just coming to an end, don't think I'll do all three extended versions tonight :( :( :(
Bear Island from 1979 with Donald Sutherland. Not a bad film this and supposed to be the first in a sequence of Alistair MacLean adaptations. Alas it flopped and they never got made by producer Peter Snell.
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Blue Murder at St Trinians (1957/8) with Terry Thomas, George Cole, Alistair Sim and Joyce Grenfell. Love these old Trinians films , and the artwork by the great Ronald Searle.
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I will steal one of my own reviews
Tonight we are taking a comedic look at a POW camp , and the getting back to Blighty, of a VERY IMPORTANT PERSON(1961); namely James Robertson Justice, a Scientific Boffin that accidentially got sucked out of a bomber over Germany and Winston Churchill wants back at any cost.
Directed by Ken Annakin of The Battle of the Bulge fame(and also did Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines)..... and also starring a who's who of British comedy, it is one of the most stellar casts possible in a comedy drama and VIP delivers comedic gold by the spadeful.
John Le Mesurier, Richard Wattis, Eric Sykes, Leslie Phillips, Stanley Baxterand Jeremy Lloyd, who went into writing shows like Are you Being Served and Allo Allo.
Stanley Baxter plays the dual roles of prisoner Jock Everett and Kommondant Stamfel. his wonderful reply to Stamfel's line calling him an "English Swine" was "Scottish Swine"
James Robertson Justice was a tremendous linguist and spoke, among others, fluent German, and ad libbed a line in German to antagonise the Commandant, which translates as " You can kiss my arse, you filthy Nazi " . This, if known would never have been allowed, by either the director/studios, or got past the censors mindful of insulting Germans etc. Justice was on safe ground as no one spoke any German and he got away with his bit of revenge. JRJ always claimed to be Scottish, but he wasn't (Born and died in London actually).
This is one of the last of the great British comedies before the world changed, and it is as fresh today as it ever was. If you get the chance to watch it again, DO!!
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Callan (1974) starring Edward Woodward. a remake of A Magnum for Schneider. Always look forward to Russell Hunters' parts as the smelly Lonely.
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James Mitchell@s books are a must for people like me lol....superb dark tv, and in this case, movie
Spectral Morn
23-01-2016, 11:16
Occupied - Sky Arts
A Norwegian drama/thriller about a joint EU and Russian take over of Norway. Norway now ruled by a green party has switched all her oil and gas production off, in favour of a new clean source of power. Russia and the EU demand a turn back on, which is ignored, and Russia leads a takeover of the oil and gas fields.
Interesting idea and so far well executed, but it does suffer from the usual Scandinavian reserve, dead pan flat, matter of fact presentation, so has lacked the tension and dramatic story telling it really needs. If you don't mind this then well worth watching.
Callan (1974) starring Edward Woodward. a remake of A Magnum for Schneider. Always look forward to Russell Hunters' parts as the smelly Lonely.
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James Mitchell@s books are a must for people like me lol....superb dark tv, and in this case, movie
Excellent film Grant - I loved all the Callan series on TV.
Spectral Morn
26-01-2016, 22:29
The X Files
Its back and wow................... :eek: :)
British high fidelity
27-01-2016, 00:00
The X Files
Its back and wow................... :eek: :)
And scully looks super hot now
The X Files
Its back and wow................... :eek: :)
What channel is it on ?
Think its to be chanel no 5 :D
Think its to be chanel no 5 :D
droll:popcorn:
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) Stars the voices of Sean William Scott, Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary and Jay Leno among many. Super film, and although the story is not as good as the first, the animation is better, as is the fur simulation on the animals.
The first 3 films are astonishingly good tbh but with the 4th brought out without much thought other than profit and crashed and died.
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Bedtime film is Carry on Don't Lose Your Head (1966) starring the usual suspects. Think this was the first Rank carry on distribution as well... Super gags like drop the message in the basket and I will read it later, lady binder's "But then, you've always had magnificent balls" and "I'm Camembert! I'm the big cheese".... what more do you need ;)
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You notice that some obscure cable channel is showing Outland in the middle of the night so you tape it. Two days later you sit down expecting to enjoy watching Sean Connery playing a futuristic sheriff in a gritty Alien-style sci-fi thriller that is basically a rip off of High Noon but so what?
Instead it turns out to be 'Outlander', not Outland. A much more recent film about some Alien bloke in the Viking days and it's like watching a continuous 80 minute cut scene from a next gen video game.
Bollox.
Spectral Morn
31-01-2016, 10:25
Think its to be chanel no 5 :D
Not yet, I am watching on RTE 2. Its due on 5 soon.
Spectral Morn
31-01-2016, 10:30
And scully looks super hot now
I agree Gillian Anderson looks very nice these days. I thought she looked particular nice in The Fall.
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I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy. From 1942 and a showcase for the super Jimmy Cagney's abilities as a dancer and singer as well as actor playing George M Cohan.
Joan Leslie,Walter Houston co star and a role so for Irene Manning.
Cohan won the Congressional Gold Medal in 36 for services to the US including the famous OVER THERE song .... He was THE star of Broadway writing and performing.
Cagney does a grand ol' job
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Spectral Morn
01-02-2016, 20:10
Channel 4 Dispatches - Where's My Missing Mail (On Now)
Well that's me never using YODEL - parcels thrown about the sorting office, items dropped etc. And loading the van, throw the stuff in, any old way.
This is everything one suspected, but seeing it :eek: in the flesh..... not good.
A lot of companies do that, or used to anyway. Ive seen them. Difficult to know who does what once its out of your sight. Still find for expensive and potentially breakable items R Mail special delivery, and UPS express to be the best as they go through different systems
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948). John Huston's Academy Award winning adaptation of Ret Marut(B Traven)'s book of same name. Starring Humphrey Bogart as Dobbs, Tim Holt as Bob Curtin and Walter Huston as Howard. There was a strong possiblity that technical advisor Hal Coves was in fact Traven.
One of these great films that will last for ever.
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One of my all time favourites, that. Check out the fight scene in the bar near the start of the film, it's so well done it looks like they filmed an actual fight. Not like the nonsense in modern Hollywood films.
Just started watching "The Watch" (2012). A Ben Stiller comedy vehicle I expect. supposedly something to do with aliens. Its n my hard drive and dont fancy it....these are often good films lol
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One of my all time favourites, that. Check out the fight scene in the bar near the start of the film, it's so well done it looks like they filmed an actual fight. Not like the nonsense in modern Hollywood films.
yeah, its a cracker... really pasted him, but in a natural, and tired sort of fashion Martin. its one of my digital owned films; I dont have many, well at moment. ...but like I said I wouldnt buy digital audiobooks I said that about films.lol:doh:
What did you think of 'The Watch'? My thoughts were it wasn't really worth a second watch. Some funny moments, though.
What did you think of 'The Watch'? My thoughts were it wasn't really worth a second watch. Some funny moments, though.
Ki!da similar here... Comedy wasnt funny enough andcsifi wasnt quite good enough either. Acting was ok and they did ok with a fairly threadbare script.
Now watching PAINT YOUR WAGON on the ipad with belkin theater sound... Very convincing it is too!
Jean Seaberg was a real classy dish indeed...yummy
Porterhouse Blue (1987) starring David Jason, Ian Richardson, John Sessions and Griff Rhys Jones among many. Superb adaptation of Tom Sharpe's novel. Jason's Tour de force this.
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Papillion(1973) Franklin Schaffner directs this sometimes harrowing account of the French penal system in Guiana ... Stars Steve Mcqueen and Dustin Hoffman. Slow but thought provoking film, well acted and a superb script
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KELLY's HERO's (1970) burning bridges and crazy Oddball
A group of U.S. soldiers sneaks across enemy lines to get their hands on a secret stash of Nazi treasure. ... Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles and Donald Sutherland among many... Simply stunningly good fun
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the krauts are not here!!.... WE'RE HERE!!!!
‘Dodes’ka-den’ directed by Akiro Kurosawa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodes%27ka-den
I’ve been after a copy of this since I saw it at my cinema club. First copy I tracked down was a Japanese version with Korean subtitles (!) In the end this copy was part of a four-disc set of Kurosawa’s later films.
Sad to say I found the film a lot more depressing than I did on first viewing. :(
‘Dodes’ka-den’ directed by Akiro Kurosawa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodes%27ka-den
The cover artwork looks rather Chagall-esque ;)
Japanese with Korean subtitles? :eek: Did you manage to follow the plot ok, then? :D
Marco.
The cover artwork looks rather Chagall-esque ;)
Japanese with Korean subtitles? :eek: Did you manage to follow the plot ok, then? :D
Marco.
My new copy has English subtitles. I gave the old copy to my Japanese girlfriend - I don't think she liked it very much.
More information here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065649/
Actually, that sounds like a bit of a giggle!
Marco.
'Oh, Mr. Porter!'
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(The next train's gone...)
Porterhouse Blue (1987) starring David Jason, Ian Richardson, John Sessions and Griff Rhys Jones among many. Superb adaptation of Tom Sharpe's novel. Jason's Tour de force this.
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part 2 of this superb series of a Tom Sharpe Novel:)
Had a movie day yesterday as I was off work - curtains closed, lights down, projector on!
The Martian (which I missed at the cinema) I found thoroughly gripping and very entertaining. Nice soundtrack too - wonderfully offbeat for a big sci-fi movie to have a selection of disco and 70s pop at its heart.
The Walk - just as dizzyingly awesome at home as it was on the IMAX screen (just not as big). Joseph Gordon Levitt's turn as Phillipe Petit seemed a little OTT first time around, but then I saw the man himself on TV and on the documentary and JGL's portrayal of the larger-than-life showman seems spot on.
Both recommended.
Spectral Morn
12-02-2016, 12:00
Porterhouse Blue (1987) starring David Jason, Ian Richardson, John Sessions and Griff Rhys Jones among many. Superb adaptation of Tom Sharpe's novel. Jason's Tour de force this.
http://ic.c4assets.com/brands/porterhouse-blue/series-1/porterhouse-blue-s1_625x352.jpg?interpolation=progressive-bicubic&output-quality=90&output-format=jpeg&resize=625px:352px
Loved it and Blott on the Lanscape which I think is the better adaptation.
Spectral Morn
12-02-2016, 12:03
‘Dodes’ka-den’ directed by Akiro Kurosawa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodes%27ka-den
I’ve been after a copy of this since I saw it at my cinema club. First copy I tracked down was a Japanese version with Korean subtitles (!) In the end this copy was part of a four-disc set of Kurosawa’s later films.
Sad to say I found the film a lot more depressing than I did on first viewing. :(
I wasn't aware of that one. I like his samurai films, but have yet to see a modern world film by him.
Blue Murder at St Trinians from way back in 1957. Still as good as it was then. Superb British cast, and the Flash Harry theme is unmistakable.
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...followed now with "The Pure Hell of St Trinians" from 3 years later... off to scare the Arabs :D
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The Big Sleep (1946)..directed by Howard Hawks. The first film version of Raymond Chandler's 1939 novel of the same name. stars Humphrey Bogart as private detective Philip Marlowe and Lauren Bacall as Vivian Rutledge, and Elisha Cook, Jr, who plays his role so well he is typecast. Screenplay is mostly by William Faulkner and its release was delayed while Warner got out all its war gilms as it was endi!g/ended and they were time related more than this..Noone at Warner knew who would be guilty til the end...nice!
One of my bought digital files from amazon and was added to the National Screen registary in 1997
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walpurgis
13-02-2016, 14:30
Brilliant film. Bogart was always a class act.
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Titan AE
Animated film i.e a cartoon about a youth who turns out to be the last hope for humanity after aliens destroy the earth in the third millennium.
Wanted to see this since it came out in 2000 but never got round to it. Not a bad film, Matt Damon and Drew Barrymore star, but it is hard to see 15 years on where the estimated $90 million budget went. Some beautiful graphics and some not so good as the CGI was outsourced to multiple different studios.
I'm not big on cartoons pretending to be films but this is a good attempt at it, if you like sci-fi.
Evil Dead (2013)
Not a patch on the schloky original
from 1987; Blackadder the 3rd, just finished
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and now
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the 4th from 1989.... super stuff this time from my digital library
The Comic Strip Presents 'Red Top'
All very clever but it seems they've forgotten it's supposed to be funny :doh:
The Reader
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Quoted from Amazon:
Product Description
The Reader opens in post-WWII Germany when teenager Michael Berg becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair. Michael discovers that Hanna loves being read to and their physical relationship deepens. Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from The Odyssey, Huck Finn and The Lady with the Little Dog. Despite their intense bond, Hanna mysteriously disappears one day and Michael is left confused and heartbroken. Eight years later, while Michael is a law student observing the Nazi war crime trials, he is stunned to find Hanna back in his life - this time as a defendant in the courtroom. As Hanna's past is revealed, Michael uncovers a deep secret that will impact both of their lives. The Reader is a story about truth and reconciliation, about how one generation comes to terms with the crimes of another.
From Amazon.co.uk
What is the nature of guilt--and how can the human spirit survive when confronted with deep and horrifying truths? The Reader, a hushed and haunting meditation on these knotty questions, is sorrowful and shocking, yet leavened by a deep love story that is its heart. In postwar Germany, young schoolboy Michael (German actor David Cross) meets and begins a tender romance with the older, mysterious Hanna (Kate Winslet, whose performance is a revelation). The two make love hungrily in Hanna's shabby apartment, yet their true intimacy comes as Michael reads aloud to Hanna in bed, from his school assignments, textbooks, even comic books. Hanna delights in the readings, and Michael delights in Hanna. Years later, the two cross paths again, and Michael (played as an adult by Ralph Fiennes) learns, slowly, horrifyingly, of acts that Hanna may have been involved in during the war. There is a war crimes trial, and the accused at one point asks the panel of prosecutors: "Well, what would you have done?" It is that question--as one German professor says later: "How can the next generation of Germans come to terms with the Holocaust?"--that is both heartbreaking and unanswerable. Winslet plays every shade of gray in her portrayal of Hanna, and Fiennes is riveting as the man who must rewrite history--his own and his country's--as he learns daily, hourly, of deeds that defy categorization, and morality. "No matter how much washing and scrubbing," one character says matter of factly, "some sins don't wash away." The Reader (with nods to similar films like Sophie's Choice and The English Patient dares to present that unnerving premise, without offering an easy solution. --A.T. Hurley
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and now
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The Good German
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Taken from Amazon.com:
Product Description
War drama based on the novel by Joseph Kanon. The film takes place in the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, where U.S. Army war correspondent Jake Geismar (George Clooney) becomes embroiled with Lena Brandt (Cate Blanchett), his former lover, whose missing husband is the object of a manhunt by both the American and Russian armies. Intrigue mounts as Jake tries to uncover the secrets Lena may be hiding in her desperation to get herself and her husband out of Berlin. Tully (Tobey Maguire), a soldier in the American army motor pool assigned to drive Jake around Berlin, has black market connections that may be Lena's way out - or lead them all into even darker territory.
From Amazon.co.uk
Despite its flaws, The Good German is a welcome gift for every film lover who laments "they don't make 'em like they used to." Steven Soderbergh's affectionate, knowing tribute to the black-and-white melodramas of Hollywood's golden age may lack the emotional depth and romantic passion of Michael Curtiz's Casablanca--the 1946 classic it intentionally emulates--but as Soderbergh approximates Curtiz's studio style, he delivers a shimmering, shadowy reminder that movies can be enjoyed for the sheer pleasure of their craftsmanship. Once again serving as his own cinematographer (credited as "Peter Andrews"), Soderbergh went to great lengths to technically and aesthetically re-create the look and feel of a Curtiz production, and Joseph Kanon's source novel (adapted by Quiz Show screenwriter Paul Attanasio) provides a twisting plot set around the historical Potsdam conference in post-World War II Germany. An American military journalist, Capt. Jake Geismer (George Clooney) is in rubble-strewn Berlin to cover the event, and is quickly drawn into a murder plot involving his appointed driver (Tobey Maguire), an old flame-turned-wartime prostitute (Cate Blanchett) and her missing husband, a scientist who possesses pivotal secrets coveted by Americans and Russians in a pre-Cold War bid for power.
Violence, sexual content, and salty dialogue make it clear that this drama is a brashly contemporary homage to films of a bygone era, and not a slavish attempt to copy the past. This yields mixed results in terms of the film's overall appeal; it's gorgeous to look at, but the plot and performances exist in a vacuum, and the entire film feels oddly disengaged from any sense of genuine human emotion. It's probably fair to say that Soderbergh had more fun making the film than most people will have watching it. And yet, as Clooney's character is repeatedly beaten and deceived on his path to cynical enlightenment, The Good German has many qualities that make it recommendable, not the least being the pleasure of following a talented director as he indulges his penchant for bold experimentation. --Jeff Shannon
I very much agree with the second sentence of the second paragraph of Shannon’s summary. 6/10 from me.
The Password Is Courage (1962) starring Dirk Bogarde as sgt maj Coward...a lighter hearted version of the book but very enjoyable too. Some nice wartime songs too
Hard if not impossible to find now but i have a legit copy from rare films
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Green Zone (2010)
Wanted to see this for a while as quite few people highly rate it.
Matt Damon is a CWO running around Iraq during Gulf 2 looking for WMD. He doesn't find any so starts asking questions. There is really nothing new to see here. The CIA are bad, journalists are self-serving, in the end no-one wins. It is so lightweight it should really blow away. Oh and there is too much fast cutting in the fight scenes and the chase at the end drags on too long.
Damon is good in it, though.
Green Zone (2010)
Wanted to see this for a while as quite few people highly rate it.
Matt Damon is a CWO running around Iraq during Gulf 2 looking for WMD. He doesn't find any so starts asking questions. There is really nothing new to see here. The CIA are bad, journalists are self-serving, in the end no-one wins. It is so lightweight it should really blow away. Oh and there is too much fast cutting in the fight scenes and the chase at the end drags on too long.
Damon is good in it, though.
not caught that yet. will watch out for it
Now, Wyatt Erp(1994) starring Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman and Dennis Quaid... 3 hrs worth so will take all night lol
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Amazon Prime
Marvellous film and a privilege to see it one more time. I prefer tombstone, for its style, and acting etc, but this is the real story, and Costner did a pretty fair job.. definitely a 6 out of 5 film.
Red. the 2010 film of my life story ;) starring Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman and Helen Mirren. from the DC comics series written by by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner. A hoot from start to finish, and also has the lovely Mary-Louise Parker in it
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twickers
03-03-2016, 19:07
Not watching right now, but did enjoy Bridge of Spies and especially Revenant.
The Golden Compass
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9/10 for looks, 3/10 for the hopeless and far from complete adaptation of Philip Pullman's trilogy.
Sherlock Holmes
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
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Both of these are a couple of hours of OTT entertainment. 6/10 for the first and 7/10 for the second.
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superior version of the A E W Mason classic novel from 1939 with John Clements in the starring role, ably assisted by Sir Ralph Richardson.
and currently
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Watched this last night, creepiest film I've seen in a long while.
"It Follows"
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1988 with Jeremy Brett
Not as good as the version with that Sherlock Rathbone chap.... :)
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Joseph Pevney's Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) starring Jimmy cagney in the role of Lon Chaney. Co- starring Dorothy Malone and Jane Greer. B&W dvd from my collection;alas ntsc so watching on pc
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Probably Cagneys best film although today maybe least known
Fabulous film that. A privilege to see it again. Cagney was awesome
RED 2 (2013) the sequel to red from 3 years b4. Stars Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lee Byung-hun, Anthony Hopkins, and Helen Mirren, and directed by Dean Parisot, who gave us Fun with Dick and Jane in 2005.
Had a budget of $84 mil and returned a profit of $60 mil, so the old ones still have drawing power.
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pretty good film tbh. great action scenes that didnt look fake for most part; probably too many but script was pretty weak....still, mama loves mambo so a solid 7.5 out of 10 for entertainment:)
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Blu ray.
Carry on screaming (1966)
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Carry on Jack (1963)
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Martin Scorsese's 1990 classic "Goodfellas" starring Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci and Paul Sorvino among many. This was Critic Roger Ebert's av film of type if memory serves.....Cannot imagine why, but he is a funny guy;)
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walpurgis
15-03-2016, 22:11
Great movie that. Casino is good too, in a similar sort of way.
The bloke who does the hit in between the cars in the parking lot ('the way I see it: why take a chance?') in Casino was a real ex-hit man. He was there as technical adviser and when they were shooting that scene he was saying 'no it's all wrong - that's not how you do it'. So in the end they just filmed him doing it and used it in the movie.
Bingeing on 2nd series of Daredevil on Netflix.
Even darker than 1st season, very much for grown ups kiddies.
Great telly.
I'm 4 days into my Hill Street Blues marathon and still only on season one. 7 seasons, 7 discs per season. That's a lot of 1980s US cop drama watching to get through.
Good though. I've not seen these since the mid-Eighties when Channel 4 screened the lot - albeit with some episodes edited.
Not seen hill st blues for many years...quite liked that.... Interesting thought...must consider the boxset some day.
I'm going to do Miami Vice next.
Preferred Miami Vice to Hill Street Blues, but on the whole I preferred 70s US cop shows to 80s ones: Cannon, Streets of San Francisco, Starsky and Hutch, Kojak, Ironside, Columbo, etc :)
Marco.
Just starting, is "Law and Order season 1" from 1990... doesn't seam that long ago tbh.... this is an Amazon digital series from my stash
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think pic is from a later series actually lol
'Harry Brown' on channel 5
Just starting, is "Law and Order season 1" from 1990... doesn't seam that long ago tbh.... this is an Amazon digital series from my stash
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think pic is from a later series actually lol
Sheesh...26 years ago!
'9' on syfy
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Rise of the planet of the apes (2011) starring Andy Serkis and directed by Rupert Wyatt
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from my dig amazon library
Watchable but at the same time a bit lame. Odd film.
Watchable but at the same time a bit lame. Odd film.
its one of my fav of the ape films along with the original Heston one. not sure what I like about it; maybe its tenderness in places, and violence in others...
Now "The Monuments men " directed by George Clooney who also stars alongside Matt Damon and Bill Murray. Not seen this or read much so its a suck it n see..... free with Amazon Prime, for now anyways.
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Good cast and I like heist films - is it worth a watch?
Good cast and I like heist films - is it worth a watch?
fell asleep lol.. will rewatch from where I dropped off later and say.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) directed by matt reeves, this sequel to last night's film is also excellent value. Gary Oldman, Keri Russell and Andy Serkis star.
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fell asleep lol.. will rewatch from where I dropped off later and say.
finished watching it... not the worst film I've seen, but not exactly memorable either. Could have been done better; don't think Clooney has a directorial career if thats all he can manage:)
worth a watch if free, but wouldn't spend any cash Martin
I already have Amazon Prime so won't cost anything more. I'll give it a go. A shame so many of those films are wasted opportunities. You should have some fun with a heist movie. Like Kelly's Heroes.
jollyfix
24-03-2016, 06:26
finished watching it... not the worst film I've seen, but not exactly memorable either. Could have been done better; don't think Clooney has a directorial career if thats all he can manage:)
worth a watch if free, but wouldn't spend any cash Martin
Same as what i thought Grant, could have been done better.
Spectral Morn
26-03-2016, 11:33
'Theirs is the Glory' 1946 - SPIKE now
Drama, documentary film retelling the battle for Arnhem. Mixture of recreation, original footage and the voice of a war correspondent recording his observations. Acting a bit wooden in places (troops who actually served in Arnhem are the main cast), but overall interesting film, that tells the story in a dry, factual way compared to the big Hollywood production A Bridge to Far was.
Spectral Morn
27-03-2016, 12:44
Jesus of Nazareth - Sky Arts
Nice to see at least two channels remembering this is Easter, King of Kings on BBC2.
Most folk dont even know what easter is ..... Sign of the times I guess.
Spectral Morn
27-03-2016, 15:22
Most folk dont even know what easter is ..... Sign of the times I guess.
Sadly I think that entirely possible :(
Easter is different things to different people. It was a significant date before Christianity came along. Christianity adopted it the same way they adopted 25th December/ Yule. They are not historical dates of Jesus's birth and death just convenient times to celebrate/remember them that fitted in with the pagan cultures Christianity replaced.
Like Hindu saying 'sadly, most people don't know what Divali is'. If your not a Hindu you probably don't know. Or care.
Alcatraz, the true story, deathbed confession (2015) From Amazon prime content
The true story, based on a Deathbed Confession, about what really happened to Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers who escaped from Alcatraz Prison in 1962. They made it- but what happened next is shocking. Investigated by the US Marshals.
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Was interesting. Very interesting
Of course they made it - they had Clint Eastwood with them.
Thinking about it, are there any Clint Eastwood films where he dies? I can think of a couple of John Wayne films where John Wayne dies: The Alamo and The Shootist. But none where Clint buys the farm.
Of course they made it - they had Clint Eastwood with them.
Thinking about it, are there any Clint Eastwood films where he dies?
Gran Torino?
Oh yeah. Spot, Roy. Is that the only one? I can't remember how Play Misty For Me ends.
Oh yeah. Spot, Roy. Is that the only one? I can't remember how Play Misty For Me ends.
No, he survives Evelyn's onslaught, think he punches her through a wall with a sheer drop on the other side.
Both Steptoe movies on ITV3, just watching 'ride again' the better one with the greyhound :)
I'm still on my Hill Street Blues marathon. Approaching the end of Season Two. 5 more to go.
It had the lowest rated pilot show of any pilot up to that time. The audience didn't know what to make of it. The network head was on his way out and he wanted to commission something 'worthy' so he gave the green light anyway. The audience was poor but it won all the Emmy's and everyone started to watch it.
Crooks in Cloisters from 1964 I think. Ronald Fraser, Melvyn Hayes, Wilfrid Brambel , Bernard Cribbins, Babs Windsor and the marvelleous davy Kaye as Specs. Davy was a marvel in many ways, but non more than his charity work, where he raised over a million pounds.
Great film too
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also the lovely Francesca Annis in one of her early roles.. she was a lovey lass.
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Fancy a bit of revenge kick ass action, so Rambo first blood from 1982 or so, is order of the day I think :eyebrows: Sly Stallone stars
walpurgis
29-03-2016, 20:40
Yeah. I like that movie. It's more plausible than other Rambo films.
Not as good as Stallone's best though which was 'Copland'. Outstanding and very well worth tracking down if you've not seen it Grant. It's a superb, gritty, tough, crooked cop movie with great acting (from Stallone too).
ah yes Cop land... got that somewhere. Ray lolita I think is in it
Brian Dennahy took a few in the undercarriage I think...lol good film....... now on to "Law and Order" season 1 epp 7 I think..... great original us series that spawned a load of stuff; to my mind this was the best
walpurgis
29-03-2016, 22:10
now on to "Law and Order" season 1 epp 7 I think..... great original us series that spawned a load of stuff; to my mind this was the best
I agree. The early ones were excellent.
Funny how nobody mentions 'The Shield' police series these days. I thought they were terrific!
This one?
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walpurgis
29-03-2016, 22:25
This one?
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Yeah. They were great. Very fast paced with some amazingly devious plot lines and brilliant actors.
i will see if its available on amazon
The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo (2010)
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The original Swedish version, and IMO the best (although the remake with Daniel Craig is worth watching as well).
walpurgis
29-03-2016, 22:40
i will see if its available on amazon
I've got the whole lot on DVD. Must also get 'Justified' series 1 & 2. Another cracking watch.
walpurgis
29-03-2016, 22:41
The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo (2010)
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The original Swedish version, and IMO the best (although the remake with Daniel Craig is worth watching as well).
I like that a lot too. (the book is well worth reading)
not seen either or read the book... I'm missing out here :doh:
walpurgis
29-03-2016, 23:19
not seen either or read the book... I'm missing out here :doh:
Yup. You'd like that Grant.
Blackadder series 3...part of my digital library..... I have it on disc too but this saves me getting up :D
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Spectral Morn
01-04-2016, 14:41
Childhoods End - final part.
Just finished watching, very moving and as I recall pretty faithful to the book.
Ive got the book to read Neil. Not managed to get round to it yet.
Blackadder series 3...part of my digital library..... I have it on disc too but this saves me getting up :D
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Remember before remotes when you had to get up just to change channel (to one of the other two of the three options)?
It was the hardest thing in the world.
Remember before remotes when you had to get up just to change channel (to one of the other two of the three options)?
It was the hardest thing in the world.
remember when there was only 2 and the were only on some of the time. 405 lines. then along came bbc2. I was still young but it was amazed at the better picture.. it was on uhf and 625 lines. not sure when, but some time in the 60's. those old 405 line sets lasted for years after though(built like brick outhouses) Remotes were originally fly by wire, and then the ultra sonic ones came out. they were a nightmare as rattling keys or the like set the damn things off.. some of them went on well into the late 70's... Thorns especially were really sensitive and needed careful setting up.
Flight of the Navigator from 1986. stars Joey Cramer as David, and the voice of Paul Reubens as Max.... Super little film this from the disney stable, I think they bought it in a liquidation sale from the original company.
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Love the cars ...love the music
jollyfix
01-04-2016, 19:31
Remember before remotes when you had to get up just to change channel (to one of the other two of the three options)?
It was the hardest thing in the world.
We had rediffusion with the ole ABC box on the window sill to change the channels. I remember my Dad moving the TV to another room , to change channels i would have to get off settee through door down hallway into old room , pull back the curtain turn switch on the box.
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Love the cars ...love the music
Great film... music is tops too... Ive got the concert, the soundtrack and the film on dvd and blu ray lol....oh yes, and a cd of Chris thomas King too
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Love the cars ...love the music
Love the film! The Coen Brothers make some great films.
Spectral Morn
01-04-2016, 19:42
Ive got the book to read Neil. Not managed to get round to it yet.
I think I will reread it Grant. I wasn't expecting much from the mini series, but it was intelligent, well acted and looked good too. The TV series has made me want to reread it.
Some like it Hot from 1959 or thereabouts. Billy Wilder's diamond in the ruff, starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Marilyn Monroe, George Raft and Joe E Brown with most of the scene stealing. Quick mention for Nehemiah Persoff, who I always liked and has been in more films and tv series than you could shake a stick at. He plays Little Bonaparte
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Great film... music is tops too... Ive got the concert, the soundtrack and the film on dvd and blu ray lol....oh yes, and a cd of Chris thomas King too
Bought it on blue ray last week , must look out for the soundtrack on vinyl , the concert looks good to get as well
yes the dvd concert..down from the mountain is fantastic.
Put the book on my list.
best get the set , very gripping reads ...the Daniel Craig film glossed over a lot but that's the same with most books made into films I suppose
Spectral Morn
02-04-2016, 00:29
The Keep (Channel 4) Now
Rare chance to see Michael Manns flawed horror film based on F Paul Wilsons book of the same name. German soldiers are sent to guard a pass in Romania, garrison themselves in an odd castle and all hell breaks lose. There is an HP Lovecraft aspect to this book and film. Worth a watch.
Loved the book Neil, the film was good too.
Spectral Morn
02-04-2016, 17:28
Loved the book Neil, the film was good too.
I live in hope that Mann agrees to do a directors cut, his original 210 min version which the studio rejected and then butchered. However I doubt it he apparently strongly dislikes the film, hence no DVD or Blu Ray release. I haven't seen it in years and its still quiet good in places, but the flaws, due to the studio demanded editing bollocks are quiet obvious through older eyes.
One of the big issues during production was the death of the special effects director, Mann then had to revise the film, the creature, the ending - it was a mess. Then the studio refused to give the money to finish it as Mann wanted, leading to an ending that isn't what was wanted, which was much closer to the ending in the book.
Spectral Morn
02-04-2016, 17:30
300 Rise of Empire
Much better than the first film, quiet enjoyed this despite the historical inaccuracies.
Continuing my Hill Street Blues Marathon. At the end of season 3. Just 4 more to go.
Funny some of the actors who crop up in it. Uncle Phil from The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air and Commander Riker from Star Trek TNG who has a short spoken part as a small time hood who gets busted.
John Huston's masterpiece from 1951, The African Queen starring Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn and Robert Morley. Camera by God(aka Jack Cardiff) made 11 times its budget so pretty successful in its day and still superb. This is the restored Blu Ray and is an astonishingly good picture etc. Common knowledge I know but this was filmed in Africa and only Huston and Bogey stayed well, due to their prodigious whisky drinking and no water....good lads ;) now where is my bottle
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Now you mention it he does look well battered on the DVD cover.
My vote for the best Bogart is 'Key Largo', although he is really good in everything. Treasure of The Sierra Madre second fave. Then Maltese Falcon. The thing with Key Largo is that he doesn't really have a lot to work with script-wise, so he does it all with his eyes. Proper acting, that.
walpurgis
02-04-2016, 21:56
My vote for the best Bogart is 'Key Largo', although he is really good in everything. Treasure of The Sierra Madre second fave. Then Maltese Falcon. The thing with Key Largo is that he doesn't really have a lot to work with script-wise, so he does it all with his eyes. Proper acting, that.
Agree with that. Bogart was always superb. 'The Big Sleep' is a fav of mine,
Now you mention it he does look well battered on the DVD cover.
My vote for the best Bogart is 'Key Largo', although he is really good in everything. Treasure of The Sierra Madre second fave. Then Maltese Falcon. The thing with Key Largo is that he doesn't really have a lot to work with script-wise, so he does it all with his eyes. Proper acting, that.
he was half jaked for the whole shoot but held it well. A true pro and along with Cagney, my favs of the times.... maybe the Duke as well
I've watched 'The Big Sleep' far too many times. Must have read the book four or five times too. Even Chandler said he wasn't sure who killed the chauffeur, and he wrote it. I think it is a flawed film, though. They couldn't really follow the book too closely because the pornographic elements to the plot wouldn't have been allowed in 1945 America so it doesn't really make total sense. Great dialogue and atmosphere, though.
Yeah, they are all great films, as is Casablanca . he had a look to die for, and was a superb actor too. Cagney was more versitile and probably more talented, but didnt quite cut it in the looks department, or the charisma stakes. The Duke had it all like Bogey too and thats why he was so popular. made a lot of good films out of poor scripts too.
Bob Mitcham was the man for tough parts; Had a lot of time for him... a tough nut himself, as was Burt Lancaster
walpurgis
02-04-2016, 22:21
Nothing against Cagney, but Bogie was the man in my book. His movies just ooze character. All down to him and the great direction. Must admit Paul Newman is also an equal fav of mine. Cool Hand Luke is my favourite film. Just brilliant! Also. If you've not seen it, check out 'Nobody's Fool', very classy and some of the best acting you'll ever see.
They all had proper screen presence. Very rare you get that in a contemporary leading man. They are all a bit too 'everyman' nowadays. I'm thinking of your Damons and DiCaprios. Like comparing men to boys.
Lawrence Fishburn has it. And Will Smith. But I'm struggling to think of anyone else under 70
yeah I like Cool Hand.... got it on dvd. what we have is a lack of communication:D sad end too. not a huge Newman fan but he made some great films. Think i preferred Redford out of the competing parties. 3 days of the condor was a favourite
walpurgis
02-04-2016, 22:30
Maybe not a 'leading man' as such, but Geoffrey Rush impresses me hugely. Have you seen The Tailor of Panama? It's a masterpiece and Rush steals it from the start. Even Pierce Brosnan was excellent in it (He's underrated, very capable in the right role).
'What we got here is fay-lure to communikake'
Maybe not a 'leading man' as such, but Geoffrey Rush impresses me hugely. Have you seen The Tailor of Panama? It's a masterpiece and Rush dominates from the start. Even Pierce Brosnan was excellent in it (He's underrated, very capable in the right role).
No not seen that. The only thing I can recall seeing him in is The King's Speech.
walpurgis
02-04-2016, 22:32
Diggin that hole boss.
They all had proper screen presence. Very rare you get that in a contemporary leading man. They are all a bit too 'everyman' nowadays. I'm thinking of your Damons and DiCaprios. Like comparing men to boys.
Lawrence Fishburn has it. And Will Smith. But I'm struggling to think of anyone else under 70
there aint many tbh.... Thats why I like big Arnie. He aint a great actor but boy does he hold the camera well. Tom Hanks used to have it but seems to have drifted last few films after road to perdition
Robert Shaw. He was an actor with gravitas. Another heavy drinker and tough guy.
walpurgis
02-04-2016, 22:46
Tom Hanks used to have it but seems to have drifted last few films after road to perdition
Hanks was great in Saving Private Ryan. Wonderful movie! Cast Away was superb too. Funny thing is, I really like Joe Versus The Volcano he did with Meg Ryan. It's corny, but very quirky and just a touch 'dark'. Good fun and Meg looked stunning.
Hanks was great in Saving Private Ryan. Wonderful movie! Cast Away was superb too. Funny thing is, I really like Joe Versus The Volcano he did with Meg Ryan. It's corny, but very quirky and just a touch 'dark'. Good fun and Meg looked stunning.
Yeah thats the first film I saw him in I think... then the one with a mermaid with big John Candy. he was another favourite, big John. super actor
Geoffrey Rush is good in everything I have seen him in: 'Shine'; 'Taylor of Panama'; 'Quills' and 'The King's Speech'.
Regarding Humphrey Bogart. a favourite of mine is 'To Have and Have Not'; debuting Lauren Bacall. "You know how to whistle don't you Steve? You just put your lips together and blow."
He was in Pirates of the Caribbean.
Johnny Depp is a bit of a screen draw too
Depp is good he just stars in rubbishy films. Donnie Brasco was his stand-out and that was years ago.
He's in all those Tim Burton films which are all unwatchable. Ruined his career if you ask me.
walpurgis
02-04-2016, 23:14
I see nobody has mentioned De Crapio again. I detest him. Just a Hollywood 'pretty boy'.
Well the Sweeney todd film was chronic.... like the pirates films; they have a certain something that sets them out as potential classics of the future, in their own way.
Forgot the actor, but that film Sniper is great as well. Its one of my favs of modern films
I see nobody has mentioned De Crapio again. I detest him. Just a Hollywood 'pretty boy'.
he certainly improved around Gangs of New York era IMO. think it was the first film I thought he did well in, but was helped a lot by Daniel Day-Lewis, who is another worthy of consideration of top actor or this era
Day -Lewis chews the scenery. Which is okay as he usually takes roles that require that - No Country For Old Men springs to mind. He does hold the screen well, though. As does Liam Neeson.
The correct answer is, of course, Jeff Bridges.
Treasure of The Sierra Madre second fave.
Badges? We don't need no steenkin' badges!
The correct answer is, of course, Jeff Bridges.
Another one who is in mostly terrible films.
Prefer Kevin Spacey to Jeff Bridges. Both were in kpax. Liked Jeff in thunderbolt and lightfoot and in heavens gate too. A much maligned film. I thought it rather good if over long
Another one who is in mostly terrible films.
Bogart was in some stinkers too, which are (correctly) forgotten. Same is true of Mitchum, Wayne, and just about every other 'classic' film star.
T & L is brilliant. KPAX was a lot about nothing. I've seen Heavens Gate but can't recall anything about it except it drags on. Cimino did some good films, Year of The Dragon and of course The Deerhunter is a masterpiece.
Bogart was in some stinkers too, which are (correctly) forgotten. Same is true of Mitchum, Wayne, and just about every other 'classic' film star.
True, the bulk of their work - all of it in some cases - was before my time so I was only exposed to the better stuff they showed on TV in the 70s and 80s.
Another one who is in mostly terrible films.
Oh I don't know - I thought he was good in 'The Fabulous Baker Brothers', along with his brother and Michelle Pfeiffer.
Carry on loving from 1970.... cracking film
some of the short skirts take me back ..lovely biscuits ;)
Little Nicky starring Adam Sandler Patricia Arquette, Harvey Keitel, Rodney Dangerfield and an appearance as the deacon for Quentin Tarantino. Gets slated for some reason, but I really like this. humour is black as hell and up my street.;)
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A matter of Life and Death from 1946. Powell and Pressburger at their best, and starring David Niven, Kim Hunter and Roger Livesey. Pretty much as good as film making gets really
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Spectral Morn
05-04-2016, 09:35
A matter of Life and Death from 1946. Powell and Pressburger at their best, and starring David Niven, Kim Hunter and Roger Livesey. Pretty much as good as film making gets really
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In my top ten Grant, fabulous film.
In my top ten Grant, fabulous film.
Yes its in mine too Neil. Has everything a film should have, and for its day, revolutionary... Think Many wanted it banned as there were Gerries in heaven along with us...or some such thing...memory is not so great on it now.
Spectral Morn
05-04-2016, 13:24
Yes its in mine too Neil. Has everything a film should have, and for its day, revolutionary... Think Many wanted it banned as there were Gerries in heaven along with us...or some such thing...memory is not so great on it now.
Its still revolutionary I think. Beautiful story, fine acting, funny, moving, breathtaking visuals. A masterpiece.
Another one of my top 10 is "The Grapes of Wrath" from 1940. John Ford's double Oscar winner starring Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine and a small role for Ward Bond.. The film caused many a stir in the US, and managed to be banned in some states; some folk dont like seeing the truth I guess...Steinbecks book has been pretty faithfully portrayed especially by Fonda. A must see if you aint seen or read the book.... Obviously some of the stuff in the book was just too much to be put on film in these days, but this film still runs true.
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True Grit from 1969.. The Duke and Glen Campbell up against the formidable Kim Darby, as Matty Ross. Some wonderful character acting from Wayne, an scenery and storyline are top end. Henry Hathaway directs from a novel by Charles Portis who also gave us Norwood.
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Back to "Law and Order" season 1... this is epp 10. Superior show this, as I said before once this season is finished I have season 2 as well. they make superb fillers to the day. I'd say this series was ground breaking, and opened up a whole host of programs to follow.
Spectral Morn
10-04-2016, 15:41
Night of the Comet - 1980s Sci-Fi/Horror B movie - on You Tube.
Never seen this before, its not too bad. Acting is ok, effects simple but ok. End of the world film.
Not seen that NEIL.
Ive been going through some films etc and found a few that were in big boxes..forgot i had em lol.
Spectral Morn
10-04-2016, 15:59
Not seen that NEIL.
Ive been going through some films etc and found a few that were in big boxes..forgot i had em lol.
Lot of movies on You Tube I have never seen before. This is a bit of a teen flick, but its not bad at all.
Watching Food of the Gods now another I have never seen before. Adaptation of HG Wells story.
Also came across my shelby foote civil war trilogy of books...well volumes.. Wonder if they are of any value lol
Just finished Star trek 5.. the final frontier., not seen that for some time, but very good film it is, especially as Shatner Directed.
Now it will be Sea of Sand from way back in 1958 and starring Dickie attenborough, as a member of the LRDG attacking behind enemy lines during ww2.. the forerunners of the SAS...John Gregson and Michael Craig co star. Directed by legendary cinematographer Guy green
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Came acroos this gem in a box... I'd been looking for it; it is "Harlem Nights" from 1989 I think, and stars Eddy Murphy, Richard Pryor and Redd Fox(god bless his smutty soul).;)
The fistfight with Della Reese was superb, as were much of the film tbh. It had its critics of course but its still a good period film, being set in 1938 Harlem.
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Watched The Hateful Eight last night.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3460252/
Tarantinio's latest and (not) greatest, was enjoyable enough but firmly in the bottom half of his movies for me..which I guess makes it better than most.
A great cast, Kurt Russell, Tim Roth, Sam L.J. (naturally..) and a standout gig by Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Shot in 70mm it looks gorgeous and the score by Ennio Morricone is his best for a while.
The opening sequence is the most cinematic thing I've seen in years:
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The "less than good" unfortunately outweigh's the good.
Peppered with the usual sharp Tarantino dialogue and a few standout moments it's enjoyable enough, but to me even thats starting to get a little cliche'd.
First 2/3rds of the film are dialogue setting up the characters, the "payoff" is in the final act.
Good idea but overly long and could have done with a good half hour trimmed off.
Also, not enough WTF moments like some of his other films to make it stand out, though the ones that are there are good.
Well worth a watch though as Tarantino on a bad day is better than most on a good day. 7/10
An interesting story...
Martin Guitars loaned the film company a very rare 145 year old Martin acoustic from their museum and there's a scene where Jennifer Jason Leigh is playing it.
In the script Kurt Russell takes it off her and smashes it off the wall, which he did...unaware it wasn't a prop replica and was actually the real thing.
Apparently He never got the word that the scene would be cut and the "invaluable historical artifact" was to be replaced by a replica!
You can tell by her scream and look of horror on Jennifer Jason Leigh's face (She ALMOST breaks character) that her reaction is genuine.
Heard the story before I saw the film and was watching out for it.
Michael Crichton's 1953 film The Titfield Thunderbolt starring Stanley Holloway, John Gregson, Godfrey Tearle and Sid James. Great cast, and nicely directed this.
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Next is going to be............
"Wilt"... the 1989 film of Tom Sharpe's novel. Starring Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith and Alison Steadman.
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Michael Crichton's 1953 film The Titfield Thunderbolt starring Stanley Holloway, John Gregson, Godfrey Tearle and Sid James. Great cast, and nicely directed this.
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Nice little film that. Did it come from the Ealing stable?
Nice little film that. Did it come from the Ealing stable?
It did Barry.. It was also their first in Technicolor
Whale Rider
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A deeply moving, but life-affirming film:
(From Amazon.co.uk)
One of the most charming and critically acclaimed films of 2003, the New Zealand hit Whale Rider effectively combines Maori tribal tradition with the timely "girl power" of a vibrant new millennium. Despite the discouragement of her gruff and disapproving grandfather (Rawiri Paratene), who nearly disowns her because she is female and therefore traditionally disqualified from tribal leadership, 12-year-old Pai (Keisha Castle-Hughes) is convinced that she is a tribal leader and sets out to prove it.
Rather than inflate this story (from a novel by Witi Ihimaera) with artificial sentiment, writer-director Niki Caro develops very real and turbulent family relationships, intimate and yet torn by a collision between stubborn tradition and changing attitudes. The mythic whale rider--the ultimate symbol of Maori connection to nature--is also the harbinger of Pai's destiny, and the appealing Castle-Hughes gives a luminous, astonishingly powerful performance that won't leave a dry eye in the house. With its fresh take on a familiar tale, Whale Rider is definitely one from the heart. --Jeff Shannon
jollyfix
13-04-2016, 10:38
Whale Rider
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Great film.
Hotel Rwanda
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Harrowing drama set during the Rwandan conflict of the 1990s. The Rwandan conflict of the 1990s marked one of the bloodiest chapters in recent African history. Over the course of 100 days, almost one million people were killed. The streets of the capital city of Kigali ran red with rivers of blood, but no one came to help. There was no international intervention in Rwanda, no expeditionary forces, no coalition of the willing. There was no international aid for Rwanda. Rwanda's Hutu extremists slaughtered their Tutsi neighbors and any moderate Hutus who stood in their way, and the world left them to it. Amidst the horrendous violence and chaos that swept the country, one of the many heroes to emerge was Paul Rusesabagina (Don Cheadle), an ordinary man who, out of love and compassion, managed to save the lives of 1268 people. The manager of a hotel, Paul offered shelter to these refugees at considerable risk to his own safety.
From Amazon.co.uk
Solidly built around a subtle yet commanding performance by Don Cheadle, Hotel Rwanda emerged as one of the most highly-praised dramas of 2004. In a role that demands his quietly riveting presence in nearly every scene, Cheadle plays real-life hero Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager in the Rwandan capital of Kigali who in 1994 saved 1,200 Rwandan "guests" from certain death during the genocidal clash between tribal Hutus, who slaughtered a million victims, and the horrified Tutsis, who found safe haven or died. Giving his best performance since his breakthrough role in 'Devil in a Blue Dress', Cheadle plays Rusesabagina as he really was during the ensuing chaos: "an expert in situational ethics" (as described by critic Roger Ebert), doing what he morally had to do, at great risk and potential sacrifice, with an understanding that wartime negotiations are largely a game of subterfuge, cooperation, and clever bribery. Aided by a United Nations official (Nick Nolte), he worked a saintly miracle, and director Terry George (Some Mother's Son) brings formidable social conscience to bear on a true story you won't soon forget. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
I liked Hotel Rwanda a lot when i saw it... It did hit deep and not for everyone though. Whale rider ive not seen
Saw both films when they first came out. Have the DVDs, but I'm wanting to thin out my collection, so I'm re-watching several films to decide what to keep and what to pass on.
Those that I have decided to pass on, so far, are:
Oscar and Lucinda
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The Golden Compass
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The Constant Gardener
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The Machinist
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And both Sherlock Holmes films with Robert Downey Jr.
Yeah ive a big box to find a home for... Great films but i my not watch them again.. Probably just stick them back in loft.
Private Shultz, from early 80's a tv series about German forgery during the war if I remember correctly.. not seen this for some time.... Stars Michael Elphick and Ian Richardson.
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Private Shultz, from early 80's a tv series about German forgery during the war if I remember correctly.. not seen this for some time.... Stars Michael Elphick and Ian Richardson.
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I loved that series! :) Based on fact; the WW II attempt by the Germans to de-stabilise the British economy by flooding it with forged fivers, using Jewish POWs to do the forging was recently made into a rather good film (whose title evades me).
Spectral Morn
13-04-2016, 23:39
Whale Rider
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A deeply moving, but life-affirming film:
(From Amazon.co.uk)
One of the most charming and critically acclaimed films of 2003, the New Zealand hit Whale Rider effectively combines Maori tribal tradition with the timely "girl power" of a vibrant new millennium. Despite the discouragement of her gruff and disapproving grandfather (Rawiri Paratene), who nearly disowns her because she is female and therefore traditionally disqualified from tribal leadership, 12-year-old Pai (Keisha Castle-Hughes) is convinced that she is a tribal leader and sets out to prove it.
Rather than inflate this story (from a novel by Witi Ihimaera) with artificial sentiment, writer-director Niki Caro develops very real and turbulent family relationships, intimate and yet torn by a collision between stubborn tradition and changing attitudes. The mythic whale rider--the ultimate symbol of Maori connection to nature--is also the harbinger of Pai's destiny, and the appealing Castle-Hughes gives a luminous, astonishingly powerful performance that won't leave a dry eye in the house. With its fresh take on a familiar tale, Whale Rider is definitely one from the heart. --Jeff Shannon
Sound track by Lisa Gerrard is awesome.
Spectral Morn
13-04-2016, 23:40
Next is going to be............
"Wilt"... the 1989 film of Tom Sharpe's novel. Starring Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith and Alison Steadman.
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I preferred Blot on the Landscape and Porterhouse Blue, with Blot being my favourite.
I preferred Blot on the Landscape and Porterhouse Blue, with Blot being my favourite.
Me too. David Suchet was excellent as 'Blott', as was George Cole. I've been meaning to buy the series on DVD for some time now.
Spectral Morn
14-04-2016, 07:14
Me too. David Suchet was excellent as 'Blott', as was George Cole. I've been meaning to buy the series on DVD for some time now.
Agreed excellent acting all round, but Suchet was awesome as Blott, very funny tv series.
Nearing the end of Return of Sherlock Holmes, from about 1986/7 I think. Jeremy Brett, who just IS Holmes, and Edward Hardwicke as Watson... Brett became ill during this series and his performances and physical appearance changes from about 3/4 through I think... Still the best tv you will find anywhere imv
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Spectral Morn
17-04-2016, 21:00
Watching - Below - SciFi channel (Now)
Haunted WW2 American submarine, very good so far. David Twohy film, the guy who did Pitch Black.
Watching - Below - SciFi channel (Now)
Haunted WW2 American submarine, very good so far. David Twohy film, the guy who did Pitch Black.
heard of that, but not seen it. There was a UK one with a haunted or timeslip sub fairly recently, with Davi Jason in it. It was ok too. Must get a watch of this some day
Spectral Morn
17-04-2016, 21:50
heard of that, but not seen it. There was a UK one with a haunted or timeslip sub fairly recently, with Davi Jason in it. It was ok too. Must get a watch of this some day
That's Ghost Boat, twas ok, but not as good as the book.
Below, just finished, very good, worth looking out for Grant.
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