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An oldie tonight. What a shock.
Gregory Peck stars as Capt Ahab.. Moby Dick. 1956.directed by John Houston.
Good cast and an exciting adventure at times. What Herman Melville would make of it tho might be different.
Good book.
Screenplay by Ray Bradbury and director Hustonhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...e39112f89f.jpg
Right now.....
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Trailer:
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Description:
In the early 17th century, innocent young Persephone is falsely accused and put on trial for her life. Her fate seems sealed except for the timely intervention of the mysterious Reverend Mother offering her not just sanctuary, but hope. The Reverend Mother is the leader of a small religious retreat where her fellow Sisters seek atonement for their pasts. But upon arrival, Persephone is plagued with visions and soon realizes that it's not salvation that awaits but a battle for her very soul.
Looking good, so far!:eyebrows:
Jo, should watch this, given that her daughter is called Persephone [a most excellent name, btw].
Marco.
Paint Your Wagon 1969..one of the last of the musicals although not a full musical.
Great stuff from Eastwood, Marvin and the lovely Jean Seberg. Some nice sets too https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...9a0b233368.jpg
Enjoyed that. Always a good watch.
Now another film only I like.
Dad's Army 2016. Toby Jones stars as Captain Mainwaring.
Imv an improvement once you get used to the cast being different.. [emoji23]
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Soz, couldn't stand it first time round!:doh:
Marco.
Not really unexpected. Its Brit humour as opposed to your usual.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
I grew up on the army in all its forms
I didn't find it funny either. Whereas the series has me laughing before anyone's said a word.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
It's the same with all these remakes, the writers don't seem to understand what made the originals good. The dire Hitch-Hikers Guide To The Galaxy film is a classic case in point.
Yeah mate, you're spot on. Just not my type of humour, and I've had nothing to do with the army, nor have any of my family. What were your connections with it then?:)Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Couldn't stand 'Hi de Hi' either, as that was also British humour in a different way, and the wrong type to make me laugh. Now Fawlty Towers - I'll wet my scants to that!:D
And for me 'Black Adder', which also smacks of such 'Britishness', is only really tolerable for the performances of Rowan Atkinson, who's simply a genius. And 'Queeny' gets the odd funny line. Otherwise for me, it's an epic fail.
Only Fools and Horses, I adore, and that's British humour, but again a type I somehow can 'connect' with... Just different tastes!:cool:
Marco.
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The Day After Tomorrow. 2004... seems a long time ago.... not a bad film if you take it as just a movie...
:popcorn:;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
:)
Marco.
sorry, no i meant dads army really..I grew up with it tbh.. was on all the time. My dad liked some like it hot and get some in(an Airforce version) as he was airforce during ww2.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Lol - I thought you meant the REAL army!:lol:
No worries. Interesting about your dad, though. Bet he had some tales to tell:)
Marco.
Bit of badly needed humour.
Pythons Holy Grail from 1975. Really doesn't feel that long ago.
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Up Pompeii 1971.
Frankie boy as Lurcio..and a great British supporting cast.
Don't make things like this no more alas..
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Decided to sign up to Disney+ a couple of weeks ago. Not very much money in the grand scheme of things and a load of stuff the kids want to watch, plus some I wanted to watch, including this:
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Thought it was really good, lived up to the hype.
Humour you say? This is more my scene:Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
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Marco.
Not a fan of Kevin Bridges then, daftee?:)
I think he's funny as fuck!:D
Marco.
hes ok... at times, a bit too much
Too much in what sense?:)
I like comedy that plays on real life experiences, particularly ones I can relate to (as he's Glaswegian), and that's exactly what he does, at times rather brilliantly. A modern day Billy Connolly.
Marco.
indeed, although he isnt so real to me as the likes of billy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
not to say he isnt good; he is.... generational gap maybe
No worries, and yes I suspect so, because no offence intended, but 'Up Pompeii', and such like (TBH, most of the 'golden oldies' you love), do nothing for me in a comedy sense:)
Marco.
:stalks::steam::D kids nowadys think now that humourous is a modern word;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Hee-hee... Frankie Howard used to get right on my tits, lol, as did Kenneth Williams, for similar reasons (their rather 'affected' mannerisms and 'overt Englishness') - just not my bag, soz... My parents also felt the same, along with Dad's Army, It Ain't Half Hot Mum, and other programmes of that ilk, hence why they were rarely on. Couldn't stand 'Yes Minister' either.
None of us really 'got' that type of British humour. But we always laughed at all the Scottish comedies, going right back to Stanley Baxter and Rikki Fulton - two true comedy geniuses, IMO!:)
Marco.
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Shaun of the Dead. 2004.
British Film Noir now.. The Acclaimed John Boulting film version(1948) of Gaham Greene's novel Brighton Rock written 10 years earlier...
Stars Richard Attenborough as Pinky Brown..
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Just looked up the description:
"Pinky, a small time gangster, becomes the leader of a gang on the English seaside of the Brighton town. His guilt for murdering a rival, leads him on a path of self-destructions."
Like the sound of that one, Grant:)
'Film noir', as a genre, regardless of the age of the film, is something I usually enjoy.
Marco.
its an old british classic, and there were calls for it to be banned here when it was shown... tbh its not that horrific now but in 48 on film... well it was .. the ending was changed to be less cold hearted than the book, probably to get passed the censor
Never heard of it before, mate. However, censorship like that simply adds to the intrigue!:D
I'll defo be watching it now....
Marco.
It's also one of Richard Attenborough finest roles (the other is his portrayal of Christie in '10 Rillington Place'; an equally dark film)
A classic of British cinema.
Some more House of Cards 1990.
One of the great political showshttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...26d688b082.jpg
Neil Simon's Plaza Suite. 1971 directed by Arthur Hiller. Stars Walter Matthau in 3 roles.
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All 3 sets are good but the 3rd is classic Matthau genius.
Now a classic Western..
Two Mules For Sister Sara. 1970..
Shirley MacLaine as the whore dressed as a nun is fabulous.
Directed by Don Siegel and original story by Budd Boetticher, who was disgusted with his friend, Siegels casting and language of MacLaine.
Eastwood and Everyone on set disliked her nasty attitude.
Shame as she is such a good actress that she had to be such a hard bitch..[emoji23] https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...8b2186c55c.jpg
Another good film! Anyway, Shirley MacLaine can do no wrong in my book - so I don't care what Siegal, Eastwood et al. thought.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Fond of her as an actress myself... But..Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
She's in one of my favourite films 'The Apartment' with Jack LemmonQuote:
Originally Posted by Barry
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Ring-a-ding-ding
So her 'Ouiser' character in "Steel Magnolias" was probably an easy part for her...Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
"Dark" is *exactly* my thang!:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
We should compile a list of recommended "dark classics". That would be useful. I suspect that Geoff could supply a few!;)
Marco.
Granty, would like you to post more details of classic westerns, as I'm right into those, and less of the old 'un-classics', A.K.A tat, lol...:D:eyebrows:
Marco.
she wore a yellow ribbon, hour of the gun, the man from laramie, winchester 73, buch cassidy, the shootist, the cowboys, jeremiah johnston, the professionals, hombre, josey wales, two mules for sister sara, pat garrett and billy the kid, pale rider, once upon a time in the west, heavens gate, hateful eight, cat ballou, shane, tombstone, chato's land, the unforgiven, young guns, good the bad the ugly, blazing saddles and the revenant should keep you going... oh, day of the outlaw is good too..
chatos land you will like.. its quite nasty;)
Yes I am here. Spent half the afternoon finessing the 'new' PC. I'm sure I can come up with a list of dark movies...............whether they may be to the liking of others though is an altogether different thing :).Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Not forgetting 'High Noon', 'Last Train from Gun Hill' and '3:10 to Yuma'. Plus of course, all the Serge Leone "spaghetti" westerns.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
What about The Wild Bunch, Hang 'Em High, Gunfight At The OK Corral, The Searchers, Tombstone, Northwest Passage, Little Big Man and The Red Badge Of Courage?
yeah should like the wild bunch.. very bloody.. sam peckinpahQuote:
Originally Posted by Macca
I see nobody mentioned 'Bad Day at Black Rock, set in the fifties if I recall, but still a western and nice and mean, with some great acting!
Ooh-err... Spoiled for choice now for westerns! Need to see how many of those I can access via my usual sources:)
Geoff can compile a list of an all-new genre: 'Fucked-up films that mess with your head':eyebrows:
Marco.
Road House.
That was a Western, and a bloody good one.
(Anything by John Ford is also available)
...but seriously, Roadhouse is a good Western, watch it again.
Hobsons Choice. 1954.. Directed by David Lean.
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'The Bunker' 1981
TV film about Hitler's last days with Anthony Hopkins as Hitler. Highly rated but I've never seen it until now. Allegedly, Hopkins was so convincing as Hitler that the actors playing the German guards snapped to attention as soon as he walked on the set.
It's pretty good but isn't as good as the awesome 'Downfall' which covers exactly the same ground. Also it's far too kind in its protrayal of Albert Speer.
Late night film.. Enemy of the State. 1998. Stars Will Smith and Gene Hackman.
Directed by Tony Scott.
Great supporting cast too, and taut political thriller in the vein of The Conversation https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...c4ed27b1bd.jpg
watching second section of this as i got tired last night.. good film this... marco would love it:DQuote:
Originally Posted by struth