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[struth]

Remakes usually do suck.

I remember seeing the one with Kenneth More, and there is a bit where they were going to Inveraray, and i got quite excited about it, as I have happy memories fishing there. Then he said "This isn't the road to Inveraray!" What a gyp! Then years later I saw another remake, this time with Robert Powell iirc. And guess what? They still didn't get to Inveraray!

I bet they did in the original.

in book its set when in scotland in and around sw scotland.. newton stewart etc. they never went over the rail bridge. there was no music hall act either

[Macca]

I've watched the original one, the 1978 Robert Powell one and the BBC version all quite recently.

Always enjoy the first one, have a soft spot for the 1978 one as I saw it at the cinema when it came out (going to the cinema back then was a very rare treat). And it has the best ending.

The BBC one could have been a lot better than it was, they clearly didn't have anything like enough budget to work with. But it was okay by today's standards.

[struth]

Flight of the Navigator, 1986.





Joey Cramer(who played the navigator) got done for bank robbery in 2016 and copped 2 years inside and 2 years probation etc. Possibly shows how child stardom can screw you up.

Director Randall Kleiser brought in his brother Jeff as the visual effects supervisor, who oversaw the use of reflection mapping software to create the ship's chrome-like appearance. The result was one of the first successful examples of what would later be known as CGI - a full 5 years before the groundbreaking T-1000 of Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991).

[Macca]

Flight of the Navigator, 1986.





Joey Cramer(who played the navigator) got done for bank robbery in 2016 and copped 2 years inside and 2 years probation etc. Possibly shows how child stardom can screw you up.

Director Randall Kleiser brought in his brother Jeff as the visual effects supervisor, who oversaw the use of reflection mapping software to create the ship's chrome-like appearance. The result was one of the first successful examples of what would later be known as CGI - a full 5 years before the groundbreaking T-1000 of Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991).

looked that up - he's also been nicked for possession of controlled substance, dealing in controlled substance, drinking in public, illegal possession of a firearm with intent, and cashing forged cheques. Should have stuck to acting.

[struth]

looked that up - he's also been nicked for possession of controlled substance, dealing in controlled substance, drinking in public, illegal possession of a firearm with intent, and cashing forged cheques. Should have stuck to acting.

dunno that he was any good anyway. child acting is different to adult. kids who get famous quick like that often struggle as people as i think emotionally they stop growing and often end up on drugs etc. easy money so drugs dealing is often quite attractive too. Not sure i would have been keen on one of mine being a star child actor.

[struth]

Blame It on the Bellboy, 1992. some nice shots of Venice and the odd larf... plus Penelope Wilton and Patsy Kensit





Dudley Moore was first billed, Bryan Brown was second, Richard Griffiths was third, Andreas Katsulas was fourth, and Patsy Kensit was fifth, though many posters and home video covers have Kensit third billed with Griffiths dropping back to fourth, and relatively unknown Katsulas not featuring his name above the title at all.

[Macca]

dunno that he was any good anyway. child acting is different to adult. kids who get famous quick like that often struggle as people as i think emotionally they stop growing and often end up on drugs etc. easy money so drugs dealing is often quite attractive too. Not sure i would have been keen on one of mine being a star child actor.

yes, I suppose like any sort of 'non-standard' childhood it can have deleterious effects later in life.

[walpurgis]

looked that up - he's also been nicked for possession of controlled substance, dealing in controlled substance, drinking in public, illegal possession of a firearm with intent, and cashing forged cheques. Should have stuck to acting.

Acting doesn't really qualify you for much else, apart from politics or selling used cars I suppose.

[struth]

Acting doesn't really qualify you for much else, apart from politics or selling used cars I suppose.

probably spot on... im no use at any lol

[Macca]

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'Who Dares Wins' (1982) aka 'The Final Option'

Lewis Collins is a captain in the SAS who resigns his commission after an elaborate set up so he can go undercover to infiltrate a terrorist cell.

One of those films that has its moments but could have been a whole lot better without a lot more effort. With Lewis Collins in the lead role it does look and feel a lot like an extended episode of 'The Professionals' and indeed director Ian Sharp also did a number of episodes of that TV series.

The two main problems are that the pacing is ragged, firstly you get the impression that they had to drag out boring scenes in order to get the run time up to feature film length. Example being the rock concert scene, do we really have to sit through the entirety of the crappy song the band is playing?

Secondly the terrorists are not at all threatening or scary, they look like some genteel middle-class blokes from down the pub and their cause and motivation simply isn't credible.

So after a promising start it all gets a bit bogged-down and crappy, even the mostly very good cast can't save it.

Really only worth a look for the final third where the embassy is taken over and the SAS have to go in since it is actually the real SAS on screen, not actors or stuntmen.

Collins passed selection for 21 SAS (a territorial regiment) but was declined for active service on the grounds that he was too famous.

Just watch the first fifteen minutes and the last fifteen minutes and you've pretty much covered everything worth seeing.