General Chat

Any of you seen The Manchuria Candidate ?
Set after the Korean War.
A brain washed sniper attempts to take out the president at a rally.
Laurence Harvey and Frank Sinatra star.
Strange twist at the end.

Looking foward to the new film Street Dance in 3D.

All time favorites(The carry on series)

Teresa

Hi Pam...great to see you back......I too have had Computor problems on and off recently so havn`t been om Genes much either..!

No films recently but is anyone following The Pacific on Sky Movies? its the latest offering from Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, a sort of follow up to the brilliant Band of Brothers from many years ago.....still set in the 2nd WW, but this time its American Marines claiming back Pacific Islands from the Japanese...its absolutely brilliant, with every episode starting with 3 ex marines who WERE there at that time , to watch them recalling their memories puts a lump in your throat......

Also Strike Back on Sky 1...written by an ex Gulf War Veteran......very good.



Nicky

Hi folks sorry I've not been about for a while, but had problems with computer...

Hope you're all well and thanks for keeping the thread going!

Pam.☺

Bought This Happy Breed on DVD
Young John Mills was a dood actor and he's in this.
He was brilliant in Hobson's Choice.

High Chapperal

All these westerns would be wecomed (by me) as repeats

I liked Coburn's Flint movies.

We didn't get Television in this country till the sixties and the first time I saw James Coburn was in a TV series called Klondike - set in Alaska. In those days we had one channel and we got a Western every night.

We had Laramie, Maverick, The Virginian, Trackdown, Tombstone Territory, and Rawhide, when one finished another one would start up in it's place. like Bat Masterton, Wagon Train, Gunsmoke and Stoney Burke.

We might have had televsion for only a few hours each night but at least they were a good few hours... did not have all this reality drivel.

Persey

George Lazenby is/was something of a martial artist as was James Coburn

You would have to get the DVD of Ice Storm - Nicky, I think it was made in 1995.

The Americans of course had to do their version of Life on Mars - I really wish they would not try and emulate the British. There have been very few times that they have pulled it off.

Another James Bond movie tomorrow night Live and Let Die (1973) - they are just hilarious. Problem is they have not done them in order of being made. Next week we will get the George Lazenby one which was made in 1969.

Persey

Never heard of Ice Storm Perse...but will keep an eye out for it,.........

Cemetrey Junction portrayed the 70s very well also......the clothes and furniture, not to mention the dialogue and attitudes that were so 70s.


I know Life on Mars is meant to be absolutely brilliant, but I`ve actually never seen an episode!



Nicky

One of the best movies that I saw of the seventies was set during Thanksgiving 1973 - "Ice Storm" directed by Ang Lee
Starred Sigourney Weaver, Kevin Kline, Christina Ricci and Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings) - the clothes and the kitchens and even the wife swapping party was all so seventies. I can thoroughly recommend it.

Kline and Weaver are very good together - they also made that movie where he was a dead ringer for the president... it was a movie made for TV and quite enjoyable.

I had to laugh when they did a similar wife swapping scene in the British Television production of "Life on Mars" another good seventies imagery.

Persey

Went to see Cemetery Junction last week.......

its the new film written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Marchant...wasn`t as funny as i thought it would be, more of a Drama with laughs, but still quite watchable....and with a great soundtrack as its set in 1973....


Nicky

Hi, although i said some time ago that my all time fav is 'Its a Wonderful Life' more recently .....

Avatar - didn't think I would like it but it had everything and was really well done.

Have to persuade myself to 'Lovely Bones'. I read Lucky which was harrowing but the most brilliantly written book, I can imagine Lovely Bones being the same.

Watched The Da Vinci Code and thought it over rated.
The last 20 minutes or so really stretches the viewers credibility.
However I will watch out for Angles and Demons

Hi Catie

Haven't talked to you for awhile.

I really liked Nanny when it came out - our two girls used to watch it with us.
Richard Vernon who was the first one to play the Duke was a great actor. The usage in our household of a "chap" increased tenfold.
Wendy Craig was the creator of the series - I also liked her in Butterflies - I think that was the first time I saw Nicholas Lyndhurst who played Adam. I still think of them when we have to swap cars around in the driveway.

Both good British programmes - now days tv has dumbed down over here and just about all we get on the main free channel is American.

Cheers

Persey

Hi Everyone :)

Was browsing through the DVD section at the charity shop. Came across 'Nanny' - BBC series in 80's - and really enjoyed it. I love period dramas and found Nanny, very entertaining. Does anyone recall seeing it when originally shown? The main role was played by Wendy Craig.

Catie x

We have been going through a James Bond season here -
Every Saturday night on the TV we have a bond movie - I had forgotten how much of a sendup they were. We have both thoroughly enjoyed them.

Timothy Dalton tobogganing on a cello - and not one bullet hits him amazing.

And the technology - the most up-to-date computers with big huge tapes rolling and little tapes that go into the tape deck. Not a CD, DVD, cellphone, ipod or ipad in sight. Amazing really.

Persey

Bought the entire series 1 of that 20 year BBC joy Rab C Nesbitt for the princely sum of £1 still makes me laugh

Went to see Kick Ass last night...........not for those who don`t like strong language, as there was an awful lot of swearing in it, but quite funny despite that.

Great little actress Chloe Grace Moretz who plays Hit Girl..shes only about 12, but would think she has a good acting future ahead of her.

Anyone else seen it?

Nicky

50p! thats a bargain David.....I havn`t seen it either but meant to be very good...


Nicky