deckard

Oh God! The seriously bad news about this film is that I saw it a the pictures(cinema) when it was first released! I am soooooooooooo old!!!! Regards, Decks. :unhappy:

"and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock"

The_Late_Peter_Cook

A Kind Of Loving 1962

One of my favourite movies. :) Bates is superb, I fall in love in with Ritchie whenever I watch it and according to the director's biography, he turned down the chance to direct a Edgar Wallace because he felt he couldn't do it any better than any of the other directors. :)

DB7

Straight on Till Morning (1972)

I tried to stay awake but the frenetic jump-cutting, uneventful storyline and characters you couldn't care less for was too much. Not one of Hammer's more memorable moments.

Not sure what took Anchor Bay's interest...

Also caught Going Off Big Time (2000)

Another cash-in on the success of Lock, Stock. Set in Liverpool, it's more of a straightforward gangland rags to riches story than the typical stylized violence and cool soundtrack of the Cockney films of the late 90s.

OK but not outstanding.

The_Late_Peter_Cook

I had that very same reaction when I caught it on Bravo when they showed it in the early '90's. I got the DVD in 2003 but still haven't gotten round to watching it....

Anyway, last night I watched a double-bill of THE SMALLEST SHOW ON EARTH and DOCTOR AT SEA (oddly enough AT SEA ignores the events of IN THE HOUSE while the next movie is a direct sequel to IN THE HOUSE and ignores AT SEA completely!)

The_Late_Peter_Cook

Last night I watched THE COLLECTOR on R1.

A good film with a fine performance by Terence Stamp. In a way the DVD was a missed opportunity as I understand that the film was cut down to a more userfriendly two hours from a whopping four. If the cut footage existed it would have made for a great extra (and as a fan of Kenneth More, I'd have like to have seen more of him than just a brief glimpse of the back of his head).

deckard

Hi all! Watched "Blow Dry" last night.... generally watchable with a few genuinely funny moments, the plot was a little light, but considering the subject matter the film held up well as a whole. Alan Rickman was good, but there wasn't enough of him, but the best performance( imho) was Natasha Richardson, solid and believable with subtle humility. I couldn't quite get to grips with Josh Hartnett's Northern accent(mixed with a soupcon of West coast America!) although I did enjoy Warren Clarke's Elvis impression over the end credits...yep, not brilliant, but a decent 90 or so minutes worth. Regards, Decks.

"and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock"

DB7

Plots with a View (2002)

One that slipped by unnoticed on release (not even sure if it received a UK release). Quality production, slick direction and a strong cast including Brenda Blethyn, Alfred Molina, Christopher Walken, Naomi Watts (who I never realised was born in England) and Lee Evens star in the Welsh-set black comedy focusing on unrequited romance and two rival funeral directors - one traditional the other garish and overblown (imagine a Star Trek themed funeral!). The fatal flaw is the script which spends the first half n hour aimlessly wandering without grabbing the viewer, after that it kicks into like as a black farce of faked funerals, extra marital affairs and revenge. With tighter editing and additional script material (Walken & Evans comedic value is underused) it could have been a much better film.


It was nominated at the Dinard film festival which is unsurprising as the French often plump for an English film that slips by the BAFTA's. (Dead Man's Shoes. Get Real and Funny Bones are previous winners).

The_Late_Peter_Cook

TUNES OF GLORY 1960

A smashing little movie, with strong roles for Guinness, Mills and a host of character actors (Dennis Price for example is superb).

Amusingly enough, John Mills in his autobiography seems to think that this was Ronald Neame's first movie as a director when Neame had been directing since 1947.

The_Late_Peter_Cook

Last night it was the turn of THE L-SHAPED ROOM to get a viewing. Good movie though I'm puzzled by the running time. The DVD packaging give it a lenght of 110 minutes, Robert Murphy in his book 'Sixties British Cinema' suggests a whopping two and a half hours, John Hill in 'Sex, Class And Realism' has it down as 142 minutes, IDBM has 126, while my DVD counter showed it as two hours.

DB7

FP1 and The Damned.

Both enjoyable pieces of hokum but Ollie Reed's bike gang in the latter has got to be one of the most unconvincing in cinema history.

smudge

....and Shirley Anne Field as a Biker Chick....?? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif[/img]

SMUDGE

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ollie

Last couple of days viewings while suffering a cute pain in the back lol

two episodes of Moonbase 3 1973 with donald housten and ralph bates,stands up suprisingly well(which is more than i'm doin a.t.m) some of the model work a bit dodge.

one ep of the champions the experiment not a bad ep not as good as rat trap tho'

Invasion with the now elusive Edward (is he, isnt he) Judd,classic british b+w sci fi,nice atmosphere has limitations but enjoyable.

The house in nightmare park with frankie howard,watched for a little light relief Oooohh Missus.

just off for another Moonbase 3,and maybe the Ragmans Daughter 1972

cheers Ollie.

"Bullseye !!"

The_Late_Peter_Cook

The Servant - 1963

smudge

The Servant is a brilliant film ; a great look at England by Losey as an outsider, and a brilliantly twisted tale of class and 'culture'. Excellent performance from Bogarde - thankfully a million miles away from his matinee idol days. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif[/img]

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Hackett

Just ordered DVD of "THE CRIMINAL" 1960 which was Directed by Losey off Amazon. Region 1 and Widescreen but not titled as it's US release "THE CONCRETE JUNGLE".