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Old 19-05-2008, 04:47 PM
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There's also a Shane Ritchie film (the name escapes me) that flopped spectacularly; making about £4.50 at the box-office. Again I've never viewed to see if the infamy was deserved.

Was it "Shoreditch". It had quite a cast too.

I once overheard two guys talking and one of them was adamant that the personalised recording on Shane Ritchie's answering machine simply says "I'll do it"

Mind you, they might have been wrong

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Why not visit the Festive Fayre section?
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Old 19-05-2008, 05:36 PM
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Was it "Shoreditch". It had quite a cast too.

I once overheard two guys talking and one of them was adamant that the personalised recording on Shane Ritchie's answering machine simply says "I'll do it"

Mind you, they might have been wrong
He produced it himself
Thats the joke that killed the Music Hall !
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Old 19-05-2008, 05:45 PM
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Stella Does Tricks made me pretty angry. A film that deals with social issues but makes everything so boring you actually care less when you leave the cinema than you did when you went in. Actually, we've made a lot of films like that.
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Old 20-05-2008, 12:37 AM
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revolver directed by guy richie falls into this class doesnt it ?
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Old 20-05-2008, 12:55 AM
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Does anyone remember if "Zulu Dawn' was as bad as I thought it was when it came out. I went the day it opened and was utterly disappointed.
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Old 20-05-2008, 03:56 AM
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Does anyone remember if "Zulu Dawn' was as bad as I thought it was when it came out. I went the day it opened and was utterly disappointed.
Nowhere near as good a film as Zulu of course, but Zulu Dawn has quite a few points to recommend it.

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Old 20-05-2008, 05:04 AM
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Rawhead Rex
(although it served its purpose to make Xtro and Inseminoid look like masterpieces!)
Hawk the Slayer
Vampira aka Old Dracula (although the cast is decorative)
oh and then there's the soooo bad it actually seems to get better
Zeta One
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Old 20-05-2008, 05:49 AM
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Nowhere near as good a film as Zulu of course, but Zulu Dawn has quite a few points to recommend it.

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But not Burt Lancaster's accent
Thats the joke that killed the Music Hall !
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Old 20-05-2008, 07:05 AM
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But not Burt Lancaster's accent
Well Burt Lancaster's whole presence in it is a bit of a mystery

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Old 20-05-2008, 07:57 AM
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Rawhead Rex
(although it served its purpose to make Xtro and Inseminoid look like masterpieces!)
I quite like those three ... trash definitely, fun certainly.
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Old 20-05-2008, 09:36 AM
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We've mentioned Escape to Athena elsewhere.....but is it only me that finds Where Eagles Dare equally laughable???
Bit of a Bay Window, what??
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We've mentioned Escape to Athena elsewhere.....but is it only me that finds Where Eagles Dare equally laughable???

Blasphemy Penfold!! WED is brilliant. Of course the plot is laughable and far fetched but I think its a great rip roaring adventure film with a great cast.
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Old 20-05-2008, 11:08 AM
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Blasphemy Penfold!! WED is brilliant. Of course the plot is laughable and far fetched but I think its a great rip roaring adventure film with a great cast.
But Escape to Athena has an equally interesting cast.....well, not quite, but you get my point...cast isn't everything...
Bit of a Bay Window, what??
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But Escape to Athena has an equally interesting cast.....well, not quite, but you get my point...cast isn't everything...
"Escape to Athena" is laughable and its obvious that the cast think so too. WED, well the plot is laughable too, but the big difference I think is Burton and Eastwood et all, play it absolutely straight and believe in what they are doing and that makes you want to forgive how far fetched the plot is. In "Escape to Athena" we have Roger Moore and Anthony Valentine playing German and SS officers, in WED we have Derren Nesbitt and Anton Differing......need I say more. there is a very good WED website Where Eagles Dare - the unofficial homepage Lots of interesting facts and a forum not dissimilar to here.
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While on the "escape: theme, "Escape To Victory" was pretty grim as I remember it, no ?
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