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Old 20-05-2008, 12:58 PM
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While on the "escape: theme, "Escape To Victory" was pretty grim as I remember it, no ?
Now that's heresy.....it's one of the best comedies John Huston ever made....

Bit of a Bay Window, what??
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Old 20-05-2008, 01:14 PM
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We've mentioned Escape to Athena elsewhere.....but is it only me that finds Where Eagles Dare equally laughable???
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Old 20-05-2008, 01:16 PM
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The Elusive Pimpernel... *ducks*
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Old 20-05-2008, 01:36 PM
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The Elusive Pimpernel... *ducks*
Just think, if it had had the songs in, it could have been the equal of Oh! Rosalinda!!..... ( Tin helmet goes on..)
Bit of a Bay Window, what??
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Gasp! Oh Rosalinda! and disaster mentioned in the same thread. *chokes on digestive biscuit*. Is there a thread for 'Masterpieces that only a complete philistine wouldn't appreciate'?
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There might be a thread for "Even Genius filmmakers Have Off-Days" where Oh, Ros! is mentioned....and Escape for Victory for that matter...
Bit of a Bay Window, what??
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I loved Casino Royale, so much so that I suspect I'm one of the few awaiting the 2-disc DVD special edition later this year with baited breath.

I like it for the same reason I like Escape to Athena it entertains me. It's entirely possible that I'm too easily pleased though...
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Old 21-05-2008, 09:40 AM
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Absolute Beginners - sunk like the author of the original - Colin MacInnes (pity because the book is fine). Patsy survived it but Eddie (now rebranded Edward) didn't.
I saw that when it came out and really enjoyed it. I'd love to see it again.
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Old 21-05-2008, 09:44 AM
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I saw that when it came out and really enjoyed it. I'd love to see it again.
BBC 4 showed it earlier this year, I liked it too
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The Elusive Pimpernel... *ducks*
Not that bad IMHO and there are some bravura sequences in it - I think it just doesn't gel.

It didn't do DN's career much good like a lot of his 40s/50s British films.

Bonnie Prince Charlie - IMHO the worst of that collection (Niven and Hawkins knew while they were working on it that it was doomed)
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Charlie Chaplins "Countess From Hong Kong" was generally rgearded as a disaster and was of course his last film.
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Old 21-05-2008, 10:34 AM
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The Elusive Pimpernel... *ducks*
I had that listed as the worst film that Powell and/or Pressburger ever made - until I saw The Queen's Guards (1961)

If it had been made by anyone else then The Elusive Pimpernel would probably have been considered to be quite a good film. But they set the bar so high with their great films from 1943-48 that it's no wonder that their other films don't match up to that standard

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Old 21-05-2008, 10:40 AM
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Charlie Chaplins "Countess From Hong Kong" was generally rgearded as a disaster and was of course his last film.
A King in New York is just as bad and Chappers had clearly let his anger about Mcarthyism cloud his judgement. A very topical film in its day but a feeble one.
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Gasp! Oh Rosalinda! and disaster mentioned in the same thread. *chokes on digestive biscuit*. Is there a thread for 'Masterpieces that only a complete philistine wouldn't appreciate'?
You mean the thread where we talk about Luna de miel [Honeymoon] ?

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Charlie Chaplins "Countess From Hong Kong" was generally rgearded as a disaster and was of course his last film.
It is indeed a terrible film .... Brando looks even mored bored in this than he did in Desiree!
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