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Old 09-07-2008, 06:29 PM
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Sorry, but I was with Freddy on this one. It was one of the worst things I have seen on the BBC since the beginning of Eldorado. Plausible?? er, no. I could fill a book on how unlike a real archaeological site their set was before they started the Indiana Jones-meets-Dan Brown stuff . For instance, the Knights Templar...once killed, surely they would have been found and buried at some stage??? Not just left there in the pose they died in ??? I was hoping for an Archaeological Waking The Dead.....but this....just awful.
Actually, not quite. So bad it was good, I couldn't get away from it. Addictively bad, it was fun. Just don't think it has any resemblance to real life.
It's not on till Friday here, and I'm worried about what I've read of it.
And as a mediævalist, I'm rather fed up of continued Templar-abuse.

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Old 09-07-2008, 09:35 PM
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Its probably been disucssed in my absence while I was awau working in the States, but I got back in time to see BBC1's drama - Criminal Justice.

I loved it, more stuff like this please BBC
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Old 09-07-2008, 09:42 PM
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Its probably been disucssed in my absence while I was awau working in the States, but I got back in time to see BBC1's drama - Criminal Justice.

I loved it, more stuff like this please BBC
There's a thread: Criminal Justice.

I loved it as well.

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Old 09-07-2008, 09:49 PM
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Brannigan. Thanks forum, not a classic but good fun and I have to admit to liking John Wayne, ALWAYS! and Judy G. .........

Then 'Pierrepoint'. If Tim Spall & Juliet Stevenson have done a bad film, well, I've missed it! Top stuff. A britmovie we should all be proud of!
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Old 09-07-2008, 11:03 PM
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Pastor Hall (1940)

just watched this- thanks to a kind gentleman from this forum.

Well! what can I say it's a pretty amazing story for its time and knowing a bit about its history makes the film pack even more of a punch - the Roosevelt explanation, the banning of it in the US and the stalling on production because of Chamberlain all make it one of the most interesting films I have watched in ages.

The German village in this film mirrors a kind of little England, this in fact makes the film propaganda even more powerful - very much like Went the Day Well (1942).

A recommended film to see - very powerful Thanks for the recommendation Steve.

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Old 10-07-2008, 12:23 AM
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Pastor Hall (1940)

just watched this- thanks to a kind gentleman from this forum.

Well! what can I say it's a pretty amazing story for its time and knowing a bit about its history makes the film pack even more of a punch - the Roosevelt explanation, the banning of it in the US and the stalling on production because of Chamberlain all make it one of the most interesting films I have watched in ages.

The German village in this film mirrors a kind of little England, this in fact makes the film propaganda even more powerful - very much like Went the Day Well (1942).

A recommended film to see - very powerful Thanks for the recommendation Steve.

Simon
I like the arrival of the Stormtroopers in the village, preceded by a flock of sheep - subtle

Also, Bernard Miles' line when Pastor Hall comments on his becoming a Stormtrooper; "Well, it's a job, Herr Pastor. I've been out of work so long."

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Old 10-07-2008, 06:09 AM
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Then 'Pierrepoint'. If Tim Spall & Juliet Stevenson have done a bad film, well, I've missed it! Top stuff. A britmovie we should all be proud of!
Have to agree about "Pierrepoint" top notch film and performances. The sort of film that we ( Britain ) are still so good at making.
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Old 10-07-2008, 06:10 AM
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Watched Pontecorvo's "Battle of Algiers" for the umpteenth time, a real masterclass in film making.
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Old 10-07-2008, 07:10 AM
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Hope I haven't spoilt it for you. With a cast of Hugh Bonneville and Adrian Lester you would hope it would do well.

Great to see Paul Rhys again, you don't see him often enough. I always thought his portrayal of Charles Stringham in A Dance to the Music of Time was superb.

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Old 10-07-2008, 07:34 AM
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Hell Is Sold Out - Great cast and potentially a good idea, although the title is slightly misleading implying something more dramatic than is given. Bit thin as a storyline. Atty has gone into print to say it was one of the low points of his acting career.
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Old 10-07-2008, 10:12 AM
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Straightheads on Film 4.

A very poor revenge film that has Gillian Anderson and Danny Dyer planning vengeance on those who attacked them. It has many echoes of Straw Dogs but is saddled with a truly awful screenplay and the presence of Danny Dyer, who cannot do the simplest things on screen at all convincingly.

Anderson is quite good in a thinly drawn role and it's mercifully short.
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Old 10-07-2008, 10:50 AM
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Straightheads on Film 4.

A very poor revenge film that has Gillian Anderson and Danny Dyer planning vengeance on those who attacked them. It has many echoes of Straw Dogs but is saddled with a truly awful screenplay and the presence of Danny Dyer, who cannot do the simplest things on screen at all convincingly.

Anderson is quite good in a thinly drawn role and it's mercifully short.
I caught this risibly bad film too, and thought I was dreaming. What on earth was Gillian Anderson (a fine actor, in my opinion) doing in this film ... and with Danny Dyer, of all people?
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Old 10-07-2008, 12:09 PM
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The Quare Fellow with Patrick McGoohan and Sylvia Sims. An absorbing drama about the effects of captial punishment on a young warder and the wife of the condemned man. Superb acting from the entire cast, who perform this adaptation of Brandan Behan's acclaimed play with great skill and sincerity. If you think capital punishment is a great idea give this a look ... it may make you think again. Highly recommended.
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Old 10-07-2008, 12:13 PM
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Went to the Grand Theatre, Leeds to watch Agatha Christie's And then there Were None. Excellent production, based on Christie's own adaptation of her novel, with a very capable cast, including Gerald Harper, Dennis Lill and MArk Wynter.

Aside from the fact it absolutely chucked it down last night, it made for a very nice birthday evening for me.
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Old 10-07-2008, 12:39 PM
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Many Happies from me, Lord B!

Glad you had a good night.

I trust that Mr. Harper now has his lines off pat? He fluffed a few when we saw ATTWN at the start of the tour - recovered most, had to have just one prompt...

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