Daily Mail Dvd Giveaway

[ronald colman 1]

Starting next Saturday in the DAILY MAIL a season of Micheal caine films starting with THE WHISTLEBLOWER on Saturday and HALF MOON STREET on Sunday.

[Grey Wyler]

I see they are also giving away: The Holcroft Covenant, Water, The Romantic Englishwoman and Without a Clue. There should be a full list soon.

[Mark O]

Can't say I've heard of the Michael Caine Films mentioned, are they any good, has anyone seen them?

[Grey Wyler]

name='Mark O']Can't say I've heard of the Michael Caine Films mentioned, are they any good, has anyone seen them?

The Whistle Blower is low key but pretty good. The Holcroft Covenant i saw years ago and thought it was bloody brilliant, so i am looking forward to getting my hands on that one. Water is pretty crappy. The Romantic Englishwoman i think is fantastic, but it will not be to everyones taste. Without a Clue - Crap. Half Moon Street is one of the few Caines i have not seen.



Maybe the others will be films that have already been given away free- Too Late The Hero, The Fourth Protocol. The chance of crackers like The Magus, Pulp or say The Wilby Conspiracy are slim.

[batman]

name='Grey Wyler']The Whistle Blower is low key but pretty good. The Holcroft Covenant i saw years ago and thought it was bloody brilliant, so i am looking forward to getting my hands on that one. Water is pretty crappy. The Romantic Englishwoman i think is fantastic, but it will not be to everyones taste. Without a Clue - Crap. Half Moon Street is one of the few Caines i have not seen.



Maybe the others will be films that have already been given away free- Too Late The Hero, The Fourth Protocol. The chance of crackers like The Magus, Pulp or say The Wilby Conspiracy are slim.

Half Moon Street is a bit of an oddity. The director, Bob Swaim, is an American who has spent many years working in France. He brings a strange detached feel to the film and draws a good performance from Sigourney Weaver (who is naked a lot). However, it drags along at a snail's pace and is ultimately unsatisfying. Caine is awful.

[Grey Wyler]

name='batman']Half Moon Street is a bit of an oddity. The director, Bob Swaim, is an American who has spent many years working in France. He brings a strange detached feel to the film and draws a good performance from Sigourney Weaver (who is naked a lot). However, it drags along at a snail's pace and is ultimately unsatisfying. Caine is awful.

I remember that Caine was pretty much dismissive of the film in a magazine article i read a long time back. He was pretty awful in quite a lot of films in the 80's.



Oh, The Silver Bears is also in the giveaway.

[davidb]

and you get a great newspaper as well ! hoorah for the dm !

[Lord Brett]

name='Grey Wyler']I remember that Caine was pretty much dismissive of the film in a magazine article i read a long time back. He was pretty awful in quite a lot of films in the 80's.



Oh, The Silver Bears is also in the giveaway.

I remember Silver Bears being pretty good, though completely ignored at the time. I don't think it shows up very often.

[vanmunchen]

name='Grey Wyler']The Whistle Blower is low key but pretty good. The Holcroft Covenant i saw years ago and thought it was bloody brilliant, so i am looking forward to getting my hands on that one. Water is pretty crappy. The Romantic Englishwoman i think is fantastic, but it will not be to everyones taste. Without a Clue - Crap. Half Moon Street is one of the few Caines i have not seen.

Funnily enough, Without a Clue is the only one amongst those titles that I like! An interesting variation on the traditional Holmes/Watson relationship.

[Pricey]

"Water" was a Handmade Films production and I remember it getting a lot of hype at the time due to George Harrison's involvement and the other hit Handmade films that came before it. Script by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais as well. If I have seen it, i can't remember a single thing about it.

[earlb]

I think it was 'Water' (not sure) where the BBC made a documentary on the making of it featuring the guy in 'Watch Dog' and following him around during the filming.

[LocalHero]

name='Pricey']"Water" was a Handmade Films production and I remember it getting a lot of hype at the time due to George Harrison's involvement and the other hit Handmade films that came before it. Script by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais as well. If I have seen it, i can't remember a single thing about it.

I remember 2 things about it:



1. Paul Heiney (from That's Life!) had a part in it through the TV programme "In at the deep end"- he was pretty terrible as I recall.



2. At the end of the film Billy Connolly sings a protest song at the UN backed by Eric Clapton, George Harrison and Ringo Starr amongst others.



I think the film's pretty terrible but worth it for the novelty value of that band!

[Grey Wyler]

They are also giving away Shiner.

[earlb]

name='LocalHero']



1. Paul Heiney (from That's Life!) had a part in it through the TV programme "In at the deep end"- he was pretty terrible as I recall.

That's the guy I meant in my original posting.

[stevie boy]

is it a dvd in the paper sat/sun and then a tesco job from Monday??

[duffy moon]

name='earlb']I think it was 'Water' (not sure) where the BBC made a documentary on the making of it featuring the guy in 'Watch Dog' and following him around during the filming.

I remember that, with Paul Heiney, the guy was getting acting tips along the way and met up with Olly Reed, who subsequently thought the guy wasn't taking things seriously enough and errupted in true bulldozering form before throwing everybody out of his house. Great stuff!

The chap had a walk on (or a crouch down) part I seem to recall.

[Grey Wyler]

name='stevie boy']is it a dvd in the paper sat/sun and then a tesco job from Monday??

Yeah. Sat/Sun with the paper, then toens at WH Smiths/Tesco.

[julian_craster]

Michael Caine starred in rather too many 'dud' films to build a 14 DVD collection around him, even if they are 'free' ......I shall be very selective in which issues of the DAILY MAIL I buy.....

[Steve Crook]

name='julian_craster']Michael Caine starred in rather too many 'dud' films to build a 14 DVD collection around him, even if they are 'free' ......I shall be very selective in which issues of the DAILY MAIL I buy.....

It does depend what they include in the collection of course. He has been in some great films (uncredited in some of the early ones). But he's also been in some real stinkers



Steve

[Grey Wyler]

name='Steve Crook']It does depend what they include in the collection of course. He has been in some great films (uncredited in some of the early ones). But he's also been in some real stinkers



Steve

Totally agree. For every great movie Caine has been in there are a couple of rotters that tarnish his name. There could be a really great collection put together, but i think the best that the Mail will be offering will be The Holcroft Covenant.