Davoo

Here are some new titles due out from Odeon Entertainment next year:

Those People Next Door (1953) - Jack Warner - 24/3/08
Not Wanted On Voyage (1957) - Ronald Shiner - 28/1/08
Home & Away (1956) - Jack Warner - 28/1/08
Keep It Clean (1956) - Ronald Shiner - 25/2/08
Ladies Who Do (1963) - Peggy Mount - 24/3/08

And the dreadful 1992 thriller 'Double X' - Norman Wisdom - 25/2/08

David

Steve Crook

Double X, "dreadful"? I thought it was quite a clever thriller. OK, I wouldn't put it in the top ten thrillers of all time but there are a lot that are a lot worse

Steve

Modular

Already posted advice about this one here.

I'm actually looking forward to seeing it again.

DB7

You often defend that film, is it a guilty pleasure of yours? I'd have to agree with the original poster, it's a lamentable thriller.

Steve Crook

The plot is quite clever, although not the best ever devised. The acting is adequate, certainly not the best ever. But I'd certainly rank it above Dreadful or even Lamentable

I don't feel any guilt about defending it against such vicious attacks

Steve

brianl

Tried to find the plots for the two Jack Warner Films on IMDB without success. Can anyone provide?
Thanks
Brian L

Harbottle

Those People Next Door (1953)

• Genre: Comedy Drama
• Director: John Harlow
• Release Year: 1952
• Country: UK
• Run Time: 77 minutes

Plot

Set WW II-era Britain, this romantic venture begins when a working-class woman and a RAF officer fall in love. The affair causes upset in both families as they are aware that such inter-social class relationships are frowned upon. The parents' attitudes change when the officer is reported missing in action. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Home & Away (1956)

In this comedy, the lives of two families get turned topsy-turvy when their respective young sons win a large football pool. The two share the winning ticket and the trouble begins when their parents get greedy and begin trying to devise way to get the hefty pot all to themselves. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

brianl

Thanks Harbottle - much appreciated
Brian L

Rob Compton

Whilst I'm glad to see that it has a new release....I'm afraid "Those People Next Door" is just not a very good film

rgds
Rob

asiamiles

Just watched A PRIZE OF ARMS and was wondering if all Odeon's Best of British Collection DVD's are equally poor quality?

batman

What's poor about it? I have a copy and IMHO it's a decent print. The other dvds I have from this series are also pretty good.

Bats.

I wish I had claws.

Modular

They're not so much 'poor quality', just unrestored (with a quick clean up).

Remember, Odeon are a budget label, so one shouldn't expect the earth from them.

asiamiles

I'd have to argue that it's below "unrestored" and actually worse than THE GOOD DIE YOUNG (credits apart). Maybe it looks acceptable on a small monitor but at 52 inches it looks quite awful at times; of course, the drama is quite rivetting so you can get past it, but I doubt I'll be sampling any other titles in this series.

batman

We must have different copies of both films, 'cos my Prize of Arms is far better quality than my copy of The Good Die Young.

Bats.

I wish I had claws.

asiamiles

I was horrified when the Weinerworld DVD of THE GOOD DIE YOUNG started but after the credits it improved to being at least watchable...not signficantly better than Odeon's DVD of APOA, but not worse, I think...I'd have to do a side-by-side to be sure. I just watched Network's DVD of ASSAULT and that was also a disappointment, surprisingly so from the company who released the magnificent box set of all 4 seasons of "The Sweeney," one of my very favourite DVD's. I hope the forthcoming PAYROLL is going to be an improvement over these.