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[aligreto]

First Snow....





Interesting and entertaining film.

[Brian]

In honor of Ken B's return. I've never seen this one before!

[Ken B]

In honor of Ken B's return. I've never seen this one before!

The spots!

[Brian]

The spots!

(to avoid spoilers for those who haven't seen it) There's a certain historical figure who appears near the end, and it's one of the most surprising and funny cameo appearances I've ever seen.

Too soon to decide on a favorite scene, but it might be when Dad tries to "prevent" Norval from escaping prison. This is the first time I've seen an Eddie Bracken movie [EDIT: ok, Home Alone 2 barely counts] but he's hilarious!

[Bogey]

Light noir in the "B" category.  A decent enough whodunnit to keep one watching, though.

[Jaakko Keskinen]

Re-watched Braveheart. Could hardly watch it all the way through because it reminded me so much of those crappy Lord of the rings-movies of Peter Jackson that I so detest. Or more accurately, they remind me of this. The only remotely interesting thing was the villain, I liked the actor, Patrick McGoohan. But he's hardly even active in this 3-hour flick.

[SonicMan46]

In honor of Ken B's return. I've never seen this one before!

Certainly one of Eddie's best roles - have the movie burned to DVD-R but have not watched in a while - looking on IMDB HERE, Bracken made about two dozen films, mostly in the '40s and into the early '50s, then went onto TV - looking at the list of movies, I've probably seen only a handful but he was rarely cast as a lead role again (if ever?) - Dave

[Bogey]

Re-watched Braveheart. Could hardly watch it all the way through because it reminded me so much of those crappy Lord of the rings-movies of Peter Jackson that I so detest. Or more accurately, they remind me of this. The only remotely interesting thing was the villain, I liked the actor, Patrick McGoohan. But he's hardly even active in this 3-hour flick.

Saw it once and will probably never see it again. 

[Kontrapunctus]

Poorly written and acted. Other than that, it was medicore. 

[Karl Henning]

Re-watched Braveheart. Could hardly watch it all the way through because it reminded me so much of those crappy Lord of the rings-movies of Peter Jackson that I so detest. Or more accurately, they remind me of this. The only remotely interesting thing was the villain, I liked the actor, Patrick McGoohan. But he's hardly even active in this 3-hour flick.

Saw it once and will probably never see it again.

I certainly see you chaps' objections.  I'm not exactly sure why, in spite of the reasonable quarrels, I like it all the same.  Yet, there it is: I do 

Thread Duty:

Over the weekend, I revisited Rear Window & Suspicion, and watched for the very first time The Lady Vanishes. These are all Blu-ray extravagances on my part (Rear Window came in the 15-disc Masterpiece collection).

Obviously, I never saw Rear Window or Suspicion looking (nor sounding) so good.  It had also been so long since last I watched the latter, I forgot how utterly charming it is, to start out;  and pace the controversy about the altered ending, the discreet ambivalence of Cary Grant's performance makes either ending entirely plausible.  Lord save me, but both Grace Kelly and Joan Fontaine are simply exquisite to behold (the latter is adorable even in her "mousey" mode at the movie's start).

Although arguably an antique, The Lady Vanishes is excellent, and astonishingly fresh.  I remembered Cecil Parker (in a supporting role) from his later Ealing comedies, and I should blush for failing to remember that he is in Indiscreet.  I cringed a bit at the clarinetist making himself a nuisance in a hotel stuffed with avalanche-bound travelers.

Oh, and I re-watched Zombieland . . . arguably, I spent a great deal of my recuperative weekend watching good stuff 

[Bogey]

Saw it once and will probably never see it again.


I certainly see you chaps' objections.  I'm not exactly sure why, in spite of the reasonable quarrels, I like it all the same.  Yet, there it is: I do 

Thread Duty:

Over the weekend, I revisited Rear Window & Suspicion, and watched for the very first time The Lady Vanishes. These are all Blu-ray extravagances on my part (Rear Window came in the 15-disc Masterpiece collection).

Obviously, I never saw Rear Window or Suspicion looking (nor sounding) so good.  It had also been so long since last I watched the latter, I forgot how utterly charming it is, to start out;  and pace the controversy about the altered ending, the discreet ambivalence of Cary Grant's performance makes either ending entirely plausible.  Lord save me, but both Grace Kelly and Joan Fontaine are simply exquisite to behold (the latter is adorable even in her "mousey" mode at the movie's start).

Although arguably an antique, The Lady Vanishes is excellent, and astonishingly fresh.  I remembered Cecil Parker (in a supporting role) from his later Ealing comedies, and I should blush for failing to remember that he is in Indiscreet.  I cringed a bit at the clarinetist making himself a nuisance in a hotel stuffed with avalanche-bound travelers.

Oh, and I re-watched Zombieland . . . arguably, I spent a great deal of my recuperative weekend watching good stuff 

Rear Window is a masterpiece that is not over hyped in the least bit.  I would love to see a bluray print of it.

[SonicMan46]

Rear Window is a masterpiece that is not over hyped in the least bit.  I would love to see a bluray print of it.

It's good, Bill - my copy below; ratings: 4.0/5, video; 4.5/5, audio; and 4.5/5, extras (Source) - just $13 on Amazon!    Dave

[Karl Henning]

It's good, Bill - my copy below; ratings: 4.0/5, video; 4.5/5, audio; and 4.5/5, extras (Source) - just $13 on Amazon!    Dave

FWIW, we have it in the 15-movie Masterpiece Collection:

Saboteur
Shadow of a Doubt
Rope
Rear Window
The Trouble With Harry
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Vertigo
North by Northwest
Psycho
The Birds
Marnie
Torn Curtain
Topaz
Frenzy
Family Plot

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I find it an entirely sound investment.

[Ken B]

FWIW, we have it in the 15-movie Masterpiece Collection:

Saboteur
Shadow of a Doubt
Rope
Rear Window
The Trouble With Harry
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Vertigo
North by Northwest
Psycho
The Birds
Marnie
Torn Curtain
Topaz
Frenzy
Family Plot

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I find it an entirely sound investment.

I am sorry to hear that! I am tempted and a bad review would be appreciated!

[George]

I am sorry to hear that! I am tempted and a bad review would be appreciated!

[Drasko]

Really enjoyed it, far more than any of the recent Bonds.

[Bogey]

Really enjoyed it, far more than any of the recent Bonds.

Absolutely agree.  Only Casino Royal worked for me in the Craig run, but these MI's are great fun.

[Bogey]

It's good, Bill - my copy below; ratings: 4.0/5, video; 4.5/5, audio; and 4.5/5, extras (Source) - just $13 on Amazon!    Dave

Thanks!

[Bogey]

keep seeing the whole lot in a box for dirt cheap, maybe I'll snap it up .. i haven't seen any of them.

The first film is one of my all time favorites James and only the second film in the set did not entertain me much.  The rest were great fun and the supporting cast gets better and better at their recurring roles as they move on. 

[mc ukrneal]

Really enjoyed it, far more than any of the recent Bonds.

Personally, I just can't watch Cruise anymore. The only actor worse (in this regard) is Sean Penn....at least that I can think of...