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David
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Pies4shaw wrote: | David Stratton's were phenomenal. He introduced a generation of viewers to landmarks of World Cinema that had basically been unavailable to Australian audiences. I first saw, eg, The Seventh Seal and many wonderful movies by Kurosawa and Ray on SBS introduced by David Stratton. I have, I think, dozens (and perhaps hundreds) of those, with his introductions, on VHS tape. |
I'd love to have a look at them one day, P4S – sounds like a real treasure trove! _________________ All watched over by machines of loving grace |
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stui magpie
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
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I watched Song of the South as a kid. Like David said, any racist bits washed straight over me, I didn't get the issue.
Mind you, I was already familiar with Brer Rabbit and co from Disney comics. _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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roar
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Over the Easter weekend I watched Chinatown (Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway) and Year of the Dragon (Mickey Rourke). Hadn't seen either for a long time and Chinatown is still brilliant, Year of the Dragon is dated but pretty good. _________________ kill for collingwood! |
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Presti35
Dick Lee for Legend Status
Joined: 05 Oct 2001 Location: London, England
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Yesterday.
I really liked it. _________________ A Goal Saved Is 2 Goals Earned! |
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stui magpie
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I watched the last hour of Big Trouble in Little China a few days back. Great cult movie.
You know what ole Jack Burton always says?
It's all in the reflexes
The old Computer wore tennis shoes has a few iconic roles in his CV. Snake Pliskin, Jack Burton, Stuntman Mike to name just a few. _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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think positive
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i dont think he has a movie i dont like!!!
still love overboard for a good easy romp!!
that fact that even now he still has those cute dimples!!
love his missus too! _________________ You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
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stui magpie
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Jack Burton quotes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2xdVWNIl5c
I read somewhere they going to do a remake, with The Rock as Jack. He could do justice to it. _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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think positive
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Oh my heart be still! ill be first in line for that!!! _________________ You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
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watt price tully
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BlacKkKlansman on Netflix
Great Spike Lee film based on a true story where a black police officer and a jewish police officer infiltrate the KKK.
Poignant in the Trump era given his tacit support of extreme right wingers in the US. _________________ “I even went as far as becoming a Southern Baptist until I realised they didn’t keep ‘em under long enough” Kinky Friedman |
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Presti35
Dick Lee for Legend Status
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watt price tully wrote: | BlacKkKlansman on Netflix
Great Spike Lee film based on a true story where a black police officer and a jewish police officer infiltrate the KKK. |
It's a ripper that film! _________________ A Goal Saved Is 2 Goals Earned! |
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stui magpie
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Looking at Netflix and Foxtel, Last cab to Darwin is on 7. Started watching and just got sucked in, very not bad. Not my usual stuff but liked it. _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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Pies4shaw
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The Day After Tomorrow. Absolutely hilarious. A climate change disaster movie in which the north polar icecaps melts as a result of global warming, drastically altering the salinity of the Atlantic, which, in turn, causes alterations to the North Atlantic current that trigger a new Ice Age. The United States is basically destroyed and - on the advice of our Climate Science Hero - the doubting President orders northerners to shelter in place and southerners to evacuate. I fell asleep to magnificent scenes of Americans illegally crossing the Rio Grande to reach the safety of Mexico as unlawful non-citizens. I don’t know how it ends but I expect the ending is less relevant than the destructive spectacle.
Great stuff. Some of the CGI is quite well done and some of the acting is close to passable. Bilbo Baggins (Ian Holm), cast in the role of the Elderly Omniscient Scientist who is monitoring temperature fluctuations in the World’s oceans, adds some dignity to proceedings (I suppose). |
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think positive
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you need to watch the speech at the end!! _________________ You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
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Pies4shaw
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Ok, TP. I’ll have to wait until they show it again on whichever station it was on last night! |
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actually wrong movie, i think the speech is the one where the white house blows up!!
here is the ending:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=WcQC1c-53uA
and who knows, since they just launched a rocket, and the way things are looking in the US right now...... _________________ You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
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