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Posted 02 April 2005 - 11:42 AM

In light of the lack of material of to discuss in the Lord of the Rings thread (ROTK EE Sucks Compared to FOTR EE), Madam Corvax has suggested that a "Random Flick" thread be started to serve as a surrogate. Feel free to jump in anytime.

Where's a good place to start... perhaps From Here To Eternity, starring Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr and Donna Reed. All I can say about this film is that it's long, it's in black and white, and it's kind of dull when Burt Lancaster isn't on screen.
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Posted 02 April 2005 - 02:37 PM

Well, perhaps this is not a good start for me...Never saw it. When it comes to old b&W films, I have only one passion... Judy Garland.

Once upon a time there was a tv station called TNT which broadcast all the old films. I taped as many as I could (I had a third-hand VCR back then), but sadly these tapes are all lost now. And I very much doubnt if anyone is going to re-release her films on DVD.

Besides, I have three biographies of her and several CDs.
When it comse to films I guess my favourite was Presenting Lily Mars and Everybody Sing. Has anyone seen it?
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Posted 02 April 2005 - 04:25 PM

QUOTE (Madam Corvax @ Apr 2 2005, 12:37 PM)
Well, perhaps this is not a good start for me...Never saw it. When it comes to old b&W films, I have only one passion... Judy Garland.



At what decade should I start listing random films to discuss/debate?

Isn't "The Wizard of Oz" available on DVD?
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Posted 03 April 2005 - 07:45 AM

The Wizard of Oz is the only one mentioned here that I've heard of before.
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Posted 03 April 2005 - 01:07 PM

I don’t really blame you. I guess nobody has really heard about any Judy Garland’s film but die-fard fans like me.

Ane weren’t we supposed do discuss films at random arthern than starting with the beginning?

So, I re-watched Godfather today, mostly skipping scenes. I can’t remember it running for so long, it was the bast part of three hours. Is is possible that people sat through it in cinemas and didn’t complain?

And young Pacino is just unbelievable. All he has to do is stare with those coal-black eyes and you just love him. It ain’t acting, but it’s pretty effective.
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Posted 03 April 2005 - 05:23 PM

I must admit, I've never seen the Godfather trilogy. I really should put time aside for those movies some day...

But I have seen The Untouchables and I liked it. Even people who dislike Kevin Costner have to admit it's a pretty good film (though I have no idea how historically accurate it is).

Has anyone here seen Darkman?
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Posted 03 April 2005 - 11:35 PM

Judy Garland, out side of tWoO...

what about those 'hardy' films with mickey roony... there were like 400 of those...

i haven't seen the godfather movies recently but i love young paccino...
Dog Day Afternoon, Scarface, etc.

that stare is more acting than anything else...

Darkman... i haven't seen that since it first came out.
love the bruce campbell cameo...
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Posted 04 April 2005 - 09:42 AM

The only gangster film I've seen is The Untouchables, and I got bored and stopped watching midway through...I don't seem to be very good in this thread.
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Posted 04 April 2005 - 07:24 PM

loved the untouchables...
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Posted 04 April 2005 - 09:55 PM

QUOTE (barend @ Apr 5 2005, 12:24 AM)
loved the untouchables...


With the exception of Sean Connery's 'Irish' accent of course.

(I swear, the man must bleed tartan)
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Posted 05 April 2005 - 01:42 AM

Yessshhhhhh....

Hardy films - Judy Garland starred only in three of them. I can't bear to watch it. The girl was all over Andy,a nd he never took notice.

I saw the newest King's Solomon Mines with Patrick Swayze last night. Whatever happen to this poor guy? First Dirty Dancing II (although I admit I am pretty partial to that film) and now a third remake of such a cliche theme. And he was sooo hot like fifteen years ago...
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Posted 05 April 2005 - 01:59 AM

Patrick Swayze is great...

i think that crossdressing film screwed him though...
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Posted 05 April 2005 - 10:01 AM

Now really? Do you think it was cross dressing that did it? I haven't seen the film, but I remember one picture of him in a white skirt and jacket. Looked quite cool to me. Hugh Weaving alsco cross-dressed, didn't seem to jeopardise his career...
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Posted 05 April 2005 - 07:53 PM

I haven't seen 'pricila: queen of the desert' (Guy Pierce, Hugo Weaving, Terence Stamp) or the julie numar one (with Swaze, Leguizamo, Snipes).

but Pricilla seemed to be pretty popular... the other one, not so...

maybe Australians are just better crossdressers by nature.
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Posted 06 April 2005 - 10:19 AM

Black Hawk Down (2001) - gritty masterpiece or fascist American propaganda?

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