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Whatcha Watchin'; Movies, that is!
Topic Started: Jan 20 2008, 08:45 AM (6,561 Views)
Stony Brooke da Mesquiteer	Jan 20 2008, 08:45 AM Post #1
Space Aged Workin' Balconeer Posts: 14,060 Group: Members Member #244 Joined: July 6, 2007	Balconeers far and wide know what you are listening to, the serials you're watching, and the DVDs you're poichasin'. I want to know which movies you're watching. You can just put the title here or you can add 2 cents or hell, you can put a whole dimes worth of musings if ya want. You can give the film a rating if you are so inclined. Let's say 5 tickets is the best rank. Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler. 4 1/2
	"It's a sad man, my friend... Who's livin' in his own skin... And can't stand the company"


igsjr	Jan 20 2008, 08:55 AM Post #2
Nostalgia blogger Posts: 1,228 Group: Members Member #40 Joined: September 7, 2005	Well, the past couple of days I've been availing myself of the wonderful Columbia comedy shorts sent to me by rodney. Overall, I would rate the product three stars for the sheer nostalgia factor alone. Later today, I'm going to sit down with the original movie version of 1984 (1956) with Edmond "Ye Gods, I'm sweating!" O'Brien, Jan "Smoochie" Sterling and Michael Redgrave. Details to follow.
	"Life is in color--but black-and-white is more realistic..." -- Samuel Fuller, director So many DVDs...so little time...


Laughing Gravy	Jan 20 2008, 09:35 AM Post #3
Revered in the UK Posts: 11,038 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 31, 2005	This morning, I finished One Sunday Afternoon, from the early Kurosawa Criterion set. Out of five tickets? Hmmm. It gets three. Then, having made a big pot o' joe, I sat in my fave chair, read the Sunday paper, had my usual delicious breakfast of fruit, non-fat yogurt, and oat bran, and resumed the novel "The Hound of the Baskervilles"; I'm up to chapter 7. The house is dark and quiet, and peaceful. It's a beautiful morning. going back to the moors to see how Dr. Watson is making out



Greypilgrim	Jan 20 2008, 10:46 AM Post #4
"Zarkov to Flash Gordon....Come in Flash!" Posts: 8,932 Group: Members Member #171 Joined: February 4, 2007	Laughing Gravy Jan 20 2008, 12:35 PM going back to the moors to see how Dr. Watson is making out Being an English gentleman, Dr. Watson does not "make out" on the moors. He takes the ladies for a carriage ride through the park after a hearty dinner and a good bottle of wine. ..................then he makes out!! :lol:



Vornoff	Jan 20 2008, 11:14 AM Post #5
Charter Member Posts: 453 Group: Members Member #54 Joined: September 16, 2005	For Movie Night last night, we watched MGM's Johnny Eager with Robert Taylor, Lana Turner and Van Heflin. I liked it a lot, mainly for a great performance by Van Heflin and of course the almost criminally gorgeous Lana Turner. A fellow Balconeer's enjoyment was tempered by the fact that he pretty-much can't stand Robert Taylor, says his acting is the same in all his movies. I would tend to agree, though I'm not as hard on ol' Widow Peak.
	"Doctor of nothing!"


Chandu	Jan 20 2008, 11:58 AM Post #6
Knowledge Seeker and rascal at large Posts: 9,989 Group: Members Member #297 Joined: October 19, 2007	Stony, this is amazing! I wuz just thinkin' to myself last night, that there was threads for whatcha readin' & whatcha listenin' to, but none for whatcha watchin', so I was gonna start one today, but ya beat me to it! I've been watching That's Entertainment the collector's edition and treated myself to the third volume last night. If there are any musical lovers out there besides Bonga, I'm sure you've already seen this, but if not, add it to your must see list. It's that good! In fact, I've neglected watching the last volume of Showtime USA in lieu of watching this, but I'll get back to Showtime. This is a compilation of MGM's "best of" from all of their musicals and each disc is introduced by Robert Osborne of TCM and comes in both wide and full screen formats. It's just great!
	Didja ever drop your gum in a chicken coop and find it three times?


Stony Brooke da Mesquiteer	Jan 20 2008, 12:25 PM Post #7
Space Aged Workin' Balconeer Posts: 14,060 Group: Members Member #244 Joined: July 6, 2007	I saw That's Entertainment a few Sundays back on TCM and it was entertaing. I'm sitting in my truck enjoying a smoke having just seen Kurosawa's Dreams ..4 tickets. I also saw 2 Bogart trailers, Maltese Falcon and The Big Sleep. They were great on the big screen. Gotta go, it's about time for The Orphanage.. I love creepy flicks... I hope it's good!
	"It's a sad man, my friend... Who's livin' in his own skin... And can't stand the company"


Laughing Gravy	Jan 20 2008, 11:30 PM Post #8
Revered in the UK Posts: 11,038 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 31, 2005	Tonight, watched Hairspray (2007), which I like, although not as much as the original; an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer from the second season; and an episode of Justice League Unlimited.



Stony Brooke da Mesquiteer	Jan 21 2008, 04:49 AM Post #9
Space Aged Workin' Balconeer Posts: 14,060 Group: Members Member #244 Joined: July 6, 2007	Chandu Jan 20 2008, 11:58 AM Stony, this is amazing! I wuz just thinkin' to myself last night, that there was threads for whatcha readin' & whatcha listenin' to, but none for whatcha watchin', so I was gonna start one today, but ya beat me to it! Great minds think alike eh???
	"It's a sad man, my friend... Who's livin' in his own skin... And can't stand the company"


rodney	Jan 21 2008, 05:31 AM Post #10
Charter Member Posts: 1,296 Group: Members Member #3 Joined: September 2, 2005	I watched my serial chapter yesterday (chapter 9 of Tiger Woman), a Sterling Holloway comedy short (Moron Than Off) and started watching Ghost Breakers (1940) but it was late and I dozed off. I'll finish it up tonight.
	Raise a toast to St. Joe Strummer!


Greypilgrim	Jan 21 2008, 05:50 AM Post #11
"Zarkov to Flash Gordon....Come in Flash!" Posts: 8,932 Group: Members Member #171 Joined: February 4, 2007	Stony Brooke da Mesquiteer Jan 21 2008, 07:49 AM Chandu Jan 20 2008, 11:58 AM Stony, this is amazing! I wuz just thinkin' to myself last night, that there was threads for whatcha readin' & whatcha listenin' to, but none for whatcha watchin', so I was gonna start one today, but ya beat me to it! Great minds think alike eh??? It's more like when two Half-asses meet to make a Whole ass....or @$$(hole) :lol: ..............................



Grampy	Jan 21 2008, 07:11 AM Post #12
Agent of SHIELD Posts: 589 Group: Members Member #120 Joined: July 20, 2006	Finally got around to seeing Children of Men. Being a fan of Dystopian science fiction, I enjoyed the premise-no children born for 18 years and suddenly a pregnant woman shows up. Clive Owens is recruited to get her out of the UK which has begun sending immigrants to concentration camps. Michael Caine and Julianne Moore always a plus. As with most book based films, I'll be looking for the novel in order to get the full story. Unless I missed it, there's no explanation why humanity is reproducing but the animal kingdom seems to have no problem. Something the book would probably cover. 3 stars out of 4
	Not a dream! Not a Hoax! Not an Imaginary Story!


igsjr	Jan 21 2008, 07:20 AM Post #13
Nostalgia blogger Posts: 1,228 Group: Members Member #40 Joined: September 7, 2005	Well, I had to postpone 1984 (1956) til' later on in the evening, but I finally watched it--I'd give it two-and-a-half tickets. The later version (directed by Michael Radford) is much better; this one sort of changes the ending of the book although I did like the cast in this one. (Apparently Donald Pleasance was fighting a losing battle with his hair even back then.) The main detriment to this version is that you have the stentorian voice of the narrator at the beginning of the film spouting off nonsense like "This is the future...but it need not be--it's not too late!" I decided to lighten the mood afterward with the 1939 comedy-mystery The Gracie Allen Murder Case, which teams the wackier half of Burns and Allen with Philo Vance (Warren William) in a breezy bit of entertainment. "Fido," as Gracie calls him, attempts to prove the innocence of a perfume mixer (Kent Taylor, who later became a sleuth himself on TV as Boston Blackie) accused of the murder of a mobster. Great cast in this one: Ellen Drew, Jed Prouty, Jerome Cowan, Donald MacBride (playing it straight as the D.A.), H.B. Warner, William Demarest and the youngest (and thinnest) I've ever seen Horace McMahon (of TV's Naked City) look. If you like Gracie you'll positively love this--she's pretty much the whole show and even gets an opportunity to sing; I give this two-and-a-half tickets and would have rated the movie higher if they could have worked George into the proceedings (after all, he does have a "bit part" in the novel).
	"Life is in color--but black-and-white is more realistic..." -- Samuel Fuller, director So many DVDs...so little time...


Laughing Gravy	Jan 21 2008, 07:26 AM Post #14
Revered in the UK Posts: 11,038 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 31, 2005	Never saw that, but I'll look for it. It's always a treat when Gracie sings. She's a whole lot wilder than she looks. I'm currently about 1/3 of the way into Louisiana Purchase (1941) with Bob Hope and Maxie Rosenbloom. That guy who plays the loudmouthed house dick in Room Service is a crooked cop in this one. I love that guy, who appears to be in comedy features what Anthony Warde or Ed Cobb is in serials: in nearly all of 'em! I guess I could look up his name, but I just always think of him as the "Jumping BUTTERBALLS!" guy. Okay, gonna get some more coffee, an Asian Pear, and then back to th' movie. BBL, Balconeers! ( By the way, if you haven't already, check out that cool Superman ad I posted last night at www.inthebalcony.com ).



Stony Brooke da Mesquiteer	Jan 21 2008, 07:50 AM Post #15
Space Aged Workin' Balconeer Posts: 14,060 Group: Members Member #244 Joined: July 6, 2007	greypilgrim Jan 21 2008, 05:50 AM Stony Brooke da Mesquiteer Jan 21 2008, 07:49 AM Chandu Jan 20 2008, 11:58 AM Stony, this is amazing! I wuz just thinkin' to myself last night, that there was threads for whatcha readin' & whatcha listenin' to, but none for whatcha watchin', so I was gonna start one today, but ya beat me to it! Great minds think alike eh??? It's more like when two Half-asses meet to make a Whole ass....or @$$(hole) :lol: .............................. Yes, Mr funny boy....Chandu is white and I am black, when we're mixed together we make, by YOUR account, an a**hole, or by my account --- grey, (in my BEST John Wayne voice) pilgram. I crack myself up sooooooo much, it oughta be a crime :lol:
	"It's a sad man, my friend... Who's livin' in his own skin... And can't stand the company"


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