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06-01-2006, 08:47 AM
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Very nice Walter—it took me a couple of seconds to catch on. 
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06-01-2006, 07:53 PM
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Technically, those films aren't linked by anything other than plot elements - but that's OK I guess.
I preferred Tim Curry in many roles, especially The Lord of Darkness in Legend.
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A Møøse once bit my sister ... No realli! She was Karving her initials on the møøse with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given her by Svenge - her brother-in-law - an Oslo dentist and star of many Norwegian møvies: "The Høt Hands of an Oslo Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", "The Huge Mølars of Horst Nordfink".
We apologise for the fault in the signature. Those responsible have been sacked.
Mynd you, møøse bites Kan be pretty nasti...
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06-01-2006, 08:12 PM
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Legend was great, but David Bennent was stunning in The Tin Drum
My DVD Collection Film Lists: 2001 (416), 2002 (412), 2003 (374), 2004 (346), 2005 (302), 2006 (221) Film Tracking 2005 (862), 2006 (852) Last 15 Watched: Pulse (2006,Jim Sonzero) 2/5, In the Realm of the Senses (1976,Nagisa Oshima) 4/5, Sing a Song of Sex (1967,Nagisa Oshima) 2/5, The Passionate Friends (1949,David Lean) 3/5, Band of Ninja (1967,Nagisa Oshima) 1/5, Saw V (2008,David Hackl) 3/5, Quantum of Solace (2008,Marc Forster) 2/5, Role Models (2008,David Wain) 3/5, Dorm (2006,Songyos Sugmakanan) 3/5, Candy (2006,Neil Armfield) 3/5, Shutter (2004,Banjong Pisanthanakun, Parkpoom Wongpoom) 1/5, Skinwalkers (2006,Jim Isaac) 2/5, Out of Season (1998,Jeanette L. Buck) 2/5, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983,Nagisa Oshima) 5/5, The Catch (1961,Nagisa Oshima) 3/5
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06-01-2006, 10:09 PM
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But I think that Maurice Jarre wrote a better score for Lawrence of Arabia
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06-01-2006, 10:52 PM
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As much as I admire Lawrence of Arabia, I prefer Lean's earlier, more intimate films, most notably Brief Encounter.
(Why do I get the feeling that Brad's avatar is mocking me in his last post? (J/K)  )
(And thanks for the nice comments, Lew)
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06-01-2006, 11:31 PM
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I'm not familiar with Brief Encounter, but every time I actually remember who Trevor Howard is it's because of his role as Captain Bligh in Mutiny on the Bounty (1962).
(And Walter, your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries) 
Brad
A Møøse once bit my sister ... No realli! She was Karving her initials on the møøse with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given her by Svenge - her brother-in-law - an Oslo dentist and star of many Norwegian møvies: "The Høt Hands of an Oslo Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", "The Huge Mølars of Horst Nordfink".
We apologise for the fault in the signature. Those responsible have been sacked.
Mynd you, møøse bites Kan be pretty nasti...
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06-02-2006, 12:09 AM
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Richard Haydn was much better in The Sound of Music
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06-02-2006, 09:01 AM
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As tempted as I am to point out the Julie Andrews was better on the stage as Eliza, I’ll only observe that by the time this musical hit the screen, Rodgers & Hammerstein had lost some of their bite.
Their breakthrough musical was Oklahoma!
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06-02-2006, 02:37 PM
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I preferred Gloria Grahame in noir films such as the outstanding The Big Heat.
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06-02-2006, 06:27 PM
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Gloria Grahame is great in The Big Heat, but I think even better in It's a Wonderful Life.
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06-02-2006, 10:06 PM
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James Stewart was beyond excellent in Rear Window
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