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sometimes i watch films and never finish em , bad habit.....Akiko did an italian comedy called Akiko
Are you going to watch the sequel, @Tracy?
The only thing you have to know here is that the fat guy is a policeman.
i might
It's another example for my theory that Spielberg can do no wrong in making movies, whatever the subject. It's certainly no-action and no-suspense, but rather a tragicomedy/drama, but for me throroughly enjoyable, and giving you quite a few hints as to how the genius of Steven Spielberg came about...without showing off his rise to stardom afterwards. It ends when the protagonist (i.e. Spielberg's alter ego) goes off to Hollywood instead of college, but that's it. Marvellous performances by Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, young Gabriel LaBelle as the protagonist, and most of all Judd Hirsch as Uncle Boris.
Lovely movie.
It was on T.V. this afternoon, and though I've seen it more times than I care to remember, it's still marvellous entertainment! And the debate over epic running times for current movies was not an issue back then, 'The Great Escape' is 165 mins and it never flags! And though it has a huge cast, you end up caring about every one towards the end, not just McQueen, Bronson, Garner, Coburn, et al, but the minor characters, they all get to shine! Great script, (from James Clavell!!) glorious score from Elmer Bernstein ( am humming it as I type this ) and terrific performances, it puts current so called blockbusters to shame!
Along with THE DIRTY DOZEN (1967) and THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946), The Great Escape is among my favorite WW2 movies (and I'm also humming the theme as I type this). I also agree with your point about the pacing; the film never sags.
Haha, yes, I can see how Arent's comic relief characters can be a bit …much – especially in the films he's breaking the fourth wall, talking directly to the audience. I find Siegfried Schürenberg's Sir John character worse in that regard, as the very stupid head of Scotland Yard. The films do have a certain charm though, and they are great time capsule films, showcasing sights of London and elsewhere in the 60's.
Pretty funny that the English sign has presumably been there for that long! Although I'm not that familiar with Hamburg and Hamburg's Speicherstadt, and thus can't recognise it on screen, I'm pretty sure I've seen Speicherstadt mentioned in credits.
Great documentary some of the decision making on many of the films made is mind boggling..
If you're interested, you might start here: https://www.filmmuseum-hamburg.de/filmstadt-hamburg/filme-aus-ueber-hh/serien/edgar-wallace.html. It's not that much, but there is a lot you can find about Hamburg (and especially Speicherstadt) locations on the web in general.
And by the way, last time I walked through the Speicherstadt (shortly before last Christmas, and with another member of this board and his wife, by the way) I was disappointed that the English-inscribed "DO NOT ENTER" sign had been exchanged for a regular one. I wouldn't be surprised if some driver going the wrong way and having been fined had successfully argued that the sign was invalid because it didn't correspond with the traffic regulations.
Thanks, I'll have a look :-)
That's a shame. It wouldn't have been a cultural landmark obviously, but a fun spot to visit for those who knows its origin – be it from an Edgar Wallace film or not.
I actually found a photo I took on 18 September 2009 around noon...and come to the conclusion that they probably replaced it because the red was so washed out..
Thanks, @Gerard - I doubt it, though. More than two-thirds of Western Germany were occupied by the US or UK after the war, and Hamburg alone probably has several hundreds of these particular traffic signs (at least as many as there are one-way streets) This is the only one that I ever saw in my life, and my memory of traffic signs stretches back until about 1960.
That would make sense. Who knows, maybe there are other remnants somewhere in Hamburg from the numerous productions made during that era.
PATTON is my absolute favourite war/biographical movie. I think I gave it 10/10 on IMDb, something which very few movies have ever made me do. George C. Scott is outstanding, and the rest of the cast is too. Never mind that the tanks used look fake most of the time. Never mind that "Bavaria" in the end looks like where it was filmed, i.e. the Spanish sierras. The opening speech alone, with its oversized Star-Spangled Banner in the background, is priceless.
I hadn't seen it in ages and it really hit the spot. Excellent movie . I always liked George C Scott. Great actor.
Team America World Police in 4K
This film is so stupid and utterly offensive not sure this would get a cinema release these days, its been over a decade since I watched this and its quite prophetic in some instances.
Directed by a rather young Guy Hamilton, this 1954 movie is an intimate-play sort of film based on a drama by J.B. Priestley. The celebration of a well-to-do family of industrialists is suddenly interrupted by the appearance of a police inspector (Alastair Sim), who inquires about the apparent suicide of a female employee of the family's company, but that employee also had somehow had some personal contact with several members of the family.
Quite a bunch of suspense, IMO. No action, really...but no surprise being essentially the filming of a theatre play. But great acting - I think Alastair Sim, who died in 1976, has been under my radar for too long. Highly recommended.
îf I can avoid it. Trouble is, I don't have a region-free BD player.