One of my all-time favourites is the 1953 British film classic "Genevieve" which I've only ever seen on t.v. About two veteran car fanatics who go on the Brighton run and then decide to race each other back to London. In colour, it starred Kay Kendall, Dinah Sheridan, John Gregson and Kenneth More and this frolicsome romp was greatly assisted by Larry Adler's harmonica theme music. Poor Kay died only six years later from leukaemia aged just 32, she was a strikingly attractive comedy actress of enormous skill with a very sexy voice (see her sing and dance with Gene Kelly and Mitzi Gaynor in her one and only Hollywood film "Les Girls" in 1957 when she was already ill) and the nightclub scene where she gets up, drunk, and plays the trumpet is one of the best bits of the whole film. Dinah's spirited performance as the exasperated wife of John Gregson (who also died young too at 55 in 1975) is also spot on and there is also a brief but fabulous cameo by the one and only Joyce Grenfell (died 1979, aged 69) as the landlady of a seedy hotel. Kenneth More was only 67 when he too passed on in 1982 but Dinah outlived them all, passing away in 2012 at the ripe old age of 92. All the stars gone now except that they're not as, out in Australia, there is Genevieve herself, the veteran car of the film's title, a 1904 Daracq, and she will be its epitaph
I've said it before and I'll say it again: IT WASN'T BEN'S FAULT.
Virtually everything about DAREDEVIL was horrible. The directing was awful, the dialogue was terrible and the story was a hodgepodge of too many elements which were cobbled together in shoddy fashion.
Mr. Affleck did the best he could given the circumstances.
No one could have polished that cinematic turd...
I don't know what HD is. Anyway, I do watch lots of youtube films because I have no other choice. Fortunately, I understand spanish and some other languages.
But since you're a film buff, why don't you give me some tips? (What kind of films do you like, by the way?)Most of the people watch whatever the cinemas show so they have nothing interesting to suggest.
If you like comedies (a very difficult genre), here is a film combining the inimitable Louis de Funès and Coluche:
L'aile ou la cuisse
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Though I am a fan of both captains (they each bring a different style of command to the bridge of Enterprise), I will confess to giving a slight edge to Kirk.
not my usual movie but i saw interstellar at the weekend and really enjoyed it! actually it was a bit of a matthew mcconaughey weekend as i also watched dallas buyers club, which again was an excellent movie.
Look out for Magic Mike, which might be on tv. A good film. I agree about buyers club, haven't seen interstellar yet. --------------------------------------- added after 13 hours
More info, now I've got the tv guide. Next week is good for films on tv (if you're a UK viewer, or receive UK channels). Film4 has a Matthew McConaughey season, and all are worth watching.
Magic Mike is on Wednesday. A fun film set around a male stripper club, and a happy ending. I like that. And good use of music.
But the night before is The Paperboy. It might make some people uncomfortable, with Nicole Kidman in a different role to usual, and John Cusack...... not a nice guy! Not a happy ending, either. Matthew McC would be described as a flawed character.
But this Sunday, late-ish on Ch4, I'll watch Haywire. Same director as Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh) and actor (Channing Tatum) Don't mess with Gina Carano. My kind of woman
i have seen magic mike and it was pretty good, mcc was hot as i recall. wish i could recall the film he was in where he played a right bastard and had a woman fellate 'something?' other than his cock, what was it called...?
thank you for the other 'tips' i will keep a look out for them.
oh miles, it wasn't just the sex that made the film interesting, it was the whole relationship from it's tentative start to the inevitable break up, i found it very engaging.
i quite liked nympho 1 & 2 but sadly you could always tell how it would end.
sexual chronicles of a french family is another worth catching if you have a chance.
I'm looking for anyone that saw the original, uncut movie, The Tin Drum. I saw it again on Stars or something, and it had a few scenes cut. If you saw it, you know exactly what scenes.
I'm a Will Ferrell junkie. Fuckin love his movies... Step Brothers and The Other Guys will never get old for me, even though I know them both word for word and have probably seen them a thousand times. I like Ben Stiller, too... Zoolander cracks me the fuck up. Couldn't pay me to watch a Jim Carrey movie though. Or Adam Sandler. Or David Spade....
Happy Gilmore was kinda good. Til I turned like 15 and quit watching movies my parents had bought and started watching better shit. Liar Liar has always been crap though.
Maybe "Cable Guy" was a better Jim Carey example. David Spade wasn't too bad when paired with Chris Farley in a couple movies. He sucked as "Joe Dirt" no doubt. --------------------------------------- added after 2 minutes
Dont tell me you loved Will Farrell in "Land of the lost". That Movie was horrible.
Not my favorite Will Ferrell movie, that's for sure.
Jim Carrey's voice just makes me want to punch him in the neck. Those god awful stupid facial expressions just make it worse. Lol.
And Joe Dirt was atrocious.
Jim Carey does get old no argument there. He can spoof Will Shatners Captain Kirk better than anyone I've ever seen try it. His In Living Color skits just about make you piss yourself laughing!
My Mona Lisa grin is reserved for occasions involving public flatulence. However, I really don't remember Fire Marshall Bill, and I watched lots of In Living Color when I was younger...
Fire Marshall Bill Burns was one of Jim Careys' skit characters and he was on quite often. He can be found on youtube always. What's that smell and why are you smiling like that?
Virtually everything about DAREDEVIL was horrible. The directing was awful, the dialogue was terrible and the story was a hodgepodge of too many elements which were cobbled together in shoddy fashion.
Mr. Affleck did the best he could given the circumstances.
No one could have polished that cinematic turd...
I'd watch it but the DVD is not available on lovefilm.co.uk
I'll have a look at Dolores's other films. Featuring big stars of Hollywood. She was a Mexican star in those days
You're welcome.
L'aile ou la cuisse
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Still Star Trek for me...
Star Trek all the way for me.
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More info, now I've got the tv guide. Next week is good for films on tv (if you're a UK viewer, or receive UK channels). Film4 has a Matthew McConaughey season, and all are worth watching.
Magic Mike is on Wednesday. A fun film set around a male stripper club, and a happy ending. I like that. And good use of music.
But the night before is The Paperboy. It might make some people uncomfortable, with Nicole Kidman in a different role to usual, and John Cusack...... not a nice guy! Not a happy ending, either. Matthew McC would be described as a flawed character.
But this Sunday, late-ish on Ch4, I'll watch Haywire. Same director as Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh) and actor (Channing Tatum) Don't mess with Gina Carano. My kind of woman
thank you for the other 'tips' i will keep a look out for them.
PS. I didn't rate Nympho 1 and 2 either. I've never found a Lars Von Trier film I enjoyed.
i quite liked nympho 1 & 2 but sadly you could always tell how it would end.
sexual chronicles of a french family is another worth catching if you have a chance.
I've added the chronicles to my dvd list at lovefilm. Netflix streams perfectly well, but there just isn't the choice.
It's a very good film.
2. CaddyShack
3. Porkys
4. Stripes
5. Pulp Fiction
6. Goodfellas
7. Casino
9. James Bond- All of them
10. Moneyball
11. Inglorius Bastards
12. Das Boot
13. Stars Wars
14. Wall Street
15. End of Watch
16. Bridge of the River Kwai
17. Apocalypse Now
18. Officer and a Gentlemen
19. Catch me if you Can
20. The Departed
21. Hot Fuzz
22. The Hurt Locker
23. Black Hawk Down
24. Taken
25. Boiler Room
and Kevin Costner- I dare that donkey to make another stupid baseball movie
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catch me if you can......brilliant movie
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Dont tell me you loved Will Farrell in "Land of the lost". That Movie was horrible.
Jim Carrey's voice just makes me want to punch him in the neck. Those god awful stupid facial expressions just make it worse. Lol.
And Joe Dirt was atrocious.
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