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HeywoodJablome
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1485 Posts |
 Posted - 02/15/2006 : 22:11:43
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| I finally got to see "The Office" (UK) series. Great stuff, but being an American I really had to pay close attention to try and catch all the Brit slang and subtlety which is what makes the whole show as far as I can see. The DVD I rented says "The complete first series" but there are only six episodes. Is that all the episodes they ever made? |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2006 : 01:18:38
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They made two series' worth and two Christmas specials. For some reason, that tends to be standard here. Fawlty Towers only ever had twelve episodes for example, but every one's a gem.
I watched Anchorman last night. I chuckled.
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2006 : 05:13:21
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Originally posted by floop
what happened in the end?
Have you seen it?
 I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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HeywoodJablome
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1485 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2006 : 10:20:52
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Originally posted by Cheeseman1000
They made two series' worth and two Christmas specials. For some reason, that tends to be standard here. Fawlty Towers only ever had twelve episodes for example, but every one's a gem.
I watched Anchorman last night. I chuckled.
I have joined the Cult Of Frank/And I have dearly paid
So fourteen altogether? |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2006 : 10:21:54
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
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Originally posted by floop
what happened in the end?
Have you seen it?
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
no, that's why i'm askin' |
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starmekitten
-= Forum Pistolera =-
United Kingdom
6370 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2006 : 11:23:24
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
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Originally posted by starmekitten
I just watched murder she wrote.
I have to get a fucking job
Why don't you become a crime solving author?
Did she not inspire you?
Well no, but I have considered it. I think it'd be pretty cathartic to base characters on people I don't like and have them killed/ interestingly mutilated as an integral part of the story. |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2006 : 11:27:43
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Originally posted by HeywoodJablome
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Originally posted by Cheeseman1000
They made two series' worth and two Christmas specials. For some reason, that tends to be standard here. Fawlty Towers only ever had twelve episodes for example, but every one's a gem.
I watched Anchorman last night. I chuckled.
I have joined the Cult Of Frank/And I have dearly paid
So fourteen altogether?
Heh, yeah, sorry, I phrased it badly. Twelve half hour shows, two hour long ones, if I remember right.
I have joined the Cult Of Frank/And I have dearly paid |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2006 : 12:10:08
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Originally posted by floop
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
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Originally posted by floop
what happened in the end?
Have you seen it?
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
no, that's why i'm askin'
I don't wanna give it away. We should have spoiler tags!!
Ricky Gervais and Steven Merchant are writing an episode for rhe next series of the US Office.
 pas de dutchie! |
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Broken Face
-= Forum Pistolero =-
USA
5155 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2006 : 12:41:08
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MY DATE WITH DREW
a surprisingly fun and sweet documentary about an average guy getting a date with Drew Barrymore. Highly recommended for a date
-Brian
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2006 : 13:08:39
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Originally posted by Carl
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Originally posted by floop
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
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Originally posted by floop
what happened in the end?
Have you seen it?
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
no, that's why i'm askin'
I don't wanna give it away. We should have spoiler tags!!
pas de dutchie!
Exactly.
I thought maybe you had forgotten the ending floop.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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Erebus
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1834 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2006 : 16:18:23
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| "Bad Day at Black Rock" (1955) - Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Earnest Borgnine, Walter Brennan. Great cast. Tense treatment of issues of character, justice, and prejudice. |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2006 : 21:44:10
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
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Originally posted by Carl
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Originally posted by floop
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
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Originally posted by floop
what happened in the end?
Have you seen it?
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
no, that's why i'm askin'
I don't wanna give it away. We should have spoiler tags!!
pas de dutchie!
Exactly.
I thought maybe you had forgotten the ending floop.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
i don't think i'll see it. just tell me. i won't tell anyone |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 02/17/2006 : 05:18:25
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But I would be.
Ooh this is turning into the 'Just' video.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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Newo
~ Abstract Brain ~
Spain
2674 Posts |
Posted - 02/17/2006 : 05:54:54
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Last night I watched Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind. I´ve been reading and writing stuff like this so perfect.
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Buy your best friend flowers. Buy your lover a beer. Covet thy father. Covet thy neighbour's father. Honour thy lover's beer. Covet thy neighbour's father's wife's sister. Take her to bingo night. |
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Erebus
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1834 Posts |
Posted - 02/17/2006 : 21:19:30
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"My Man Godfrey" (1936) - William Powell, Carole Lumbard. A really well done farce, not my normal fare. If you don't know Powell, see "The Thin Man" & its sequels, or "Mister Roberts", his last role, where he appears as the doctor. Classic movie of its time and kind.
"Sahara" (1943) - Humphrey Bogart. Great small-unit war movie, if you're into that sorta thing. No romance, no female characters. Just men and virtue. |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2006 : 14:47:57
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I watched the animated version of Terry Pratchett's "Wyrd Sisters." It was pretty much Saturday morning cartoon quality in terms of the animation. Very faithful to the book, although it's hard to accurately adapt the work of an author like Pratchett to a visual medium.
"If you doze much longer, then life turns to dreaming. If you doze much longer, then dreams turn to nightmares." |
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HeywoodJablome
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1485 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2006 : 14:50:58
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Originally posted by Erebus
"My Man Godfrey" (1936) - William Powell, Carole Lumbard. A really well done farce, not my normal fare. If you don't know Powell, see "The Thin Man" & its sequels, or "Mister Roberts", his last role, where he appears as the doctor. Classic movie of its time and kind.
"Sahara" (1943) - Humphrey Bogart. Great small-unit war movie, if you're into that sorta thing. No romance, no female characters. Just men and virtue.
I gotta admire Erebus. He never seems to watch a movie made after 1950.
I saw a film called Stevie yesterday. It was documentary by Steve James (Hoop Dreams) about him following up with a guy (Stevie) whom James had mentored as a big brother when he was a child. Pretty moving if you like documentaries. |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2006 : 15:22:35
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I'm going to out-intellect the lot of you: I watched Final Destination tonight, and Sliding Doors last night.
I have joined the Cult Of Frank/And I have dearly paid |
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Erebus
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1834 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2006 : 22:28:15
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I do prefer the older stuff and usually monitor Turner Classic Movies online for options. This month they're running Oscar nominated material so there are some choice flicks on. But today I woke up to Rocky, Hook, Dick Tracy, Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabitt, Guys and Dolls, .... none of which I wanted to watch. Sometimes TCM will focus on musicals for a month and so the whole thing is a waste for me, or they'll run a day of Jerry Lewis, or Cagney, and then I do something else. I do like the westerns, and Cimarron (1960) just started, but I think it's mediocre. Do like Glenn Ford though, so maybe I'll stick with it. It's only been in the last five years that I've begun to truly love older movies, so there's much for me to enjoy, much of it things I have seen through the years without really appreciating. I rarely watch anything made since around 1975. (Sorry floop.) I think I'm nostalgic for an earlier America, what with its values and clarity, however deluded it was in so many ways. As much as can be said for the cultural revolution of the sixties, more was lost than gained IMO, but that won't surprise those who know me.
Last night I watched "Random Harvest" (1942) - Greer Garson, Ronald Colman. Really a touching romance, albeit with a highly implausible amnesia plot. Made me cry at the end when it all worked out. I love Greer Garson. So beautiful and intelligent. Woke up this morning and spent a couple hours visiting websites about her. Give me Deborah Kerr, Bette Davis, Ida Lupino, Barbara Stanwyck, Lauren Bacall, .... Greer. Love those Hollywood ladies. Lots of great guys too, but that's another paragraph. |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2006 : 22:29:54
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Erebus
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1834 Posts |
Posted - 02/19/2006 : 08:50:53
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| No, floop, I'm not. I assume that if I were I'd have much greater access to better recent films. And re-reading my post, I realize I favor older movies largely out of laziness. It's simpler to find gems where the ground has been so much better surveyed. I suspect great movies are being generated at a rate similar to that of the old days but that it would take me more effort to identify those more recent. It's also possible that movies are becoming ever more psychologically penetrating and that I have personal incentive to avoid such penetration, as it were. It's easier to idealize that at the greater distance from oneself. |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 02/19/2006 : 10:26:18
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i was going to ask you to be my netflick friend  |
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Newo
~ Abstract Brain ~
Spain
2674 Posts |
Posted - 02/19/2006 : 10:37:22
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I watched 10 minutes of Kingdom Of Heaven with my flatmates but thought I´d dislike myself for sitting through such pretty violence so I went out. I´m going home to watch At The Circus, Chico annoying people with pairs of scissors and sealions should do the trick.
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Buy your best friend flowers. Buy your lover a beer. Covet thy father. Covet thy neighbour's father. Honour thy lover's beer. Covet thy neighbour's father's wife's sister. Take her to bingo night. |
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HeywoodJablome
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1485 Posts |
Posted - 02/19/2006 : 11:32:07
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It's a good thing to watch films from long ago is my point. I don't have the patience for them a lot of times although I wish I did. "The Best Years of Our Lives" was probably the last one I made it through, excellent film.
Rediscovered L.A. Confidential last night, forgot how good it was. In fact most any movie about Los Angeles from that period in time fixates me. |
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
5454 Posts |
Posted - 02/19/2006 : 12:28:51
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Originally posted by Erebus
I have personal incentive to avoid such penetration
Always a good plan. |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 02/19/2006 : 13:04:13
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I think I'm nostalgic for an earlier America, what with its values and clarity, however deluded it was in so many ways. As much as can be said for the cultural revolution of the sixties, more was lost than gained IMO
Yeah, all those civil rights really get in the way, don't they?
"If you doze much longer, then life turns to dreaming. If you doze much longer, then dreams turn to nightmares." |
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Erebus
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1834 Posts |
Posted - 02/19/2006 : 18:14:26
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Originally posted by floop
i was going to ask you to be my netflick friend
Thanks floop. If I get it I'll take you up on that. |
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Erebus
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1834 Posts |
Posted - 02/19/2006 : 18:17:53
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Originally posted by VoVat
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I think I'm nostalgic for an earlier America, what with its values and clarity, however deluded it was in so many ways. As much as can be said for the cultural revolution of the sixties, more was lost than gained IMO
Yeah, all those civil rights really get in the way, don't they?
The rights are great. It's the sense of duty that I'm worried about. But I don't want to pollute this great thread. Oops, too late. |
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danjersey
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
2792 Posts |
Posted - 02/19/2006 : 21:55:28
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Originally posted by Erebus
No, floop, I'm not. I assume that if I were I'd have much greater access to better recent films. And re-reading my post, I realize I favor older movies largely out of laziness. It's simpler to find gems where the ground has been so much better surveyed. I suspect great movies are being generated at a rate similar to that of the old days but that it would take me more effort to identify those more recent. It's also possible that movies are becoming ever more psychologically penetrating and that I have personal incentive to avoid such penetration, as it were. It's easier to idealize that at the greater distance from oneself.
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
7443 Posts |
Posted - 02/20/2006 : 01:13:14
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This week-end I watched Terrence Malick's "The New World". Not as great as The Thin Red Line but very good nonetheless. It's funny to read reviews by teens who saw "Colin Farrell" and "Christian Bale" on the poster and went expecting some Braveheart-style action movie. It was actually the first time I saw both of them acting great.
Oh, and the main actress is a cutie.
Denis
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HeywoodJablome
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1485 Posts |
Posted - 02/20/2006 : 21:37:09
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Broken Face
-= Forum Pistolero =-
USA
5155 Posts |
Posted - 02/22/2006 : 09:15:12
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EIGHT MEN OUT
I love a good baseball film
-Brian
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Newo
~ Abstract Brain ~
Spain
2674 Posts |
Posted - 02/22/2006 : 09:30:34
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An interview between Alex Jones and Gary Busey, who was fun.
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Buy your best friend flowers. Buy your lover a beer. Covet thy father. Covet thy neighbour's father. Honour thy lover's beer. Covet thy neighbour's father's wife's sister. Take her to bingo night. |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 02/23/2006 : 05:26:23
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The Amitchyville Horror. The new one. Rubbish.
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zub_the_goat
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
639 Posts |
Posted - 02/23/2006 : 06:00:13
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oohhh, that film annoys me, it wasnt scary, they just kept putting in loud noises in a desperate attempt to make the audience jump...little bit of a spoiler here, but...
The bit when they are leaving the house on the boat, he's just tried to murder everyone, she looks behind her, and he starts shouting at her for looking back-idiot- she should have left him there |
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I just watched... (The Kay edit)
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