Author Topic: Latest inspiring movie received (Read 217826 times)

Gluteus Maximus · « **Reply #30 on:** October 26, 2007, 12:48:13 PM »

Oh yes! Indy is my hero :love: :

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I have the 4 dvd set & have watched it even more times than Lord of the Rings!

Essential viewing.

Cheers,
Ian

Prof.Witchheimer · « **Reply #31 on:** October 30, 2007, 08:15:15 PM »

Gluteus Maximus · « **Reply #32 on:** October 31, 2007, 09:16:50 AM »

Wow! I'd completely forgotten that one. Great find, Prof!

Plynkes · « **Reply #33 on:** October 31, 2007, 09:44:28 AM »

My run-in with Lowtardog yesterday reminded me how much I wanted to see this film again, so I ordered it on DVD and it just arrived a few minutes ago:

Not your average war film, hard to categorize it at all really, but still worth watching.

Prof.Witchheimer · « **Reply #34 on:** October 31, 2007, 09:51:19 AM »

oh, Colonel Blimp!!!! Want see it, too

Hammers · « **Reply #35 on:** October 31, 2007, 09:53:36 AM »

I am not familar with this one. Do tell what its about.

Vanvlak · « **Reply #36 on:** October 31, 2007, 11:12:26 AM »

Quote from: "hammershield"

I am not familar with this one. Do tell what its about.

Not seen it, but as far as I know he's a veteran from the Boer war and WWI who cannot quite comprehend the nastiness of WWII.

My turn - and you get the movie in full as well - it's public domain:

Plan 9 from Outer Space!

Prof.Witchheimer · « **Reply #37 on:** October 31, 2007, 11:45:01 AM »

Quote from: "hammershield"

I am not familar with this one. Do tell what its about.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Life_and_Death_of_Colonel_Blimp

Plynkes · « **Reply #38 on:** October 31, 2007, 12:25:57 PM »

It's the life story of a stereotypical British officer type, portrayed as somewhat foolish yet likeable. We follow him from the Boer War, through the Great War to World War Two (though there is little in the way of action sequences). It was made during WWII. The main thrust of the film is that old-fashioned notions of British fair play must be set aside, and if the Nazis are to be defeated then Britain must "fight dirty."

It is about the passing of an age, a little nostalgic, but forward-looking, too. Also it is a love story of sorts, and a tale of friendship between men whose countries are enemies.

Oh, and it's a comedy.

Didn't go down too well at the time, possibly because it was a wartime film and it had such a sympathetic portrayal of a German, but more likely because it is just a little too offbeat and bizarre to succeed as a propaganda piece. Powell and Pressburger films are often a bit like that, that's actually what I like about them. More recently views about it have changed, and it's regarded as something of a classic.

Not to everyone's taste, though. Not by any means.

majorsmith · « **Reply #39 on:** October 31, 2007, 05:38:18 PM »

i love the colonel blimp film! just watched the dream catcher, great film from a stephen king novel

Lowtardog · « **Reply #40 on:** October 31, 2007, 05:52:08 PM »

Quote from: "Plynkes"

My run-in with Lowtardog yesterday reminded me how much I wanted to see this film again, so I ordered it on DVD and it just arrived a few minutes ago:

Not your average war film, hard to categorize it at all really, but still worth watching.

A fantastic film I absolutely love it. There is another film which I love in a similar vein, with David Niven where he is a Pilot and is tried by the historical enemies of Britian (a bit like the Minden war on TMP and Frothers

) cant remember its name though

Lowtardog · « **Reply #41 on:** October 31, 2007, 05:54:16 PM »

Picked up Pathfinder at the Weekend with high hopes, they were dashed like a Viking longship on the rocks

A very poor film, It doesnt have the Swash of The Vikings nor the Fantasy of 13th Warrior, I dont recommend it at all

Plynkes · « **Reply #42 on:** October 31, 2007, 06:51:43 PM »

Lowtardog, that's another Powell/Pressburger film. In the UK it is called "A Matter of Life and Death" and "Stairway to Heaven" was the US title.

I've got that one on order, too! I'm having a Powell/Pressburger binge. "A Canterbury Tale" is coming too. But more on that one when it arrives...

Rugland · « **Reply #43 on:** October 31, 2007, 07:10:44 PM »

Very nice movie here... And you can download it for free

"Last man on earth" Vincent Price starring in a movie set in a post apocalyptic nightmare world where he is under attack of bloodthirsty vampires. :love:

http://www.archive.org/details/the-last-man-on-earth

You can find a lot of nice movies on archive.org. How about this

http://www.archive.org/details/bride_of_a_gorilla

Lowtardog · « **Reply #44 on:** October 31, 2007, 07:54:23 PM »

Quote from: "Plynkes"

Lowtardog, that's another Powell/Pressburger film. In the UK it is called "A Matter of Life and Death" and "Stairway to Heaven" was the US title.

I've got that one on order, too! I'm having a Powell/Pressburger binge. "A Canterbury Tale" is coming too. But more on that one when it arrives...

Thats the one Polynikes and Canterbury tale is a great propaganda film, it s the one with the Glue in the hair?

This is a good one

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Went_the_Day_Well%3F

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