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#21

Off Topic Discussion / Re: I helped discover a new sp...

Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 08:22:48 AM

Wow! Impressive!   

#22

Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2

Last post by Dr. Whom - Today at 06:44:58 AM

Napoléon (1927)

To be fair, I haven't finished it yet. It is a whopping 560 minutes, but at the three hour mark, I feel I can already say something.

Incredibly, given this length, this is just about the first part of Napoleon's career. Wikipedia tells me this was supposed to be the first of six films, enough to dwarf any LotR marathon. This is my main complaint with the movie so far: it is terribly slow. Every known anecdote or famous quotation must be incorporated in the script. As I said, I'm three hours in, and Napoleon is just about to depart for Italy.
Also, this is pure and undiluted hero-worship. Abel Gance buys into the Napoleon myth 200%. Your milage may vary.
Thirdly it is more of documentary than a dramatic narrative. Events just unfold, in great detail.

All this makes it very much a test of endurance. It does contain some very impressive imagery. There are a lot of location shots (I guess in 1927 it was easier to find places that still looked like the late 1790s). One nice feature is that every time an important character is introduced, you get a text plate explaining who it is and who is playing them. They might want to reintroduce that in modern movies.

I'll return to it after I've finished it.

#23

Good Movies / Re: 100 movies with a NAME in ...

Last post by claws - Today at 04:48:31 AM

Ooops, my bad. I replaced my #90 with new name.

#24

Good Movies / Re: 100 movies with a NAME in ...

Last post by zombie no.one - Today at 04:26:25 AM

90. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)

ah dang, we nearly got there... #61 


90. RITA, SUE AND BOB TOO (1986)

#25

Off Topic Discussion / Re: You Know What Really Grind...

Last post by claws - Today at 03:24:17 AM

people who think it's a good idea to do their daily jog on the pavement. running in and out of pedestrians. I practically have to dodge a dozen of these weirdos on my walk to work... go and run around a field.

Same here. The warm weather really brings out the runners. I notice it most when I'm on morning shift. There's a bicycle‑friendly sidewalk that runs almost 2 km all the way to my workplace, and since I bike to work, I use it every day.

It's on the outskirts of town, mostly farmland with a few businesses scattered around. The path is popular with people (with dogs) out for a stroll, and plenty of runners use it too. So I'm constantly weaving around people coming toward me.

#26

Off Topic Discussion / Re: You Know What Really Grind...

Last post by claws - Today at 03:14:08 AM

When Trevor posts a new thread and deletes it shortly after   

#27

Good Movies / Re: 100 movies with a NAME in ...

Last post by claws - Today at 03:11:04 AM

90. Lucy (2014)

#28

Press Releases and Film News / Re: RIP Michael Keating

Last post by claws - Today at 03:08:46 AM

You've never seen Blake's 7????

The science fiction series *Blake's 7* has never been broadcast on television in Germany. Despite its popularity in Great Britain and other countries, it never received a German dub or TV premiere.

So, there ya go.

#29

Good Movies / Re: 100 movies with a NAME in ...

Last post by Dr. Whom - Today at 03:02:31 AM

89 Dirty Harry (1971)

#30

Press Releases and Film News / Re: RIP Michael Keating

Last post by Dr. Whom - Today at 02:59:18 AM

Not familiar but, RIP. Looking up his resumee, he did mostly TV work in the UK. Never seen any of those shows listed.

You've never seen Blake's 7????