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Post by Doghouse6 on Jan 3, 2019 18:49:41 GMT
Not exactly a luxury liner or cruise ship, but Across the Pacific has a large portion that takes place on a freighter with passenger berths. That one's a gem; loads of fun, especially the Bogart-Astor banter. They've just shared a kiss on the ship's bow: RICK LELAND: "Are you getting seasick?"
ALBERTA MARLOWE: "I don't know. How do women usually react when you kiss them?"
RICK: "They don't turn green."
ALBERTA: "Then I'm seasick. Get me out of here."
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Post by london777 on Jan 3, 2019 19:08:53 GMT
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) dir: Howard Hawks Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe are entertainers on an Atlantic liner. Sorry, I could not find any nautical stills so you will have to put up with this poor second-best:
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Jan 4, 2019 5:01:47 GMT
Ghost Ship (2002). It's the first film I can recall seeing Australian actress Emily Browning in and it has a memorable (albeit gruesome) opening scene.
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Post by manfromplanetx on Jan 4, 2019 20:58:29 GMT
Rejs , The Cruise (1970) Marek Piwowski A stowaway sneaks aboard a ship that is departing on a cruise. The captain mistakenly takes him for the Communist Party cultural coordinator, The stowaway plays along and seizes the opportunity, he immediately starts manipulating passengers and crew, with everyone now under his thumb he has created his very own absurd dictatorship... The highly acclaimed film uses its storyline to portray life in the People's Republic of Poland at the time, the cruise becoming a brilliant parody of the communist system... Wonderfully entertaining !!
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Post by RiP, IMDb on Jan 5, 2019 10:41:51 GMT
Lifeboat (1944) and Seven Waves Away (1957) aka Seven Days from Now (1957).
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Post by Eλευθερί on Jan 6, 2019 8:33:43 GMT
Did not see that coming:
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Jan 6, 2019 15:11:10 GMT
Ghost Ship (2002). It's the first film I can recall seeing Australian actress Emily Browning in and it has a memorable (albeit gruesome) opening scene.
That opening scene is just so disgustingly awesome, I love it. I have that movie and may rewatch it this week.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Jan 6, 2019 15:53:31 GMT
So I've decided to make a theme week out of all these movies this week. Just watched One Way Passage (1932) and its remake, 'Til We Meet Again (1940) back-to-back. Both are equally great. I noticed that the cruise dock in Honolulu looked the same then as it does now. I knew it was an older building. Same with San Francisco. Both movies are what I would call upbeat melodramas, sad but a little uplifting anyway. Oddly enough, Frank McHugh plays the drunken con man pal in both versions, although his name is "Skippy" in One Way Passage and it's "Rockingham T. Rockingham" in 'Til We Meet Again. There's a funny bit in 'Til We Meet Again when someone asks his character what's the "T" for and he replies, "To break up the monotony!"
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Post by Eλευθερί on Jan 7, 2019 19:46:12 GMT
Peter Bogdanovich's The Cat's Meow (2001) isn't a classic film, but it's set in the classic film period. It takes place on William Randolph Hearst's yacht during a 1924 weekend birthday party cruise off the coast of Southern California. Passengers include Charlie Chaplin, gossip columnist/film reviewer Louella Parsons, mistresses, movie studio moguls, ingenues, and has-beens. The film was adapted from a play, which was inspired by a mysterious death that occurred in real life on Hearst's yacht while Chaplin was aboard. The film got good reviews from several high-profile professional reviewers, but watching last year on DVD, I didn't care much for it and couldn't get past the first 45 min or so. (And I think Eddie Izzard was miscast for the Chaplin role.)
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Post by london777 on Jan 7, 2019 20:18:09 GMT
And I think Eddie Izzard was miscast for the Chaplin role. Strange choice. Probably got the job on the strength of his nautical experience as Long John Silver.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Jan 8, 2019 19:32:47 GMT
Like Father (2018) is set on and was filmed aboard Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas, which is really difficult to miss, the product placement in all up in yo face!
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Jan 8, 2019 19:33:27 GMT
After rewatching Poseidon (2006), I found myself liking this a lot more than I remembered years ago. The story and characters are different, which I liked because that meant it was like seeing a new story and not the old one over again. Some of the characters do wind up strongly reminding you of the original movie. I felt super-claustrophobic at various points and there was some good suspense and special effects.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Jan 8, 2019 19:34:08 GMT
Killer On Board (1977) was a TV movie I found on YouTube. It stars Patty Duke and not one, but two of the major acting Hamiltons, George and Murray! The title makes it sound like there's going to be some murder mystery plot, but the killer is some mysterious virus taking out the crew and passengers. The picture was kinda blurry on YouTube but not too bad. Murray Hamilton, as the ship doctor, even gets to almost reprise his Jaws speech about not wanting to warn the passengers in case of causing a panic. Young Jane Seymour is drop dead gorgeous here.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Jan 8, 2019 19:39:30 GMT
Treacherous Crossing is a 1992 TV movie starring Lindsay Wagner, Angie Dickinson, Jeffrey DeMunn and Grant Show. That poster is great, but it, along with the title, make it seem like there's going to be some bad weather ahead. It's set in 1947, a honeymoon bride loses her husband on board and everyone suspects she might be crazy or she killed him herself. Some genuine mystery and filming aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach adds some nice authenticity.
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Post by teleadm on Jan 8, 2019 20:05:42 GMT
Another Tv-Movie, Death Cruise 1974, "Several couples are notified that they have won an ocean cruise, but they actually have been lured onto a ship so that they can be murdered."
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Jan 8, 2019 22:17:58 GMT
Another Tv-Movie, Death Cruise 1974, "Several couples are notified that they have won an ocean cruise, but they actually have been lured onto a ship so that they can be murdered." I've just located this on YouTube, thanks teleadm!
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jan 9, 2019 0:42:10 GMT
The Last of SheilaIt's a yacht (not a liner) BUT they do go on a cruise. "A year after Sheila is killed in a hit-and-run, her multi-millionaire husband invites a group of friends to spend a week on his yacht playing a scavenger hunt-style mystery game. The game turns out to be all too real and all too deadly. "
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Post by bravomailer on Jan 9, 2019 1:02:15 GMT
Musical interlude
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Jan 13, 2019 13:58:34 GMT
Romance On the High Seas (1948) is Doris Day's film debut and it's easy to see why she became a star watching this. Not only can she carry a tune but she's got some great comedic chops.
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