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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2019 19:00:06 GMT
Anyone seen this one? I get a kick out of these classic VFX driven movies. This one caught my eye. Aparently it's the first movie to use blue screen FX. Might check it out this week...
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Jan 16, 2019 19:08:43 GMT
Yep.
Famous for its time.
If you have seen Aladdin or a Sinbad movie--then you will notice where some of the inspiration came from.
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Post by teleadm on Jan 16, 2019 19:09:01 GMT
In an old-fashioned, matinee kind of way it works very well. Conrad Viedt is a great classic villain.
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Post by politicidal on Jan 17, 2019 0:53:58 GMT
It's a lot of fun.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2019 1:19:05 GMT
Watching it tonight.
I hear the 1925 silent version is pretty great too.
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Post by politicidal on Jan 17, 2019 1:19:53 GMT
I've seen pieces of the Fairbanks version. TCM shows it sometimes at 1 in the morning. The sets look incredible.
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Post by llanwydd on Jan 17, 2019 3:37:29 GMT
I have seen both. The first is a blockbuster epic nearly 2 and a half hours long. The second a colorful mini-epic. Both a must-see.
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Post by rudeboy on Jan 17, 2019 4:07:51 GMT
One of my all-time favourite movies, Top five or ten. I first saw this as a child and have loved it ever since. It is (along with King Kong) one of the films that started me watching 'older' movies. The sets, colours and effects are still dazzling today - I have always wondered how astonishing they must have seemed in 1940. Conrad Veldt is one of the great kissable villains, Sabu is just adorable and the whole thing is just a burst of eye-popping pleasure. I owe it an umpteenth watch very soon, thank you for reminding me!
The 1925 Fairbanks silent is also excellent, but the 1940 film is unbeatable, for me.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Jan 17, 2019 4:35:17 GMT
Still haven't seen the Fairbanks beyond clips. There's also a Steve Reeves version from the 60s made in Italy.
I guess they all have different plots.
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Post by pippinmaniac on Jan 18, 2019 2:05:29 GMT
I love this movie. It is one of my go to movies when I want to be reminded how beautiful movies could be back then.
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Jan 18, 2019 16:52:47 GMT
Love both versions.
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Post by politicidal on Jan 19, 2019 0:20:32 GMT
One of my all-time favourite movies, Top five or ten. I first saw this as a child and have loved it ever since. It is (along with King Kong) one of the films that started me watching 'older' movies. The sets, colours and effects are still dazzling today - I have always wondered how astonishing they must have seemed in 1940. Conrad Veldt is one of the great kissable villains, Sabu is just adorable and the whole thing is just a burst of eye-popping pleasure. I owe it an umpteenth watch very soon, thank you for reminding me! The 1925 Fairbanks silent is also excellent, but the 1940 film is unbeatable, for me. He was one handsome devil. |
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Post by Nalkarj on Jan 19, 2019 0:23:12 GMT
@forceghostackbar, have you seen Gunga Din (’39)? Less fantastical than The Thief of Baghdad, of course, but still one of those great old rip-roaring adventures they don’t make anymore.
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Jan 19, 2019 0:26:04 GMT
@forceghostackbar , have you seen Gunga Din (’39)? Less fantastical than The Thief of Baghdad, of course, but still one of those great old rip-roaring adventures they don’t make anymore. Gunga Din is one of my all time favorite movies. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2019 0:45:29 GMT
@forceghostackbar , have you seen Gunga Din (’39)? Less fantastical than The Thief of Baghdad, of course, but still one of those great old rip-roaring adventures they don’t make anymore. Never seen it. Ill add it to the list. Thanks for the suggestion! |
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Post by politicidal on Jan 19, 2019 1:20:47 GMT
@forceghostackbar , have you seen Gunga Din (’39)? Less fantastical than The Thief of Baghdad, of course, but still one of those great old rip-roaring adventures they don’t make anymore. Never seen it. Ill add it to the list. Thanks for the suggestion! Spielberg's Temple of Doom is nearly a shot-for-shot remake of Gunga Din. |
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Post by President Ackbar™ on Jan 19, 2019 18:30:03 GMT
Never heard of it.
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Post by teleadm on Jan 19, 2019 21:13:13 GMT
Hadn't thought of comparing them before:  '  Well I let others be the judge of that! Maybe it was manners and movements that made them simiiar.. |
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Post by rudeboy on Jan 20, 2019 10:09:58 GMT
One of my all-time favourite movies, Top five or ten. I first saw this as a child and have loved it ever since. It is (along with King Kong) one of the films that started me watching 'older' movies. The sets, colours and effects are still dazzling today - I have always wondered how astonishing they must have seemed in 1940. Conrad Veldt is one of the great kissable villains, Sabu is just adorable and the whole thing is just a burst of eye-popping pleasure. I owe it an umpteenth watch very soon, thank you for reminding me! The 1925 Fairbanks silent is also excellent, but the 1940 film is unbeatable, for me. He was one handsome devil.  The lesson here is not to post from my phone while on the move... |
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Jan 20, 2019 10:44:32 GMT
Veidt was Christopher Lee's favorite actor. I can't remember if Vincent Price thought likewise but he said Veidt once showed up at his door (mentioned here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyRuXiejxYk |
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