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Post by mstreepsucks on Aug 22, 2019 5:16:22 GMT
I would say so. Let me know if you agree or disagree.
For me. Probably the best film ever.
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Post by dirtypillows on Aug 22, 2019 5:26:28 GMT
I would say so. Let me know if you agree or disagree.
For me. Probably the best film ever. I always enjoy hearing an obscure (somewhat, anyway) pick for best/favorite film. I have never seen "The Man Who Would Be King", but I first came to know of it from the critic Danny Peary, who loved the movie and cited it as the best of 1975.
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Post by OldAussie on Aug 22, 2019 9:12:36 GMT
PROBABLY in my top 400 - so among the top 8% of movies I've seen.
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Post by Sulla on Aug 22, 2019 9:24:00 GMT
I wouldn't call it the best film ever, but I think it's among the best of the 1970s. I always love watching it.
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Post by politicidal on Aug 22, 2019 13:50:04 GMT
It’s a good adventure movie. But I wouldn’t call it that.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Aug 22, 2019 16:49:52 GMT
I disagree
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Post by mstreepsucks on Aug 22, 2019 18:34:33 GMT
ya . I probably don.t know what I am talking about. lol.
I got no clue.
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Post by mstreepsucks on Aug 22, 2019 18:35:18 GMT
I would say so. Let me know if you agree or disagree.
For me. Probably the best film ever. I always enjoy hearing an obscure (somewhat, anyway) pick for best/favorite film. I have never seen "The Man Who Would Be King", but I first came to know of it from the critic Danny Peary, who loved the movie and cited it as the best of 1975. A danny peary shout out. It.s Good.
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Post by Prime etc. on Aug 22, 2019 18:48:53 GMT
I forgot about this but I think it's a near perfect film, and a great adaptation of the story. No excessive changes from what I recall and added things that made sense.
I removed the favorite quotes so wouldnt spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it.
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Post by dirtypillows on Aug 22, 2019 19:25:50 GMT
I always enjoy hearing an obscure (somewhat, anyway) pick for best/favorite film. I have never seen "The Man Who Would Be King", but I first came to know of it from the critic Danny Peary, who loved the movie and cited it as the best of 1975. A danny peary shout out. It.s Good. I will have to watch it! I must say I do like the title!
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Post by OldAussie on Aug 23, 2019 1:07:03 GMT
I recall Huston in a 70s interview said that when he first considered making it he was planning to use Gable and Bogart. So it took a while.
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Aug 24, 2019 1:05:30 GMT
Great movie.
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Post by mstreepsucks on Aug 24, 2019 1:14:59 GMT
It.s GoodI first came to know of it from the critic Danny Peary
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Post by Archelaus on Aug 24, 2019 4:18:18 GMT
It's one of my favorite films of 1975 and a fine adventure epic in itself.
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Post by mattgarth on Aug 25, 2019 13:59:47 GMT
-- A few years after the film was made, Director John Huston fell gravely ill and was confined to a London Hospital.
-- Connery and Caine attempted to call on him, only to be told that the patient was too sick to accept visitors.
-- Ignoring the command, the two of them went to his room anyway.
-- They decided to enter in the same manner that they did when summoned to the government official's office in the movie.
-- They marched in noisily, stamped their feet at the bedside, and Caine shouted the order -- "HATS - OFF!"
-- Huston, with tubes protruding from every visible orifice, opened his eyes.
-- He feebly but happily said (using their character names from the film):
-- "Danny! Peachy! You've come to see me!"
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-- Here's the 'Hats Off' scene:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmZbCwmOC6I
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Post by Isapop on Aug 25, 2019 14:01:20 GMT
I would say so. Let me know if you agree or disagree.
For me. Probably the best film ever. On Sean Connery's birthday (Aug 25) it's a pleasure to think about my favorite movie of the 70s (and my favorite John Huston film). Huston always felt that he'll need to give his actors little or no direction as long as he has cast it right. We're all fortunate that he waited until he got the two actors simply born to play Danny and Peachy.
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Post by mattgarth on Aug 25, 2019 20:19:12 GMT
Favorite scene -- Danny and Peachy trying to turn the 'beknighted muckers' into crack troops:
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf6rX-q7lQY
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Post by pimpinainteasy on Sept 13, 2019 17:45:13 GMT
its an awesome movie. the CLUTERBURRY DAS scene is pretty racist. im an indian but i thought it was hilarious. maybe a lot of brits would sympathize with films like THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING but wouldnt admit it in public. im an indian and i thought it was pretty awesome.
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Post by politicidal on Sept 13, 2019 18:12:15 GMT
There is a great tidbit from an Indiana Jones fan-site. Apparently this was from John Huston's autobiography:
Toward the end of shooting, Huston knew the locals he used in Morocco had never seen a motion picture. He decided to run some of the film for them. After the film played, the locals reacted to seeing themselves on screen with much excitement. They talked rapidly amongst themselves then seemed to come to an agreement. Huston asked his translator what they had said. “We will never die.”www.theraider.net/information/influences/man_wouldbe_king.php |
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Post by petrolino on Sept 13, 2019 18:53:31 GMT
Great movie.
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