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Post by geode on Jul 28, 2018 13:00:26 GMT
Almost nobody agrees with me, but I get a kick out of watching the train wreck that is "Shanghai Surprise"... Posting to get that ridiculous "So" thread from appearing at the top of the board. Hey, that affects us. How does it affect you?
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Post by geode on Jul 27, 2018 18:37:21 GMT
The pastor is Jeff Durbin who apparently is a Calvinist who holds extreme views. He believes women who have abortions are murderers who deserve the death penalty, even if the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. Given his other "old school" thinking he would probably prefer that women who have abortions should be publically stoned to death. Pastor Jeff Durbin link
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Post by geode on Jul 25, 2018 20:10:55 GMT
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Post by geode on Jul 25, 2018 7:58:06 GMT
Don't think I saw the whole film, but it can't be worse than Head, right? It is massively worse than "Head"....
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Oklahoma!
Jul 25, 2018 7:29:00 GMT
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Post by geode on Jul 25, 2018 7:29:00 GMT
I saw it on Broadway once I think sometime in the 80's and it was great. The movie I am not a huge fan of, but I love Shirley Jones ... some nice visuals, but the story plays in a banal manner. As of the first and last time I watched it, 1970, it was my least favorite musical. The only things I liked were Gloria Grahme and Shirley Jones.
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Post by geode on Jul 25, 2018 4:58:14 GMT
Yes those but i assume those are 60s slang. Perhaps some were 60s slang, but others had earlier origins. If I remember correctly most were just silly rifts on objects or what was happening in the scene at the time. They made no more sense then than they do now. Some were probably purposefully dumb.
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Post by geode on Jul 24, 2018 18:10:49 GMT
Any of you seen the infamous musical film "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"? How has it held up after 40 years? I haven't seen it, but I hear it's pretty ridiculous.
I was a projectionist in a theater when this played there 40 years ago. It is terrible. I have not watched it since, but back then I thought it had one good scene, "Come Together" with Arrowsmith. Rasty!
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Post by geode on Jul 24, 2018 8:55:44 GMT
I have only seen excepts from the new television production but have seen the 1973 feature several times starting from first release. I have seen stage productions twice.
I like the 1973 film version best. Unlike the description above I thought adapting it using only exterior shooting to be very imaginative and effective. Having a prolugue sequence and epilogue of a troop going by bus into the desert to stage a passion play should have freed it from criticism by religious groups, but it did not.
Take the "I Don't Know How to Love Him" sequence shot with Mary in front of illuminated tents. Brilliant and lovely to look at.
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Post by geode on Jul 24, 2018 8:44:10 GMT
Airport (1970). Some of the others seem to be a little like big-budget versions of the Friday the 13th movies--periodically showing a new way to have the characters get killed (while going for some contrived gravitas with problematic situations among the characters that don't go anywhere--Fred Astaire as a lovable con man? Linda Blair as a plucky sick girl?) In Airport, except for one violent sequence, the drama comes out of everyone trying to cope with the crisis and managing to get through it, without including an extra violent death every few minutes. And I love the way George Kennedy chews that cigar! Beat me to it. Clearly the best.
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Post by geode on Jul 24, 2018 8:27:39 GMT
The Batmobile. For me, it's not even close. Absolutely.
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Post by geode on Jul 24, 2018 5:45:02 GMT
What are your top 10 TV shows for the entirety of the ‘60s? (It counts if the show started in the ‘60s.) Also a favorite episode—doesn’t have to be your absolute favorite, but one you really enjoy. A very difficult question, I know, I know. I’m holed up in an office staring at a downpour outside right now, so… Anyone want to give it a go? No particular order. My own taste tends towards pop surrealism and complex (yet comprehensible) plotting, with a good vein of humor even if it’s not a comedy. So… The Avengers—“The Town of No Return” Batman—“Hizzoner the Mayor/Dizzoner the Mayor” Green Acres—“Economy Flight to Washington” Gilligan’s Island—“The Second Ginger Grant” The Twilight Zone—I usually choose “A Stop at Willoughby” for this, but for here I’ll choose “Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?” Get Smart—“My Nephew the Spy” Mission: Impossible—offhand, “The Elixir” The Saint—“Sibao” Maverick—“Ghost Rider” The Wild Wild West—“The Night of the Simian Terror” Unfortunately, I have yet to see three shows I think I’d like very much—Patrick McGoohan’s Danger Man and The Prisoner and Sydney Newman’s Adam Adamant Lives! I am having trouble making a selection due to some confusion on definitions. The word "entirety" could be interpreted that a show had to be on during every year in the decade, but everyone, including yourself seems to be taking this to mean that the show was on in just any year of the decade. This would follow from stating that it is OK if a show started in the 60s. I guess this means that if the show continued into the 70s that it is OK to include it. Something like "Hawaii 5-O"....but this begs the question, what about shows that started in the 50s and continued into the 60s? Your inclusion of "The Twilight Zone" would appear to indicate this is OK but at least one person found this a grey area when including "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"... Then there is the request to select an episode from a show. Some TV shows are not really "episodic" such as variety shows such as "The Carol Burnett Show"...or interview shows such as "The Tonight Show" or "Meet the Press"...
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Post by geode on Jul 24, 2018 5:28:08 GMT
I have a confession to make, neither have I.
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Post by geode on Jul 23, 2018 19:00:23 GMT
I love how the special guest stars get killed off in the first few minutes and have nothing to do with the rest of the episode. Also that the onscreen title WASN'T what the announcer said.Yes, and....yes.
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Post by geode on Jul 23, 2018 18:06:31 GMT
Smallville -"Nocturne"
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Post by geode on Jul 23, 2018 14:03:40 GMT
The best thing about the movie was Helen Slater. She was perfectly cast. And Supergirl's aerial ballet sequence is still fantastic. ONE OF THE WORST THINGS about the movie was the repetitive musical score. It sounded like a broken record, constantly playing the same melody, over and over again. It got old fast. Not going to argue about Helen Slater, that was perfect casting.
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Post by geode on Jul 21, 2018 11:56:50 GMT
Its not a great movie, but i don`t think its as bad as many people claim. It is not a great film but I still like its funkiness. I haven't watched it in quite a while but I remember thinking it was more "original" and unique than I was expecting.
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Post by geode on Jul 21, 2018 9:31:27 GMT
I went to see this first run in a theatre in Leischester Square, London in 1984. Even though it was not what I expected I enjoyed it and plan on buying a blu-ray copy. I found its plot to be rather campy and off the wall but thought this gave it a certain charm. Helen Slater was perfectly cast and I was sorry sequels did not emerge to let her play the role again. "Supergirl" article.
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So...
Jul 21, 2018 6:19:36 GMT
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Post by geode on Jul 21, 2018 6:19:36 GMT
How many bona fide cult movies do you think there are?
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Post by geode on Jul 20, 2018 13:00:33 GMT
That looks interesting. It's a shame there isn't a list of what the other 92 films are in the description The full list is given here: List of titles
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Post by geode on Jul 20, 2018 6:59:59 GMT
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