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Post by mattgarth on Aug 1, 2018 13:33:49 GMT
The best way to watch LAWRENCE on an IPad is to turn it sideways in order to achieve the full and complete maximum wide screen effect, Linda.
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Post by neurosturgeon on Aug 1, 2018 13:42:17 GMT
The best way to watch LAWRENCE on an IPad is to turn it sideways in order to achieve the full and complete maximum wide screen effect, Linda. And very close to your nose. |
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Post by mattgarth on Aug 1, 2018 13:45:03 GMT
56 years?
Come on Spider, stop exaggerating.
Why, that's 28 years more than your current age!
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Post by mattgarth on Aug 1, 2018 13:45:56 GMT
The best way to watch LAWRENCE on an IPad is to turn it sideways in order to achieve the full and complete maximum wide screen effect, Linda. And very close to your nose. And a cute nose it is, too. |
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Post by wmcclain on Aug 1, 2018 13:50:10 GMT
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Post by timshelboy on Aug 1, 2018 13:55:45 GMT
Best to worst:
THIS HAPPY BREED (almost the only film that makes me proud to be British) BRIEF ENCOUNTER BLITHE SPIRIT HOBSONS CHOICE THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI GREAT EXPECTATIONS DOCTOR ZHIVAGO IN WHICH WE SERVE RYAN'S DAUGHTER SUMMERTIME/SUMMER MADNESS OLIVER TWIST LAWRENCE OF ARABIA THE SOUND BARRIER A PASSAGE TO INDIA THE PASSIONATE FRIENDS MADELEINE
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Post by vegalyra on Aug 1, 2018 13:56:23 GMT
Lawrence of Arabia for me. I love that movie. I saw it in 4k at the local Cinemark a few years ago. It was very impressive.
I haven't seen much of his earlier work though.
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Post by politicidal on Aug 1, 2018 16:42:09 GMT
just about to watch this for the 1st time...finally!   One of my top ten favorites. They're never going to make movies like this anymore. |
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Post by teleadm on Aug 1, 2018 17:53:43 GMT
I've always liked Great Expectations 1946 and Oliver Twist 1948, long before I knew they were directed by David Lean.  |
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Post by wmcclain on Aug 1, 2018 18:36:40 GMT
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Post by london777 on Aug 1, 2018 20:06:10 GMT
Among the best films ever made:
1) Brief Encounter
2) Great Expectations
3) Oliver Twist
But he had a lot of help from a certain CD's story-telling genius for the latter two. All Lean had to do was not mess up, and he didn't.
Then still good, but quite some way behind:
4) The Sound Barrier
5) Doctor Zhivago (We can excuse Pasternak's ideological fence-sitting in his situation, but no excuse for Lean)
6) In Which We Serve (though a bit clunky in places, presumably the bits Lean did not direct, but we shall never know as Coward was such a liar).
worthy but dull:
7) Passage to India
8) The Bridge on the River Kwai
Could have been great if not for the insertion of the William Holden sub-plot. I believe I am correct that this was not in the original novel? A vulgar and derivative, but no doubt successful, attempt to appeal to the US market, most of which was probably unaware that the UK was a participant in WWII in Asia.
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I need to watch Lawrence of Arabia again. Until now my feeling has been that I was one of the members here who have watched it too many times. In my case once. I have an aversion to Peter O'Toole, and the misrepresentation of the political issues makes me mad, whereas the political bits that were correctly shown just make me very sad. But I will steel myself to watch again as so many members I respect esteem it highly.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2018 20:27:00 GMT
The best way to watch LAWRENCE on an IPad is to turn it sideways in order to achieve the full and complete maximum wide screen effect, Linda. You have got to be kidding, matt!  It is one of the best films ever made but it is not worth seeing unless you can see it big. I was advised of this many years ago and promised myself I would never see it until I could see it on a big movie screen. It paid to wait. About 15 years later it was shown as part of a film series at a local college and was free to the public. Today it is one of my favorite films. But to answer the OQ, I like Doctor Zhivago a little better. |
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Post by mattgarth on Aug 1, 2018 20:30:12 GMT
You have got to be kidding, matt! It is one of the best films ever made but it is not worth seeing unless you can see it big. and yes, I WAS kidding.
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Post by wmcclain on Aug 1, 2018 20:31:34 GMT
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Post by mikef6 on Aug 1, 2018 21:07:54 GMT
nutsberryfarm 🏜 Use the biggest screen available and have refreshing cool beverages handy. The air conditioning in the theater I saw it in had failed .. in August... and I remember being so thirsty watching that movie. You are in for a visual treat even if the politics make your eyes roll back in your head with boredom. If you also like history and politics, no problem ! When I left the theater after seeing it during the Road Show tour, I had to stop and empty sand out of my shoes. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 1, 2018 21:09:41 GMT
mikef6 Special showing at Monahans State Park ? 
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Post by mikef6 on Aug 1, 2018 21:18:56 GMT
I am going to have to go with Lean’s “small” movies, the black & whites he made in England, over most of his Hollywood wide-screen, full-color, epic-length features. I take them in roughly this order (with the first four very close together).
Hobson’s Choice (1954)
Brief Encounter (1945)
In which We Serve (co-director with Noel Coward) (1942)
The Sound Barrier (1952)
Great Expectations (1946)
Oliver Twist (1948)
Of his epic films, I put them in (roughly, again) this order
Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)
A Passage To India (1984)
Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Ryan’s Daughter (1970)
As you can see, I’ve got “A Passage To India” ranked higher than most of the comments on it so far. While I agree that it is long and verbose, I love Peggy Ashcroft’s performance, maybe one of the great ones.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2018 23:31:21 GMT
The film director. I don't know any others.
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Post by Aj_June on Aug 13, 2018 12:34:15 GMT
Lawrence of Arabia - 15/10 - easily my favourite movie of all time, have seen it nearly 100 times, but many of those were the "short" 190 minute pre-restoration. Kwai - 10/10 Zhivago - 9/10 Ryan's Daughter - 8/10 Recently I have been watching movies based on what members of Classic Cinema board suggest or praise. I have seen Bridge of the River Kwai and rated that very highly. So given your immense praise for Lawrence of Arabia I am going to see it soon.
I did see this movie may when I was 8 or 9 years old but I hardly understood English language then and certainly do not remember anything.
And I finally watched it on Saturday. I thought it was an excellent movie that I enjoyed all through. I had already seen The Bridge of the Rover Kwai and liked that a lot. And this movie just raised my respect for Lean even more!
While I liked all the characters and the acting that they delivered, I particularly thought Alec Guinness was incredible as Prince Faisal. Totally believable as a Muslim character from middle east to be honest. I think I will see it again in an year to understand the movie better.
My next big watch will be The African Queen (Bogart) that was recommended to me by Bat.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2018 15:48:20 GMT
Not one mention of Summertime. Amazing! That is my favorite of his pre-epic period. Rather lightweight story but the acting is excellent and the visuals are breathtaking.
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It is one of the best films ever made but it is not worth seeing unless you can see it big. I was advised of this many years ago and promised myself I would never see it until I could see it on a big movie screen. It paid to wait. About 15 years later it was shown as part of a film series at a local college and was free to the public. Today it is one of my favorite films. But to answer the OQ, I like Doctor Zhivago a little better. 
