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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 10, 2017 1:53:04 GMT
howardschumann "So which version of "A Christmas Carol" was your favorite?"
I don't really do favorites. I liked several of them for assorted reasons and actively disliked only one. Sim used to be my "go-to" Scrooge and he was tied with Scott after 1984. I had never seen the Hicks one until the quest and really liked it. I found some of my notes --- seems it is now a 3 way tie ! I liked Rathbone's Scrooge but did not like Fredric March at all ! The face making at the end was just creepy. Scrooged was not really "A Christmas Carol" and in any case I hated it with a passion even though Bill Murray is an actor I normally like. It was very interesting to see the silent versions even though they were either short intentionally or just rescued clips. Do you have a favored version ?
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Post by howardschumann on Apr 10, 2017 4:00:57 GMT
Do you have a favored version ? The Alistair Sim version is my favorite "A Christmas Carol." Actually, I don't think I've ever seen any other version. After I saw this one, I had no desire to see any others.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 10, 2017 4:17:35 GMT
howardschumannI went on the quest because there was an IMDb thread about "A Christmas Carol" and some posters, whose opinions I respect, had a lot to say about each of the films. I went to see for myself and found that I agreed with some and with others, not so much. The radio version with Lionel Barrymore was a yearly event at my house followed by the Sim movie once we got a television set. If you ever get the urge for other interpretations and treatments, I would suggest starting with Scott and Hicks and then maybe just for fun the silents and the Rathbone and ....
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Post by howardschumann on Apr 10, 2017 5:16:22 GMT
Bat: Thanks. Maybe I will someday, but I have a very personal connection with the Alistair Sim version and it is one of my all time favorite films.
I also have a strong association with the song "Barbara Allen." Can't imagine watching Scrooge go to his nephew's Christmas party without Barbara Allen.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Apr 11, 2017 11:26:55 GMT
Local library had most of the 007 collection back in the VHS days, when I was a kid... I think I've seen all but 2-3 of them.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Apr 11, 2017 21:31:42 GMT
I'm always either trying to watch some actor's complete filmography, or see an entire series of films. There are still too many movies to see, and they keep making more, so it's a seemingly endless task, one that I love.
Lately, I've been trying to to track down all of the old Sherlock Holmes movies, I plan on seeing all the Basil Rathbone series in the order they were released. So far, I spent a day watching the 1939, 1959 and the 1978 theatrically released versions of The Hound of the Baskervilles. I must say, Dudley Moore makes for a very different Dr. Watson in the 1978 version. And I discovered there are endless TV movie versions of this story out there too.
I've never seen a Charlie Chan movie, aside from the Peter Ustinov movie from the 80's, so I'm curious and looking for those, along with the Mr. Wong and Mr. Moto series, which sound like blatant rip offs, but still could be good.
And I'm always in the mood for any great classic comedies that I haven't discovered yet.
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Apr 12, 2017 20:36:43 GMT
Lately, I've been trying to to track down all of the old Sherlock Holmes movies, I plan on seeing all the Basil Rathbone series in the order they were released. So far, I spent a day watching the 1939, 1959 and the 1978 theatrically released versions of The Hound of the Baskervilles. I must say, Dudley Moore makes for a very different Dr. Watson in the 1978 version. And I discovered there are endless TV movie versions of this story out there too. Regarding TV versions of The Hound of the Baskervilles, I've seen the 1980s Australian animated version, the 1980s Soviet TV version, and a version done for a BBC series in the late-1960s. I enjoyed all three, but they are very different to each other despite having the same story.
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Post by koskiewicz on Apr 13, 2017 15:38:11 GMT
...I own a Beta-tape copy of Warren Beatty's film "Mickey One" and have tried unsuccessfully to find a DVD copy. And I refuse to use any on line service for my quest...
Another one I would like to own is a DVD copy of "Gizmo," a doc from about 30 years ago about nutso people who did outrageous things with their contraptions...this can be seen on YOUTUBE...it is hilarious...
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 13, 2017 17:40:52 GMT
spiderwortI had a bee of watching old Hopalong Cassidy and Roy Rogers westerns recently and really noticed the settings. Looking up where they were filmed was very interesting. Now to go to those places and see if I recognize the rocks.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 13, 2017 21:30:36 GMT
spiderwortIf they would tag those rocks, they would be easier to identify from movie to movie!
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