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Post by bravomailer on Aug 11, 2019 4:34:11 GMT
Bravo, this made me think of APOCALYPSE NOW.
"Even the jungle wanted him dead. And that's who he took his orders from anyway." Other jungle films: Objective Burma, The Bridge on the River Kwai, and Merrill's Marauders. I met a veteran of Merrill's Marauders once and he winced slightly when I used that name for his unit. "Well, we never used that name," he replied dryly. I mentioned that to a retired Green Beret colonel. He said that when he was a young LT in Special Forces in the early sixties there were a few vets of Merrill's famed unit. Not only did they dislike the name "Merrill's Marauders", they disliked Merrill. They thought him a poor commander who destroyed the unit and who drank too much.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 11, 2019 4:42:16 GMT
bravomailer The scene I most recall in Merrill's Marauders … RE: the real Merrill.... so often the "based on a true story" stories are so loosely based, eh ?
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Post by bravomailer on Aug 11, 2019 4:50:45 GMT
bravomailer The scene I most recall in Merrill's Marauders … RE: the real Merrill.... so often the "based on a true story" stories are so loosely based, eh ? I think dislike of the name Merrill's Marauders was widespread among veterans of the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional). Not sure dislike of Merrill himself was especially widespread. But I recall a book on unit cohesion which was pretty hard on Merrill for pushing his unit until it was no longer able to function. If memory serves, that's in the movie but it's depicted as heroic and noble. The guys of the unit, or at least the survivors, might not have agreed.
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Post by telegonus on Aug 11, 2019 7:12:12 GMT
Some wonderful movies listed in this thread. King Kong is my all-time favorite. The John Farrow Five Came Back is near miraculously good, especially given its story, its B status, its age. It's as much about character as jungle. The actors shine; and yes, Joseph Calleia steals the picture in the acting department. His voice, the words he speak, linger in one's mind long after the movie is over.
It's nice to see the love for the underrated Jivaro. This is the one Fernando Lamas performance I truly like. Usually I find him overbearing; too macho; and rather arrogant. He's not that much different from his usual persona in this one, but his role and the story fit him like a glove. Brian Keith is, as one might imagine, also fine. While not so good as Five Came Back, this is a programmer to cherish.
The Naked Jungle is a superb genre mix of sci-fi (sort of), suspense, romance and action adventure. Charlton Heston is commanding, stern and unyielding as the young American planter up against the army ants. Eleanor Parker was a perfect fit for him in every way, and these two share some real screen chemistry. One can almost feel their characters' predicament in their performances. Good work from gaunt John Dierkes as an unethical Yank planter, and a strong turn from William Conrad, as the district commissioner.
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Post by cynthiagreen on Aug 11, 2019 7:16:06 GMT
a trilogy to rival LOTR or THREE COLOURS RED/WHITE/BLUE..... the first two starring "the Venezualan Volcano" Acquanetta!
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Post by cynthiagreen on Aug 11, 2019 7:27:21 GMT
The John Farrow Five Came Back is near miraculously good, especially given its story, its B status, its age. It's as much about character as jungle. The actors shine; and yes, Joseph Calleia steals the picture in the acting department. His voice, the words he speak, linger in one's mind long after the movie is over. Yes he is wonderful in this one... If I were programming the ultimate Calleia double bill it would consist of FIVE CAME BACK and TOUCH OF EVIL (although I have yet to see THE MONSTER AND THE GIRL )
My mother, a veteran theatregoer for 89 years now - who has seen Olivier, Bogarde, Daniel Day Lewis, Maggie and Judi tread the boards- saw him on stage when he created the lead role in Arthur Miller's ALL MY SONS in London, and has always said it was one of the best live performances she has ever seen.
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Post by politicidal on Aug 11, 2019 14:45:32 GMT
top 12 pick... aguirre wrath of god (1972-ger) apocalypse now (1979) the bridge on the river kwai (1957-uk/us) the naked prey (1965) fitzcarraldo (1982-ger) the mission (1986-uk) predator (1987) embrace of the serpent (2015-col) the emerald forest (1985-uk) apocalypto (2006) the lost city of Z (2016) the naked jungle (1954) Shoot, forgot those two.
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Post by telegonus on Aug 11, 2019 16:20:29 GMT
The John Farrow Five Came Back is near miraculously good, especially given its story, its B status, its age. It's as much about character as jungle. The actors shine; and yes, Joseph Calleia steals the picture in the acting department. His voice, the words he speak, linger in one's mind long after the movie is over. Yes he is wonderful in this one... If I were programming the ultimate Calleia double bill it would consist of FIVE CAME BACK and TOUCH OF EVIL (although I have yet to see THE MONSTER AND THE GIRL )
My mother, a veteran theatregoer for 89 years now - who has seen Olivier, Bogarde, Daniel Day Lewis, Maggie and Judi tread the boards- saw him on stage when he created the lead role in Arthur Miller's ALL MY SONS in London, and has always said it was one of the best live performances she has ever seen.
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Post by telegonus on Aug 11, 2019 16:28:00 GMT
Touch Of Evil was a great one for Calleia. He played a wholly American character, and did so brilliantly. He was also fine in Riff Raff, After The Thin Man Algiers, Sundown and Golden Boy. He must have had either excellent script judgment or a terrific agent. I always enjoy his work.
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Post by sostie on Aug 12, 2019 9:57:38 GMT
Whatever happened to quicksand?
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Post by cynthiagreen on Aug 12, 2019 10:40:13 GMT
Whatever happened to quicksand? sold fpr luxury housing developments....
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Post by wmcclain on Aug 12, 2019 11:12:04 GMT
Whatever happened to quicksand? sold fpr luxury housing developments.... Top men working on that:
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Post by london777 on Aug 12, 2019 13:31:56 GMT
Sorceror (1977) dir: William Friedkin
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Post by london777 on Aug 12, 2019 13:37:20 GMT
Tropic Thunder (2008) dir: Ben Stiller
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Post by politicidal on Aug 12, 2019 14:08:21 GMT
Whatever happened to quicksand? The last Indiana Jones movie had that one scene.
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Post by geode on Aug 12, 2019 14:22:02 GMT
Dark of the Sun (1968)
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Post by sostie on Aug 12, 2019 14:33:33 GMT
Whatever happened to quicksand? The last Indiana Jones movie had that one scene. And most welcome it was to. But as a kid it seemed there were a couple of quicksand dilemmas every week on TV (maybe there was a lengthy Tarzan season)
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Post by cynthiagreen on Aug 12, 2019 14:56:42 GMT
The last Indiana Jones movie had that one scene. And most welcome it was to. But as a kid it seemed there were a couple of quicksand dilemmas every week on TV (maybe there was a lengthy Tarzan season) especially for you sostie
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Post by sostie on Aug 12, 2019 15:04:31 GMT
And most welcome it was to. But as a kid it seemed there were a couple of quicksand dilemmas every week on TV (maybe there was a lengthy Tarzan season) especially for you sostie
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Thanks. It's due for comeback I think. Perhaps a franchise..Quicksand...Quicksand II: Electric Boogaloo...Quicksand III: The Quickening etc etc. The woman in the last pic looks a little too happy for someone being sucked into a suffocating pit of mulch.
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Post by cynthiagreen on Aug 12, 2019 17:00:46 GMT
especially for you sostie
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Thanks. It's due for comeback I think. Perhaps a franchise..Quicksand...Quicksand II: Electric Boogaloo...Quicksand III: The Quickening etc etc. The woman in the last pic looks a little too happy for someone being sucked into a suffocating pit of mulch. Well we can't see below the waist, can we? ...... maybe Gregory Peck is pulling her under..... I'm sure he made a jungle movie (THE PURPLE PLAIN?)
I agree that quicksand is currently underused - THE MASTER, for example, would have benefitted from a couple of quicksand scenes.
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