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Post by Nalkarj on Mar 14, 2017 15:33:37 GMT
Top three?
I'm going to put my choices as Ghostwatch ('92), One of My Wives is Missing ('76), and the unfairly little-known Disney TV feature, Tower of Terror ('97).
Those are just pretty much off-hand; I'm probably going to think of more quickly.
And are you counting feature-length episodes of TV shows, or not?
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Post by mszanadu on Mar 14, 2017 21:53:07 GMT
Top three? I'm going to put my choices as Ghostwatch ('92), One of My Wives is Missing ('76), and the unfairly little-known Disney TV feature, Tower of Terror ('97). Those are just pretty much off-hand; I'm probably going to think of more quickly. And are you counting feature-length episodes of TV shows, or not? Thanks so much salzmank for your selections here . I actually haven't seen or heard of any of these surprisingly but will definitely check them out on Wikipedia . I'm not a stickler for things like this so your quite welcome to add some favorite feature-length episodes of TV shows too if you would like ( IMPO - it's all under television programs here anyway ? ) .
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Post by mszanadu on Mar 14, 2017 23:18:37 GMT
The books are always far superior, just so you know. i'd be interested in reading the stand, i bet it is much better. i hold onto the nostalgia of the tv version, it was mindblowing to watch it back then and some of the cast i really like. I have heard from a friend who had this book and said it was really good a real page turner but very extensive . Also to my recollection had said each chapter describes a different character in great detail too . So I would say if you really like to read this would be the book . I agree with gottaluvafriend the books always give way more than the movies but that's because of program time restraints too . Thanks so much rateater for your reply .
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Post by mszanadu on Mar 14, 2017 23:33:05 GMT
I just checked out a few of these TV Movies that Anthony Hopkins was in on his Wikipedia profile page . Surprisingly after all these years I didn't even realize he had been or was in any TV Movies . It looked like an excellent selection of movies too . I agree " Jesus of Nazareth " from 1977 was a most memorable miniseries too . Thanks so much gottaluvafriend for your movie recommendations and reply . You're welcome. I highly recommend the Hopkins TV movies, especially Guilty Conscience and The Bunker, but all of them really. Hopkins said his career at that time was going nowhere and he was planning to return to the stage in England. Then he got the Silence of the Lambs gig. Most interesting gottaluvafriend I didn't know that about Anthony Hopkins . He was really good in " Silence of the Lambs " but my memorable favorite movie of his was called Magic 1978 . Thanks so much again gottaluvafriend for this info and your reply .
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Post by Nalkarj on Mar 15, 2017 1:55:47 GMT
Top three? I'm going to put my choices as Ghostwatch ('92), One of My Wives is Missing ('76), and the unfairly little-known Disney TV feature, Tower of Terror ('97). Those are just pretty much off-hand; I'm probably going to think of more quickly. And are you counting feature-length episodes of TV shows, or not? Thanks so much salzmank for your selections here . I actually haven't seen or heard of any of these surprisingly but will definitely check them out on Wikipedia . I'm not a stickler for things like this so your quite welcome to add some favorite feature-length episodes of TV shows too if you would like ( IMPO - it's all under television programs here anyway ? ) . Thank you for your nice words, Mszanadu! I also appreciate your avatar, my old friends Jimmy Stewart and Harvey! I highly recommend all three: Ghostwatch is one of the scariest ghost films I've ever seen, far more effective, in my opinion, than The Blair Witch Project, which it beat on the subject of "fooling the audience into think it's real" years before the latter came out. It's brilliantly-plotted, too: there's a particular moment that I won't spoil, involving time, that is absolutely ingenious. I would recommend, however, watching it around Hallowe'entime. I have on good authority that One of My Wives is Missing shares some qualities with the film Chase a Crooked Shadow (I've never seen the latter), but it is still ingenious in its plotting and very well-acted. It's quite a fun little mystery-thriller with some grand twists. Tower of Terror is a kids' movie, so some may disparage it, but I find it surprisingly clever, spooky, literate, funny, and well-done. How I wish Disney Channel were still making pictures like these! I also love the '30s atmosphere at the beginning and end of the movie, so that's an element in its favor. Hope those small descriptions have, at least in part, whetted your interest in these three!
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Post by mszanadu on Mar 15, 2017 4:30:12 GMT
Thanks so much salzmank for your selections here . I actually haven't seen or heard of any of these surprisingly but will definitely check them out on Wikipedia . I'm not a stickler for things like this so your quite welcome to add some favorite feature-length episodes of TV shows too if you would like ( IMPO - it's all under television programs here anyway ? ) . Thank you for your nice words, Mszanadu! I also appreciate your avatar, my old friends Jimmy Stewart and Harvey! I highly recommend all three: Ghostwatch is one of the scariest ghost films I've ever seen, far more effective, in my opinion, than The Blair Witch Project, which it beat on the subject of "fooling the audience into think it's real" years before the latter came out. It's brilliantly-plotted, too: there's a particular moment that I won't spoil, involving time, that is absolutely ingenious. I would recommend, however, watching it around Hallowe'entime. I have on good authority that One of My Wives is Missing shares some qualities with the film Chase a Crooked Shadow (I've never seen the latter), but it is still ingenious in its plotting and very well-acted. It's quite a fun little mystery-thriller with some grand twists. Tower of Terror is a kids' movie, so some may disparage it, but I find it surprisingly clever, spooky, literate, funny, and well-done. How I wish Disney Channel were still making pictures like these! I also love the '40s atmosphere at the beginning and end of the movie, so that's an element in its favor. Hope those small descriptions have, at least in part, whetted your interest in these three! Thanks so much again salzmank for your kind words here as well and yes these 3 movies do seem very interesting indeed . As for my Avatar the movie " Harvey " from 1950 it's actually my second favorite movie of all time too . I had always wished this memorable portrait could have been made into a poster print for the fans of this wonderful & clever film too . Also sadly and to my knowledge the real portrait was never found after this movie was made ( according to other fans on the web it's remains a mystery to where it might be exactly ? ) . I also noticed your Avatar as well - just curious here - who was the gentleman in that picture ? ( he does look familiar but cannot place the name to the face ? ) .
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Post by Nalkarj on Mar 15, 2017 13:41:19 GMT
Thank you for your nice words, Mszanadu! I also appreciate your avatar, my old friends Jimmy Stewart and Harvey! I highly recommend all three: Ghostwatch is one of the scariest ghost films I've ever seen, far more effective, in my opinion, than The Blair Witch Project, which it beat on the subject of "fooling the audience into think it's real" years before the latter came out. It's brilliantly-plotted, too: there's a particular moment that I won't spoil, involving time, that is absolutely ingenious. I would recommend, however, watching it around Hallowe'entime. I have on good authority that One of My Wives is Missing shares some qualities with the film Chase a Crooked Shadow (I've never seen the latter), but it is still ingenious in its plotting and very well-acted. It's quite a fun little mystery-thriller with some grand twists. Tower of Terror is a kids' movie, so some may disparage it, but I find it surprisingly clever, spooky, literate, funny, and well-done. How I wish Disney Channel were still making pictures like these! I also love the '40s atmosphere at the beginning and end of the movie, so that's an element in its favor. Hope those small descriptions have, at least in part, whetted your interest in these three! Thanks so much again salzmank for your kind words here as well and yes these 3 movies do seem very interesting indeed . As for my Avatar the movie " Harvey " from 1950 it's actually my second favorite movie of all time too . I had always wished this memorable portrait could have been made into a poster print for the fans of this wonderful & clever film too . Also sadly and to my knowledge the real portrait was never found after this movie was made ( according to other fans on the web it's remains a mystery to where it might be exactly ? ) . I also noticed your Avatar as well - just curious here - who was the gentleman in that picture ? ( he does look familiar but cannot place the name to the face ? ) . Too bad to hear about the Harvey portrait, Mszanadu. Just another mystery that needs solving, eh? (I know a little something about those because of the Sleuth mystery! ) As for my avatar... Would you like me to tell you or would you rather guess?
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Post by mszanadu on Mar 15, 2017 15:59:57 GMT
Thanks so much again salzmank for your kind words here as well and yes these 3 movies do seem very interesting indeed . As for my Avatar the movie " Harvey " from 1950 it's actually my second favorite movie of all time too . I had always wished this memorable portrait could have been made into a poster print for the fans of this wonderful & clever film too . Also sadly and to my knowledge the real portrait was never found after this movie was made ( according to other fans on the web it's remains a mystery to where it might be exactly ? ) . I also noticed your Avatar as well - just curious here - who was the gentleman in that picture ? ( he does look familiar but cannot place the name to the face ? ) . Too bad to hear about the Harvey portrait, Mszanadu. Just another mystery that needs solving, eh? (I know a little something about those because of the Sleuth mystery! ) As for my avatar... Would you like me to tell you or would you rather guess? I could try to guess your Avatar person salzmank but I know for sure I would get this wrong . Is it Walt Disney ( I totally doubt it of course ) ? As for my Harvey / JS Elwood Avatar some have said on the web that this portrait could either have been packed away in the studio storage or proudly displayed in someones private art collection . I'm voting for the latter here . I would really love to see this wonderful portrait being displayed , enjoyed , and appreciated in someones nice home ( like Elwood's home was ) . Also by someone who really adores it as much as I always have over the years . Thanks again salzmank for your reply .
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Post by Nalkarj on Mar 15, 2017 16:04:32 GMT
Too bad to hear about the Harvey portrait, Mszanadu. Just another mystery that needs solving, eh? (I know a little something about those because of the Sleuth mystery! ) As for my avatar... Would you like me to tell you or would you rather guess? I could try to guess your Avatar person salzmank but I know for sure I would get this wrong . Is it Walt Disney ( I totally doubt it of course ) ? As for my Harvey / JS Elwood Avatar some have said on the web that this portrait could either have been packed away in the studio storage or proudly displayed in someones private art collection . I'm voting for the latter here . I would really love to see this wonderful portrait being displayed , enjoyed , and appreciated in someones nice home ( like Elwood's home was ) . Also by someone who really adores it as much as I always have over the years . Thanks again salzmank for your reply . No, it's not Walt Disney (with whom I share a birthday, though!). It's not David Niven either, which is another answer I have gotten. It's actually John Dickson Carr, a great whodunnit author of the '30s and '40s who's my favorite detective story writer. Unfortunately he's little known nowadays, but we fans are still hoping for a revival some day!
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Post by mszanadu on Mar 15, 2017 16:31:58 GMT
I could try to guess your Avatar person salzmank but I know for sure I would get this wrong . Is it Walt Disney ( I totally doubt it of course ) ? As for my Harvey / JS Elwood Avatar some have said on the web that this portrait could either have been packed away in the studio storage or proudly displayed in someones private art collection . I'm voting for the latter here . I would really love to see this wonderful portrait being displayed , enjoyed , and appreciated in someones nice home ( like Elwood's home was ) . Also by someone who really adores it as much as I always have over the years . Thanks again salzmank for your reply . No, it's not Walt Disney (with whom I share a birthday, though!). It's not David Niven either, which is another answer I have gotten. It's actually John Dickson Carr, a great whodunnit author of the '30s and '40s who's my favorite detective story writer. Unfortunately he's little known nowadays, but we fans are still hoping for a revival some day! Oh excellent there salzmank ( extremely clever here too ) ! I also like certain musicians that were not overly well known ( or completely mainstream well at least to the people I know around me ) to their decade or in USA too . My all time favorite is Howard Jones . I call him - " the modern Mozart of our time " . John Dickson Carr It appears from his Wikipedia page that some of his work went to television and film also . I will have to look out for some of these titles on either TCM ( Turner Classic Movies ) or another classic / retro channel too . Thanks again salzmank .
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Post by Wesley Crusher on Mar 15, 2017 17:02:13 GMT
I mainly focus on watching feature films ... 4700 seen Tv movies seen ... around 50
My top 11+ TV Movies: Duel (1971) 9/10 Brian's Song (1971) 9/10 Bill (1980) 8/10 Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier (1980) 8/10 Perry Mason+ (All TV Movies) 7/10 The Six Million Dollar Man (1973) 7/10 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story (2004) 7/10 Return to Mayberry (1986) 7/10 A Taste of Evil (1971) 7/10 A Novel Romance (2015) 7/10 A Monsterous Holiday (2013) 7/10
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Post by mszanadu on Mar 15, 2017 17:27:43 GMT
I mainly focus on watching feature films ... 4700 seen Tv movies seen ... around 50 My top 11+ TV Movies: Duel (1971) 9/10 Brian's Song (1971) 9/10 Bill (1980) 8/10 Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier (1980) 8/10 Perry Mason+ (All TV Movies) 7/10 The Six Million Dollar Man (1973) 7/10 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story (2004) 7/10 Return to Mayberry (1986) 7/10 A Taste of Evil (1971) 7/10 A Novel Romance (2015) 7/10 A Monsterous Holiday (2013) 7/10 Excellent list here Wesley Crusher . Duel 1971 is another favorite of mine too ( started as a TV Movie and then became a theatrical movie after that ) . Thanks so much Wesley Crusher for your movie recommendations and your reply .
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Post by clusium on Mar 15, 2017 23:43:28 GMT
1) When He's Not A Stranger (1989), 2)To Catch A Killer (Two-Part miniseries, 1993), 3)Sometimes They Come Back (1991).
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Post by izon on Mar 15, 2017 23:47:54 GMT
I actually watched quite a few TV movies growing up, but this was pre WWW-access days so I have many fragments of movies buzzing around my head with no idea what they are... But from the ones I have rated on IMDB: Duel (1971) - Great stuff. I haven't seen it in over a decade but I remember almost all of it. Doctor Who (1996) - Probably my favorite piece of Doctor Who media. I loved this movie as a kid, it would've actually made a pretty good theatrical release IMO. I still have the tape somewhere. Other TV movies that I've seen, but probably wouldn't recommend: Britannic (2000) - I've only seen this once, at my grandparents house when it was being aired. It stuck in my mind as being OK, despite the fact that it has quite a low IMDB score. I might think much less of this if I watched it now... The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004) - I wouldn't recommend this, because it has a low IMDB score, but hey it had 2 sequels and I remember it being OK for an Indiana Jones rip-off... I could go on, but it would just dissolve into a list of the Disney Channel original movies that I loved watching as a kid.
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Post by Nalkarj on Mar 16, 2017 21:20:40 GMT
I actually watched quite a few TV movies growing up, but this was pre WWW-access days so I have many fragments of movies buzzing around my head with no idea what they are... But from the ones I have rated on IMDB: Duel (1971) - Great stuff. I haven't seen it in over a decade but I remember almost all of it. Doctor Who (1996) - Probably my favorite piece of Doctor Who media. I loved this movie as a kid, it would've actually made a pretty good theatrical release IMO. I still have the tape somewhere. Other TV movies that I've seen, but probably wouldn't recommend: Britannic (2000) - I've only seen this once, at my grandparents house when it was being aired. It stuck in my mind as being OK, despite the fact that it has quite a low IMDB score. I might think much less of this if I watched it now... The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004) - I wouldn't recommend this, because it has a low IMDB score, but hey it had 2 sequels and I remember it being OK for an Indiana Jones rip-off... I could go on, but it would just dissolve into a list of the Disney Channel original movies that I loved watching as a kid. I haven't actually seen Duel, one of those lapses in my film-watching, but I'll agree with you on The Librarian. Not a great movie, to be sure, but one of the better Indy rip-offs (of that un-illustrious category that includes the Richard Chamberlain King Solomon's Mines and Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of God, National Treasure, Lara Croft, and [apparently; I haven't seen them] the '04 King Solomon's Mines and the '08 Allan Quatermain and the Temple of Skulls), as you say. They somehow got Bob Newhart for it (and its two sequels, which I haven't seen), and he's quite funny playing Bob Newhart. The best Indy knock-off, in my opinion (which I know nobody asked for!), by the way, is the '99 Mummy, which really is a rollicking adventure film.
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Post by naterdawg on Mar 17, 2017 1:01:56 GMT
The Langoliers The Siege at Ruby Ridge Game Change A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story Perfect Murder, Perfect Town Another interesting set of TV Movies here too . The Langoliers is another favorite of mine here as well . Thanks so much movielover for your reply . The Langoliers was one of the stupidest, most boring, most poorly acted made-for-TV movies I've ever seen. When those cartoon monsters start "eating time," I laughed my ass off. Horrible.
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Post by camimac on Mar 17, 2017 1:14:53 GMT
Shogun
Tai-pan
Noble House
I'm a James Clavell fan
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Post by mszanadu on Mar 17, 2017 17:25:06 GMT
Another interesting set of TV Movies here too . The Langoliers is another favorite of mine here as well . Thanks so much movielover for your reply . The Langoliers was one of the stupidest, most boring, most poorly acted made-for-TV movies I've ever seen. When those cartoon monsters start "eating time," I laughed my ass off. Horrible. Well naterdawg we realize the ones you certainly don't like what TV Movies etc. do you like ? Thanks naterdawg for your reply .
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Post by mszanadu on Apr 5, 2017 22:14:27 GMT
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Post by FilmFlaneur on Apr 7, 2017 15:23:18 GMT
The Night Stalker Bloody Kids Max Headroom
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