slappy3500
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Ever notice how some actors/actresses had a "look" that limited their ability to play a role. Yul Brenner's dome, Veronica Lake's bangs, Jeff Chandler's premature grey hair. I mean Veronica would sorta look silly playing a period piece and Yul needed a wig to play Jean Lafite and Jeff better hit the Clairol before playing anyone younger than Ashton Kutcher...
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I think the first 20 minutes of the "Wizard of OZ" should be in color and the whole rest of the movie done in B&W.
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In "Blazing Saldles" one of the numerous Johnsons is thanked for his "demonstration of authentic frontier gibberish." You might check THAT.
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gwtw I think you meant to say "ravished". Otherwise it sounds like ya want ol' Gene ta rough ya up a little.
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Maybe this isn't fair since I haven't seen Ava's earlier works such as "Mogambo" but either she didn't age very well or she was not that good-looking to begin with. In "On the Beach", "55 Days at Peking" and "7 Days in May" she looked like about 5 miles of bad road (for a leading lady anyhow) These films were late 50's to mid 60's only about a decade past her prime. Thank goodness Frank isn't around or he would send a few of da "boys" to "straighten me out."
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One of my favorite Thelma lines came from "Pillow Talk"...Doris Day as Jan Morrow says to Alma, her maid: "What am I supposed to do? Go out on the street and grab the first man I see and ask him to marry me?" Alma says: "Oh no Maam. Don't do THAT. It don't work..."
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I know this isn't about an ending, but I think it could fit here. In "Psycho" what ever happened to Arbogast's (Martin Balsam) car? The movie was VERY specific in showing Norman hiding Marion's car in the swamp. If he didn't hide the car howcome Lila and Sam didn't find it when they came looking for him? Norman didn't drop it on top of Marion's car because we see it being hauled out undamaged in the last scene and there was no room to put it to the sides. Wait! I know... the Chauffer from "The Big Sleep" drove off in it!!! Two mysteries solved at once!
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Check out "Above Suspiscion" for an excellent Reeves film. Ironic in that he plays a paralyzed cop in a wheel chair. Great cast. Kim Catrell as his cheating wife and Joe Montagne and Wm H. Macy too. Nifty suprise ending. Another irony: He plays a guy name D. Cain ... and the next Superman was played by D(ean) Cain.
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Does anyone DOUBT that he WAS Superman? Not for his fine depiction of the beloved character, but because his spirit was unconquerable. Sadly his body let him down, but he had the soul of a hero. I, for one, will always picture him flying above the earth with that great theme playing: the symbol of "truth, justice and the American way."
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Actually in my opinion, when Sci-fi becomes overly long it becomes another genre; fantasy. Examples being The "Lord of the Rings" stuff, Heinlein's "Stranger in a Strange Land" or Joe Haldeman's future wars series. As I see it the BEST Sci-fi movies were made from short stories "The Day the Earth Stood Still" And "2001", Novellas like "Who Goes There?"(i.e. "The Thing"), or at most, short novels like "The Andromeda Strain" or "Invasion of the Body Snatchers." Good Sci-fi addresses a few points or asks a few questions; when you create a whole nuther world you have "fantasy" which stands or falls on it's OWN merits. Just my thoughts...
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I occasionally like to watch clip shows or retrospectives but over 8 HOURS worth? "That's Entertainment 1,2&3" followed by "That's Dancing". I think it would have been wiser to air these films on successive nights so that A) We could have had ONE movie to watch last night
those who like these kinds of shows could see them all, without being CHOKED with an 8 hr. slice. -
gwtw booklover: thanx for your concern but I was making up tests....I'm a teacher. I know I seem a BIT juvenile...
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OMG another "Dune" fan! One of the dullest books ever written. Hundreds of pages descibing how DRY the G.D. planet is! How do they cope with the dessication? Those pesky sandworms! Ugh! Well you ASKED how I feel...
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Of course, one of the most famous appearances in a film by a once great star is Joan Crawford's appearance in "Trog" as the owner of a "pet" caveman, but there are lots of others that come to mind. One of the worst, which makes me CRINGE for him, is Russ Tamblyn's appearance in "Cabin Boy" as a merman named "Fishy" or something. After enjoying hois appearances in such excellent "A" films as "West Side Story", "The Haunting", "7 Brides for 7 Brothers, and "Peyton Place", I'm amazed that he could ever sink so low. Wasn't he offered ANY other roles? Other appearances: Rory Calhoun in "Motel Hell", Ray Milland in "The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant" and Buster Keaton in "Beach Blanket Bingo." I KNOW there are others, what other stars sank to the depths?
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Bracken, I'm going to go out on a limb here, and guess that the reason you don't like "When Harry Met Sally" is that after your husband saw the "I'll have what she's having " scene, your Hubby figured out you had been exagerating juuuuust a teensy bit.
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Anybody have a favorite song about the movies? Mine is "Hollywood Blvd/Celluloid Heroes" by the Kinks. The 1st part of the song describes the squares on the Hollywood walk of fames as thought they were the actual stars. " If you covered him with garbage, 'George Sanders' would still have style...and if you stepped on 'Micky Rooney', he would still turn 'round and smile."This song then medlies (is "medlies" a verb?) into "Celluloid Heroes" with this line: "Celluloid heroes never feel any pain...and celluloid heroes never really die." My favorite HollyWood song used to be "Candle in the Wind" until until Elton John morphed it into " Good-bye Enland's Rose" as an instant, maudlin, "Tribute" to Princess Di. Can no longer hear "Candle", without being remined that EJ stole Marilyn's song to use as an emotional **** for those who quiver like jelly the moment they hear someone has a noble title.
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How about Liz Taylor and "everybody"?
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Re: "The Tingler"... In showcase theaters about every 3rd seat was rigged with a "magic fingers-like" device so you could actually FEEL the Tingler...RIGHT IN YOUR ROW!!! Ahhh ya gotta love William Castle. Blood corn ( popcorn dyed red) the "You must have your bloodpressure taken to see this movie!" (With a nurse right in the lobby!) gimmic, the "One thousand Dollar insurance policy if you drop dead from fright" thingy. Who wanted to WIN anyway? Ol' Bill could sure get 'em in the house!!!
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For the second time today I could NOT access the Board. I am not on aol.I have a cable modem. the problem seems to be random. I keep timing out and getting mistake messages. Everything ELSE on the site works for me. This reminds me of the problem British Leyland had from the 50's on. All the British Leyland cars had Lucas electrical systems and they ALL had electrical problems. B.L. produced Austin, MG, Triumph, Austin-Healy and Jaguar. EVERYONE knew that the Lucas electical systems were bad but the idiots at B.L. used them year after year after year after YEAR! They were dense to the point of INSANITY. They watched as their sales plummeted because it was common knowledge among the public that if you bought a British Leyland automobile you would be plagued with nightmarish electical problems and one by one every line of cars was dropped until only Jaguar survived to be bought by Ford. the FIRST YEAR Ford did what B.L. SHOULD have done. They got RID OF the Lucas electrical system!!!!!! Jags now have No electrical problems for the 1st time. For 40 years British Leyland ignored this problem and they finally went bankrupt. Can we skip the 40 years here and get rid of this unfixable, idiosyncratic, buggie, worthless message board and start fresh with something that works? ANY OTHER messages system I have seen on-line seems to work with no problem. Lets GET one!!!!!
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You're right mongo.I don't dislike 'em all.I'm NOT a kid hater, it's just that so many child stars are just too cute and precociously articulate for me. Another thing that irritates me... WHY do the wife and kids ALWAYS have to be smarter than the father who is invariably depicted as a complete moron, incapabile of any intelligent speech or behavior? Ok it was funny the first MILLION times they did it....
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From "First Blood" Richard Crenna telling the sheriff (Brian Dehnnehy) " That'll look great on his tombstone: 'Here lies John Rambo, winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, survivor of countless incursions behind enemy lines, killed for vagrancy in Jerkwater U.S.A!"
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The Odd Couple": after Felix has broken down in tears and caused the pigeon sisters to join him, Oscar miffed by the Felix-inspired misery fest remarks to him, "If you wanta cry, go look at your meatloaf!"
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"Mini Skirt Mob" sounds deliciously trashy. Would LOVE ta see it.
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Tried again. Same thing!
those who like these kinds of shows could see them all, without being CHOKED with an 8 hr. slice.
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So, raestar was it from a movie or what??? Sorry ...couldn't resist. "For Duty and Humanity!" From the same short "Men in Black" NOT the Will smith thingy