slappy3500
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First it was a novel, then a radio show then a movie and finally a record.....
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WTG again feaito! Maybe YOU should be asking the questions...lol
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This 1936 film predicted that WWII would start in 1940, last 30 years and destroy civilization. It ends with man on the moon in 2036.
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WTG feaito! Good to see another fan of these gems.
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Thanx stlgal but what's the answer?
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Lolite, I grew up in the same era. I remember in the early 60's you could go to the matinee in my town for a quarter. A dime for coke and another for a box of candy and you had an afternoon at the movies for under half a buck! And that included a travelogue ,a cartoon, a short subject, a 2 reel comedy such as the stooges or more rarely a Thelma Todd/Pasty Kelly plus the feature. Hard to believe that this was only 40 years ago.
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In "The Time Machine" what was the name of the female Eloi played by Yvette Mimeuix ? Geeze, how DO you spell her name?
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Very good feaito! C'mon folks I don't want to keep seeing the same hands!
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One of the most common errors is to show people riding horses in ancient times using stirrups. These (to us) obvious items of tackle were not invented until the middle ages, which is why calvary and mounted knights did not become important until fairly recent times. Of course it's easy to see that it would be difficult to show large numbers of horsemen in movies WITHOUT them given the modern lack of people who could ride without 'em. Also in many films showing Roman legions in battle, the soldiers are wearing brass ceremonial armor which was usually only used at formal functions such as triumphs, parades etc.While in battle Roman troops wore practical (and strong) iron armour and chain mail. This would be like film makers in the future showing the battles of Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal fought by marines wearing their dress blues. Granted these are nit picky details but that's what the topic is about, right?
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In "When Worlds Collide" , what were the names of the 2 planets that passed by and crashed into Earth?
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wtg feaito! "The Krell"
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Ohhh!!! ooohhh!!! just remembered...remember what a great noisemaker an empty box of Raisinettes made when ya knew just how to blow into it? Yes I was one of THOSE annoying kids!
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" Let's all go to the lobby...let's all go to the lobby...lets all go to the LOBBY...and buy ourselves a treat!"
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I think that the shock value of the rape scene made people overlook some great acting (by all 4 principals) as well as a terrific survival story. In my opinio, however the rape scene in "Deliverence" was no more gratuitous than the shower scene in "Psycho". The brurality of the scene is nesicary to the plot. The savagery seems to justify the later killing of the mountain man up on the cliff. The audience must identify with the fear and retribution that seems to justify this act. The viewer then also experiences the doubt and guilt the characters feel when it turns out there is some uncertainty as to whom they actually killed. A top-notch film.
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If there's a good response I'll do some sci-fi questions this weekend. For starters: What was the name of the vanished race of aliens in "Forbidden Planet"?
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Whenever I see Cher I am reminded of Melanie Griffith's classic line to Sigorney weaver in "Working Girl"... " Get your boney **** out of my way!" But she WAS brilliant in "Silkwood".
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Well stlgal you sure "qualify" for this one. WTG! the answer is Walter Matthau.
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Name the actor "Failsafe...."A Face in the Crowd"...."Charade"
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Yes there are similarities and I like both films, but "Dr Strangelove" has a distinctly anti-American flavor. It was based on Peter George's novel "Red Alert". George (who is Brittish)once said in an interview "I believe that all American generals are basically insane." No other nation's generals : only AMERICAN generals. In the film General Buck Turgidson (George C. Scott)is only slightly less crazy than General Jack D. Ripper who sends a bomber wing against the USSR to safeguard America's "precious bodily fluids." When accused by the president of advocating "mass murdwer" Turgidson claims, "I'm not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed...but no more that 10 to 20 million killed tops....depending on the breaks." Thus the main difference in the 2 films is that "Failsafe" warns that nuclear war may be triggered by accident because the instrumentality of war has become too complicated for human beings to control and "Strangelove" postulates that the main danger is that darn wacky American military. Note the snide shot of the billboard outside Burpleson Airforce base with SAC's motto "peace is Our Profession".
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wtg classicsfan! The answer is "Failsafe".
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Gunnery Sgt Hartmann: "I want this head so santitary and squared-away that the Virgin Mary would be proud to come in here and take a dump!" FMJ
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Name film from 3 actors in it. Larry Hagman...Dom Deluise...Sorrell Brooks (Boss Hogg from "Dukes of Hazard")
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WTG bggalaxy! For those who don't know ....Riff in WSS...Norman Paige in PP and Luke in "The Haunting". He was MUCH better than Owen Wilson.
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Sorry Ned. I thought for SURE I gave ya the win, but it appears I didn't I SAW your answer. Maybe it was one of those days the forum wouldn't let me post. A belated WTG Ned! The prize is dinner for two at your own home!
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