slaytonf
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18 minutes ago, Dargo said:
I assume you meant the Fiat 124 Spider not looking like the Lotus Elan, right slayton?
No, they don't, but I think they both were some of the better looking little sports cars from that era.
(...and I think you'll find any Lotus Elan in reasonably good shape and thus less likely to be a money pit, to cost quite a bit more in today's market than either a nice older Fiat Spider or MGB, and due primarily to the Lotus' much lower production numbers)
Cars are proliferating. I can see there's only one thing for it. I'll have to go around to lots of different places and drive lots of different cars to see which one I like best. I know it's a hard road, but I'll just have to tough it out.
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20 hours ago, Dargo said:
The peak of chic.
You know, that's a great rhyme, but it doesn't look at all like it.
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I'm becoming aware of my fickle nature. I started out hankering for a Triumph TR6. Then when I saw people tooling around the English countryside in a 60s MGB, my affection switched to that. But with a new series of Antiques Road Trip, my attention is focused on a 1968 Lotus Elan:
Isn't it lovely? Thing is, before we were talking about prices generally south of $10,000. Now it's north. Hm. But what's more mod than that?
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Try 711 Ocean Drive (1950), with Edmond O'Brien and Joanne Dru:
http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/89636/711-Ocean-Drive/
Click on the READ THE FULL SYNOPSIS tab to get a detailed plot description.
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6 hours ago, Gene Grillot said:
Harry and Tonto reminded of Tonto and the Lone Ranger, also When will Stoker's Dracula be shown.
I didn't think the message board software could tolerate such a non sequitur. Anyway, broadcasting decisions are in the hands of the TCM scheduling gods. If you mean the 1992 adaptation, checking here:
http://www.tcm.turner.com/tcmdb/title/18878/Bram-Stoker-s-Dracula/
every month or so will give you advance notice if it will be on. The air date and time will appear under the title.
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On 1/8/2020 at 7:02 AM, TheCid said:
Be very careful. Some good advice above, but European, especially British, cars from that era are notorious for problems. Depending on where you live, it may be difficult to get them worked on. You may want to search and see if there is an English/British owners club in your area and talk with them.
May also want to visit your local Books-A-Million or Barnes & Nobel and peruse the car magazines. There are several that feature cars for sales as well as articles on restoration, etc.
Now there is doubt. The simple esprit of happy motoring through the Cuyamacas or Lagunas is now underlain with sickly worry about ordeals of repairs and costs. (Sigh). Perhaps I was naive .
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21 hours ago, Dargo said:
Iconic '68 Bullitt Mustang Shatters Records and Sells for $3.4M at Florida Auction
Well, that's one less car for me.
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oh, man, that's too cruel
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1 minute ago, Dargo said:
This should give you some idea here...
Hey! that's doable!
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Dang! I was thinking of getting one. How much for one in decent shape?
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From the Antiques Road Trip front. A 1964 MGB:
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13 minutes ago, Dargo said:
(...oh and btw...no, you CAN'T "go out and play now"...well, not until you post another picture of a damn fine old car in that one thread of yours, and THEN you can!)
Yesm.
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3 hours ago, Dargo said:
Excuse me here slayton, but please allow me to pull out that old red pencil of mine and slightly simplify your above comment, and so as to better illustrate the crux of your point, AND perhaps to EVEN better illustrate what seems of late a raising cultural trend within our country and the world at large:
(...hope you didn't mind NOR were "offended" at all here, ol' buddy!)
Yes, miz Dargo. Thank you miz Dargo.
Pastime. Pastime Pastime Pastime Pastime Pastime. Pastime Pastime Pastime Pastime
Can I---may I go out to play now?
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So make one.
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Being offended by what a host said is a favorite passstime of many people who post here. Sometimes you'd think that was the only reason they created an account.
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I tried it on a MacBook Pro with El Capitan operating system and Firefox as a browser. I submitted a request for They Might Be Giants (1971). I got a response thanking me for my feedback. I will start holding my breath---now.
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It's not scheduled any time soon. Check here:
http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/96397/The-Yellow-Rolls-Royce/
every month or so. The air date will appear under the title.
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Wow, totally forgot about this. Did I write that summary? Or, how did I write that summary?
Anyway, can you show where the evidence for that is in the movie?
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Please post the pics in the body of your text.
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On 1/1/2020 at 7:58 AM, Sepiatone said:
as we're discussing heist movies, and not heist tutorials, those bolded words pretty much describe most fair to good heist movies
Hence the formula. Do not rely on the heist for a good heist movie.
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Alas! Would it be heresy to say he was a better trumpeter than Chet Baker?
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4 hours ago, SansFin said:
I believe that I understand what you mean but I am sorry to say that I feel that you are missing the most important aspect: it is a heist. That is what is important.
No other human activity brings that particular blend of absolute trust and intense paranoia, the promise of great personal reward and the spectre of soul-crushing defeat, the demand to be precise and controlled during an adrenaline rush lasting hours, and a host of other physical, mental and psychological signatures unique to the preparation and execution of an illicit activity on a grand scale.
Hey, that's good.
I understand your thinking, and I'm not saying the heist itself can't be good. But good or bad, taking a long time, or not happening at all, the one thing a heist always does is serve as the pretext for drawing together an assortment of people. And the more varied, flawed, mangled, or deranged the better.
I offer this for your consideration: Imagine your generic heist movie. Ok. So you have a well-conceived heist, and also, surrounding it is the preparation and aftermath, chock full of misfits, sociopaths, and assorted deviants, held together in a moreorless unstable coalition based on their mutual goal. Delicious. Think Topkapi (1964). Now, imagine there not being so good a heist. Would the movie still be worth watching? Would watching the gang in The Lady Killers (1955) self-destruct still be as much a treat if the heist weren't portrayed as well? Now, imaging the reverse. The heist well portrayed, but the ante- and post-heist being meh, filled with 2-d characters that taste of cardboard. Draw your conclusion, understanding that the second case is an unlikely occurrence. I can't think of any movies like that.
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10 hours ago, Sepiatone said:
And so, what about--------
Sepiatone
Hey, Sepiatone! I thought I was the only one who knew about this movie! If it means anything, my estimation of you soared when I saw your post.
If I wanted to, I could take the easy route and say this wasn't a good heist movie. Or heists movie, as it involves a series of operations increasingly contrived, and absurd, requiring increasing levels of suspended disbelief--levels that increase exponentially, to an almost painful extent with the hypnotizing of a bank guard in an elevator. !.
I say I could if I wanted to, but I won't, because this is a great heist movie and one of my very favorites, and it's because of the chemistry between Robert Redford and George Segal. I know it sounds improbable, a head of iceberg lettuce and a ganglion of nervous intensity making screen magic, but it works. And it doesn't hurt that they are accompanied by a terrific supporting cast, including Paul Sand, Moses Gunn, Ron Leibman, Charlotte Rae, and (fanfare, searchlights) Zero Mostel. Mr. Mostel playing the sleaziest, skankiest shyster lawyer everinamovie. And this hapless gang that couldn't rob straight go through so many ordeals, having to conceive, prepare, and execute not one, not two, not three, but four, count 'em, four capers, and not only that, but coax ever increasing amounts of money out of their increasingly disillusioned and recalcitrant sponsor. And one thief is so sincere and deserving, and the other is so goldanged adorable and charming, that you end up rooting for them in spite of the heists, not because of them. So you just avert your gaze a little bit, sit back, and enjoy the fun, like a nice cup of hot cocoa.
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