Dargo
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I suppose one could say because I've never given it a chance to like it and thus would have no legitimate right to hate it, BUT I've never been able to get past the first 20 minutes or so of A Clockwork Orange.
(...OR, maybe it's just the idea that I've never felt the need to watch such ultra-violence in ANY movie, and so JUST to be introduced to a treatise about the concepts of free-will, psychological conditioning, governmental overreach and the dangers of conformity)
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6 hours ago, cigarjoe said:
1953
HEY! And right in the middle of the years the movies are made that TCM shows, TOO!
LOL
(...okay okay...so I'm STILL proud of that little calculation I made in the latest TCM complaint thread around here...so sue me!)
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4 minutes ago, Swithin said:
A popular movie that I dislike and think is wildly overrated is Double Indemnity.
Just could never get over those outward swinging apartment doors, could ya Swithin.
(...or is it all those times MacMurray says "Baby"?)
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5 hours ago, Hibi said:
Yes, that's true. You need to be presentable and know how to talk for 5 mins. on a subject and have some knowledge of what you are talking about.
Yes, and it also helps if the person in question while knowing HOW "to talk" would also possess a pleasant sounding voice, AND such as Miss Delany possesses.
(...yeah yeah, I know...there goes Dargo again with his whole "the sound of one's voice" thing again...but damn it, it DOES make a difference...at least for ME anyway!!!)
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Can't really say I "hate" the following film here, but like some have mentioned about Forrest Gump, I just could never understand why the movie about THIS little guy HERE is so beloved by so many people...
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9 hours ago, TopBilled said:
Being frustrated doesn't get anyone the right to misbehave. It's just bad manners, bad form.
Can you imagine if a guest came into your house, was frustrated with you, and proceeded to tell you that you are dying a slow death. You wouldn't tolerate it. You'd kick them right out the door!
Nope TB, that wouldn't be what I'd do at all.
Nope, now what I'D do is, first, tell them to give me MORE than just their "feelings" about "my slow, dying death" and by use of FACTS instead of "feelings about "my slow, dying death". YOU know, like what I did earlier in this damn thread and when I found the "mean year" (btw, THANKS Rich) that the movies shown on TCM were released. (remember, I said "1953" here, dude)
Uh-huh, and THEN in my case, I'd invite them to accompany me to the nearest tennis court..and where I'd run their sorry (and most likely fat American) butt around that court for a few sets.
(...and THEN ask 'em WHO between the two of us is in better shape and who might be "dying a slow death"!)
LOL
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8 hours ago, scsu1975 said:
I think the median would be the best statistic to use to demonstrate your case, but I suspect you used the mean. Did you add up all the years, then divide by the number of values (like you were computing an "average" of your test scores)? If so, you used the mean. If you arranged all the years in order from smallest to largest (or largest to smallest, makes no difference) and then found the value in the middle, you found the median. If you used the year that occurred most frequently, then you found the mode.
And what is this "old math teacher" stuff? I am in the prime of life - well, my age is a prime number anyway.
LOL
Btw here Rich, yes, I performed the first function you mentioned up there.
(...reminded me of how I used to get my "average" in those bowling leagues years ago)
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6 hours ago, txfilmfan said:
None of his own shows earned him an Emmy, either, surprisingly. He wasn't even nominated for his first sitcom.
It wasn't until his guest appearance on The Big Bang Theory did he finally win an Emmy.
Yep Tex, and I've always guessed that this is because its fellow MTM production at the time, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, always received all the accolades.
(...and btw, being a big Big Bang Theory fan myself, I loved it when Newhart finally won his little statuette for playing an older version of a "Mr. Wizard"-type character on that sitcom...Chuck Lorre is a master with the casting of his shows, ya know)
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1 hour ago, scsu1975 said:
Is that the mean, median, or mode?
I dunno, Rich. You tell me. You're the old math teacher here, not me.
I'd say it's probably one of the first two. "Median", maybe?
(...and considering that I didn't put a scoop of vanilla ice cream on it, and so it can't be the last one)
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3 hours ago, TomJH said:
Thanks for the titles, Mr. Gorman, though I don't think that Freaks really qualifies as a true circus film, despite its setting, but I understand your inclusion of it. The other two films, though, are both okay circus films though neither approaches the De Mille film. There were also a few smaller productions, both with European settings, Trapeze and Carnival Story in the '50s. Then came Jumbo (which I actually saw at the show as a kid) in the '60s. Again, De Mille's film clearly remains on top, and by a long shot, as far as I'm concerned.
Gotta say here Tom, every time I've watched Dumbo, I've noticed myself being MUCH more moved by this Disney movie, which yes IS a "circus movie" TOO, than I EVER was the times I've sat through DeMille's overblown circus flick, and just using THIS as a "barometer" of sorts here.
(...and 'cause, I done seen about everything, when I seen an elephant fly)
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22 hours ago, Vautrin said:
Interesting back story. I did watch many of Bob's episodes. Can't recall if they were as good as the first
two shows or not. It's been a long time. Yes a bad time slot can kill an otherwise good show. Anyway
he had run out of names. The first one was on FETV a few years ago and it's still funny.
From Bob Newhart's Wiki bio page:
In 1992, Newhart returned to television with a series called Bob, about a cartoonist. An ensemble cast included Lisa Kudrow, but the show did not develop a strong audience and was cancelled shortly after the start of its second season, despite good critical reviews. On The Tonight Show following the cancellation, Newhart joked he had now done shows called The Bob Newhart Show, Newhart and Bob so his next show was going to be called The.
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13 hours ago, Swithin said:
I actually like these threads. They start out as birthday threads but morph into discussions of the actors' work. And the thread title adds a bit of mystery as to the content...
And THEN you said...
6 hours ago, Swithin said:Such a blanket thread would be like the obituary thread, which I think is disrespectful to the dearly departed.
So then, it kind'a sounds here Swithin that IF Ari here had started that "Death Takes No Holiday" thread instead of Richard Kimble (btw, whatever happened to that guy anyway?...our fellow forum member, NOT the character David Janssen played on TV...but I digress) and had instead titled it somethin' like say, "Guess Who Just Croaked?", you might like that thread a little MORE???
LOL
(...well, you DID say up there that you like "mystery", now didn't YOU?!...make up your mind here, dude!)
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Okay...OKAY! I've just taken the time to get an average year of release of the movies TCM will be showing in the next four days.
Yeah yeah, THAT'S right! I must have WAY too much damn free time on my hands, huh! LOL
Well ANYWAY, here's the year that I ended up with after doing this little calculation:
1953
And sooooo, the NEXT damn time somebody, ANYBODY, comes on here and starts complaining that "TCM doesn't show 'classic' movies anymore" AND/OR "TCM is moving in the 'wrong direction' since Robert Osborne died and went to that big screening room in the sky" AND/OR "TCM has forgotten that they should only show movies that were made before I was born" AND/OR "TCM should only show movies made before 'America went to hell' and so I can be reminded of 'better times'", I'M gonna REpost THIS very post of mine HERE in the damn thing!!!
(...NOT of course that THIS would change their freakin' misconceptions, as it seems NOW DAYS the FACTS of and about ANYTHING don't seem to matter to most people once they've made their minds up about something!!!)
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1 hour ago, Sepiatone said:
Yeah, we all loved us some Newhart back in "the day". his stand-up telephone bits were hilarious as was his bit as the driver's ed instructor. And it was delightful seeing him show up in the WWII flick HELL IS FOR HEROES ('62) among that high-powered all star cast. And somehow the screenwriters found a way to have his character do a phone conversation bit!
Here, Bob reprises his classic bit
Sepiatone
You might know this already Sepia, but reportedly, director Don Siegel felt that Newhart and his comic relief character was foisted upon him by the producers of this film.
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38 minutes ago, Sepiatone said:
Nope. McQueen was perfect for it. And really, he wasn't Gleason's "lackey". If that were the case, Slaughter wouldn't have interrupted his crossword night to get Eustis out of jail. But true, there were times Slaughter did take advantage of Eustis' devotion to him, but essentially did know he was the best friend he ever had and would ever have. Even risking his life and health helping Eustis out in that fight with the two MPs. I couldn't picture Holliman as eye catching to the ladies as McQueen was in that flick, or as tough enough to take on the two MPs as well as the character did too.
Although I long thought McQueen's PAPILLON performance was about his best, SOLDIER is an even longer favorite and therefore gets that distinction.
Sepiatone
Now see, THIS here is something I'll never quite understand. The idea that Steve McQueen was somehow ever "eye candy".
Nope, and sure while I'll admit he had that "cool factor" thing workin' for him, I've never ever thought him as all that good looking or as "eye candy".
(...I DO know though that once SansFin sees what I just said here, SHE'LL probably disagree with me, as for some reason she's always had a thing for the guy...and btw, I never get tired of telling her that the REAL and ORIGINAL "King of Cool" was Robert Mitchum!)
LOL
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43 minutes ago, Moe Howard said:
I'm not knocking it. She has had that effect for a loooong time, and many have fallen under her spell. She's got a unique youthful mischievous look. There's a ton of women her age that are stunningly beautiful, but not in her way.
Uh-huh, for a long time, alright.
In fact, I remember her having an "effect" on ME way back in 1994, and when she sported THIS little look in that godawful Garry Marshall flick Exit to Eden...
LOL
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24 minutes ago, Sepiatone said:
Didn't think either one was all that "great".
Sepiatone
Okay, then how about High Noon ?
(...and seein' as how you can't seem to see the greatness of Singin' in the Rain)
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11 minutes ago, Sepiatone said:
Actually Darg.
Although I like most of the Gleason flicks mentioned so far, SOLDIER IN THE RAIN is my favorite movie of BOTH McQueen and Gleason.
Sepiatone
Really? Of McQueen's TOO???
While I'll admit McQueen is fairly good in this one as Gleason's lackey, I've always thought him somewhat miscast in the role.
(...always seemed to me that someone like, say, Earl Holliman would've been better cast in that role)
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And I'D pitchfork ALL the Academy members who thought this overblown circus flick of DeMille's was somehow the "Best Picture" of 1952.
AND, every one of 'em who somehow didn't recognize the FACT that the ACTUAL Best Picture of that year was that Gene Kelly movie about Hollywood during the silent-to-sound era.
(...YOU know, that movie that's become known as the greatest musical of all time and which is usually mentioned as being in the top ten flicks ever made REGARDLESS of genre)
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4 hours ago, David Proulx said:
...but am I the only one who can't take my eyes off him when he's on screen. I'm guessing who ever shared a scene with him had to bust their **** just to stay in it.
4 hours ago, brianNH said:I know I've seen them, but can't recall much about them: "Papa's Delicate Condition" and "Soldier in the Rain"
In the second movie you mentioned here Brian, I've always thought that Steve McQueen probably found himself doing exactly what David said above in his OP.
(...and because Gleason DOES pretty much steal any scene that he's in in that film...including any with the future "King of Cool" superstar)
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3 hours ago, Moe Howard said:
Eddie appears smitten, even a fresh paint job on that clip job hairdo.
And why wouldn't he be, Moe?
Dana was not only smart, witty and insightful in her discussions with Eddie this evening about the movies they showed together and about Gloria Grahame in particular, but she ALSO looked better than any 65 year old woman I think I've seen in a long long time TOO! Heck, she looks twenty years younger than that!
(...okay okay...and so I WON'T now be accused of being a "sexist pig" here who "objectified" her, let me NOW add here, better lookin' than any damn 65 year old MAN that I've seen in a long long time TOO...there! SATISFIED any "wokesters" out there???) LOL
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That's true. Plus Julie can handle her firearms better than Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis combined.
So, in other words Tom, "The Americanization of Julie", eh?!
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4 hours ago, TikiSoo said:
I actually own a book called LOCATION FILMING IN ARIZONA by Lili Debarbieri and plan to use it as a guide when I visit relatives in Phoenix.
Be sure to contact us when you do, Tiki.
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10 hours ago, Twokeets said:
I saw it and enjoyed it. I especially liked the musical number by the girl named Lita. She had a great voice, and it was fun to watch her.
Lita Baron was Mrs. Rory Calhoun from 1948 to 1970.
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I think this comment of yours here Beth, that E.T. has been a favorite of yours "since childhood", might help explain why I have never been all that impressed with this particular Spielberg movie.
Ya see, I was already 30 years of age when it was first released.
(...and remember rolling my eyes when I watched it back then at how it seemed most all of the adults characters in it were portrayed as either clueless or malevolent)