The Lone Ranger.

[TykeMerc]

That's one of the many classics from that era.

Another Rex Harrison worth watching is Blithe Spirit, I'm sure you've seen it.

[AtW]

Why are you watching that tulipe?

[Platypus]

Watched Georgy Girl tonight (per the monkey).

Not good

[Flashman]

Ex Machina

Super little film.

[MicrosoftBob]

This evening's epic was "Excalibur" - John Boorman 1981, with the delectable Helen Mirren and Cherie Lunghi.

Yum.

Excalibur (1981) - IMDb

Trouble is, it's very long (135 mins) and sparks off questions about African swallows & such like, which dilutes the experience a bit.

The Wagner was a nice touch though.

That's the composer rather than the actor.

The chap who looked like Liam Neeson turned out to be Liam Neeson.

Which was a bit unexpected.

Captain Baldy was in it too.

Thankfully the War Criminal wasn't.

Which was a relief.

I remember seeing this in the cinema.

It seemed even longer then.

It might be noted that it could have been even longer, there being a 3 hour cut rumoured to exist.

Heaven forfend.

It's not a bad film, just so far from what we know of the real Arthur, there was no round table, there was no camelot, he was the last Roman emperor and then the first king of Britain

But for all it's faults I've watched this film so many times, it oozes atmosphere and brings the Arthurian myths of the Normans and Malory to life, it's about the best Arthurian film you can expect

[TykeMerc]

Watched Casablanca earlier today and got the Third Man on now, I'd forgotten just how good both of them were.

I must dig out Whisky Galore, not seen that one in far too long.

[Gumbo Robot]

Tonight's ep of "Callan" included Windsor Davies as a Special Branch officer.

Somewhat prior to It ain't half hot, Mum.

It must be said that True Detective S2 didn't exactly have a happy ending.

I'm really struggling to work out wtf is going on in that show.

[EternalOptimist]

Just watched the first 3 eps of this geezer:



http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063881/

HAH HA
brilliant. I watched the first 6 last week as well.

must watch stig next

[NickFitz]

I keep forgetting this is the one true "WIW" thread and prattling about it in TPD instead

Anyway, tonight: The Sum of All Fears, which I only got because there was a special offer on iTunes for something else (probably The Hunt for Red October) a few months ago which deposited a bunch of Jack Ryan stories upon my Apple TV.

[SPOILER ALERT]
Rather good, I thought, as these hokum movies go. I was rather surprised that Jack's lady friend was seen to be facing a plate glass window as the shockwave from a nuclear explosion hit the hospital she worked in, yet was later seen to have nothing but a couple of trivial scratches just beneath her hairline as a result of this cataclysmic event; but, as I said, hokum
[/SPOILER ALERT]

And then I watched Taxi Driver, which I picked up on one of those Amazon 3-films-for-£10 deals. They're actually rather good if you dig through the fifty-odd pages of deals and find the occasional gems, like this.

I remember when it came out; there was lascivious press coverage of the young Jodie Foster playing a child prostitute. No doubt that worked well for the studio's sales figures, but it doesn't do the film justice. She's a side story anyway. The exploration of Travis Bickle's psyche, and the depiction of the nighttime streets of New York in those years, are of much greater significance.

I vaguely remember Barry Norman speaking highly of it on Film 76. I would have been fourteen, and only allowed to stay up late enough to watch that if I changed into my pyjamas and dressing gown first. Ho hum

[TykeMerc]

Had some time off so been doing a bit of film watching and revisiting some classics like Forbidden Planet.

2 of note, both a bit ultra violent, but of high quality as film making goes.

Heat - Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro, decent supporting cast apart from Val Kilmer who I've never appreciated.
Reservoir Dogs - Most people will be familiar.