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    Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
    More 1980s cinema this evening: Commando (1985), being an Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle that I'd never seen before. Pretty silly in parts, with some exceptionally unrealistic stunts and combat scenes, but enjoyable enough if you accept it on its own terms

    Goodnight all
    I remember seeing an interview with the Austrian Oak around about that sort of time where he said that he had to tell one director that he couldn't actually do that stuff in reality.

    Is "Commando" the one where he rips the seat out of a Sunbeam Tiger sports car?

    Oh good, so far the train is a mere 3 minutes late.
    Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 3 August 2018, 05:48.
    When the fun stops, STOP.

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      Originally posted by DoctorStrangelove View Post
      Now recording the same thing off +1 in case the box went tits up at random intervals.
      My recent cancellation of Virgin's services was preceded by a frenzied recording of loads of stuff. It wouldn't play when services were cut off because I then wasn't a subscriber.

      At some point this weekend I need to return their router to them, it being only about 3 months old (it's predecessor having died whilst I was rebooting Every Possible Bloody Thing in an attempt to get ClientCo's laptop to logon remotely.

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        Originally posted by barrydidit View Post
        My recent cancellation of Virgin's services was preceded by a frenzied recording of loads of stuff. It wouldn't play when services were cut off because I then wasn't a subscriber.

        At some point this weekend I need to return their router to them, it being only about 3 months old (it's predecessor having died whilst I was rebooting Every Possible Bloody Thing in an attempt to get ClientCo's laptop to logon remotely.
        Ah, I see your pain.

        However, this recording of which I speak is via a technology which I think is termed "VHS" or some such.
        When the fun stops, STOP.

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          Originally posted by DoctorStrangelove View Post
          Ah, I see your pain.

          However, this recording of which I speak is via a technology which I think is termed "VHS" or some such.

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            Friday finally....

            Just to keep you entertained here are some Classics from Arnie in Commando

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              Originally posted by original PM View Post
              Friday finally....

              Just to keep you entertained here are some Classics from Arnie in Commando

              Apparently it was one of two Sunbeam Alpines, rather than the Sunbeam Tiger which had a 4.3/4.7 litre V8 instead of the gutless 4 pot.
              Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 3 August 2018, 08:47.
              When the fun stops, STOP.

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                Originally posted by DoctorStrangelove View Post
                Apparently it was one of two Sunbeam Alpines, rather than the Sunbeam Tiger which had a 4.3/4.7 litre V8 instead of the gutless 4 pot.
                Good job...

                those things ain't cheap

                https://classics.honestjohn.co.uk/ca...sic&id=C927983

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                  Originally posted by original PM View Post
                  Good job...

                  those things ain't cheap

                  https://classics.honestjohn.co.uk/ca...sic&id=C927983
                  Ain't they just:

                  https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1003120

                  I've just found a Fujitsu FBM43CA bubble memory podule.

                  I don't think I've ever seen a bubble memory device before.

                  http://www.wylie.org.uk/technology/c...m/bubblmem.htm
                  Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 3 August 2018, 10:02.
                  When the fun stops, STOP.

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                    Morning denizens

                    Grey earlier, but getting ominously sunny now

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                      Originally posted by DoctorStrangelove View Post
                      I remember seeing an interview with the Austrian Oak around about that sort of time where he said that he had to tell one director that he couldn't actually do that stuff in reality.

                      Is "Commando" the one where he rips the seat out of a Sunbeam Tiger sports car?
                      That's the one. Apparently the director of Commando thought Schwarzenegger was actually capable of dangling one of the bad guys over the edge of a cliff by his ankle, one-handed. Arnie said "Are you crazy?" and made them to rig up a safety wire to dangle the bloke with

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