The Movie Thread - Page 23

u crank · 07-02-13, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Another almost interesting trivia question. That scene where Slim Pickings was going over the contents of the survival kit, a phrase had to be changed.

What was the phrase and why was it changed?

I think it was where Pickens says a fellow could have a hell of a time in Vegas. It was changed from Dallas to Vegas because of the Kennedy assassination. Maybe?

Platapus · 07-02-13, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by u crank

I think it was where Pickens says a fellow could have a hell of a time in Vegas. It was changed from Dallas to Vegas because of the Kennedy assassination. Maybe?

No maybe about it. That is absolutely correct

u crank · 07-02-13, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

No maybe about it. That is absolutely correct

Thanks. Once again the internet yields it secrets.

WernherVonTrapp · 07-02-13, 07:08 PM

This movie is definitely on my
top 100 greatest movies of all time.

I purchased the DVD about 15 years ago
and still watch it on occasion.

u crank · 07-02-13, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by WernherVonTrapp

This movie is definitely on my
top 100 greatest movies of all time.

Good one. I really liked Voight as a young actor. Terrific in this one also.

Red October1984 · 07-02-13, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

The only good thing about that movie was its fairness. Pretty much anyone watching it would find something to be deeply offended by it.

Typical Trey Parker and Matt Stone production....

August · 07-03-13, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by u crank

Good one. I really liked Voight as a young actor. Terrific in this one also.

Good choice. Great acting. I have it on DVD.

There are a lot of memorable lines in that movie:

"You're an animal!"
"No, worse! Human!"

"You do what you have to do, I'll do what I have to do. Whatever happens, happens"

Good stuff!

...and of course it has trains!!!

WernherVonTrapp · 07-03-13, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by August

Good choice. Great acting. I have it on DVD.

There are a lot of memorable lines in that movie:

"You're an animal!"
"No, worse! Human!"

"You do what you have to do, I'll do what I have to do. Whatever happens, happens"

Good stuff!

...and of course it has trains!!!

I liked Eric Roberts in it too. Have always been a fan of his. I thought he (& Mickey Rourke) were stellar in The Pope Of GreenWich Village. Another great movie.

STEED · 07-03-13, 11:20 AM

Don't forget Voight in "The OdeSSa File".

WernherVonTrapp · 07-03-13, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

Don't forget Voight in "The OdeSSa File".

Yessss! I forgot about that one. I also enjoyed his role in "The Last Of His Tribe", based on the memoirs of anthropologist Alfred L. Kroeber.

August · 07-03-13, 09:09 PM

1st Lt. Milo Minderbinder

BossMark · 07-04-13, 02:50 AM

Watched a classic film last night National Lampoons Animal House with the late but great John Belushi

Jimbuna · 07-04-13, 05:28 AM

Paths Of Glory

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050825/

Sailor Steve · 07-04-13, 06:34 AM

Last night I watched the updated remastered version of the film which won the very first Best-Picture Oscar back in 1927: Wings.

Like 99% of all airplane movies it is long and drawn out, with major plotlines which have nothing to do with airplanes at all. That said, the flying sequences are still some of the best ever filmed. There are no backdrops or blue-or-green screens. Director William Wellman was a WW1 pilot, and co-star Richard Arlen knew how to fly as well. Main star Charles 'Buddy' Rogers actually had to learn how to fly, because all the in-cockpit close-ups were filmed in the air with specially-made cameras. When the stunt pilots take over you see some incredible combat scenes. When they wanted a German 'Gotha' to bomb a French town they actually built a town out in the Texas desert. A mid-twenties Keystone bomber, escorted by two Curtiss P-1s, all painted in German wartime markings, actually dropped real bombs on the fake town, really blowing up stuff. When a plane needs to crash-land it really does, and while no stunt pilots died a couple came very close. There is a scene in which a SPAD lands in rough ground and flips onto its back. When the pilot climbed out of the wreckage he found that a fencepost had gone through the fuselage less than a foot behind his head!

And then there's Clara bow. She's the girl-next-door, in love with Rogers, who becomes a nurse and follows him to war, all without him ever knowing. Her very quick topless scene is a legend, and in this restored version is there in all its glory.

Gary Cooper has a small part in the film, two minutes or so, but it's the part that set him on the road to superstardom.

As for the restoration itself, it's amazing. I've seen the movie a few times and own a copy on VHS. It's black and white, and it's silent, with a music score played on an organ, and very nicely indeed. If it's the only version you've seen then it's very very good. HOWEVER...The restored version is mostly sepia-toned, with hand-painted yellow flames when planes catch on fire. It sounds silly, but that's the way the original was done. The original theatrical showings had specialists behind the screen creating sound effects as the movie played, and the restored version honors that by adding in machine-gun fire and crash effects. The original score was re-recorded with a full symphony orchestra.

If you can stand sitting through two-and-a-half hours of a not-so-silent silent movie, and an hour or more of silly mush (which is actually quite a good story of its own), you will be rewarded with one of the finest air-combat movies ever made.

Oberon · 07-04-13, 08:06 AM

Wow...that is a very well done remaster, very crisp and clear.

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Last night I watched the updated remastered version of the film which won the very first Best-Picture Oscar back in 1927: Wings. Like 99% of all airplane movies it is long and drawn out, with major plotlines which have nothing to do with airplanes at all. That said, the flying sequences are still some of the best ever filmed. There are no backdrops or blue-or-green screens. Director William Wellman was a WW1 pilot, and co-star Richard Arlen knew how to fly as well. Main star Charles 'Buddy' Rogers actually had to learn how to fly, because all the in-cockpit close-ups were filmed in the air with specially-made cameras. When the stunt pilots take over you see some incredible combat scenes. When they wanted a German 'Gotha' to bomb a French town they actually built a town out in the Texas desert. A mid-twenties Keystone bomber, escorted by two Curtiss P-1s, all painted in German wartime markings, actually dropped real bombs on the fake town, really blowing up stuff. When a plane needs to crash-land it really does, and while no stunt pilots died a couple came very close. There is a scene in which a SPAD lands in rough ground and flips onto its back. When the pilot climbed out of the wreckage he found that a fencepost had gone through the fuselage less than a foot behind his head! And then there's Clara bow. She's the girl-next-door, in love with Rogers, who becomes a nurse and follows him to war, all without him ever knowing. Her very quick topless scene is a legend, and in this restored version is there in all its glory. Gary Cooper has a small part in the film, two minutes or so, but it's the part that set him on the road to superstardom. As for the restoration itself, it's amazing. I've seen the movie a few times and own a copy on VHS. It's black and white, and it's silent, with a music score played on an organ, and very nicely indeed. If it's the only version you've seen then it's very very good. HOWEVER...The restored version is mostly sepia-toned, with hand-painted yellow flames when planes catch on fire. It sounds silly, but that's the way the original was done. The original theatrical showings had specialists behind the screen creating sound effects as the movie played, and the restored version honors that by adding in machine-gun fire and crash effects. The original score was re-recorded with a full symphony orchestra. If you can stand sitting through two-and-a-half hours of a not-so-silent silent movie, and an hour or more of silly mush (which is actually quite a good story of its own), you will be rewarded with one of the finest air-combat movies ever made. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Wow...that is a very well done remaster, very crisp and clear.