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The Great Escape (1963) | The film wot I watched

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The film wot I watched. The Great Escape (1963). With Elmer Bernstein’s Western-style theme tune, a name like The Great Escape. Well, in the right mood I’ll accept it- even if it does make being a prisoner of war look like more fun than a night out with Keith Moon. Will find that out for himself soon enough. What is most usually overlooked about The Great Escape. So it’s mostly crap, but enjoyable, iconic, quotable crap that everyone needs to have seen to understand the intercontextual references t...

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Ratings 0-10 | The film wot I watched

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The film wot I watched. But there again I’ll watch anything. 8211; -1 (minus one! Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. My Bloody Valentine 3-D. Monsters vs Aliens 3D. Never Say Never Again. Friday the 13th (2009). The Girl on a Motorcycle. Wings of Desire / Der Himmel über Berlin. Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait / Zidane, un portrait du 21e siècle. One Million Years B.C. They’re a Weird Mob. Holiday on the Buses. The Fall of the House of Usher. Singin&#8217...

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Is Anybody There? (2008) | The film wot I watched

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The film wot I watched. I haven’t been able to get on here for a while- in fact it’s been a week since I saw Is Anybody There? 8211; which poses a bit of a problem. My Goldfinger. Were about two paragraphs in and I’ve just tossed them off so that I can get to this film. It’s not like I need notes to remember that particular film. With Is Anybody There? I could have done with notes at the time, this is far from a memorable film. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. The Film Wot ...

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Goldfinger (1964) | The film wot I watched

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The film wot I watched. I genuinely think that this is one of the best films I’ve seen. I go back to something that I often harp on about- a film must be judged against its aims and Goldfinger. Has lofty aims which it exceeds. The third Bond picture followed the excellent From Russia With Love. And deliberately raised the stakes from that early high-spot. The intention is to retain the levels of intrigue and to increase the wow factor with a bigger budget used wisely. The film- like The Great Escape.

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Poptique: August 2006

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Friday, August 25, 2006. STRAWBERRY LIES - Adam Buxton on YouTube. Aside from being a forum for individuals to argue over the authenticity. And her kin, sites like Youtube. In a televisual world where more choice has led to - ahem - less choice it's always a pleasure to enjoy moments from tubular times past without feckless c-list buffoons spouting randomly scripted recaps all over them. One half of small screen satirists Adam and Joe. Considering Adam and Joe. One can only hope that in an industry curre...

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Poptique: September 2006

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Friday, September 22, 2006. BOLLYWOOD NOW and THEN - DON RETURNS. Here's a brief post (at least thats the intention) which perfectly illustrates why I love Bollywood movies from the 50s-70s and can take or leave the current crop. The turbo-charged crime thriller from 1978? This beauty kicks into gear like an exploding briefcase from the word go and doesn't let up. The stirring score from Kalyani-Anandji. Roars through the whole picture, none more so than in this cameo from Helen. I for one have been miss...

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Poptique: April 2006

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Sunday, April 23, 2006. 3 DEV ADAM EL SANTO and CAPTAIN AMERICA vs. SPIDERMAN! Dir T Fikret Uçak 1973. As you read this, someone in Greece is suffering for your entertainment. Bill Barounis, founder of Onar Films, is painstakingly adding the finishing touches to a DVD presentation which became a nightmare task of Herculean proportions somewhat ironic considering the film in question stars three of the world’s most enduring Super Heroes. Teaming up with the Star-Spangled CAPTAIN AMERICA. Feel free to fris...

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Poptique: November 2006

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Sunday, November 26, 2006. POPTIQUE'S BATTLE OF THE BONDALIKES Part four. CASINO ROYALE (1967 dir. Joe McGrath, et al). I'd like to talk briefly about Casino Royale - not the new one (jolly enjoyable though it was) - but the film now forever damned to a fate as "that other Casino Royale". Off the stump, let me remind you that I'm fascinated with lost, missing or generally chopped up movies - and very few come as snipped and snapped as this one. As James Bond himself. Except, (and here’s the twist) he was...