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| Marc |
 Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 5:19 pm |
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Billy,
of course, I meant Quintet. I agree it sucks. But, it does contain snow. |
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| carrobin |
| Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 5:40 pm |
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| "Quartet" had Alan Bates and Maggie Smith. Still wasn't very good, though. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:00 pm |
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carrobin wrote: "Quartet" had Alan Bates and Maggie Smith. Still wasn't very good, though.
There was a muuuuch earlier Quartet which was four Somerset Maughm short stories and was very good. British. 1950s. |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 12:20 pm |
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billyweeds wrote: carrobin wrote: "Quartet" had Alan Bates and Maggie Smith. Still wasn't very good, though.
There was a muuuuch earlier Quartet which was four Somerset Maughm short stories and was very good. British. 1950s.
I saw it and liked it very much. Watched it in Winnipeg Beach way back in the 50's. I am having trouble remembering the stories though. Was one about a couple who were trapeze artists in a circus? |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 12:36 pm |
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marantzo wrote: billyweeds wrote: carrobin wrote: "Quartet" had Alan Bates and Maggie Smith. Still wasn't very good, though.
There was a muuuuch earlier Quartet which was four Somerset Maughm short stories and was very good. British. 1950s.
I saw it and liked it very much. Watched it in Winnipeg Beach way back in the 50's. I am having trouble remembering the stories though. Was one about a couple who were trapeze artists in a circus?
Yep. We're dating ourselves, but in a good way. |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 12:49 pm |
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| I just checked it out and thanks to remembering that Glynis Johns was the trapeze artist I found out that the movie I was thinking of was Encore 1952 (three Maugham short stories) and she wasn't a trapeze artist but a performer who did high dives into a flaming pool of water. I had also seen Quartet in Winnipeg Beach but it must have been earlier as it was made in 1948. Reading the synopses of these two films made me remember all the stories. I even remember the preview for Quartet where Maugham sitting in his garden tells about the upcoming film. |
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| carrobin |
| Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 3:53 pm |
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| Ghulam |
| Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:01 pm |
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| Saw Avatar in imax 3-D. Impressive but quite an assault on the senses. |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 7:44 am |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 8:32 am |
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Ghulam wrote: Saw Avatar in imax 3-D. Impressive but quite an assault on the senses.
One man's assault is another man's treat. Avatar is a great movie. |
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| Ghulam |
| Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 8:51 am |
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billyweeds wrote: Ghulam wrote: Saw Avatar in imax 3-D. Impressive but quite an assault on the senses.
One man's assault is another man's treat. Avatar is a great movie.
It is. But it is also a major assault on the senses for 2 hours and 40 minutes. |
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| Trish |
| Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:28 pm |
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| I got nauseous after a couple hours - despite really enjoying the film. I guess I have a limit when it comes to 3-D |
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| Marc |
| Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 1:15 pm |
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| "Assault" seems negative to me. I found Avatar immersive. |
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| chillywilly |
| Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 1:40 pm |
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| Intense is a word that can be both positive and negative, depending on the use of the word for the situation. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 1:54 pm |
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| I found everything about Avatar's technical end to be without flaw. The only criticism I had of the movie is that the story is a little cliched. Otherwise it was aces, and certainly one of my Blanche nominees for Best Picture. |
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