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monkey Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 30 Sep 23 6.44pm
Originally posted by YT Fair dinkum. I guess I've chosen the right film for the thread then! I first saw '2001' at the Dominion, Tottenham Court Road. It was some kind of re-run after it had been restored or something like that. Maybe having seen it on such a massive screen formed my opinion, although I admit it must now appear very dated and low-tech in comparison to more recent sci-fi. You could’ve hit the nail on the head there, I was only a young kid so didn’t see it when it originally came out when it obviously had its biggest impact. I can’t remember when I first watched it, probably the 80’s, but I remember expecting so much more and was disappointed with the ending. I’ve watched it again a couple of times, but obviously it’s the sort of film that needs the intrigue of not having seen it before, so it still didn’t do it for me
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Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 30 Sep 23 6.44pm

Originally posted by YT

Fair dinkum. I guess I've chosen the right film for the thread then!

I first saw '2001' at the Dominion, Tottenham Court Road. It was some kind of re-run after it had been restored or something like that. Maybe having seen it on such a massive screen formed my opinion, although I admit it must now appear very dated and low-tech in comparison to more recent sci-fi.

You could’ve hit the nail on the head there, I was only a young kid so didn’t see it when it originally came out when it obviously had its biggest impact. I can’t remember when I first watched it, probably the 80’s, but I remember expecting so much more and was disappointed with the ending. I’ve watched it again a couple of times, but obviously it’s the sort of film that needs the intrigue of not having seen it before, so it still didn’t do it for me

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Midlands Eagle 30 Sep 23 7.08pm
Originally posted by silvertop O Brother Where Art Thou. If i hear another comment like disappointing for the Coens or great music crap film I will run amok in portishead with a claw hammer. When the credits rolled i could have happily sat through it again. It's a great film that I've seen loads of times and back in the day we even went to a fancy dress party as the Soggy Bottom Boys
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Originally posted by silvertop

O Brother Where Art Thou.

If i hear another comment like disappointing for the Coens or great music crap film I will run amok in portishead with a claw hammer.

When the credits rolled i could have happily sat through it again.

It's a great film that I've seen loads of times and back in the day we even went to a fancy dress party as the Soggy Bottom Boys

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Midlands Eagle 30 Sep 23 7.11pm
Not quite what you asked but having spent a small fortune on expensive speakers in the walls and ceiling plus a giant American subwoofer I now don't like to watch any film over 90 minutes as I can't stay awake any longer than that
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30 Sep 23 7.11pm

Not quite what you asked but having spent a small fortune on expensive speakers in the walls and ceiling plus a giant American subwoofer I now don't like to watch any film over 90 minutes as I can't stay awake any longer than that

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YT Oxford 30 Sep 23 7.17pm
Originally posted by monkey You could’ve hit the nail on the head there, I was only a young kid so didn’t see it when it originally came out when it obviously had its biggest impact. I can’t remember when I first watched it, probably the 80’s, but I remember expecting so much more and was disappointed with the ending. I’ve watched it again a couple of times, but obviously it’s the sort of film that needs the intrigue of not having seen it before, so it still didn’t do it for me Actually the ending makes more sense in the original short story and again in the novel that Arthur C. Clarke wrote based on the film. Plot Spoiler effectively Bowman returns as a kind-of super-being (God??) to protect the Earth from the human race's inevitable destruction of it. The short story was called 'The Sentinel' ie whoever educated the apes and sparked the ascent of man, put in place on the moon a beacon (the sentinel) that would send a warning across the universe when Man became clever enough to unearth it,,,,and thus clever enough to destroy the planet. Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)
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Oxford 30 Sep 23 7.17pm

Originally posted by monkey

Actually the ending makes more sense in the original short story and again in the novel that Arthur C. Clarke wrote based on the film. **Plot Spoiler** effectively Bowman returns as a kind-of super-being (God??) to protect the Earth from the human race's inevitable destruction of it. The short story was called 'The Sentinel' ie whoever educated the apes and sparked the ascent of man, put in place on the moon a beacon (the sentinel) that would send a warning across the universe when Man became clever enough to unearth it,,,,and thus clever enough to destroy the planet.

Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)

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Deacon Blues Whangarei/Kerikeri 30 Sep 23 10.46pm
Originally posted by Teddy Eagle "I'm not sure that really is him" "What kind of work you in George"? There's a feller in there that'll pay you $10 if you sing into his can. "If you choose to live in a world ruled by hamburger, that is your choice.. I choose to wipe them out. And if I have to, I can do it by myself. " -The Batwinged Hamburger Snatcher
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Whangarei/Kerikeri 30 Sep 23 10.46pm

Originally posted by Teddy Eagle

"I'm not sure that really is him"
"What kind of work you in George"?

There's a feller in there that'll pay you $10 if you sing into his can.

"If you choose to live in a world ruled by hamburger, that is your choice.. I choose to wipe them out. And if I have to, I can do it by myself. "
-The Batwinged Hamburger Snatcher

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Teddy Eagle 30 Sep 23 11.07pm
Originally posted by Deacon Blues There's a feller in there that'll pay you if you sing into his can. Mrs. Hogwallop done R-U-N-N-O-F-T.
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Teddy Eagle

30 Sep 23 11.07pm

Originally posted by Deacon Blues

There's a feller in there that'll pay you if you sing into his can.

Mrs. Hogwallop done R-U-N-N-O-F-T.

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PalazioVecchio south pole 01 Oct 23 2.07pm
Films no one else likes : foreign Language movies are mostly very low profile. Very obscure and unknown. And yet many are brilliant, much better than the formulaic dross out of Hollywood. best one ? Les Visiteurs Kayla did Anfield & Old Trafford
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Films no one else likes :

foreign Language movies are mostly very low profile. Very obscure and unknown. And yet many are brilliant, much better than the formulaic dross out of Hollywood.

best one ?

Les Visiteurs

Kayla did Anfield & Old Trafford

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Hrolf The Ganger 01 Oct 23 3.00pm
Originally posted by YT I love '2001: A Space Odyssey' which I consider to be Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, based on a short story by Arthur C. Clarke. However, I've shown it to Mrs YT and the two Miss YTs but I may as well have shown them a blank screen. My son and I have agreed that it is hugely overrated. Boring, fragmented, dated and with a confusing ending. Give me Alien, Aliens, Forbidden Planet, Planet of The Apes or The Thing any day. High concept cerebral sci fi is better in books. A two hour movie just doesn't have the time to do it justice. Edited by Hrolf The Ganger (01 Oct 2023 3.01pm)
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Originally posted by YT

I love '2001: A Space Odyssey' which I consider to be Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, based on a short story by Arthur C. Clarke. However, I've shown it to Mrs YT and the two Miss YTs but I may as well have shown them a blank screen.

My son and I have agreed that it is hugely overrated.

Boring, fragmented, dated and with a confusing ending.

Give me Alien, Aliens, Forbidden Planet, Planet of The Apes or The Thing any day.

High concept cerebral sci fi is better in books. A two hour movie just doesn't have the time to do it justice.

Edited by Hrolf The Ganger (01 Oct 2023 3.01pm)

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monkey Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 01 Oct 23 3.06pm
Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger My son and I have agreed that it is hugely overrated. Boring, fragmented, dated and with a confusing ending. Give me Alien, Aliens, Forbidden Planet, Planet of The Apes or The Thing any day. High concept cerebral sci fi is better in books. A two hour movie just doesn't have the time to do it justice. Edited by Hrolf The Ganger (01 Oct 2023 3.01pm) Now you’re talking, that’s one of my all time favourite films, the Kurt Russell version I mean
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Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 01 Oct 23 3.06pm

Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger

My son and I have agreed that it is hugely overrated.

Boring, fragmented, dated and with a confusing ending.

Give me Alien, Aliens, Forbidden Planet, Planet of The Apes or The Thing any day.

High concept cerebral sci fi is better in books. A two hour movie just doesn't have the time to do it justice.

Edited by Hrolf The Ganger (01 Oct 2023 3.01pm)

Now you’re talking, that’s one of my all time favourite films, the Kurt Russell version I mean

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YT Oxford 01 Oct 23 3.41pm
Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger My son and I have agreed that it is hugely overrated. Boring, fragmented, dated and with a confusing ending. Give me Alien, Aliens, Forbidden Planet, Planet of The Apes or The Thing any day. High concept cerebral sci fi is better in books. A two hour movie just doesn't have the time to do it justice. Edited by Hrolf The Ganger (01 Oct 2023 3.01pm) Well thanks for clarifying that. Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)
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Oxford 01 Oct 23 3.41pm

Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger

My son and I have agreed that it is hugely overrated.

Boring, fragmented, dated and with a confusing ending.

Give me Alien, Aliens, Forbidden Planet, Planet of The Apes or The Thing any day.

High concept cerebral sci fi is better in books. A two hour movie just doesn't have the time to do it justice.

Edited by Hrolf The Ganger (01 Oct 2023 3.01pm)

Well thanks for clarifying that.

Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)

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silvertop Portishead 01 Oct 23 3.59pm
Originally posted by PalazioVecchio Films no one else likes : foreign Language movies are mostly very low profile. Very obscure and unknown. And yet many are brilliant, much better than the formulaic dross out of Hollywood. best one ? Les Visiteurs Too long a list PV. One for its own thread. Jour de fete off the top of my head. Ask in 5 minutes it will be a different one...
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Portishead 01 Oct 23 3.59pm

Originally posted by PalazioVecchio

Films no one else likes :

foreign Language movies are mostly very low profile. Very obscure and unknown. And yet many are brilliant, much better than the formulaic dross out of Hollywood.

best one ?

Les Visiteurs

Too long a list PV. One for its own thread.

Jour de fete off the top of my head. Ask in 5 minutes it will be a different one...

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