Peter Jackson's "They Shall Not Grow Old" - STUNNING.
I've never been keen on colourising old B&W films (L&H for e.g.), but in this instance, along with the speed correction and audio sound track, the whole of these WWI newsreel films came alive.
I'm sure there was a lot of film I had not seen before too.
The scenes of death and devastation were both shocking and heart breaking.
Can't wait to see that.
Just watched The Krays (1990) again. Susan Fleetwood was a beautiful woman and an incredible actress.
It was excellent.... Very powerful.
Colourizing black and white film shows the blood more starkly.
And strange how they all felt as if they had been made redundant when the final whistle blew.
No cheering at all.
Quote: Stephen Goodlad @ 13th November 2018, 5:25 PMAnd strange how they all felt as if they had been made redundant when the final whistle blew.
No cheering at all.
Homes Fit For Heroes is what they were promised, but were betrayed.
Lied to, and it's the same with WWII. What we have now in this country is NOT what my Father and thousands like him fought and in so many, many cases gave their life for.
I just watched The Chase. There was a contestant who wore an eye-patch. Then to read the questions he put on a pair of glasses. Hopefully they were half price.
Quote: Hercules Grytpype Thynne @ 13th November 2018, 11:09 PMHomes Fit For Heroes is what they were promised, but were betrayed.
Lied to, and it's the same with WWII. What we have now in this country is NOT what my Father and thousands like him fought and in so many, many cases gave their life for.
I've just watched it and was a bit horrified by the jingoistic comments - obviously the speakers were survivors but it kind of conflicted with what we read in the war poems and in other accounts. I was also horrified by all the grinning faces, until I realised they'd all be smiling for the photographer, as you were expected to do.
Quote: Hercules Grytpype Thynne @ 12th November 2018, 11:25 PMPeter Jackson's "They Shall Not Grow Old" - STUNNING.
Looking forward to watching this tonight.
Quote: Chappers @ 14th November 2018, 5:57 PMI just watched The Chase. There was a contestant who wore an eye-patch. Then to read the questions he put on a pair of glasses. Hopefully they were half price.
Do not find that even slightly amusing.
My sympathy was with that man as I am virtually blind in my left eye and coincidentally only yesterday was seeing an eye specialist at the local hospital as the eye drops I use for my glaucoma are no longer effective in containing the pressure in my eyes (eyeball expands damaging optic nerve at back of eye causing irreparable damage = glaucoma)
It is a daily worry as I do not know what will happen to the both of us if I am unable to look after my disabled wife when and if my right eye goes as bad as the left.
And no, like me he doesn't get his glasses half price.
Quote: Hercules Grytpype Thynne @ 15th November 2018, 3:28 PMDo not find that even slightly amusing.
It was a good joke by Chappers but, having read Herc's response, I'm not at all surprised he didn't find it amusing.
Since time immemorial, comedians have joked about death, disability and all kinds of misfortune. Whenever such a joke is told, hardly anybody in the audience (in percentage terms) is, at the time, affected directly by the subject of the joke and so everybody or very nearly everybody laughs at the joke.
The fact is, however, that in every sizeable audience there is bound to be somebody who is affected directly by the subject of the joke and, even worse than not being amused, they are likely to be both offended and upset by the joke's content.
What can comedians, comedy writers and those responsible for the broadcasting of comedy do to remedy the situation? Apart from avoiding subjects which they know are likely to cause widespread offence, the answer is "Not much, I'm afraid."
I'm sure Chappers would never have made that joke had he been aware of Herc's situation but, being entirely unaware, he can't really be criticised for making the joke - although I bet he's very sorry he did make it now.
It was simply an unfortunate event and we'll all know better in future.
I am sorry Herc but it did seem strange. I thought a monocle would've been more appropriate.
(Runs away and hides!)
Quote: Briosaid @ 14th November 2018, 10:49 PMI've just watched it and was a bit horrified by the jingoistic comments - obviously the speakers were survivors but it kind of conflicted with what we read in the war poems and in other accounts. I was also horrified by all the grinning faces, until I realised they'd all be smiling for the photographer, as you were expected to do.
I've yet to see it but have seen from snippets how they are joshing to the camera. It just shows how even then and in hellish conditions the troops could muster a smile and maybe even a whistle when they saw the camera on them no doubt hoping their loved ones would see it. It must have been great for morale and makes me wonder if the footage was shown to families at mass screenings at the time or if it's been unseen until now. I hope there's a DVD release with a sack full of extras.
"Maude" on dvd
I'd never even heard of this show until they referenced it on Family Guy
It's pretty good
Bea Arthur was awesome!
I'm just watching Randall and Hopkirk Deceased on True Entertainment.
There was one scene where a woman was being chased and hit by a car. The special effects was especially awful.
Then later there is a film of a football match although it is obviously two different matches as one of the teams the teams were wearing white shirts and shorts in one scene and then white shirts and black shorts in the next. It looked like the World Cup Final.
Stan Vs Evil 
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