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Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
A goof
When Jack grabs Georgie's ankle as he is carried off by the kite a rapid but shows an obvious child dummy.
Hindle Wakes (1927)
David farmbrough was so right
Just seen this on BBC4
The previous reviewer was spot on, the "new" "soundtrack" started OK, a bit like Katurian's Gayaneh ballet suite which set the gray tone for the depressive backdrop of turn of the century industrial Lancashire. The two hour film then moved through many moods and scenes and yet still then same depressing dirge as in the first ten minutes. Maybe this was to preview some kind of fatalistic ending when the story curved back down to a point where it began, the effect was like watching the whole film though a wet dark cloud - an object lesson in why not to stretch a ten minute idea over two hours.
One to watch with the sound turned OFF.
Confessions of a Pop Performer (1975)
Connection with Gerry Anderson's UFO
Has anyone got this on DVD do they can grab still frames?
I think some of the "hi-tech" seventies hardware in the record shop scene was scavenged/recycled from the Moonbase set used in Gerry Anderson's UFO.
This is only a supposition at the moment, can anyone help?
I think UFO was shot in the same location only a few years earlier.
Please ignore this sentence. IMDb require all comments to be a least ten lines but I can't think of anything else to add so.. To be or not to be that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the
The Order (2001)
An absolute stinker
An absolute stinker! cliché follows cliché follows cliché.... a sort of Indiana Jones played by Arnold Shwartzenneger with a bit of Omenesque religious overtones thrown in, except Van Damm has only a tenth of Arnie's acting ability. As a backdrop Israel looks very pretty but for most of the cast, including Van Damm, English seems to be their second language which when mixed with a plodding script, not so special effects, tedious kick boxing etc. makes for a very dull way to spend a few hours.
SPOILER
As obviously plundered from Goldfinger the climax of the plot involves preventing a bomb from exploding, you can tell it's a bomb because it bleeps, has lots of wires and a very prominent red seven segment LED readout which counts down to zero - they all do don't they? Except in this case he manages to stop the count at guess what.... 007 seconds! Some would call this homage I call it a pitiful lack of imagination.
ONE TO AVOID
The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn (1956)
Memorable One Liners
I well remember a couple of one liners from this film, in the scene were the roc goes through the window a Scotland Yard Milligan is asked what he can deduce from the clue. "Well Sir, whoever did this was only a stones throw away from here!" (Groan!!!!)Then when has asked "are you being funny Seargent" he stares at the camera and says "yes, aren't we all?"