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Just had a great afternoon watching The Great Escape ........again...... Feel like i`ve had a proper xmas now iv`e watched The Great Escape........was a time when it was always one of the main films for Xmas Day or Boxing day.....LOL

Elizabeth did you catch it? was on one of the sky film channels this afternoon.... still brilliant ,and i enjoyed it just as much as the first time i saw it, which must be back in the 70s ......

OH is currently watching Bedtime Stories from 2008, with Adam Sandler, Russel Brand, Courtney Cox, Guy Pearce and numerous others..........looks quite good, but my computer was calling, and I needed to catch up with some emails, and of course all my cyber friends here on GR

Will take this chance to wish you all a brililant New Year, and may all your hopes and dreams come true for 2010.....


Have a good one!!!
Nicky

Evening folks, off to work in around an hour and also tomorrow night...enjoy your films and expect I'll be posting again Monday evening...

Pam. ☺

Film on later about Elvis, if there are fans out there, can't believe it's 33 years this August he died.

Gentle nudge for newbies.

Thank you.
xx

Dear All

Hello

Dear Nicky.......I have got the video of "The Great Escape" but not sky!
Great film, though!

Imagine when the analogue signal is turned off! Chaos and all that money for new TV equipment, etc.

A peaceful and happy new year to fellow film buffs.

Take care

Very best wishes
xx

Hi Everyone.

This afternoon I watched 'The Young Victoria' with Emily Blunt. I did enjoy this film - just wished it had shown more of Victoria's early years with Albert. Has anyone else seen it ?

Catie x

Hi Catie, not seen that one, sounds good though.

Off to work in a while, folks...speak soon.

Pam ☺


PS We have the DVD of The Great Escape Elizabeth...everytime I see it on the shelf i think of you...infact I always think of you now whenever Stevie boy is on the telly in a film!!!

Take care,


Pam. ☺

Catie......Yes i`ve see The Young Victoria.......... I thought it was very good, but like you thought they should have doubled the length of the film to get more content in.........I was amazed how she was mollycoddled by her over bearing mother........ though it turned her in to a tough cookie for later on in life...... thought it was quite sad how Alberts clothes were laid out every morning for her....she was widow for a long time.

Think Sarah Fergurson {duchess of York} was behind the idea for the film, and had done quite a lot of research herself on the subject.... She was obviously very intrested in Victoria and Albert as wasn`t Eugenie one of their daughters names?

We watched Quantam of Solace again the other day....makes more sense 2nd time round, as it was so fast paced that I think I missed some of the dialogue when we first saw it at the cinema when it came out....it is a good film, but i prefer Casino Royal....{ swoons at Daniel Craig} defo the best James Bond ever....




Nicky

Ian Flemming's fictional character James Bond 007 has proved highly successful over the years, especially commercially.
But how many of the many films were actually from Fleming's books ?

Dear All

Hello

I am swooning again!

This time over Daniel Craig in Casino Royale!

Best wishes
xx

That's interesting Nicky - didn't realise that Sarah Ferguson was asssociated with this film. I agree, the film deserved to be twice as long. Certainly one that I will watch again.

You have good taste Elizabeth :) I think Daniel Craig is gorgeous lol

David...... that sounds like a quiz question?? Presume you know the answer?

Think a lot of the early ones are from the books...can`t imagine Quantam of Solace was though...

Daniel Craig fans on the thread now totals 3...anymore???

EDIT... Was nearly correct about the name Eugenie...just found this

She was so named after Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, the daughter of Princess Beatrice, the youngest daughter of Queen Victoria and Princess Helena, Victoria's third daughter. The Duchess of York was interested in the family of Queen Victoria, having previously written a book on the subject. Princess Eugenie was the first member of the royal family to have a public christening.





Nicky

Thank you for that info Nicky - really interesting. 'The Young Victoria' is a film that has really stayed with me - keep replaying different scenes in my mind lol

Another film I enjoyed over Xmas was ' The boy in th Striped Pyjamas'. Has anyone else seen it ?

Catie x

No Catie...... Havn`t seen Boy in The Striped Pyjamas, but have been wanting too since reading a write up on it a few months ago...did see it was on over xmas but was an hour in to it, and i`m the sort of person who needs to see a film from the beginning to follow it properly...


Nicky

It's really worth watching Nicky - but have your handkie to the ready - it's a bit of a tear-jerker - but not sentimental.

I don't know the correct answer, but Flemming only wrte about half a dozen 007 books, yet there have been perhaps 3 times that number of films made.

Even David Niven appeared in a spoof version with Deborah Kerr.

Jack Lemon was hilarious as half The Odd Couple

Thanks David.... I didn`t realise Ian Fleming wrote so few James bond books.......he also wrote Chitty Chitty Bang Bang i believe??

The spoof you talk about...wasn`t that Casino Royal?


Nicky

Nr Name Year Order of Movie release Note
1. Casino Royale [20] 1953 21 (1)
2. Live and Let Die [21] 1954 8
3. Moonraker [22] 1955 11 (2)
4. Diamonds Are Forever [23] 1956 7
5. From Russia with Love [24] 1957 2
6. Dr. No [25] 1958 1
7. Goldfinger [26] 1959 3
8. For Your Eyes Only [27] 1960 12 , 14-A View to a Kill, 22-Quantum of Solace (Title Only) (3,8)
9. Thunderball [28] 1961 4 (4)
10. The Spy Who Loved Me [29] 1962 10 (Title Only) (5)
11. On Her Majesty's Secret Service [30] 1963 6
12. You Only Live Twice [31] 1964 5
13. The Man with the Golden Gun [32] 1965 9 (6)
14. Octopussy and The Living Daylights [33] 1966 13 & 15

I was wrong, its far more than six