U broke that quickly ;)) but it’s not forbidden!
Anyways, I said something carelessly and you were right to point that out. Let’s leave it at that and back on topic 
60th Anniversary viewing of Sergio Leone’s ‘sword and sandal’ epic, filmed in 1961.
I watched it on DVD, accompanied by a superb audio commentary by Sir Christopher Frayling.
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I remember being quite underwhelmed by this 
I can’t tell if you’re if you were trying to be funny or not cause you winked
I thought it was obvious that I meant from that point forward 
Agreed 
Clint’s 91st birthday yesterday, so I celebrated with this iconic film - which is also commemorating its 50th anniversary this year…
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Watched the newly released Strike Commando Blu-ray from Severin yesterday. Was surprised to learn that one of the characters (Major Harriman) played by Mike Monty was dubbed by Spaghetti Western regular William Berger. Honestly expected a European-like accent from him but his voice fits the character well. Did Berger ever dub himself in his films?
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Last 10:
- Korine: Spring Breakers 7/10
- Polanski: Fearless Vampire Killers 10/10
- Hill: The Long Riders 6/10
- Beaudeline: Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter 4/10
- Rohmer: Aviator’s Wife 8/10
- Kotcheff: Wake in Fright 10/10
- Kaurismäki: Zombie and the Ghost Train 10/10
- Edwards: The Party 9/10
- Lynch: The Straight Story 8/10
- Tulio: Mustasukkaisuus 6/10
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I watched the recently-released Bluray of ‘Waterloo’ last night…definitely worth getting, and looking the best I’ve ever seen it - with gorgeous picture quality, and some wonderful extras.
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You also get to hear Gianni Garko speak English in that (presuming it’s really his voice)
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I doubt it … this was one of those international co-productions where Robert Rietti dubs everybody … unfortunately the guy had such a distinctive voice, he’s easily recognized which ever accent he used.
Check out movies like ‘Catlow’ and ‘A Town Called Bastard’ … that’s Rietti ‘doing’ everyone but the main leads … He has ruined so many movies for me 
LOL
Imagine if someone like Kubrick directed it! It would have been incredible.
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Imagine if Godfrey Ho directed it, and have Richard Harrison play Napoleon Bonaparte!..It would’ve been Ho’s masterpiece.
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An adrenaline-fuelled double-bill of the legend that is Gene Hackman - what a magnificent actor. So compelling and sensational on screen.
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thinking of doing that as well, since both are on disney+ which I am currently testing
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I’ve never seen French Connection II (I’ve got it on blu, I’ve just never gotten around to it). Any good? Worth a look? I must say, I like The French Connection but I’ve never quite fallen in love with it. As a 70s crime thriller it should be right up my street.
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Hi, Asa. Yes…I enjoyed both films. The original is my favourite, but the second (directed by John Frankenheimer), is definitely worth a look - if only for the priceless Gene Hackman performance…My goodness, what an actor, and one of the last of his remarkable generation!
FC 2 is set in France, rather than New York, so part of the joy is seeing the ‘Popeye’ Doyle character (Hackman) coming to terms with being a ‘stranger in a strange land’.
Another section of the film is dedicated to seeing the effects of a character going ‘Cold Turkey’, after having subjected to a drug overdose. …upsetting, but realistic as Hell, with superlative performances all round.
The French Connection Bluray set is sitting on my shelf, right alongside ‘Dirty Harry’ 1-5.
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Speaking of Billy Friedkin, I re-watched Sorcerer the other night. Good shit.
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That’d be an instant purchase for me.
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