Films

[FierceKitty]

When I take power, every copy of Spartacus will be impounded and destroyed in honour of Stanley Kubrick's memory.
So will Il Sogno di Scipione, Mansfield Park, and any work about Nelson Mandela that doesn't include the photograph of him holding hands with Gadaffi.

And maybe every episode of Star Trek that shoots itself in the foot with plots allegedly involving time travel or evolution.

[FierceKitty]

And every copy of WRG 7th edition. And most cookbooks in English or Czech.

[Subedai]

I had the same problem bought and watched it when it first came out. A few years later went to watch it again, watched up until little round top. Then  spent 3 days looking for the second disc before remembering it was two sided

Boy, I am I glad to know it's not just me.

[mollinary]

When I take power, every copy of Spartacus will be impounded and destroyed in honour of Stanley Kubrick's memory.
So will Il Sogno di Scipione, Mansfield Park, and any work about Nelson Mandela that doesn't include the photograph of him holding hands with Gadaffi.

And maybe every episode of Star Trek that shoots itself in the foot with plots allegedly involving time travel or evolution.

One can only await the day when your liberal and enlightened rule rids us all from the tyranny of the exercise of free will!   

Mollinary

[FierceKitty]

At least I'm not claiming to be liberal and enlightened. Now that would be a danger sign.

[Orcs]

and any work about Nelson Mandela that doesn't include the photograph of him holding hands with Gadaffi.

Whats wrong with the Terrorist Saint Nelson Mandela ( Says Orcs knowing he is pulling the Tiger by the tail). But as politics are banned on the forum so lets just say I agree with your sentiments

[Leman]

Is that a brown shirt FK is wearing in his photo?

[Steve J]

How did Tony Curtis get these historical roles - "Taras Bulba", "Spartacus", "the Vikings", and of course "the Black Shield of Falworth".

Well for the 'Vikings' it was simply that he, his wife (Janet Leigh) and Ernest Brgnine were great friends of Kirk Douglas, who financed the picture, and he wanted them in it. Simples. Oh and I love that film, especially the soundtrack and the bit where the run along the oars .

[mollinary]

The Vikings was good, but I remember the Longships from my youth.  Sidney Poitier and Richard Widmark (in a role I can imagine Tony Curtis in, curiously enough!) in a rip roaring adventure with treasure and secrets and the "Iron Mare" (?) surely one of the most cringe making methods of execution ever shown on celluloid (at least for the male members of the audience (although I doubt it would be comfortable for the female members either).

Mollinary

PS also a great soundtrack.

[Steve J]

The Longships was on over the weekend, and although not a great film IMHO, that method of execution is memorable.

[Leman]

I thought it was unfortunate that the only way they could think of differentiating Saxons from Vikings, in The Vikings, was to put the Saxons in C13th costume. Made the film naff to me, even at the tender age of 13.

[Hertsblue]

The Longships was on over the weekend, and although not a great film IMHO, that method of execution is memorable.

Yes, I thought the guy who played the victim did a great job.

[skywalker]

I recently watched Robin Hood, the Russel Crowe version. Overall the film was good, that is until the final battle scene, drop front landing ships  I ask you

[Leman]

It's thanks to the French inventiveness of the Middle Ages that D-Day was able to take place.

[raykey]

waiting to see the new Brad Pitt film Fury, shermans v tigers looks good,