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Less pontificating means a funny lie less fishy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn_MnIpwiLY

Poor Barney

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awSK7KTNjo8

Walker wrote: ↑Mon Oct 29, 2018 8:11 am One of the top ten scenes in moviedom.

"Do you ever think about things that you do think about?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtNdYsoool8

Articulated ideas.

Hollywood should know by now that folks are hungry for this.

Agreed - since around 1980 Hollywood lost merit of ideas/ideals (just look at all the remakes of prior masterpieces (all remakes also fall short of the originals).

"Brady" is of course William Jennings Brian - i do not know history/that man in particular - to know if March's character did him justice (I suspect it was not so - viewing that he was a populist that ran for pres as a conservative for 30 yrs or so (Hillary is his re-incarnaton). I don't know Brian enough to judge - but know enough of Billary to know i never like her.

One character is paramount for me - not their dogmatic beliefs (I as an athiest will support a fundie christian/Jew/Muslim/Hindu/etc of goodwill over athiest of no character that just happens to be an atheist like me).

I call all Believers - be it in Allah, Bramah, Christ, YHWH, or a Tree - that value character (goodwill/good character - demanding justice and valuing such) brothers - over any dickhead (like Dawkins/etc) - who are lack character but share my unbelief in any god.


I assume you are a Beleiver, i've noted your posts here since i've been here (you support Trump - as in germany the same did - most Nazis are dicks, but some were just good men fooled - i view you as the latter (not seen any post from you to show otherwise (that you are not good, and so I think you must have been fooled)))

I like you sir, and welcome discussion from you.

you have artistic sense - musical and movie-wise. I note such and also noted your character (which i think is good).


take care - and carry on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73rHOk0pUls

Gen Scott loves his country, but has an ego.

He's not evil, just wrong in thinking he can assume the position of president when the president per his views is too weak to hold that office (F. March - same guy as Inherit the wind "brady"). also same as main man in original Death Takes a Holiday movie (good movie BTW).

Scott is not evil, just wrong, though a danger to the American Republic.

excellent movie - when hollywood offered character dev- instead of shallow black and white.

Kirk Douglass (over actor usually - think Shatner) - held himself in this one and was tops as a man of concsience - respecting the man he serves under, but brave enough to destroy that relastionship over his views of the ideals of our Constitution/American Republic.

Douglas is still with us BTW - so many are not - 99? 100? now? may he live a couple more decades.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apfaDqcf2FA

If only for the song and Connery's beautiful voice.

The scene is where the 'retarded Afghan savages', who had revered the great and wondrous British man as a god, found out that he wasn't a god after all (because he had blood) and decided to kill him because of this. How ungrateful, after he had so generously endowed his British superiority on them, raising them above their natural savagery.

gaffo wrote: ↑Wed Nov 07, 2018 2:39 am I like you sir, and welcome discussion from you.

you have artistic sense - musical and movie-wise. I note such and also noted your character (which i think is good).


take care - and carry on.

You're very kind.

There's still hope.


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I must just be a dumb American, because this whole scene is absolutely hilarious.

Two yutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6qGwmXZtsE

Sexy Beast. My favourite British gangster film.

Ben Kingsley as the irrepressible Don. (almost)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu_xTC5Gc2U

...and that's not my favourite scene, just couldn't find it.

I have to see that movie.

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Speaking of the title, Academy Award performance here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh0210A-VZo

Walker wrote: ↑Sat Nov 10, 2018 1:44 pm

I must just be a dumb American,

You finally worked that out?

Good one.

gaffo wrote: ↑Wed Nov 07, 2018 2:39 am
One character is paramount for me - not their dogmatic beliefs (I as an athiest will support a fundie christian/Jew/Muslim/Hindu/etc of goodwill over athiest of no character that just happens to be an atheist like me).

The H.L. Mencken character?

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Sat Nov 10, 2018 5:41 pm

Walker wrote: ↑Sat Nov 10, 2018 1:44 pm

I must just be a dumb American,

You finally worked that out?

You would love Babbitt, the book.

attofishpi wrote: ↑Sat Nov 10, 2018 2:26 pm Sexy Beast. My favourite British gangster film.

Ben Kingsley as the irrepressible Don. (almost)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu_xTC5Gc2U

...and that's not my favourite scene, just couldn't find it.

What an arsehole. And the accent doesn't go with the face.

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Sun Nov 11, 2018 8:56 am

attofishpi wrote: ↑Sat Nov 10, 2018 2:26 pm Sexy Beast. My favourite British gangster film.

Ben Kingsley as the irrepressible Don. (almost)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu_xTC5Gc2U

...and that's not my favourite scene, just couldn't find it.

What an arsehole.

Yeah, that's his character in this film. He's a 'psycho' gangster sent to force someone to do one last bank job.

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Sun Nov 11, 2018 8:56 amAnd the accent doesn't go with the face.

Are you displaying a racist slant here Veg? I'll never forget when I first heard an Asian with an Australian accent. Face IT we are in a multicultural society where accents quite likely will not fit the face.

Walker wrote: ↑Sat Nov 10, 2018 3:31 pm I have to see that movie.

I recommend it - download it torrent style - it's a great film.