Skip to main content

I saw Frau Im Mond (The Girl in the Moon) (1929). Directed by Fritz Lang and was his own other science fiction film and made 2 years after Metropolis.

 

Silent, this film was a science fiction film about the first manned flight to the moon showing the planning, flight and on the moon. The planning and flight had some scientific credibility as advice was given by Hermann Oberth who was a German rocket scientist. Fritz Lang's wife at the time Thea Von Harbou wrote the novel from which the film was made and she also was involved with the screenplay. The last part of the film on the moon was entertaining enough but was scientifically absurd and Hermann Oberth had no involvement with that.

 

Although the film is quite long at 163 minutes and there are sections in it which drag when people are talking to each other, the film as a whole was good, but not as remarkable as Metropolis.

 

El Loro
Originally Posted by frodo:

I agree TCM needed a change but I love the old films .Rebecca,Gaslight,The Heiress,

 I could go on I hope they still show these films can you think of a good remake?

 

 

All 3 are great films especially Rebecca, Alfred Hitchcock is one of my fave directors, I do think Psycho is a tad overrated though

 

A good remake? i can't really think of one 

J

hello jackassfan 

can't really comment on films at the moment..this morning the laptop went off 

blank screen and It would not switch off It has done this a few times lately in the middle of something It will go blank.

I make the most of It when It does come on missing my Montalbano  but I am recording It at the moment

             thanks to you and El Loro I keep in touch ..may have to indulge in a new laptop..bye for now

FM
Originally Posted by frodo:

hello jackassfan 

can't really comment on films at the moment..this morning the laptop went off 

blank screen and It would not switch off It has done this a few times lately in the middle of something It will go blank.

I make the most of It when It does come on missing my Montalbano  but I am recording It at the moment

             thanks to you and El Loro I keep in touch ..may have to indulge in a new laptop..bye for now

 

a few years ago my sisters desktop computer did this and at the  start it would only do it a few times a week and then over the next few months it ended up doing it all the time

J
Originally Posted by frodo:

hello El Loro 

I'm watching The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle on True Movies

   Top Hat to follow ..Ginger Rodgers and Fred Astaire

the dancing is magic not seen it before

I've seen quite a few of the Astaire/Rogers films but not the Story of Vernon etc as that is the least typical of their films and doesn't seem to very cheerful.

El Loro
Originally Posted by frodo:

hello jackassfan when my laptop allows I read all your comments and films you have watched ..as I can't settle down to watch any of them with this %%^^^^ ing 

thing at the moment rewatched this

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081283/.....love this film such a pain not being to watch some of the films you have seen 

 

 

frodo

 

Looks like you might have to end up getting a new laptop

 

Ordinary People is a great film and deserved the oscar for best film over Raging Bull

J

Hello jackassfan ..El Loro 

I have been watching this film ..Iv'e seen It many times before I have the film channel for a while so I'ts good to be really involved instead of rehashing films I have seen

 

I felt a little guilty because I just love films and this way I feel able to join in

I always have this channel leading up to mmm lets say the festive season .

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073747/                

FM

I watched quite a lot of the jackass film last night three on Sky Movies  they will be on again to be honest ..I watched sort of from a distance cos I'm not that really that big a fan .I found myself laughing ..The portaloo...the ram the bull 

the rocket up his ....had the biggest laugh last night ..the tooth pulling ..LOL

  hahaha I had a great time 

 

  thanks

FM

I saw The Book of Eli (2010). It was directed by the Hughes brothers and starred Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman. Cameo appearances from Frances de la Tour and Michael Gambon. Right at the end of the film is an uncredited cameo appearance from Malcolm McDowell.

 

The story could be regarded as a standard post-apocalyptic film, a bit like Mad Max. Bleached landscape (the film could almost have been made in black and white) and violent scenes throughout. Gary Oldman is searching for a book which is reputed to be of great power. It turns out that Denzel Washington has the book and is journeying to take it to its destination. The resolution of the film makes this very different from this genre and is what makes this film worth watching. It reminded me of another book/film but I won't name it as otherwise it would give far too much away.

 

Denzel Washington was perfect for the part of Eli. If the film had been made some years ago Morgan Freeman would have been a logical choice.

El Loro

Add Reply

×
×
×
×
Link copied to your clipboard.
×
×