What have you been watching?

Pretty boring day, so I popped my copy of "The Dam Busters" into the DVD player, followed by "Thirty Seconds over Tokyo."

 

Cheers Mate, and thanks for confirming what war I thought Retreat, Hell, took place in. I'd have to look info up on it but I do remember the main star of the movie was the one who played Kipp Kippton, in: Battleground. I just can't think of his name off-hand.

They Who Dare-sounds like a great film. I'm going to look it up too when I get back home-and can look at my movies and DvD listings book. The last one I haven't heard of either but sounds good too.

Recently I got lucky and was able to catch: The Way To the Stars, again on TCM. However, I still missed the first 20 or so minutes of it-just like the first time I stumbled across it. Anyway, I thought MIchael Redgrave was brilliant in it. I feel a bit numb but can't remember if Sir John Mills was in it or not? I could swear he was, but????

 

Argh, all of you guys list some great movies-most of which are rarely shown here ;-(

Cheers Richard-for listing another title for me to look up, and hopefully eventually get to see.

Hi Krieg, The Train Robbers is a very good Western-and I loved watching Ann Margaret in it. Boy was she/and she still is, a beautiful woman. Also, Train Robbers is out on DvD-just not sure if you guys have it in Aussieland though.


Hi Falcon, I think your talking about Henry Fonda in: "Mister Roberts.?" If so, that's a great movie and also stars the late(s) James Cagney (One of my all-time most favorites) Ken Curtis, and a few others whose names escape me at this time. Anyway, Mister Roberts is a solid and great movie.


Cheers Jaeger, like Falcon/ I too share your opinions for older movies. I always get falk from my Sister and one of my older Brothers because most of my movie collection-are older B&W movies. I just simply do not share their tastes for more modern movies.

I haven't seen Dambusters in quite awhile but I have been planning on buying the DvD. Love Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo and I always thought that Spencer Tracy portrayed General Doolitttle the best of any who have portrayed him.

 

jees old movies, are there only old timers here lol

Peter Jackson is making re-make of dambusters, wait and see ...

Herr

 

Yes Carl, John Mills was in The Way to the Stars; it wouldn't have been a British war movie without him!
The movie was also known Johnny in the Clouds, after a now-famous piece of wartime poetry which included the line Do not cry for Johnny in the Sky

 

I just watched Closely Watched Trains, a very good Czech film from 1966 that deals with the War almost tangentially as it tracks a few days in the life of a young apprentive at a railroad station. Really a good movie and one that you may be able to catch on IFC (Independent Film Channel) if you have Direct TV.

 

And thats what makes them great.

Been watching the baseball playoffs of late but tonight I think it will be Go for Broke!

 

And to make Carls mouth run with water. Tonight at 2100. The Alamo! This movie has all the "musts" from the era. The proper comedy sidekick, the two rivals who argue over strategy, and the hero who does the right thing. IMO John Wayne produce one of the most lively and fun characters of his career through Crockett.

 

Bold highlight by me.

It has been so many years I forgot I've seen Guadalcanal Diary, the scene mentioned by Carl jogged my memory, really enjoyed the film.

Destination Gobi was a new one on me. A bit of a strange film but good.

 

Dug up some old WW2 documentary's from my cupboard today, just watched two of them.

The War File
GESTAPO

Video collection
BLITZKRIEG BLUE PRINT FOR VICTORY


More to come......

 

Thanks for the clarification mate. I looked in my book last night but-it terribly lacks "other than American titles" but DID like Dunkirk ;-))

And your absolutely correct, it aint a war movie if it didn't have Sir John Mills in it ;-)) As you probably can tell-he's my most favorite actor, from the land of the Lion.

 

I agree with you my friend and, ONLY Duke-well and Fess Parker, made for a great Davy Crockett. I love this movie and hope that one day that they will release a DvD that was made from the laser disk edition of the film as that's the only version out there-that has the restored scenes in it.

PS, any Duke fan-gets my salute anytime ;-D

 

That's great to know and, I also hope you enjoyed watching Anthony Quinn as much as I did.

 

Mills used to vacation at my grandparents' guest house on the Isle of Guernsey. My Mother used to tell me stories of serving him his breakfast. Every time a Hayley Mills movie came on the television when I was a kid, perhaps seven or eight years old, she told the same stories over and over and the all amounted to "I served John Mills breakfast."

It was not until I was about 15 (long past watching Hayley Mills but rather intrigued by Juliet!) that I finally found out who John Mills was!

 

Just saw a B/W movie featuring Lana Turner and a young Roger Moore on TCM. It's not about WWII but still, the story was well written and the acting was great. The title of the movie is "Diane." It's simply scintillating to watch how the plot and subplots evolve. I just wish more of the movies today are written in a similar fashion. Sadly, most of them rely on visual effects to capture the audience. As a sidenote, it seems I have gained a healthy fascination for B/W movies after getting TCM on cable. I'm 40 but does this liking for B/W films make me an old codger? (LOL)

 

I got no time to watch TV, so I will see a video movie instead

And its going to be KATANGA, boy I love that mercenary movie, there is just too few of them.

Regards
Kruska

 

Three more today.

Castle Vision
HITLER'S WAR 1940-1943 PART ONE
HITLER'S WAR 1943-1945 PART TWO

Castle Hendring
WAFFEN SS HITLER'S ELITE FIGHTING FORCE

More tomorrow

 

Some of the best films are B&W, content makes the movie not weather they are in color.
One of the best films I like to see is the first version of "All Quiet on the Western Front".

 

I Have to agree i love the old black and white films and have done so since i was a kid and it's nice to get lost in a bygone age.

 

Ahhh-that must have been great to know Sir Mills. I would have had a great time sitting at the table and listening to whatever he had to say. Some of my most favorite films with him in it include: Dunkirk, The Colditz Story and one of the Disney greats-Swiss Family Robinson. You certainly had one lucky Grandmother ;-))

PS, I wonder what his favorite Breakfast consisted of?