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The Inbetweeners? Is it about early 20th century animation? Or is it Disney trying to turn Jim Starlin's Inbetweener character into a family man?
Just kidding, Kappa.
And it's good to see you posting, been a while.
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I re-watched Bedknobs and Broomsticks last night after it's seeped into my subconscious lately. I grew up loving B&B, Mary Poppins and Pete's Dragon. I'd probably take those over any of Disney's animated classics, especially the first two.
What absolutely delighted and entranced me with this re-watch was the 10-minute Portobello Road music and dance sequence. I'm not usually a huge fan of things like this, but something about this one just captivates me and makes me want to be a bystander or even a participant in it so much. If the real Portobello Road is/was anything like this, I'd want to go there as much as anywhere I can think of.
It's not a perfect film, and I can certainly recognize many flaws as an adult--but I just don't care! I'll always love it, and last night's re-watch just reinforces that.
Plus, between B&B and Mary Poppins, is it wrong for me to (still) kinda wish that David Tomlinson was my dad?
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Death in Paradise and Cougar Town. I use CT to put me to sleep, but wake up at odd times to find something stupidly funny going on.
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I re-watched Bedknobs and Broomsticks last night after it's seeped into my subconscious lately. I grew up loving B&B, Mary Poppins and Pete's Dragon. I'd probably take those over any of Disney's animated classics, especially the first two.
What absolutely delighted and entranced me with this re-watch was the 10-minute Portobello Road music and dance sequence. I'm not usually a huge fan of things like this, but something about this one just captivates me and makes me want to be a bystander or even a participant in it so much. If the real Portobello Road is/was anything like this, I'd want to go there as much as anywhere I can think of.
It's not a perfect film, and I can certainly recognize many flaws as an adult--but I just don't care! I'll always love it, and last night's re-watch just reinforces that.
Plus, between B&B and Mary Poppins, is it wrong for me to (still) kinda wish that David Tomlinson was my dad? As with Lardy, I like all three films! My parents let me watch them as a kid. I really enjoyed the animal games in B&B. And the scenes where Miss Price uses magic to fight the soldiers. So much funnnnnnn. I agree, not the best film, but thoroughly enjoyable just the same!
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The Inbetweeners? Is it about early 20th century animation? Or is it Disney trying to turn Jim Starlin's Inbetweener character into a family man?
Just kidding, Kappa.
And it's good to see you posting, been a while.  Glad to be here. 
Keep up with what I've been watching lately! "Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you."
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I need to rewatch B&B. I last saw it when I was very young and the only things I remember about it are that:
a) there was a flying bed;
b) there was an (animated?) underwater scene; and
c) I enjoyed it.
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 BUMP For Blacula: Mario Bava double feature -- "Kill, Baby, Kill" and "Baron Blood."
Amazing how Bava got so much grandeur and such atmosphere out of tiny budgets that these days wouldn't even pay the catering bill It was like that at one point, Ann. Heck, Film Noir was the outgrowth of trying to make movies with very low budgets. And even though a lot of people consider it out of date, many elements of it still linger in so many ways. Mood lighting, characters that didn't look like they stepped off a bandbox.
I wish they'd do that with some of the superhero movies they are putting out now. They all look so squeaky clean. Even the dirty parts (like explosions and battle remains) look sterile to me. Nothing beats the dirt of life. Less special effects and more practical. I know not everything is practical, but it just seems more alive. Very well said, Rick.
Bava was fortunate that he was able to become a director -- after many years of honing his skills as a cinematographer and a special-effects man -- at a time when the global B-Movie industry was still thriving, while simultaneously Italy's own movie industry was at its all-time peak of productivity, hosting everything from big-budget American epics to home-grown potboilers.
Fun fact: A few years before Boris Karloff passed away, he said that working with Bava (on the "Wurdalak" segment of "Black Sabbath,") was the most fun he ever had making a movie.
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^ Nice thoughts Ann. I have the first two DVD box sets of Bava movies but unfortunately they're back in Australia. I'll have to see if any are on Amazon Prime when I'm in the mood for a re-watch. Unfortunately, I'll have to do so one night when the husband is out because he does not share our impeccable taste in movies. 
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I've just finished season 2 of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. Very quirky and "everything is connected" I think I liked Season 1 better and need to rewatch is. Season 1 also had more Bart. She was great. Also a good series to watch more than once to see what you might have missed in the first viewing.
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^ Nice thoughts Ann. I have the first two DVD box sets of Bava movies but unfortunately they're back in Australia. I'll have to see if any are on Amazon Prime when I'm in the mood for a re-watch. Unfortunately, I'll have to do so one night when the husband is out because he does not share our impeccable taste in movies. The Arrow Video releases of Bava's films are phenomenal. If you have a region free Blu Ray player, I can't recommend them enough.
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Keep up with what I've been watching lately! "Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you."
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^ Thanks KK. I’ve heard they’re good. I have (back in Australia) the Anchor Bay DVD box set which is a bit older I think but I thought it was still very good quality.
Now that I have Netflix and Amazon Prime and HBO Go and channels like them though (something I never had back in Australia) I find it hard to fuss around with DVDs and discs anymore. I’m kicking myself because it took me a loooooooonng time to get into the hobby of buying DVDs, and then just after I jumped into it with two feet with lots of expensive Criterion Collection and boutique movie sets, everything went digital. Haha I wish I’d saved that money.
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Just finished up Agent Carter again. Very good show, DC live shows could take a lesson. Less cryin', more doin'.
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Just found Sirens, bout some EMT's. Funny.
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Rewatching Santa Clarita Diet. The husband is funny as hell trying to maintain, but just about 2 inches shy of going batshit insane.
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Corner Gas, a Canadia comedy. * I know, I just love saying Canadia.
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Home Alone is playing in the background now. One of the great Christmas movies from my childhood
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Damn you, you kids! Get off my lawn or I'm callin' tha cops!
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On a whim, I watched a few Season 1 Transformers The Original Series episodes, but not starting from the start. I started with Episode 1.6, "Divide and Conquer," which, as I've noted in my Transformers/GoBots thread in this forum, I consider the first really good episode. I was amazed at what a difference it made to skip that clunky first bunch of eps. The middle portion of TFTOS s1 is a lot better than I ever gave it credit for!
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Fake or Fortune - it's a British show about determining whether paintings and sculpture are authentic (and worth $$) or not. Kind of like Antiques Road Show, but quite fascinating for all the technology that's used alongside gut feelings of experts. All the episodes (7 seasons worth) are available on youtube for some reason. Quite captivating and interesting to watch them explain why some works I wouldn't have in my house, let alone pay money for, are so highly prized.
Holy Cats of Egypt!
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Lady Doctor on Lucifer...smokin' hot. Yeah, I know. I'm still a guy.
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What's up everyone. It's been a long time. I am watching...The Magicians. I read the books when they came out and loved the story. TV show is an entirely different thing but I also love it. One of the best things I've watched recently was Deadly Class. As a 43 y/o man...I don't get into the teen dramas anymore But this one rocked! Punisher...kind of liked it. It was just way too long. Marvel's argument with Netflix over 13 episodes vs 10 or less...I side with Netflix. If Game of Thrones can tell a story for a season in 10 or under so can Marvel.
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Welcome back, Jorge.
I borrowed Penny Dreadful Season 1 from the library.
I generally dislike modern TV shows, but...y'know, Eva Green.
We shall see what I think.
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We just binged Ricky Gervais' new series "After Life". It's actually quite brilliant. The premise involves a recently widowed man dealing (not dealing) with his wife's death by becoming a total asshole. That may not sound like a winning concept, but it is handled so well, and resolves itself so organically that my wife and are were both blown away. Equal parts funny and thoughtful. Great character work and writing all around.
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