General Chat

I see clint eastwood has a new film out Gran Torino....i must admit the trailer on TV dosn`t make me want to go and see it.

Watched Shooter on sky movies last night......... it was quite good, starred Mark Wahlberg {aaahhh!} and Danny Glover, about an ex marine sharp shooter, set up by the american Goverment/FBI in an attempted assasination on the President, was quite violent and Wahlberg was a bit of a Rambo charecter, but worth a watch if you have a couple of hours free. I`ve never yet seen a bad Mark Wahlberg film {but then maybe i`m biased} The Perfect Storm, Four Brothers, Boogie Nights, The Departed to name but a few...... and yes Pam he does get his toned torso on display so if you can ignore the violence, as I know you don`t like violent films, its worth watching.

I see the Bourne Identity on tonight, on ITV, thats very good as well .


Nicky

Jeez ladies, Madame Tussauds!

Flippy Neck as I used to say, I haven't been there for years; I think the last time I went they still had "The Death of Nelson" on display (seriously).

I'm suprised they didn't have David Beckham in a sarong or something (wonder how long it will bebefore they make a film about him ...)

Yeah Clint Eastwood in "Every Which Way But Loose" and "Any Which Way You Can" - loved the gang of bikers; especially when they got tarred, lost all their hair and were going around in wigs.

Oh and Pam - CLint Eastwood in only 79

The Omen has been mentioned as we hit the 666 mark and Ed noticed it and David mentioned Gregory Peck...very scary film. The music alone and the close up shots of peoples eyes and the religious stuff always puts the wind up me!!

So sad that Lee Remick died young. Very beautiful actress.

Hi Nicky, glad tou've been keeping a check on us all.

Haven't been to the old wax works since I was a kid! My daughter went with her boyfriend a couple of years back and had photos with Richard Branson, Al Fayed and Hitler of all people! It's come a long way since my last visit.

That's good you've made a breakthrough with GR and family history.

My husband looks a bit like Clint Eastwood so people say, although Clint is 85 years old isn't he!!! Hubby is 54, and dark eyed of course! But build wise and facially etc. he is very much like him I have to agree. When our kids were younger their friends used to say , your dad looks like Clint Eastwood! (wish we had his money!)

Glad you haven't left us Nicky. ☺

Edit: Bit late on here tonight, we actually went out for a meal and a drink, well I didn't drink as I drove, but you can tell it's getting a bit milder we went out instead of a take away.

Hi Pam, Ed, and now David,

No computor not down, have been keeping up with the thread, just havn`t been adding to it.........been busy with my family history stuff, the breakthrough i told you about a couple of weeks ago from the GR contact has now escalated, our gr gr gr gr grandparents were siblings born 1769 and 1776 respectively, and we now think we`ve found 9 other siblings and have hopefully now found their grandparents, a lot of cross checking and emails flying back from here to OZ, { why can`t i ever find distant relatives who live in the same country, let alone the same continent,!!! I have others in OZ and one in canada as well., also went up to London yesterday to Madam Tussauds, my first visit since I was a child, had a good day, and a cuddle and photo with Robbie Williams and Samule L Jackson was the icing on the cake.!! Have any of you been?, the David Beckham ones are awful, don`t look like himat all, and in the Sportszone area he`s wearing an A C Milan kit {very presumptious}.......... was along day, but very enjoyable...

Back to the films love ALL the Clint eastwood spaghetti westerns, was a huge fan of his in the 70s and 80s... High Plains Drifter my favourite, it was Clint eastwood that started up my love for unshaven men!!! OH used to be clean shaven when I met him..... not for long though!!

Also love Ecape from Acatraz and the Dirty Harry films, and the ones with the orangutang Clyde were very funny in their day.......

Hav`nt watched any new films on tv lately, but have seen that quite a few that have been banded around on here have been on..... Runaway Jury is on sky movies this week ,so will try and catch that one.

Nicky

That would bring in actor Gregory Peck.

His best role for me was Captain Ahab in Moby Dick

Yep Audie Murphy was the most decorated combat soldier in the American Army in WW2 - I think it was that which actually projected him into films.

Talking of Audie Murphy - what about his film "The Red Badge of Courage" set in the American Civil War? Perversely, Murphy plays a young recruit who runs away from battle. Got to be one of the classics - I read the book by Stephen Crane many years ago.

EDIT: Flippin' eck - this was post number 666 - the number of the beast (Have we mentioned "The Omen"?) >:-)

Hello Pam.

You can't keep a good guy down for long (or should that be a bad guy/ugly guy?)

Always liked "Angel Eyes" - Lee Van Cleef did do a great baddie. Just googled him and apparently he was an accountant to begin with - can you imagine doing your tax returns with him?

Rio Bravo, another good one with John Wayne and Deano!

Watched The Dirty Dozen on telly the other night, I always liked Lee Marvin as an actor. Think he earned The Purple Heart.

Audey Murphey was one, if not the most decorated soldiers out of the acting fraternity think.

David, I also liked John Wayne in films be they westerns or war. The Longest Day being one of my favourites, I know I've mentioned that before I think.

Wonder what Nicky is up to, maybe her computers down.

Just googled Eli Wallach, he's a good age...born 1915!

Hello chaps, I can always watch the spagetti westerns for the music alone to be honest! Just love Ennio Morricone's music on them. Eli Wallach is so good as the scheming characeter in the Good the Bad and the Ugly...out of us three I'm the good...so out of you two, well you'll have to argue over that! Glad to see you back on the thread Ed, by the way.

Never saw The Quick and the Dead, I'd forgotton abiout that one actually. Yes The Wild Bunch, it did have a violent ending as you say.

Hello all!

Feeling much better now - had enough of browsing jobsites for today and fancy a bit of light-hearted banter.

The most recently made western I saw was "The Quick and the Dead" with Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe (yes I know Pam).

I do enjoy Clint Eastwood westerns, especially Pale Rider, High Plains Drifter, Two Mules for Sister Sarah, The Outlaw Josey Wales and of course the "Man with no name" spaghetti westerns, but as far as westerns go, you can't beat John Wayne.

I agree about "The Wild Bunch" - very violent, especially the end!

Ed

Dean Martin teamed up well with John Wayne in westerns as did Robert Mitchum in Eldorado

Maybe more recent westerns have been made for TV or DVD as cinemas are now closing their doors.

It's cheaper to rent a video or DVD and watch it in the company of your own home

Most of Clint Eastwood's westerns and the other "spaghetti westerns" are extreemly violent

Evening David, yes you're right, I actually can't really remember when a 'western' as such was last realeased. I supposed younger people can't really relate to the good old country and westerns anymore...not violent enough maybe!

Talking of violent westerns, 'The Wild Bunch' starring William Holden, Ernest Bognine and Robert Ryan to name but a few was a good film.

Westerns have out of favour for a while, have you noticed, again maybe due to television

Big production musicals may have ceased becuse we now have television, which hasn't been around that long

nudge

Oh dear your poor mum, it can't be that bad a name Ed!

Think I mentioned I wanted to be known as Romy Schnieder! Sounds bit more glam than Pam!

On that note Romy's off to bed.

"Gute nacht Ed."