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Do you know the more I think about it...the film that I mean is "The Pit and The Pendulum" and NOT "Premature Burial." I know it's that one as when Nicky mentioned them opening the coffin and seeing the scratch marks on the lid that was the bit that frightened the life out of me too!!!!!!!!!

Frankie and Johnny with Al Pacino I thought was a nice little film. Al Pacino making a play for Michelle Pfeiffer. It was very nice as he sets about wooing her in a kind of old fashion nice way, she tries to resist but it's those brown eyes...they do it every time!

I don't remember 'Fox' at all. I can't watch Scum, I find it really disturbing.

Talking of seventies fashions, our wedding photos look very Saturday Night Fever! I liked that film for the dancing and the music.

Evening folks,

You're both on good form tonight! Yes Nicky, us Geminis do have the gift of the gab I must agree with you there. I worked in a call centre only part time for about 18 months a couple of years back and as you can imagine the staff turn over was crazy. I really enjoyed it though...you were 'cold calling' during the day and basically trying to get people to have safety checks on their fuse boxes with the view to getting a sale for the company to fit a new trip box. I did really well, as like you say us Geminis do have that ability to talk people round...it's called bull**it! You've either got it or you haven't!!

Looking at Nicky's reference to bikes there's a great film that nobody's mentioned: Easyrider with Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson.

Love the story and the soundtrack.

Bit of trivia: Easyrider came out around the same time as On Her Majesty's Secret Service, the only Bond film to star George Lazemby. It outstripped OHMSS at the box office, which prompted Lazemby to give up on the Bond role after one film as he thought the genre had had its day.

Just seen an advert for the third "Underworld" film - Rise of the Lykans.

Think I'll go and see that one - Kate Beckinsale in tight rubber and leather!!

Best looking vampire on celluloid - she can bite my neck any day!!

~Sigh~

EDIT: Maybe I won't go; just read a review that says Kate Beckinsale isn't in it!

My "Uniform" of the 70s was - Levi jacket, tee shirt (usually with either Motorhead or AC/DC on it) really knackered Levi jeans and Laredo cowboy boots ...

Oh and lots of hair.

I remember how we used to buy a pair of jeans - you'd try on a 30" waist and if you couldn't breathe you'd do the sensible thing and buy a 28"!

As for Scum, and the "i`m the daddy" line......if that was made today everyone would laugh at him....... hard to take a bloke seriously or be intimidated by him when he`s wearing tight denim Dungarees!! Oh the 70s.....what wonderful fashions.


Nicky

Yes Ed ...I remember Fox, also starred Larry Lamb as Joey, one of the older brothers who was a taxi driver, and there was a sister called Nan {nancy?} who was also a popular actress at that time, her name will come to me in a minute, or otherwise its time for a Google!! , think they only made one or two series, but was hooked on it, the old dad was also very well known....... its no good off too google.

Nicky.

EDIT... Cindy O callaghan was nan, the dad was played by Peter Vaughn.

Yes Nicky, that's the Pit and the Pendulum - I think they break down the wall of a mausoleum or some such to get to the coffin.

No I wasn't a big David Essex fan myself either (for obvious reasons) and never saw That'll be the Day, etc ...

Must go in search of Quarophenia at the weekend ...

Yes I do remember Scum as well, great film, very distressing in parts. I remember that immortal line "I'm the daddy!"

As an aside, a lad I went to school (and the Arsenal) with used to work for a company that provided film and TV sets. He worked on a TV series called Fox, about a family from the East End I think, who's son Kenny (played by Ray Winstone) was a boxer. Do you remember that one?

Quadrophenia...... Yes Ed you can get it on dvd, I got it for OH for xmas a couple of years ago, what a great film, when the film was released the boyfriend I was with at that time rode a Kawasaki 900, and wouldn`t park it outside the picturehouse, incase some of the local "Mods" came out and did some damage, so remember we had to walk up there.!!!....... have seen it many times since ,and of course being a Who fan, love the soundtrack..... Ray Winstone has done some great films, do you remember Scum that came out before Quadrophenia?.... I remember feeling quite shocked by its content..... Sexy Beast..... very dark, but very good...... Ben Kingsley, yes very scary....!!

That`ll be the day...... I wasn`t a David Essex fan {Bay city Rollers all the way for me...} but did enjoy the film, and Stardust the follow up film... he also starred in Silver Dream Racer ,and being a bit of a biker girl then ,saw that one as well. he was never quite my cup of tea David essex but was very handsome...... however we saw him up at Upton Park a few years ago, and have to say he was looking his age...... it was quite funny me and OH were sort of nudging each other going oh look theres David Essex, and said to middle daughter about 14 at the time who was with us why don`t you go and ask him for his autograph, thrust a pen and programme in her hand and tried to get her to approach him, she took one look over at him and said, he`s a bit old to be a footballer isn`t he!!!.... oh the innocence of youth, she hadn`t a clue who David Essex was.!!! oh we did laugh.....

Nicky

EDIt.......... Should have guessed your a Gemini like me Pam, as {and pleased don`t be offended} you seem to have the gift of the gab like me!!

Pit and the Pendulem, saw it for the first time when I was about 16, it scared the life out of me, for weeks i couldn`t get the image out of my head, that when they took the lid of the coffin, the person was lying with their hands in a clawing position, and there were scratch marks on the inside of the lid...... I have got the right film havn`t I?

Talking of horrors...this is a fact and you couldn't put money on it you really couldn't. Christopher Lee born 27th May, Vincent Price born 27th May, Peter Cushing born 26th May (near enough) and ME 27th May, not the same years as them I might add...all Geminis!

He is still so good what a voice! I remember Free were playing at Earlham Park in Norwich and my nan wouldn't let me go to see them with my older cousin (she was right of course) but at the time I was so upset. I always liked Andy Frazer on bass guitar. He married and had two lovely daughters, but the marriage ended and he "came out" a few years back. Poor Paul Kossoff...another one who died to young, don't think his dad ever got over it did he...understandably so. He used to do talks on the evil of taking drugs. So sad. The first LP I ever bought was HIGHWAY by FREE. I still have it.

No I've not seen Premature Burial - but the plot does remind me of that Hammer favourite "The Pit and the Pendulum" with Vincent Price at his demented best!!

Night night all.

Oh don't talk to me about time Pam - the years seem to be drifting by like hours!

Paul Rodgers eh? I saw him in concert in 97 I think it was, about the time he released "Now", which still gets belted out when I get the chance to crank the volume up (normally when the ladies of the house are out!)

One last one before I turn in Ed...I bet you've seen it..."Premature Burial", starring Ray Millan. It was supposed to be a horror, but I remember lots of people at our local little cinema laughing! Basically it's about a rich old chap who's father was buried but he keeps dreaming that he isn't dead, so they dig him up and it looks like he may have been right! So he takes every precaution to see that the same thing doesn't happen to him...but it all goes wrong!
You've got to see it to believe it!

Sorry about that! I submitted it 3 times by mistake.

Daughters are lovely Ed, my girl is like my friend too. Our Nicky on this thread has three I think. I have to say my girl has an amazing knowledge of music and such diverse taste too. One of my favourite bands when I was at school was Free, with the great Paul Rodgers...he's still amazing. She has CD's from that 70's era up to now and her taste goes from heavy metal to club. She did go through a stage of being a Goth...but it didn't last long thank goodness! She's 22 now...where does the time go!

Oh yes, getting it all the time now - my eldest has now become "fashion concious" (she's 14)

Make you laugh - I showed her an LP a few years ago and she didn't know what it was!

Yes that character was very comical. Her fashion sense was OTT as was all of them. My daughter tells me off sometimes like Saffy with Edinna...you and your OH would know Ed...you have daughters too!