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Was trying to remember the name of the film (am bad with names! lol) I really enjoyed with Tom Cruise, love him or hate him. It was Collateral,with Jamie Foxx. Anyone seen it? He played a contract killer who hi jacked a taxi and forced him to drive him to all the addresses on his hit list. Great film directed by Michael Mann.

Hi Nicky,

No I chickened out last night - finally gave in to my body's demands at about 01:20.

Couldn't agree more about the Jaws series - the first was brilliant, but by the time it got to number 3 they were becoming parodies of the original - pmsl when Simon McCorkindale got eaten in his wetsuit - one bit of rubber devouring another bit!

Be back later, have got to go to Tesco...from Hollywood to Tesco in one afternoon...good title for a film.

When my daughter was younger she had music lessons once a week at school and chose the violin, our ears only blead slightly! Anyway I can still clearly remember my hubby going around the house with her violin case and appearing around the doorways making gun noises and being down on one knee and with his other leg stretched out forward, didn't have quite the same impact as Desperado...but he made me laugh!! Still think of that whenever I watch that film.

Hi folks,

I haven't even heard of that one with my Antonio in it Edd, bet he was good though, I believe he once said that he had some Arab in him, I guess that's 'cos Malaga being southern Spain and invaders over the centuries etc....think I'll leave it at that or I'll go on and on about him...ahhhh ...sigh. It's those dark eyes and Spanish accent.

Glad you like this thread Nicky and happy that you're contributing to it as you seem to know your films, as do many who come on here. Edd is so good on films, he's got an amazing memory...(we'll give him a big head!) I started the thread around Christmas time, basically as there wasn't much on telly that I liked. I really look forward to booting up the computer and seeing what people have put. As I was driving home from work last night (finished at 9.30) I was thinking about it...Arrrghh! it's taking over my life! ☺

Wonder if Ophelia Googled Christopher Jones last night...bet she did. Lol!

hi ed..... wonder if your around this morning yet? if you stayed up to watch dusk till dawn!!! I found tt a really weird film, and Tarantino is so creepy in it!!, I was quite glad when his charecter was killed off....... agree with the suquels never quite matching the original , JAWS being a prime example and Die Hard, another, loved the 1st one, have watched it over and over, the others never quite matched up, but think the brilliant Alan Rickman probably added to the success of the 1st, as for Mummy/ Mummy Returns , not really my cup of tea....another of OH`s favourites .....probably due to Rachel Weizz as well!!

Born on the 4th of July, was based on a true story, it was awful the way those poor injured war heroes were neglected once back home..... yes definetly one of Tom Cruises best performances, though he was very good in the Mission Impossible trilogy as well......

Love this thread Pam....am looking forward to the film quiz as well, I don`t very often venture on to general, but have thoroughly enjoyed this thread.


Nicky

Did you ever see The 13th Warrior in which Banderas plays an Arab courtier who joins forces with some Vikings to fight the Wendol - a tribe of subterranean beings who capture and devour the people in the viking's settlement?

It was based on the Michael Crichton novel "Eaters of the Dead" and I think the main character is actually based on an Arab emissary from the 10th Century.

I thought he was very good in Zorro, also exellent in Assassins. He's good in everything Edd!!

Antonio Banderas - what did you think of him in the Zorro films? I thought they were quite good myself; they need to make more good old swashbuckling action adventure films nowadays.

I quite liked Catherine Zeta-Jones in them too ...

He still looks good Ophelia.

Off to bed in a while so speak to you all again soon I hope.

Night. x

Yes I know what you mean Edd, I'm off tomorow. Prefere 'Desperado' rather than 'From Dusk til Dawn'...purely 'cos it's got Antonio Banderas in it and I really fancy him...yes I know that is very shallow!!!

Bringing Up Baby?...I know the flik..yes...he one of my fav actors..him and Antony Hopkins..

~~~~~~~~~think Im going to have to g@@gle Ol Christopher!!~~~~~lol..be curious to know what he looks like

No I didn't know that, he was good in that film...the name of which escapes me (had a long shift today!) where his wife dies after giving birth to a baby girl and he falls in love with his 'nanny'. Really nice film. Think the baby was named Sarah, could be the film title too actually.

Yes it was very funny Withnail and I.

Hah - just spotted a bit of Tarantino is on! From Dusk til Dawn with George Clooney is starting in ten minutes on Channel 4+1.

No doubt I'll do my usual thing and say "I'll only watch a bit of it" and wind up bleary-eyed at half past two as the final credits go up ...

Thankfully I've got tomorrow (sorry today) off work.

Yes Christopher Jones, he was an American chap and I think that he had to have his voice dubbed as he had a strong American accent, although he didn't say a lot did he. Apparantly he had been romanticly linked to Sharon Tate the lovely actress who was so brutally murdered by Charles Manson and his evil mob. She was married to Roman Polanski at the time and was heavily pregnant at the time she was murdered, awful, just awful. Anyway they say that Chris Jones was still reeling from her death whilst making the film. Such a handsome man. He still looks very easy on the eye...go on Ophelia, Google him, you know you want too!!!! lol ☺

did you know Pam that in Withnail and I..Richard in real life is tee total..(his dad an alcoholic)..so in the scene where he drinks lighter fuel..he is in fact drinking vinegar!!
I love it when Richard has covered himself in deepheat..and the chicken bit..!lol..I still roll around laffing at that film..so funny

Mike Leah tends to use same actors...good ones too..Ive seen his latest...film..The one when a girl learns to drive...great acting..almost like your evesdropping..and your right there in the scene..compelling..Yes Alison was married to Leah..she was fab in Abigails Party..

yes....even at 11yrs old I quite fancied The lead male..Is that his name?...I thought the scene in the marital bed...(when she married..Mitcham..)..realistic..I watched it as an adult..it was intersting to compare my thoughts on it...Sad ending though..Horrid when they cut off all her hair..

Alison Steadman was once married to Mike Leigh I think. His films have some of my favourite actors in them, Timothy Spall being another good one. They seem so down to earth don't they.