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 Posted: Sep 22, 2008 - 01:55 AM
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A few months back my daughter and I were shopping the DVD bargain bins at ROGERS (Canada's version of BlockBuster). Found a nice gem:The Day the Earth Caught Fire.
http://www.britmovie.co.uk/genres/ficti ... y/012.html
It's a doomsday picture told from the point of view of the lead character who writes for The London Daily Express. I believe the same director (Val Guest) did The Quatermass Xperiment.
It's a great ride. You have to strain a bit to catch some of the dialogue but the writing is fabulous. Nice transfer too considering the film probably hasn't seen the light of day since it's original run in 1961. N
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Posted: Sep 22, 2008 - 02:26 AM
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| Nostromo wrote: | A few months back my daughter and I were shopping the DVD bargain bins at ROGERS (Canada's version of BlockBuster). Found a nice gem:The Day the Earth Caught Fire.
http://www.britmovie.co.uk/genres/ficti ... y/012.html
It's a doomsday picture told from the point of view of the lead character who writes for The London Daily Express. I believe the same director (Val Guest) did The Quatermass Xperiment.
It's a great ride. You have to strain a bit to catch some of the dialogue but the writing is fabulous. Nice transfer too considering the film probably hasn't seen the light of day since it's original run in 1961. N
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I recently watched The Day The Earth Caught Fire on Veoh,
http://www.veoh.com/videos/v1118098AMcf9b46
By co-incidence, i also watched another hidden gem of a movie with Edward Judd and Peter Cushing called, 'Island Of Terror' that also does not get shown much, nowadays.
http://www.veoh.com/videos/v15810994FErEwYwC
I wonder whatever happened to Ed Judd, he was a rising star in British Sci Fi movies in the 1960's, But it seems he suddenly turned his back on it all. |
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Posted: Sep 22, 2008 - 03:36 AM
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Any One seen "Sapphire and Steel" David McCallum and Joanna Lumley ,
A little know British Sci Fi series . It is the most unusual series you will ever see. it is more like watching a play on a stage. The actors are great though . here are some captures from My new David McCallum web pages. I may have to watch it again to understand it all:)
http://www.daisydownunder.com/Captures-2.htm
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Posted: Sep 22, 2008 - 07:32 AM
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| daisydownunder wrote: | Any One seen "Sapphire and Steel" David McCallum and Joanna Lumley ,
A little know British Sci Fi series . It is the most unusual series you will ever see. it is more like watching a play on a stage. The actors are great though . here are some captures from My new David McCallum web pages. I may have to watch it again to understand it all:)
http://www.daisydownunder.com/Captures-2.htm
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Yes, i watched some episodes posted on Veoh.Do you remember this other series he did ?.It was a tv series version of The Invisible Man.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072515/ |
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Posted: Sep 22, 2008 - 08:35 AM
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| britstarfan wrote: | | daisydownunder wrote: | Any One seen "Sapphire and Steel" David McCallum and Joanna Lumley ,
A little know British Sci Fi series . It is the most unusual series you will ever see. it is more like watching a play on a stage. The actors are great though . here are some captures from My new David McCallum web pages. I may have to watch it again to understand it all:)
http://www.daisydownunder.com/Captures-2.htm
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Yes, i watched some episodes posted on Veoh.Do you remember this other series he did ?.It was a tv series version of The Invisible Man.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072515/ |
Yes I have just bought that, It was just a Download copy as there is no DVD on the market . They are trying, but isnt it a HG welles . that would cause a few problems.
It is quite a good copy I have, and I was glad just to see it again:)
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Posted: Sep 23, 2008 - 06:17 AM
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| Maybe you can remember his,brief appearance in Hell Drivers..?.It also has Patrick McGoohan,and Stanley Baker,in it a great little movie.It was shown on TV over here, not too long ago. |
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Posted: Sep 23, 2008 - 06:44 AM
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| britstarfan wrote: | | Maybe you can remember his,brief appearance in Hell Drivers..?.It also has Patrick McGoohan,and Stanley Baker,in it a great little movie.It was shown on TV over here, not too long ago. |
Hell Drivers has been shown a number of times on turner classic movies. |
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Posted: Sep 23, 2008 - 11:55 AM
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Hell drivers all I remember about it was the speed those Lorries/Trucks were driving:)
Oh and I just downloaded Mosquito Squadron he starred in this movie. Not watched it yet, I am also Downloading Colditz series. Most of these are not on DVD yet.
Going to order some of those Tyrone movies Now i have my High speed back:)
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Posted: Sep 23, 2008 - 01:19 PM
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| morgram wrote: | | britstarfan wrote: | | Maybe you can remember his,brief appearance in Hell Drivers..?.It also has Patrick McGoohan,and Stanley Baker,in it a great little movie.It was shown on TV over here, not too long ago. |
Hell Drivers has been shown a number of times on turner classic movies. |
Even though the fim was speeded up, for the truck racing scenes, i wonder if they had any real accidents while filming it. |
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Posted: Sep 24, 2008 - 06:42 PM
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FIREBALL XL5 is another of my favourites. N 
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