From: Champ on 15 Dec 2008 06:17 On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:06:54 -0000, ogden <ogden(a)pre.org> wrote: <Resevoir Dogs> >> I saw it when it was first shown at the Evening Standard Film Festival >> in Leicester Square >> I certainly remember getting back to the pub telling everyone what a >> fantastic film I'd just seen >I drove from Tonbridge to Brighton after an evening shift to see a >midnight showing of it. On the drive back it seemed I was the only >person in the car who thought it was any good. Yeah? Almost everyone I know who is into film thinks it superb. As in so many things, Bear is the exception. -- Champ What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger ZX10R | GPz750turbo | GSX-R600 racer (for sale) | ZX10R racer (broken) neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: CT on 15 Dec 2008 06:18 Bear wrote: [Reservoir Dogs] > In article <xn0fyy76r33iik003(a)news.individual.net>, CT says... > > > > But the opening scene is the best opening scene of any film ever. > > . > > . > > . > > . > > . > > . > > . > > IMO. > > Cobblers. > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > In mine. heh. OK, then, thread swerve: Open to all, name the film with the best opening scene. I*Y*O, natch. -- Chris
From: Champ on 15 Dec 2008 06:44 On 15 Dec 2008 11:18:12 GMT, "CT" <me(a)christrollen.co.uk> wrote: >Open to all, name the film with the best opening scene. I*Y*O, natch. The Player is pretty good. And I don't just mean the technical tour de force. -- Champ What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger ZX10R | GPz750turbo | GSX-R600 racer (for sale) | ZX10R racer (broken) neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: Simian on 15 Dec 2008 06:58 Champ wrote: > On 15 Dec 2008 11:18:12 GMT, "CT" <me(a)christrollen.co.uk> wrote: > > > Open to all, name the film with the best opening scene. I*Y*O, > > natch. > > The Player is pretty good. And I don't just mean the technical tour > de force. Hmmmm. I've only ever been impressed with one film opening, and that was in 1977 (maybe 78), aged five and a half. I'd never seen anything like it before, but then neither had anyone else.
From: darsy on 15 Dec 2008 07:00
On Dec 15, 11:58 am, "Simian" <simian(a)in_valid.semi-evolved.org> wrote: > Champ wrote: > > On 15 Dec 2008 11:18:12 GMT, "CT" <m...(a)christrollen.co.uk> wrote: > > > > Open to all, name the film with the best opening scene. I*Y*O, > > > natch. > > > The Player is pretty good. And I don't just mean the technical tour > > de force. > > Hmmmm. I've only ever been impressed with one film opening, and that > was in 1977 (maybe 78), aged five and a half. I'd never seen anything > like it before, but then neither had anyone else. Star Wars? That was '77. -- d. |