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Been watching Hitchcock's gems from the 1950-70 timeframe. He is quite a genius but that's been said many times.
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...it was released for a few screenings all over the country. Though I was unhappy with the projection, I was thrilled with the movie, as usual. Then I watched the blu-ray again, and it looked sensational. It's a gem.
That must have been great on a big screen. Neato!
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One of the best movie going experiences I ever had was seeing 'Rear Window' in a theater on a Saturday night. The audience really made the experience so much better.
"Familiarity breeds contempt, and children."
-Mark Twain
It is said Raymond Burr used to dress up as Carmen Miranda at Hollywood parties complete with a bunch of bananas on his head. Not that there's anything wrong with that. I cannot watch Rear Window without that image popping up. I'm not hot dogging you.
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to best a Bond film. The fact I loved them as a kid and don't bother to watch them as an adult says it all. The Bond "appeal" is basic. Hitch makes you think.
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My first exposure to a Bond film was at a tender age of 30. :(
I am lucky indeed. A 10 year old kid watching Moonraker was really cool! I also watched that and most other Bond films at an Army Post Theatre, in my case at Walter Reed Hospital/Forest Glen and paid about 25 cents and about 75 cents at the most by the mid 70's to see The Conversation, Shampoo and other great films of that era. Yes I was lucky. They even let me in as a non Army brat, just a neighborhood kid.
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"I am lucky indeed. A 10 year old kid watching Moonraker was really cool! I also watched that and most other Bond films at an Army Post Theatre, in my case at Walter Reed Hospital/Forest Glen and paid about 25 cents and about 75 cents at the most by the mid 70's..."
I moved into that area about 1965, my folks bought a home on Kensington Pkwy. about 1/4 mile north of Beach Dr. My buds and I used to ride our Stingrays and such from there to the theater at Walter Reed. And yes, you could see full-length motion pictures for 25 cents back then. AMn, those were the daze!!
I wonder if you also remember the infamous "Surrender Dorothy" that was painted on the overpass connecting Walter Reed with Silver Spring at 495 as you came down 495 from Georgia Ave. - with the Mormon Temple as the backdrop???
-RW-
Sure. It was a staple. We smoked weed under that bridge on the way to the school bus stop. I remember Johnny Holiday lived two houses down from the basketball courts on Kensington Parkway too.E
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Same here. Saw Dr No.
Cheers
Bill
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Much better is, e.g., Our Man in Havana; or The Spy Who Came in from the Cold; or The Spy Who Shagged Me.
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With 'North by Northwest'.
"Familiarity breeds contempt, and children."
-Mark Twain
I could never figure it out why people watch Bond movies.About 38 years ago, when I was learning English, I was able to obtain one of the Bond books... I thought - Wow! Now I can read the REAL spy novel!
Soon I started having that strange feeling... what the hell am I reading, and why am I wasting my time on this crap? That book's got to be some practical teenager joke.
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...but I thought the few Fleming novels I read were entertaining. I enjoyed the John le Carre novels much more. More serious tone, and maybe a more authentic portrayal of English life during the Cold War. I'm not a student of the Cold War either, so my commentary is uneducated.
You learned some invaluable sayings like You Only Live Twice, Live And Let Die. I was reading the Bond book with this second title and my Mom came over and looked at the title and said, 'Ah, Live and let live. That is the kind of book you should read. Good boy.' I thanked her and took her to the Eye doctor.
Cheers
Bill
Based on a true story from the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis, it's riveting.
Thank you for the heads up!
Make sure you see the restored version. Please tell me what you think of it.
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Enjoy
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