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The Day the Earth Caught Fire
OneSparePart
I am watching this on BFI blu ray...it's amazing quality.
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
AnneArthur

M1795537OCVirn wrote:

AnneArthur wrote:

And a Morris Minor! I learned to drive in one of those.


Same here! Dad kept moaning about what I was doing to his clutch.


Small world! And a very sturdy little car. Ours kept going into the 90s.
 
M1795537OCVirn
Perhaps you'd appreciate my b-i-l - performer, maker, magician, teacher...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quGuW...uGuW3IpCJU

(And the best uncle to my kids. Sorely missed. Especially the Christmas presents).

Great atmosphere building in this film, btw. They don't do it like that any more.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
 
OneSparePart
I like the fast moving dialogue.
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
M1795537OCVirn

OneSparePart wrote:

M1795537OCVirn wrote:

OneSparePart wrote:

I assume you've seen this before M'Virn?


Never assume anything, as the great Servalan once said.

Answer the question, damn you!**flees from federation retribution**


NO!
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
 
OneSparePart
Ooh newbies fresh to the film. Really hope you like it
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
M1795537OCVirn
Nice to have some 'proper' music in the background, too. A bit of an obvious choice, though.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
 
OneSparePart
You could watch this as a kind of companion piece to Them!
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
OneSparePart

M1795537OCVirn wrote:

Nice to have some 'proper' music in the background, too. A bit of an obvious choice, though.

Missed that. What was it?
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
M1795537OCVirn
It's a bit unbelievable, though...nobody's used the f-word even once.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
 
AnneArthur

M1795537OCVirn wrote:

Perhaps you'd appreciate my b-i-l - performer, maker, magician, teacher...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quGuW...uGuW3IpCJU

(And the best uncle to my kids. Sorely missed. Especially the Christmas presents).

Great atmosphere building in this film, btw. They don't do it like that any more.


That was brilliant! Your brother-in-law, I mean.
Edited by AnneArthur on 21-03-2024 20:08
 
OneSparePart
The woman behind the bar was the wife of the actor playing Pete Stenning.
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
M1795537OCVirn

OneSparePart wrote:

M1795537OCVirn wrote:

Nice to have some 'proper' music in the background, too. A bit of an obvious choice, though.

Missed that. What was it?


Holst - Planets. Mars, the bringer of war.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
 
OneSparePart

M1795537OCVirn wrote:

OneSparePart wrote:

M1795537OCVirn wrote:

Nice to have some 'proper' music in the background, too. A bit of an obvious choice, though.

Missed that. What was it?


Holst - Planets. Mars, the bringer of war.

I'll have to pay attention next time.
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
AnneArthur

M1795537OCVirn wrote:

It's a bit unbelievable, though...nobody's used the f-word even once.


What is unbelievable is that this serious paper is the Daily Express!
 
M1795537OCVirn

AnneArthur wrote:

M1795537OCVirn wrote:

Perhaps you'd appreciate my b-i-l - performer, maker, magician, teacher...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quGuW...uGuW3IpCJU

(And the best uncle to my kids. Sorely missed. Especially the Christmas presents).

Great atmosphere building in this film, btw. They don't do it like that any more.


That was brilliant!


Thanks, There's a couple more of his things on YT, and there's a whole lecture about how he built the spinning chair...I can send you the link. He's probably the only person to spin three different things at the same time. Was. Sorry. I keep forgetting.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
 
AnneArthur

M1795537OCVirn wrote:

AnneArthur wrote:

M1795537OCVirn wrote:

Perhaps you'd appreciate my b-i-l - performer, maker, magician, teacher...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quGuW...uGuW3IpCJU

(And the best uncle to my kids. Sorely missed. Especially the Christmas presents).

Great atmosphere building in this film, btw. They don't do it like that any more.


That was brilliant!


Thanks, There's a couple more of his things on YT, and there's a whole lecture about how he built the spinning chair...I can send you the link. He's probably the only person to spin three different things at the same time. Was. Sorry. I keep forgetting.


Yes please!
 
OneSparePart

AnneArthur wrote:

M1795537OCVirn wrote:

It's a bit unbelievable, though...nobody's used the f-word even once.


What is unbelievable is that this serious paper is the Daily Express!

Back in the good old days of Fleet St
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
M1795537OCVirn
The over-loud soundtrack does rather detract from the dialogue.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
 
OneSparePart
This guy speaking in the news office really used to work on the newspapers/ express
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
OneSparePart

M1795537OCVirn wrote:

The over-loud soundtrack does rather detract from the dialogue.

Does it? I must be fading it out. Hence missing Holst earlier.
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
M1795537OCVirn

AnneArthur wrote:

M1795537OCVirn wrote:

AnneArthur wrote:

M1795537OCVirn wrote:

Perhaps you'd appreciate my b-i-l - performer, maker, magician, teacher...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quGuW...uGuW3IpCJU

(And the best uncle to my kids. Sorely missed. Especially the Christmas presents).

Great atmosphere building in this film, btw. They don't do it like that any more.


That was brilliant!


Thanks, There's a couple more of his things on YT, and there's a whole lecture about how he built the spinning chair...I can send you the link. He's probably the only person to spin three different things at the same time. Was. Sorry. I keep forgetting.


Yes please!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quGuW...uGuW3IpCJU
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
 
M1795537OCVirn
I guess there might be a lot more sirens and screaming sometime soon.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
 
AnneArthur

OneSparePart wrote:

M1795537OCVirn wrote:

The over-loud soundtrack does rather detract from the dialogue.

Does it? I must be fading it out. Hence missing Holst earlier.


I think I'm a bit behind you two, but I have no music at all. The dialogue is very clear though.
 
OneSparePart
Ooh there was a scary mist on the trollenberg terror too.
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
OneSparePart
Not thought about this until now...but this mist is done brilliantly
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
AnneArthur
It's very very hot, but father and son are still wearing their jackets. Wouldn't happen today.
 
M1795537OCVirn

OneSparePart wrote:

Not thought about this until now...but this mist is done brilliantly


Real SFX! Must have caused quite a few headaches in post-production. And an overworked smoke machine somewhere.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
 
OneSparePart
A strong woman
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
M1795537OCVirn

AnneArthur wrote:

OneSparePart wrote:

M1795537OCVirn wrote:

The over-loud soundtrack does rather detract from the dialogue.

Does it? I must be fading it out. Hence missing Holst earlier.


I think I'm a bit behind you two, but I have no music at all. The dialogue is very clear though.


They cut the music a while back, after the jazz number. I'm not sorry
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
 
M1795537OCVirn
Coffee as a dangerous addiction! HA ha ha
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
 
AnneArthur

M1795537OCVirn wrote:

AnneArthur wrote:

OneSparePart wrote:

M1795537OCVirn wrote:

The over-loud soundtrack does rather detract from the dialogue.

Does it? I must be fading it out. Hence missing Holst earlier.


I think I'm a bit behind you two, but I have no music at all. The dialogue is very clear though.


They cut the music a while back, after the jazz number. I'm not sorry


I didn't have any Mars, or jazz. A brief burst of Camptown Races from one of the fairground rides, but that's all.
 
AnneArthur
And the cat is being sick.
 
OneSparePart
The story is so interesting and makes for a great mystery...or Mist...ery
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
OneSparePart

AnneArthur wrote:

And the cat is being sick.

They don't like being upped on the drama stakes
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
M1795537OCVirn
If you still need cheering up, those aircraft controllers remind me of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqm7...qm73DLtwD0

(Listen to it later - it's too long and too funny to waste).
Edited by M1795537OCVirn on 21-03-2024 20:31
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
 
AnneArthur

OneSparePart wrote:

AnneArthur wrote:

And the cat is being sick.

They don't like being upped on the drama stakes


Grin
 
OneSparePart

M1795537OCVirn wrote:

If you still need cheering up, those aircraft controllers remind me of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqm7...qm73DLtwD0

(Listen to it later - it's too long and too funny to waste).

Looking forward to all these side watches
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
M1795537OCVirn
This is all a bit risque, isn't it???
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
 
OneSparePart
Lovely bit of romancing there.
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
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