Literary anoraks usually have difficulty in coping with movie adapations of their favourite books, failing to understand that their mental view of the original will not survive the change of medium and the consequent creation of a new art form. A book as iconic as Joyce's Ulysses will never be faithfully 'reproduced' on screen to the satisfaction of such critics.
In fact Joseph Strick's 1967 film not only sees the successful transition of Joyce's book into a new medium (within the 'new wave' tradition popular with film makers at the time) but has also created a work that remains highly relevant to the 21st century viewer. Strick actually filmed in black and white and in 'modern dress' ( for the time) for budgetary rather than ... Read More:
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Every year at Primary School, our teacher would crack open this very VHS, push it in the video recorder, and we'd all sit their gazing at the old wooden-cased TV. Those were the days! And despite the small budget and relatively sour effects in 2008, this remains in my eyes a classic film.
The White Witch is definitely in her scariest, yet weirdest form in this film (by the way - this is actually classed as a 'series', but commonly referred to as film) and her bulging eyes when she gets angry is priceless! The four children all play quite convincing roles, though I still believe the acting in the newer Narnia film is top-notch.
If you scour the many discussion boards/reviews for this 'film', one of the greatest talking ... Read More:
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Every year at Primary School, our teacher would crack open this very VHS, push it in the video recorder, and we'd all sit their gazing at the old wooden-cased TV. Those were the days! And despite the small budget and relatively sour effects in 2008, this remains in my eyes a classic film.
The White Witch is definitely in her scariest, yet weirdest form in this film (by the way - this is actually classed as a 'series', but commonly referred to as film) and her bulging eyes when she gets angry is priceless! The four children all play quite convincing roles, though I still believe the acting in the newer Narnia film is top-notch.
If you scour the many discussion boards/reviews for this 'film', one of the greatest talking ... Read More:
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Every year at Primary School, our teacher would crack open this very VHS, push it in the video recorder, and we'd all sit their gazing at the old wooden-cased TV. Those were the days! And despite the small budget and relatively sour effects in 2008, this remains in my eyes a classic film.
The White Witch is definitely in her scariest, yet weirdest form in this film (by the way - this is actually classed as a 'series', but commonly referred to as film) and her bulging eyes when she gets angry is priceless! The four children all play quite convincing roles, though I still believe the acting in the newer Narnia film is top-notch.
If you scour the many discussion boards/reviews for this 'film', one of the greatest talking ... Read More:
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Every year at Primary School, our teacher would crack open this very VHS, push it in the video recorder, and we'd all sit their gazing at the old wooden-cased TV. Those were the days! And despite the small budget and relatively sour effects in 2008, this remains in my eyes a classic film.
The White Witch is definitely in her scariest, yet weirdest form in this film (by the way - this is actually classed as a 'series', but commonly referred to as film) and her bulging eyes when she gets angry is priceless! The four children all play quite convincing roles, though I still believe the acting in the newer Narnia film is top-notch.
If you scour the many discussion boards/reviews for this 'film', one of the greatest talking ... Read More:
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Every year at Primary School, our teacher would crack open this very VHS, push it in the video recorder, and we'd all sit their gazing at the old wooden-cased TV. Those were the days! And despite the small budget and relatively sour effects in 2008, this remains in my eyes a classic film.
The White Witch is definitely in her scariest, yet weirdest form in this film (by the way - this is actually classed as a 'series', but commonly referred to as film) and her bulging eyes when she gets angry is priceless! The four children all play quite convincing roles, though I still believe the acting in the newer Narnia film is top-notch.
If you scour the many discussion boards/reviews for this 'film', one of the greatest talking points is ... Read More:
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After the sombre and gritty feel of season one, season two of Space: 1999 feels almost light and fluffy in comparason. Boasting flashy new credits, a smaller Mission Control and redesigned costumes, the season two opening episode, The Metamorph, also introduced us to two new characters - the dashing Security Chief Tony Verdeschi, played by Tony Anholt, and the shape shifting Psychon, Maya, played by Catherine Schell. Most of the season one major characters return, with the exception of Paul Morrow and Victor Bergman who, I think, is the most sadly missed. His solid performance as the elderly Professor lent a steadying edge to the rest of the cast and he had a wonderful easy and natural acting style that no one else mastered. However, the two newcomers fill his ... Read More:
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This is probably the best DVD of the 12, featuring 4 excellent episodes (all from the first season). The Infernal Machine features Leo McKern as both Companion and the voice of Gwent, the ship/computer which arrives on the Moon searching for supplies and more companions.
The second episode features the Alphans attending to a distress call from a giant ship adrift in space. What they find there is something far more horrifying than mutated survivors of a nuclear blast. Joan Collins guests as one of the Darians.
The third episode, arguably the series' finest hour, is Dragon's Domain. It tells the story of one of the Alphan crew and his earlier, horrifying encounter with a creature which killed the crew of his exploration ship. No-one ever believed him ... Read More:
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This is probably the best DVD of the 12, featuring 4 excellent episodes (all from the first season). The Infernal Machine features Leo McKern as both Companion and the voice of Gwent, the ship/computer which arrives on the Moon searching for supplies and more companions.
The second episode features the Alphans attending to a distress call from a giant ship adrift in space. What they find there is something far more horrifying than mutated survivors of a nuclear blast. Joan Collins guests as one of the Darians.
The third episode, arguably the series' finest hour, is Dragon's Domain. It tells the story of one of the Alphan crew and his earlier, horrifying encounter with a creature which killed the crew of his exploration ship. No-one ever believed him ... Read More:
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This is probably the best DVD of the 12, featuring 4 excellent episodes (all from the first season). The Infernal Machine features Leo McKern as both Companion and the voice of Gwent, the ship/computer which arrives on the Moon searching for supplies and more companions.
The second episode features the Alphans attending to a distress call from a giant ship adrift in space. What they find there is something far more horrifying than mutated survivors of a nuclear blast. Joan Collins guests as one of the Darians.
The third episode, arguably the series' finest hour, is Dragon's Domain. It tells the story of one of the Alphan crew and his earlier, horrifying encounter with a creature which killed the crew of his exploration ship. No-one ever believed him ... Read More:
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