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Post by ltd on Dec 6, 2016 19:49:58 GMT
Great in so many roles, but it's his hard-as-nails South London patriarch in Fox that really stands out for me. I'll give this DVD a watch in his memory. Had it a while but never got around to watching it. It's the sort of role he could do in his sleep, Ace mentions him as Wolfie's potential father-in-law in Citizen Smith, but he brings a real depth to the character in Fox.
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Post by ltd on Dec 6, 2016 18:16:58 GMT
Great in so many roles, but it's his hard-as-nails South London patriarch in Fox that really stands out for me.
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Post by ltd on Nov 12, 2016 9:44:57 GMT
I should have thought of that one. Thanks for mentioning it. He was also in Bullitt and his tole there sort of launched his career for playing arrogant b*stards as I mentioned. I think people tend to associate him with those kind of roles and also cheeky chappies like Napoleon Solo or Albert from Hustle. His role in Bridge.... seems to be against usual type and the fact he's so good just goes to show what a versatile actor he was.
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Post by ltd on Nov 11, 2016 19:59:53 GMT
Lots of good performances as noted above. I'd just like to add that his disillusioned German officer in The Bridge at Remagen was very good too.
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Post by ltd on Oct 21, 2016 18:08:02 GMT
That's very interesting indeed and helpful. I have to confess though that since the Guardian is completely free I usually look at that online I haven't been bothered by the paywall prompt yet - possibly my ad blocker's stopping it from getting through?
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Post by ltd on Oct 19, 2016 6:48:54 GMT
Torygraph for me - I think the reporting is generally good (e.g. the expenses scandal). Not so keen on the editorial line. The desk warrior bellicosity of Con Coughlin is particularly objectionable. He treats international affairs with the same level of sophistication as a drunk in a bar room brawl.
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Post by ltd on Oct 5, 2016 18:26:51 GMT
One of the best of the early episodes and definitely more in keeping with what the show was all about than armed sieges at the laundrette or dodgy middle eastern types waving Uzis around. I agree. This one, Dessert Song, Smaller They Are etc. were far more suitable and believable. I suppose the laundrette siege could have been a possibility but as you say, dealing with terrorists whilst Arthur tries to stitch-up a businessman of international standing in TG is a step too far. I don't mind a Tethered Goat, it's entertaining with some great guest star performances, but I think it belongs to the period when the show was still finding its feet and could be uneven in tone at times. Gunfight... I find quite boring and strikes me as an inauspicious beginning for what would become such a (deservedly) popular show.
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Post by ltd on Oct 3, 2016 6:42:42 GMT
One of the best of the early episodes and definitely more in keeping with what the show was all about than armed sieges at the laundrette or dodgy middle eastern types waving Uzis around. The Mr Terry line always makes me smile, not sure why.
Piece of meaningless trivia - Tony Steedman and Rikki Howard both had supporting roles in Rutger Hauer flooded future London shocker Split Second.
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Post by ltd on Sept 25, 2016 8:04:55 GMT
Good observation. Most the bands around had various members from earlier big groups. Still, it's because of them they sold tickets and got recording deals. I certainly wouldn't deny their popularity. Used to see lots of grebos with Whitesnake patches. Just a band I never liked personally. On the other hand I'm not averse to a bit of Ronnie Dio era Rainbow or even some of the Graham Bonnet stuff.
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Post by ltd on Sept 24, 2016 17:59:02 GMT
Grunge will not have helped Whitesnake's cause. But prior to that Guns n Roses became prominent in heavy rock (certainly by 1989). Compared to the 'hair metal' of Bon Jovi, Whitesnake, Def Leppard etc, they had a bit more of a raw sound and unkempt image. Perhaps this helped to ease in the Seattle bands amongst the MTV glamour. Also they were possibily being squeezed from the other side by speed metal acts like Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer etc. As a kid in the 80s speed was what I was interested in, not some bunch of reheated Deep Purple leftovers. Coverdale has a good voice, I'll give him that, but his music has always been dull, dull, dull.
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Post by ltd on Sept 20, 2016 6:40:08 GMT
I voted none. I love metal, but never liked c¤ck rock.
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Post by ltd on Aug 26, 2016 6:05:11 GMT
The only thing really bad about it eas the inconsistency regarding Arthur having kids. Is this the episode where someone says Arthur hasn't got anyone to succeed him in his business? I took that as possibly meaning that his kids were "straight" i.e. having grown up with the trappings of bourgeois respectability they weren't really suited or inclined towards a life of duck and diving. Maybe I'm reading too much into it and/or being unduly kind to the scriptwriters.
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Post by ltd on Aug 11, 2016 6:51:04 GMT
Both pretty duff. I like a lot of Ridgeway's stuff but Camouflage is a camp-as-a-row-of-tents disaster area.
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Post by ltd on Aug 10, 2016 19:14:35 GMT
A mixture. Larger purchases, e.g. household goods I use chip & pin. I also tend to use chip & pin when refuelling the car. Everyday small items from local shops like milk etc I still pay in cash. Likewise. Contactless seems like an open invitation to fraud. The only time I use it is when I visit my brother in the Smoke and travel on the underground and/or buses. Not quite sure why I have to pay a fiver deposit for the pleasure of owning an Oyster card.
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Post by ltd on Jul 29, 2016 18:26:05 GMT
Some quality credits right there. His contributions to the special feature commentaries on Gangsters and Out are well worth listening to.
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Post by ltd on Jul 24, 2016 20:10:15 GMT
I buy the occasional item in Poundland so I voted for them.
I'm not sure I'd classify CEX as a discount store, they seem to knock out a lot of obsolete stuff at a substantial mark up. Yesterday's technology at tomorrow's prices. Rip off.
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Post by ltd on Jul 4, 2016 18:43:39 GMT
An excellent writer and actress, I will never forget her in The Fast Show. I used to like her insensitive supermarket cashier "Ready meal for one. Live on your own do you? Ahhhh." Great comic timing.
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Post by ltd on Jun 30, 2016 19:29:02 GMT
Yes, fond memories of all three from when I was a nipper. RIP Gordon and thanks for much happy childhood viewing.
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Post by ltd on Jun 29, 2016 4:08:52 GMT
I used to like the Trinity films. I'm pretty sure the restaurant scene in the Blues Brothers is nicked from one of them.
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Post by ltd on Jun 24, 2016 18:47:31 GMT
I'll go with Geldof for that stunt on the river the other day. Prat.
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Post by ltd on Jun 22, 2016 17:27:05 GMT
RIP Jo Cox. I like to think that MPs are doing their best for their constituents. Also, you need healthy debate if not rivalry to invigorate things. The opportunity for this should not be terminated by murders. I agree - and I think it's true there are a lot of MPs of whatever stripe who do work hard for their constituents. Some of you may remember Jacqui Smith who didn't have the happiest tenure as Home Secretary. She was also the MP for my home town, and one of our old neighbours, a Polish lady who'd been with the Free Polish forces during the war, had a spot of trouble with the DSS, and she said Ms Smith sorted it out for her no trouble. Couldn't speak highly enough of her. Just goes to show you can't judge people by what the papers say about them.
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Post by ltd on Jun 20, 2016 17:25:54 GMT
Like jno I don't really want this to get political, especially given the specific rules for this thread. I will say my politics weren't the same as Jo Cox's by any means, but in a way that's irrelevant. Murder is murder and must be condemned without reservation or equivocation, regardless of what ideological dressing someone tries to use to justify it. We're supposed to engage those we don't agree with in civilized debate. We don't conduct arguments with knives and guns in this country, that's the way of the terrorist, or as it seems in this particular case the lunatic.
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Post by ltd on Jun 19, 2016 20:18:39 GMT
Shower for me but agree with jno - some times it's nice to treat yourself to the luxury of a bath, as Ollie Reed discovers when he borrows Frank Findlay's flat in Sitting Target. I notice you've used a still from that very same film when starting this thread which proves the point rather nicely I'd say.
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Post by ltd on Jun 18, 2016 21:06:11 GMT
American tourist outside Houses of Parliament on Sky News just now stating UK needs more security and a few more guns. I'd suggest what's needed is to stop the cutting of mental health services in this country, but...this probably isn't the place. Jo Cox was by all accounts a much respected constituency MP and, we shouldn't forget, the mother of two young children. Terrible business.
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Post by ltd on Jun 18, 2016 6:26:18 GMT
I like the scene in the service station where Alisdair loses his rag with Justine and says he's a civilized man, an accountant, who doesn't do things like beating people in toilets. Cue Justine's anguished cry of "Then stop!"
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Post by ltd on May 30, 2016 17:33:35 GMT
Also, people that throw their picnic rubbish out the window into a hedgerow. That makes my pi$$ boil. That's a particular bugbear of mine as well, only really started to irritate in the last couple of years. I don't know if that's because I'm getting older or it's becoming more widespread - possibly both?
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Post by ltd on May 30, 2016 6:37:54 GMT
Driving back from London on the M40 the other day there seemed to be a hell of a lot of middle lane hoggers - particularly bad between The Smoke and Oxford for some reason.
See a lot of snail monsters on the M50 which despite its motorway designation is just a glorified dual carriageway.
Hands full brigade are probably the most morally reprehensible, especially the ones texting on their phones. Very dangerous.
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Post by ltd on May 25, 2016 20:05:35 GMT
I know it was a dreadful programme and probably racist, but I used to like his zen style voiceovers on Banzai. Made a good contrast with the other really manic bloke. I remember one stunt featuring a bunch of unprepossessing goths drinking snakebite and black. Cue Burt's mock reverential intro: "This is Goth-man. Some say Goth-man endangered species. Others say this no bad thing." All in the delivery of course. Brilliant.
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Post by ltd on May 25, 2016 5:50:19 GMT
I watched him most recently as the hot dog vendor in Deep End. Never going to be one of his best remembered parts, but I liked the way he seemed equal parts dead pan and bemused as John Moulder-Brown's character kept coming back, always with the same order.
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Post by ltd on May 24, 2016 17:16:43 GMT
No mention of smutty punks The Abs or sheep bothering skateboarders Anhrefn? For shame gentlemen.
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