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Quote from: GordonGekko80 on December 21, 2020, 02:54:50 AM
Finished watching the Mandalorian Season 2. Didn't see that ending coming..

Am also watching Peaky Blinders now - midway through season 1 now. Worth watching.

I tried that but the accents for me is so hard to understand. I usually watch with the captions on, but use them to pick up some of the words I miss. On this series which several people have recommended, I just really had a hard time following along and was missing the context of the show trying to do that.

Quote from: GordonGekko80 on December 21, 2020, 02:56:20 AM
The Polar Express?

Excellent GG. You know your holiday movies.

How about the 'oldie' that I put up. Are y ou into 'older' holiday movies (like those still in Black and White)

Quote from: ozzie on December 19, 2020, 02:38:29 PM
When I say "mini series" I think it was three 60-90 minute "chapters", I think as a movie was 2 1\2 hours.
As far as other versions, they're all pretty good but I do like "Scrooge" starring Albert Finney.
They added some music and it was a fun version, a little lighter in mood than some others.

That's why we all have likes and dislikes. I could never get into those 'musical' versions of A Christmas Carol. Just seemed out of place, but if you liked them, great.

Quote from: Moose135 on December 19, 2020, 12:25:01 PM
What's a "yoot"?

Definitely one of the funnies2t movies in a very long time.

Quote from: ozzie on December 19, 2020, 09:21:51 AM
Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol" has been made and remade too many times to keep track of, but when this time of year rolls around I like to sit and watch it. It doesn't really matter what version, I like to check them all out and just kind of compare them to one another and see the differences.
Last night I watched a version on the FX channel. It was originally aired as a 3 part mini series but now they string it together and list it as a movie.
It stars Guy Pierce as Scrooge and it is quite a different take on the story.
Scrooge is younger than in previous versions and aside from just being a miser, he is a genuinly mean, selfish person. This movie was actually very dark and depressing, going into some of Scrooge's childhood. Plus for some reason, there were probably 10 times they dropped the "F" Bomb! Really?? In A Christmas Carol??
It wasn't a bad movie per se, and the acting was first rate, but such a different spin on the traditional story and not one I will be looking forward to each year.
Have any of you seen this? If you have, I'd be interested to know what you thought of it.

Lou

Like you, I also try and watch some version of A Christmas Carol sometime during this time of year. No, I have never heard of the version you mentioned and to be honest, I don't know if I could sit thru a mini-series of it.
I, along with so many others, feel the Allister Sims version of A Christmas Carol was the best version, but for my money, I LOVE the George C Scott version also. And, to be very honest, ever since my kids made me watch this many years ago, I also LOVE The Muppetts Christmas Carol.   

Quote from: the12th man on December 19, 2020, 11:15:44 AM
Weeze -

Yikes...hope the rehab is going well. We are all at that time in our life the our systems are slowing down. Here's hoping 20121 finds you in a tuned up condition. Happy holidays

Gosh, I hope Weeze makes it to 2050. He might be ancient by your time   

As soon as I read your description, I immediately thought of the Twist, by Chubby Checker. When you said there were two different  versions of it, I figured it can't be that.

There have been many songs by the same artists that became hots a second time, but the only one I can think of that might match your description is

'Breaking Up Is HardTo Do' by Neil Sedaka

OK first snow of the season and that usually makes for some great pix. (If you are into things like that)

Looking thru some of my 'snow' pixs here's what I came up with

Jim

Did you recognize my last quote. From an 'oldie'. As a matter of fact, it is on TCM tonite.

So, for us old people who love old movies

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Quote from: katkavage on December 17, 2020, 12:44:45 PM
Feed Phil on Netflix. A nice reminder of days past when you could travel the world and eat with strangers.

Never heard of this one.

What type of show is it?

What is the best time to shoot a night sky, like is the winter a better time because of the colder weather might make the sky a bit clearer?

Quote from: Moose135 on December 17, 2020, 02:20:26 PM
The Bishop's Wife - I love that movie!

Moose

Getting that, you are made an honorary member of the 'old movie lovers'. org   

And we need one for Jim, so this is an oldie

"The world changes, but two things remain constant... Youth and Beauty. They're really one in the same thing.

Yes. The trouble is, people grow old.

Not everybody. The only people who grow old were born old to begin with."

Another one, maybe not so easy so I'll put up two quot3es from the same movie

"Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see."

And

" This bell is a wonderful symbol of the spirit of Christmas - as am I. Just remember, the true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart."