tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post802551117610192886..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: JUNE 2017 - FILMS + TVcol2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-2636115803906282452017-07-06T20:41:24.839-07:002017-07-06T20:41:24.839-07:00I looked him up on IMDB and he is still working, b...I looked him up on IMDB and he is still working, but his star has waned shall we say in the past decade or so. I had my memory refreshed as I saw him in THE QUIET AMERICAN sometime last year and forgot about him. He's been doing TV work mainly.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-46376617094567708882017-07-06T11:18:45.577-07:002017-07-06T11:18:45.577-07:00A little-known gem called Blast From the Past, whe...A little-known gem called Blast From the Past, where he plays a young man who has been brought up in a nuclear bunker, and emerges into modern life completely unprepared. It is hilarious and charming, with a great cast - perfect family viewing. But even that must be 20 years ago. Around the same time a friend said 'take your children to see George of the Jungle'. Oh why, I said, kids'll love it? 'Who cares' she said 'Brendan Fraser is gorgeous and bare-chested, YOU'll enjoy it.' He did disappear didn't he?Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-52277418990627496052017-07-04T09:18:24.216-07:002017-07-04T09:18:24.216-07:00I've never read an interview with McGovern so ...I've never read an interview with McGovern so can't vouch for his niceness. His body of work is impressive. Hopefully time for an episode on iPlayer tonight.<br /><br />Not sure, but I can't recall anything he has done other than The Mummy.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-25967064934606162492017-07-04T04:28:53.653-07:002017-07-04T04:28:53.653-07:00Jimmy McGovern is a great writer and a nice man, b...Jimmy McGovern is a great writer and a nice man, but I find his work just too grim. Good luck with that!<br />Why would they even have thought of re-doing The Mummy? And, whatever happened to Brendan Fraser - we don't see him much now.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-27430698214294610712017-07-03T20:45:28.262-07:002017-07-03T20:45:28.262-07:00I think you both would enjoy the Line of Duty seri...I think you both would enjoy the Line of Duty series and the series are only 6 episodes long at most, so not too much of a commitment in my opinion.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-54586087675374716702017-07-03T17:27:03.123-07:002017-07-03T17:27:03.123-07:00If your wife found Broken too grim then I doubt th...If your wife found Broken too grim then I doubt that I am going there either. But Line of Duty does sound good, maybe we will get to it someday.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-64431259249814632162017-07-02T22:25:05.861-07:002017-07-02T22:25:05.861-07:00Glad to be all caught up with it. I did slightly s...Glad to be all caught up with it. I did slightly spoil things for myself by watching 4 before 3, but Hobson's choice really. McGovern has produced some compelling dramas over the years, including Cracker.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-90465558402165458412017-07-02T17:07:46.895-07:002017-07-02T17:07:46.895-07:00Col – Glad you finally got your hands on season th...Col – Glad you finally got your hands on season three of LINE OF DUTY. What a great show, and again, I think you for putting me on to it. Now I need to see the Jimmy McGovern series. He created the great CRACKER series in the 1990s featuring Robbie Coltrane. Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-67068158213335668362017-07-02T06:24:34.646-07:002017-07-02T06:24:34.646-07:00I really recommend it, though if you can you would...I really recommend it, though if you can you would be better starting with the first series as there are over-riding story arcs throughout all four.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-8767633225121977172017-07-02T06:22:50.021-07:002017-07-02T06:22:50.021-07:00Sorry - newish technology, old school language - w...Sorry - newish technology, old school language - we have some Virgin black box-thingy and I hit record!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-24487374735871501102017-07-02T05:49:57.915-07:002017-07-02T05:49:57.915-07:00I also meant to say that I'm the only person I...I also meant to say that I'm the only person I know that hasn't yet seen 'Line of Duty' - must catch up as it sounds very much my thing.Spade and Daggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447641240079673493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-27202879679362621212017-07-02T05:48:44.857-07:002017-07-02T05:48:44.857-07:00Did you really 'tape' Jaws 2 from the TV? ...Did you really 'tape' Jaws 2 from the TV? - if so that must be the last working video machine in the UK :)Spade and Daggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447641240079673493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-87179081887695793672017-07-02T03:54:36.210-07:002017-07-02T03:54:36.210-07:00Bernadette you've cracked me up with your anal...Bernadette you've cracked me up with your analogy.<br />I didn't know there even was a Jaws 4......definitely one to avoid then!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-33805185416446336382017-07-02T03:52:49.375-07:002017-07-02T03:52:49.375-07:00Glen, I agree re Fraser and Weisz. Probably not go...Glen, I agree re Fraser and Weisz. Probably not going back to the Karloff version though.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-85374432013105332282017-07-02T03:51:38.254-07:002017-07-02T03:51:38.254-07:00Thanks Margot, I hope to get caught up soon with b...Thanks Margot, I hope to get caught up soon with both Fargo and Broken!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-81980519788958988592017-07-01T16:22:35.062-07:002017-07-01T16:22:35.062-07:00claiming Jimmy McGovern's work is "a bit ...claiming Jimmy McGovern's work is "a bit grim" is like saying the Nazis were "a bit cruel". I watched The Street about 2 years ago and am still recovering. I think I'll take a cue from your wife and not start Broken at all<br /><br />I do love a disaster movie though but Jaws 3 is really scraping the bottom of the barrel...until you get to Jaws 4 (aka Jaws The Revenge) which features Michael Caine's worst performance ever - not really his fault as it was a truly awful script, one can only assume they offered him a lot of money and a nice holiday from a particularly cold British winterBernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-3422379170313578502017-07-01T12:54:26.371-07:002017-07-01T12:54:26.371-07:00I like Tom Cruise well enough but The Mummy needs ...I like Tom Cruise well enough but The Mummy needs Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz. Especially Rachel. For best value I would re-watch their original take on the story. Or go even further back for the Boris Karloff version. Cheers.gakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527510140415920673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-38719333731511206312017-07-01T04:49:18.094-07:002017-07-01T04:49:18.094-07:00Not surprised you like Fargo, Col. I thought it mi...Not surprised you like <i>Fargo</i>, Col. I thought it might appeal to you. And <i>Broken</i> does sound good, although I agree with your wife about the grim part. I'd probably watch it in small doses... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com