Eeyore hates American movies too...

It's the re-make of 'School for Scoundrels'.

Might not work as well as 'The Computer Who Wore Tennis Shoes'.

Obviously would have been better with Graham as David Niven.

DNA

Bad remakes of really good american films.......

martin

Hello John,

You forgot to mention "Once upon a Time in the West". Best movie there ever was as far as I'm concerned.

Usual suspects, 2001, anything without David Hasslehoff, but they produce a lot of crap, just like anyone else. So if 1% are good, it's well worth it

Any good films from Switzerland?

Anyone want to hack some AVR code with FAT32 for me, I'm beginning to realise my limitations as a programmer

martin

No, The Rocky Horror Picture Show is the best American movie.

John

No.

Yes.

No.

Yes.

No.

I bought that on your say-so. It's crap. "Tombstone" is more accurate, and less theatric ;-)

BTW: All my "Yes" I own on DVD

...Jim Thompson

Hello Martin,

Some Tinto de Verano or Margarita might help :-)

Too much olive oil in my spaghetti code, but the only supermarket (joke) here has run out of Crianza, and we are only left with Tempranillo, but it is full of fiber I'm told.

Just spent 4 hours trying to understand the avrfreaks FAT16/32 stuff, software is not where I get fun from. I can see the end of the tunnel, but the floor has vanished

martin

Hello Jim,

Oh, c'mon. The music alone is worth it already.

Murder",\\

Buster Keaton, his stuff is incredible

martin

Hello Martin,

I remember how they called little convenience stores "Supermercado" in Spain. The real supermarkets were called "Hypermercado". Even those weren't nearly as large as one of the Albertson's over here. I couldn't stop laughing when I saw that.

If it's any comfort I am poring over some code here right now where I don't have the foggiest idea why someone put RETI commands in after an unconditional jump into a routine that already has its own return. It was a European who dunnit ... well, maybe there is a reason. Just haven't figured it out yet.

Yup!. Absolute classic, classy, Leone. Most of my other favourites originate in the US and I love some of the Aussie stuff. Find unwatchable though, anything from the UK less than 40 years old. All time favourite though, is Powell and Pressburgers, (1946) 'A matter of life and death'. There's that magnificent, beautifully written, set piece scene at the end, where Raymond Massey articulates the meaning of being American. I think back to it everytime patriotic fervour breaks out amongst the SED rankers. john

Eeyore does have a point. A lot of French movies are being remade in Hollywood... Unfortunately, the originals are infinitely better 'Nikita' versus 'The Assasin' (with Bridget Fonda) for instance.

And how about Dutch movies. Naked chicks in any movie for no good reason at all. Remember Showgirls from Paul Verhoeven en you know what I mean :-)

Murder",\\

Netflix rules! My wife has deliberately got me hooked on the HBO stuff... Sopranos, Sex and the City, and just lately Deadwood.

John

Try...

Brannaugh's Much Ado About Nothing

Twelth Night, the one with Imogen Stubbs

Foyle's War

Inspector Morse

The Lord Peter mysteries with Edward Petherbridge

Sense and Sensibility, Emma Thompson and Hugh Grant

Harry Potter

John

I'm trying to think of a reply, but the wine has the better of me, manana, possibly!

martin

Hello John,

Don't know about Henry Potter. Not my cuppa tea.

But, let's not forget the famous "Mr.Bean".

Demi Moore in Striptease? Best use of silicon since the Sony Walkman.

Please, let's forget Mr Bean.

John