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I agree with Precious. The Lost Horizon musical is so bad it's good. Charles Boyer as the High Lama and John Gielgud as Chang actually deliver good performances, but they're lucky, they don't have to sing or mouth any of the cheesy, if catchy, songs. Sally Kellerman, Bobby Van and James Shigeta were the only ones who actually did their own singing. Peter Finch, Liv Ullmann, Olivia Hussey and the others were dubbed.

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Precious Doll wrote:Money no doubt. Though not Finney as he is not in it.
You're right. Peter Finch i meant.
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Cinemanolis wrote:The Lost Horizon - 1973 1/10

Without a doubt the worst choreography i have ever seen in a film. A dreadful experience and i didn't even watch the whole film. How were Albert Finney, Liv Ullmann, John Gielgud and even Hussey and York convinced to be involved with such a trainwreck?

Money no doubt. Though not Finney as he is not in it.

Lost Horizon is so bad it's good. In particular 'The World is a Circle' number.

Love Bette Midler's line on Liv Ullmann in this. 'I never miss a Liv Ullmann musical!'.




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dreaMaker wrote:The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

8/10

Moving and touching...
Farmiga and the boy are great!

I liked this film a lot, too. I was a bit disappointed with the ending though. I thought it was a bit too much.


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The Lost Horizon - 1973 1/10

Without a doubt the worst choreography i have ever seen in a film. A dreadful experience and i didn't even watch the whole film. How were Albert Finney, Liv Ullmann, John Gielgud and even Hussey and York convinced to be involved with such a trainwreck?




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Big Magilla wrote:
Zahveed wrote:
Big Magilla wrote:Yes, the stairway tracking shot is amazing as are the performances of Gaynor and Farrell.
Now I want to see this movie just for a damn stairway shot.
It's not just any stairway shot. It's a seemingly continuous tracking shot up seven flights of stairs.
Yes, the stairway tracking shot is amazing, as is the legendary taxicab/Miracle of the Marne sequence.
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

8/10

Moving and touching...
Farmiga and the boy are great!
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Spielzeugland

6/10

Good, but overrated. Definitely doesn't deserve its Oscar.
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Penelope wrote:7th Heaven (1927; Frank Borzage) 8/10

Young love blooms in the sewers of Paris, then World War I comes along. A bit silly and sentimental at times, but marvelously done.
The stairway shot = amazing.
I love that film. Gorgeous performances and masterfully photographed.
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Zahveed wrote:
Big Magilla wrote:Yes, the stairway tracking shot is amazing as are the performances of Gaynor and Farrell.
Now I want to see this movie just for a damn stairway shot.
It's not just any stairway shot. It's a seemingly continuous tracking shot up seven flights of stairs.
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Big Magilla wrote:Yes, the stairway tracking shot is amazing as are the performances of Gaynor and Farrell.
Now I want to see this movie just for a damn stairway shot.
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Gardens of the Night (2008) Damian Harris 7/10

Good Dick (2008) Marianna Palka 4/10

Glen and Randa (1971) Jim McBride 4/10

The Man From London (2007) Bela Tarr 6/10

Quiet Chaos (2008) Antonio Luigi Grimaldi 4/10

My Year Without Sex (2009) Sarah Watt 4/10




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Yes, the stairway tracking shot is amazing as are the performances of Gaynor and Farrell.
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Penelope wrote:7th Heaven (1927; Frank Borzage) 8/10

Young love blooms in the sewers of Paris, then World War I comes along. A bit silly and sentimental at times, but marvelously done.
The stairway shot = amazing.
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7th Heaven (1927; Frank Borzage) 8/10

Young love blooms in the sewers of Paris, then World War I comes along. A bit silly and sentimental at times, but marvelously done.
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Fuera de Carta (Spain/2008) First Feature, directed by Nacho Velilla 2/10
OMG! what a crap! If Almodovar had seen this, he would have died inmediately.




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