Subj : Re: Yo, Ted To : alt.tv.farscape From : weirdwolf Date : Tue Oct 18 2005 22:24:16 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape "Kath" wrote in news:dj3cnu$f57$1@news6.svr.pol.co.uk: > > "Jim Larson" wrote >| Kath wrote: > >| > "Jim Larson" wrote in message > >| >|I finally got around to watching one of those Ealing comedies. >| > Specifically, >| >| The Man in the White Suit. >| >| >| >| It started off slow, almost bordering on boring, but picked up >| >| nicely by midpoint. Not so much laugh outloud funny (except for a >| >| few bits) but >| > weirdly >| >| engaging. >| >| >| >| Do the others compare favorably? I've got Kind Hearts and Coronets >| >| coming >| > at >| >| some point. >| >| > >| > >| > Sorry it's not Ted.........but Kind hearts and Coronets is one of >| > my favourites, gentle comedy, very english. Better than the man in >| > the White Suit. With what hollywood would call a twist at the end, >| > but youi'll have to watch for that! >| > >| >| I knew I was forgetting someone[1]. This was your recommendation, >| right? I only mentioned Ted because he asked about this recently. >| >| Looking forward to KHaC. >| >| -- >| Jim >| >| [1] In my defense, I have the attention span of a spider monkey on >| acid. > > Probably was my recommendation, I much prefer all the old films to the > new ones. You've probably noticed that I hardly ever join in on new > film discussions. One of my favourites is Some Like it Hot with Tony > Curtis and Jack Lemmon, also The Apartment. > Enjoy KHaC, pray they don't do a remake, it'll probably be as bad as > the remake of Psycho! > > > [1] As long as that eh? > I think it may have been through a discussion of poor remakes, the Tomm Hanks "version" of the lady killers and I suggested the Ealing comedies to Nick as a "wife friendly" movie. I like the man in the white suit for it's subtle humour about the trade unions and the not so British industry., not so much as "I'm alright Jack", but it's still there. Have you ever seen the Tony Hancock movie "the rebel"? Or for that matter any of Tony Hancock's stuff. Ted -- Stare too long into the abyss and the abyss looks like a nifty place to hide the bodies .