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Post by dem bones on Dec 26, 2007 9:59:12 GMT
To be perfectly honest, i was so pleasantly trashed by the time it came on that it washed over me. I doubt it could hold a candle to From Beyond The Grave, notably the An Act Of Kindness sequence, one of Chetwynd-Hayes' finest moments.
Total Vault legend Jerrylad has asked me to pass on his good wishes to all. He's been having computer difficulties but hopes to be sorted soon. There were other kind messages of good cheer and support from our friends Robert Lory, Michel Parry, Chris Fowler, Ally Bird and my long-time henchman (and outed Lory fan) Mr. Shroudeater.
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Post by killercrab on Dec 26, 2007 15:39:48 GMT
No complaints in this household about the Dr Who Christmas fest! Mixing the Poseiden Adventure with The Robots of Death was always going to be a good bet.Dare I suggest that Christmas telly is as much about the familiar as it about being different and new Dr Who is pretty much the best sci-fi you'll find on the box these days - outstripping even the American good stuff.
Also rewatched THE EXORCISM last night and can't really get the complaints I've read here. Sure it's heavily politically motivated and maybe a 200 year old pauper woman wouldn't use the word *planet* - or maybe she would ? I'll just say I really dig 1970's supernatural plays and leave it at that - but then I find alot to love in watching VIVA KNEVIEL too ...
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Post by marksamuels on Dec 26, 2007 23:52:20 GMT
Ha! I have you there. It wasn't just me. Mrs S. frowned disdainfully all the way through Doctor Who's Xmas special (although I suppose that could have been in response to my leaning towards the TV intently whenever Ms Minogue appeared) Damn. Mark S.
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Post by redbrain on Dec 27, 2007 12:56:06 GMT
Ha! I have you there. It wasn't just me. Mrs S. frowned disdainfully all the way through Doctor Who's Xmas special (although I suppose that could have been in response to my leaning towards the TV intently whenever Ms Minogue appeared) damn. Mark S. Not having had the great good fortune to meet Mrs S, I am unable to comment on her motivations. However, I seem to catch a tiny hint that Ms Minogue's charms were not entirely lost on Mr S.
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Post by marksamuels on Dec 28, 2007 23:20:06 GMT
Quite why you should think that, I have no idea. For example, such brazen advertising as found on the following link hold no interest for me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYy3BKn1SZE*shuffles feet and looks sheepish* Mark S.
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Post by dem bones on Dec 29, 2007 11:14:30 GMT
Well, really!
Thank you for alerting me to this new minogue menace, Mr. S. I've now fired off a closely argued, 150, 000 word complaint to YouTube and requested they remove the offending item so, hopefully, we'll not be subjected to the sight of this silly creature prancing about in her exotic smalls for much longer. Let's see how "lucky, lucky, lucky" she feels then!
And to think the Queen gave her an OBE for Christmas. It's political correctness gone mad!
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Post by redbrain on Dec 30, 2007 10:05:18 GMT
Thank you Mr S. I don't often look at You Tube links - partly because this computer has no sound. But that was one video I could enjoy without sound. And - O Janitor - I think it was that rarest of things, a well earned OBE. The video alone is worth at least an OBE. If I was the queen, I'd give Kylie a packet of 20 OBEs, so she could share them with her friends. You're never alone with an OBE.
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Post by steven pirie on Dec 30, 2007 22:16:34 GMT
But how stupid is the Doctor to kill her off in one episode? And why, when at the start the Titanic rams the tardis and the good Doctor simply winds back time a bit and gets out of the way, can he not do the same and tell our Kylie not to mess about in fork-lift trucks? Or am I being overly critical?
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Post by Johnlprobert on Dec 31, 2007 8:52:43 GMT
I think two things that helped immensely in my enjoyment of the Dr Who Christmas Special were:
1) Pretending it wasn't really Dr Who
2) Watching the quite unbelievable League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, next to which most things probably look good.
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Post by David A. Riley on Dec 31, 2007 9:07:25 GMT
If you had double-billed this with Van Helsing most everything else would probably look good for ever. David
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Post by Johnlprobert on Dec 31, 2007 11:28:44 GMT
I saw Van Helsing at the cinema and it was like being poked in the eye for two and a half hours
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Post by redbrain on Dec 31, 2007 15:50:02 GMT
I saw Van Helsing at the cinema and it was like being poked in the eye for two and a half hours I bought it on DVD, and was somewhat disappointed. I don't suppose that beats being poked in the eye for two and a half hours, though.
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Post by Calenture on Jan 1, 2008 2:36:02 GMT
I saw Van Helsing at the cinema and it was like being poked in the eye for two and a half hours I bought it on DVD, and was somewhat disappointed. I don't suppose that beats being poked in the eye for two and a half hours, though. You have to admit, Kate Beckinsale looked good in a basque, though!
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Post by redbrain on Jan 1, 2008 15:14:16 GMT
I bought it on DVD, and was somewhat disappointed. I don't suppose that beats being poked in the eye for two and a half hours, though. You have to admit, Kate Beckinsale looked good in a basque, though! Yes - the movie certainly contains worthwhile Beckinsalability! That's probably why I bought the DVD, so I really shouldn't have complained. I think I might have been hoping for a decent horror movie as well. I was being greedy - and serve me right if I was disappointed.
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