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  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,704MI6 Agent
    I need to get "Where eagles dare" at the library so I need a few days of warning. The response so far has been nice, but let's wait a few days before we decide on a date.
  • Charmed & DangerousCharmed & Dangerous Posts: 7,358MI6 Agent
    Can't you just scale the library walls, retrieve the DVD, blow up the library, then exit via a cable car while spraying any disgruntled librarians with sub-machine gun bullets?
    "How was your lamb?" "Skewered. One sympathises."
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,704MI6 Agent
    Doing it old school? I'll do that, but we need to agree on viewing dates first because I need to return the DVD after a week.
    I have an idea: Why don't we watch one of the film on election night? We probably won't know anything significant until the next morning and it's not unlikely we won't know the final result for weeks, so why not spend the night doing something positive and constrauctive? :)
  • JoshuaJoshua Posts: 1,138MI6 Agent
    Both the war films mentioned I watched first time only a couple of years ago or so. I was disappointed with both for several reasons.

    Someone then told me I must watch them and not take anything in them seriously (a bit like Roger Moore James Bond films I suppose). It is advice I have taken on board, though I have not watched them since.
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,704MI6 Agent
    Any resemblance to real war in the two movies are completely accidental, that's part of the charm. :D
  • JoshuaJoshua Posts: 1,138MI6 Agent
    Number24 wrote:
    Any resemblance to real war in the two movies are completely accidental, that's part of the charm. :D

    I realise I must switch off my 'that could not happen!' way of thinking if I was to enjoy these films!
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,704MI6 Agent
    That's the spirit! :D
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    The A Team is the only realistic army programme :p
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  • The Spy Who Never DiesThe Spy Who Never Dies UKPosts: 644MI6 Agent
    For anyone, in the UK, interested in The Guns of Navarone and who doesn't own it, it is on Sky Cinema until Nov 30th.
  • CoolHandBondCoolHandBond Mactan IslandPosts: 6,033MI6 Agent
    I could do Where Eagles Dare. Anyone up for The Wild Geese?
    Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,704MI6 Agent
    Surley you mean Henrik Ibsen's play "The wild duck"? :D

    Joking aside, I think it's a good idea. It's available online here without dubbing, subtitles or (I think) ad breaks:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0xy-XdMqS4&feature=emb_logo
  • CoolHandBondCoolHandBond Mactan IslandPosts: 6,033MI6 Agent
    Ibsen is far too heavy for me, but I do like listening to Grieg, though :)
    Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,704MI6 Agent
    Joking aside, I'm relaunching my idea of watching one of the movies on the night of the US election. We won't get to know the final result that evening anyway, that comes days, weeks or even months later. Instead we can do something fun together that night :)

    "Where eagles dare" is quote from the Bard, BTW.
  • JoshuaJoshua Posts: 1,138MI6 Agent
    The Wild Geese. Is that the film where the old men break out of the nursing home to do a commando mission in Africa?

    I only saw a part of that once (and only watched it because Roger Moore was in it). Up to the part where they parachuted in to some pretend country.

    Seeing as I did not watch any more, I must ask, did the care workers parachute in with them? Did they drop the wheelchairs and walking frames in as well? Did they take the blue disabled badge so they could park next to the target?
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,704MI6 Agent
    :))
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    :)) :)) :))
    The wild geese and The sea wolves are a great double bill -{ shows you what you can do
    in your 60s :p
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  • JoshuaJoshua Posts: 1,138MI6 Agent
    I did watch the sea wolves and enjoyed it! Again I watched because of Roger Moore, but the old soldiers were supposed to be what they were - old soldiers!

    Another favourite not Bond film of Roger Moore is 'Escape to Athena' (spelling?).
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
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    Yes I love 'Escape to Athena', a light hearted adventure with a fantastic cast. Another but it might
    be hard to find is FFolkes also known as North sea Hijack, Roger Moore as a grumpy old soldier
    foiling a terrorist hijacking of three Oil rigs
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  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,704MI6 Agent
    I agree with Joshua. I enjoyed "The sea wolves" more than "The wild geese".
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Always loved The wild geese, Burton, Harris and Moore -{ I loved the story told by Moore of
    How Both Burton and Harris ( Both very, VERY Heavy drinkers ) were trying to quit and had been
    told to use exercise as an alternative. Roger said many a morning he'd pop out of his tent to see
    Burton and Harris doing star jumps and shouting to each other " This isn't bloody working " :D
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • JoshuaJoshua Posts: 1,138MI6 Agent
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    Yes I love 'Escape to Athena', a light hearted adventure with a fantastic cast. Another but it might
    be hard to find is FFolkes also known as North sea Hijack, Roger Moore as a grumpy old soldier
    foiling a terrorist hijacking of three Oil rigs

    Yes I have seen that. It was an enjoyable film. It was on TV a few years ago.
  • CoolHandBondCoolHandBond Mactan IslandPosts: 6,033MI6 Agent
    The Wild Geese and Where Eagles Dare are both in my top 10 favourite movies list :)
    Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Time for a remake or comedy spoof " Where Wild Geese Dare !" ;)
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  • CoolHandBondCoolHandBond Mactan IslandPosts: 6,033MI6 Agent
    :)) :)) :)) Nice one, TP!
    Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,704MI6 Agent
    Where wild geese dare .... :)) :)) :))
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    :)) :)) :)) I love the shake in the hand holding the gun -{

    I blame all this healthy living as to why we don't get as many
    great old drunken British actors these days ;)
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  • Charmed & DangerousCharmed & Dangerous Posts: 7,358MI6 Agent
    Number24 wrote:
    Surley you mean Henrik Ibsen's play "The wild duck"? :D

    Joking aside, I think it's a good idea. It's available online here without dubbing, subtitles or (I think) ad breaks:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0xy-XdMqS4&feature=emb_logo

    Have you seen Patrick McGoohan in Ibsen's 'Brand', Number24? He's mesmerising in it, and it was probably the one single role which brought him to the attention of Lew Grade when casting Danger Man - and thence to Cubby & Harry's attention.
    "How was your lamb?" "Skewered. One sympathises."
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,704MI6 Agent
    No I haven't seen it. It's fun to see how many actors famous for not very serious blockbuster first got attention for much more serious and uncommercial roles. Jennifer Lawrence in "Winter's bone" and Jeremy Renner in "The hurt locker" are more recent examples.
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