John Wayne vs Clint Eastwood

[robertlouis]

That's good too along with Chopper. Director Nicolas Winding Refn also made Pusher and Valhalla.

And he made Let The Right One In, a fantastic Swedish movie about vampire children. Never understood the need for a Hollywood remake which was virtually the same shot for shot, but whose leads lacked the naive charm of the Swedish kids and whose direction was pretty heavy-handed.

[Dino Velvet]

And he made Let The Right One In, a fantastic Swedish movie about vampire children. Never understood the need for a Hollywood remake which was virtually the same shot for shot, but whose leads lacked the naive charm of the Swedish kids and whose direction was pretty heavy-handed.

Let The Right One In was directed by Tomas Alfredson. I liked the original and ignored the remake.

[robertlouis]

Let The Right One In was directed by Tomas Alfredson. I liked the original and ignored the remake.

Whoops - you're right. Refn made Tinker, Tailor. I was out with friends tonight and we agreed unanimously that while it captured the seediness of Le Carre's novels it wasn't a patch on the BBC series - which is available at a silly price on Amazon, btw.

[Dino Velvet]

Whoops - you're right. Refn made Tinker, Tailor. I was out with friends tonight and we agreed unanimously that while it captured the seediness of Le Carre's novels it wasn't a patch on the BBC series - which is available at a silly price on Amazon, btw.

I really like your TV over there and am trying to get into more shows/movies. I'm waaaaaaaaay behind. Seanchai and a few others of you have been helpful with recommendations. Thanks again. My father always had respect for British Film too. We watched tons of Hammer(sorry, more Horror) when I was a kid. Christopher Lee was as much an idol of mine as Boris Karloff. Those 2 were neighbors.

[robertlouis]

I really like your TV over there and am trying to get into more shows/movies. I'm waaaaaaaaay behind. Seanchai and a few others of you have been helpful with recommendations. Thanks again. My father always had respect for British Film too. We watched tons of Hammer(sorry, more Horror) when I was a kid. Christopher Lee was as much an idol of mine as Boris Karloff. Those 2 were neighbors.

You might like to try some really dark comedy from the BBC. "The League of Gentlemen" and "Psychoville" are two series that came from the same stable and are full of horror and grotesques as well as some great laughs. I think they'll be right up your street.

[Dino Velvet]

You might like to try some really dark comedy from the BBC. "The League of Gentlemen" and "Psychoville" are two series that came from the same stable and are full of horror and grotesques as well as some great laughs. I think they'll be right up your street.

Horror Hospital and Psychomania are great.

[theone1982]

The real question is, could Eastwood ever pull off playing Ghengis Khan as spectacularly bad as Wayne?!

[robertlouis]

The real question is, could Eastwood ever pull off playing Ghengis Khan as spectacularly bad as Wayne?!

LMAO. Thanks for bringing the debate back on to the right intellectual level, One!

The answer is, of course, unequivocally, no. Eastwood has in the main made very wise choices in the parts he's been offered by other directors. The Duke never seemed troubled by the quality of what was thrown at him.

[Merkurie]

But could Clint play the Quiet Man?

[theone1982]

LMAO. Thanks for bringing the debate back on to the right intellectual level, One!

The answer is, of course, unequivocally, no. Eastwood has in the main made very wise choices in the parts he's been offered by other directors. The Duke never seemed troubled by the quality of what was thrown at him.

True! I highly doubt the Duke smoked weed, but I have to question if he did right before he accepted the Khan role. lol