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TacAN wrote in
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arjay wrote:
"Mitchell Holman" wrote in message

PS: What was that awful WWI dogfighting movie
that came out a few years ago? The one that couldn't
hold a candle to Blue Max.....

Do you mean Flyboys -- which pretended to tell the story of
l'Escadrille Lafayette?
It stank at the top of its voice ....


It did.
Even the tongue-in-cheek "Those Magnificent Men in their Flying
Machines" was more convincing.


Which itself was a sequel to "Those Magnificent Men in their
Jaunty Jalopies", IIRC.

"Mitchell Holman" wrote in message
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Which itself was a sequel to "Those Magnificent Men in their
Jaunty Jalopies", IIRC.

You mean The Great Race with Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood and Jack Lemon (with
Peter Falk as his side-kick)? If yes, TGR was a couple if years after
Magnificent Men (didn't that star Yul Brynner and Steve McWayne or
somebody?)... ;-)

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TacAN wrote in
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arjay wrote:
"Mitchell Holman" wrote in message

PS: What was that awful WWI dogfighting movie
that came out a few years ago? The one that couldn't
hold a candle to Blue Max.....

Do you mean Flyboys -- which pretended to tell the story of
l'Escadrille Lafayette?
It stank at the top of its voice ....

It did.
Even the tongue-in-cheek "Those Magnificent Men in their Flying
Machines" was more convincing.

Which itself was a sequel to "Those Magnificent Men in their
Jaunty Jalopies", IIRC.

Oops ... it's the other way around.
TMMITFM came first (1965), followed by Those _Daring_ Young Men in Their
Jaunty Jalopies (1969). The latter was originally titled Monte Carlo or
Bust -- title changed for distribution in US and Oz.
Both directed by the same fellow, Ken Annakin.
Mr Erskine mentions TGR -- which was about a two-car race.
Jaunty Jalopies was about the first Monte Carlo rally. But both did feature
Tony Curtis as one of the participants.

"arjay" wrote in message
m...
Mr Erskine mentions TGR -- which was about a two-car race.
Jaunty Jalopies was about the first Monte Carlo rally. But both did
feature Tony Curtis as one of the participants.

I've never heard of the Jaunty Jalopies movie - I'll have to check it out (I
love The Great Race "HEY, PROFESSOR!!" - pie fight ensues).

"Alan Erskine" wrote in message
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"arjay" wrote in message
m...
Mr Erskine mentions TGR -- which was about a two-car race.
Jaunty Jalopies was about the first Monte Carlo rally. But both did
feature Tony Curtis as one of the participants.

I've never heard of the Jaunty Jalopies movie - I'll have to check it out
(I love The Great Race "HEY, PROFESSOR!!" - pie fight ensues).

Cake fight.
(Throw more brandy!)
Shall we now pause to remember Natalie Wood, smeared with several varieties
of cake goo, and wearing a Merry Widow in place of the corset which would
have been right for the period but which Natalie, then, certainly didn't
need?

"arjay" wrote in
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"Mitchell Holman" wrote in message
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TacAN wrote in
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arjay wrote:
"Mitchell Holman" wrote in message

PS: What was that awful WWI dogfighting movie
that came out a few years ago? The one that couldn't
hold a candle to Blue Max.....

Do you mean Flyboys -- which pretended to tell the story of
l'Escadrille Lafayette?
It stank at the top of its voice ....

It did.
Even the tongue-in-cheek "Those Magnificent Men in their Flying
Machines" was more convincing.

Which itself was a sequel to "Those Magnificent Men in their
Jaunty Jalopies", IIRC.

Oops ... it's the other way around.
TMMITFM came first (1965), followed by Those _Daring_ Young Men in
Their Jaunty Jalopies (1969). The latter was originally titled Monte
Carlo or Bust -- title changed for distribution in US and Oz.
Both directed by the same fellow, Ken Annakin.


As in Annakin Skywalker? Hollywood types do tend to
keep some names alive.

Archie Leach in Fish Called Wanda being named for
Cary Grants original name, etc.

Mitchell Holman said the following on 06/05/2009 12:58:
TacAN wrote in news:qxcMl.9000$y61.5469@news-
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Mitchell Holman wrote:

That was a brilliant re-visit Mitchell, thanks.

All of this done before computer graphics - an achievement in those days.




Thanks for the feedback. CGI films just don't
have the same feel.

PS: What was that awful WWI dogfighting movie
that came out a few years ago? The one that couldn't
hold a candle to Blue Max.....


Do you mean the awful film with Malcolm McDowell and a pretty-boy
blonde haired youth who salivated after his cynical leader?

Krusty Shudder

arjay said the following on 07/05/2009 16:46:
"Alan Erskine" wrote in message
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"arjay" wrote in message
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Mr Erskine mentions TGR -- which was about a two-car race.
Jaunty Jalopies was about the first Monte Carlo rally. But both did
feature Tony Curtis as one of the participants.
I've never heard of the Jaunty Jalopies movie - I'll have to check it out
(I love The Great Race "HEY, PROFESSOR!!" - pie fight ensues).

Cake fight.
(Throw more brandy!)
Shall we now pause to remember Natalie Wood, smeared with several varieties
of cake goo, and wearing a Merry Widow in place of the corset which would
have been right for the period but which Natalie, then, certainly didn't
need?


Thanks for the memory! Other great memories of her are in the
made-for-tv series From Here To Eternity.

Richard Brooks wrote in
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Mitchell Holman said the following on 06/05/2009 12:58:
TacAN wrote in
news:qxcMl.9000$y61.5469@news- server.bigpond.net.au:

Mitchell Holman wrote:

That was a brilliant re-visit Mitchell, thanks.

All of this done before computer graphics - an achievement in those
days.




Thanks for the feedback. CGI films just don't
have the same feel.

PS: What was that awful WWI dogfighting movie
that came out a few years ago? The one that couldn't
hold a candle to Blue Max.....


Do you mean the awful film with Malcolm McDowell and a pretty-boy
blonde haired youth who salivated after his cynical leader?



No, that was "Aces High".

Cheesy, but watchable. Better was "Richtofen v. Brown"
also released as "The Red Baron" with John Phillip Law and
Don Stroud. Almost as good as "Blue Max".

"Flyboys", OTOH, was the worst WWI flying movie ever made...

Mitchell Holman said the following on 08/05/2009 03:32:
Richard Brooks wrote in
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Mitchell Holman said the following on 06/05/2009 12:58:
PS: What was that awful WWI dogfighting movie
that came out a few years ago? The one that couldn't
hold a candle to Blue Max.....

Do you mean the awful film with Malcolm McDowell and a pretty-boy
blonde haired youth who salivated after his cynical leader?
No, that was "Aces High".

Cheesy, but watchable. Better was "Richtofen v. Brown"
also released as "The Red Baron" with John Phillip Law and
Don Stroud. Almost as good as "Blue Max".

"Flyboys", OTOH, was the worst WWI flying movie ever made...


For the whole cheeseboard and cheese factory you want the WWII chopper
horror chick flick, The Secret War of Jackie's Girls.

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