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Watched "The Harder they fall" last week, another film on ABC 2 on Saturday night.

Powerful drama, Humphrey Bogarts last feature film: 1956 (A very good year) starring Bogart, Rod Steiger as well as Max Baer. Powerful drama about the boxing industry, spruikers, managers, the exploitation of boxers, moral choices etc.

Max Baer played a heavyweight champion. He was the Heavyweight Champion for a period in the late 1930's having defeated Nazi Germany's Schmelling (? spelling). Baer was Jewish which made the fight more poignant & political. Baer was also a protagonist in the Cinderella man as the boxer who was champion but took an impending fight too lightly & got knocked off his perch - at the time unthought of (much the way Collingwood in '58 was not expected to beat the overwhelming favourites - Melbourne)

Baer was also famous for being the father of Jethro in the "Beverly Hill Billies".

A compelling film in many ways.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp1qWJQ96b8
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movies at big w buy 2 get 1 free, so

just watch Journey 2, really good fun family movie, with The Rock as eye candy.

followed by Contagion, wow now thats depressing!!

still got Drive to go, but junior bailed on me!!
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Saw Prometheus today. I think I have to think some more about it before I rate it.
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I watched this film last night, and kind of enjoyed it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMr_LQDlYH8
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Yesterdays viewing:

Alien
Hunger
Red Road
Contraband
Safe House
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mandy wrote:Saw Prometheus today. I think I have to think some more about it before I rate it.
My BF watched it last night in 3d, said it was shit! Someone told her they had to watch it twice, because they could not work out what made it so bad!

Think I'll wait til it's on sale!
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Last one I watched:

Colossus: The Forbin Project
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Brenny wrote:Last one I watched:

Colossus: The Forbin Project
And??
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I enjoyed it. A 1970's sifi. Was good!


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064177/
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Watched the first half of MIB III last night. Going to bed shortly to watch the rest. Not bad.

One I'm going to have a look at soon is Shotgun preacher. Looks interesting.

But can't wait for Expendables II.
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mandy wrote:Yesterdays viewing:

Alien
Hunger
Red Road
Contraband
Safe House
You saw 5 films or DVD's in the one day? Wow.
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watt price tully wrote:
mandy wrote:Yesterdays viewing:

Alien
Hunger
Red Road
Contraband
Safe House
You saw 5 films or DVD's in the one day? Wow.
I so love doing that!

Only good thing about winter!

I aim for at least one day of that during the winter school Hols!
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I would be able to get through 5 movies in a day. this is pretty much why:

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Hey Kingswood, I pressed play on the bottom right corner of the screen and it didn't work, so disappointed I wanted to see how it ended.
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