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The worst embarrassment in this is Caine. He did some shameless money grabs during what I suppose was something of a career slump, but this...Oh well, at least he got a nice house out of it, lol.

You can't help but wonder if Roy Scheider was embarrassed to have had his name even associated with the word 'Jaws' by the time this clunker hit the screen. I'm surprised this thing actually took nine months to film, insofar as it looks and plays like a particularly creaky made-for-tv movie.

Does anyone really believe he worked for the CIA? On the other hand, considering some of the kooks who have worked for the Agency in actuality, maybe Chuck's claim wasn't all that far-fetched...

I'm laughing at the coincidence of the title 'Rosemary's Baby' occurring right below this thread's title on the What's New board, so I'm guessing it'll be that--with a side of fries. Otherwise, probably the remaining Creole seafood pie we picked up in Jamestownthe other day.

Best guess is that it is a fake--it looks just a little too 'perfect' somehow to be anything but--but I'm like you in that, if this hasn't been debunked as of yet I kind of hope it never is...

Thanks. I honestly am curious to see this. Back when I first heard of it, I pretty much laughingly dissed it myself, but over the years watching Lewis turn in some pretty credible dramatic performances, I began to wonder. It would seem he had the acting chops, the main concern would have been...

This is one that I've always been surprised wasn't filmed years ago. Of course, many of the visual effects probably require CGI to work effectively, but considering the perennial classic status of this, you'd think at the very least it would have been a candidate for an After School Special...

I really want to see this one again. I recall it wasn't particularly well reviewed when it aired, but from what I remember of it, it was fun--and still way better than that awful recent theatrical version.

That made me laugh out loud. I haven't seen Return in years, and had totally forgotten about Lazenby's little cameo. Good one!

That's interesting. I never knew Fleming had incorporated any of Connery's personal bio into any of the novels. I don't think I've ever read YOLT, this is a good reason to pick it up.

It's really interesting to read LeCarre on how much Guinness influenced his written conception of Smiley. I read the books after seeing the series, and even though it was true that Smiley's physical description differed from Sir Alec's, I found it impossible to picture anyone but him in my...

Actually, after watching that bit of footage, I'd say the film might not be as bad as one would expect. Yeah, difficult to tell from what's essentially a snippet, but there seemed to be enough there to give a fair sense of the film overall. Sure, it's mawkish in spots--it would take a more...

The business of adapting novel-to-film is always tricky, and you'll never please everyone. Any true Ian Fleming enthusiast will always tell you that the 007 of the books is not the 007 of the films, and they're absolutely correct. So, as far as casting goes, as well as delineation of the...

I think I remember that one showing in the US. I didn't see it, but PBS ran ads for it I do believe. And no, I don't think it's ever resurfaced anywhere.

The early Seventies multi-part BBC adaptation of Aldous Huxley's Eyeless in Gaza. Another one that ran on PBS many years ago, and I've never yet seen it since, it was an excellent and haunting adaptation of the novel and featured a fine cast. I've never understood why this hasn't been released...

Craig was never really Bond for me, but I agree he was better than Brosnan. I'm not really in favor of 'stunt' or 'token' casting (let's hire a black actor to play the role for no other reason than the fact that he's black), but on the other hand, the series might could stand for a bit of a...

I tend to side with Ellison. He's sometimes a blowhard (a remarkably talented blowhard, but still a blowhard), but I think he had a valid case with both Terminator and The Outer Limits. Hollywood has never been shy about ripping off writes and not giving proper credit, and Cameron has admittedly...

I still have my set of old Valerian comic albums, mostly the English translations, a couple in French. This could be fun, though the live-action Valerian looks a little--umm--metrosexual--compared to his comic counterpart. I'd actually have liked to see this done in an animated style that was...

LOL, I thought Dean Stockwell made for nice eye candy as well. I adored him in this. Agree with the OP however, that the stories often as not were fairly mundane. On the other hand, when they tried to get topical or 'controversial' (I'm thinking of the 'smackdown' JFK episode that was apparently...

It may be dated in some respects, but it's still a terrifying look at what could happen. Pair this one with the understated and low-key 'Threads' from the same period, and you'll get a balanced and chilling idea of what it might be like when the unthinkable finally occurs. And horribly...