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BrewingFrog

BrewingFrog

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Prince of Purpoole II said:
Not a bad choice. 33 yoa. I was kind of expecting Henry Cavill but Johnson is seven years younger. It may be tough to match up with someone who can carry the weight of the role and also commit to several films.

The real question is do we go back through starting with On Her Majesty’s Secret Service or start with all new plots?
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I'm pretty sure Telly will not be able to reprise his role as Ernst Stavro Blofeld...
 
QuilterFrawg

QuilterFrawg

CDR USN (Ret)
Henry Cavill would be perfect.
Plus he likes cats.
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Chongo94

Chongo94

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Don’t really understand the hype that surrounds Jenna Ortega but Michael Keaton reprising his role will make me see this.

Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice…
 
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FrogPreacher

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It's been out for several years but somehow I am just now getting around to seeing it
21 Bridges with Chadwick Boseman (may he rest in peace!) Thought it was a good movie. Taylor Kitsch plays a good bad guy and J.K. Simmons was really good in his role as a corrupt cop.
 
QuilterFrawg

QuilterFrawg

CDR USN (Ret)
TCM just showed Brian's Song. I hadn't seen it since it first aired on ABC in 1971. I was a freshman at TCU, living in Waits Dorm. When it ended, I went down the hall to the communal bathroom to wash my tear-stained face. As I did, all the other doors opened with gals doing the same. And after 53 years, I think I teared up just as much this time. It was short - 1hr and 13 min - but groundbreaking. Nielsen ratings back then showed that it was viewed on 1/3 of all televisions in the US.
Although the movie intimated that Brian Piccolo had lung cancer, a post on Imdb stated the following:
"While it was not mentioned in the film for reasons of delicacy on prime time TV, Brian Piccolo had a metastasized version of testicular cancer ("testicle" was a censored word). He underwent multiple, extremely painful surgeries that, among other things, included a mastectomy, the removal of a chest wall, and a orchiectomy (removal of the testicle). The surgeon was later described as being too gung-ho because at the time and with the cancer at such an advanced state, there was nothing that could actually be done and the best thing should have been to focus on quality of life, as Brian's chances were virtually zero."
Thank goodness, medicine has certainly progressed since then. Testicular cancer is much more treatable now.
 
tcudoc

tcudoc

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QuilterFrawg said:
TCM just showed Brian's Song. I hadn't seen it since it first aired on ABC in 1971. I was a freshman at TCU, living in Waits Dorm. When it ended, I went down the hall to the communal bathroom to wash my tear-stained face. As I did, all the other doors opened with gals doing the same. And after 53 years, I think I teared up just as much this time. It was short - 1hr and 13 min - but groundbreaking. Nielsen ratings back then showed that it was viewed on 1/3 of all televisions in the US.
Although the movie intimated that Brian Piccolo had lung cancer, a post on Imdb stated the following:
"While it was not mentioned in the film for reasons of delicacy on prime time TV, Brian Piccolo had a metastasized version of testicular cancer ("testicle" was a censored word). He underwent multiple, extremely painful surgeries that, among other things, included a mastectomy, the removal of a chest wall, and a orchiectomy (removal of the testicle). The surgeon was later described as being too gung-ho because at the time and with the cancer at such an advanced state, there was nothing that could actually be done and the best thing should have been to focus on quality of life, as Brian's chances were virtually zero."
Thank goodness, medicine has certainly progressed since then. Testicular cancer is much more treatable now.
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I rewatched it a few years ago. The takeaways for me were, the acting seemed a bit strained at times and the movie was super short. I didn’t think it was nearly as good as I remembered it being.
I recall a movie about John Cappaletti and his Heisman that he gave to his brother, who was undergoing cancer treatment. It was called Something for Joey. At the time, it was right up there with Old Yeller as far as sad movies go. I’d love to rewatch it and see if it stands the test of time.
 
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