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Love the Movie?

posted 18 years ago by mteller04
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What draws you to this movie?

There haven't been any discussions on this movie, I find that interesting, i thought there would be more interest seeing as how this movie has a magical quality you rarely find in movies anymore. Growing up as girls, my sister and I loved this movie. Who wouldn't want to be the caretaker to a beautiful old house and have adventures? Perhaps, it being such a staple of my childhood, I am biased. Any how, i would love to hear what you think of the movie and if you share the same love of it as I.

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[–] trackerB 18 years ago

yes It has always been my favourite film. The village in Buckinghamshire where some of the scenes were filmed, including the church , still looks the same. The main house is the offices of Pinewood studios and has appeared in many other Pinewood films.

[–] Walkwithme 18 years ago

Me and my sisters loved this film when we were younger I just bought the DVD and now I'm about to watch it hehehe...

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[–] pkisfubar 18 years ago

wow other people have seen this movie who are not me that wonderfull some times i will talk about this movie and all i get is blank stars looking bck at me all most no one has seen or evin herd about this movie how sad but if its out on dvd i must get it and show it to my friends so thay can stop thinking i'm crazy at lest over this movie

[–] Inkandpaint 18 years ago

I grew up to this! Passport to Pinlico and the original Ladykillers! This movie simply rocks! Diana Dors best ever part and what a story! (Get out the zimmer frame) "They dont make em like this no more."

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[–] dathaler 18 years ago

This was the first movie I ever watched on a pay TV channel back in the days of Wometco Home Theater in the US. Ever since, I've never missed a chance to watch it and I now have it taped.

As an avid fan of British comedies and to a lesser extent, British cinema, I've often heard the expression "zimmer frame", but have NO idea what it means.

In an episode of "Absolutely Fabulous", the character of "Bubble" says "Don't forget the zimmer frame." In "The Full Monty", Gareth urges the would-be strippers to show some "zimmer frame" by stripping in front of each other as preparation for doing so in front of an audience.

Translation....please?!?!?!

[–] Inkandpaint 18 years ago

Zimmer frame = a device for elderly and infirm people mainly elderly, hence the joke. A walking aid with handles at the top.
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Hope this helps.....

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[–] dathaler 18 years ago

Thanks ImaginARTion. But if it's a "walker" (As we call it here in the US), why use it in the context of showing some courage?

[–] nosnojsirhc 18 years ago

No, I do not. Quite the opposite, in fact. But I have a loon of a sister who does.

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[–] aimeemacdn 18 years ago

You lucky thing! After seeing 'Blunden' I would've been in total awe of him. Plus he was in Jason and the Argonauts!!!

[–] Awkward_Dumpling 18 years ago

Though I was born 20 years after this movie was made, it is one of my all-time favorites. It definantly has a misty, magical, beautiful atmosphere. An atmosphere that I have never seen portrayed so well in any other film. The story is haunting, and shares some characteristics with the literature and theater of the time (Dickensian plotlines:) I have always been fascinated by the nineteenth century, and have watched many wonderful films about this era. However, none of them combine fantasy and reality. None of them feel like you are watching a dream. Another thing I love is the almost complete lack of special effects. Its naivete and charm are far more powerful and add more to the film than any sweeping score ever could. The ethereal Rosalyn Landor is perfectly cast. And the costumes and sets are gorgeaus. Our "sophisticated" modern fantasy films often focus more on spectacle than storyline.

There is a beautiful indescribable quality about this film. It is magic. Not the showman tricks of typical Hollywood but simple, dreamy, and haunting magic.

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[–] Minkiesmum 17 years ago

We went to see it while at junior school-they took us. I've loved it ever since. And hardly anyone I know has heard of it. I taped it off the TV around 15 years ago and watched it again this afternoon. A lovely film.

[–] mrskperry 17 years ago

I've always loved this film as well and like everyone else, saw it as a child and whenever its shown on TV I try to record it. I think I always enjoyed the idea that you could just walk back through time and meet people and of course our late, great Diana Dors was such a great villian!

In fact the film's being shown on BBC2 today! So I'm settling down with a good cup of tea, the leftover Christmas chocolates and the phone will be off the hook :o)

[–] trevorwomble 17 years ago

Oddly enough i saw the film today for the first time in years. I'd forgotten how well done it was (apart from the rather sappy end credits). Very good sfx for its time too. Its such a shame what happened to Lynne Frederick in real life, she showed much promise in this film.

[–] aimeemacdn 17 years ago

I wouldn't say sappy, a tad Cheesy maybe, but this is a children's film and I'm sure Lionel Jeffries wouldn't want young children to go away from the film having nightmares about ghosts. As a young child of around seven I found the ending very reassuring.

[–] Awkward_Dumpling 17 years ago

I first saw this film over 30 years after it was made, and I can say that it is one of my absolute favorites. Some movies have something special, a thing that try a person may, cannot be described sufficently by words. This is one of those films. It has a perfect sense of dreaminess and sleepy old magic. Not to mention the classic 19th century "melodrama" -esque plotline. (I must admit, I do have a weakness for "melodrama".) Anyway, it is truly a wonderful movie, and it is a pity that it has not attained more acclaim, considering how good it is. Still, somehow, its near forgotten nature adds to the dreamlike and misty-eyes atmosphere that so pervades the film.

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