What Movies Have Been Playing On Your DVD/Video Lately?

john · Post by **john** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 11:32 pm

Watched Billy Liar last night with Tom Courtenay and Wilfred Pickles. I hadn't seen it before, but enjoyed it.

Gray · Post by **Gray** » Fri May 01, 2009 6:03 am

Thanks for the link Lena.
John, good film Billy Liar, I like it also.

We watched a new comedy on Sky Movies last night "Drillbit Taylor" - it was a good giggle.

john · Post by **john** » Sat May 02, 2009 6:29 pm

Watched Dark Water last night on BBC1 with Pete Postlethwaite. Quite a good film with a surprise ending.

Marian · Post by **Marian** » Sat May 02, 2009 8:01 pm

Off the record, we watched Marley and Me last night. Cried buckets at the end.

mariana44 · Post by **mariana44** » Sat May 02, 2009 11:08 pm

My next door neighbour has a new puppy called Marley--he is like the President's dog--very sweet-but at 6 weeks old, already bigger than Harry, who is nearly 4 years old.

My sister bought the book for me last Christmas-but I have not had time to read it yet.

Gray · Post by **Gray** » Mon May 04, 2009 5:53 am

My wife Amanda went to see Marley & Me with some chums, she really enjoyed it. too.

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » Tue May 05, 2009 5:00 pm

Paul O'Grady keeps going on about a film called 'THE DAY THEY GAVE BABIES AWAY'.
It is a 1957 film with Glynis Johns.
He says it the film that always 'has him in bits' as he puts it.
Has anyone ever seen it,and is it that sad?

mariana44 · Post by **mariana44** » Tue May 05, 2009 5:25 pm

I have--and yes it is---very sad.

About a mother , played by Glynis Johns, who found out she was dying, and went round the neighbourhood to food a good and loving home for each of her young children.

It used to be on Tv a lot--but I have not seen it for ageas.

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » Wed May 06, 2009 7:48 am

Thanks Mariana-if you see it is going to be on again I'd be very grateful if you would tell me.
There was another film, I think it was called 'Who Will Love My Children' which sounds a similar thing,but I can't remember who the female star was.
Sandra.

mariana44 · Post by **mariana44** » Wed May 06, 2009 9:24 am

Hi Sandra, the original film, with Glynis Johns, was made in the late 1950's, and issuded in USa under the title of "All mine to give", which is on sale in Amazon as a region 1 dvd.

"Who will love my children " is a remake and starred Ann Margret, in the part that Glynis Johns played. I have not seen this version, but if I had a choice I would personally go for the original version.

This is also avalable as video in Amazon--here is a link, which will tell you the brief storyline.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Who-Will-Love-C ... 534&sr=1-1

mariana44 · Post by **mariana44** » Wed May 06, 2009 10:47 am

Hi again Sandra-this is such a coincidence--I just went downstairs to have a cup of coffee, and watch 5 minutes TV--looking through my tv Magazine-

What do I find--just about to start--"Who will love my children?"--I could hardly believe my eyes! I set it to copy on my Sky plus, it is also on tomorrow at 9.00 [morning]--on Sky 321.

If you do not have satellite, I can do a dvd copy for you from my sky+ box--just let me know.

I also had a quick look through for the original one, but could not see it, but I will look out for it--especially as I know now, that it could be under another title.

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » Wed May 06, 2009 5:34 pm

That was eerie Mariana!Thanks so much for the info,I'll ring my son and ask him to record it.
I have actually seen 'Who Will Love My Children' and didn't realize that it was a remake until I heard the plot of the original film reviewed.
Thanks for bothering.Sandra.

Lena & Harry Smith · Post by **Lena & Harry Smith** » Wed May 06, 2009 7:03 pm

Hi, Harry here, in reply to your topic about Horror films. In about 1947/8 i played the wag from school and went to the pictures, it was during the winter and it got dark around 4pm. The film i saw was "The mummys curse" how i got in i can't remember as it was "H" certificate (Horror) when i came out of the cinema to go home there was a London fog coming down, and after the vision of the mummy swathed in bandages coming towards his victim with his right arm extended and dragging his left leg behind him i was terrified. I lived about a mile from the cinema, and i am sure i broke the 4 minute barrier then. Also i did not need my regular dose of syrup of figs that night.

john · Post by **john** » Wed May 06, 2009 7:31 pm

That's a good one, Harry.

Gray · Post by **Gray** » Wed May 06, 2009 7:48 pm

V funny Harry.
Little nuggets about film such as the 'H' certificate in your story fascinate me, Harry.
Thanks for that.