Yep, I remember seeing 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea at the cinema with my parents and I thought it was fantastic. The Disney films were great too and The Time Machine was great also. I also remember seeing "The Five Pennies" with Danny Kay with my dad and really enjoyed that one too.
I loved watching Danny Kaye films, another was Tommy Steele films, especially Half a Sixpence. My mother was a cinema usherette so I had unlimited access. I think that’s where I got me love of films from. The hours spent in the cinema also may have fed my interest.
Sitting in the dark and disappearing into a film is still my greatest joy.
The original Planet of the Apes films were fascinating, LWT showed a series version, the gorillas were quite scary. My wife still loves to watch Calamity Jane, the songs in that are brilliant.
The Omega Man was really thought provoking, I am Legend was a remake of it , they remind me of The Time Machine as people mutated.
They would often put old films on tv in school holidays, Laurel & Hardy was always fun. The King and I was another good watch, that would normally be on at Christmas. Harold Lloyd was on BBC2 most evenings. Sunday afternoons would often have films on like Carousel or My Fair Lady. TV and films was my childhood. The Wizard of Oz was a favourite, little bit of trivia, the wizard Frank Morgan played 5 different characters in the film. I bet he didn’t get paid 5 times!
They would often put old films on tv in school holidays, Laurel & Hardy was always fun. The King and I was another good watch, that would normally be on at Christmas. Harold Lloyd was on BBC2 most evenings. Sunday afternoons would often have films on like Carousel or My Fair Lady. TV and films was my childhood. The Wizard of Oz was a favourite, little bit of trivia, the wizard Frank Morgan played 5 different characters in the film. I bet he didn’t get paid 5 times!
The original Planet of the Apes films were fascinating, LWT showed a series version, the gorillas were quite scary. My wife still loves to watch Calamity Jane, the songs in that are brilliant.
The Omega Man was really thought provoking, I am Legend was a remake of it , they remind me of The Time Machine as people mutated.
