Movie cup 2017

[Arthur Crabtree]

The Conversation is a favourite of the critics.

[rich1uk]

its a genre i read alot of as well, read most of the le Carre novels, as well as Ludlum

quite surprised with how popular the Bourne movies were that they haven't looked at any of the other Ludlum books for movies, only one i can think of was the terrible Osterman Weekend

[GarlicJam]

was just comparing our nominations to the online lists of "best ever" spy movies and the notable omissions that figure regularly in those lists are North by Northwest, The Hunt for Red October and Three Days of the Condor

wasn't NbNW my second choice? (you can't expect me to remember...)

[rich1uk]

was just comparing our nominations to the online lists of "best ever" spy movies and the notable omissions that figure regularly in those lists are North by Northwest, The Hunt for Red October and Three Days of the Condor

wasn't NbNW my second choice? (you can't expect me to remember...)

nope

dont think anyone had mentioned it, even as a backup

edit : oops it was

i was looking at what you voted for

[Arthur Crabtree]

Prefer The 39 Steps to North by Northwest, the latter being an unofficial remake of the former.

[Arthur Crabtree]

quite surprised with how popular the Bourne movies were that they haven't looked at any of the other Ludlum books for movies, only one i can think of was the terrible Osterman Weekend

The Holcroft Covenant apparently, which is also supposed to be terrible.

[rich1uk]

quite surprised with how popular the Bourne movies were that they haven't looked at any of the other Ludlum books for movies, only one i can think of was the terrible Osterman Weekend

The Holcroft Covenant apparently, which is also supposed to be terrible.

dont remember the movie, have read the book tho

[GarlicJam]

Prefer The 39 Steps to North by Northwest, the latter being an unofficial remake of the former.

I prefer 32 Footsteps, by They Might Be Giants. A complete original.


Did Buchan get any credit on NbNW, or was it THAT unofficial?

[Arthur Crabtree]

There wasn't much Buchan in The 39 Steps. But no.

[Arthur Crabtree]

And then Eagle Eye with Shia LaBeouf was an unofficial remake of North by Northwest, and not as good again.

[GarlicJam]

Surprising.

Shia Labeouf = Cary Grant.

[rich1uk]

Surprising.

Shia Labeouf = Cary Grant.

couldn't imagine Cary Grant in Transformers

[Arthur Crabtree]

Some films are so quintessential to the genre that they are continually remade, even by accident. Like It Happened One Night for romcoms and Double Indemnity for film noir. IHON is the same film as The Sure Thing, Notting Hill, Roman Holiday, Pretty Woman... yet it's quite possible no one even intended to remake the Capra film.

[Arthur Crabtree]

What was the first war film about a group of wet behind the ears recruits turned into soldiers under the pressure of war by a charismatic leader and sent into battle to sink or swim? The Dawn Patrol? That film must have been made 100 times.

[rich1uk]

i might have to change one of my planned themes now