Comments | my_daroga: Flawrence of Arabia

my_daroga

Flawrence of Arabia

May 02, 2007 00:34

I've now seen Lawrence of Arabia as it was meant to be seen: in 70mm, on a HUGE screen, and with my glasses. It's both more beautiful and more flawed than ever. Flawed, in the sense that now I can see it should be subtitled: THE EYELINER EDITION. Seriously, boys, it's cute, but how much makeup did you take to the desert ( Read more... )

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my_daroga May 2 2007, 08:02:42 UTC

Good one!! I totally missed the boat on that.

cionaudha May 2 2007, 16:11:09 UTC

Oh good gravy, what movie is that?!

FTW! :-D

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thunderbox May 2 2007, 10:03:07 UTC

Dear Larry as The Mahdi (Muhammad Ahmad) in Khartoum. The astonishing thing is that it's not the maddest bit of miscasting in the film; Charlton Heston as General Gordon is even more absurd (to a British ear, anyway).

Despite this it had a huge effect on me as a little boy, almost - but not quite - displacing LoA as my favourite film.

{I might - possibly - have seen both of these films in 70mm soon after they were first released,. However I refuse to admit this because to have done so would make me really quite ancient now, and I'm in denial.}

my_daroga May 2 2007, 13:40:35 UTC

That's a good one; I haven't seen Khartoum, actually. Charlton Heston gets these parts a lot. I pretty much think he's thinking "OMG I'M MEXICAN!!" all through Touch of Evil.

But anyway, *why* do people keep demanding explanations for LoA being my favorite?

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my_daroga May 2 2007, 14:27:21 UTC

That's two votes then; I guess I should see it.

halloween49 May 2 2007, 10:26:19 UTC

the eye liner was probably the same brand use as the never ending lipstick on the Titanic ( my make up will go on and on )
Regards
G

my_daroga May 2 2007, 13:41:06 UTC

Good point. Never got to a disaster without proper coverage.

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my_daroga May 2 2007, 13:42:18 UTC

Yes, it was. Because Those People will steal our women!

There are some fantastic fake Japanese actors. My favorite is Peter Lorre as Mr. Moto--it's just ridiculous. And my library has all of them, for some reason.

tinyholidays May 2 2007, 13:34:52 UTC

Erm, not the highest quality pic, but:

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This might count as a spree for Alec Guinness tinyholidays May 2 2007, 13:40:35 UTC

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Re: This might count as a spree for Alec Guinness my_daroga May 2 2007, 13:47:38 UTC

I totally forgot about that movie! I saw it years ago, because Art Malik has a tiny part in it.

Oh hey, The Far Pavilions with Amy Irving as an Indian princess:

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Re: This might count as a spree for Alec Guinness tinyholidays May 2 2007, 16:05:45 UTC

Lol, that guy sort of looks like Jimmy Fallon.

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