Kind Hearts and Coronets is one of my favourite films as is The Ladykillers ( the 1955 version - the good one ). It's good to see these films are still appreciated.
A gem of a film and a nice overview by your good self. I look forward to you covering The Ladykillers. And I most certainly do not mean the truly pointless Cohen Bros stab at it.
Hey, let's get this guy to play a super serious and low-key space monk! This reminds me, I have to get my kids to watch River Kwai, which I have on PVR. Good review.
Thanks so much. On Guinness, I didn't want to make the video too long (a deadly sin) so I didn't include his two early Dickens films with David Lean. As for Kwai, I think you need to be of a certain vintage to really get the film - though as they are around college age that should do it. I recall seeing it on re-release at the Orpheum as a kid and I was disappointed since it didn't have enough "action". Yes, maybe we can get him as a space monk if we just give him a percentage of the film's net profits - not that they will amount to much.
Thanks, Bob. I did give Kind Hearts some love at the beginning of this video but I will certainly keep it in mind for a future project (and isn't the ending great?). Meanwhile, for my own entertainment I plan to watch The Ladykillers again soon - I'm a big fan of anything with Herbert Lom. Happily, I don't recall all the story details on that one so it will be a fresh experience (they need to invent a pill that makes you temporarily forget plots so you can enjoy your fave films better!)
It is added to my to-do list although Lavender Hill sadly has low interest in terms of viewer watches on WFP. Watched LK again recently and it was fun to see what a very different character Guinness played in this one compared to LHM.
@@Vlad65WFPReviews AG plays a very different character again in "The Man in the White Suit". It's a commentary on resistance to innovation by both owners/bosses and workers.
@@RogersRamblings Hi. I'd say Sidney in TMITWS is the hardest Guinness role to characterize. He's quietly likeable yet he doesn't seem to really connect to others - he's all about the fixation on his research. Of course, the sound fx and music are great in this one.
I'm sure you'll be buoyed and amused by a film about a swath of the peerage being inventively slaughtered. Even some of the other, comparatively lesser-known Ealings (such as Passport to Pimlico) had a streak of rebellion in them, with regular Brits dealing with endless austerity try to get back at the powers that be.
@@RobKristjansson Yes, Rob, but you are hardly alone in savoring the carnage - fans have been cheering that film for years - as some other comments here clearly show!
Excellent point. I'll have to do some research on early 1950s points of international law. Watching it again I realized if you turn the film off 10 seconds for the close you actually get a "happy ending".
@@Vlad65WFPReviews I loved the twist. I'm an old fuddy duddy when it comes to movies. I think it sends a bad message to our youth when the bad guys get away with their schemes, even when they're adorable.
Kind Hearts and Coronets is one of my favourite films as is The Ladykillers ( the 1955 version - the good one ). It's good to see these films are still appreciated.
I saw this film many years ago time to see it again. Love your reviews, you have a talent.
Greatly appreciated. Glad you enjoy them and always nice to hear from viewers.
Outstanding, great films with brilliant character actors at their peak.
Yes, and Sir Alec makes it look so easy!
A classic of comedy.. French composer, Georges Auric's film score is excellent. The acting by the Guinness /Holloway duo is a delight.
A gem of a film and a nice overview by your good self. I look forward to you covering The Ladykillers. And I most certainly do not mean the truly pointless Cohen Bros stab at it.
Thanks so much - and I'm generally a Cohen fan - adore No Country 4 Old Men - but I avoided LK
Hey, let's get this guy to play a super serious and low-key space monk! This reminds me, I have to get my kids to watch River Kwai, which I have on PVR. Good review.
Thanks so much. On Guinness, I didn't want to make the video too long (a deadly sin) so I didn't include his two early Dickens films with David Lean.
As for Kwai, I think you need to be of a certain vintage to really get the film - though as they are around college age that should do it. I recall seeing it on re-release at the Orpheum as a kid and I was disappointed since it didn't have enough "action".
Yes, maybe we can get him as a space monk if we just give him a percentage of the film's net profits - not that they will amount to much.
An excellent film, Kindhearts & Coronets next please!
Thanks, Bob. I did give Kind Hearts some love at the beginning of this video but I will certainly keep it in mind for a future project (and isn't the ending great?). Meanwhile, for my own entertainment I plan to watch The Ladykillers again soon - I'm a big fan of anything with Herbert Lom. Happily, I don't recall all the story details on that one so it will be a fresh experience (they need to invent a pill that makes you temporarily forget plots so you can enjoy your fave films better!)
A second vote for Ealing Studios 1955 masterpiece, "The Ladykillers".
It is added to my to-do list although Lavender Hill sadly has low interest in terms of viewer watches on WFP. Watched LK again recently and it was fun to see what a very different character Guinness played in this one compared to LHM.
@@Vlad65WFPReviews AG plays a very different character again in "The Man in the White Suit". It's a commentary on resistance to innovation by both owners/bosses and workers.
@@RogersRamblings Hi. I'd say Sidney in TMITWS is the hardest Guinness role to characterize. He's quietly likeable yet he doesn't seem to really connect to others - he's all about the fixation on his research. Of course, the sound fx and music are great in this one.
I still haven't seen Kind Hearts and Coronets - I'll have to get on that!
I'm sure you'll be buoyed and amused by a film about a swath of the peerage being inventively slaughtered. Even some of the other, comparatively lesser-known Ealings (such as Passport to Pimlico) had a streak of rebellion in them, with regular Brits dealing with endless austerity try to get back at the powers that be.
@@Vlad65WFPReviews Lol Smart-a**
@@RobKristjansson Yes, Rob, but you are hardly alone in savoring the carnage - fans have been cheering that film for years - as some other comments here clearly show!
You're in for a treat it gets funnier each time you watch it. And Joan Greenwood and Valerie Hobson are brilliant too.
The Stanley Holloway character, "Call me Dutch."
Another wonderful full British cast comedy is THE GREEN MAN. Alastair Sim, Terry Thomas, George Cole...
I was totally unaware that England had an Extradition Agreement with Brazil.
Excellent point. I'll have to do some research on early 1950s points of international law. Watching it again I realized if you turn the film off 10 seconds for the close you actually get a "happy ending".
@@Vlad65WFPReviews I loved the twist. I'm an old fuddy duddy when it comes to movies. I think it sends a bad message to our youth when the bad guys get away with their schemes, even when they're adorable.