The 1946 'A Matter of Life and Death' also known as 'Stairway to Heaven'
is another movie I would not hesitate in suggesting you should watch.
It has David Niven in it, hes an actor I like but don't really like too many of his films, once considered for the role of James Bond, he did play Bond in the Casino Royale spoof which I did like, also I liked his film 'Paper Tiger'.
The basic plot of A Matter of Life and Death is a British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court.
Its one of those stories about love conquering all, oh shit did I give the ending away? it has scenes in colour for everyday life and then when anything Heaveny happens it goes black and white, its very well done.
I have watched it quite a few times and have the heavy piano music soundtrack that is played a lot of the way through it forever stuck in head.
Sunday 3 December 2006
A Matter Of Life And Death.
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I love that movie.
I remember as a kid being blown away by the technical effects when time is stopped.
I still make a point of watching it whenever it comes on.
Brilliant stuff.
(sorry to be so boring).
Dive you could never be boring, well except for that one time but we won't mention that, its a boring post, but I wanted to post it therefore I did, I love the French word for therefore 'donc' its such a silly word but I love it, I may just use it out of context for no reason but my own amusement, thanks dive you've been a great help.
Me again. I like David Niven too. I especially like him as a dashing British Cavalry officer fighting Wiley Pathans. Sometimes with a bit of help from Errol Flynn. Not boring at all.
I'll add it to the list.
dh The Fuzzie-wuzzies don't like cold steel up em.
sassy sundry not as good as 'manwhore on sex island' but still a good watch.
David Niven was the bollocks. I even like a lot of the films he was in, The Guns of Navarone being one of them. Another was Murder By Death, a hilarious spoof of murder mysteries. It had a classy cast: Niven, Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, even Truman Capote.
Great days. Films nowadays are shite, even though they do have more tits and pubes.
Yeah I liked the Guns of Navarone, can't recall the other. I hope the tits and pubes are not in the same place or that makes them Greek, a dirty people to be sure.
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