Rillington Place bbc1
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Starting shortly, looking forward to this.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b084k4p1
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b084k4p1
Edited by doogalman on Tuesday 29th November 20:58
king lights on. Trailer looks good - however this is one of those films that I have to ask why they are remaking it; the original was superb from both the acting point of view and also the sheer atmosphere (as well as using the real street which is now gone); that disgusting house etc - people really lived in pits like that. Really good film.
Dog Star said:
Trailer looks good - however this is one of those films that I have to ask why they are remaking it; the original was superb from both the acting point of view and also the sheer atmosphere (as well as using the real street which is now gone); that disgusting house etc - people really lived in pits like that. Really good film.
I thought the same, I even said to the wife that he's not as 'cool' as some of the many serial killers I've read about..... but then i witnessed Tim Roth acting his socks off.... stunning. Watched Ep 1, I was in something of a quandary with all the physical darkness, noting of course that's how it was in those days. My inner monologue was screaming "FFS, will someone turn a bloody light on!!"
Great cast in Roth and Morton - she does 'put upon woman' very well indeed. She's a very interesting person, grew up in children's homes in Nottinghamshire as opposed to some stage school kid, I always feel she brings a certain degree of real life grit to the roles she plays.
Great cast in Roth and Morton - she does 'put upon woman' very well indeed. She's a very interesting person, grew up in children's homes in Nottinghamshire as opposed to some stage school kid, I always feel she brings a certain degree of real life grit to the roles she plays.
FourWheelDrift said:
My old middle school used to show films at Christmas for the 3rd and 4th forms, they showed this one year. Very Merry.
We watched it at school too! My old RE teacher went off on one of his tangents one day and the lesson turned into a full session on why capital punishment was wrong. We then had the film the following week.In the original John Hurt played Timothy Evans very Welsh, but sounded different in this one.
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would, I have an irrational dislike of Tim Roth but have to say I thought his performance was very good. The whole story is worth retelling, if only to remind us of the tragic miscarriage of justice that resulted in an (probably) innocent man being executed.
PurpleTurtle said:
... She's a very interesting person, grew up in children's homes in Nottinghamshire as opposed to some stage school kid, I always feel she brings a certain degree of real life grit to the roles she plays...
Was listening to Neil Morrisey ('Stars in Their Cars') who grew up in care homes in Staffs, until he was 18yo and got into stage school. At 21 he celebrated his birthday on the beach in Tahiti with Mel Gibson - whilst filming Bounty. That's the way to do it.Not sure what a new depiction of the Christie murders offers - other than screen time for performers? There's no new evidence, we've had the judgements, it's already been covered by a well received film, and there's still some people alive who probably don't need to be reminded once more. So, why now?
You could argue that about any remake though? Some are better than the original, some are worse, some tell the same story in a different way.
Despite being very much into the true crime genre of books and film I've not seen the original, but from a quick squint at it on YouTube it is very much of its time - made in 1971, with all the (by modern standards) crappy sets etc that they had in those days. I've got no problem with them revamping it for the modern age, the original version would at best get a post-midnight showing on BBC2 with a tiny audience, this is going out at prime time on BBC1, retelling it to a new generation, or an older one that missed it first time round.
Despite being very much into the true crime genre of books and film I've not seen the original, but from a quick squint at it on YouTube it is very much of its time - made in 1971, with all the (by modern standards) crappy sets etc that they had in those days. I've got no problem with them revamping it for the modern age, the original version would at best get a post-midnight showing on BBC2 with a tiny audience, this is going out at prime time on BBC1, retelling it to a new generation, or an older one that missed it first time round.
I wouldn't say the original was all crappy sets as they did use as close to the proper house as a location as they could manage. And the only reason they used number 6 was the tenants apparently wouldn't leave number 10.
Which leads on to the interesting thought that you'd probably never find a house that had been full of hidden bodies left standing these days let alone find tenants for it.
Which leads on to the interesting thought that you'd probably never find a house that had been full of hidden bodies left standing these days let alone find tenants for it.
PurpleTurtle said:
You could argue that about any remake though? Some are better than the original, some are worse, some tell the same story in a different way.
Despite being very much into the true crime genre of books and film I've not seen the original, but from a quick squint at it on YouTube it is very much of its time - made in 1971, with all the (by modern standards) crappy sets etc that they had in those days. I've got no problem with them revamping it for the modern age, the original version would at best get a post-midnight showing on BBC2 with a tiny audience, this is going out at prime time on BBC1, retelling it to a new generation, or an older one that missed it first time round.
I don't remember it having crappy sets etc but it has been a while since I watched it. However what I do know is that it was good enough that I have no need to see another version of it. Just the address sends shivers down my spine remembering it!Despite being very much into the true crime genre of books and film I've not seen the original, but from a quick squint at it on YouTube it is very much of its time - made in 1971, with all the (by modern standards) crappy sets etc that they had in those days. I've got no problem with them revamping it for the modern age, the original version would at best get a post-midnight showing on BBC2 with a tiny audience, this is going out at prime time on BBC1, retelling it to a new generation, or an older one that missed it first time round.
I have to say that i really enjoyed the first episode, nice to have a little more of the background to to Christie's relationship to his poor wife. I do wonder though how much is true and how much is artistic license?
I used to work in Lancaster road in the seventies which more or less backs onto where Rillington place was. So have allways had a curious interest in this sad tale, but if it shows again how a misscarriage of justice can take the wrong life then it serves its purpose.
Looking forward to the next episode.
I used to work in Lancaster road in the seventies which more or less backs onto where Rillington place was. So have allways had a curious interest in this sad tale, but if it shows again how a misscarriage of justice can take the wrong life then it serves its purpose.
Looking forward to the next episode.
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