The Rock
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theironduke

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6,995 posts

218 months

Saturday 2nd July 2011
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Just flicked and caught it on BBC3 now!!

Seen it 1000 times and it's awesome EVERY time!!!

"...WOMACK!!! You piece of st!!!"

Kays vRS

2,006 posts

206 months

Saturday 2nd July 2011
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I'm watching it too. Great film smile

Halb

53,012 posts

213 months

Saturday 2nd July 2011
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That line irks me, 'my dad was Irish'...cas in US films all Brits are wkers and all Irish have been poorly done over by them.biggrin

williamp

20,446 posts

303 months

Saturday 2nd July 2011
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If its the same film I'm thinking off (Cage/Connery), then its rubbish.

The car chase at the start. Someone who has been in jail for 30-odd years can walk out, jump into a car and drive it well enough to out-run a modern driver in a ferrari. Nonsense.

theironduke

Original Poster:

6,995 posts

218 months

Saturday 2nd July 2011
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williamp said:
If its the same film I'm thinking off (Cage/Connery), then its rubbish.

The car chase at the start. Someone who has been in jail for 30-odd years can walk out, jump into a car and drive it well enough to out-run a modern driver in a ferrari. Nonsense.
errmmm....it's not real :P

Mr_B

10,480 posts

273 months

Saturday 2nd July 2011
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williamp said:
If its the same film I'm thinking off (Cage/Connery), then its rubbish.

The car chase at the start. Someone who has been in jail for 30-odd years can walk out, jump into a car and drive it well enough to out-run a modern driver in a ferrari. Nonsense.
Blimey fella, have you ever seen an action film before ?

theironduke

Original Poster:

6,995 posts

218 months

Saturday 2nd July 2011
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fesuvious said:
Connery's scottish drawl, with such beautiful pronunciation;

'personally I think you're a fking idiot'

Brilliant
"...General Sir.."

wink

Hot Dog Harrigan

3,762 posts

248 months

Sunday 3rd July 2011
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I have to agree with williamp & say I also think it's absolute ste. I wonder why Connery ever agreed to do it, he surely wasn't short of money.

Negative Creep

26,119 posts

257 months

Sunday 3rd July 2011
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"Losers whine about doing their best, winners go home and fk the Prom Queen"

Stu R

21,674 posts

245 months

Sunday 3rd July 2011
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Hot Dog Harrigan said:
I have to agree with williamp & say I also think it's absolute ste. I wonder why Connery ever agreed to do it, he surely wasn't short of money.
Compared to most of his other films it's a masterpiece. Unfortunately most people forget it's too easy to get the 'bond blinkers' on and rate him as a good actor. I think he's ste in anything but the most typecast of roles personally.

Hot Dog Harrigan

3,762 posts

248 months

Sunday 3rd July 2011
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^^ I think you're probably right now I think about it. smile

Jasandjules

72,651 posts

259 months

Sunday 3rd July 2011
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Negative Creep said:
"Losers whine about doing their best, winners go home and fk the Prom Queen"
One of the funniest lines !

It's a great turn off brain and watch the good guys win in the end type of film.

Halb

53,012 posts

213 months

Sunday 3rd July 2011
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Hot Dog Harrigan said:
I have to agree with williamp & say I also think it's absolute ste. I wonder why Connery ever agreed to do it, he surely wasn't short of money.
A last stab at being the action star?
Personally I rate him as a good actor.

kelk

955 posts

243 months

Sunday 3rd July 2011
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I love that film as do my 3 mates I was watching it with before going out for beer.

When Connery opens the door and says "gentlemen, welcome to the rock" the scene cuts very quickly cos allegedly the cast were so stunned at his delivery they forgot to carry on win their lines.

But as a mate said last night, when rolls through the entrance with the gears and the fire preceding that moment TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OTHER SIDE I.e. From the side of the prison he was escaping from, why didn't he just walk out through it originally instead of risking life and limb?

m444ttb

3,183 posts

259 months

Sunday 3rd July 2011
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The Rock rates very highly with most of my friends. It's one of my fav action films too. Judged purely on the basis that i can watch it 4 times a year and still enjoy it. Cage used to be good at producing that type of film before he got into financial trouble.

Negative Creep

26,119 posts

257 months

Sunday 3rd July 2011
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Stu R said:
Hot Dog Harrigan said:
I have to agree with williamp & say I also think it's absolute ste. I wonder why Connery ever agreed to do it, he surely wasn't short of money.
Compared to most of his other films it's a masterpiece. Unfortunately most people forget it's too easy to get the 'bond blinkers' on and rate him as a good actor. I think he's ste in anything but the most typecast of roles personally.
There is a theory floating around that Mason is actually James Bond, imprisioned after the last Connery film. Quite a fun way of looking at it

Tsippy

15,078 posts

199 months

Sunday 3rd July 2011
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theironduke said:
"...WOMACK!!! You peesh of st!!!"
EFC

Tsippy

15,078 posts

199 months

Sunday 3rd July 2011
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fesuvious said:
'pershonally I think you're a fking idiot'

Brilliant
EFC

Tsippy

15,078 posts

199 months

Sunday 3rd July 2011
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Negative Creep said:
"Losers whiiine about doing their besht, winners go home and fk the Prom Queen"
EFC

Tsippy

15,078 posts

199 months

Sunday 3rd July 2011
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tongue out