The Reviews Are In: "The Honeymooners" Film Is Junk

Internet Movie Database Report ^ | 6-9-05

[fatnotlazy]

I can't wait till they make a movie version of Manimal.

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But first, I want to see "My Mother the Car" LOL

[Nowhere Man]

I can't wait till they make a movie version of Manimal.

Ugh. I'll raise the ante and add in, "A-Team" and "The Powers of Matthew Starr." >B-D

[escapefromboston]

They should make a film version of Star Trek or maybe the Untouchables.

[Nowhere Man]

The earliest editions were done on some kind of wire -- not film, which kind of gives those episodes an overexposed look. A number of years ago, I know there were some "experts" trying to figure out how to restore the wire versions...don't know if they ever found a way, but I think you may be able to find some tape or dvd copies.

Actually, they were filmed using the kinescope process, basically taking a film camera and using it to film the show from one of the TV monitor screens as the show was being made. A lot of times, there were shows done live but the films were used to re-run the shows for the folks in the Mountain and Pacfic time zones. When videotape was first used in 1956, they slowely went to using tape instead. When CBS and the other networks ran their news, they taped it and re-ran it for the West Coast unless things were happening so quic, then they went live on the West Coast feeds too.

Come to think of it, one of our local Pittsburgh talkshow hosts, Doug Hoerth, was talking about TV technology when we had the 40th Anniversary for the assassination of JFK and he remembers seeing Jack Ruby kill Lee Harvey Oswald live on TV and they ran the recording on slow motion over and over again. In addition to the tapes, they also had a disc version of the videotape that held about 30 seconds of video that was used for instant reply at sporting events. Hoerth remembers when they ran the disc, it was very eerie hearing the grown Oswald made while he was shot in super slow motion.

[Bullish]

Ebert's liberalism is the worst thing he could have ever come out of the closet with.It taints every single review he does.

Not only does it taint his reviews, it also discredits them, people can clearly see that an agenda goes along with his reviews.

[Nowhere Man]

They should make a film version of Star Trek or maybe the Untouchables.

I'm holding out for "Lost in Space" and "Wild Wild West" myself. B-)

[fatnotlazy]

Yes, kinetiscope...that's what it was. Couldn't think of it.

Thanks for all the info. Fascinating read.

[Sofa King]

He also has a habit of lying about films he doesn't like.

[fatnotlazy]

And then I misspelled it.

Kinescope.

I must be tired. Sorry.

[Bullish]

Yikes!

[escapefromboston]

Read his review for "the longest yard" (Adam Sander version). It makes no sense at all. He basically says "I said I liked this movie on my TV show, but why? I have no idea. I don't even remember anything from watching it" He then goes on for the rest of the review repeating that basic point.

Though his book "I hated hated hated this film" is pretty funny at times.

[fish hawk]

Ebert: the Dick Morris of the movie industry, only queer.

[badgerlandjim]

Do they have neighbors named Jefferson?

[Bernard]

"To such a man, and only such a man, would I entrust my Fortune..."

"Hey, Ralphie boy, you ready to join us denizens of the deep?"

"I am ready, Oh Captain Video!"

Ralph: "When you were in the hospital because you got hit in the head with a baseball bat at the picnic game, who brought you candy? Who read you comic books? Who came to see you every night?"

Norton: "Who hit me in the head with the baseball bat?"

[Tribune7]

He's a good writer but I have no respect for him.

[Bear_Slayer]

If not illegal, it would sure be unethical.

[MNnice]

I'm shocked! I thought he was, you know, on the other team. Not that there's anything wrong with that. ;-)

[fatnotlazy]

If not illegal, it would sure be unethical.

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I think payola is illegal. I'm racking my tired brain, but I can't think of the guy who went to jail over payola in the music industry many years ago. One our fellow Freepers probably knows.

I think payola still goes on in music -- has to be what with the trash out there that is allege to be music -- but I guess the perpetrators are better at covering their tracks. Or law enforcement regards it as a low priority crime.

[My Favorite Headache]

Rampart................51 en-route

[fatnotlazy]

Thank you...I needed a good laugh.

Nope, they don't make 'em that funny anymore.