Best Xmas film: 13:10 channel 4 TODAY

[Norman Verona]

Set your VCR and then you can watch whenever your feeling a bit down.

[SootySport]

What is it, Wonderful Life?   I'm at work now so can't do anything about it.

[Norman Verona]

Yes, Can I download the recording from a Humax Foxstat? If I can get it on a memory stick I can send it you.

 

I'll see if I can do.

[Norman Verona]

Ah, can you get it on "demand on 4" (or whatever they call it and then record that?

[SootySport]

Yes, I can get 4 on demand, will watch it that way, thanks.

[Norman Verona]

 

However, I must see if I can save some of my recordings as I'm running out of disk space. Up around 75% at the momemt.

 

I'll see what the manual says.

[Man On The Clapham Omnibus]

Disney's 'Fantasia' on later too. Good introduction to classical music for children.

[M444TTB]

Darn, if only it was the 90s and I had a VCR

This is one of those moment where my brain say 'you should have Sky movies'. Then I look at what's actually on... The Mummy (1999). Seriously Sky?!

[SootySport]

Darn, if only it was the 90s and I had a VCR

This is one of those moment where my brain say 'you should have Sky movies'. Then I look at what's actually on... The Mummy (1999). Seriously Sky?!

Better to watch films on BlinkBox, no subscription, just pay for what you watch and the latest releases.

[Stuart]

Am I the only one who thinks that It's a Wonderful Life is sentimental American tosh?  I can't bear it - SWMBO loves it but I have to leave the room when it's on. 

[Norman Verona]

Stuart, agreed it's Holywood as its worse, but it's a good film because of that.

[Stuart]

Don't get that Norm I'm afraid.  I was at a weekend birthday party in a castle last weekend and I was the only one out of 18 to leave the room when the ladies put the DVD on the huge TV on Saturday afternoon.  Told them all it was sentimental tosh and they all bah humbugged me.  But after an hour there were only 3 of 'em left in there. 

 

Belated happy birthday to your goodself BTW.

[Norman Verona]

Thanks Stuart, They seem to come round quicker now.

 

What I mean is that it is sentimental Holywood tosh, which is why I like it. It has a good story and decent actors and a moral. Holywood has forgotten these attributes now and all we get is CGI sentimental tosh.

 

To redress the balance the other film I have saved on the VCR is "Day of the Jackal"

[Stuart]

Turns out it's a communist propaganda movie anyways :

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2528752/Was-Its-Wonderful-Life-really-communist-propaganda-FBI-investigated-classic-Christmas-film.html

[fatbaldbloke]

I've had Yesterday on all evening, b****y great.  Live hits from the 60's and 70's...Bowie, Stones, Queen, Who.....