tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post4000912283550485435..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: Georgist Film ListMark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-43180634011896516122021-01-07T04:07:01.921+00:002021-01-07T04:07:01.921+00:00RangoRangoPablohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533957790112612344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-14171866096378797692018-12-15T21:51:49.694+00:002018-12-15T21:51:49.694+00:00The Big ShortThe Big ShortPablohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533957790112612344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-4344038192414658372017-09-28T12:28:15.845+01:002017-09-28T12:28:15.845+01:0099 Homes99 HomesPablohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533957790112612344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-20737464601407353002017-09-23T14:24:09.802+01:002017-09-23T14:24:09.802+01:00The Rum DiaryThe Rum DiaryPablohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533957790112612344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-48645270650510969612014-08-12T12:36:51.140+01:002014-08-12T12:36:51.140+01:00Another 'evil property developer' one is T...Another 'evil property developer' one is The Goonies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-69608805317780845462014-08-11T13:28:59.842+01:002014-08-11T13:28:59.842+01:00One of the few films that takes the opposite line ...One of the few films that takes the opposite line is Cars.<br /><br />The story is that when the new motorway was built in place of the old road going through the town, the businesses in the town lost a lot of passing trade and are slowly going bankrupt.<br /><br />There's not really an answer to that short of "Yes but at least they wouldn't have any more LVT to pay."Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-894566160692470942014-08-11T12:04:03.055+01:002014-08-11T12:04:03.055+01:00Honky Tonk Freeway (1981), which I remember becaus...Honky Tonk Freeway (1981), which I remember because of "ricky the carnivorous pony", was about the absurd lengths a small town went to, in order to secure an exit off from a newly built freeway to it.<br /><br />benjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11544297406005346095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-78811956858530597792014-08-11T09:49:34.144+01:002014-08-11T09:49:34.144+01:00DBC yes, that's another "brave Homeys vs ...DBC yes, that's another "brave Homeys vs evil property developer" film.<br /><br />Add it to the list!Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-60868247052460085652014-08-11T09:43:24.673+01:002014-08-11T09:43:24.673+01:00MW
An example of stand-out perverse is "The ...MW<br />An example of stand-out perverse is "The Young Ones" 1961 ( always assumed the TV series with Rik Mayall et al was a nasty heartless, wholly deserved send- up of the Cliff Richard catastrophe) <br />The original has a virginally innocent youth club where Cliff, and his quite good instrumental support, castrate rock and roll to appease a lot of non-goer girls. <br />They are then threatened by a property firm which wants to bung them into the street and build an office block, no doubt providing income for the non-goers who are probably prepped up to the eyeballs with Pitman's shorthand certificates.<br /> The "irony" is that the developer is Cliff's dad (Robert Morley).He relents/goes soft in the head and saves the club in the finale-debacle dancing with the happening sounds of rock and roll with all the rock and roll taken out.<br />I challenge anybody ,however left-wing, ( was praying for Russian parachutists to save my bacon at school at the time) to sit through this without willing huge wrecking balls to swing in Cliff's direction.DBC Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891849727783879145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-52499706322117746062014-08-10T12:13:28.680+01:002014-08-10T12:13:28.680+01:00Fred Harrison has some nice western clips here:
ht...Fred Harrison has some nice western clips here:<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsd7lGjFxw0Pablohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533957790112612344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-81824628612119650072014-08-09T15:39:55.113+01:002014-08-09T15:39:55.113+01:00DBC, that's the beauty of Home-Owner-Ism, it i...DBC, that's the beauty of Home-Owner-Ism, it is so in your face all the time that you accept it as normal. Until you realise that it is totally perverse.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-64320837250048244602014-08-09T14:49:06.382+01:002014-08-09T14:49:06.382+01:00Right that's it!I'm going to take some res...Right that's it!I'm going to take some rest and recuperation from this caper.Mark's directions to past comments show I was saying the exact same thing about the same films years ago( without realising it).<br /> I have also pointed out before that Meade Lux Lewis (no less) makes an uncredited appearance in "Its a wonderful life" to show the seediness of Pottersville- with quite the opposite effect in my view.But I'll say it again because I think its a clincher. Placed in the scales: boogie woogie piano outweighs the humdrum civic virtues.. DBC Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891849727783879145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-36589228185214963012014-08-09T11:23:41.314+01:002014-08-09T11:23:41.314+01:00How the West was won?How the West was won?Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-67170178045739832512014-08-09T11:05:53.488+01:002014-08-09T11:05:53.488+01:00DBC,
"Can't stand "Its a wonderful ...DBC,<br /><br />"Can't stand "Its a wonderful life".You get boogie woogie piano, bar girls and a night life in Pottersville."<br /><br />Fantastic.<br /><br />Tim Almondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369256383976094670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-52595115214103706482014-08-09T10:38:36.453+01:002014-08-09T10:38:36.453+01:00Most westerns - evil mining company vs noble Homey...Most westerns - evil mining company vs noble Homeys. <a href="http://markwadsworth.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/most-western-films-are-really-about.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />All the films about evil property developers vs noble homeys such as <br /><br />Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie<br />Batteries Not Included<br />Up<br />Nowhere to run<br />Hannah Montana<br /><br />But Once Upon and Superman are the best.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-41007395155921593272014-08-09T10:22:03.591+01:002014-08-09T10:22:03.591+01:00Shane 1953 = rich ranchers vs poor settlers.Shane 1953 = rich ranchers vs poor settlers.DBC Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891849727783879145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-13421505861171776092014-08-09T10:11:40.413+01:002014-08-09T10:11:40.413+01:00Heaven's Gate = rich ranchers try to kill off ...Heaven's Gate = rich ranchers try to kill off poor settlers.Never saw what was supposed to be the matter with this film.DBC Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891849727783879145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-70196023214247816222014-08-09T09:43:38.323+01:002014-08-09T09:43:38.323+01:00Chinatown 1974 =struggle to divert water to supply...Chinatown 1974 =struggle to divert water to supply new development .Good film too.There is an academic paper that demonstrates that Americans nowadays accept the film's version of the Owen's River takeover as the bare unvarnished truth.<br />Can't stand "Its a wonderful life".You get boogie woogie piano, bar girls and a night life in Pottersville.DBC Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891849727783879145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-76366144459658200162014-08-09T08:54:59.196+01:002014-08-09T08:54:59.196+01:00James James beat me to it!
I watched that film be...James James beat me to it!<br /><br />I watched that film because of its Georgist credentials. chefdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14394720391421552371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-4898994475741160802014-08-09T08:40:22.487+01:002014-08-09T08:40:22.487+01:00"It's A Wonderful Life""It's A Wonderful Life"James Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10487916621748348915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-7250585897855208942014-08-08T22:38:25.858+01:002014-08-08T22:38:25.858+01:00Reviews?
I've only seen Superman I, Jean de F...Reviews?<br /><br />I've only seen Superman I, Jean de Florette and There Will Be Blood. All highly recommended.<br /><br />I own the Bond DVD box set but due to bad reviews I've never gotten around to watching QoS.Tim Almondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369256383976094670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-31573779679836727202014-08-08T21:28:48.900+01:002014-08-08T21:28:48.900+01:00There's lots of Westerns fit here but I can...There's lots of Westerns fit here but I can't think of any titles.Pablohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533957790112612344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-56794564299360559872014-08-08T20:07:16.305+01:002014-08-08T20:07:16.305+01:00I've only seen two of them. How about The Pur...I've only seen two of them. How about The Purge?<br /><br />A few Bond movies have a similar theme to Superman I. Goldfinger, The Spy who Loved Me, A View to a Kill?Steven_Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029437876479574883noreply@blogger.com