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∂³∑x² — 1 year ago(November 07, 2024 03:59 PM)
Bobby Tomlinson said...
It has been on my list. I like the Raymond Briggs offerings that I’ve watched and read to date such as Ethel and Ernest.
I'm not sure I've came across much of his stuff. I probably have but I tend to go for less Ken Loach and more Ken Dodd in my comic books
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Bobby Tomlinson — 1 year ago(November 07, 2024 04:03 PM)
∂³∑x² said...
I'm not sure I've came across much of his stuff. I probably have but I tend to go for less Ken Loach and more Ken Dodd in my comic books
Gentleman Jim is much more lighthearted. It’s about a toilet cleaner who dreams of something more exciting. Anyone who’s ever been bored of their work or life can relate to Jim.
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∂³∑x² — 1 year ago(November 07, 2024 04:05 PM)
Bobby Tomlinson said...
Gentleman Jim is much more lighthearted. It’s about a toilet cleaner who dreams of something more exciting. Anyone who’s ever been bored of their work or life can relate to Jim.
You say lighthearted but unless the Sariens attack him near the beginning of the story I'm not so sure that it is Bobby
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Bobby Tomlinson — 1 year ago(November 07, 2024 07:13 PM)
∂³∑x² said...
You say lighthearted but unless the Sariens attack him near the beginning of the story I'm not so sure that it is Bobby
Well yes there’s no Judge Dredd or Slaine or anything like that in Gentleman Jim, but it is a lovely little comic that’s both whimsical and poignant. It’s only very short too.
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∂³∑x² — 1 year ago(November 07, 2024 07:34 PM)
Bobby Tomlinson said...
Well yes there’s no Judge Dredd or Slaine or anything like that in Gentleman Jim, but it is a lovely little comic that’s both whimsical and poignant. It’s only very short too.
There's a good story called "Button Man" by John Wagner that has no Dredd or Slaine in it Bobby
I'm not against comics being more than boobs and bombs
But a janitor who dreams is a little Walter Mitty (Which is a good movie).
Is there at least a reoccurring gag or Chekov payoff?
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Bobby Tomlinson — 1 year ago(November 07, 2024 08:30 PM)
∂³∑x² said...
There's a good story called "Button Man" by John Wagner that has no Dredd or Slaine in it Bobby
I'm not against comics being more than boobs and bombs
But a janitor who dreams is a little Walter Mitty (Which is a good movie).
Is there at least a reoccurring gag or Chekov payoff?
Yes I have read Button Man. You know, I can’t really remember as it’s been so long since I’ve read it. If you can find it on Amazon for under a tenner then I recommend.
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∂³∑x² — 1 year ago(November 07, 2024 08:51 PM)
Bobby Tomlinson said...
Yes I have read Button Man. You know, I can’t really remember as it’s been so long since I’ve read it. If you can find it on Amazon for under a tenner then I recommend.
No, but really
You can borrow it for 14 days from the Internet Archive
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Bobby Tomlinson — 1 year ago(November 07, 2024 09:13 PM)
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No, but really
You can borrow it for 14 days from the Internet Archive
The Gentleman Ghost looks like a right naff villain.
That’s good then…let me know how you find it. It only takes several minutes to read.
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∂³∑x² — 1 year ago(November 07, 2024 09:21 PM)
Bobby Tomlinson said...
The Gentleman Ghost looks like a right naff villain.
That’s good then…let me know how you find it. It only takes several minutes to read.
I've read it already Bobby and it was a nice and fun read. Good artwork moreover
It was a Walter Mitty tale as I expected and the humour was a nice dark kind of British humour
I didn't read the foreword by Seth though
All in all now too shabby and I can see why it has been archived
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Bobby Tomlinson — 1 year ago(November 08, 2024 01:00 AM)
∂³∑x² said...
I've read it already Bobby and it was a nice and fun read. Good artwork moreover
It was a Walter Mitty tale as I expected and the humour was a nice dark kind of British humour
I didn't read the foreword by Seth though
All in all now too shabby and I can see why it has been archived
It deserves to be preserved. It’s a lot better than Lucky Luke isn’t it.
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∂³∑x² — 1 year ago(November 07, 2024 03:44 PM)
Bobby Tomlinson said...
No it is not. This is Threads and it is a fine film not deserving of ridicule. Threads should never be played for laughs!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threads_(1984_film)
Oh, and while I've not watched it yet, here is the Critical Drinker's video on it (I've not watched that yet either, but he's very keen on it)
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Bobby Tomlinson — 1 year ago(November 07, 2024 03:52 PM)
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Oh, and while I've not watched it yet, here is the Critical Drinker's video on it (I've not watched that yet either, but he's very keen on it)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtT2hYafv0A
It’s very very good and free to watch on BBCIPlayer.
We should perhaps do a Filmboards group viewing where we arrange a time and (whoever wishes to) watches the movie at the same time as us all synchronised. Then we all meet up on here afterwards and chatter about it.
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∂³∑x² — 1 year ago(November 07, 2024 03:56 PM)
Bobby Tomlinson said...
It’s very very good and free to watch on BBCIPlayer. We should perhaps do a Filmboards group viewing where we arrange a time and (whoever wishes to) watches the movie at the same time as us all synchronised. Then we all meet up on here afterwards and chatter about it.
That could be difficult Bobby as some people are outside of the UK and so won't be able to access BBC iPlayer and others don't pay their license fee and so can't (Or shouldn't) watch it either.
Thankfully the
Threads (1984)
board here as it available for everyone (Like a library does) and so syncing up for a watch and a chat might be a bit easier.
And someone here (I can't remember who) can do a thing where everyone watched is in a chatroom and people can type as they watch it and share their thoughts in realtime
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Bobby Tomlinson — 1 year ago(November 07, 2024 04:00 PM)
∂³∑x² said...
That could be difficult Bobby as some people are outside of the UK and so won't be able to access BBC iPlayer and others don't pay their license fee and so can't (Or shouldn't) watch it either.
Thankfully the
Threads (1984)
board here as it available for everyone (Like a library does) and so syncing up for a watch and a chat might be a bit easier.
And someone here (I can't remember who) can do a thing where everyone watched is in a chatroom and people can type as they watch it and share their thoughts in realtime
Ooo that would be great!! Although I would suggest everyone saving their thoughts until after the film, that way the full horrors and message of Threads can be properly absorbed.
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∂³∑x² — 1 year ago(November 07, 2024 04:01 PM)
Bobby Tomlinson said...
Ooo that would be great!! Although I would suggest everyone saving their thoughts until after the film, that way the full horrors and message of Threads can be properly absorbed.
Well I've leave it to you to organise Bobby but don't do it for this weekend (As you're going away) and don't give people too much of a heads up about it as people show an interest and then forget about it if given too much time
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