tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post1429504329900660793..comments2024-03-05T19:50:31.497-08:00Comments on World O' Crap: Post-Friday Beast Blogging: The Product Placement EditionScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02798340582589737829noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-26152359964579712002016-03-21T23:45:28.404-07:002016-03-21T23:45:28.404-07:00Thanks, Hank! We very much appreciate you listenin...Thanks, Hank! We very much appreciate you listening, and I'm particularly gratified to know that my promotional campaign targeting comics-literate geezers is paying dividends.<br /><br />And hey, you're right about Clint Eastwood basically doing back-to-back WWII caper flicks. I wish I'd thought of that at the time.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02798340582589737829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-25591264073786485582016-03-21T22:56:53.750-07:002016-03-21T22:56:53.750-07:00Hey! I caught that Challengers of the Unknown refe...Hey! I caught that <i>Challengers of the Unknown</i> reference! So here's one of those seven comic book geezers.<br /><br />And <i>Turbo Kid</i> is now in my queue, thank you very much.<br /><br /><i>Where Eagles Dare</i> does continue to wear well, for sure. Twisty plot, great Alpine winter locations and cinematography, fine British actors, stunts directed by Yakima Canutt -- I mean, seriously, what more could you ask for? When you pointed out it was basically a particularly intricate caper film, damn if that wasn't one of those "OMG: He's absolutely right!" moments. (I've noticed that I get a lot of those, listening to the Slumgullion.)<br /><br />I think it's kind of an interesting coincidence that Eastwood had a starring role the very next year in another big-budget WWII heist flick, <i>Kelly's Heroes</i>. It's not as if there are lots of specimens of that subgenre to begin with, so what are the odds?grouchomarxistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-76967369153873210072016-03-21T01:37:50.761-07:002016-03-21T01:37:50.761-07:00Catchy. inn'it?Catchy. inn'it?Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02798340582589737829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-32862513808500839972016-03-20T09:09:12.195-07:002016-03-20T09:09:12.195-07:00Slum Slum Slum...
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