The reason I traveled to Wales was to visit Portmeirion (pronounced "port Marion"), the resort where the TV show "The Prisoner" was filmed
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I've never seen the show, but hearing the premise and seeing all those cool pictures...it definitely piqued my interest. That place is amazing and beautiful! BTW...really enjoyed the tripod shots. :)
I have a tiny tripod that collapses down to about 10 inches, but extends to almost normal size. I got it specifically for traveling and going to cons, where I don't want to carry a lot of bulky items.
Re: I AM NOT A NUMBER!jinyoApril 21 2009, 00:39:51 UTC
They've been talking about remaking this show for years, so I'll believe it when I see it. Also, I'd be worried that they wouldn't do a good job. We'll see. I'm sure I'd still go to see it in the movie theatre!
Speaking of remakes, did you ever see the 1997 Jean-Claude Van Damme movie "Double Team?" He is a secret agent, chasing terrorist Mickey Rourke. But he is "retired" to "The Colony," which is a ripoff of The Village. Then he escapes and teams up with an arms dealer played by Dennis Rodman to go after Rourke. The middle section of the movie was a complete ripoff of the Prisoner, I found it pretty amusing. Also, it was Hong Kong action auteur Tsui Hark's first Hollywood movie, so it had some pretty cool action sequences.
Re: I AM NOT A NUMBER!va_roninApril 21 2009, 00:51:49 UTC
I like Tsui Hark - the first three Once Upon A Time In China movies are amongst my favorites of that genre, but man did I hate Double Team (and later, Knock Off!)
Re: I AM NOT A NUMBER!jinyoApril 21 2009, 07:06:30 UTC
They're not my favorites of Tsui Hark's movies, but I didn't hate them. Especially Knock-Off. I think they represented Tsui Hark experimenting and stepping outside of many of the elements that had grown familiar for him.
Also, I give Van Damme a good deal of credit, because during the time when he was pretty much at the peak of his career, he used his influence to bring over some of Hong Kong's top talent. This was during a time when a lot of Hollywood people were just discovering how fresh Hong Kong cinema was, and talking about how great "Hard Boiled" was, and trying their best to rip off the style of the Hong Kong directors, but no one had actually put their money where their mouths were to actually hire Hong Kong talent.
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I have DVDs which I loaned out. When I get them back, you can borrow them.
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I thought the series finale was great! My other favorite ep was the one where they actually let him escape, only to recapture him again.
And how about this remake being planned??? Jim Caviezel and Ian McKellan!
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Speaking of remakes, did you ever see the 1997 Jean-Claude Van Damme movie "Double Team?" He is a secret agent, chasing terrorist Mickey Rourke. But he is "retired" to "The Colony," which is a ripoff of The Village. Then he escapes and teams up with an arms dealer played by Dennis Rodman to go after Rourke. The middle section of the movie was a complete ripoff of the Prisoner, I found it pretty amusing. Also, it was Hong Kong action auteur Tsui Hark's first Hollywood movie, so it had some pretty cool action sequences.
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Also, I give Van Damme a good deal of credit, because during the time when he was pretty much at the peak of his career, he used his influence to bring over some of Hong Kong's top talent. This was during a time when a lot of Hollywood people were just discovering how fresh Hong Kong cinema was, and talking about how great "Hard Boiled" was, and trying their best to rip off the style of the Hong Kong directors, but no one had actually put their money where their mouths were to actually hire Hong Kong talent.
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