tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post7963449725786273798..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: Tuesday's Forgotten (or Overlooked) Film: THE FINAL COUNTDOWN (1980) starring Kirk Douglas, James Farentino, Katherine Ross and Martin SheenYvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-21238807411266703732016-07-02T02:56:36.501-04:002016-07-02T02:56:36.501-04:00I've been wanting to see "The Final Count...I've been wanting to see "The Final Countdown " again for the longest.<br />Why can't you find it anywhere. Netflix don't even have it in all their claim to be stuff. I love watching that movie. Somebody "PLEASE" help me get a hold of it so I can watch it again.<br /> SERIOUSLY. MomAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305509342070548886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-4606216665428813452014-04-19T13:34:42.490-04:002014-04-19T13:34:42.490-04:00Ha! I've had movies like that too. They always...Ha! I've had movies like that too. They always pop into my mind minus the title. Must be catching. :) I laughed at the thought that your helpful hubby knows your quirks so well. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-83520782213265412972014-04-19T13:31:43.232-04:002014-04-19T13:31:43.232-04:00Netflix definitely has it, Yvonne. That's wher...Netflix definitely has it, Yvonne. That's where I watched it. Have a Happy Easter as well, m'dear. Thank you.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-6758846689934958592014-04-17T16:12:14.165-04:002014-04-17T16:12:14.165-04:00I never can remember the name of this movie. I re...I never can remember the name of this movie. I remember the plot. Also, when it would show up on TV I could never tear myself away, even though I ached to "fix" it. But I can never remember the title. All I have to say to my husband is "what's that movie I can't remember?" and he knows right off the bat. Silly, but that's the way it is.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-85743160678153207932014-04-17T10:59:12.129-04:002014-04-17T10:59:12.129-04:00How did I miss this one. Have to see if Nexflix ha...How did I miss this one. Have to see if Nexflix has it. Happy Easter yvetteLa Petite Galleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553902574516930172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-45061787055066300622014-04-17T00:04:41.387-04:002014-04-17T00:04:41.387-04:00Yvette, I liked both the book and film version of ...Yvette, I liked both the book and film version of THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER; the book probably a bit more. Clancy's eye for technical detail is amazing. I prefer Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan though Alec Baldwin does a pretty decent job in this film in spite of being overshadowed by Sean Connery. Occasionally, I read about aircraft carriers and all that goes on in its vast bowels.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-89048289954765307022014-04-16T22:03:51.327-04:002014-04-16T22:03:51.327-04:00Hopefully I'll be dead by then - HA!! Just kid...Hopefully I'll be dead by then - HA!! Just kidding. But the horror of it all makes me shudder. :) Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-80869318784854752692014-04-16T15:34:35.919-04:002014-04-16T15:34:35.919-04:00Hi Yvette! This sounds like a fun movie to see! I...Hi Yvette! This sounds like a fun movie to see! I had to laugh at your comment about the 70's and 80's --it does seem cheesy now, doesn't it? But everything old, soon becomes new again, and soon the younger generation will be wearing tie dye and bell bottoms and growing their hair long...lolPat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-3270107303580559702014-04-16T15:18:57.959-04:002014-04-16T15:18:57.959-04:00Time, time, where does it go? :) I know what you m...Time, time, where does it go? :) I know what you mean, Joan. All we seem to do is play catch-up. But remember that I warned you about the cheesy aspects. Ha.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-73284555354929124342014-04-16T15:17:28.418-04:002014-04-16T15:17:28.418-04:00I recently read a fabulous book LIFE AFTER LIFE in...I recently read a fabulous book LIFE AFTER LIFE in which the heroine changes history - dealing with Hitler, I mean. I can say no more. :) Yes, the let-down in this film is enormous. Really, it's as if the writers couldn't decide what to do (because of the enormous implications) and so did nothing. I'd like to see this brought up to date with a thoroughly different ending. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-63349438826055990222014-04-16T15:13:48.723-04:002014-04-16T15:13:48.723-04:00Oh, I'm sure you'd enjoy this, Prashant. T...Oh, I'm sure you'd enjoy this, Prashant. There are several thrilling aspects to it - most especially, as I've mentioned, the navy doings. Love all that stuff. It IS a floating city, exactly. Another good film along this kind (sort of) is THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER with Sean Connery. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-79547826908824924822014-04-16T07:49:26.940-04:002014-04-16T07:49:26.940-04:00Sounds bizarre enough that I just added it to my P...Sounds bizarre enough that I just added it to my Play List! Now all I need to do is find time to sit down and watch all these movies and TV shows!joan.kylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-77909836450228691852014-04-16T03:54:57.731-04:002014-04-16T03:54:57.731-04:00I agree Yvette it's a fun idea that would have...I agree Yvette it's a fun idea that would have served an episode of TWILIGHT ZONE well but which lets itself down predictably at the end - it's the problem with all of these time travel tropes involving real-life events. Wehn movies try and go against that (for instance killing off Hitler 2 years early in Tarantino's war movie, everyone gets up in arms) - history, bit of a bastard really ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-78006414434489689692014-04-16T01:45:32.314-04:002014-04-16T01:45:32.314-04:00Yvette, I enjoy watching movies about the military...Yvette, I enjoy watching movies about the military too, especially the navy and more specifically aircraft carriers, one of the reasons I liked TOP GUN. I'm surprised that the USS Nimitz was around in 1980 or thereabouts but then aircraft carriers have a shelf-life of fifteen-plus years or more. I can't imagine what those floating cities teeming with thousands of people are like. I'd watch this film for the naval (and war) aspect as well as for Kirk Douglas and Martin Sheen.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-290518249708044682014-04-15T17:14:41.464-04:002014-04-15T17:14:41.464-04:00Oh I can only imagine where you might be off to ne...Oh I can only imagine where you might be off to next....Well, let me see...Nope. I'll have to wait and see. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-89096796471993156232014-04-15T15:41:58.079-04:002014-04-15T15:41:58.079-04:00I think you may be right about leaving the films f...I think you may be right about leaving the films from that era alone. :) I think Katherine Ross just didn't make good choices. It happens that way sometimes. She does have some sort of family troubles with her daughter and was married five times. Although her last marriage to that gorgeous cowboy actor has lasted since 1984. Acting careers can be funny things.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-32466164954736472612014-04-15T15:36:31.854-04:002014-04-15T15:36:31.854-04:00Well, Tom, this IS time travel. Always a good idea...Well, Tom, this IS time travel. Always a good idea. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-49565850064569095652014-04-15T15:36:08.801-04:002014-04-15T15:36:08.801-04:00Thanks, Dorian. I had first seen this on the big s...Thanks, Dorian. I had first seen this on the big screen once upon a time as well. It worked better there. :) But it still brought back a few memories. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-87682494402544864372014-04-15T15:16:50.824-04:002014-04-15T15:16:50.824-04:00"what is it about movies from the 70's an..."what is it about movies from the 70's and 80's? Everything always looks so cheesy."<br /><br />I hear you on that one, Yvette. Sometimes I'm drawn to re-visit one of my favorites from those decades and I'm so terribly disappointed. The memory of the first viewing is sometimes best left untinged by reviewings.<br /><br />Whatever happened to Karthaine Ross? She showed such promise but had such a short film career fo successed. Right after THE STEPFORD WIVES (only her 8th movie after THE GRADUATE) she ended up doing schlock movies and lots of forgettable made-for-TV dreck. Well, there was her odd turn as the psychiatrist in DONNIE DARKO, one of the few good things in a movie I particularly loathe.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-29319808785002024592014-04-15T14:37:25.954-04:002014-04-15T14:37:25.954-04:00I haven't seen it, but I just KNOW it has to b...I haven't seen it, but I just KNOW it has to be better than 'The Perfect Storm' which I wasted an hour or more on.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-77437720340475814202014-04-15T12:53:14.414-04:002014-04-15T12:53:14.414-04:00Yvette, I remember seeing THE FINAL COUNTDOWN when...Yvette, I remember seeing THE FINAL COUNTDOWN when I was a kid seeing it at a Saturday matinee when I was a kid with my family. It was a bit on the cheesy side, but I was a kid, what did I know? My brother was more than happy to explain to me about time paradoxes and such. In any case, I enjoyed your witty post itself, my friend, as always! :-DDorianTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357778472575080022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-60163375841476387112014-04-15T12:11:06.649-04:002014-04-15T12:11:06.649-04:00And now since The Great South American Adventure l...And now since The Great South American Adventure last December, and another booked, we too are converts to jet aeroplanes! :))Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-44861167364405135872014-04-15T11:02:16.050-04:002014-04-15T11:02:16.050-04:00You probably liked it more than I did, ienna. But ...You probably liked it more than I did, ienna. But I did enjoy it enough to write about at any rate. :) Thanks for dropping in.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-12413240887772363072014-04-15T10:55:01.596-04:002014-04-15T10:55:01.596-04:00I'm not overly fond of most military films eit...I'm not overly fond of most military films either, especially the ultra realistic ones. So I'm with you on that, Jane and Lance. But I don't find this sort of 'fantasy' type 'war' story - it does involve time-travel after all and I love that aspect of it. And I do love jet planes. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-76534016296596605592014-04-15T10:07:33.733-04:002014-04-15T10:07:33.733-04:00Not forgotten by me. I've always liked this fi...Not forgotten by me. I've always liked this film and it's theme. Good cast too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com