http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Sean Connery en Sun, 17 May 2026 21:06:53 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20392#post-341357 Sun, 06 Dec 2020 16:44:06 +0000 chdot 341357@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I blame the parents. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20392#post-341356 Sun, 06 Dec 2020 16:31:10 +0000 SRD 341356@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@iwrats I mostly agree (especially when it comes to books), but have added complication of (a) deciding if it’s appropriate to show the kids and (b) risk that kids themselves will be appalled judgemental. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20392#post-341349 Sun, 06 Dec 2020 10:45:03 +0000 I were right about that saddle 341349@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>un-PC by today’s standards</em></p> <p>Interesting concept, that one. I am for letting art be art of its time but there sure are some posers, like the dog in The Dam Busters. </p> <p>People who judge art by the thought-purity of the artist I always remind them that Caravaggio would have raped and killed most of us for a laugh. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20392#post-341348 Sun, 06 Dec 2020 10:20:38 +0000 SRD 341348@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Watched Time Bandits last night. Probably un-PC by today’s standards, but some classic moments. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20392#post-339643 Mon, 02 Nov 2020 20:14:06 +0000 I were right about that saddle 339643@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I ain't no <em>gentleman</em>. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20392#post-339641 Mon, 02 Nov 2020 18:41:17 +0000 Rosie 339641@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Now, why can't all gentlemen on bikes dress (and look) like Sir Sean? </p> <p>An example to you all. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20392#post-339623 Sun, 01 Nov 2020 23:52:11 +0000 dessert rat 339623@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Rewatching Hunt For Red October.</p> <p>The Hill next, probably 2moro. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20392#post-339622 Sun, 01 Nov 2020 22:47:35 +0000 gembo 339622@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My mate Prof Big Davie Whyrte used to be a barman in the Fiddlers Arms. One of the local soaks got a job as steward, at the tattoo. Sir Sean had a part maybe at the time of the remake of Thunderball, never say never again. The soak, let’s call him Hughie was old tollcross. His wife a childhood sweetheart. Hughie bumps into Sir Sean, he says to him Big Tam ye’ll no remember me and the wife from back in the the day. sir Sean Goes Hughie, of coursh. Hughie is lke ooh, come down the fiddlers and meet the wife, Sheila. Sir Sean is like, ok. Hughie is cock a hoop phoning Sheila ye’ll need to get up the fiddlers it’s big Tam fae back in the day. </p> <p>Shug comes into the Fiddlers, Sheila in their usual seats, he says, here he is, big Tam. From back in the day. Sheila says, nah, the face dusnae ring a bell .... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20392#post-339620 Sun, 01 Nov 2020 21:35:25 +0000 I were right about that saddle 339620@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Morningsider</p> <p>That's gold, thank you. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20392#post-339619 Sun, 01 Nov 2020 20:59:13 +0000 Morningsider 339619@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My only, very brief, encounter with Sir Sean. He was in the city as patron of the Film Festival - crossed paths by chance as he was leaving the building that I was just going in to, no flunkies, cameras or anyone else around. He stopped and held the door open for me. Pure class. RIP big guy. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20392#post-339617 Sun, 01 Nov 2020 19:13:01 +0000 gembo 339617@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yes Big Red Nappies all the rage in Porty.</p> <p>The eterrnals then jumped from Zardoz to Highlander.</p> <p>The shenshation you are experiencing young highlander is known as the Quickening.</p> <p>Greetingsh. My name is Juan shanshoz Ramiresh. Chief metallurgisht. Charlesh Fifth Shpain at your shervice. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20392#post-339614 Sun, 01 Nov 2020 16:53:06 +0000 Cyclingmollie 339614@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>"The Eternals spend their days stewarding mankind's vast knowledge – through a voice recognition-based search engine – baking special bread for themselves from the grain deliveries and participating in communal meditation rituals". </em> from Wikipedia entry for Zardoz. </p> <p>Sounds like it's set in Portobello. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20392#post-339613 Sun, 01 Nov 2020 16:41:10 +0000 minus six 339613@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>i'm thinking tuesday or wednesday, gembo</p> <p>under cover of the election </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20392#post-339611 Sun, 01 Nov 2020 15:26:00 +0000 gembo 339611@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Shurely time for the backlash? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20392#post-339601 Sun, 01 Nov 2020 10:06:51 +0000 I were right about that saddle 339601@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This is wonderful.</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUrh1CnDMSc" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUrh1CnDMSc</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20392#post-339599 Sun, 01 Nov 2020 09:54:48 +0000 gembo 339599@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>They will both feature in the sean sheashun com8ng up</p> <p>Along with Anderson tapes and The Offence.</p> <p>Well there was a similar season in about 1987 and these were the films, except zardoz as bbc had banned crazy undercrackers.</p> <p>Marnie, that is a bad one, misogynistic Hitchcock piffle </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20392#post-339596 Sun, 01 Nov 2020 08:55:56 +0000 I were right about that saddle 339596@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>have seen neither The Hill nor Zardoz. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20392#post-339593 Sat, 31 Oct 2020 23:11:11 +0000 minus six 339593@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>The Hill</em> was his best film, no question</p> <p>followed by <em>Zardoz</em> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20392#post-339591 Sat, 31 Oct 2020 19:47:03 +0000 I were right about that saddle 339591@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I saw The Rock in the actual cinema and it was indeed ultra-camp funny. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20392#post-339590 Sat, 31 Oct 2020 18:21:03 +0000 gembo 339590@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>he wears some very funny undercrackers in Zardoz</p> <p>he is good in THe Rock but also has Nicolas Cage</p> <p>Some like the space western Outland </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20392#post-339589 Sat, 31 Oct 2020 18:16:19 +0000 SRD 339589@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Mr_SRD votes for Zardoz </p> <p>(yeah, me neither) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20392#post-339588 Sat, 31 Oct 2020 18:09:43 +0000 gembo 339588@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The two films he made with Sidney Lumet are worth a look The Offence is dark and The Anderson Tapes early use of surveillance.</p> <p>Darby O’Gill and the Little People is maybe his worst? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20392#post-339587 Sat, 31 Oct 2020 17:59:58 +0000 I were right about that saddle 339587@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>He has regressed from cable to rod brakes?</p> <p>Untouchables, The Man Who Would Be King and Highlander my favourites.</p> <p>RIP Big Tam the Milk Man. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20392#post-339586 Sat, 31 Oct 2020 17:43:56 +0000 gembo 339586@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@slowcoach,yes that makes more sense, he does cycle about shut down factories in his flat cap I recollect </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20392#post-339585 Sat, 31 Oct 2020 17:10:51 +0000 slowcoach 339585@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://movingimage.nls.uk/film/T0584/74959175">The Bowler and the Bunnet</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20392#post-339573 Sat, 31 Oct 2020 14:02:59 +0000 gembo 339573@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Is he dead!</p> <p>See also the film when he was flirting with being a leftie</p> <p>The Bicycle and the Bunnet</p> <p>Also very similar bikes about 30 years apart?</p> <p>Yip </p> <p>Il est mort </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20392#post-339572 Sat, 31 Oct 2020 13:47:25 +0000 chdot 339572@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7e/bc/a5/7ebca5c5be36b93f618a9624a5541265.jpg"><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7e/bc/a5/7ebca5c5be36b93f618a9624a5541265.jpg"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20392#post-339571 Sat, 31 Oct 2020 13:42:38 +0000 chdot 339571@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/564x/0c/db/5c/0cdb5c433778a951e6d1ded349e39ee9.jpg"><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/564x/0c/db/5c/0cdb5c433778a951e6d1ded349e39ee9.jpg"></a> </p>