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What's your favorite film by Michael Apted?

14 Up
3 (10.3%)
The Triple Echo
0 (0%)
Stardust
0 (0%)
21 Up
2 (6.9%)
The Squeeze
0 (0%)
Agatha
0 (0%)
Coal Miner's Daughter
3 (10.3%)
Continental Divide
0 (0%)
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
1 (3.4%)
Gorky Park
2 (6.9%)
Firstborn
0 (0%)
28 Up
2 (6.9%)
Bring on the Night
0 (0%)
Critical Condition
0 (0%)
Gorillas in the Mist
0 (0%)
Class Action
0 (0%)
35 Up
1 (3.4%)
Thunderheart
0 (0%)
Incident at Oglala
1 (3.4%)
Blink
0 (0%)
Nell
0 (0%)
Extreme Measures
0 (0%)
42 Up
1 (3.4%)
Always Outnumbered
0 (0%)
The World Is Not Enough
3 (10.3%)
Enigma
1 (3.4%)
Enough
0 (0%)
49 Up
0 (0%)
Amazing Grace
3 (10.3%)
other (specify)
2 (6.9%)
haven't seen any
3 (10.3%)
don't like any
1 (3.4%)
56 Up
0 (0%)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
0 (0%)
Chasing Mavericks [co-directed by Curtis Hanson]
0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 28

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Dave the Necrobumper

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Re: Apted, Michael - Director's Best
« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2010, 03:38:45 AM »
The World Is Not Enough

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Re: Apted, Michael - Director's Best
« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2010, 07:26:24 AM »
Gorky Park
I MEAN. It has William Hurt (he's a very under-rated actor), Brian Dennehy (lovely big bear) and Lee Marvin, for goodness sake.
Plus some solid British character actors and a great plot. What more could you want?
Kev maybe...

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Re: Apted, Michael - Director's Best
« Reply #12 on: July 27, 2011, 10:12:50 PM »
I've only seen Gorky Park and Amazing Grace and I have to go with AG.  Neither are great.  One day I will watch all the Up films.
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Re: Apted, Michael - Director's Best
« Reply #13 on: August 01, 2011, 12:53:09 PM »
Ive seen all the Up movies and his Bond entry (which I think is overbashed because people dont like Denise Richards...its a solid average effort for the series to me).

28 Up is the best. Not only do I identify with it most (I'm 27), but the early efforts in the series seem too short and I found some of the participants a bit less interesting in the newest entries.

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Re: Apted, Michael - Director's Best
« Reply #14 on: May 08, 2012, 08:05:11 PM »
The "Up" Film Series (A+)
The World is Not Enough (D+)

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Re: Apted, Michael - Director's Best
« Reply #15 on: June 03, 2012, 08:44:14 PM »
Can a mod please re-enable the Change Your Vote option?  Thanks.

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Re: Apted, Michael - Director's Best
« Reply #16 on: June 21, 2012, 12:26:22 AM »
Voyage of the Dawn Treader is pretty much the only one I've seen -- I vaguely remember Nell from seeing it as a kid, but not enough to consider an opinion on it -- and quite enjoyed it.

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Re: Apted, Michael
« Reply #17 on: December 30, 2012, 11:39:39 PM »
1. The World is Not Enough
2. Gorillas in the Mist
3. Nell
4. Coal Miner's Daughter

5. Gorky Park
6. Class Action
7. Agatha
8. Blink
9. Bring on the Night
10. The Up Series
11. Thunderheart
12. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

13. Extreme Measures
14. Enough
15. Firstborn
16. Critical Condition
« Last Edit: August 06, 2020, 12:04:50 AM by 1SO »

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Re: Apted, Michael - Director's Best
« Reply #18 on: December 31, 2012, 08:51:12 AM »
6.) EXTREME MEASURES
5.) GORKY PARK
4.) ALWAYS OUTNUMBERED
3.) THUNDERHEART
2.) GORILLAS IN THE MIST
1.) INCIDENT AT OGLALA


1. The World is Not Enough

Reeeaaallly? Would you recommend it to Bond detractors?

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Re: Apted, Michael - Director's Best
« Reply #19 on: December 31, 2012, 09:49:04 AM »
After talking about it in Bond Marathon threads I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. I don't understand why it ranks near the bottom of the Bond barrel, especially when 10 years ago it used to live on the Brosnan list right below Goldeneye. I don't like it because it's the one to watch if you don't like Bond. I think it's the best example of the Bond formula, with tweaks in all the right places.

 

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