Thoughts on Gunga Din & King Solomon's Mines

Posted by MK from adsl-63-194-18-73.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net on December 21, 2000 at 15:16:31:

Tanks for the suggestions. I watched these movies this week.

"King Solomon's Mines" (1950) Good movie for it's time. It won a well deserved Oscar for cinematography. The stampede footage was amazing.

"Gunga Din" (1939) was a good oldfashion adventure movie. A little slap-stick at time, but a lot of fun. There were moments when I felt a little keystone cops was sneaking in. I do wish the print had been better. Many times people were just in silhouette.(The ASA was 25 back then). A little long, but a good adventure. I am sure this was a big influence for "Temple of Doom".

Tonight I will watch "Assault on a Queen" (1966). I don't know if it is an adventure, but I am watching it for another reason. One of my other hobbies are ships. I love oceanliners and submarines. The ship used in this movie is the Queen Mary, which is one of the greatest liners ever built. She is one of the four "thousand footers" (Queen Elizabeth, Normandy, France) Indy fans will note that she was launched in 1936. I am a lucky man beacause she is permanently docked in Long Beach, about 30 minutes drive. I take clients to dinner there and my wife and I stay on the ship for the weekend about 4 times a year:-)

Are there any other Indy fans into ships?

Follow Ups:

Re: Thoughts on ships and submarines Hazelton 00:41:57 12/25/2000 (1)
- Re: Thoughts on ships and submarines MK 12:39:07 12/26/2000 (0)
Re: "Assault on Ol' Blue Eyes" lobo 16:46:14 12/21/2000 (1)
- Re: "Assault on Ol' Blue Eyes" MK 14:07:42 12/22/2000 (0)

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: Tanks for the suggestions. I watched these movies this week.

: "King Solomon's Mines" (1950) Good movie for it's time. It won a well deserved Oscar for cinematography. The stampede footage was amazing.

: "Gunga Din" (1939) was a good oldfashion adventure movie. A little slap-stick at time, but a lot of fun. There were moments when I felt a little keystone cops was sneaking in. I do wish the print had been better. Many times people were just in silhouette.(The ASA was 25 back then). A little long, but a good adventure. I am sure this was a big influence for "Temple of Doom".

: Tonight I will watch "Assault on a Queen" (1966). I don't know if it is an adventure, but I am watching it for another reason. One of my other hobbies are ships. I love oceanliners and submarines. The ship used in this movie is the Queen Mary, which is one of the greatest liners ever built. She is one of the four "thousand footers" (Queen Elizabeth, Normandy, France) Indy fans will note that she was launched in 1936. I am a lucky man beacause she is permanently docked in Long Beach, about 30 minutes drive. I take clients to dinner there and my wife and I stay on the ship for the weekend about 4 times a year:-)

: Are there any other Indy fans into ships?

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