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Post by Rogg » Sat Apr 09, 2022 2:23 pm

Randall wrote: Sat Apr 09, 2022 2:21 pm The grand final awaits
A most excellent final.


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Don't worry Randy. Proper final tomorrow. x
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Morning Randy. For the final time.


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Post by Randall » Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:11 am

Well here we are
The grand final.
Like lakeside not the 1 I expected to be fair

When we began I had a handful of favourites, 1 of which has made it here.

I do enjoy the iq film but it's probably not in my top 10
The killers arrogance in his intelligence and contempt for others was always going to make for a fun conclusion.
In the end he couldn't help bragging.
Also like the penny scale test, his umbrella analogy and of course Jamie Lee.

All that said for me it's not in the same league as murder by the book
Cassady played all his villains with a glint in his eye but this is his best.
The irony of it being his one good idea that finally sank him makes it sweeter
Love the misdirection murder and him casually reading his mail while calling in a dead body on his lawn that tipped columbo off to him.
The stupidity of the woman trying to blackmail him the only real loose thread

Overall I'm going with a 4 point difference

Iq 8 - 12 by the book
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Post by Randall » Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:12 am

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Post by Rogg » Sun Apr 10, 2022 1:43 pm

The Bye Bye... IQ Murder Case 9-11 Murder by the Book

In my memory the worlds of the two films are very different from each other. There's an introverted feel to IQ while Book takes on the world and the stakes feel higher. Apart from the killer, none of the other characters in IQ stick in the mind - I don't really count JLC. But in Book we get Cassidy plus the fantastic toothy woman. She's as strong as him. The more this game has gone on, the more fond I've become of it. I'll give it a thin win. It was only the margin of victory that was in doubt really.
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You appear to have written an essay! Fair play Randy.
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Post by Rogg » Sun Apr 10, 2022 1:47 pm

We have a winner.


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Post by Randall » Sun Apr 10, 2022 1:52 pm

A very worthy winner
Given a random draw if done again it may have produced a result.
Murder by the book is certainly in my top 3 or 4
Cassady is the best villain for me
I loved now you see him, although publish or perish is quite poor.
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Post by Randall » Sun Apr 10, 2022 1:53 pm

What is the next project? Lol
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Post by Rogg » Sun Apr 10, 2022 1:57 pm

The random draw really did put a lot of fun stuff quite unkindly through the mincer.

I came into this thinking that McGoohan was my favourite murderer. I'm not so sure now. His actual films at least haven't really stood up to much here, have they? I think I now agree with you about Cassidy.
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Post by Randall » Sun Apr 10, 2022 2:04 pm

It's cassady or culp
I couldn't say any of mcgoohans characters live in the mind at all
Ashes to ashes
The Leslie neilsen one
The chewing gum one

Off hand I can't remember his other ones?
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Post by Rogg » Sun Apr 10, 2022 2:08 pm

By Dawn's Early Light... which is a bit of a borefest relatively speaking. Was there a fifth? I'd have to look it up.
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Post by Randall » Sun Apr 10, 2022 2:09 pm

Dawns early night is OK, no more
Sure it's 5?
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Post by Rogg » Sun Apr 10, 2022 2:13 pm

Randall wrote: Sun Apr 10, 2022 2:09 pm Dawns early night is OK, no more Sure it's 5?
I didn't know either way. Just checked and it's four. Plus various writer and production credits.
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Post by Randall » Sun Apr 10, 2022 2:18 pm

He didn't really get the best scripts
All of culps are very good
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Post by Randall » Sun Apr 10, 2022 2:21 pm

Culp was in 4 but only the killer 3 times
I was very happy to see him In columbo goes to college
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Post by Rogg » Sun Apr 10, 2022 4:24 pm

Let's start again. Looks like we missed one out...


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Post by Randall » Sun Apr 10, 2022 4:30 pm

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