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Post by Clinton Huxley » Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:37 am

Going to see this tomorrow at Cornerhouse. 5 stars from Peter Bradshaw in the Grauniad.

I love me a bit of slow and icy cold war espionage.
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Post by JimC » Fri Sep 16, 2011 10:46 am

Can't see it beating the classic 70s TV series with Sir Alec Guiness. I have it on DVD, as well as Smiley's People...
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Post by Clinton Huxley » Fri Sep 16, 2011 10:51 am

5 stars in the Torygraph and Empire magazine, 4 in the Indy. Gary Oldman mooted for an Oscar.
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Post by Rum » Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:42 am

Going this afternoon - its raining!
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Post by Clinton Huxley » Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:46 am

Rum wrote:Going this afternoon - its raining!
Enjoy. Let us know what you think.
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Post by Millefleur » Fri Sep 16, 2011 12:45 pm

Clinton Huxley wrote:
Rum wrote:Going this afternoon - its raining!
Enjoy. Let us know what you think.
Spoilers please! I think I'm seeing it tomorrow :tut:
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Post by Pappa » Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:43 pm

Clinton Huxley wrote:Going to see this tomorrow at Cornerhouse. 5 stars from Peter Bradshaw in the Grauniad.

I love me a bit of slow and icy cold war espionage.
Tangental, but have you read Zigzag? It'd make an excellent spy film.
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Post by Clinton Huxley » Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:46 pm

Pappa wrote:
Clinton Huxley wrote:Going to see this tomorrow at Cornerhouse. 5 stars from Peter Bradshaw in the Grauniad.

I love me a bit of slow and icy cold war espionage.
Tangental, but have you read Zigzag? It'd make an excellent spy film.
I don't believe I have. I'm going to have to look it up now.
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Post by Rum » Fri Sep 16, 2011 4:13 pm

No spoilers - but if you have seen the TV series or read the book you will know who the mole is before you go in!

What can I say? 10 out of 10 unless you like action and loud bangs. Superb cast, superb acting, a plot more twisted than a bag of snakes, and so well drawn that it gets tighter and tighter and more and more tense even though nothing much happens!

Brilliant - and Oscars galore I would say!
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Post by Clinton Huxley » Fri Sep 16, 2011 4:14 pm

Ooh, looking forward to seeing this.
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Post by Audley Strange » Fri Sep 16, 2011 5:30 pm

I'm going to see it on Sunday. I suspect Kim Philby is the mole.
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Post by JimC » Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:16 pm

Rum wrote:No spoilers - but if you have seen the TV series or read the book you will know who the mole is before you go in!

What can I say? 10 out of 10 unless you like action and loud bangs. Superb cast, superb acting, a plot more twisted than a bag of snakes, and so well drawn that it gets tighter and tighter and more and more tense even though nothing much happens!

Brilliant - and Oscars galore I would say!
How close was it to the book in plot and style?
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Re: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Post by Rum » Sat Sep 17, 2011 4:13 pm

JimC wrote:
Rum wrote:No spoilers - but if you have seen the TV series or read the book you will know who the mole is before you go in!

What can I say? 10 out of 10 unless you like action and loud bangs. Superb cast, superb acting, a plot more twisted than a bag of snakes, and so well drawn that it gets tighter and tighter and more and more tense even though nothing much happens!

Brilliant - and Oscars galore I would say!
How close was it to the book in plot and style?
Just noticed this Jim. It was very close - in fact it didn't change anything that I noticed. There were though omissions given it was a two hour film and the book was several hundred pages..and for that matter the TV drama had half a dozen hour long episodes or whatever it was.
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Post by Animavore » Sat Sep 17, 2011 4:19 pm

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Re: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Post by Clinton Huxley » Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:14 pm

Been to see it. Top thesping, great, grim 70s set design. Seedy atmosphere of decay and paranoia. 8/10.
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