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The Prisoner

post #1 of 10
11/21/09 at 2:17pm
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Has anyone seen The Prisoner remake on AMC TV with Jim Caviezel and Ian McKellen?
Thoughts?
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post #2 of 10
11/21/09 at 2:28pm
I have a hard time imagining Jim Caviezel living up to Patrick McGoohan, even with a fine actor like Sir McKellen in a supporting role.
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post #3 of 10
11/21/09 at 2:42pm
oops double post
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post #4 of 10
11/21/09 at 2:45pm
It made me want to dig out my 1967 Prisoner DVD boxed set - it (the new one) was well enough done for what it was but it was a long way from Patrick McGoohan's vision and I think even dafter than the original, er imo of course and excepting Fallout and the girl who was death . I also think (number) 6 was just not unmutual enough as well.
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post #5 of 10
11/21/09 at 3:43pm
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Agreed. Jim is very wooden and not like No. 6 at all.
Ian McKellen would've made a good No. 2 back in the day.
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post #6 of 10
11/21/09 at 7:20pm
I don't know man Caviezel is a darn good actor
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post #7 of 10
11/21/09 at 7:24pm
Have they re-run the whole series over there? Episode for episode? Bloody hard act to follow. I've stayed in the 'Village' for a holiday. It was wierd. (Portmeirion in Wales)

That means the Brits may see it in a year or so.

Ian
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post #8 of 10
11/21/09 at 7:52pm
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Originally Posted by iancraig10 View Post
Have they re-run the whole series over there? Episode for episode? Bloody hard act to follow. I've stayed in the 'Village' for a holiday. It was wierd. (Portmeirion in Wales)

That means the Brits may see it in a year or so.

Ian
It (the 67 series) is available on cable (on-demand) over here, in the colonies, the missus and I are going to be back in the old country over Xmas and I was hoping to take a day trip to Portmeirion ... Wales in Winter, does it get any better
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post #9 of 10
11/21/09 at 9:16pm
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In my experience Wales in winter was the same as Wales in summer...
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post #10 of 10
11/22/09 at 6:34am
After staying in Portmeirion, we hit sheet water on the way home. I have never seen rain like it except in Florida when a hurricane hit us. There were two main differences though -
a) In Florida, the rain was parallel to the ground. (Sideways)
b) The wind ....

In Wales -
a) Straight down
b) No wind but the drops were the size of golf balls

I nearly drowned.

Portmeirion in snow (If you get it) - Beautiful.

Ian
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