The hownos/BrandNewPoster viewing session - Hell Drivers (1957) Discussion

[–] [deleted] a year ago

so jill is jill ireland.

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[–] BrandNewPoster (10996) a year ago

Fun fact: David McCallum (Jimmy Yately) met his first wife, Jill Ireland (Jill), during filming in the autumn of 1956.

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[–] [deleted] a year ago

i forgot they were married

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[–] [deleted] a year ago

patrick mcgoohan is the bad guy

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[–] BrandNewPoster (10996) a year ago

I've seen 4 films that he was in.

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[–] [deleted] a year ago

a racing movie involving trucks

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[–] BrandNewPoster (10996) a year ago

Yes, lots of truck driving in this one.

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[–] [deleted] a year ago

is he a cop?

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[–] BrandNewPoster (10996) a year ago

I don't think so,unless I missed something.

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[–] BrandNewPoster (10996) a year ago

I like the poster. I think the poster is more interesting than the movie so far.

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[–] Daft_Munks (4844) a year ago

I must have missed it, was there a link to Twitch or something?

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[–] BrandNewPoster (10996) a year ago

No link, but it is on Youtube and also on the Criterion channel. We started watching at the same time and are commenting on it.

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[–] Daft_Munks (4844) a year ago

Ah ok thanks

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[–] BrandNewPoster (10996) a year ago

If you want to do something similar and a group watch anytime, you can let me know and I will join in.

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[–] Daft_Munks (4844) a year ago

Awesome, sounds like fun.

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[–] BrandNewPoster (10996) a year ago

If you and Hownos and whoever else want to pick a movie that is available somewhere like Tubi or Youtube, we could do a group watch tonight at 9 pm eastern (about 40 minutes from now).

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[–] Daft_Munks (4844) a year ago

Bit late for me I'm afraid, it's almost 2am here.

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[–] BrandNewPoster (10996) a year ago

Okay, understandable. Another day then.

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[–] BrandNewPoster (10996) a year ago

Is it me or does this movie feel longer than it is?

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[–] [deleted] a year ago

it's a bit longer than necessary. most film noir from that era are about 80 to 90 minutes long.

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[–] BrandNewPoster (10996) a year ago

My review: This has a good cast and nice cinematography,but I didn't find the story that interesting. I felt there was too much driving around and not enough noir elements. It also seemed longer than it was. A couple good scenes though. 6/10.

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[–] [deleted] a year ago

a bit too much dialogue i thought. the premise was a bit weak. most of the men were willing to die for a cigarette case. there needed to be something more at stake in terms of dollars. maybe a drug smuggling operation. a bit of a waste of a good cast. 5.5/10

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