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    Gregory's Girl

    ... was released 40 years ago today. Crikey!

    Great film though.

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    I love Claire Grogan! There I've said it, feel better now!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peevemor View Post
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    ... was released 40 years ago today. Crikey!
    Chernobyl, 35 years ago on Monday, scary stuff!

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    Good bit on the afternoon show, bbc radio Scotland now. Claire and Bill forsyth chatting.
    There is no such thing as too much yarn, just not enough time.

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    Chic Murray was my favourite, brief cameo role as the headmaster.

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    Quote Originally Posted by weecounty hibby View Post
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    I love Claire Grogan! There I've said it, feel better now!
    She blew into my bagpipes once.

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    Remember going to the Dominion to watch it with my school class when it came out, must have been in P6 or P7. Watched it again just a couple of weeks back on BBC Scotland channel. Loads of great one-liners. Love the music that's played throughout the film as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peevemor View Post
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    She blew into my bagpipes once.
    What an odd euphemism.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wilson View Post
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    What an odd euphemism.
    I wish it was.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peevemor View Post
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    She blew into my bagpipes once.
    Fnar Fnar!

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    Quote Originally Posted by weecounty hibby View Post
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    I love Claire Grogan! There I've said it, feel better now!
    I found her annoying at the time but very nice now. It's a film that improves with age.

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    Quote Originally Posted by heretoday View Post
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    I found her annoying at the time but very nice now. It's a film that improves with age.
    Probably sacrilege to say so, but I think the opposite. I watched it recently and by modern standards the pace of the storytelling is painfully slow.

    Restless Natives holds up much better from the same era.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hibsbollah View Post
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    Probably sacrilege to say so, but I think the opposite. I watched it recently and by modern standards the pace of the storytelling is painfully slow.

    Restless Natives holds up much better from the same era.
    Restless Natives was brilliant, I’ll have to try and watch that again. Does anyone know anywhere it can be viewed online?

    United we stand here....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns View Post
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    Good bit on the afternoon show, bbc radio Scotland now. Claire and Bill forsyth chatting.
    Forsyth directed/produced a few great Scottish movies
    Always loved Local Hero, and the beautiful locations and haunting music

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    Quote Originally Posted by Billy Whizz View Post
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    Forsyth directed/produced a few great Scottish movies
    Always loved Local Hero, and the beautiful locations and haunting music
    Agree 100% re. Local Hero.

    That Sinking Feeling was a great film too, although given that I haven't seen it in about 30 years, I've no idea how well it's aged.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lord bunberry View Post
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    Restless Natives was brilliant, I’ll have to try and watch that again. Does anyone know anywhere it can be viewed online?
    Netflix 👍

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    Quote Originally Posted by hibsbollah View Post
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    Probably sacrilege to say so, but I think the opposite. I watched it recently and by modern standards the pace of the storytelling is painfully slow.

    Restless Natives holds up much better from the same era.

    I prefer Restless Natives myself, but they're just different types of movies, and (IMUO) the 'pace' of Gregory's Girl suits the storyline.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lord bunberry View Post
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    Restless Natives was brilliant, I’ll have to try and watch that again. Does anyone know anywhere it can be viewed online?
    BBC Scotland showed all of these at Christmas. Still on few on my DVR. I enjoyed the film when it came out but remain confused by the big escalator in St Andrew Square bus station (Glasgow Buchanan Street) and the fact everyone in the scheme was Glaswegian

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    Quote Originally Posted by AFKA5814_Hibs View Post
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    Remember going to the Dominion to watch it with my school class when it came out, must have been in P6 or P7. Watched it again just a couple of weeks back on BBC Scotland channel. Loads of great one-liners. Love the music that's played throughout the film as well.
    IIRC the EEN cinema listings recorded that Gregory’s Girl was in its 60th week, etc. I eventually saw it at the Dominion over a year after general release and I think the screen only had about a dozen seats.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peevemor View Post
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    Agree 100% re. Local Hero.

    That Sinking Feeling was a great film too, although given that I haven't seen it in about 30 years, I've no idea how well it's aged.
    I watched it a few years back and still thought it funny.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Billy Whizz View Post
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    Forsyth directed/produced a few great Scottish movies
    Always loved Local Hero, and the beautiful locations and haunting music
    Can't at the moment think of a better film. Impossible to say how good it would have seemed without Knopfler's score though.

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    I still count seconds in elephants, so I guess that's a lasting legacy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JeMeSouviens View Post
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    I still count seconds in elephants, so I guess that's a lasting legacy.
    It's where I learned how fast a sneeze is!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hibs Class View Post
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    It's where I learned how fast a sneeze is!
    And why I want to move to Caracas.

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    And why I want to move to Caracas.
    ... and you've spelled it right!

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