Menu
Forums
New posts
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Awards
Log in
Register
What's new
New posts
Menu
Log in
Register
Poison your name this Hallowe'en
There's plenty of time to choose your spooky October username
Click here for more details
Forums
Entertainment
Movies
What was the last film you watched?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Angela Chilling" data-source="post: 318441" data-attributes="member: 33"><p><strong>Blackmail (1939)</strong></p><p></p><p><img src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTczOGEzMzQtMmQ5My00ZTI0LWEyZDMtMTg3MjMxNmRkYWE4XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyOTI2MjI5MQ@@._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 320px" /></p><p></p><p>My all time favourite film is probably <em>I am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang</em> (1932) so when I read that this film has a similar premise I was keen to watch it. Both films are about an innocent man who is falsely convicted of a crime for which he is sentenced to serve time on a brutal prison chain gang. He goes on to escape the chain gang and goes on the run. <em>Blackmail </em>is not just similar to <em>I am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang </em>some scenes and even some dialogue are so similar they seem to be near identical. What this film doesn't do though is copy the brilliance of its predecessor. It has none of the drama, the tension, the horror of the original and I felt completely detached from what I was watching. After years of trying to get a copy of this film I felt completely let down by it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Angela Chilling, post: 318441, member: 33"] [B]Blackmail (1939)[/B] [IMG width="320px"]https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTczOGEzMzQtMmQ5My00ZTI0LWEyZDMtMTg3MjMxNmRkYWE4XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyOTI2MjI5MQ@@._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg[/IMG] My all time favourite film is probably [I]I am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang[/I] (1932) so when I read that this film has a similar premise I was keen to watch it. Both films are about an innocent man who is falsely convicted of a crime for which he is sentenced to serve time on a brutal prison chain gang. He goes on to escape the chain gang and goes on the run. [I]Blackmail [/I]is not just similar to [I]I am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang [/I]some scenes and even some dialogue are so similar they seem to be near identical. What this film doesn't do though is copy the brilliance of its predecessor. It has none of the drama, the tension, the horror of the original and I felt completely detached from what I was watching. After years of trying to get a copy of this film I felt completely let down by it. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
What month follows July?
Post reply
Forums
Entertainment
Movies
What was the last film you watched?
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top
