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Cleopatra (1963)
« on: Thu, 25 March 2021, 11:41:03 »


Why didn't this movie do well ?

Just watched it now (in full), it's pretty decent,  felt no lesser, than ben-hur/ 10 commandments, big epics of the day.

+Elizabeth Taylor @ her most Thicc.

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Re: Cleopatra (1963)
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 25 March 2021, 13:18:42 »
My recollection was that it was very popular and catapulted Elizabeth Taylor to the stratosphere.

When I was a teenager "Cleopatra" was a euphemism for an extremely attractive woman.
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Re: Cleopatra (1963)
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 25 March 2021, 15:07:02 »
Hrrrm.. maybe they meant' only financial flop.
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Re: Cleopatra (1963)
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 25 March 2021, 18:41:51 »
Many things age in strange and unexpected ways. The top TV show that year was the Beverly Hillbillies and a couple of years later a show called Star Trek came on but was cancelled early due to poor ratings.

So, commercial popularity, critical acclaim, profit, and longevity are often very disjointed from each other.
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"However, even though I was born in the Mesozoic, I do know what anyone who wants to reach out to young people should say: Billionaires took your money. They took your chance to buy a home. They took your chance at a good education. They stole your opportunities. Billionaires took the things you want in life. If you really want those things, you have to take them back.
That's the message. That's the whole message. Say that every day, not just to reach America's frustrated young white men, but people of every age, race, and gender.
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Re: Cleopatra (1963)
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 25 March 2021, 19:56:57 »
I think it was pretty popular, at least in Poland, it was like hundreds of times on polish tv when I was a kid (80s-90s).
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Re: Cleopatra (1963)
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 26 March 2021, 16:46:56 »
Quote from: phinix on Thu, 25 March 2021, 19:56:57
I think it was pretty popular, at least in Poland, it was like hundreds of times on polish tv when I was a kid (80s-90s).


was it broadcast in letterbox or 4:3 aspect ratio ?
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Re: Cleopatra (1963)
« Reply #6 on: Fri, 26 March 2021, 17:19:34 »
Quote from: tp4tissue on Fri, 26 March 2021, 16:46:56
Quote from: phinix on Thu, 25 March 2021, 19:56:57
I think it was pretty popular, at least in Poland, it was like hundreds of times on polish tv when I was a kid (80s-90s).


was it broadcast in letterbox or 4:3 aspect ratio ?

4:3, dude, it was 90s:)
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Re: Cleopatra (1963)
« Reply #7 on: Fri, 26 March 2021, 17:51:50 »
Quote from: phinix on Fri, 26 March 2021, 17:19:34

4:3, dude, it was 90s:)

Took some 640x480 screenshots to remind ourselves how good we had it with PAL broadcast.    Of course we definitely didn't have this kind of color/ fidelity, but the image softness is endearing and nostalgic.



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