BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / Lawrence of Arabia

**Posted by SusiGo** June 15, 2012 10:44 am

This has been one of my all-time favourites for decades. I watched it in 1982 on German TV in the cut-down version. Fortunately I was in London in 1989 when the director's cut was shown in cinemas and I went there three times in two weeks . It has some terrific bits of dialogue and there are unforgettable images like the famous cut from the burning match to the sun-baked desert. Hard to believe it's fifty years old.

**Posted by Sentimental Pulse** June 15, 2012 10:52 am

SusiGo wrote:
This has been one of my all-time favourites for decades. I watched it in 1982 on German TV in the cut-down version. Fortunately I was in London in 1989 when the director's cut was shown in cinemas and I went there three times in two weeks . It has some terrific bits of dialogue and there are unforgettable images like the famous cut from the burning match to the sun-baked desert. Hard to believe it's fifty years old.

Oh my yes, Susi. I am a classic movie junkie. Yes, you have to watch Lawrence or any David Lean epic, Bridge on River Kwai, Zhivago, on letterbox format. No one with the possible exception of John Ford made more beautiful use of the grandeur of landscape. What a brilliant director. And Peter O'Toole was magnificent.

**Posted by Davina** June 15, 2012 11:13 am

Agree totally. A wonderful film, although spoilt a little for me when I first saw it at the pictures (cinema/movies) as I had an allergic reaction to the Poppets I was eating and was violently ill. Lol. Seriously, marvellous photography, acting and Peter O'Toole's eyes...

**Posted by SusiGo** June 15, 2012 6:47 pm

I once had the chance to watch "The Bridge on the River Kwai" on a big screen. That was great.

And, yes, Peter's eyes are truly hypnotic in this movie .

**Posted by m0r1arty** June 15, 2012 6:49 pm

You can see Michael Fassbender do a good impersonation of Peter O'Toole's Larry in Prometheus.

The film's rubbish but that character was compelling.

-m0r

**Posted by SusiGo** June 15, 2012 7:15 pm

Must have a look at that . Another Peter O'Toole film I love is "My favorite year" where he's playing an Errol Flynn lookalike in a 1950s TV show. One of the funniest films I know .

**Posted by Dramagod** June 15, 2012 9:12 pm

I've seen Lawrence half-way. I like older epics like DOCTOR ZHIVAGO, BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI and so on but for some reason this movie didn't move me the same way. Maybe it's because of all the sand. Not a fan of sand.

**Posted by SusiGo** June 16, 2012 4:21 pm

In this case I love sand . And the character of Lawrence who was so complicated and a very unlikely hero for a Hollywood movie with having no love interest and being a masochist and so on.

**Posted by besleybean** October 7, 2012 5:13 pm

I watched this when I was in labour!

**Posted by SusiGo** October 7, 2012 5:23 pm

Hope it helped. If I remember correctly I wasn't in the mood for films while being in labour. Maybe I should have tried.

**Posted by Mattlocked** October 7, 2012 5:33 pm

Dramagod wrote:
I've seen Lawrence half-way. I like older epics like DOCTOR ZHIVAGO, BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI and so on but for some reason this movie didn't move me the same way. Maybe it's because of all the sand. Not a fan of sand.

Drama, maybe it was just under the wrong circumstances. -> check Susi and besleybean

**Posted by SusiGo** October 7, 2012 5:34 pm

Might be physically difficult for him.

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**Posted by Mattlocked** October 7, 2012 5:42 pm

Oh.

**Posted by besleybean** October 7, 2012 6:11 pm

Certainly took my mind off it!

**Posted by Davina** October 7, 2012 6:25 pm

How did I miss the response to DramaGod's comment? Hilarious! That would make the newspapers!

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**Posted by Davina** May 23, 2013 11:53 pm

Agree with you m0r on this Prometheus was terribly disappointing but Michael Fassbender's portrayal of David was stunningly good especially the allusions to Lawrence- including his hair and that voice!