tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post8390723981739947672..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Overlooked Movies: The Man from U.N.C.L.E.mybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-24149473972533389682016-08-07T07:34:15.194-05:002016-08-07T07:34:15.194-05:00I don't recall hearing anyone say the word &qu...I don't recall hearing anyone say the word "U.N.C.L.E." in this film. Pictures of the U.N.C.L.E. Gun are shown in the end credits, but no one used it in the film.Lohr McKinstrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-78567787862909286062016-07-23T17:01:33.964-05:002016-07-23T17:01:33.964-05:00I also saw this film in the theater and bought the...I also saw this film in the theater and bought the Blu-Ray. The 60's setting is wonderfully realized. Love the fashions they put the women in. Great fun. Not the original UNCLE but I liked it too.Scott Cupphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13082054067551991645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-16256744359503791672016-07-19T15:39:19.386-05:002016-07-19T15:39:19.386-05:00I have my 1960s Man from U.N.C.L.E. attaché case s...I have my 1960s Man from U.N.C.L.E. attaché case somewhere around here, but just the case; none of the nifty items that came with it.<br /><br />John Duke (Who's still waiting for a call to help resolve a dangerous international crisis.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-80342808937107604962016-07-19T15:10:13.175-05:002016-07-19T15:10:13.175-05:00lots of women i know described as backwards and fe...lots of women i know described as backwards and felt alienated and said they expect more today - they acknowledged some good things but still mostly disapointed - i havent seen it and im not sure what they mean exactlyKonsumterrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170560484656800416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-73002382308062938702016-07-19T13:37:18.997-05:002016-07-19T13:37:18.997-05:00I remember the '60s series fondly, but saw a c...I remember the '60s series fondly, but saw a couple of the old episodes recently and was seriously underwhelmed, hence my lack of interest in the movie. You make it sound like it's worth a look, though; I'll check it out.Mike Stammnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-34575449751960842372016-07-19T12:56:27.047-05:002016-07-19T12:56:27.047-05:00FWIW, I loved this movie. Saw it in the theater, b...FWIW, I loved this movie. Saw it in the theater, bought it on Blu-Ray. It's made with a lightness you don't usually see in big-budget films of this stripe. The clothes are fantastic. And Daniel Pemberton's score is one of the best I've ever heard. Then again, I've never seen the TV show.Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473441336451528462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-79451876527770544912016-07-19T09:04:52.736-05:002016-07-19T09:04:52.736-05:00Man from UNCLE was my favorite TV show and in a wa...Man from UNCLE was my favorite TV show and in a way, still is because it was such a big part of my childhood. I had the biggest crush on McCallum and still do. I wrote fanfic for it. I read a lot of MFU fanfic, too, over the years. I had no problems hearing that Guy Ritchie was directing the movie. It couldn't be worse than "The Return of the Man from UNCLE" TV movie of the early-'80s. And I did enjoy some of Ritchie's other movies. I was excited about the movie, I was thrilled with the castings, and I loved the movie. It's everything I wanted from a Man from UNCLE movie and more. My friends who are devout fans of the show also loved the movie. I couldn't wait to own the DVD. I would love a sequel to it, but I doubt that will happen. It's a shame.ShellyShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14183404615688013084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-14246885865179796982016-07-19T08:41:55.254-05:002016-07-19T08:41:55.254-05:00Nope, never saw it. Nope, never saw it. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-17068242781820175202016-07-19T08:40:52.792-05:002016-07-19T08:40:52.792-05:00Guy Ritchie did some good films until he hit it bi...Guy Ritchie did some good films until he hit it big with Sherlock Holmes. Snatch, Rock n Roller, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. I just found this bland. A lot had to do with the boring leads.<br />I think a lot of people need to go back and watch the originals. They don't hold up well after 50 years. The Lone Ranger is especially awful. Steve Oerkfitznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-4906150891873377912016-07-19T08:07:27.626-05:002016-07-19T08:07:27.626-05:00According to Leslie Halliwell, the swinging sixtie...According to Leslie Halliwell, the swinging sixties was a complete construct that never actually existed, so there's that...<br /><br />What I remember about the tv show was how dreamy David McCullum was as Ilya. We couldn't believe it when his wife left him for Charles Bronson! What woman in her right mind would do that? (Hey, we were pre-teens...we had no clue.) Nowadays, every once in a while when I'm channel-surfing, I'll catch McCullum as "Ducky" on "NCIS" where he's enjoying a late-in-career resurgence.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-43267943230831706852016-07-19T07:50:10.013-05:002016-07-19T07:50:10.013-05:00I'm with Jerry. I've avoided a lot of the...I'm with Jerry. I've avoided a lot of them, but I had the misfortune to see the appalling WILD, WILD WEST. Just horrible.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-47900115245878879372016-07-19T07:33:07.340-05:002016-07-19T07:33:07.340-05:00I was also a big U.N.C.L.E. fan. I felt this film...I was also a big U.N.C.L.E. fan. I felt this film would have worked better if they didn't try to shoehorn it into the U.N.C.L.E. framework. THE WILD, WILD WEST, THE LONE RANGER, I SPY, THE AVENGERS (Steed/Peel version), MISSION : IMPOSSIBLE(s), THE SAINT -- all seem to go out of their way to pervert/alter/modernize the source material. and they all fail horribly.<br /><br />I'm a grumpy old man. Sue me.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-51999068397975491862016-07-19T06:57:54.723-05:002016-07-19T06:57:54.723-05:00Yes, Guy Ritchie is a big negative for me, but the...Yes, Guy Ritchie is a big negative for me, but the weak lead actors is bigger.<br /><br />Like you I miss the old days, but when it comes to the Swingin' Sixties, You Can't Go Home Again.<br />Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-85306755588561945462016-07-19T05:34:43.739-05:002016-07-19T05:34:43.739-05:00I was a big fan of THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. back in...I was a big fan of THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. back in the Sixties. And, I really like THE GIRL FROM U.N.C.L.E, too! I passed on this movie version, but your review is tempting me to reconsider.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.com