Catch 22

[Olderndirt]

A chilled bottle of Chardonnay and fresh mouse batteries call for another in this, what may seem for some, unending stream of 'visual delights' . A remembrance of Yossarian and the rest of Joe Heller's great characters - especially Nately's .

[Charl]

Excellent...watched a doco on the making of the movie the other day...the price of war-surplus Mitchells suddenly shot up, when they started to assemble the bomber fleet.
They had to use all sorts of subterfuge and cut-outs to disguise the buy.
Great book, surprisingly good movie.

[Ian Warren]

Watched the movie years ago , a book i brought on lay-buy when is was 11 , The history of Aviation has a photo of LUSICOUS LULU over the Gulf of California during the filming of Catch 22 , book was published in 1972 . Nice Screen Dave

[Splitpin]

Beautiful OD...great movie....great screen

[Adamski]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Feb 11 2011, 10:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

book was published in 1972

Nope, Grasshoppa ... book came out in 1961. I think I read it in the late sixties - way before the film (which I didn't think was any way near as good as the book, BTW).

I loved Major-Major - who was always "out when he was in" and "in when he was out". Great book!

[Ian Warren]

Adam , little mix up , I brought a book 'The history of Aviation' , very plush and expensive , well for me , 14.95 in 1972 , has this gorgeous colour plate from the movie 'Catch22'

[Adamski]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Feb 11 2011, 01:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Adam , little mix up , I brought a book 'The history of Aviation' , very plush and expensive , well for me , 14.95 in 1972 , has this gorgeous colour plate from the movie 'Catch22'

If you ever see the book in your local Op Shop, then grab it ... it's brilliant. Many aspects of the book (as is often the case) just can't translate to film. If I can find my copy somewhere - if I didn't give it to my local Op Shop, that is I'll mail it you you.

[Ian Warren]

I'll keep my eyeballs out for it , when i saw the movie , i sorta really did not understand it till it near ending , its strange not to see in the local bargin shops , another place i ll look for it , cheers matey.

[Adamski]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Feb 11 2011, 01:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I'll keep my eyeballs out for it , when i saw the movie , i sorta really did not understand it till it near ending , its strange not to see in the local bargin shops , another place i ll look for it , cheers matey.

Just had a rummage ... must've gone in one of my previous clear-outs ... you fancy 15 Tom Clancy books instead?

[Ian Warren]

Tom Clancy is the very bottom off my list , my authors are Roger Freeman , Jerry Scutts , Don Logan , David Legg , and the list gos on , history and archive type books . Thanks for the thought anyway

[Olderndirt]

One of my all time favorite movie moments, from "Catch 22". Two nurses, yakking away as they're taking care of a patient - dates, hairdo's etc. One takes down an empty IV bag while the other unhooks a Foley catheter bag full of urine. The urine is passed to the partner who, never missing a word, blythely hangs it on the IV stand and starts the flow. Watch the General's his blonde bombshell aide's eyes as they prepare to present a medal to a naked Yossarian - not completely naked, he's wearing his cap so as not to be out of uniform.

[Adamski]

QUOTE (Olderndirt @ Feb 11 2011, 02:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

One of my all time favorite movie moments, from "Catch 22". Two nurses, yakking away as they're taking care of a patient - dates, hairdo's etc. One takes down an empty IV bag while the other unhooks a Foley catheter bag full of urine. The urine is passed to the partner who, never missing a word, blythely hangs it on the IV stand and starts the flow. Watch the General's his blonde bombshell aide's eyes as they prepare to present a medal to a naked Yossarian - not completely naked, he's wearing his cap so as not to be out of uniform.

Dang! (as they say) ... I'm going to have to rent this movie out! Good old memory loss means it'll be like watching a new film

[Chairman]

And that scene is straight out of the book - 'the soldier in white' I think he was known as. Dang, now I want to read it again !

btw http://www.trademe.co.nz/Books/Fiction-lit...n-353855661.htm

Cheers
Gary

[Adamski]

QUOTE (Chairman @ Feb 11 2011, 05:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

And that scene is straight out of the book - 'the soldier in white' I think he was known as. Dang, now I want to read it again !

Dang! Me too! I may just have to trawl the Op shops!

[Splitpin]

Ive got the movie on DVD if anybody wants to borrow it.

@ OD "A chilled bottle of Chardonnay and fresh mouse batteries ".....I think we may be related do you often eat mouse batteries with chardonnay....i prefer them with a nice merlot .

[Olderndirt]

QUOTE (Splitpin @ Feb 10 2011, 09:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Ive got the movie on DVD if anybody wants to borrow it.

@ OD "A chilled bottle of Chardonnay and fresh mouse batteries ".....I think we may be related do often eat mouse batteries with chardonnay....i prefer them with a nice merlot .

A red with lithium - how gauche.

[Splitpin]

QUOTE (Olderndirt @ Feb 12 2011, 04:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

A red with lithium - how gauche.

.....Im set in my ways, but I'll meet you half way.........a rosé

[Ian Warren]

I studied this photo so often in my teens " CATCH 22 " is another title i have to spy out for

[Charl]

Help the bombardier. Help him! Help him!

Adam's right - the book is better than the movie.
Just didn't expect that anyone could make a movie of it

[scaber]

QUOTE (Olderndirt @ Feb 11 2011, 02:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

One of my all time favorite movie moments, from "Catch 22". ...
One takes down an empty IV bag while the other unhooks a Foley catheter bag full of urine.
...

:-) funny, we were just discussing exactly that scene the other day - was it with you Ian or was it on one of my other hospital vists? - I seem to be spending too much time in there lately.