12-28-2006, 09:58 PM
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>I recently watched Arabesque on TCM. I was amused by
> the implausible scene where Prof Pollock (portrayed
> by Gregory Peck,) totally goofed on some sort of truth
> serum and tumbled by his waylayers out of a moving vehicle
> onto a busy freeway, finds a loose bicycle and proceeds to
> ride it, lane-splitting and going the wrong way.
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> (Sophia Loren looked like a high-maintenance hooker.)
It was an appalling-bad movie, considering they rated it 3.5 stars (out of
4). And you're right about Sophia Loren. In general, Gregory Peck is one of
the few actors that makes almost any movie watchable, but even he seemed
pretty ill-at-ease in the role.
--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com
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