tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post6744301261934698135..comments2024-03-10T00:00:31.355+00:00Comments on BRIAN SIBLEY : his blog: A CAR FOR ALL SEASONSBrian Sibleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-32205663180188458462014-10-23T15:27:00.410+01:002014-10-23T15:27:00.410+01:00Glad I wasn't that traumatized by this.Glad I wasn't that traumatized by this.Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-67686652888669447842014-10-23T07:23:10.310+01:002014-10-23T07:23:10.310+01:00Michael: are you safe to take to the pictures nowa...Michael: are you safe to take to the pictures nowadays? ;)Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-44262690568308551982014-10-23T06:26:21.224+01:002014-10-23T06:26:21.224+01:00All I really remember is getting into trouble by s...All I really remember is getting into trouble by screaming the cinema down when the child snatcher appeared. I've been trying to live it down ever since! Screaming again when Nancy was murdered by Sikes in Oliver! didn't exactly help!Michael Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04232181049621677899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-59387952728714109542014-10-21T13:23:47.779+01:002014-10-21T13:23:47.779+01:00The programme was full of things to enjoy, though ...The programme was full of things to enjoy, though I'll never be able to think of Chitty quite the same way again after learning about its etymology!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-15075614497148805012014-10-19T22:48:44.092+01:002014-10-19T22:48:44.092+01:00One of those childhood faves that I recall having ...One of those childhood faves that I recall having saw only on TV, and strangely on a station that had to split it across two nights to run it. Interesting they built more than one of those cars.Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-24506039664934389462014-10-19T15:19:49.842+01:002014-10-19T15:19:49.842+01:00On my last trip to Wellington, during the filming ...On my last trip to Wellington, during the filming of <i>The Hobbit</i>, Peter arrived at the studio one morning in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang! It was the day featuring the Great Took's birthday party at which Gandalf had first met the very young Bilbo Baggins.<br /><br />There were a number of cars (with different capabilities) built for the film.<br /><br />PJ bought the original GEN II registered car for $805,000 at auction. When I commented on the price, he laughed and said, "Yes! I had to get Fran's OK on that purchase!"<br /><br />The reg. no.: GEN 11 having already been issued in NZ, it now carries a plate with the close (but, I imagine, annoyingly not close enough) reg: GEN 1L! Full details of the various CCBBs <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitty_Chitty_Bang_Bang_%28car%29" rel="nofollow">will be found here</a>.Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-55283974691200052702014-10-19T14:09:43.462+01:002014-10-19T14:09:43.462+01:00Isn't the car now owned by Peter Jackson? I se...Isn't the car now owned by Peter Jackson? I seem to remember him bringing it to a children's party during the filming of The Hobbit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-23392359151931491812014-10-19T13:19:31.187+01:002014-10-19T13:19:31.187+01:00Roger: Ooops!! Duly corrected! :)
Roger: Ooops!! Duly corrected! :)<br />Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-74633814793599792992014-10-19T12:56:55.443+01:002014-10-19T12:56:55.443+01:00Sally Ann HOWLES? I didn't think her singing w...Sally Ann HOWLES? I didn't think her singing was <i>that</i> bad!<br />Roger O B...noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-85199911294904594932014-10-19T08:42:38.982+01:002014-10-19T08:42:38.982+01:00Thanks, Boll, we are spiritual brothers, you and I...Thanks, Boll, we are spiritual brothers, you and I, blood and bone! :)<br /><br />The film is really about LOVE: Caractacus Potts' love of his two kids and his father and, eventually, Miss Scrumptious and their combined determination to restore love to a loveless kingdom. <br /><br />And, of course, Chitty's love for the family that rescue her from the scrapheap and enable her to fly!<br /><br />There are lots of sour stories about Dick Vsn Dyke: that he was heavily 'on the bottle' at the time, that he refused the role again and again until offered so much money that he 'had' to take it, that he only took it on the understanding that he didn't have to try (after 'Mary Poppins') another English accent, that he didn't get on with director, Ken Hughes... But I don't care! He exudes LOVE on screen, is funny and sings and dances with great energy.<br /><br />'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' with 'Mary Poppins' remain my two fondest cinema-going experiences of my youth and live on in me with great warmth and great affection.Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-66965435560666238282014-10-19T08:16:07.347+01:002014-10-19T08:16:07.347+01:00Some great memories Mr B. I have my own - listenin...Some great memories Mr B. I have my own - listening to the soundtrack in the back of the car going on holiday as was being played on an old tinny cassette recorder, hearing Hushabye Mountain as a dedication on the radio for my sixth birthday and much, much later spending a whole drunken night (pre-internet) in a pub arguing over who wrote it. Those are just snippets of a life-long love of a film that cuts through the senses and goes straight to the heart in a way that few others can.Boll Weavilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-11214561359499731692014-10-19T08:10:29.585+01:002014-10-19T08:10:29.585+01:00If you've not see the film, you are missing on...If you've not see the film, you are missing one of life's great pleasures ! Fantastic songs, a great cast and unforgettable characters.Boll Weavilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-80734794013104347492014-10-19T04:10:46.429+01:002014-10-19T04:10:46.429+01:00I have not seen the film but have really enjoyed t...I have not seen the film but have really enjoyed the audio book version of the book (as have my kids) looking forward to listening to the programme on Monday. Thanks!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003915263556622215noreply@blogger.com