I read the review if it in Road & Track back before I saw it in
1969 on a double bill with Funny Girl or Funny Lady at the drive-in.
The R&T review ended with something along the lines of 'Do they
get away with it? Well, we'll just have to leave you hanging.'
Doug
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Laura.G@141.com [mailto:Laura.G@141.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 3:17 PM
> To: Thearthurhsmith@cs.com; spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Commercial on TX TV last night
>
>
>
> Arthur, I have to disagree with you! It's a fun flick!-From
> Noel Coward
> organizing everything from prison (love his song-"We're the
> Self-Preservation Society") to the punch -line at the end of
> the film-which
> I won't give away here, but when I saw "Lock, Stock and 2
> Smoking Barrels" a
> few weeks back, that final punch-line was very reminiscent of
> "The Italian
> Job".
>
> Laura
>
> Vita brevis est: rapide agite, vigore strigate!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Thearthurhsmith@cs.com>
> To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 12:02 PM
> Subject: Re: Commercial on TX TV last night
>
>
> >
> > In a message dated 4/4/00 11:10:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > susan@bearcom.com writes:
> >
> > > The Italian Job, which I've not seen, but understand there
> > > were several Minis going off cliffs in it.
> >
> > The movie was a drag. A whole lot of LBCs got smashed. The
> Mini chase was
> the
> > high point. Not worth the $2 to rent.
>
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