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The Unpopular Opinion

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THE UNPOPULAR OPINION: THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. 13 hours ago by:  Alex Maidy THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. is one of the most underappreciated films of the last decade and one of the best films that nobody saw last summer. Released at the start of August, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. should have been a massive success and paved the way for a new franchise. Appealing to fans of MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE and the Jason Bourne franchise, this movie ranks as one of the absolute best TV series adaptations and could be  Guy Ritchie 's best studio work. I do not hold high hopes for KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD, but everything that fits into Ritchie's bag of director tricks works in spades in this film. The ramped up slow motion is still his trademark, but his use of color, music, and kitschy subtitles through this spy adventure had me glued to my screen for the entire running time. But, what works so well in this movie may be the exact reason that it failed to click with audiences. And tha

Starts at 60: "When everyone’s favourite U.N.C.L.E saved the world"

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In the 1960s the word uncle referred to more than just one of your relatives. From 1964 to 1968, uncle also stood for the United Network Command for Law Enforcement (U.N.C.L.E) and formed the basis of a hit TV show about a crime fighting duo saving the world from evil. The Man from U.N.C.L.E  starred Robert Vaughan and David McCallum as agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin who saved the world from the evil THRUSH organisation. Remember how charming and witty they were? What about the never-ending gadgets they used? The show gained notoriety for pairing an American agent (Solo) and a Russian agent (Kuryakin), particularly during the Cold War period of the ’60s. The first season was purely black and white, before the emergence of colour TV added colour to the rest of the series. Each episode was titled as “the (insert episode title) affair” except one, “Alexander the Greater Affair”. For 105, 50-minute episodes, the two U.N.C.L.E agents ruled our screens. In its prime

The Man From UNCLE Theme as a guitar solo

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This not identified guitar player from Japan show us how to play The Man From UNCLE Theme  (by Jerry Goldsmith) as a guitar solo. His approach is more rock-and-roll oriented and his guitar style very confident: Much more about UNCLE: Amazon.com  -  http://goo.gl/OD1XKW   Amazon Australia  -  http://goo.gl/ODQYPY   Amazon Brazil  -  http://goo.gl/qYPYg6   Amazon Canada  -  http://goo.gl/XrC6gc   Amazon France -  http://goo.gl/IGxkLq   Amazon Germany  -  http://goo.gl/Wtz6WB   A mazon India -  http://goo.gl/vtNMYo   Amazon Italy  -  http://goo.gl/gPOn6X   Amazon Japan -  http://goo.gl/Cwqw1s   Amazon Mexico  -  http://goo.gl/xY6ANr   Amazon Netherlands -  http://goo.gl/y1t4KO   Amazon Spain  -  http://goo.gl/ph9s0Z   Amazon UK -  http://goo.gl/RDkUxB