tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86008810401443102862024-03-16T02:08:11.408-05:00Scorethefilm's Movie Blog"He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad" ---- Rafael Sabatiniscorethefilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740271029710781821noreply@blogger.comBlogger4335125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600881040144310286.post-90037791664305921522022-01-30T22:11:00.002-06:002022-01-30T22:11:23.069-06:00You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhM44eWzHImahtK8hpzM5aBbiY1yRUyxxEYlBBpmO3y-Lc64M6ITJK7ubRRROvTQRx-vo8yJs1askTdkcbZ9tpv6OiRD7JCRaZNjBtllF9s6oKz7R1zCnaMeWKvTQdVGfGLMm1cAC8FXPMXdfezVu-_Pws1X3w9y_1rCJqjwzuSajCfjogPOKZyCr7tEg=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="812" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhM44eWzHImahtK8hpzM5aBbiY1yRUyxxEYlBBpmO3y-Lc64M6ITJK7ubRRROvTQRx-vo8yJs1askTdkcbZ9tpv6OiRD7JCRaZNjBtllF9s6oKz7R1zCnaMeWKvTQdVGfGLMm1cAC8FXPMXdfezVu-_Pws1X3w9y_1rCJqjwzuSajCfjogPOKZyCr7tEg=w271-h400" width="271" /></a></div><br />Director: Lewis Seiler<br /><br />Writers: Robert Buckner, Don Ryan, Kenneth Gamet, Lewis E. Lawes, Jonathan Finn<br /><br />Composer: Heinz Roemheld<br /><br />Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Gale Page, Billy Halop, John Litel, Henry Travers, Harvey Stephens, Harold Huber, Joe Sawyer, Joe Downing, George E. Stone, Joe King, Joseph Crehan<br /><br />More info: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032153/reference">IMDb</a><br /><br />Tagline: AMERICA'S TWO-FISTER ANSWER to the Gun-Mad Rats Who Rule the Underworld!<br /><br />Plot: Youthful tough Johnnie Stone has fallen under the influence of petty
crook Frank Wilson, who involves him and robbery and murder using his
sister's boyfriend's stolen gun.<br /><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="389" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Hkv2oz7p1dU" width="468" youtube-src-id="Hkv2oz7p1dU"></iframe></div><br /><p>My rating: 6/10<br /><br />Will I watch it again? Nah.<br /></p><p>The Bogart of THE MALTESE FALCON (1941) (and beyond) is the Bogart I love. A lot of what he did prior to that, mostly his really early stuff, he was stiff and the stuff caricatures are made of. But here he is just two years away from being memorialized as Sam Spade that he's not just a cookie cutter bad guy and not just some other run of the mill actor walking the walk and talking the talk like any low rent stiff could do. He, as Frank Wilson, does a great job manipulating Johnnie (Billy Halop) and he keeps on doing it until he's physically unable to, and by that time the damage is done. I liked the film but it was painful watching Halop play the anguishing Johnnie. The kid, as an actor, was trying too hard which meant his acting chops weren't up to the task of filling the role. It doesn't help him that he's got a lot of screen time. Besides, Johnnie was pissing me off to almost getting Fred killed by the electric chair. All he had to do was tell the truth. I suppose that was a big part of building suspense. It just frustrated me and I was glad when it was finally over and Johnnie was finished. It was a pleasant surprise hearing and then seeing Eddie "Rochester" Anderson pop up as a convict. I love that guy. It's an OK flick where you have to take the bad with the good.<br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiri9QybFJ79SwVQVZ5YOrA5YWc1JIs3hHllnwXYzGTjpBnAXBhxHU2FhPE7BuJ1WIKWVlFt5BSbWMNNsjvd1WWgMFGVtds6ERURwH-CjG-dQGKaI3g1sSKX95dlT13rJCjA9LXxr5CpgD3Lhn84xMI6u-Ixcc4FaS4XRdQVkOCAweUHke_R6cv_eTQ0g=s500" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="322" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiri9QybFJ79SwVQVZ5YOrA5YWc1JIs3hHllnwXYzGTjpBnAXBhxHU2FhPE7BuJ1WIKWVlFt5BSbWMNNsjvd1WWgMFGVtds6ERURwH-CjG-dQGKaI3g1sSKX95dlT13rJCjA9LXxr5CpgD3Lhn84xMI6u-Ixcc4FaS4XRdQVkOCAweUHke_R6cv_eTQ0g=w258-h400" width="258" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglhSu8B1kkn0JdCCEK6fOFq4f_owkM_e677L95RtrmYk2WIJ8iokn8Y-3UDezaZZG_hLiO-_1_ReQZlFtkdxatpsbfPGPbMASu969b0K6pDgvl8qFvsdYmqYSBTlusDGJ9ar8I0eQVzB9-j3UqrDEBNeAngb-koqxpzpKapBBblEJiD0c3lrSSqyY_PQ=s3000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="1976" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglhSu8B1kkn0JdCCEK6fOFq4f_owkM_e677L95RtrmYk2WIJ8iokn8Y-3UDezaZZG_hLiO-_1_ReQZlFtkdxatpsbfPGPbMASu969b0K6pDgvl8qFvsdYmqYSBTlusDGJ9ar8I0eQVzB9-j3UqrDEBNeAngb-koqxpzpKapBBblEJiD0c3lrSSqyY_PQ=w264-h400" width="264" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>scorethefilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16193071850402609277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600881040144310286.post-64244503171553751172022-01-30T21:02:00.000-06:002022-01-30T21:02:38.778-06:00Callan (1974)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggBV0QurxNofdCM0_JRMvo_x0oCcMR_vSLYhUFvJSirECIwoWkWlaDakx4tVg0OhlW4FmiOsYvcaz2D7FSRvd89BJZMsb-5CKsTGgP7v-nnZvlLquf-TenQO3K3tR5zSwX9NBtrHWjQ22Fn522L43hEns7shCLcTwblzzNMnN2uKSnXLDfxrfVR20FyQ=s1505" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1505" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggBV0QurxNofdCM0_JRMvo_x0oCcMR_vSLYhUFvJSirECIwoWkWlaDakx4tVg0OhlW4FmiOsYvcaz2D7FSRvd89BJZMsb-5CKsTGgP7v-nnZvlLquf-TenQO3K3tR5zSwX9NBtrHWjQ22Fn522L43hEns7shCLcTwblzzNMnN2uKSnXLDfxrfVR20FyQ=w266-h400" width="266" /></a></div><br />Director: Don Sharp<br /><br />Writer: James Mitchell<br /><br />Composer: Wilfred Josephs<br /><br />Starring: Edward Woodward, Eric Porter, Carl Mohner, Catherine Schell, Peter Egan, Russell Hunter, Kenneth Griffinth, Michael Da Costa, Veronica Lang, Clifford Rose, David Prowse, Don Henderson, Nadim Sawalha<br /><br />More info: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071270/reference">IMDb</a><br /><br />Tagline: Callan... doesn't make friends - and all his enemies are dead!<br /><br />Plot: Greg Callan's cousin David Callan top agent/assassin for the S.I.S., was
forced to retire because he had lost his nerve. Now, Callan is called
back into service to handle the assassination of Schneider, a German
businessman. His former boss promises Callan that he'll be returned to
active status if he follows orders, but as always Callan refuses to act
until he knows why Schneider has been marked for death.<br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="392" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Yg9mNquM24A" width="471" youtube-src-id="Yg9mNquM24A"></iframe></div><br /><p>My rating: 8/10<br /><br />Will I watch it again? Yes.</p><p>A long while ago I watched the last of the Callan movies, <a href="https://scorethefilm.blogspot.com/2020/05/wet-job-1981.html?zx=a119a546d6eb5919">WET JOB (1981)</a>, and I liked it. Now that I've seen the first, I'm full-on ready to tackle the TV series that started it all. This movie is great. Woodward is great as top assassin, David Callan. He's really good at his job. The rest of the cast do a wonderful job, too. Eric Porter is Hunger, Callan's old boss, Peter Egan kills it as Toby Meres, Hunter's right hand man and Callan's replacement, Carl Mohner as Schneider, Callan's target, Catherine Schell as Schneider's girlfriend, Jenny and Russell Hunter as Lonely, an old contact of Callan's who gets him what he needs and takes Callan's shit when there's no one around to beat on. It's swell cast and they all step up to James Mitchell's tight and sharp script. </p><p>This has got two very good action sequences; one is a fight between Callan and Meres and the other is the excellent car chase in the video above. This is some good shit! I did not expect them to be this good. Because this is a movie I expect the show didn't live up to this kind of quality often but I sure hope it did. The story moves along nicely without any fat needing to be trimmed. It's satisfying throughout but there were only two things that bothered me. One is the odd harmonica-heavy score. It's just damn strange and felt weird from the first few seconds of the film. I thought it would disappear after the opening but it didn't. The other is Callan the man and the ending. He indicates that he knows he's being set up and he goes through with it anyway. Now, one would assume that he's prepared something special off camera for the viewer so that we be be surprised and be impressed by his cunning. But he doesn't have anything planned. If he did, we don't see what it is because something unexpected happens and Callan improvises. What he does with his improvisation is brilliant in its own right. Sadly, what happens next with his (unbeknownst to Callan) re-classification at the hands of Hunter we'll never know what happens next. It's a neat little suspenseful set-up for a sequel ala JOHN WICK (2014). Having not seen the preceding series, I feel like this movie as a stand alone story is a great watch and highly recommended. <br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiq6TbQI-9L73dJBXMLH9oAal9_ew1xH1gBUcVdSM4oOEGgb06gu8F4DwVgU_fzSnjmfmYMlZstnZXXS72B_Z8bXhHCCrRPu5JmOpMhJgLPbd2RWWBaW04N1z4j8aSkdXb2G2RgmQvk4YvNYeWA0aTa27jWhuDul8h0lOJRg0tmuwLTzsnQAqeEdTg62Q=s3491" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3491" data-original-width="2323" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiq6TbQI-9L73dJBXMLH9oAal9_ew1xH1gBUcVdSM4oOEGgb06gu8F4DwVgU_fzSnjmfmYMlZstnZXXS72B_Z8bXhHCCrRPu5JmOpMhJgLPbd2RWWBaW04N1z4j8aSkdXb2G2RgmQvk4YvNYeWA0aTa27jWhuDul8h0lOJRg0tmuwLTzsnQAqeEdTg62Q=w266-h400" width="266" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>scorethefilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16193071850402609277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600881040144310286.post-56902137693527515042022-01-30T19:05:00.002-06:002022-01-30T19:05:46.393-06:00Death Walks in Laredo (1967)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTzmGMgHPvRNDE1RCvpVQBLKHXy9xAKCkJPhQBgmQV4fn3JTLznXyv6227B9d9Ax-yIcdUX8mOO-8t5gZZgnBZTmeAPjavBZJprIGOokR7bzE7chPc27wA6fGgckwwNSC0F5DZu-T5k1Vc274Hcc1ydsA1a-qePXhnPWgvjPLMbehGg71TQ-GuF5mJAQ=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="845" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTzmGMgHPvRNDE1RCvpVQBLKHXy9xAKCkJPhQBgmQV4fn3JTLznXyv6227B9d9Ax-yIcdUX8mOO-8t5gZZgnBZTmeAPjavBZJprIGOokR7bzE7chPc27wA6fGgckwwNSC0F5DZu-T5k1Vc274Hcc1ydsA1a-qePXhnPWgvjPLMbehGg71TQ-GuF5mJAQ=w281-h400" width="281" /></a></div><br />Original title: 3 Pistole Contro Cesare<p></p><p>AKA: Tre Pistole per un Massacre, The Pistol, the Karate and the Eye <br /></p><p>Director: Enzo Peri<br /><br />Writers: Piero Regnoli, Enzo Piero, Carmine Bologna<br /><br />Composer: Marcello Giombini<br /><br />Starring: Thomas Hunter, James Shigeta, Nadir Moretti, Gianna Serra, Delia Boccardo, Umberto D'Orsi, Femi Benussi, Ferruccio De Ceresa, Vittorio Bonos, Adriana Ambesi, Gino Bardi, Gianluigi Crescenzi, Enrico Maria Salerno, Nicola Di Gioia, Jose Galera Balazote<br /><br />More info: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061117/reference">IMDb</a><br /><br />Plot: A gunman teams up with his long-lost brothers--a French hypnotist and a
Japanese kung-fu expert--to fight a villain who is obsessed with Roman
emperor Julius Caesar, to the point of having built a palace, complete
with slave girls, a huge sunken bath and his own "Praetorian Guard", and
who is trying to cheat them out of a gold mine left to them by their
father.<br /><br /><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="374" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UPXAwSiPFGg" width="449" youtube-src-id="UPXAwSiPFGg"></iframe></div><br /><p>My rating: 6/10<br /><br />Will I watch it again? No.</p><p>You read the plot right. It's kind of bonkers which makes it more watchable than most of your B-grade spags. For starters meet your villain, Julius Cesar Fuller!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgYsYo5VcFPYaE2H5Dn738B6SopWU2jw6o0JvMIZ1i1J6Qsq2bHhRlSvD2cdl1fl3_RU0d70IA5dNzrlFjvNlYRlCsmbFoLNpmwCQYGc1u_uj6IZSCrW9uIU8eaG_L37C5RlJQME_8DmjyMu6rhTKWowfUaJe-VF-afZddnL3aUR4IURkxi8GsGNbs2Q=s432" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="432" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgYsYo5VcFPYaE2H5Dn738B6SopWU2jw6o0JvMIZ1i1J6Qsq2bHhRlSvD2cdl1fl3_RU0d70IA5dNzrlFjvNlYRlCsmbFoLNpmwCQYGc1u_uj6IZSCrW9uIU8eaG_L37C5RlJQME_8DmjyMu6rhTKWowfUaJe-VF-afZddnL3aUR4IURkxi8GsGNbs2Q=w400-h223" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Yup. He lives in opulence, like the Caesar of old in a Roman style mansion in the middle of the desert (here the American West as portrayed by location filming in Algeria!), complete with a bevy of beautiful women and the world's largest bathtub (or a big pool for us peasants). The story has three men come together who all have something in common, they all the same father who was a notorious lothario. By the end of the movie you find out they're not the only ones and by far! Each of these three men are distinctive in that one has tricked-out, James Bondian weapons like a multi-barreled pistol that can kill four men at once as well as a pair of pistols that can fire from the butts. Another brother knows karate (poorly as judged by the fight choreography) and another is a hypnotist with an uncanny, supernatural ability to stop people cold in their tracks! They're all going to their dead father's homestead to claim their property. But Fuller has taken it and the town for his own. </p><p>As fuckin' fun as that sounds, it doesn't live up to the potential. The action is OK, the humor is light, the villain is weak, dull and only has his gimmick lifestyle and a cloudy right eye to stand apart from other Spaghetti Western baddies, and the 82 minute length is further shortened by three, yes THREE musical/dance numbers that waste some time. Star Thomas Hunter does a fine job. He looks at home in a Western much like Clint or some of the other big names of the Italian Westerns. I was surprised to see that his movie career lasted about 11 years from '66 to '76 with 20 features and that's it. Based on this picture I would've expected more. The music is pretty good. As a fan of the genre I've been listening to Spaghetti Western scores for decades and I instantly recognized the theme song and sang along with it. That was fun. this is one of the better middle-of-the-road Spags and it's worth checking out if you've seen all the great films in the genre but want to avoid the dregs (and there are a lot of those).<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirzYG1zPiOKfaY2OuWNu0JgJF0t-PgcYDeVTsTEkjg0IbygqYbyBI5iDKnGVrmJoVD5supmrnhlrt4lNN3TLvwlroka3T1EARV9Y8_2wtPaf7QUh-i6yGu_-6Bz06id9z5cqorcKSaBy5GF7o_XkWRARfIZ1U4IDK4wl-X5VxT0BoE0dbZlk8JZzvEcw=s675" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirzYG1zPiOKfaY2OuWNu0JgJF0t-PgcYDeVTsTEkjg0IbygqYbyBI5iDKnGVrmJoVD5supmrnhlrt4lNN3TLvwlroka3T1EARV9Y8_2wtPaf7QUh-i6yGu_-6Bz06id9z5cqorcKSaBy5GF7o_XkWRARfIZ1U4IDK4wl-X5VxT0BoE0dbZlk8JZzvEcw=w296-h400" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7G_3O8HEMfZlh4z3qopbeXHLXRNTIS2w2xP7Hv8xioY16U4BL91mhC0eQEkAAjTBQDFmANVj7YPKn7B3SnfR30Y7WMKFyQq8g6lTP02dyxUI817MJ54tLJJoSWke_d5csFPD0973ju9sHglMM9GKhd4U2DeWwtHF8GrwzxKygR3PLstzQgHU89QUxJg=s700" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7G_3O8HEMfZlh4z3qopbeXHLXRNTIS2w2xP7Hv8xioY16U4BL91mhC0eQEkAAjTBQDFmANVj7YPKn7B3SnfR30Y7WMKFyQq8g6lTP02dyxUI817MJ54tLJJoSWke_d5csFPD0973ju9sHglMM9GKhd4U2DeWwtHF8GrwzxKygR3PLstzQgHU89QUxJg=w286-h400" width="286" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>scorethefilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16193071850402609277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600881040144310286.post-41682488000365739862022-01-30T17:43:00.004-06:002022-01-30T17:48:09.525-06:00The Shooting (1966)<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCgDlq962IpKhNN_sfVYXH68-oJTaCv_t_Mii-GQtEKDuZrpPcSSbHfMYbuna9b7oJhUvNU85lwGHWak6hJVoCrxOqjKZsoERcEbNR8hqFE1AsaDEpcU7dYmceEf3OOwqd8qcLE-GmycOMiNcUQ9ap5uQ-UZkTnmAAxK9sUUZtX2enbUAiL1pKsqtOmg=s1519" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1519" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCgDlq962IpKhNN_sfVYXH68-oJTaCv_t_Mii-GQtEKDuZrpPcSSbHfMYbuna9b7oJhUvNU85lwGHWak6hJVoCrxOqjKZsoERcEbNR8hqFE1AsaDEpcU7dYmceEf3OOwqd8qcLE-GmycOMiNcUQ9ap5uQ-UZkTnmAAxK9sUUZtX2enbUAiL1pKsqtOmg=w264-h400" width="264" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Director: Monte Hellman<br /><br />Writer: Carole Eastman<br /><br />Composer: Richard Markowitz<br /><br />Starring: Warren Oates, Millie Perkins, Jack Nicholson, Will Hutchins, Charles Eastman, Guy El Tsosie, Brandon Carroll, B.J. Merholz, Wally K. Berns, William Mackleprang, James Campbell<br /><br />More info: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062262/reference">IMDb</a><br /><br />Tagline: Suspenseful desert pursuit in the "High Noon" tradition.<br /><br />Plot: A mysterious woman persuades two cowboys to help her in a revenge scheme.<br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="383" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_Ts-CRIMJes" width="460" youtube-src-id="_Ts-CRIMJes"></iframe></div><br /><p>My rating: 8/10<br /><br />Will I watch it again? Yes.</p><p>That tagline is horseshit to bring up HIGH NOON (1952) like that. The only thing they have in common is they're both Westerns and they both have suspense but the tension is quite different. And that trailer wasn't released until at least 1970, four years after this flick. Anyway, I REALLY dig this movie. I had a hunch about the ending early on because they kept avoiding the identity of their prey but that didn't take away from it's power much. The film is masterfully directed by Hellman. The cast essentially consists of four characters. Coley (Hutchins), Woman (Perkins), Billy (Nicholson) and Willett (Oates). Hutchins annoyed me at first but by the second half his goofiness had settled down and grasped the reality of the situation. From then on he was great. Perkins? I'm not sure if I didn't like her character or acting. She was a pissy little brat, the kind of character I don't like anyway. I have my own ideas of what happened to her after the credits rolled. That brings us to Warren Oates who, along with screenwriter Eastman and director Hellman (who I see died in April of last year at age 91), helped make this movie the great film it is. He fucking kills it. My only regret is the film is as short as it is. I would be on board for another half hour of drama that goes beyond the end of the picture. I'm sure it wouldn't take much to visualize that. Don't misunderstand, I loved the ending it's just that I would like to see certain people get what's coming to them and all slow and painful like. Get me? A lot of this crew filmed this back to back with RIDE THE WHIRLWIND (1966). I saw that one a long time ago and I remember liking it OK but after seeing THE SHOOTING, I think I should wait a minute as RIDE is probably the lesser of the two. Plus Oates wasn't in it.<br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDqCrFLL747u95KSZMZ8SeHJ8BHi-ezFPjyumZguIdnMcm675666ZLXLWGidkGzp6L8__w8XCa7UTNMwAhjiROrxcHC53nSUqkEOLfH8L3B9BuxOIjcCjaDlR_XIMShfY3Jejz6pNEFK_mPsX5AcYAbTA9LyneVlotQr73zsvTbtzP74SodQ048GaFuw=s672" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDqCrFLL747u95KSZMZ8SeHJ8BHi-ezFPjyumZguIdnMcm675666ZLXLWGidkGzp6L8__w8XCa7UTNMwAhjiROrxcHC53nSUqkEOLfH8L3B9BuxOIjcCjaDlR_XIMShfY3Jejz6pNEFK_mPsX5AcYAbTA9LyneVlotQr73zsvTbtzP74SodQ048GaFuw=w298-h400" width="298" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCdUiCwe5slK5zPStiVkn90BAryqrDMxekrtrmw393ruC-ujP-PMJFyhS_SPo1T2LFupHxUlPT3ol0mD-bVdWzvi9OE0qVzS-kGCdDxnzC1OOrshNc-js68lUP31wzQPfuKhY6ewMPQCStDwEuOi0SgytCEfFucSvMZ3jx3sWpHlWgHULL5-JNOXZ2Zg=s767" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCdUiCwe5slK5zPStiVkn90BAryqrDMxekrtrmw393ruC-ujP-PMJFyhS_SPo1T2LFupHxUlPT3ol0mD-bVdWzvi9OE0qVzS-kGCdDxnzC1OOrshNc-js68lUP31wzQPfuKhY6ewMPQCStDwEuOi0SgytCEfFucSvMZ3jx3sWpHlWgHULL5-JNOXZ2Zg=w261-h400" width="261" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>scorethefilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16193071850402609277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600881040144310286.post-88075416990436091692022-01-30T15:05:00.002-06:002022-01-30T15:05:38.712-06:00Murder, My Sweet (1944)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBKHqPqEcEtlI5Yy1gVtiqLvQO-Db703IDhkwvp0XRgRiSLEBcUafyR7WaUjUc__SqPLqcnBlRsb11GJjJGIbIKsCDGNJ1QhdOA1aeOsFdGYQcSDeUdjshhPrSLDXk0Ii2fwqlboxb6_xvSJFycy4Wgak179USQcBTAl-Ga7xUB0yrrX32a8mZfx400g=s755" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="507" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBKHqPqEcEtlI5Yy1gVtiqLvQO-Db703IDhkwvp0XRgRiSLEBcUafyR7WaUjUc__SqPLqcnBlRsb11GJjJGIbIKsCDGNJ1QhdOA1aeOsFdGYQcSDeUdjshhPrSLDXk0Ii2fwqlboxb6_xvSJFycy4Wgak179USQcBTAl-Ga7xUB0yrrX32a8mZfx400g=w269-h400" width="269" /></a></div><br />Director: Edward Dmytryk<br /><br />Writers: John Paxton, Raymond Chandler<br /><br />Composer: Roy Webb<br /><br />Starring: Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, Anne Shirley, Otto Kruger, Mike Mazurki, Miles Mander, Douglas Walton, Donald Douglas, Ralf Harolde, esther Howard<br /><br />More info: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037101/reference">IMDb</a><br /><br />Tagline: A night of murder the police won't let him forget! The only key to his safety... a woman's face he can't remember!<br /><br />Plot: After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe
is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.<br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="390" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PHRDGxSL2o4" width="469" youtube-src-id="PHRDGxSL2o4"></iframe></div><p></p><p>My rating: 7/10<br /><br />Will I watch it again? Yeah.</p><p>Is it me or is this a little too complicated for its own good? I dig the flick and it's fun. The dialogue, acting and such is right where you want it to be for a noir crime picture but sometimes it feels like a copout when all the information you need to figure out what's going on isn't given until the massive exposition dump near the end. Sometime it works great like in THE MALTESE FALCON (1941) and sometimes it feels like cheating as in this movie. Maybe I'm getting too worked up about it. I don't know. Dick Powell is always fun to watch but I do like my noir detectives to be on the darker side than wise-cracking. Moose (played by 6'5" Mike Mazurki) was a tough and fun character. It's still a fun ride despite my bitching about being in the dark until the end.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFMrL0ijNtVE13YeVAOd__YMvjNoafxMDfFKEuUo8ZNgwWUvej1KAJ2993yk3DXecWLTKxYaUF4Pbz-KkaPpGdnifAOYW22XmfT6BjpOJgzVFq7sYRTvXqhmtYDqA2b3RicsRu0ZhFeO8CoirRZNNaFVFRm7lCVaK5ifAafgEuOS2LZWDeOZBuCb-O5Q=s3000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="1982" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFMrL0ijNtVE13YeVAOd__YMvjNoafxMDfFKEuUo8ZNgwWUvej1KAJ2993yk3DXecWLTKxYaUF4Pbz-KkaPpGdnifAOYW22XmfT6BjpOJgzVFq7sYRTvXqhmtYDqA2b3RicsRu0ZhFeO8CoirRZNNaFVFRm7lCVaK5ifAafgEuOS2LZWDeOZBuCb-O5Q=w264-h400" width="264" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSUOFGSBo34-cSIARElPa3LFmTQj_eJ46vEFk2_TeFVo-QlOQLPfGI4sZaY77EoQZZGB-vvcQxKhlZcJN86zDjoul_K-I1i73JEmVeR5ffLaH4wvRBIDbDAgac8WDxJj8wosQTCkzG4-wI4IeNefh9AuOknUoGgEezfEc9t_huMOSkzbBRsxisgL4ICw=s1280" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg50KuMFNrjMt67aUsHBBvrPHRBSNSkogrBu0gQ50GPc1H7zlcWB20lwh4raoRJOgr8mbVYcTPcNrazKy6dx4yOR3KS9aeF9yCVqLEhfKW2yszJkWWCa6C46RbVQbofCCVt5e1kx1OJQB9jrHA3QXRdohXlVJAN71QFypTT6OH0QiVwsEnRYBl72kH_MQ=s269" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="269" data-original-width="188" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg50KuMFNrjMt67aUsHBBvrPHRBSNSkogrBu0gQ50GPc1H7zlcWB20lwh4raoRJOgr8mbVYcTPcNrazKy6dx4yOR3KS9aeF9yCVqLEhfKW2yszJkWWCa6C46RbVQbofCCVt5e1kx1OJQB9jrHA3QXRdohXlVJAN71QFypTT6OH0QiVwsEnRYBl72kH_MQ=w280-h400" width="280" /></a></div><br />Original title: Die Hinrichtung<p></p><p>AKA: Naked Massacre <br /></p><p>Director: Denis Heroux<br /><br />Writers: F.G. Ranger, Denis Heroux, Clenn Wood, Fred Denger, Geza von Radvanyi<br /><br />Composer: ???<br /><br />Starring: Mathieu Carriere, Debra Berger, Christine Boisson, Myriam Boyer, Leonora Fani, Ely Galleani, Carole Laure, Eva Mattes, Andree Pelletier, Ehmi Bessel, Karl-Heinz Kreienbaum, Paul Edwin Roth<br /><br />More info: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211971/reference">IMDb</a><br /><br />Tagline: For these nine young women, opening the door that night meant ending their lives!<br /><br />Plot: A disturbed American war veteran arrives in Belfast during the Northern
Ireland conflicts, and proceeds to terrorize a household of female
nursing students.<br /><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="397" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/J91O_nV9Lio" width="477" youtube-src-id="J91O_nV9Lio"></iframe></div><br /><p>My rating: 7/10<br /><br />Will I watch it again? Maybe.</p><p>Good flick. The first half of the picture sets it up and the second half is the home invasion. Before the horror begins, we get to see both Cain's (played by Carriere) situation and we get to spend some time with the nine girls; all of this happening in Belfast, Northern Ireland, against the backdrop of a country torn apart by extreme violence. For the most part, Cain is handled pretty well although I think there could've been a few more subtleties to give it a bit more nuance. The filmmakers aren't giving Cain excuses but rather show you how this man, in his mental state, was able to find himself in a self-created situation that led to the murder of eight women over the course of one short night. And with the set up involving the girls, that was handled masterfully, giving the audience enough information to know a little about each one to get a sense of who each are. That was splendidly handled.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6g-2kFC1ZMDsa6fI_k7Jns8S8DBUh7BUnTPLPwsDoj0JMxF_qqf0q2z4CeYglGoFK92cdtV_5PP_S5HVyooxvlCT3oZAL5l_03tZL1WQdkmSCdzHRwVMusjQ9eUi_w78Inkm0Xo3WiMiPRMadIPHew_flceZnN3Uw5tATBYVVh3QGJPWqhbHF3NRnpw=s1021" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="1021" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6g-2kFC1ZMDsa6fI_k7Jns8S8DBUh7BUnTPLPwsDoj0JMxF_qqf0q2z4CeYglGoFK92cdtV_5PP_S5HVyooxvlCT3oZAL5l_03tZL1WQdkmSCdzHRwVMusjQ9eUi_w78Inkm0Xo3WiMiPRMadIPHew_flceZnN3Uw5tATBYVVh3QGJPWqhbHF3NRnpw=w400-h219" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Once Cain makes his way into the girls' home, it gets ugly fast. Cain's slippery slide to murder starts with an impulse that makes each subsequent murder easier to the point of being as natural as breathing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTGUub4-NT6igmf55s2LMTNHnoFTo2aJlyU6Msw0YXPjMhMs6781AHLHD-5kYU8Idl1wkaFePv1B5RC_Ko2tFEGisiUhTpw6i4u-wQVCjSr6dcOgW4Jzzkqe5la-lBCyKRDzc9OB7u2udELpd9qba2YcR-eTL5wyZ528LBJ5DU1Q6BYtAXv5wuLMT5dg=s1021" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTGUub4-NT6igmf55s2LMTNHnoFTo2aJlyU6Msw0YXPjMhMs6781AHLHD-5kYU8Idl1wkaFePv1B5RC_Ko2tFEGisiUhTpw6i4u-wQVCjSr6dcOgW4Jzzkqe5la-lBCyKRDzc9OB7u2udELpd9qba2YcR-eTL5wyZ528LBJ5DU1Q6BYtAXv5wuLMT5dg=s1021" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhu9pQypc--0-tNGJcuvg9jk-RGrXxgPpvcuaLit6pG7fQflT4jZHCHWBBFsPa7k1wkHjvFKFhDrTxnGUrvDAZlKvtJCgMmkn_v3_swUzpDxjS7qKDcTbobQpg_ROD2tYjZTCq14cj8CSx8dIBSvQgMEE-cDWTjU1P-jSJIy41WwVzH3E3eLiWf8Nj9PQ=s1021" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="1021" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhu9pQypc--0-tNGJcuvg9jk-RGrXxgPpvcuaLit6pG7fQflT4jZHCHWBBFsPa7k1wkHjvFKFhDrTxnGUrvDAZlKvtJCgMmkn_v3_swUzpDxjS7qKDcTbobQpg_ROD2tYjZTCq14cj8CSx8dIBSvQgMEE-cDWTjU1P-jSJIy41WwVzH3E3eLiWf8Nj9PQ=w400-h219" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="1021" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTGUub4-NT6igmf55s2LMTNHnoFTo2aJlyU6Msw0YXPjMhMs6781AHLHD-5kYU8Idl1wkaFePv1B5RC_Ko2tFEGisiUhTpw6i4u-wQVCjSr6dcOgW4Jzzkqe5la-lBCyKRDzc9OB7u2udELpd9qba2YcR-eTL5wyZ528LBJ5DU1Q6BYtAXv5wuLMT5dg=w400-h219" width="400" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqMplgc7B85uQoL8nTMQbCUHlrPDh0n_bhvNulzhL0mNyOAB49E1rHil-qNwrW9Fv4-7bL_4TWfCtB8088b2U89JsUAnRTiYsK0b4abkUw9upcrQtg0FhIflgXm8lZ4DFRJbailFk7b-58LopAHluK2Y2AfWyWwXuAv1NbX_8iW3ZbkzAh0awCze7svA=s1021" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="1021" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqMplgc7B85uQoL8nTMQbCUHlrPDh0n_bhvNulzhL0mNyOAB49E1rHil-qNwrW9Fv4-7bL_4TWfCtB8088b2U89JsUAnRTiYsK0b4abkUw9upcrQtg0FhIflgXm8lZ4DFRJbailFk7b-58LopAHluK2Y2AfWyWwXuAv1NbX_8iW3ZbkzAh0awCze7svA=w400-h219" width="400" /></a></div><p><br />The ending delivers something unexpected and still somewhat satisfying, insofar as Cain's fate is concerned. I'm rather surprised at the low IMDb score. I don't care to read the reviews on this one. It's a good, well-made film, made at a time when edge was all the rage but this came from Europe whose filmmakers had a different sensibility and one that likely kept this from being the depraved exploitation film it would've been had it been made in the US.</p><p>I do have one last observation. The version I watched was an English dub. The dub itself was good which worked as it was set where English was spoken but the problem was with the sound levels for the music which often drowned out the dialogue. What's more, the music, which is uncredited on IMDb, often didn't fit well with the visual. There is one theme that did and it had a strong John Barry ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE (1968) vibe and it was great. It had the right tone and unsettling vibe about it that fit well but the other cues were problematic. Add to that the music would often stop quickly, unfinished. I can see how that could be used as a technique to set the viewer on edge but it happened so much that, if that were the case, it ceased being effective after the umpteenth time. I'm curious as the mixing levels and the music in general on any of the non-English versions. Please let me know if you've seen one of them. Fixing these issues alone would've boosted my score another point. 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Santiago<br /><br />Writers: Dick Miller, Ken Metcalfe<br /><br />Composer: Tito Sotto<br /><br />Starring: Jeannie Bell, Stan Shaw, Pat Anderson, Ken Metcalfe, Max Alvarado, Chiquito, Percy Gordon, Imelda Ilanan, Chris Cruz, Leo Martinez, Joonee Gamboa<br /><br />More info: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072245/reference">IMDb</a><br /><br />Tagline: Spine Shattering. Bone Blasting. She's a One Mama Massacre Squad!<br /><br />Plot: A young karate expert searches for her brother's killer in Hong Kong.<br /><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="355" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tGqGvodYi4I" width="523" youtube-src-id="tGqGvodYi4I"></iframe></div><br /><p>My rating: 6.5/10<br /><br />Will I watch it again? Maybe.</p><p>This Blaxploitation flick, co-written by Dick Miller (!), has some clumsy but fun fights, bad acting, nudity and a short enough run time (72 minutes) that it's a no-brainer when looking for a cheesy double feature to watch with your friends. This movie isn't made by slouches. The crew behind the camera are professionals and, at the very least, the director and cinematographer had dozens of credits under their belt before taking this assignment. Even with this being a mid-level B movie, there are moments where it looks better than it should. The standout scene for me is when Diana (Bell) is watching an exotic dancer at the club and the camera slowly moves closer to her, cutting in between what her eyes are fixed upon. It was so nice of a shot that it took me out of the picture for a moment, which was not a bad thing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgI6yGmj6jiXmw9I-xS9RZxtg9EzDQlWcwNMMk8etCXAezLiHIBTW7LMkLe2Ed4iikve6V4icfUUDGkrDHyU-p6JI-ftgMPCqvxl4fRqnJz6zScKS_9sIaig2vhAowwHwY3nqB-M_SzQw1c3y_EU-KRntZs8yNpybdSNxi2E0FpxW6THPoxm58Fmhr4zg=s843" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="843" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgI6yGmj6jiXmw9I-xS9RZxtg9EzDQlWcwNMMk8etCXAezLiHIBTW7LMkLe2Ed4iikve6V4icfUUDGkrDHyU-p6JI-ftgMPCqvxl4fRqnJz6zScKS_9sIaig2vhAowwHwY3nqB-M_SzQw1c3y_EU-KRntZs8yNpybdSNxi2E0FpxW6THPoxm58Fmhr4zg=w400-h226" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguWpnaTyl1CwWZSn4ceFFqhMjMuOb0CXXuj6R_hUzPXvdfVhtZJQyoeE8373_SdJRhvHY89G16NJtCTUXu9xg6G_6YXXmJOfKlQHTh3JALAS0rUVy4SQaeZc-6ApCEu_7tsBZoBQo5oKc1zVYxkzi96rVY8U3JKBuNOURMevZcE9K6RBvlVSi6dmJGEw=s843" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="843" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguWpnaTyl1CwWZSn4ceFFqhMjMuOb0CXXuj6R_hUzPXvdfVhtZJQyoeE8373_SdJRhvHY89G16NJtCTUXu9xg6G_6YXXmJOfKlQHTh3JALAS0rUVy4SQaeZc-6ApCEu_7tsBZoBQo5oKc1zVYxkzi96rVY8U3JKBuNOURMevZcE9K6RBvlVSi6dmJGEw=w400-h226" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAc6dLadePosvoMeGd2Z_FcDQxQn21G8HrkdTOFI0n_3SrvgiZj0tx5ysgJ3701cxaBf4JafFhYn93Ur2MVqYooAExBQ9mGD8ET_5gQp0SUO1cUgKIaU8FeR7M9cfREqJm5qzRs2BKLxHVXdsbiEHL3YCXWPI5uXN-WovvBR7vLCHW1Y0uy1emjPHROA=s843" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="843" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAc6dLadePosvoMeGd2Z_FcDQxQn21G8HrkdTOFI0n_3SrvgiZj0tx5ysgJ3701cxaBf4JafFhYn93Ur2MVqYooAExBQ9mGD8ET_5gQp0SUO1cUgKIaU8FeR7M9cfREqJm5qzRs2BKLxHVXdsbiEHL3YCXWPI5uXN-WovvBR7vLCHW1Y0uy1emjPHROA=w400-h226" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The color of the room plus the slow pull-in was a really nice touch. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglDD4zKgAtrA40sA2MJ6KR47OywdZm5xLP6owkR8MxWW2sy41036XKXZSrYcFQthJf2pkYlVxPncIYH8b_rgHKvk92mNIfJAh0wgSf4vjxB3Q3-tWNZQ-w2pbRRbrc1sQB41OjaGM0of9GDJGTCvf8k8pqaYhFvC9nXFHYIQkGVlOtow8L9JJQ3QBCyg=s843" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="843" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglDD4zKgAtrA40sA2MJ6KR47OywdZm5xLP6owkR8MxWW2sy41036XKXZSrYcFQthJf2pkYlVxPncIYH8b_rgHKvk92mNIfJAh0wgSf4vjxB3Q3-tWNZQ-w2pbRRbrc1sQB41OjaGM0of9GDJGTCvf8k8pqaYhFvC9nXFHYIQkGVlOtow8L9JJQ3QBCyg=w400-h226" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Stan Shaw (as Charlie), who I recognized from HARLEM NIGHTS (1989), was the only actor I knew until I saw this guy </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTpUTTadcNm306fPWbWKSnOP_4Cap3VO-vW-9mrKI_PO1dNSN6k2J5qBUF2ApDlz4OvRA0DypCzv4fHGxm_8S_tRZAZIZ1xFBQ67cY2lXC5HC5DGpFhIloApMBz_xxlMOjKPcm_BFxOjK3ZiZy7_KLcNDgCnjpfsdOZprcoSmVDzEhncf8H68KI-z9Tw=s843" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="843" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTpUTTadcNm306fPWbWKSnOP_4Cap3VO-vW-9mrKI_PO1dNSN6k2J5qBUF2ApDlz4OvRA0DypCzv4fHGxm_8S_tRZAZIZ1xFBQ67cY2lXC5HC5DGpFhIloApMBz_xxlMOjKPcm_BFxOjK3ZiZy7_KLcNDgCnjpfsdOZprcoSmVDzEhncf8H68KI-z9Tw=w400-h226" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>who played one of the main villains from the Filipino classic, FOR Y'UR HEIGHT ONLY (1980). It's no surprise that you're not going to get anyone earning an MVP for acting in this picture. It's largely below average but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Most of the lead actors' acting is just bad enough that you can enjoy it. It also helps that the pacing in this movie is pretty fast. There's barely a dull moment.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmpv8vwzLPjXMgkth0jlSLF1R63YXjHdPrKnDuPT9Q4mJFqqwV8zmprqGSN2N4zR87E07ePlDxulYCtXO2ULtKMRrDF4BhNNWYI_e_bQD2vAUTrfbI2n5HBi_O57iABT6FhLUe78eHpZ7jSEx1AVse_Idxgc3hiIjF2sOHaaqwdWnkUIy1hp6d6yl9UA=s843" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="843" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmpv8vwzLPjXMgkth0jlSLF1R63YXjHdPrKnDuPT9Q4mJFqqwV8zmprqGSN2N4zR87E07ePlDxulYCtXO2ULtKMRrDF4BhNNWYI_e_bQD2vAUTrfbI2n5HBi_O57iABT6FhLUe78eHpZ7jSEx1AVse_Idxgc3hiIjF2sOHaaqwdWnkUIy1hp6d6yl9UA=w400-h226" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>The fighting is clumsy and you can tell the actors are fighting with little-to-no knowledge of martial arts or they're being too careful and slow to look like they do. The camera only sometimes finds proper angles to hide that fact and it does most cleverly in the final showdown between Diana and Charlie. There's a batshit funny scene where the bad guys show up to put the beat down on Ms. TNT. She says something like</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0ezvZzei4vDlbu0SsQx894yJ4Xdyx14bfbCTnnhjK2Jfuxql8dFNwlD-R9BvWmZ7roZpJdRzjgvv5kZ3d6Q-PZoHI-711IKJ47bVrYKbLzQvJGcEbMtlvLNef6lxN_a-Xm5jAoXre3N1e2nvk3-y3ep1ZkxGWl2UxjEaDWBGD6uHkGAfxy04Voa39vg=s843" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="843" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0ezvZzei4vDlbu0SsQx894yJ4Xdyx14bfbCTnnhjK2Jfuxql8dFNwlD-R9BvWmZ7roZpJdRzjgvv5kZ3d6Q-PZoHI-711IKJ47bVrYKbLzQvJGcEbMtlvLNef6lxN_a-Xm5jAoXre3N1e2nvk3-y3ep1ZkxGWl2UxjEaDWBGD6uHkGAfxy04Voa39vg=w400-h226" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"You can't see black!"</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>and then she turns out the light, throws her robe off</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7dNNpEFWaax3cZhMrrW1Uh9Rb7_No0-ube19kAs6bbNwD2nlDWkka5ganjBIB7ke2yBHF2JMfM3NyzWc3GErHuF7MjazvekFCkH4I2PLjiDBdcjq9s0AsCZQKW1veQcNInXwzaJpO_fwxWsc1aSw2Eyls2idPJDmOyMzsNI-yAWTJZu7EPWm0JM_DHQ=s843" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="843" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7dNNpEFWaax3cZhMrrW1Uh9Rb7_No0-ube19kAs6bbNwD2nlDWkka5ganjBIB7ke2yBHF2JMfM3NyzWc3GErHuF7MjazvekFCkH4I2PLjiDBdcjq9s0AsCZQKW1veQcNInXwzaJpO_fwxWsc1aSw2Eyls2idPJDmOyMzsNI-yAWTJZu7EPWm0JM_DHQ=w400-h226" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>and proceeds to kick everybody's ass in the room nearly naked! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqNuw4YdbLwVVABHMMH85hroaL84FqeR6l-8qkbZn80eOIMZ6Uuq3x-W90QoPat7g5MSh0lgev7I_TdflNw47JhjWjC27MN39aHiFGBOU1rM-npDs5q8QSajw6nK7uIM5Wx_oAxK4QEW0EgjOWrsYD0Saf6biaRtyRfJDe1OGtexX-Sugw_HSQHCJ0kQ=s843" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="843" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqNuw4YdbLwVVABHMMH85hroaL84FqeR6l-8qkbZn80eOIMZ6Uuq3x-W90QoPat7g5MSh0lgev7I_TdflNw47JhjWjC27MN39aHiFGBOU1rM-npDs5q8QSajw6nK7uIM5Wx_oAxK4QEW0EgjOWrsYD0Saf6biaRtyRfJDe1OGtexX-Sugw_HSQHCJ0kQ=w400-h226" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Except the bad guys get the idea to turn the light on...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjziI508ZmG9nF_Wm9ggery54koFRR-Jywz1-d54c9hIgps8F-BfumSK0LA7We7kuwPhSZlQHSFibf04Ws1qr20LrBPg4H8_deRQjdpb12nuX_7HT0zTeKCCQLM-WQ9Nhy7knawtVcL3ug9JqpHigaFwRUPTvgXoCFoUUFsk9QNU7A-YiZNdQd0ZbIa3Q=s843" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="843" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjziI508ZmG9nF_Wm9ggery54koFRR-Jywz1-d54c9hIgps8F-BfumSK0LA7We7kuwPhSZlQHSFibf04Ws1qr20LrBPg4H8_deRQjdpb12nuX_7HT0zTeKCCQLM-WQ9Nhy7knawtVcL3ug9JqpHigaFwRUPTvgXoCFoUUFsk9QNU7A-YiZNdQd0ZbIa3Q=w400-h226" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>until she turns it off again (rinse and repeat).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdmold--_dhFpCUo5AKzbgC-W3WEl7gqzVAf1-1cL-xaaxYgXr4A2Y64mAXnVUnVrVlUowgCwiNET6_kVbOaggJg6JvrQ7V4EOk1BB6kOJ9ZX1a02l_O8IEp4zS01P_x2SnmdY9vr2z_uNb4BQs-kpZF9AIJU-YIc2yePl-dniUrtZJy29YwRUS-VQ1g=s843" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="843" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdmold--_dhFpCUo5AKzbgC-W3WEl7gqzVAf1-1cL-xaaxYgXr4A2Y64mAXnVUnVrVlUowgCwiNET6_kVbOaggJg6JvrQ7V4EOk1BB6kOJ9ZX1a02l_O8IEp4zS01P_x2SnmdY9vr2z_uNb4BQs-kpZF9AIJU-YIc2yePl-dniUrtZJy29YwRUS-VQ1g=w400-h226" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8lcGrJWXVprMsvBgmFO0rxEVGkSiHq_HhGUsln1tOClqtN3y5fJKqWHiOq_EE-aaxFDfMOE17hSjFUdx4lQeTUTRTG5ll69euwNp8imabsdyngX76R2_SagfX85DVAh6N7QkZRd_H7I0c7iFZKoeIiOPJDUcbQ46sshU7rqhxJLhbyO9Yg-9EMsSAqw=s843" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="843" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8lcGrJWXVprMsvBgmFO0rxEVGkSiHq_HhGUsln1tOClqtN3y5fJKqWHiOq_EE-aaxFDfMOE17hSjFUdx4lQeTUTRTG5ll69euwNp8imabsdyngX76R2_SagfX85DVAh6N7QkZRd_H7I0c7iFZKoeIiOPJDUcbQ46sshU7rqhxJLhbyO9Yg-9EMsSAqw=w400-h226" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>One thing I really liked is the technique of the slight speeding up of certain bits of the fights as well as removing a frame here and there to give the hits more impact. Most people probably think those things are dumb and clumsy but I love 'em when they're used well. I'm pretty sure that Jeannie Bell had a stunt double for most of her more difficult work. She goes from amateur kung fu to some kick ass flips and flying kicks and the difference in skill is stark. But that's just one more thing that adds to the fun. It's an odd combination of competence and amateurishness that works well together to form a fun movie for a Saturday night with friends and liquor. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIneyuC_FQhoWEwHzLH3MX15bbei6VR4wfFFvFQoZA7o5uBbZwmjn_5Q5dpCULadUhcV_4pcUnA01_fmA1EVVrAOuNro4prZXRq81NaYvWBQPCxuLsxTZ-VB8Da00VAFr46CKOAIBoT4Dr5IZjiSyo8wSN16KojdkG9LQDjJZqGw5_WkZmZdgt93TCbw=s770" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIneyuC_FQhoWEwHzLH3MX15bbei6VR4wfFFvFQoZA7o5uBbZwmjn_5Q5dpCULadUhcV_4pcUnA01_fmA1EVVrAOuNro4prZXRq81NaYvWBQPCxuLsxTZ-VB8Da00VAFr46CKOAIBoT4Dr5IZjiSyo8wSN16KojdkG9LQDjJZqGw5_WkZmZdgt93TCbw=w260-h400" width="260" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiE9bEZd36sqZPRF1us6QoQRptEKKyW59CuPP-NN9J-bFcgsnK4fyUqV7hSxmE8FQAqmC_EzoTMSpz6NfDboN9sMek9QiAT6F5epWyN8tSti6tbhQgDV5826_HGlYjbzP5YoPydxaZEgMzo3Nyhm40kk4fWZuDAoYQesMeujyzVptZ6bLvU9hsAF4bnFQ=s574" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="424" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiE9bEZd36sqZPRF1us6QoQRptEKKyW59CuPP-NN9J-bFcgsnK4fyUqV7hSxmE8FQAqmC_EzoTMSpz6NfDboN9sMek9QiAT6F5epWyN8tSti6tbhQgDV5826_HGlYjbzP5YoPydxaZEgMzo3Nyhm40kk4fWZuDAoYQesMeujyzVptZ6bLvU9hsAF4bnFQ=w295-h400" width="295" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZOvsfDU8bfpfhtv0irrEwja2PynhVOQKzkNFLYYgPV6ubbwL83tr77EuFKAEHVIHbxmgwH40o0FEtikuJrm3G5P8VsQ-owrfVxMIhX1nXTbndw6JkByi--rZBCX46eJRhk1JJmNUOR45_paWsclyU6uF8Vv71dc1wZZuoV5YAdsfPKdwmJQfwtzE1Ng=s489" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="340" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZOvsfDU8bfpfhtv0irrEwja2PynhVOQKzkNFLYYgPV6ubbwL83tr77EuFKAEHVIHbxmgwH40o0FEtikuJrm3G5P8VsQ-owrfVxMIhX1nXTbndw6JkByi--rZBCX46eJRhk1JJmNUOR45_paWsclyU6uF8Vv71dc1wZZuoV5YAdsfPKdwmJQfwtzE1Ng=w278-h400" width="278" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><br /><br />scorethefilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16193071850402609277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600881040144310286.post-11862332120781378162022-01-29T20:51:00.005-06:002022-01-29T20:51:55.194-06:00The Secret of the Loch (1934)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBEHPB1Uy_Y2yIVz_Ob-U0EUiNQ4xY4j91YijhJYwk042GDXZPQidNr1wLMSGDOP-cy9nwzd7zEZgmGmXxhc08MrwamQE-1TnyYdfYXBCVgODdXGAQyhWA8-mBwhHOVtXMF5SE1R1gh3y-kHSV93fNqBoLmZrg3Z4hB3u5UOtFsqaO4HxbDFRp2PZLGQ=s720" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="720" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBEHPB1Uy_Y2yIVz_Ob-U0EUiNQ4xY4j91YijhJYwk042GDXZPQidNr1wLMSGDOP-cy9nwzd7zEZgmGmXxhc08MrwamQE-1TnyYdfYXBCVgODdXGAQyhWA8-mBwhHOVtXMF5SE1R1gh3y-kHSV93fNqBoLmZrg3Z4hB3u5UOtFsqaO4HxbDFRp2PZLGQ=w400-h303" width="400" /></a></div><br />Director: Milton Rosmer<br /><br />Writers: Charles Bennett, Billie Bristow <br /><br />Composer: Peter Mendoza<br /><br />Starring: Seymour Hicks, Nancy O'Neil, Gibson Gowland, Frederick Peisley, Eric Hales, Ben Field, Hubert Harben, Rosamund John, Robb Wilton, Fewlass Llewellyn<br /><br />More info: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025759/reference">IMDb</a><br /><br />Plot: A batty Scottish professor attempts to prove the existence of the Loch
Ness Monster, but everyone thinks he's crazy. Meanwhile, a foolish young
reporter attempts to get a scoop on the story.<br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="387" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_VbJ3imbCq8" width="465" youtube-src-id="_VbJ3imbCq8"></iframe></div><br /><p>My rating: 5.5/10<br /><br />Will I watch it again? No.</p><p>At 71 minutes long, this flick moves fast and that's evident in the first few minutes when there's a meeting of science-types poo-pooing Professor Heggie's (Hicks) claims that the Loch Ness Monster is real. It quickly establishes that everyone thinks he's batshit crazy and it throws in some silly humor to let you know what kind of picture this is. They don't tamp the brakes just yet because an unnaturally energetic young London reporter, Jimmy (Peisley), is freaking the fuck out because he's going to Scotland for the big scoop. When he arrives he meets Professor Heggie's granddaughter, Angela (Gowland) by climbing into her bedroom window (instead of granddad) by mistake, whereupon he falls in love with her. Hours later he's ready to marry her. Ah, love...</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1LK9EOxsQLVmmhqW2JcVeu--VrC5qiW5R52Wv2_8z90yPMqEqvqU6hYzN-2xl-BVWFqR7PN3dMFZy931iE36wF_M14zwcO3v94akHdxUmg2FvaAPBPH6PiLkx6kfnjByE5dB1ikiWGFHoWfIvLiXT7zkHsMVUY41DDAxqF3UIb1xU82DU0q37LO0u2A=s720" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="720" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1LK9EOxsQLVmmhqW2JcVeu--VrC5qiW5R52Wv2_8z90yPMqEqvqU6hYzN-2xl-BVWFqR7PN3dMFZy931iE36wF_M14zwcO3v94akHdxUmg2FvaAPBPH6PiLkx6kfnjByE5dB1ikiWGFHoWfIvLiXT7zkHsMVUY41DDAxqF3UIb1xU82DU0q37LO0u2A=w400-h303" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gimme some sugar, Baby!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>He soon loses his job for no reason at all except to move the plot along faster. Now the only way he can keep his job is to prove the professor is right. If he can find the monster, he'll get to keep his job AND Angela agreed to marry him on that one condition. Jesus, folks, this is right out of real life, huh?! Of course it ends happily and the monster is a gila monster in slow motion made to look like it's underwater. Did you expect more? They had a budget to consider. This silly little comedy has a few mild laughs but the pacing makes it go by painlessly enough. There's not much of value here so it's OK to skip it. I'm sure you can find this on YouTube or elsewhere free to watch. There is one thing to note and that's that David "Mutha Fuckin' Lawrence of Arabia" Lean edited this picture!!! Put that in your haggis pipe and smoke it! Can you tell it's him? Nope. But it's an interesting piece of trivia nonetheless. <br /></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEWKd1eiVC_fcIfocqBvsuhL5UvRJsLQkYyCDp-dO3bFqqX-FilkpHJGgmQ9sDpTtNroqdFs0-YHl8CvVjHHmMepdLRgLyTukFTzl0bQ32hk-W7pbdPX4ytJmAG2PDjy0Xin8So1MvGKCOneD9wQmNVPo9p3REi809mSqzanyatsutx7ofY_EnZ3ODzw=s720" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="720" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEWKd1eiVC_fcIfocqBvsuhL5UvRJsLQkYyCDp-dO3bFqqX-FilkpHJGgmQ9sDpTtNroqdFs0-YHl8CvVjHHmMepdLRgLyTukFTzl0bQ32hk-W7pbdPX4ytJmAG2PDjy0Xin8So1MvGKCOneD9wQmNVPo9p3REi809mSqzanyatsutx7ofY_EnZ3ODzw=w400-h303" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>scorethefilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16193071850402609277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600881040144310286.post-40176397340392205602022-01-29T18:31:00.000-06:002022-01-29T18:31:02.773-06:00Shoot the Sun Down (1978)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiRLMELrwqCplIaNnE_ZrBttUwJAeqEQZH5kRr01B7wZf9obGJYS18kOwalGe-afjpB_pI0nP3BW3gImwX-58MfwnT4P6JeuZcmI3teZnGn9_BdSQNpjScac12QEH8jttyM47LI1p3SDHsmWV5uyOEZyeeF8Xh9RaZd7-gjAcbtBuDMZDHFnCJZf6UfQ=s446" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="313" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiRLMELrwqCplIaNnE_ZrBttUwJAeqEQZH5kRr01B7wZf9obGJYS18kOwalGe-afjpB_pI0nP3BW3gImwX-58MfwnT4P6JeuZcmI3teZnGn9_BdSQNpjScac12QEH8jttyM47LI1p3SDHsmWV5uyOEZyeeF8Xh9RaZd7-gjAcbtBuDMZDHFnCJZf6UfQ=w281-h400" width="281" /></a></div><br />Director: David Leeds<br /><br />Writers: David Leeds, Richard Rothstein<br /><br />Composer: Ed Bogas<br /><br />Starring: Margot Kidder, Geoffrey Lewis, Christopher Walken, Bo Brundin, A Martinez, Ivan Naranjo, Bert Santos, Sacheen Littlefeather, Jorge Cervera Jr., Michael Eiland, Ben Zeller<br /><br />More info: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083070/reference">IMDb</a><br /><br />Tagline: The American West...a burning desert awash with bushwackers, scalphunters and adventurers in search of forgotten gold...<br /><br />Plot: In this adventurous western set in 1836, four misanthropic people band
together to find a golden treasure. But as they go out, they begin
double and triple-crossing each other in hopes of getting the gold for
themselves.<br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="371" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cExmTgXdU3A" width="500" youtube-src-id="cExmTgXdU3A"></iframe></div><br /><p>My rating: 6.5/10<br /><br />Will I watch it again? No.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgROVCBUf6OEnpTxrgkm16op1ioTnDz0QiBRmD_CI3nRHRG1fXrMU6pSBCAePdlQeG5hHWlvuerZ9pC79EUAnZQMXlakh63dc-PoKY4QTZ4i3Za6x6PEEzSnax2fHlFfN5Yfd6x80g3-vpRjHoKPdPxSdhq1d-tk81dkuSL6vFHSl9icTz8kCUPFVY2lw=s1920" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="1920" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgROVCBUf6OEnpTxrgkm16op1ioTnDz0QiBRmD_CI3nRHRG1fXrMU6pSBCAePdlQeG5hHWlvuerZ9pC79EUAnZQMXlakh63dc-PoKY4QTZ4i3Za6x6PEEzSnax2fHlFfN5Yfd6x80g3-vpRjHoKPdPxSdhq1d-tk81dkuSL6vFHSl9icTz8kCUPFVY2lw=w400-h170" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm gonna want more cow.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>After watching the movie I read a few reviews and nearly all of them shit all over it. It's not THAT bad. Geez! The picture looks fantastic! And with cinematographer Michael Chapman behind the camera, it's no doubt. A couple of years earlier he shot TAXI DRIVER (1976) and a couple of years later he shot RAGING BULL (1980). The guy's no slouch. There are some truly beautiful shots in this picture. It looks so good at times that you get the idea this film is somewhere in between an arthouse and a Spaghetti Western. I don't know what you'd call that but I kind of dug it. </p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNFuIE9zF54vBc5_nU5eT9FDFsMqy4a5mKr6JQuKGEUB-iD8Qi7kDHcKgj7xNJqitndonvN9ST8L3SvbZf4nFnB4x3bPh0iunASO2C-dQZkSTnEujXFqgbzZsVTDWEfyLeRjwk2rwA3bN3z3pNBcinYTeNXm_5xF6I6rmtBetzpzA0zTum8SHo6e-LMQ=s1920" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="1920" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNFuIE9zF54vBc5_nU5eT9FDFsMqy4a5mKr6JQuKGEUB-iD8Qi7kDHcKgj7xNJqitndonvN9ST8L3SvbZf4nFnB4x3bPh0iunASO2C-dQZkSTnEujXFqgbzZsVTDWEfyLeRjwk2rwA3bN3z3pNBcinYTeNXm_5xF6I6rmtBetzpzA0zTum8SHo6e-LMQ=w400-h170" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I like the cast with the exception of Walken. I'm a fan of his but he's just miscast. I see that he's in the movie but I don't feel it. He's really out of place in a gritty western where the great Geoffrey Lewis shares the screen. Now Lewis knows what movie he's in and he's one of the best things about it. Kidder did a fine job. One odd thing about this movie is that it's halfway in that you start to get an idea of what the Captain is up to which ends up being the main thrust of the story. How did he know where to look for the treasure, having traveled from England? Beats me. The large gold nugget he has seems to have something to do with it. Why is it he as a nugget with the same composition as the one Scalphunter (Lewis) has? No idea. Maybe I missed something but there are a few little things that would make more sense, on a grander scale, if we could connect the dots more easily. By leaving big pieces of the puzzle out, I reckon it makes it more 'artsy'. I'm not looking for deep thought in this one. With one foot in the arthouse and one in the Spaghetti Western where they'll stab you in the back just for snorin', I'll take the latter. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiit7par5Ax5K_1h3pl7RCoXd3FMiRH0mftlMHu0lwZfAg7LHv4qbvpBczuu3JldbVPKGuayQ_vk60uRd9mghUXkcfiJPuZy---EthZpcm0rOBPXzHE-3HfspWpwla7YYzvQzFsgGneCI_f4BjZ48P_IMkCjM5AHpyPA9waF-QQLH1ILzxuRxdj54rolw=s1920" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="1920" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiit7par5Ax5K_1h3pl7RCoXd3FMiRH0mftlMHu0lwZfAg7LHv4qbvpBczuu3JldbVPKGuayQ_vk60uRd9mghUXkcfiJPuZy---EthZpcm0rOBPXzHE-3HfspWpwla7YYzvQzFsgGneCI_f4BjZ48P_IMkCjM5AHpyPA9waF-QQLH1ILzxuRxdj54rolw=w400-h170" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhrV33GFmvVSqNFw5ct4GUwJVSzH0XRV8kArBuWh4hMEv2RXqAXRBNCmaKWQ6S9pT-5UQk5WCv3_DupkHLUHO5XHR9yulHPp3mLBeLBis_10xFeUiopMAcxOxPtMQtUaa6jS2Phz2PLHctzvhnDcZ6mMxaZsWzY5N2ZtdZn0oPx2JV4bqm90PfLewpwg=s1920" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="1920" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhrV33GFmvVSqNFw5ct4GUwJVSzH0XRV8kArBuWh4hMEv2RXqAXRBNCmaKWQ6S9pT-5UQk5WCv3_DupkHLUHO5XHR9yulHPp3mLBeLBis_10xFeUiopMAcxOxPtMQtUaa6jS2Phz2PLHctzvhnDcZ6mMxaZsWzY5N2ZtdZn0oPx2JV4bqm90PfLewpwg=w400-h170" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgS3k1s01mPIRvldbQIBNKSHQoSuwh9UBGZBxLtaaejR0kuGXHY5H1P7QCsLjGZtpGZqXchyqpULwCsf1ndudlSx9IqaDtJ44x80LKYbVaPxKCdYAydK-dsE_r-Kymm0obBVo-_Zfz9N40bqEqqy_rLlyOQnKiGeQF3roHf1PnP8XagjRhd0bSosTaPvg=s1920" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="1920" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgS3k1s01mPIRvldbQIBNKSHQoSuwh9UBGZBxLtaaejR0kuGXHY5H1P7QCsLjGZtpGZqXchyqpULwCsf1ndudlSx9IqaDtJ44x80LKYbVaPxKCdYAydK-dsE_r-Kymm0obBVo-_Zfz9N40bqEqqy_rLlyOQnKiGeQF3roHf1PnP8XagjRhd0bSosTaPvg=w400-h170" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>When it's all said and done, though, The 100 pretty to look at minutes moved pretty quickly. It's a shame this was Leeds' sole venture into film making. I would love to see what else he was capable of. This is one hell of a start, albeit an uneven one. Side note: even with no money left over for the poster budget, surely someone could've done better than what they went with. Just terrible.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzAs7bGE56EcPhVdyrm1H4e1ZLLPKMJhtjX4I5625yuqbqQu0XfV6P7RyGaukAfbwmTnVh-wP4RbCxDxIWllLDVCg3fZ8IMRkUl_RZnfDPYtcdWclPSOAEQC4eUxSSp2v4yQDDaM9ACfFwQ-XoMP5DUzskk-MKA1Yz0_5H5wDj8YPAUVGROUSK3TPDBA=s456" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="300" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzAs7bGE56EcPhVdyrm1H4e1ZLLPKMJhtjX4I5625yuqbqQu0XfV6P7RyGaukAfbwmTnVh-wP4RbCxDxIWllLDVCg3fZ8IMRkUl_RZnfDPYtcdWclPSOAEQC4eUxSSp2v4yQDDaM9ACfFwQ-XoMP5DUzskk-MKA1Yz0_5H5wDj8YPAUVGROUSK3TPDBA=w264-h400" width="264" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>scorethefilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16193071850402609277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600881040144310286.post-858706227327149682022-01-29T15:32:00.003-06:002022-01-29T15:33:51.092-06:00The Sandpiper (1965)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrv79NS1WL-WD2dKEdu1j0VpLUZ-fIpeYZGl1wdqnAqBXNrrLJzFgKVkkJkJikQ6Cb5DSyYHxtobHwqysMVfZ98Lh3nLZ17-cJLe7c_zioMSS5DkLREn_IX8QUN6DlTl3zINx7DdHfcG3yhzEEWx9YWttVYfvVKELPN5eQ7zag0OerJZrbV6krWWRB5Q=s672" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrv79NS1WL-WD2dKEdu1j0VpLUZ-fIpeYZGl1wdqnAqBXNrrLJzFgKVkkJkJikQ6Cb5DSyYHxtobHwqysMVfZ98Lh3nLZ17-cJLe7c_zioMSS5DkLREn_IX8QUN6DlTl3zINx7DdHfcG3yhzEEWx9YWttVYfvVKELPN5eQ7zag0OerJZrbV6krWWRB5Q=w298-h400" width="298" /></a></div><br />Director: Vincente Minnelli<br /><br />Writers: Martin Ransohoff, Irene Kamp, Louis Kamp, Dalton Trumbo, Michael Wilson<br /><br />Composer: Johnny Mandel<br /><br />Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Eva Marie Saint, Charles Bronson, Robert Webber, James Edwards, Torin Thatcher, Tom Drake, Douglas Henderson, Morgan Mason<br /><br />More info: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059674/reference">IMDb</a><br /><br />Tagline: It was the right thing. It was the wrong thing. It was the only thing their hearts would allow.<br /><br />Plot: A free-spirited single mother forms a connection with the wedded
headmaster of an Episcopalian boarding school in Monterey, California.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="368" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YRwbOv0NG4Q" width="443" youtube-src-id="YRwbOv0NG4Q"></iframe></div><br /><p>My rating: 6/10<br /><br />Will I watch it again? No.</p><p>#39 on <a href="http://scorethefilm.blogspot.com/2011/08/project-badass-charles-bronson.html">Project: Badass Charles Bronson</a><br /><br /><b>BRONSON'S AGE: 44<br />LEVEL OF BADASSICITY</b> (10 being the highest): 9. He.Creates.Women!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-sJ6MTehgn0bbnyPBATWo7dWmlziyrw3TfXj82F8NYvc2hdtz2NYI2GMojktNMW8knMBLfj4PyFee0rpNh9x9vuu8QzKm05XqajtNeLdh_kvEu1RZZsahBhrLUldIeEB8Zljp-gYw2FBJGG6GbUB1aehL5fXC8mi0ho0HdAmaalz23RLfAdPnE4sczg=s720" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-sJ6MTehgn0bbnyPBATWo7dWmlziyrw3TfXj82F8NYvc2hdtz2NYI2GMojktNMW8knMBLfj4PyFee0rpNh9x9vuu8QzKm05XqajtNeLdh_kvEu1RZZsahBhrLUldIeEB8Zljp-gYw2FBJGG6GbUB1aehL5fXC8mi0ho0HdAmaalz23RLfAdPnE4sczg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p>Watch the trailer. It's dreadfully dull and screams, "DON'T WATCH THIS!". Now, the movie isn't nearly as bad as the trailer makes out. It's no all that good but it is watchable and there are some things worth watching for. Taylor is great. She pulls some much needed life out out of that script. The cast does a fine job. Burton...well, he's Richard Burton which means he's brooding, dramatic and a party pooper that doesn't smile (at least I don't recall him once smiling). You don't watch movies like this to be surprised. You know Edward (Burton) is going to fall for Laura (Taylor) against his better judgement and you know where that's going to lead and it 'tisn't going to end well. Despite Burton playing the character as he does, he is commanding. That man can recite shit dialogue better than most and I'll always buy a ticket, front row seat watching him do it. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7kf07b6wBLUYlXGByHJrEECrjF1R91bo7N-UpIoM6Qzuy1yUsIP2Xu3DsdVMiVzIBIeSMoq7ZCTxI69hFpgVs0UQrF5qpqA1NdnVNBza9pYDFyu-HIkK76SCxv_8fCHpavZochquO3yJkI5yKWfQot5ln31lTx-iYJRnhuh8U7R1kFnkQeYWLRUnbig=s720" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7kf07b6wBLUYlXGByHJrEECrjF1R91bo7N-UpIoM6Qzuy1yUsIP2Xu3DsdVMiVzIBIeSMoq7ZCTxI69hFpgVs0UQrF5qpqA1NdnVNBza9pYDFyu-HIkK76SCxv_8fCHpavZochquO3yJkI5yKWfQot5ln31lTx-iYJRnhuh8U7R1kFnkQeYWLRUnbig=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Then there's the rest of the cast. Eva Marie Saint's role as Claire, Edward's wife, is about what you'd expect from a character that's just there for the eventual conflict when it blows up on the screen. Robert Webber, as Edward's friend and donation machine to the church school, Ward, is great. I've always dug this guy's work and he goes from charming to rapist asshole at the drop of a hat. I really dug his character's role in the big scheme of things. His was one of the more interesting roles. And then there's Charles Bronson!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgP57Ca_2bmV2sJ_SU8QPOfNFkV91mK27yj-1p-T1Z3-_nl8UOEr1CceLLBdmpSC9zk9TgBz43d3m6qPigW0y8rbNJwKOg2ujMxlG2YESc67YWWuVu_ATSkaEvNt2hplVdDkmQXgh8X9goptrite5CimKzLaIk7qyKXP50idUNIllshEmJ40zk7JHa6hA=s720" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgP57Ca_2bmV2sJ_SU8QPOfNFkV91mK27yj-1p-T1Z3-_nl8UOEr1CceLLBdmpSC9zk9TgBz43d3m6qPigW0y8rbNJwKOg2ujMxlG2YESc67YWWuVu_ATSkaEvNt2hplVdDkmQXgh8X9goptrite5CimKzLaIk7qyKXP50idUNIllshEmJ40zk7JHa6hA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgU5-BaOzxdsAZhANUM3YGFRvgQKbs_frmWLIyf9YfMYAj4TbCzIGW3yY64yymolsnqq3VzA9ZN-9_6YhwRcaydSpUpH3G2kFsFZuuqRWDcdcVId86fX7rj6-ZP0ohNKHY0OQ1QHYdILNxkcE-RK0_Zu1LHgl8VPCEDb5vawyhvp-hDurKRRyYSJyy2wQ=s720" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgU5-BaOzxdsAZhANUM3YGFRvgQKbs_frmWLIyf9YfMYAj4TbCzIGW3yY64yymolsnqq3VzA9ZN-9_6YhwRcaydSpUpH3G2kFsFZuuqRWDcdcVId86fX7rj6-ZP0ohNKHY0OQ1QHYdILNxkcE-RK0_Zu1LHgl8VPCEDb5vawyhvp-hDurKRRyYSJyy2wQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>When we first meet him, he's working on a nude wooden sculpture of Elizabeth Taylor. Why? Because of course he is, that's why. He's got the maker's touch. He can literally make women out of shit you can find lying around the beach. Hell, he could probably do it anywhere with any material. He's just that good! If that's not enough, he goes toe to toe with Edward, a mouthpiece for God, and stands his own! Take that Jesus, you glorified birthday party magician!</p><p></p><p>Here he is with more of his creations.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhc2FqsiYT6B7FSQYVivnN8y07uNCoY298MpM5nLL4la1vhdn1zfvWy7lZ8i2qeGHC46JCrySw5orgjBVnHwod9CSYA9kXyjJ25zDEL_hW7bCGDXz3eATJSyUeOtkUne-CvxODVRLtYUXhXHvRpZshUN8w-lJcOBoLGNaV-XkIZoYtNH5c6JoIp9pGKOA=s720" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhc2FqsiYT6B7FSQYVivnN8y07uNCoY298MpM5nLL4la1vhdn1zfvWy7lZ8i2qeGHC46JCrySw5orgjBVnHwod9CSYA9kXyjJ25zDEL_hW7bCGDXz3eATJSyUeOtkUne-CvxODVRLtYUXhXHvRpZshUN8w-lJcOBoLGNaV-XkIZoYtNH5c6JoIp9pGKOA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />I know what you're saying, "Hey, why does Charles Bronson need to make women when there are billions of them on this planet alone?" Yeah, I thought you'd say something like that. Well, you see, it's because THAT'S NOT ENOUGH WOMEN; he needs to make more to satisfy his gargantuan lust! And what's wrong with having them look like Liz Fucking Taylor? Fuck me sideways, that woman was a piece of work. What a talent!<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtF5wN8Yym40Hwb0S1FwkvAoBxO_ewhqIVxP7AQs4b7-rzwkne22Gz9iCJCL1mDDwUq2TyE11G5kLeQTnblvBQr4UJsxldBGoglBqhEOx8GV7wGnKhYNCz4aB9wq97IIJeo8ChFDo2rsyQvgWK3pK7XEo9XDbramKe8XdsqG7Gog-lZkIHVBQgWZKl_g=s720" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtF5wN8Yym40Hwb0S1FwkvAoBxO_ewhqIVxP7AQs4b7-rzwkne22Gz9iCJCL1mDDwUq2TyE11G5kLeQTnblvBQr4UJsxldBGoglBqhEOx8GV7wGnKhYNCz4aB9wq97IIJeo8ChFDo2rsyQvgWK3pK7XEo9XDbramKe8XdsqG7Gog-lZkIHVBQgWZKl_g=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>I mentioned that the movie is predictable. On an early meeting between Edward and Laura, she gets him to help her mend a broken wing on a young sandpiper (bird). Right then and there you know exactly where this is going and it goes exactly there. You see, the wounded bird represents her son which she is having to let slowly leave the comfortable nest she's made for them, and by the end of the movie she'll have to accept that he's movie on, just as the bird is ready to move on and be with other birds. They come back to the bird a few times before the end and each time it's like getting hit on the head with the foreshadowing hammer. It gets even worse and more ham-fisted when Edward even spells it out in dialogue near the end. Now, I have no doubt that this included in the novel the film is based on and I get that this was now 56 years ago but for the love of Pete, this surely had to be just as obvious to audiences then almost as it is now. OMFG it was so painful to go through. For the most part, this was a good movie, but shit like that really takes it down a peg or two. This is a soft recommend as there's just enough in it to be entertained but there are speed bumps along the way that will slow you down, and running over that sandpiper isn't one of them.<br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgiffnka45qYW2F6eSNV8lfceuhCoNN5OAYAggf-XxodUGYnhPRXbB2MMD75s3E7h7xjDdV9mIh-JCSMyLFZ9K1Ie4Hg9EgHW_B0Fl3c_FkeL3oZMAsTvj-nX4IvtnO4nmhyJS-JBsJBcGrj614Fw4N9Ckkn-VhKu6rSwLBsXNBvqjPbcAeu-_P4KyqQ=s1542" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1542" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgiffnka45qYW2F6eSNV8lfceuhCoNN5OAYAggf-XxodUGYnhPRXbB2MMD75s3E7h7xjDdV9mIh-JCSMyLFZ9K1Ie4Hg9EgHW_B0Fl3c_FkeL3oZMAsTvj-nX4IvtnO4nmhyJS-JBsJBcGrj614Fw4N9Ckkn-VhKu6rSwLBsXNBvqjPbcAeu-_P4KyqQ=w208-h400" width="208" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTF7UpVTXvCn4LwlU55e8C5O8mGYP2WBYrdnupjODvYTK1NBQgVE7HaMXupjb0ccuhaiZlDAXwaFAalVeQwTcXc2dPOjw-1Ph3k0FMG2stcp_TViGnQmu2lCkw8TQxvzYPM9Hw9RescDhGhPSHh0OJcVZs2XRu3ijvYfRx_d6OIndqaMAs0Rx_N7QywA=s3000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2261" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTF7UpVTXvCn4LwlU55e8C5O8mGYP2WBYrdnupjODvYTK1NBQgVE7HaMXupjb0ccuhaiZlDAXwaFAalVeQwTcXc2dPOjw-1Ph3k0FMG2stcp_TViGnQmu2lCkw8TQxvzYPM9Hw9RescDhGhPSHh0OJcVZs2XRu3ijvYfRx_d6OIndqaMAs0Rx_N7QywA=w301-h400" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXqIsv6iZr9crOr9Nm7JvOZ_j7lUD6ZgD7aAjsPH_YYzwjHtYeDnhDljAki9EfioejdRQG2fEu-_BGcBASIl_XmPxnUWwjwTspnfywJiVotyq-kP1yCbrLFnEUpdAoU35wDw11n25_mAuBqocp8FjNgD_Epy-Euxx4cjOLYfiX7ZxGodFVQQx6YXWLVQ=s1100" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="1100" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXqIsv6iZr9crOr9Nm7JvOZ_j7lUD6ZgD7aAjsPH_YYzwjHtYeDnhDljAki9EfioejdRQG2fEu-_BGcBASIl_XmPxnUWwjwTspnfywJiVotyq-kP1yCbrLFnEUpdAoU35wDw11n25_mAuBqocp8FjNgD_Epy-Euxx4cjOLYfiX7ZxGodFVQQx6YXWLVQ=w400-h319" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>scorethefilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16193071850402609277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600881040144310286.post-22086173047092842752022-01-29T14:15:00.008-06:002022-01-29T14:20:25.925-06:00Beyond Atlantis (1973)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMSTNR-uGJbVLGsGg1BrlQ4Yb5QNL_JfwY980yhCaP-uN3pjLm9YP2GthcCyKO2f-0Emr02WxpH5JOQpzKPF4_T0UoPBRTw9FyVGYCEU0yGOUsMoBsAEf43YFJkY5kTJFB8z9GMwMMUWNtOHNssNTPNVaidY1udiy6ZT4_WryTUftgplNQq2Cpqu7mpg=s900" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="609" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMSTNR-uGJbVLGsGg1BrlQ4Yb5QNL_JfwY980yhCaP-uN3pjLm9YP2GthcCyKO2f-0Emr02WxpH5JOQpzKPF4_T0UoPBRTw9FyVGYCEU0yGOUsMoBsAEf43YFJkY5kTJFB8z9GMwMMUWNtOHNssNTPNVaidY1udiy6ZT4_WryTUftgplNQq2Cpqu7mpg=w271-h400" width="271" /></a></div><br />Director: Eddie Romero<br /><br />Writers: Charles Eric Johnson, Stephanie Rothman<br /><br />Composer: Ed. Norton<br /><br />Starring: Patrick Wayne, John Ashley, Leigh Christian, Sid Haig, Lenore Stevens, George Nader, Vic Diaz, Andres Centenera, Eddie Garcia, Kenneth J. Warren, Gil Arceo, Kim Ramos, Angelo Ventura<br /><br />More info: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069783/reference">IMDb</a><br /><br />Tagline: Forgotten by nature... invaded by modern man... half human... half fish!<br /><br />Plot: A band of adventurers invade a native island determined to grab a
reported fortune in buried treasure. The islanders are just as
determined to keep their sacred treasure. Complications ensue.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="372" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tnQuB-ON18o" width="447" youtube-src-id="tnQuB-ON18o"></iframe></div><br /><p>My rating: 5.5/10<br /><br />Will I watch it again? No.</p><p>It didn't take too long into this to realize I'd seen this before but it seemed to have promise plus, with Sid Haig and Vic Diaz, I couldn't say no. As the picture wore on I started to remember more and more until it was too late; the movie was over. This wouldn't have been that bad of a movie to see in the drive-in back in the day but it would've been better if there had been a little nudity and some bloody action. The IMDb trivia says that star Patrick Wayne (son of The Duke) said the only way he'd sign on is if it were PG and without nudity, something the family could enjoy. I think we'd have been better off with someone else in the lead if that's the sacrifice. There were dozens of actors who could've easily filled that role. Sid Haig plays a scoundrel pimp, East Eddie. He's an asshole to just about everyone that is until he's assembled his team. Once they're all on the island looking for the valuable pearls, he's a straight up nice guy. His complete tonal shift can be justified by a man who's operating a business deal and does what's needed to get the job done but it is a striking, quick change in character. I really dug the score but it's wildly different enough in places that I wonder if all of it was written specifically for this picture. It does have some nice moments. The story is easy to get through with few, if any, surprises. I must say the ending was dumb and a cheap way of getting out of one last action sequence. With a few exploitation touches, this could've been a fun night at the movies but with it being as tame as it is, it's a mild time-waster on a lazy afternoon. <br /></p>scorethefilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16193071850402609277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600881040144310286.post-66197175181277628672022-01-29T02:47:00.004-06:002022-01-29T02:47:51.188-06:00Hell's Angels '69 (1969)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEim3FFdsncrflD0qn5qmg-OEEcyKpIWHd5wnjNXZ7gIzmV7FPp47-6gQLTEy4EAZ8MbBo1RUGMs2PFgPNTxDNs-UUNIjC2p38GQiJSwuRHBa4sVljOomxBZ2eayrLMJUN6nNYPILWqgSrmrSFImN1hRWlmxMHR_8FwsgaRjiGcppjDJCZrnWr68yXVvSw=s1000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="1000" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEim3FFdsncrflD0qn5qmg-OEEcyKpIWHd5wnjNXZ7gIzmV7FPp47-6gQLTEy4EAZ8MbBo1RUGMs2PFgPNTxDNs-UUNIjC2p38GQiJSwuRHBa4sVljOomxBZ2eayrLMJUN6nNYPILWqgSrmrSFImN1hRWlmxMHR_8FwsgaRjiGcppjDJCZrnWr68yXVvSw=w640-h504" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Director: Lee Madden<br /><br />Writers: Don Tait, Tom Stern, Jeremy Slate<br /><br />Composer: Tony Bruno<br /><br />Starring: Tom Stern, Jeremy Slate, Conny Van Dyke, G.D. Spradlin, Bobby Hall, Steve Sandor, Sonny Barger, Terry the Tramp, Clifford Workman, Tiny Walters, Charles Tinsley, and the Oakland Hell's Angels<br /><br />More info: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064415/reference">IMDb</a><br /><br />Tagline: This was the RUMBLE that ROCKED Las Vegas!<br /><br />Plot: Chuck and his brother Wes are wealthy siblings who plan to rob Caesar's Palace more for fun than profit. Oh, yeah, they're going to use the unsuspecting Hell's Angels to pull it off!<br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="398" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XIsHam6uCFw" width="479" youtube-src-id="XIsHam6uCFw"></iframe></div><br /><p>My rating: 7.5/10<br /><br />Will I watch it again? Yes.</p><p> </p>Well goddamn this was different! Biker flicks are nearly always predictable and they follow a similar pattern. This one's very different. The fact that a couple of wealthy brothers use the Hell's Angels (without the knowledge of the gang) to help them knock off Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas is a very unusual idea. It's not hard to see how this got made by any studio. Sure, it's AIP, a studio known for it's low budget drive-in movie fare, but it's still a studio with budget and a crew and not some max out your credit cards to get it made kind of a deal. Hell, they even got a soundtrack album released on Capitol Records! Nice going, fellas!!!<br /><br />The premise is great although I knew nothing of the plot going in so the heist caught my completely by surprise. The acting serves the film well enough and the lead actors (the brothers) do a very nice job. Take a look at their credits, they are impressive. Usually in a biker flick there'd be a ton of padding with the gang riding around everywhere and while that's here, it's just enough and it doesn't feel like it's there to eat up some time. There's a variety of camera angles and other things you just don't expect to find with this genre. And this is from a first-time director!!! I'm going to have to see what else Lee Madden has done. This picture is 96 minutes and I was left wanting more. And HOLY FUCKING SHIT! That ending!!! <br /><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHQ8n3CRvFC-t_9QB3PW6A7_Yw3CNDDOeHzT9vkgzUHluu6NAdOVuioeHFQEidDDGASgA4wBxMeyPStrSDDP8CBdQdIv_jwqqNOCAcz7gSuvCfTEbau94lCcsigpXOp4aKhaWAQqeeU1uTQoO8f4M-LyrfpxIWdKKhZrhIabmfwQR615Z4ZVM11GTwjw=s498" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="338" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHQ8n3CRvFC-t_9QB3PW6A7_Yw3CNDDOeHzT9vkgzUHluu6NAdOVuioeHFQEidDDGASgA4wBxMeyPStrSDDP8CBdQdIv_jwqqNOCAcz7gSuvCfTEbau94lCcsigpXOp4aKhaWAQqeeU1uTQoO8f4M-LyrfpxIWdKKhZrhIabmfwQR615Z4ZVM11GTwjw=w271-h400" width="271" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiB6byGnmuqBe2sUZM9kTt6jrtnIYzRskYM0ND6TjdADsu91ijjce9J4-TACeJBx4H1BbDfOlmIcoy7QDI1hotRfY5AL16A6WMjVb0RxC2NAXx7ebbrQex9B4K_Ks-wVQyiXRa8rrNAr9ZlyDQMjIt0WXO7YIKRsuVDRZjuNcSP2IResO9lBJgtnW0dAA=s661" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="661" data-original-width="520" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiB6byGnmuqBe2sUZM9kTt6jrtnIYzRskYM0ND6TjdADsu91ijjce9J4-TACeJBx4H1BbDfOlmIcoy7QDI1hotRfY5AL16A6WMjVb0RxC2NAXx7ebbrQex9B4K_Ks-wVQyiXRa8rrNAr9ZlyDQMjIt0WXO7YIKRsuVDRZjuNcSP2IResO9lBJgtnW0dAA=w315-h400" width="315" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBTXBg09D61VQ3zNMsmpU2_AQYIj4WWm3JXKfIhXsqgXeIZow3HitWofP8E5Tb-a8tblhJucHuki6VkcTnmSMqSOJTMxYMvQE3hV9rqfYb3ePJ-lWn7moiI6wo6MI28hLskWqOowS_rtMAs5kKCzD7LMsalo4xnmPrbdAekOZOW3zUJumv08NJjUblMQ=s300" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBTXBg09D61VQ3zNMsmpU2_AQYIj4WWm3JXKfIhXsqgXeIZow3HitWofP8E5Tb-a8tblhJucHuki6VkcTnmSMqSOJTMxYMvQE3hV9rqfYb3ePJ-lWn7moiI6wo6MI28hLskWqOowS_rtMAs5kKCzD7LMsalo4xnmPrbdAekOZOW3zUJumv08NJjUblMQ=w267-h400" width="267" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>scorethefilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16193071850402609277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600881040144310286.post-51117066213599095452022-01-29T00:06:00.001-06:002022-01-29T00:06:57.866-06:00The Revolt of the Pretorians (1964)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUR85FctmB7mae_NbfUezKgSNX4AcreZiYsakK3XevlmX0zvnbDZDQUVTDShmmah5oj1MqYYnFrxL0MoJCiJIscfmCKWkAAevDK4bz7UaSsYESZnyt9Hq2axer_X9DKBgNFEwRPKdqoC4YnblM5WL1AzycjC_XCYt2Rc1YytmItCPeej4PKVyCv72Bjg=s1300" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1300" data-original-width="915" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUR85FctmB7mae_NbfUezKgSNX4AcreZiYsakK3XevlmX0zvnbDZDQUVTDShmmah5oj1MqYYnFrxL0MoJCiJIscfmCKWkAAevDK4bz7UaSsYESZnyt9Hq2axer_X9DKBgNFEwRPKdqoC4YnblM5WL1AzycjC_XCYt2Rc1YytmItCPeej4PKVyCv72Bjg=w281-h400" width="281" /></a></div><br />Original title: La Rivolta dei Pretoriani <br /><p></p><p>Director: Alfonso Brescia<br /><br />Writer: Gian Paolo Callegari<br /><br />Composer: Carlo Franci<br /><br />Starring: Richard Harrison, Moira Orfei, Piero Lulli, Giuliano Gemma, Paola Pitti, Ivy Holzer, Fedele Gentile, Amedeo Trilli, Mirko Ellis, Renato Montalbano, Salvatore Furnari, Massimo Carocci, Aldo Cecconi<br /><br />More info: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058526/reference">IMDb</a><br /><br />Plot: Rome chafes under the rule of the Emperor Domitian and his Egyptian
mistress, Artamne. A mysterious champion arises to fight against the
Emperor -- a masked man known as the Red Wolf. In fact, the Red Wolf is
Valerius Rufus, one of the Emperor's trusted centurions who's aided by
none other than the Emperor's court jester, the diminutive Elpidion.
Rebels in league with Valerius kidnap Artamne, planning to exchange her
for two of their imprisoned colleagues, but Artamne escapes and soon
both Valerius, (now exposed as the Red Wolf), and his fiancee, Lucilla,
are sentenced to be immersed in a cauldron of molten lead. Valerius's
friends, however, rise up to rescue him and to liberate Rome.<br /><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="491" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7CIq5VcvbQs" width="590" youtube-src-id="7CIq5VcvbQs"></iframe></div><br /><p>My rating: 6/10<br /><br />Will I watch it again? Nah.</p><p> </p><p>This is one of better lower-tiere Sword & Sandal pictures the Italians churned out in the 1960s so I'd say that's not a bad recommendation. It's not bad and it's not great but it has a comfortable seat at the S&S table. They were able to take the simple story and not pad it with a bunch of boring nonsense. There's a good deal of action and it's pretty liberally sprinkled throughout. The group fighting suffers from the typical lazy choreography of the time, but you see that in even the biggest of budgeted pictures. If you change your focus off the main fighting and look at the background fighters, you'll see what I mean. But then when you get to where it's just Richard Harrison fighting, that's almost an entirely different sport. This guy is very physical and he the the actor/stuntman against him really put on a show. It also helps that the camera gets a lot of shots of the entire mano-a-mano fight in the frame. It's not without quick closeup cutaways that look fake as hell but it's a treat just to see chunks of a fight in glorious widescreen and mostly without one note of music (nice!). </p><p> <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSK4HIrsGoLZms-vDbra-c072ZakEQu1GhoZDUjR_W2E1I-aPImDqyhvKNnuy20Wy5yX6WoZAdbk2WIxRngHjVrbo3AwEbldBQRh6W0ME6ubKhl-iGkCOuPJBI7i9XvUjPeiDNXXg8dLioOSMvwYlUL0hJR6IoOlDt_eRy0M2XZlALxhTme9QsS6EbJg=s608" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="272" data-original-width="608" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSK4HIrsGoLZms-vDbra-c072ZakEQu1GhoZDUjR_W2E1I-aPImDqyhvKNnuy20Wy5yX6WoZAdbk2WIxRngHjVrbo3AwEbldBQRh6W0ME6ubKhl-iGkCOuPJBI7i9XvUjPeiDNXXg8dLioOSMvwYlUL0hJR6IoOlDt_eRy0M2XZlALxhTme9QsS6EbJg=s320" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The acting is better, too, although it's hard to tell sometimes when it's dubbed in English and most of the cast are Italian. If you're into this genre then it's worth a look. If not, then go for the big budget Hollywood S&S flicks like <a href="http://scorethefilm.blogspot.com/2013/06/spartacus-1960.html?zx=8bd768e0db0fe2ca">SPARTACUS (1960)</a> and BEN-HUR (1959). <br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgy9MVsHO4c2ZY0D6C8nVTfLKE2DOM0NJA2WQVFjwFqwl0iyEXDAaYAeyP6SLjgzma11ST8897D9u_k6NFjA_bE6uD3W4iR-hM4RDcNIjM0285EyjVHx1p-1apcx4lY7mB-B1djCQ-sc3ZLMHWeWCRcX5QhMieBjjFozxhT2gwUBoN6AuB9n6CtsG9HIg=s1395" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1395" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgy9MVsHO4c2ZY0D6C8nVTfLKE2DOM0NJA2WQVFjwFqwl0iyEXDAaYAeyP6SLjgzma11ST8897D9u_k6NFjA_bE6uD3W4iR-hM4RDcNIjM0285EyjVHx1p-1apcx4lY7mB-B1djCQ-sc3ZLMHWeWCRcX5QhMieBjjFozxhT2gwUBoN6AuB9n6CtsG9HIg=w286-h400" width="286" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Nah.</p><p><br /></p><p>This near one-hour BBC documentary does a great job at condensing the style and what makes a film noir movie a good primer for someone who has little to no knowledge of the genre. The language used (from writer/host Matthew Sweet) is often in the style of the films their discussing which adds to the fun. There are the usual clips from the greatest hits of the genre and the standard bases covered from the dialogue, to lighting/shadows, music, bad news broads, doomed heroes and so on. For longtime fans of the genre, you've probably seen everything discussed but if not, it's definitely worth checking out.<br /></p><p></p>scorethefilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16193071850402609277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600881040144310286.post-73020092023340039202022-01-28T19:29:00.000-06:002022-01-28T19:29:02.963-06:00House on Bare Mountain (1962)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioGPNY0iJFtsHLbvMYV0PpGVnYGCr6EJVWpcA0C3uEPAI3PvYXkkCTARQng0Psdhlmx_wkBMc4PnpzYw9cdXMmfi4HpVN6UklFiJffXJiLym5BuRGe7WBIDVE4JLq3K7xGoTq6jUXhB9yl8dDkhkJbc5mj-INhaIVYbLApyxlc5QgahHoZOK8iBXry9w=s1535" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioGPNY0iJFtsHLbvMYV0PpGVnYGCr6EJVWpcA0C3uEPAI3PvYXkkCTARQng0Psdhlmx_wkBMc4PnpzYw9cdXMmfi4HpVN6UklFiJffXJiLym5BuRGe7WBIDVE4JLq3K7xGoTq6jUXhB9yl8dDkhkJbc5mj-INhaIVYbLApyxlc5QgahHoZOK8iBXry9w=w260-h400" width="260" /></a></div><br />Directors: Lee Frost, Wes Bishop <br /><br />Writer: Denver Scott<br /><br />Composer: Pierre Martel<br /><br />Starring: Bob Cresse, Laine Carlin, Leticia Cooper, Laura Eden, Connie Hudson, Dan Hyland, William Kirk, Ingrid Lind, Virginia Mark, Ann Perry, Angela Webster, Warren Ames, Jeffrey Smithers, William Engesser<br /><br />More info: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056083/reference">IMDb</a><br /><br />Tagline: See Frankenstein do the twist with Miss Hollywood!<br /><br />Plot: Granny Good runs a school for girls. What they don't know is Granny has a 7'2" wolfman in the basement working her illegal still and the cops have planted one of their beautiful, busty officers in her school to find out more.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="https://archive.org/embed/HouseOnBareMountain" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="640"></iframe><br /><br />My rating: 5/10<br /><br />Will I watch it again? No.<p></p><p>Nudie Cuties are good for one thing only and that's for showing lots of naked women. They're known for also being unfunny and badly acted. Knowing these things going in helps a lot. If you set your expectations in the basement, there's no where to go but up, right? This one actually made me laugh out loud a little. That's something positive to say. And then I was struck by the quality of "acting" from the girls. The guys are terrible but the girls do a great job. Usually everyone in these kinds of pictures is pretty bad but there seemed to be more talent in these gals than what rests on their chests. Talk about a refreshing change and I loved it for that!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1xLqDKl4VC3WM6mrlr38GeuudxEqthqKL8iXPIfuc_8gxFZRv2Bi9TUcjBxBZm_a0_mtoBfDkwErmaKgPaBvHiTJ_MDNKmQJUJdgb-h7jbSBhzHdReFUnDZehEKysTRQMR5T9RCGx33YPNB0XI_XP9z7jNq-IjrszDDuVzovx0Ef4AfUe_H6IuJzUHQ=s714" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="714" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1xLqDKl4VC3WM6mrlr38GeuudxEqthqKL8iXPIfuc_8gxFZRv2Bi9TUcjBxBZm_a0_mtoBfDkwErmaKgPaBvHiTJ_MDNKmQJUJdgb-h7jbSBhzHdReFUnDZehEKysTRQMR5T9RCGx33YPNB0XI_XP9z7jNq-IjrszDDuVzovx0Ef4AfUe_H6IuJzUHQ=w400-h303" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>At Grannie's school, we get to see the girls study...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirgD9NCuNrREFAQhUXCuAktIWT5W8isAtZ7o5qpP-RJs51M91PbUXipkEsOgOVbAxBIZvMH9fHxdSY2-fLqoAtGg5_c7V-PKuFtO1PTeD5jRfuVTLi8s9OlTTzKfWHV-iJYZZbfy8-Ub4r8b_z5K3w2-3qlkcF33Ohw1maKjwlCeF7fn6JWDnO38LtXA=s714" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="714" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirgD9NCuNrREFAQhUXCuAktIWT5W8isAtZ7o5qpP-RJs51M91PbUXipkEsOgOVbAxBIZvMH9fHxdSY2-fLqoAtGg5_c7V-PKuFtO1PTeD5jRfuVTLi8s9OlTTzKfWHV-iJYZZbfy8-Ub4r8b_z5K3w2-3qlkcF33Ohw1maKjwlCeF7fn6JWDnO38LtXA=w400-h303" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Exercise - jumping rope is a favorite!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiT28XIL6kQZ8jaildPIhrbdgp8-ALfzqZFOKWSS_o0OoGZ0ict-uQyQnWwgUd1H-OJgzkkiTK8SRuohV5e0KVMp0snOdDl9g-1ouohmYcc73lHi8fOyxZ1CWC3S1LSkWUCseendaRvP392RRKbLBOiTIh1D5yXPmPorAUo4d3vlzmZz5Z8UTI_0PWmzg=s714" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="714" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiT28XIL6kQZ8jaildPIhrbdgp8-ALfzqZFOKWSS_o0OoGZ0ict-uQyQnWwgUd1H-OJgzkkiTK8SRuohV5e0KVMp0snOdDl9g-1ouohmYcc73lHi8fOyxZ1CWC3S1LSkWUCseendaRvP392RRKbLBOiTIh1D5yXPmPorAUo4d3vlzmZz5Z8UTI_0PWmzg=w400-h303" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>They study the arts!<br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFbmrt07nIoxjbShzwq77DiTbDb3EyWClNddbgDv_qNZvN9P1oWCc2Ju1fExiHTZH6ybF6Uimh735_rHrgxrKU4jHoEo7BrVjNoYFXTgoz04Nm20FacrcQfauNmp-s7pjOUc65RZIq89LkJ4maEN-ky38uCv2FuhVD1RZXbtC_8p-uL1z2RrklZsVEjw=s714" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="714" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFbmrt07nIoxjbShzwq77DiTbDb3EyWClNddbgDv_qNZvN9P1oWCc2Ju1fExiHTZH6ybF6Uimh735_rHrgxrKU4jHoEo7BrVjNoYFXTgoz04Nm20FacrcQfauNmp-s7pjOUc65RZIq89LkJ4maEN-ky38uCv2FuhVD1RZXbtC_8p-uL1z2RrklZsVEjw=w640-h484" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>And we get to study them studying the arts! There's a lot of talent on display!!!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAwPVUOfiNrw--TcsjqyI_bGSvcWlA5U19qJaBxDCIq94qIU4Hx8YIAUUjWS9CNU9a4iIlmFmdQO14BqGCJarkOxXBSJ5lvwc-AgZWI0hd8yxx4UftSSYGm54VBgx48BTo-QhvyfFvFaHro6_SZhzb-2wPfhaHaXN92x2YTDgI2Z-42Es0eeCj7JBVxw=s714" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="714" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAwPVUOfiNrw--TcsjqyI_bGSvcWlA5U19qJaBxDCIq94qIU4Hx8YIAUUjWS9CNU9a4iIlmFmdQO14BqGCJarkOxXBSJ5lvwc-AgZWI0hd8yxx4UftSSYGm54VBgx48BTo-QhvyfFvFaHro6_SZhzb-2wPfhaHaXN92x2YTDgI2Z-42Es0eeCj7JBVxw=w400-h303" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglzq8NOyYCQun1uKuGOH_vc7VYthml_WYWN9Iei5xHXAbEwtsUwVJ5CbbhFM81rKVQFK9bcMNfOYonBR1MM-Ec-IuNQ9bplQbeaNZiT1Hs0Qrk6qF2gX-HwuivyhP6G4G-hGnHM4ggi0jf2XTNf8cHvIYEWOXnoQEILa0V7dhx0kTUFlYFT37f3NUOSQ=s714" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Trust me, I counted each and every one. Despite this being only 62 minutes long, there is A TON of padding, mostly during the party scene where there's lots and lots of dancing footage. That kind of thing is usually dull but it's mildly entertaining here because of the goofiness of it all and, uh, more boobs. The monsters on the poster don't really figure into it except for Granny's 7'2" tall werewolf slaving away at the still. He growls every once in a while and Granny interprets this to let us know he's complaining about getting .13 an hour and he wants to unionize. It gets an earned laugh at the end when Granny thinks it's the law that shows up (which they do but that's another part of the story) when it turns out it's a union official investigating claims of poor working conditions.</p><p>Of particular note (mostly to me) is this is Lee Frost's second directorial gig. His first, <a href="http://scorethefilm.blogspot.com/2010/12/surftide-77-1962.html?zx=1baef8911d10cf6c">SURTIDE 77</a> (1962), is my favorite movie of his (so far). It's hilarious and worth checking out. It's also got Bob Cresse playing this same granny character, easily ripping off Jonathan Winters' similar character. However, he is pretty good at it and manages to get a few laughs.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguy4PVXMy8lardvtXdZSpF-0Iknb39S7r22pw-WtM2r_1kQ1VQgJaimPdFRfAzKmHer_KnjbgWhci6Jec-UkkbZtR_mo3G0OrrUk4FVFYi0y_zpR5f9RlUSuFGTF_nN-3W38vHE889qV7x1Rgdb54k8dGre36-mk3FYK-xjxcgH_PIQGKITyhbn1CrJg=s763" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="763" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguy4PVXMy8lardvtXdZSpF-0Iknb39S7r22pw-WtM2r_1kQ1VQgJaimPdFRfAzKmHer_KnjbgWhci6Jec-UkkbZtR_mo3G0OrrUk4FVFYi0y_zpR5f9RlUSuFGTF_nN-3W38vHE889qV7x1Rgdb54k8dGre36-mk3FYK-xjxcgH_PIQGKITyhbn1CrJg=w421-h640" width="421" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>scorethefilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16193071850402609277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600881040144310286.post-75981817671593629422022-01-28T16:34:00.003-06:002022-01-28T16:34:25.629-06:00The Undying Monster (1942)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-08EtLSufRCxKDa_MlnN4qCINRTTOOpUM5IhP2e5NnDhITevBeBysRv8eg87wClNcM2MxIbF2AoaZMj32AwoPd6TUtkweuaB4AWiZp8quLsOYtS9gdOkZJJBTWvgGUx-I-HDv80Il5U4uWAnK8ucLrkvYExubcwT2JVjxLDuWWG54Z1U1N-JNUGy7Aw=s1884" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1884" data-original-width="736" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-08EtLSufRCxKDa_MlnN4qCINRTTOOpUM5IhP2e5NnDhITevBeBysRv8eg87wClNcM2MxIbF2AoaZMj32AwoPd6TUtkweuaB4AWiZp8quLsOYtS9gdOkZJJBTWvgGUx-I-HDv80Il5U4uWAnK8ucLrkvYExubcwT2JVjxLDuWWG54Z1U1N-JNUGy7Aw=w156-h400" width="156" /></a></div><br />Director: John Brahm<br /><br />Writers: Lillie Hayward, Michael Jacoby, Jessie Douglas Kerruish<br /><br />Composers: Emil Newman, David Raksin, Arthur Lange, Cyril J. Mockridge<br /><br />Starring: James Ellison, Heather Angel, John Howard, Bramwell Fletcher, Heather Thatcher, Aubrey Mather, Halliwell Hobbes<br /><br />More info: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035489/reference">IMDb</a><br /><br />Tagline: Sinister! Savage! Supernatural!<br /><br />Plot: Surviving members of an aristocratic English family are threatened by a
legendary monster when they venture out on chilly, foggy nights.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="405" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_lm9CX_h6Xo" width="487" youtube-src-id="_lm9CX_h6Xo"></iframe></div><br /><p>My rating: 6.5/10<br /><br />Will I watch it again? Nah.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiP4sGKrKfYTx4XXBBUXqLHutg_Hh8jIYTtL0ctmAiF2HMnIZ_exbHjpICs2EETZ53ZaFKb8FWRxr8lzZjJw-HGrTOdwmAgYCZfCHKi-NUmXi5OUMbQk-lKD2REGpi6sia8HhS-iZ3MW8Ri2EX6pwTFOar9HMA684ulKBjjFGsVeOS3co0JZsEm3aYeiw=s704" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="704" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiP4sGKrKfYTx4XXBBUXqLHutg_Hh8jIYTtL0ctmAiF2HMnIZ_exbHjpICs2EETZ53ZaFKb8FWRxr8lzZjJw-HGrTOdwmAgYCZfCHKi-NUmXi5OUMbQk-lKD2REGpi6sia8HhS-iZ3MW8Ri2EX6pwTFOar9HMA684ulKBjjFGsVeOS3co0JZsEm3aYeiw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><p>If you're looking for some "undying monster" or werewolf action, you're going to find very little here and that's a shame. However, what we've got is a great looking gothic mystery with a horror setting that delivers on atmosphere and a fast-paced, tight running time of just barely an hour. It feels like a cross from a traditional werewolf movie and the Sherlock Holmes story, THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, leaning heavily on the latter. I was struck by how good the picture looked. The pacing is brisk and I'd even say too fast because it felt like stretching it out more would've made it better and less rushed. But they do pack an awful lot into those 63 minutes. The performances are good and I just loved Heather Thatcher as Christy, a lady detective that works alongside Bob (James Ellison). She's got a dark, gallows sense of humor and she gets giddy when grisly matters are discussed. I wanted more of her. She was a real treat. </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjUc9DdiE66hxQ8Bx6nQ-z0QSATR9xZs8lCmAXEZNcG-DGK9a6PWsGPa4Q9lVrb-FmaUxGsK_7wfRB1jM6UPbQs1zOnl2vLvPYvw-cuB9B5EHoowEUae6YC3jMOyZrp6Zg8vTZ4hk-3dmOxbT_v1F17Ak5EOo64jqFRTNgaXwxIHoePknerwyb30i2pg=s704" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="704" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjUc9DdiE66hxQ8Bx6nQ-z0QSATR9xZs8lCmAXEZNcG-DGK9a6PWsGPa4Q9lVrb-FmaUxGsK_7wfRB1jM6UPbQs1zOnl2vLvPYvw-cuB9B5EHoowEUae6YC3jMOyZrp6Zg8vTZ4hk-3dmOxbT_v1F17Ak5EOo64jqFRTNgaXwxIHoePknerwyb30i2pg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>This picture looks and feels great, much better than other B-movies of the day. And there's a reason. It's got a bevy of talent in front of and behind the camera. Director John Brahm would go on to make HANGOVER SQUARE (1945), a movie I've heard great things about for decades and I only know of because of Bernard Herrmann's great score from it, art director Richard Day who went on to work on some of Hollywood's biggest classics (with nearly 300 film credits!!!), plus there are the composers, specifically David Raksin and finally cinematographer Lucien Ballard who camerawork graced the screens of a lot of famous classics including THE WILD BUNCH (1969).</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglNNYl7Nlr15BY-a8mKwqnPLMyk6FSOUYmp7YgAjn0n5pQhMW3jOyK9bvnllgMaJ7bssDuR0W5RjjMOKEK6CgSNbZO7lVQ2v8uXPMXqHfkF6woU_XGWkhO_LIea6LDxEEbOM8USTrn-I-gOeGkR5n7DtxksGuIgOOlqmKXrR1T2FezpOH8SutfxEfcsQ=s280" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="280" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglNNYl7Nlr15BY-a8mKwqnPLMyk6FSOUYmp7YgAjn0n5pQhMW3jOyK9bvnllgMaJ7bssDuR0W5RjjMOKEK6CgSNbZO7lVQ2v8uXPMXqHfkF6woU_XGWkhO_LIea6LDxEEbOM8USTrn-I-gOeGkR5n7DtxksGuIgOOlqmKXrR1T2FezpOH8SutfxEfcsQ=w400-h257" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Having seen that image before watching the movie, I was waiting for it and never saw it, not even close. I even went back and see if I blinked for too long and couldn't find it. Maybe it was cut from the movie and only used as a publicity still. It looks great, though.</p><p>There's a trial in the final act that felt unnecessary but it's the last five minutes that was too much to handle. Bob and Christy solve the case but it's another character that confesses to them that they were in on it the whole time. Everyone has a good laugh about it and Bob and Christy take it much too lightly. If this person confessed all of this shit like that I would've been pissed and pressed formal charges. It was a fucked up scene considering everything that everyone had just been through. Just sayin'. What little werewolf action there is occurs briefly in the beginning and almost as briefly near the end with everything in between a who-done-it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioIZhwc-sMaewbPsSjXOJ3MM11Dqfj4pzGt4zkCe1RmEDCuknD2EDdlsg1AaDKy5eLNfvfBI588x-anBXw7_c_PmbRoGz14olvujSWgE5fLu1UkRsiGvTqQTr3H0__L8opOTo_dTlszLDO_mzkTKjNUsFrdMZ2KByRCdXPo3R8In6UVHTm6NZhMuCSBQ=s2951" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2951" data-original-width="1943" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioIZhwc-sMaewbPsSjXOJ3MM11Dqfj4pzGt4zkCe1RmEDCuknD2EDdlsg1AaDKy5eLNfvfBI588x-anBXw7_c_PmbRoGz14olvujSWgE5fLu1UkRsiGvTqQTr3H0__L8opOTo_dTlszLDO_mzkTKjNUsFrdMZ2KByRCdXPo3R8In6UVHTm6NZhMuCSBQ=w264-h400" width="264" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYAHRBEVhxZhEz3f3mA0y1LChGQ3YRUXDeioyv2kfRVpCgZmVpxoLWT07i9fkTCYRZY8_z4R-sntBfPJDZrZ_0L28AAKWen10JRtJPo-08CND7opp9UepnS4PajnaQl-4ZsMJwhDrkOVHMeTxNg4d63SnGlft3ART4GBAxLdWCwtvSesMFTGRAn63SKw=s507" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="507" data-original-width="219" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYAHRBEVhxZhEz3f3mA0y1LChGQ3YRUXDeioyv2kfRVpCgZmVpxoLWT07i9fkTCYRZY8_z4R-sntBfPJDZrZ_0L28AAKWen10JRtJPo-08CND7opp9UepnS4PajnaQl-4ZsMJwhDrkOVHMeTxNg4d63SnGlft3ART4GBAxLdWCwtvSesMFTGRAn63SKw=w173-h400" width="173" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>scorethefilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16193071850402609277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600881040144310286.post-39271836493551050802022-01-28T14:20:00.005-06:002022-01-28T14:20:58.027-06:00Dead of Night (1977)<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWM6tD6B1lbULx85u5PGT9aWWIjhD0nRPh-RCAksfkopT5IeVDL2uycQsQsdkybXqF3zYseTeU0JxPmrLVPXZZa_I0IKlPDvhaGA8XcH2Ju2Cl0bkXfwk3_eGKDyr1WjY3xcIXc0ddziIndgyKCSeMxqutfrVUmBCAnTyTTLMHl9VJLWvcgUhJzYhlNQ=s1026" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1026" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWM6tD6B1lbULx85u5PGT9aWWIjhD0nRPh-RCAksfkopT5IeVDL2uycQsQsdkybXqF3zYseTeU0JxPmrLVPXZZa_I0IKlPDvhaGA8XcH2Ju2Cl0bkXfwk3_eGKDyr1WjY3xcIXc0ddziIndgyKCSeMxqutfrVUmBCAnTyTTLMHl9VJLWvcgUhJzYhlNQ=w400-h281" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Director: Dan Curtis<br /><br />Writers: Richard Matheson, Jack Finney <br /><br />Composer: Bob Cobert<br /><br />Starring: Ed Begley Jr., E.J. Andre, Ann Doran, Christina Hart, Patrick Macnee, Anjanetta Comer, Elisha Cook Jr., Horst Buchholz, Joan Hackett, Lee Montgomery, John Dehner<br /><br />More info: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075917/reference">IMDb</a><br /><br />Tagline: Three tales of mystery, imagination and suspense.<br /><br />Plot: Three imaginative tales involving a vintage car that transports its
driver back to 1926; the mistress of an old mansion terrified by
vampires and a mother tormented by the spirit of her dead son.
<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="461" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-JwDCIAVglg" width="554" youtube-src-id="-JwDCIAVglg"></iframe></div><br /><p>My rating: 6/10<br /><br />Will I watch it again? No.</p><p>This three-tale, made-for-TV horror anthology is a weaker entry in the genre and it's not because it's a TV movie. Just look at producer/director Dan Curtis' earlier telefilm, <a href="https://scorethefilm.blogspot.com/2017/12/trilogy-of-terror-1975.html?zx=5b0c527c108f7315">TRILOGY OF TERROR (1975)</a> and you'll see that it can be done well. The first tale, SECOND CHANCE, is the weakest by far. It's more akin to a TWILIGHT ZONE episode that deals with time travel back to the 'good ole days' and the unknown consequence. There's not a horror element in it but more of a mystery I suppose. There's A LOT of narration by the main protagonist, Frank (played by Ed Begley Jr.) which lessens any enjoyment I might've gotten from it. It's OK at best. The second story, NO SUCH THING AS A VAMPIRE, is more of what you sign on for when watching something like this. It's especially good, especially considering the story that preceded it. It also helps to have a nice cast headed by Patrick Macnee and a score that evokes that of a classic Hammer Horror movie. The final story of the three, BOBBY, finds Mother (Hackett) being tormented by her son Bobby (Montgomery) who she just conjured up from the dead. During their little cat and mouse game you discover some backstory that doesn't bode well for Mommy. This one's pretty good, too. I can see the last story freaking out young enough children in its day but certainly don't go into this expecting to be spooked yourself. <br /></p>scorethefilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16193071850402609277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600881040144310286.post-65445541739199977522022-01-27T22:49:00.000-06:002022-01-27T22:49:00.902-06:00Only Two Can Play (1962)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6hQYrNSmhM9pItkgzVw2bEmg62sZ_HZJdNyS7APiS87_9dy0BASit7-_-xYL-kqucEdWR0B7h-8iEamxErrrSTt7biREPI7bcHzaLzKk4nFZ-B-qBf5w-mh-2UWS0WaTE9hsSqKFNKg9rZ6ZIaxh9Nw0wNW-cZ8mrFBzZfezzsow0_5vD6iaC_zMk2Q=s1079" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="683" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6hQYrNSmhM9pItkgzVw2bEmg62sZ_HZJdNyS7APiS87_9dy0BASit7-_-xYL-kqucEdWR0B7h-8iEamxErrrSTt7biREPI7bcHzaLzKk4nFZ-B-qBf5w-mh-2UWS0WaTE9hsSqKFNKg9rZ6ZIaxh9Nw0wNW-cZ8mrFBzZfezzsow0_5vD6iaC_zMk2Q=w254-h400" width="254" /></a></div><br />Director: Sidney Gilliat<br /><br />Writers: Bryan Forbes, Kingsley Amis <br /><br />Composer: Richard Rodney Bennett<br /><br />Starring: Peter Sellers, Mai Zetterling, Virginia Maskell, Kenneth Griffith, Raymond Huntley, David Davies, Maudie Edwards, Meredith Edwards, John Le Mesurier, Richard Attenborough<br /><br />More info: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056308/reference">IMDb</a><br /><br />Tagline: Peter Sellers' Newest Record-Breaking Comedy That's Rocking All England With Laughter!<br /><br />Plot: John Lewis is bored by his librarian's job and henpecked at home. Then
Liz, wife of a local councillor, sets her sights on him. But this is
risky stuff in a Welsh valleys town - if he and Liz ever manage to
consummate their affair, that is.<br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="415" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hlzabPXme84" width="499" youtube-src-id="hlzabPXme84"></iframe></div><br /><p>My rating: 7/10<br /><br />Will I watch it again? Probably not.</p><p>As a big fan of British comedy TV and movies, I find a majority of the films to be amusing while the TV shows are often knee-slappers. This is especially true with Peter Sellers pictures. I don't think I laughed out loud once at this picture but it was charming and amusing. Sellers is in fine form here as John, a conflicted family man whose eyes stray frequently with all the pretty girls that surround him. It's cute at first until you get some hints dropped by his wife, Jean (wonderfully played by Virginia Maskell), that he's cheated on her several times before. With that new information, I'm looking at John a lot less favorably and I don't like him. It's a Peter Sellers flick so you're expecting some slapstick and he delivers. The physical gags are pretty run of the mill and don't add all that much to the entertainment value. What I did enjoy from Sellers was watching him work his way into and out of awkward situations. He's masterful at that.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhABmyom8lKpm-tD3yYrrNB2ZXNYzvRXPh5795FwwZySrrkQuaaw9Wjc5IcbXU4AB-bVGIMDjiaFgiYLzq2MkJeV4wPpDg9Nf2OztP-ANqiyrD-QLlkA78AR623xpEIkAOfrNBW-a_YDTVt7hJCjhS96kEu-NSa-mii4hlzEL80KnT6dK6_Z31U4tkG2w=s640" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhABmyom8lKpm-tD3yYrrNB2ZXNYzvRXPh5795FwwZySrrkQuaaw9Wjc5IcbXU4AB-bVGIMDjiaFgiYLzq2MkJeV4wPpDg9Nf2OztP-ANqiyrD-QLlkA78AR623xpEIkAOfrNBW-a_YDTVt7hJCjhS96kEu-NSa-mii4hlzEL80KnT6dK6_Z31U4tkG2w=w400-h240" width="400" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1QU1kQwMqEBxlLObrkAcFuKl2u2AA3AATIvPLeR98VyYo1T8wvL04qqhxcgEi3oTocs7Crl6xqie_cOqef1Qbn7HLRKKkwmSmYx6MMiOeDUGi7XvsaIXfTtwWLV2h5N30zBJ40v_hy7YF-YKnO1VY4WJO0U_9kDZ0jdCfnGtaBTlxibFKiEFDVjZUJw=s640" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1QU1kQwMqEBxlLObrkAcFuKl2u2AA3AATIvPLeR98VyYo1T8wvL04qqhxcgEi3oTocs7Crl6xqie_cOqef1Qbn7HLRKKkwmSmYx6MMiOeDUGi7XvsaIXfTtwWLV2h5N30zBJ40v_hy7YF-YKnO1VY4WJO0U_9kDZ0jdCfnGtaBTlxibFKiEFDVjZUJw=w400-h240" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>It's also a joy seeing Sellers simply being a charming person. He was a talented actor that rarely made movies that truly showed his abilities. Anyway, Mai Zetterling (as Liz, the object of John's affection) is delightful and fun. Always the optimist, she knows what she wants and she always gets it. Her and John are well-written characters and they have the benefit of being handled so beautifully by Zetterling and Sellers. I've got to get back to Virginia Maskell as John's wife, Jean. She's fabulous and she plays Jean with such depth and character. She's not just playing what would usually be a thankless role. There's some genuine chemistry between her and the camera. At an hour and forty-six minutes long, you'd think it would wear out its welcome after a while but it doesn't. It's exactly as long as it needed to be. It also didn't hurt to show a little skin to break up, uh, the, um, amusement. Yeah, that's it. Amusement!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3Ehn17BEzarDEUKHz2XXiERBlO3A4d5xLOiTtrCqKnD61luElFZgXK9IJTrfGwBffDw6KzxwW5FxewHmoIoPkCFxfOXDzmsvQ-DTOcFj9XGGYxcroTwiUdVmaTSFDQnwkYt4mmn6pLSaqzhVUwmoTpBWSiAIPBl-Ntwf9EhhNHsbD7octGKAczCxjpg=s640" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3Ehn17BEzarDEUKHz2XXiERBlO3A4d5xLOiTtrCqKnD61luElFZgXK9IJTrfGwBffDw6KzxwW5FxewHmoIoPkCFxfOXDzmsvQ-DTOcFj9XGGYxcroTwiUdVmaTSFDQnwkYt4mmn6pLSaqzhVUwmoTpBWSiAIPBl-Ntwf9EhhNHsbD7octGKAczCxjpg=w400-h240" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>And there's just one more thing to mention that MUST be mentioned and that's Richard Attenborough as the annoying artist playwright, Gareth L. Probert. 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuooLk-qaW4UrixtrpGffW4zAYMy-XjUwCySGoGQ_prCwib89F443Ve9cRep7Lzmy3_UIvNFCAjewejMxG9BPBhEqPgiSvZWpPJz-OVbWjUQCJA8AA68lzwRI5drVb0CAcVPpBxR7czUkulhKD0kfRMOPm2MoM_Uym4YulKUJp9iJDeTI8ND9d0O5Jsw=w285-h400" width="285" /></a></div><br />Director: Terence Young<br /><br />Writers: Rene Hardy, Frank Owen, William Marchant<br /><br />Composer: Georges Garvarentz<br /><br />Starring: Christopher Plummer, Romy Schneider, Trevor Howard, Gert Frobe, Claudine Auger, Yul Brynner, Anthony Dawson<br /><br />More info: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061647/reference">IMDb</a><br /><br />Tagline: MASTER-CRIMINAL! SUPER-SPY! AND ALL TRUE!<br /><br />Plot: During WW2, convicted bank robber Eddie Chapman becomes a triple agent working for both the British and the Germans.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="383" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BZ9uHNdjOaQ" width="645" youtube-src-id="BZ9uHNdjOaQ"></iframe></div><br /><p>My rating: 6/10<br /><br />Will I watch it again? No.</p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #fcff01;">SPY SPOILERS AHEAD! YARRRRRR!!!</span></span></p><p>I like the cast even though some of them don't sustain the level of quality they generally maintain in this picture. For example, Brynner is does a fine job, playing his usual stern self until the end when it's time for his overly dramatic exit. It's all too easy for him to over do it. The rest of the cast does a fine job. But when it comes to Plummer in the lead, he's mostly great except he sometimes comes off as a super cocky narcissist which makes him difficult to like, and he's the lead so you're kind of supposed to get behind this guy. Plummer seems quite good at accents. At times he sounds like a young Errol Flynn which only got me wanting to turn this off and watch a good ole Flynn adventure. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpYhQQFu-K_Al-kNFwB7gdbPozrXq3azJA8Xfk7kHvwHtY74VZYkp7Dn4ngH7mQstuyhF_iXYFML4xpxlo3IRIS5vozvgdmwH2BJbkNSgJs2nKYqb4y3NvwX-tRw2ZQJzBWmI6KJOfjBtm-dLLVfVTEJFEgBtVkKHAxLd0aQVoYZGXgIlK2gnKVD-yCQ=s608" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="608" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpYhQQFu-K_Al-kNFwB7gdbPozrXq3azJA8Xfk7kHvwHtY74VZYkp7Dn4ngH7mQstuyhF_iXYFML4xpxlo3IRIS5vozvgdmwH2BJbkNSgJs2nKYqb4y3NvwX-tRw2ZQJzBWmI6KJOfjBtm-dLLVfVTEJFEgBtVkKHAxLd0aQVoYZGXgIlK2gnKVD-yCQ=w400-h264" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><p>As the title suggests, there's some double and triple cross action going on. We spend more time with the Germans than with the Britich and most of the Germans aren't all that bad. They don't display any of the evil side that we know about. All that means is these Germans have personalities and they're not saying or doing evil things. Maybe that's on purpose to give the audience room to suggest that maybe Chapman (Plummer) could genuinely be working for the Germans. It really doesn't matter where his loyalties lie (except really you know he only seems to care about himself and which way the wind is blowing - he doesn't want to get stuck playing on the losing side no matter what). </p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjm60BG4LviQlzK-RQgjajsBXh6OySiWykK_ye8d925H03F795s9U-JPVrKi3cMsPTrMHoZJbk-cR-6jM-Y1MoxK6gbsD2y4EYRIha7b7pwTlj_qc2yMR8fED-G-TJMchCmo-7oRZaU225GblEHLMaUZtgkgI0U4VLQf_UPWNzAFzqNMsfBX8wCg3N4sw=s608" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="608" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjm60BG4LviQlzK-RQgjajsBXh6OySiWykK_ye8d925H03F795s9U-JPVrKi3cMsPTrMHoZJbk-cR-6jM-Y1MoxK6gbsD2y4EYRIha7b7pwTlj_qc2yMR8fED-G-TJMchCmo-7oRZaU225GblEHLMaUZtgkgI0U4VLQf_UPWNzAFzqNMsfBX8wCg3N4sw=w400-h264" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"> Look at how shoddy this shot is? I promise you they had a budget but they didn't always use it.<br /></p><p>The plot moves at a nice enough pace but only once do you get a sense that he's in danger and that's on his first 'mission' for the Germans which ends up being a test that he barely catches onto in time to save his ass. And that's part of the problem. Aside from that tension-filled moment, there's little to no suspense. It doesn't feel like it matters who's side he's really on. You hope that he's really helping England more than Germany but you don't know until the end. And by then I almost didn't care. Speaking of not caring, what about that song playing over the end credits? That's really out of left field. It's more appropriate at the end of a Bond spoof. With this being directed by Terence Young, the director behind 3 of the first 4 Bond pictures, that sounds about right but it's still beneath him. But this isn't a spy spoof, it's based on a real guy that did these things. There are enough ingredients in this picture that should've yielded something better and darker. They had the opportunity to make a strong thriller taken from true events but instead they made a passable WWII spy drama that casually entertains and doesn't try too hard to not be forgettable. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxqojBdWqWejNzMQV-S4dTw4Q1iB381s8IJjqFqbyrdPYaHW0SUxNjYFtZ6GJEj9vdsYGK6xQeHalx0gAH531AayRmYNRU1kUCwhUoCUwkvm9KTS_GIzK8GhnHCbEVcIYzcs37h1_sPAzpWzVCNVD9kIa9LpY8kcZkgHPmTcsfZtiPjguGNcdo18E5hQ=s698" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxqojBdWqWejNzMQV-S4dTw4Q1iB381s8IJjqFqbyrdPYaHW0SUxNjYFtZ6GJEj9vdsYGK6xQeHalx0gAH531AayRmYNRU1kUCwhUoCUwkvm9KTS_GIzK8GhnHCbEVcIYzcs37h1_sPAzpWzVCNVD9kIa9LpY8kcZkgHPmTcsfZtiPjguGNcdo18E5hQ=w286-h400" width="286" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1Onb6ghwCHKQowOkyQtDCe9wk37aMuYX_blE4feqd5RbAHzoHeQDz7DeNe34BLoN2srlmEjQSiwDX40gXiah8ZNRSct3YWI8EDEzcrFbaOuKCOkrvtgOlnnD9CIWmE4eFzqyIw4wJ8kBYGUiVB5GLqj47SYCnJIkGGTtST9_S--Acyu1j16mKaZLL0A=s300" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="212" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1Onb6ghwCHKQowOkyQtDCe9wk37aMuYX_blE4feqd5RbAHzoHeQDz7DeNe34BLoN2srlmEjQSiwDX40gXiah8ZNRSct3YWI8EDEzcrFbaOuKCOkrvtgOlnnD9CIWmE4eFzqyIw4wJ8kBYGUiVB5GLqj47SYCnJIkGGTtST9_S--Acyu1j16mKaZLL0A=w283-h400" width="283" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFIKiqSg4WQdpyvOyxwTXgzvZPObahPRqa9s31U5wF4Y0iHnTDEYRRPBqNp8Q_jGjeS2IZNiylYSNXRMLissW2wKqdbhFssazk3l-Un-OLLIXLyN99U6XkQgy0HrbJ2fgQOpZunPFYJfVlvUOBnfJfMkG6KzenBbrFUKhq7kxvZAMBzBHN36n9yR5_Lg=s721" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFIKiqSg4WQdpyvOyxwTXgzvZPObahPRqa9s31U5wF4Y0iHnTDEYRRPBqNp8Q_jGjeS2IZNiylYSNXRMLissW2wKqdbhFssazk3l-Un-OLLIXLyN99U6XkQgy0HrbJ2fgQOpZunPFYJfVlvUOBnfJfMkG6KzenBbrFUKhq7kxvZAMBzBHN36n9yR5_Lg=w278-h400" width="278" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiI0E2usue-DNzk4pkCEgW3sEeRrU8X81OoSzkETkJ2x6OzRtBGHEwFZD9A4GxqGxipwvDQsQ_zsfwL7LPfeVSd5m2ulf_pcU3J8r1JlxxJHtuINnxHFelb9Ox37nvXUzcf6KuW5kxtkDV7bM6diPgM2OAWp_MyepgYm19Ya9knideBWhP7daLlAs2geg=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="851" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiI0E2usue-DNzk4pkCEgW3sEeRrU8X81OoSzkETkJ2x6OzRtBGHEwFZD9A4GxqGxipwvDQsQ_zsfwL7LPfeVSd5m2ulf_pcU3J8r1JlxxJHtuINnxHFelb9Ox37nvXUzcf6KuW5kxtkDV7bM6diPgM2OAWp_MyepgYm19Ya9knideBWhP7daLlAs2geg=w284-h400" width="284" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>scorethefilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16193071850402609277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600881040144310286.post-24016504997323208142022-01-19T21:17:00.001-06:002022-01-19T21:17:04.704-06:00The Devil Is a Sissy (1936)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEim-i5yJGoei3vBsaBtUaKDCjPNIJ6AJnmNfcjKLaVGO-gmH8m61wjKtNQgQGrca3Z8yC9uY5b6vq5PGmzgrY7TfpKfA6ikrIP9IzsVWHX6nxMq9PDkSaGJeO4JBar2IBuOXPI7A8id-FBe51w8gD4JkEHlPopXhJtpNtaANGqDSKSBzJ_jfWm0ftHsEg=s1266" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1266" data-original-width="840" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEim-i5yJGoei3vBsaBtUaKDCjPNIJ6AJnmNfcjKLaVGO-gmH8m61wjKtNQgQGrca3Z8yC9uY5b6vq5PGmzgrY7TfpKfA6ikrIP9IzsVWHX6nxMq9PDkSaGJeO4JBar2IBuOXPI7A8id-FBe51w8gD4JkEHlPopXhJtpNtaANGqDSKSBzJ_jfWm0ftHsEg=w265-h400" width="265" /></a></div><br />Directors: W.S. Van Dyke, Rowland Brown<br /><br />Writers: John Lee Mahin, Richard Schayer, Rowland Brown<br /><br />Composer: Herbert Stothart<br /><br />Starring: Freddie Bartholomew, Jackie Cooper, Mickey Rooney, Ian Hunter, Peggy Conklin, Katharine Alexander, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart, Jonathan Hale<br /><br />More info: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027518/reference">IMDb</a><br /><br />Tagline: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Greatest Human Drama<br /><br />Plot: A well-bred young English lad living in lower Manhattan tries to gain acceptance from his not-so-well-bred peers at school.<br /><br />My rating: 7.5/10<br /><br />Will I watch it again? Maybe.<p></p><p>Man, can these kids act! All three of these guys (Bartholomew, Cooper and Rooney) were three of the top male child actors of the 30s and with good reason. Check out Cooper's early work with the OUR GANG shorts and you'll see what I mean. It's incredible seeing these three in the same picture together. I'll admit it, I was bawling my eyes out at the end. There's no shame in that, no sir-ee. I also choked up a few times when some of the characters did nice things for other people. I know, THAT was weird. My emotions were running pretty high for some reason. The acting skills of these kids fucking sold it. What these kids were going through is akin to something I experienced way back when so maybe there was that connection. Claude's (Bartholomew) home life seemed like a fantasy world that most kids would never be able to relate to but you take that kind of storytelling in stride. You don't find out how much of an asshole his mother is until the end and it plays heavily on the plot. </p><p>The story moves pretty quickly but somehow it felt like it was longer than the 92 minutes it was. Watch out for that last act because it's a doozy and an emotional one at that. That's in stark contrast to the overly happy and upbeat note the picture starts on. The ending is earned. Enough can't be said about the three lead kid actors. They are magnificent and a stark contrast to what we see today. I couldn't help but feel that I'd seen Bartholomew in something before until it hit me. The very next year after this picture he starred alongside Spencer Tracy with another wonderful performance in CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS (1937). If I remember right, that's another one that had me crying at the end. They made some great shit back then. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhirjf8W4wGAoQf40-5H6gwAbX2Wg9iDvLKM7ViDmeqcFKjQD-PgkYJAwp60Vw2VG6gNlKVG-C2NeMUVDUCGmgIOtlIMNGaBata3X44LHSa8FFspK7UJQ41SpDIxay0qU9ONbsKkYxqPHuG4c73T71kf8QcCwutDNRQrgoIwGtULAeHpXF6WouOBo_OWA=s3000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2379" data-original-width="3000" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhirjf8W4wGAoQf40-5H6gwAbX2Wg9iDvLKM7ViDmeqcFKjQD-PgkYJAwp60Vw2VG6gNlKVG-C2NeMUVDUCGmgIOtlIMNGaBata3X44LHSa8FFspK7UJQ41SpDIxay0qU9ONbsKkYxqPHuG4c73T71kf8QcCwutDNRQrgoIwGtULAeHpXF6WouOBo_OWA=w400-h318" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgf51lDV_AEMAr8kNjvS8mHwrOSp9JRZWvhWHcq3D3nxlbVBUTaoj2IUlWRNNrxeSYo222eEm0CnRj1Bh1XMx9N7xDit_x8yMW4r738CU1LMVdd6PdNfPjLpnn7RepihN6t7Lc8R1DFGMl_iHQCdeSjuAGU8dorJgngxSAlsrv_CsPKt-yjH8MrAwqFUw=s763" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="763" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgf51lDV_AEMAr8kNjvS8mHwrOSp9JRZWvhWHcq3D3nxlbVBUTaoj2IUlWRNNrxeSYo222eEm0CnRj1Bh1XMx9N7xDit_x8yMW4r738CU1LMVdd6PdNfPjLpnn7RepihN6t7Lc8R1DFGMl_iHQCdeSjuAGU8dorJgngxSAlsrv_CsPKt-yjH8MrAwqFUw=w400-h315" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNjs1J3FD7GrULTwL8t2rGCtbpUPuXRWL1x4ULtJLVxHG5H4jQOR3AO_9WZ9Z2KdyQ5BPp5c7exw_Wb0VzI-R_IcdEhoScHped_cc0ugsLOlWkadQ3JIFg9SLtZZzYmIONPe9yn86aIFkAN28NBsVT2EsvBgGLcqKqF1LFH38FV-K52v4es0S26QLlsg=s3000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="1191" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNjs1J3FD7GrULTwL8t2rGCtbpUPuXRWL1x4ULtJLVxHG5H4jQOR3AO_9WZ9Z2KdyQ5BPp5c7exw_Wb0VzI-R_IcdEhoScHped_cc0ugsLOlWkadQ3JIFg9SLtZZzYmIONPe9yn86aIFkAN28NBsVT2EsvBgGLcqKqF1LFH38FV-K52v4es0S26QLlsg=w159-h400" width="159" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>scorethefilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16193071850402609277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600881040144310286.post-60337915453278525182022-01-19T13:41:00.006-06:002022-01-19T13:41:36.927-06:00Sergeant Ryker (1968)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhw0juFR0BCZ5EvqEA-Vq6JBjjePxA5BxSxalc1puc9f7L0gkzoiPquXefK1QRl9wvjngXN4CEGc3joni92BcrL0FoAvVBdQndMn3ErjOGT-PuvbD3SdZk36eRKKYGazMCfaFpDS3iwxTTorao_59z-PGVdMgNGUYJpR3ZVD9lk6ff2pECrX3E-BGua2w=s871" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="871" data-original-width="580" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhw0juFR0BCZ5EvqEA-Vq6JBjjePxA5BxSxalc1puc9f7L0gkzoiPquXefK1QRl9wvjngXN4CEGc3joni92BcrL0FoAvVBdQndMn3ErjOGT-PuvbD3SdZk36eRKKYGazMCfaFpDS3iwxTTorao_59z-PGVdMgNGUYJpR3ZVD9lk6ff2pECrX3E-BGua2w=w266-h400" width="266" /></a></div><br />Director: Buzz Kulik<br /><br />Writers: Seeleg Lester, William D. Gordon <br /><br />Composer: John Williams<br /><br />Starring: Lee Marvin, Bradfor Dillman, Peter Graves, Vera Miles, Lloyd Nolan, Murray Hamilton, Norman Fell, Walter Brooke, Francis De Sales, Don Marshall, Charles Aidman<br /><br />More info: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063584/reference">IMDb</a><br /><br />Tagline: COMMIE MAJOR...or U.S. SERGEANT? There's a bullet at one end...and a hangman's noose at the other!<br /><br />Plot: During the Korean War Sergeant Paul Ryker is accused of defecting to
Communist China and then returning to his unit as a spy. He's
court-martialed and sentenced to death but his attorney believes Ryker's
innocent and asks for a new trial.<br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="358" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZrFbgEwGQp4" width="531" youtube-src-id="ZrFbgEwGQp4"></iframe></div><p></p><p>My rating: 8/10<br /><br />Will I watch it again? Yes.</p><p>I've never seen a Lee Marvin performance I didn't like and this is no exception. He owns it and I don't think I've ever seen him play so humble and defeated as he does here. Sure, he gets lots of time to shine where his anger bursts out like a rabid dog but he's also shines as a softer man who's facing the hangman's noose for treason. </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgARyd89joxmdwP-usysJNiRgzcmGkjjGPxL2SwOeOcaURK9nSa2fMxmVg7ENe8cvaEPFFpmciZK_p-n1iIbU9wh36v4PWGMxaRBVZSSTxVdfjW_HOLEA21Vl1Ag1wKCa_Bc5c3HEyCoGxduEurz3iHAq44l8ANnGy0vtPQV2aH-RTzYn3Alv2UBfyt5Q=s300" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgARyd89joxmdwP-usysJNiRgzcmGkjjGPxL2SwOeOcaURK9nSa2fMxmVg7ENe8cvaEPFFpmciZK_p-n1iIbU9wh36v4PWGMxaRBVZSSTxVdfjW_HOLEA21Vl1Ag1wKCa_Bc5c3HEyCoGxduEurz3iHAq44l8ANnGy0vtPQV2aH-RTzYn3Alv2UBfyt5Q=w640-h358" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Original airing on KRAFT SUSPENSE THEATRE in 1963, the two-episode broadcast was later combined and released as a film in 1968 after Marvin's massive success the previous year with THE DIRTY DOZEN (1967), the role that made him an overnight worldwide superstar. Why not, right? He'd been a solid character actor in films for 18 years. Anyway, he gives the solid performance you've come to expect from him. The rest of the cast does a fine job as well. It's neat seeing some familiar faces like Vera Miles and Peter Graves. Norman Fell and Murray Hamilton are pitch-perfect in their roles. Hamilton plays a brash, slimy Army Captain that gets slimier as the film progresses. Not enough can be said about the great Lloyd Nolan. The more I see of him, the more I love this guy. He's such a natural at this and he makes it look as easy as breathing, as if he IS that character. When he pops up at the end with what he's there to do, I teared-up a bit with happiness. I'd say half the movie is courtroom drama with the other half dealing with the events that led up to the trial with some breaks between court scenes. The story gets better and better as it unfolds and I wasn't sure how it was going to play out. It's a very good movie and worth a watch unless you hate courtroom dramas. It's in the public domain and free to watch online.<br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhp6g9CNycNUOmHhJVjp_llc7ISk-fnxBBNiBoswAusujDagf3_LsCt-v2Ax5jg_Wuffej0QdY2EESYKJr3MMfFC94zsYfKKl_SQWfqdnJB4sNqywZmc9gP9GJqfCBB5ycX228RsTlfjkZjYP6DMOiBCdRCBf3Z0Lt1QQw_9-cXf8M5kDZcNEG_kA2_sw=s268" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="268" data-original-width="188" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhp6g9CNycNUOmHhJVjp_llc7ISk-fnxBBNiBoswAusujDagf3_LsCt-v2Ax5jg_Wuffej0QdY2EESYKJr3MMfFC94zsYfKKl_SQWfqdnJB4sNqywZmc9gP9GJqfCBB5ycX228RsTlfjkZjYP6DMOiBCdRCBf3Z0Lt1QQw_9-cXf8M5kDZcNEG_kA2_sw=w281-h400" width="281" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinKLJN7Bgzm1ffAbNDcpHrIbRLZ7ZMoVGdr9dHrav-NLd2SoOPzYlntz7g4f12F_Mq0LJoIjuEiIClNIVzjeV9GjTDvCu7YaAx3Lnom5-s5ElAg43b8lo9C5g2nrTmrNfMulVYgTXAKWZVA8mHqKnzymfMTm5WjxEf2rsyAKny0bgh7OWrAzRLnpDL0Q=s3000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2183" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinKLJN7Bgzm1ffAbNDcpHrIbRLZ7ZMoVGdr9dHrav-NLd2SoOPzYlntz7g4f12F_Mq0LJoIjuEiIClNIVzjeV9GjTDvCu7YaAx3Lnom5-s5ElAg43b8lo9C5g2nrTmrNfMulVYgTXAKWZVA8mHqKnzymfMTm5WjxEf2rsyAKny0bgh7OWrAzRLnpDL0Q=w291-h400" width="291" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>scorethefilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16193071850402609277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600881040144310286.post-41390054602996720982022-01-11T22:26:00.003-06:002022-01-11T22:26:57.359-06:00Shanty Tramp (1967)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivVrutDA6zw4mIFRUy_0ouSBm8mz_afNupPJKNESYJ47L7BtYhoKRfC5LblfMC4nhuM6NAxpvGFQKzH9BRdjTHGpuBW9-9jMykHhWPh3pnJp66xLptmVx_lD3MLjA2DfH72CmWAYrzrlQjNgUqMIEzpQ2ptc-6CGN6SR2o4EKO4oncWS7t85PZRsvTDg=s725" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="496" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivVrutDA6zw4mIFRUy_0ouSBm8mz_afNupPJKNESYJ47L7BtYhoKRfC5LblfMC4nhuM6NAxpvGFQKzH9BRdjTHGpuBW9-9jMykHhWPh3pnJp66xLptmVx_lD3MLjA2DfH72CmWAYrzrlQjNgUqMIEzpQ2ptc-6CGN6SR2o4EKO4oncWS7t85PZRsvTDg=w274-h400" width="274" /></a></div>Director: Joseph G. Prieto<br /><br />Writers: K. Gordon Murray, Reuben, Guberman, Joseph G. Prieto <br /><br />Composer: Frank Linales<br /><br />Starring: Eleanor Vaill, Otto Schlessinger, Lewis Galen, Bill Rogers, Lawrence Tobin<br /><br />More info: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060968/reference">IMDb</a><br /><br />Tagline: She loved rebels on wheels!<br />Whata Bad Girl!<br />GUYS AND CHOPPERS ... Rich, Raw, Dirty Shanty Girls!<br />They Battle ... They Love ... They Seduce.<br />Emilie is her name ... She's the one girl no man can tame!<br />Born broke. Now she's worth a mint!<br />A Teen-Age Story for Mature Adults <br /><br />Plot: A sleazy evangelist makes a play for a small town's local tramp, but is
shocked to learn that she prefers a local black kid over him. Furious,
he stirs up the town against the couple.<br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x70bgRqs3r4" width="320" youtube-src-id="x70bgRqs3r4"></iframe></div><p></p><p>My rating: 6/10<br /><br />Will I watch it again? Maybe.</p><p>This is one of my favorite exploitation titles. It screams, "Watch me!" I started to many years ago, fell asleep drunk and never finished it. It's a fun little low budget Florida shot picture that has some bad acting and filler. The beginning scenes in the bar go on and on playing songs all the way through. Bill Rogers hits a home run with his enthusiastic and sleazy performance of a crooked tent revival evangelical preacher (are there any other kind?). He's only got 7 movie credits but based on this performance, I'm going to have to see what else he contributed to the world of cinema.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6KqI8MAOLIljhR8XhiSIr03_i5Avu2D7JMC2f63WZ2dkszfssefUASPYqDat16rUiJ9PKa7y0vv4ICg_d_s3Ph78R2D5W6vJMi0ZFLfzuKCb0c7wK4MkWWWdkw8BLr5-qVbyKzZeNZVAzgB20aZONUj80zJimdUzIITbD0A4HHBqBODkx7J1e7Cxepg=s720" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6KqI8MAOLIljhR8XhiSIr03_i5Avu2D7JMC2f63WZ2dkszfssefUASPYqDat16rUiJ9PKa7y0vv4ICg_d_s3Ph78R2D5W6vJMi0ZFLfzuKCb0c7wK4MkWWWdkw8BLr5-qVbyKzZeNZVAzgB20aZONUj80zJimdUzIITbD0A4HHBqBODkx7J1e7Cxepg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /> Eleanor Vaill does a good job for a non-actor. She got the two things it took to play the title role:<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwDJxMNCIZBJWRJkaxdijnibcps-dZXGM9Csega17xW3w1HcxSLrwLCNNA-bxm6iOKOTHkldDhK1o2GD1fBUbIEKedDkbpdJkxVgTKk3_Iev2pZ7HetrKEpVKZyM5-fp9wd-4xEYXcAMnFcJSjqb59wC5AAM8i6eyE5wVZHpHlyI3wYF9tY225SJO5vw=s720" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwDJxMNCIZBJWRJkaxdijnibcps-dZXGM9Csega17xW3w1HcxSLrwLCNNA-bxm6iOKOTHkldDhK1o2GD1fBUbIEKedDkbpdJkxVgTKk3_Iev2pZ7HetrKEpVKZyM5-fp9wd-4xEYXcAMnFcJSjqb59wC5AAM8i6eyE5wVZHpHlyI3wYF9tY225SJO5vw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgi_4i0Zpl5YbAvemAM7IWzUCTx2RCdE9S9pu9lEkE5bQo3bg6rOcLp8JuSi-sl1SKSfR3UBLbFexG25-_GHvWbKpsEPbnaonAVyz2vAghNnTsQonYt-XEBDx2rgrcpZUGK19ZK9ihS4d4d9PnUyjsQmPNgAaMVGAFgFdutZI8KSYwlbRl07yyZBB4RyQ=s720" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgi_4i0Zpl5YbAvemAM7IWzUCTx2RCdE9S9pu9lEkE5bQo3bg6rOcLp8JuSi-sl1SKSfR3UBLbFexG25-_GHvWbKpsEPbnaonAVyz2vAghNnTsQonYt-XEBDx2rgrcpZUGK19ZK9ihS4d4d9PnUyjsQmPNgAaMVGAFgFdutZI8KSYwlbRl07yyZBB4RyQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>And those two things are, of course, #1 on the left (your left, not hers) and #2 on the right (naturally, they're both right, all day, every day).</p><p>While her boobs may be completely innocent, Emily is bad news. The way she manipulates men is epic, like in a Russ Meyer fashion. What she does to poor love struck Daniel, a black man whose father was lynched years earlier by the townsfolk which included Emily's father, is just awful. You hear the N-word tossed about a little but not nearly as much as Emily's cans are tossed about (thankfully). Sorry, I get distracted easily. Where was I? Oh yeah, co-writer/director Prieto, does some fun stuff like edit unrelated scenes with connecting dialogue. It's out of left field and gimmicky but, in the context of a sleazy, dare I say comedy, like this, it's fun. He does it just enough so as not to wear out its welcome. Usually exploitation pictures like this can be dreadfully dull with the only attraction being naked women but at least he went for something different. The ending is a little bonkers but it works well within the confines of the picture. It subverted my expectations and that's a good thing. These types of pictures are highly predictable but not so much this one. Clocking in at one hour nine minutes, this is worth diving into and I'd even say watch it with friends on a movie night double feature. Throw in some liquor sauce and make the party pants optional. It's as entertaining as the title suggests, which is rarity.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhM98wWqkCroQ305uzk33TxOWDJH4L_-64IJLcl-u_vmYTG-bQGUsDJfAOt-w5y93LGQCELhqeta_Y0JouablHwkKCevVvGpsRxdghkNfFaTgRmouxNBBVsnUPkXqYlxYxvVrgnST_7ltJ4Iz879ZjeOSHTCfZE4A7HplH7yqxK11kgsHCKfq5BLaRXMg=s825" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhM98wWqkCroQ305uzk33TxOWDJH4L_-64IJLcl-u_vmYTG-bQGUsDJfAOt-w5y93LGQCELhqeta_Y0JouablHwkKCevVvGpsRxdghkNfFaTgRmouxNBBVsnUPkXqYlxYxvVrgnST_7ltJ4Iz879ZjeOSHTCfZE4A7HplH7yqxK11kgsHCKfq5BLaRXMg=w242-h400" width="242" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0wFpRS7Uw6CCOop39fSBU4uSUhMzNkb5VGOlGA5_irCdZVIyMC1MW4mRDmZzMd3hS1mW0Qv4HmfnK-j16cpoV7lzzgtrCJkHsDp4UZmZCRMZ7wmLkxWNIONGH_HW2cWIl2CyL_AzqiCo8rHNhcV61Qb2d-AaziDzcuYATQLRd6WyM_jIXlRJ_LfRdsg=s381" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="297" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0wFpRS7Uw6CCOop39fSBU4uSUhMzNkb5VGOlGA5_irCdZVIyMC1MW4mRDmZzMd3hS1mW0Qv4HmfnK-j16cpoV7lzzgtrCJkHsDp4UZmZCRMZ7wmLkxWNIONGH_HW2cWIl2CyL_AzqiCo8rHNhcV61Qb2d-AaziDzcuYATQLRd6WyM_jIXlRJ_LfRdsg=w311-h400" width="311" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWCHmYdkGpsAppJcOZFdt-OjYeqIGeUNrJsnSG1aNvuUIJ038iW1cqy_Aq51XBaCV63Kx8SafUx5ZHQE2_xoTZLVZP0IQVXHpnrU5LyKx53vP0E12MixeRQZ4uTEgpoGkcLoLQH-eX6CDoWGyyiz5SmqL4B1BZScjaFl2TQzu6K4rSqazinE3g_WhhqQ=s400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="266" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWCHmYdkGpsAppJcOZFdt-OjYeqIGeUNrJsnSG1aNvuUIJ038iW1cqy_Aq51XBaCV63Kx8SafUx5ZHQE2_xoTZLVZP0IQVXHpnrU5LyKx53vP0E12MixeRQZ4uTEgpoGkcLoLQH-eX6CDoWGyyiz5SmqL4B1BZScjaFl2TQzu6K4rSqazinE3g_WhhqQ=s320" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>scorethefilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16193071850402609277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600881040144310286.post-8715697643328656722022-01-11T21:34:00.003-06:002022-01-11T21:34:41.200-06:00The River's Edge (1957) <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgofKWHEKwmvaMSBPuOLxX6rxbatCM7lEG5jDUcWZ4Od_CHxr4xM5I0Pgqk-XcjWPDsvsC5x2L7rlim7Hz12zq2eXEiACy23qW_WxWqnkybJqvsx_F-PBU_FRpQNlXEguFad_VF8Pxjg3cEEE5sfRTeWwHMtlNzs-QFz-eaaQ2j5rvS9KUwUmh2LqC8kw=s1526" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1526" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgofKWHEKwmvaMSBPuOLxX6rxbatCM7lEG5jDUcWZ4Od_CHxr4xM5I0Pgqk-XcjWPDsvsC5x2L7rlim7Hz12zq2eXEiACy23qW_WxWqnkybJqvsx_F-PBU_FRpQNlXEguFad_VF8Pxjg3cEEE5sfRTeWwHMtlNzs-QFz-eaaQ2j5rvS9KUwUmh2LqC8kw=w263-h400" width="263" /></a></div><br />Director: Allan Dwan<br /><br />Writers: Harold Jacob Smith, James Leicester <br /><br />Composer: Louis Forbes<br /><br />Starring: Ray Milland, Anthony Quinn, Debra Paget, Harry Carey Jr., Chubby Johnson, Byron Foulger, Tom McKee, Frank Gerstle, Lee Morgan, and LOTS of fake rocks<br /><br />More info: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050903/reference">IMDb</a><br /><br />Tagline: It was kill ... or be killed ... all the way down to The River's Edge.<br /><br />Plot: A murderous thief on the run with stolen loot forces a poor rancher to
guide him across the desert into Mexico. Accompanying them is the
rancher's wife, who happens to be the killer's former girlfriend.<br /><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="429" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lMM1pUu8t-0" width="516" youtube-src-id="lMM1pUu8t-0"></iframe></div><p></p><p>My rating: 5.5/10<br /><br />Will I watch it again? No. </p><p>I'm down with the cast. They're all good actors and great movie stars, especially Milland. I've never seen a bad performance from him regardless of the movie's budget or quality. He always shows up to win. Quinn can be stale but he's generally a solid actor. I'm not familiar much with Paget as I've barely seen anything of hers. She was in SEVEN ANGRY MEN (1955) so she must be good if she could pull off playing a pissed of white guy. I don't know what the fuck her character (Margaret) was thinking wearing heels on a desert ranch.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXUu2eu3aGQTwxO2JgR5iOUzxpPOKaOjwFieAFhLDwK6f_cXAO_gWknVQXU3h3WfOxxQLAEQ5ou4zxCPPxichoulITjydF456t7QVMutuYJkCe7upk62d1h4XM20qbiZpcM7KpGerPRSdjn_2m4hxSEyv196NUlqAJT0ANKB24qU18qwkriC4VBOpXMw=s1024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="1024" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXUu2eu3aGQTwxO2JgR5iOUzxpPOKaOjwFieAFhLDwK6f_cXAO_gWknVQXU3h3WfOxxQLAEQ5ou4zxCPPxichoulITjydF456t7QVMutuYJkCe7upk62d1h4XM20qbiZpcM7KpGerPRSdjn_2m4hxSEyv196NUlqAJT0ANKB24qU18qwkriC4VBOpXMw=w400-h170" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Milland (Nardo) can be charming but once he crosses the line of killing a cop (great scene, by the way - it's brutal), His likability factor drops until he's just weak and lot someone you want around anymore. Quinn (Ben) does fine as the somewhat soft but tough husband to Margaret and becomes stronger as the picture nears to an end. But he also gets sappier and sappier when it comes to his fragile relationship with his wife. Oh, boy, do they pour the sugar on where you get that style of romantic crap where the two are talking madly in love while embracing and not looking each other in the eyes. Yuck.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVqsAro1oS4MgxrTLYnNGXgJIIRKXQu6p3pfkO5fuz_u0yYATvnXsew13RTWINcoS6zTkpWUbU3yq1yrRJNqBccNa3jd7kCB25zFspeiqaaQ-61QhzIvR3E_Q8vla0z0g2FtQauEKCm2pLHJqsGZqI-lSpsyiAbOms8l0vyMRJVehSGpPibwLjBGFzzQ=s1024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="1024" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVqsAro1oS4MgxrTLYnNGXgJIIRKXQu6p3pfkO5fuz_u0yYATvnXsew13RTWINcoS6zTkpWUbU3yq1yrRJNqBccNa3jd7kCB25zFspeiqaaQ-61QhzIvR3E_Q8vla0z0g2FtQauEKCm2pLHJqsGZqI-lSpsyiAbOms8l0vyMRJVehSGpPibwLjBGFzzQ=w400-h170" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I know what you're saying. "Hey, Scorethefilm, what about the fake rocks? How'd they do?" As obviously fake rocks go, they did a splendid job. And I say, good for them for getting work. This movie is to them as THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939) was to little people - they hired A LOT of 'em!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXrU9s2qsFO2cQtfPzA77GEExQPxhl2Nv4UsIVnBMElVG7gZbtxf3Dmpyg8SrpAPg5h3nt1u2KWsfClaSSjMbjpLxdDeDojbp1iQZD6WNCRYSCc5X0O1bCXBRFSXRWBaQr_2-g4bxw7pF1Luhgm9DP6syc5QyztPk6-wX8V2-FdM8gHqMZFcQhoO2VuA=s1024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="1024" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXrU9s2qsFO2cQtfPzA77GEExQPxhl2Nv4UsIVnBMElVG7gZbtxf3Dmpyg8SrpAPg5h3nt1u2KWsfClaSSjMbjpLxdDeDojbp1iQZD6WNCRYSCc5X0O1bCXBRFSXRWBaQr_2-g4bxw7pF1Luhgm9DP6syc5QyztPk6-wX8V2-FdM8gHqMZFcQhoO2VuA=w400-h170" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDskiGBAsQG8EOsIdaESu49HP_sI1xmqG_oWoOuB3Gpss5Kxzls4aAx2rGqyVpwrbWllJv5gdgaER_UVoLCKXziLdSyNfhpKL8TR6N7GqKJD30mW1rlGrgq0KHApgEA0_GYanH7hGkJWIRajEtPswp5eogGPihg-nHlzzYA1o7G4SGjDobCzfwKAcPKQ=s1024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="1024" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDskiGBAsQG8EOsIdaESu49HP_sI1xmqG_oWoOuB3Gpss5Kxzls4aAx2rGqyVpwrbWllJv5gdgaER_UVoLCKXziLdSyNfhpKL8TR6N7GqKJD30mW1rlGrgq0KHApgEA0_GYanH7hGkJWIRajEtPswp5eogGPihg-nHlzzYA1o7G4SGjDobCzfwKAcPKQ=w400-h170" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdcVJJWPb-8ttVcJA07mlWMOdEssILQXeM6iDS8NQkpZ7UDqhx1KNQNbRrqzyarkXhs3rMEePaKh106MOCPN0BeslViiGuABtetgeae0RhYU8Co2VPaDiRYMOyp0fcD0QB6PYHX3hRUN1nNmcBiGuS7OB3H8bHHi_WD5rpecK93S7joA1Shs2IYgdeng=s1024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="1024" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdcVJJWPb-8ttVcJA07mlWMOdEssILQXeM6iDS8NQkpZ7UDqhx1KNQNbRrqzyarkXhs3rMEePaKh106MOCPN0BeslViiGuABtetgeae0RhYU8Co2VPaDiRYMOyp0fcD0QB6PYHX3hRUN1nNmcBiGuS7OB3H8bHHi_WD5rpecK93S7joA1Shs2IYgdeng=w400-h170" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4eXtV8bChNBHSkwEwCL1Pbsx25AS28UQYn2pboF2ODFidG1X3BHPBCIZ2SHMoS1XT4B1oSnkPmvdJuq_RTTnlkNJTzrNIdSAwcizdvASZ9May5xmPMDLswhLbFLYoB4sh-0Mpui4vEsi9CidnrNoIdtaTgNbGin20grTEudBcL-u5HJHZ_zWiHgupng=s1024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="1024" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4eXtV8bChNBHSkwEwCL1Pbsx25AS28UQYn2pboF2ODFidG1X3BHPBCIZ2SHMoS1XT4B1oSnkPmvdJuq_RTTnlkNJTzrNIdSAwcizdvASZ9May5xmPMDLswhLbFLYoB4sh-0Mpui4vEsi9CidnrNoIdtaTgNbGin20grTEudBcL-u5HJHZ_zWiHgupng=w400-h170" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I'm sure they re-used them at different angles and with magical lighting, but still. They get a lot of screen time. Good for them. Fake rocks are a thing of the past now that computers do all the heavy lifting. Ahahahahahahahahaha! But seriously, there are a lot of fucking fake rocks in this movie. </p><p>With Margaret getting syrupy sugar sweet with both of the men, there are no surprises in this picture. You can probably figure out how this plays out because you've seen a gazillion of these pictures to just plain know. You don't have to be a detective with a comically funny pipe to solve this case. It's middle of the road entertainment and some bottom of the barrel-scraping by the three leads. They all deserve better. It's simply OK. It's not good nor is it bad. 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Forester, Valentine Davies<br /><br />Composer: Clifton Parker<br /><br />Starring: Jeffrey Hunter, Michael Rennie, Wendy Hiller, Bernard Lee, Peter van Eyck, Victor Maddern, John Horsley, Patrick Barr, Robin Bailey<br /><br />More info: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046267/reference">IMDb</a><br /><br />Tagline: The greatest story of the sea by today's greatest storyteller!<br /><br />Plot: In 1940, Canadian sailor Andrew Brown is prisoner on a battle damaged
German raider and he plans to delay the raider's at-sea repairs until a
British naval task-force can destroy it.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LN7lWnXCDk4" width="320" youtube-src-id="LN7lWnXCDk4"></iframe></div><p></p><p>My rating: 7.5/10<br /><br />Will I watch it again? YES!</p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #fcff01;">SNIPIN' SPOILERS AHEAD!!! YARRRRRRR!!!</span></span> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The film starts out during WWI with a sappy romance when a soldier (Rennie as Richard Saville) meets a girl (Hiller as Lucinda Bentley) before going abroad with the two falling in love in the hours/days before his departure. They speak of marriage but it never happens. Did they do the nasty? It's possible but not all that hinted at. This happens in the first fifteen minutes and it's pretty by the numbers lovey-dovey stuff of its time. Cut to more than twenty years later and Saville is an admiral commanding a fleet in WWII. This is where the film kicks into gear and gets interesting. Saville is hell-bent on sinking a German warship, the Essen, and he makes the call for one of his ships to hold their position until the fleet arrives. That ship is destroyed, leaving only two survivors that end up as prisoners on the Essen in sick bay, Earnshaw (Maddern) and Brown (Hunter). The Essen is damaged and seeks shelter in a small cove, hidden from the sea and Brown gets the crazy idea to steal a rifle and an inflatable boat and secure himself on the cliff overlooking the Essen, shooting those who attempt at repairing the ship in an effort to delay them long enough for the rest of the fleet to find them. THIS is pretty damn intense and makes for one hell of a show! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgco1ue-ih7CUsGHuNq7FigtcN0fplp5GcbBcXEzrYFAieZSRBEbxIh9etEjdZcPKd9W7VkPQIiymN9qpTRG1PTlqkvqL6EIEy6YBMfj5t_oQitD5VCA4qBISLV6JorvrFhlBUZvXfQfM7YxLEJwY1D6AzbpfLTjKuylL02i-SD8XIy3LUDtP29z7pIpg=s720" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgco1ue-ih7CUsGHuNq7FigtcN0fplp5GcbBcXEzrYFAieZSRBEbxIh9etEjdZcPKd9W7VkPQIiymN9qpTRG1PTlqkvqL6EIEy6YBMfj5t_oQitD5VCA4qBISLV6JorvrFhlBUZvXfQfM7YxLEJwY1D6AzbpfLTjKuylL02i-SD8XIy3LUDtP29z7pIpg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicr-Mky5-YvqVidnxFKlP8ubJ-j7Q93NZgzYMYnESPQ61Ycwt5W1xgM5GmJpdNPYdnIPyVPcIm7MgLYrZeijPlaSF9zAtZg7LfGE-ad1T-fk-oPg_Eh9df2KgaroumdtNKP_V2z-EUKCyCFkYvaHu82B2o9Vmbuj4jfrjzq8bXUUga0SHWbmvkwQ2P_g=s720" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicr-Mky5-YvqVidnxFKlP8ubJ-j7Q93NZgzYMYnESPQ61Ycwt5W1xgM5GmJpdNPYdnIPyVPcIm7MgLYrZeijPlaSF9zAtZg7LfGE-ad1T-fk-oPg_Eh9df2KgaroumdtNKP_V2z-EUKCyCFkYvaHu82B2o9Vmbuj4jfrjzq8bXUUga0SHWbmvkwQ2P_g=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first, short, act is by the numbers romantic BS. Get past that and you've got yourself a pretty damn good action thriller. The performances are very good, especially from Hunter (who goes shirtless and hunky from the time he ditches the German vessel). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjm_vSwI0TLzXta2YAwGChxvmqqbHg6if4qPiYkM3cct1Ml-Uw0oAJ4t-DYONLjUsOWALhPYvZI8RsmMqrJ1asJjclKZ8uP94FoIuQExxKkp6WECZ1FPqqAvSHG4W50JtzwCrOclGcbkhlS-Ejj-Kc_szqhik5LuZbGYogpon8_p7vdWa4DDyZWj46jUw=s720" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjm_vSwI0TLzXta2YAwGChxvmqqbHg6if4qPiYkM3cct1Ml-Uw0oAJ4t-DYONLjUsOWALhPYvZI8RsmMqrJ1asJjclKZ8uP94FoIuQExxKkp6WECZ1FPqqAvSHG4W50JtzwCrOclGcbkhlS-Ejj-Kc_szqhik5LuZbGYogpon8_p7vdWa4DDyZWj46jUw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The direction during the standoff is tight and tense. This is some really good shit and well worth a watch. It is weird, though, with the first act feeling tacked on considering the rest of the movie ALMOST has nothing to do with it. The ending is upbeat and only slightly hints at something possibly relating to Hiller as it's said by Brown that he has a mother and Hiller was in the beginning of the film which are the only two time a woman is either shown or spoken of. Are we supposed to draw the conclusion that Brown is Saville's son? Yeah, I think so. It's really driven home (and emotionally so) when you watch the alternate ending found on the DVD which changes Brown's fate. Yeah, I choked up a bit. The alternate ending at least ties her to the story in such a way that more so justifies the first fifteen minutes. Without it, you're left scratching your head a little bit wondering what the point was except either it was bad writing, filler or studio intervention. All of those things are still possible but it makes more sense that there's a bigger, more intimate story here. Regardless, the action/standoff portion is well-handled and worth watching. Drop the opening BS and this is easily an 8/10.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipmGT2P9vFGB_NYsv8oZrI4j0Mm0sJgHMORIlUZsU8ULYetbMxaFuG5r_LnlBaC3YPkCveFbFPeNjOw0nnpiecPBi7YFSKxGepEVivzzQkM0ab8HSbQoMwzkKIhcG_TREBHSRu9l9b9Pcqa2tpCQFxu5bsa4xhoAZgbHjVhqa9J5t1MH1hF4il1eSaGg=s763" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="763" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipmGT2P9vFGB_NYsv8oZrI4j0Mm0sJgHMORIlUZsU8ULYetbMxaFuG5r_LnlBaC3YPkCveFbFPeNjOw0nnpiecPBi7YFSKxGepEVivzzQkM0ab8HSbQoMwzkKIhcG_TREBHSRu9l9b9Pcqa2tpCQFxu5bsa4xhoAZgbHjVhqa9J5t1MH1hF4il1eSaGg=w296-h400" width="296" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIU1ZEeS1TJMSqTUVLLvVWdw1FOvdkLTMmzo5eRCvxHyLueXBqtsdIzQTxwxa7CmV1YiEAIAjDKazVGVIpg0n3ZQgLTeyu5U6Ao6EodCFdRfP89ZqGZSUM9P482739GydYFugDrryi2B20fHO_6t0mgOR98c253iCOo8sfDhvlJJ_RFs_OwtSQE7qjdQ=s3000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2966" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIU1ZEeS1TJMSqTUVLLvVWdw1FOvdkLTMmzo5eRCvxHyLueXBqtsdIzQTxwxa7CmV1YiEAIAjDKazVGVIpg0n3ZQgLTeyu5U6Ao6EodCFdRfP89ZqGZSUM9P482739GydYFugDrryi2B20fHO_6t0mgOR98c253iCOo8sfDhvlJJ_RFs_OwtSQE7qjdQ=w395-h400" width="395" /></a></div><br /></div>scorethefilmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16193071850402609277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600881040144310286.post-72989765377630943042022-01-11T19:31:00.001-06:002022-01-11T19:31:10.248-06:00Salome (1953)<div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyxHc84wcbd0CvL4pjKTmqQlSUODNKa10z-S_jxjnMo_LVcbdVA8E40KOa8Fe6ETnflcbU8Z_z_eHdJ7irtOtSQGffVNPmde7oxJNBLj7gfAIv68q5q5TQBvA_hXxxBq65182-t9b75UKAtaPIjPBxxveaxD06ZqsJkdDDYjWQAyk_vETQu5CXZIvaeA=s799" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="520" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyxHc84wcbd0CvL4pjKTmqQlSUODNKa10z-S_jxjnMo_LVcbdVA8E40KOa8Fe6ETnflcbU8Z_z_eHdJ7irtOtSQGffVNPmde7oxJNBLj7gfAIv68q5q5TQBvA_hXxxBq65182-t9b75UKAtaPIjPBxxveaxD06ZqsJkdDDYjWQAyk_vETQu5CXZIvaeA=w260-h400" width="260" /></a></div><br />Director: William Dieterle<p></p><p>Writers: Harry Kleiner, Jesse Lasky Jr.</p><p>Composer: George Duning</p><p>Starring: Rita Hayworth, Stewart Granger, Charles Laughton, Judith Anderson, Cedric Hardwicke, Basil Sydney, Maurice Schwartz, Arnold Moss, Alan Badel</p><p>More info: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046269/reference">IMDb</a></p><p>Plot: After her banishment from Rome, Jewish Princess Salome returns to her
Roman-ruled native land of Galilee, where prophet John the Baptist
preaches against Salome's parents, King Herod and Queen Herodias.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="363" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AO7hCTljfIc" width="437" youtube-src-id="AO7hCTljfIc"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p>My rating: 5.5/10<br /></p><p>Will I watch it again? Nope.</p><p>Watching these cheesy religious epics is a mixed bag. On one hand, you've got the beautiful costumes, lavish set dressing, big musical score and usually with a large cast loaded with big time Hollywood stars. On the other hand, they're loaded with religious propaganda that'll make your eyes roll right out of sockets. This non-believer watches them for the Ancient Roman spectacle and the cast and this one's at least got a decent cast. I'll watch anything Charles Laughton did and this qualifies. And I've been a fan of Stewart Granger since seeing him in SCARAMOUCHE (1952), one of my all time favorites. I've seen very little of Rita Hayworth's catalog but I like what I've seen. This flick is OK at best but it suffers from the hit-you-on-the-head propaganda that these pictures are loaded with. What's more, nearly the entire film is shot on indoor sets. That gets old and quick. They're nice sets and well-lit and decorated but they're sets nonetheless and it's obvious that almost whenever they're supposed to be outdoors, they're on a soundstage; fake rocks abound! Over-the-top melodrama abound!<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgB6J5MdF4ta9O4aREku_j8kbZmc7YvjRQ5xkHuxr8bKqm_jMdrSMVBMJw1JKyUfeTPBuBF5aSDZ6CEZMDuK1mE46tB_t00rdLZ7_FsLXevuLo5yMm8F0qypgYJ86mYvbmhguRcKLSppMNeKIrHS7OKCmF2SPUeX-uU-ZQx7eYsLRe4Cjhn7DHaGabiMg=s720" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgB6J5MdF4ta9O4aREku_j8kbZmc7YvjRQ5xkHuxr8bKqm_jMdrSMVBMJw1JKyUfeTPBuBF5aSDZ6CEZMDuK1mE46tB_t00rdLZ7_FsLXevuLo5yMm8F0qypgYJ86mYvbmhguRcKLSppMNeKIrHS7OKCmF2SPUeX-uU-ZQx7eYsLRe4Cjhn7DHaGabiMg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Charles Laughton is mentally eye-fucking a woman, his step-daughter no less! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Now THAT'S acting!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Give this mall all the awards!<br /></div><div> </div><div>I wasn't into it much until the final act when Princess Salome's (Hayworth) mother (Queen Herodias played by Judith Anderson) offers her up to King Herod (with Charles Laughton having a good time hamming it up)! Herodias wants John the Baptist dead for slandering her name so she convinces Salome to dance at Herod's birthday party. It's already been established that Herod has the hots for Salome but he doesn't want John harmed. Once Salome's dance begins, Herodias tells Herod he can have her for the price of John's head. Herod wants a piece of that pie and quickly motions to make it happen. FUCKING NICE!!!!! This got dark pretty fucking fast, but then there's only a few scant minutes left and of course they have to throw in some Jesus-y bits to close out the film. Does Herod get his pie and eat it, too? Nope. So, I guess you could say it ends on a down note.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgesYhfDvFt_UloPxBx4dIsieQULEfvVTw07KaOIHH-3N-EwgA9vf5BD6NXZY8WuXqEbqhJcEGdKxk3CSIPEZRVmMTQPDaktIUCI-PsOgTwNETnKPyyX25RZCQosnfKyOK5fU-FoxF8U51DEyT04kL6wt3d-WKgTjEzTjda3reUWvvTiBf8p2XDIgbNLw=s720" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbvHtFzalSUugjKOBpqOtna_vZD0hWVAajqq8S_xwqLOZ2NxUHsXXEAmBInfRqupvNIiHPphM-x_332vb1Eij5Q7EUDwCyAJFqCz4xG-JI71h4RBVBpFrQDjREWfwjLwj2GtHFcQL8nerg5-VLjvSfRfmnT6cW5FJn7GSWYG3_y-OGEeUFNF8pImmnRw=s720" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbvHtFzalSUugjKOBpqOtna_vZD0hWVAajqq8S_xwqLOZ2NxUHsXXEAmBInfRqupvNIiHPphM-x_332vb1Eij5Q7EUDwCyAJFqCz4xG-JI71h4RBVBpFrQDjREWfwjLwj2GtHFcQL8nerg5-VLjvSfRfmnT6cW5FJn7GSWYG3_y-OGEeUFNF8pImmnRw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgesYhfDvFt_UloPxBx4dIsieQULEfvVTw07KaOIHH-3N-EwgA9vf5BD6NXZY8WuXqEbqhJcEGdKxk3CSIPEZRVmMTQPDaktIUCI-PsOgTwNETnKPyyX25RZCQosnfKyOK5fU-FoxF8U51DEyT04kL6wt3d-WKgTjEzTjda3reUWvvTiBf8p2XDIgbNLw=w400-h300" width="400" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgN19aCQ5jeELYQyrss5uzmZKHfg5eWQ_o4jDVo7VXm_bYWnqypK9rmBzAd4raGFqN8DBvUPaA0WtC9a3YpkYiQspwelJov2GGsgn9Z9jyjEDPf9MjFySZGIxoGi2LEii0EOkZMrAf8KCteomnWlADrUn6Fr9GjjGJP3xhGvK6H8xB6tSqHHdaSafRkFw=s720" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgN19aCQ5jeELYQyrss5uzmZKHfg5eWQ_o4jDVo7VXm_bYWnqypK9rmBzAd4raGFqN8DBvUPaA0WtC9a3YpkYiQspwelJov2GGsgn9Z9jyjEDPf9MjFySZGIxoGi2LEii0EOkZMrAf8KCteomnWlADrUn6Fr9GjjGJP3xhGvK6H8xB6tSqHHdaSafRkFw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm listening...<br /></div><div><p>And one more thing, this is the movie debut of Alan Badel, playing John the Baptist. He must come from the bug eyes school of acting...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrCG9HOELy2V3KBwG9PsqYlsunzxmC0FMxLcEJ1hGXZNYFSCbLThvLvGXlsXbWHasNIEYkH5HSZCjPyWJsEn3O38R_lfgguJHTZC38yjddk2-6cR3mK5Awqjn9QHBXQi6AmhooNdFzyQuqFuYC-p4gKMtNLOpA9yMvvdvhKUWelQdD2aT3uNKd1Jz0cA=s720" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrCG9HOELy2V3KBwG9PsqYlsunzxmC0FMxLcEJ1hGXZNYFSCbLThvLvGXlsXbWHasNIEYkH5HSZCjPyWJsEn3O38R_lfgguJHTZC38yjddk2-6cR3mK5Awqjn9QHBXQi6AmhooNdFzyQuqFuYC-p4gKMtNLOpA9yMvvdvhKUWelQdD2aT3uNKd1Jz0cA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYUNUutuh3iEbcyduWU-utR0q_K0_Gz1LTxUcBr5l48oMsT4K9nd_D2ZIBKpTG-NKin374mD99cPEtA9hfHhrdePRnx781eQ9Exp9Fj4uONMEE0U4UfGLG891Zr7jHUOUXZovjvXji74HJ6pNYV_dLuatR6KcZCH-KDmnuAFXoOy05AzZxi9TR0nuMuw=s720" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYUNUutuh3iEbcyduWU-utR0q_K0_Gz1LTxUcBr5l48oMsT4K9nd_D2ZIBKpTG-NKin374mD99cPEtA9hfHhrdePRnx781eQ9Exp9Fj4uONMEE0U4UfGLG891Zr7jHUOUXZovjvXji74HJ6pNYV_dLuatR6KcZCH-KDmnuAFXoOy05AzZxi9TR0nuMuw=s320" width="320" /></a></div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br />...because he does that thing for most of his screen time. But the payoff in the end is great!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8vChfhcqhPw_qoRVpg5VlZ1PqM955RvGwfDgFUxPHuh5U-Y1G04nuIeLWdZCykP45PJg7LP4kMJvw15sC6hXiMSMxJN56Ljf9FAAjj1B0OeHgW07qWjNj4gDFGvlM9X8pfyHlJUl6s7Tc6Mjpz1PGLVkCmEQ01npUjU6c7F4F3UgZXzx3_hEObhS4Aw=s720" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8vChfhcqhPw_qoRVpg5VlZ1PqM955RvGwfDgFUxPHuh5U-Y1G04nuIeLWdZCykP45PJg7LP4kMJvw15sC6hXiMSMxJN56Ljf9FAAjj1B0OeHgW07qWjNj4gDFGvlM9X8pfyHlJUl6s7Tc6Mjpz1PGLVkCmEQ01npUjU6c7F4F3UgZXzx3_hEObhS4Aw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Sorry about that bug eyes thing.<br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8EhdmX6ZDx7RXPZgFcdyq_si01rBPI_p5Ba6UanmegRtZheVNn5czbw-LpNYSLf9rhbxyaL027AK_hMnio63YQWD6oy9p70Cv6fnpkc5lN6kxgZDcEkqLvyVbYXO5kEw3hyUozm4Bzr863N8BjSD5Jtu586tbCME7dE8LmCq1lGCkL_rzbQ9owA7Z0w=s1390" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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