What classics did you see last week? (14 Jan to 20 Jan 2018)
Jan 21, 2018 21:00:14 GMT
Lebowskidoo 🎄😷🎄 likes this
Post by morrisondylanfan on Jan 21, 2018 21:00:14 GMT
Hi all,with having had some Australian flu for the last week and a bit slowing my viewings have down, (finally starting to get back on track the last day or so) I've seen a few eps of the third Fear the Walking Dead series, (much more solid than the meh first 2 seasons)and one flick:
Escape to Athena (1979) 7
Losing 30 minutes of footage in the hopes of it playing better in the US, the screenplay by co-writer/(with Edward Anhalt and Richard S. Lochte) director George P. Cosmatos retains a Boys Own Adventure atmosphere,with the isolated state of the island building tension between the POWs and the Nazis,that explodes in the second,action-filled part of the movie. Breaking out the Men on a Mission genre, the writers keep all the characters at a rough sketch level,but give the movie enough quirky asides to keep the bullets flying,from the unique use of artifacts at the centre of the island,to a Nazi joining the goodies!
Whilst not a match for their extraordinary TV productions, ITC make sure that the glossy, almost- futuristic sheen that glows in The Avengers & The Prisoner is prominent, with the gliding crane shots from cinematographer Gilbert Taylor (who had worked on some Avengers eps) giving the film's setting an isolated in time aura. Later taking one man war machine Rambo to war in First Blood part 2, director George P. Cosmatos's takes these Men on a Mission to war with rapid fire set-pieces,from a thrilling,ultra stylised motorbike chase,to the blast of smoke and fire in the shoot-outs being against an ancient Greece backdrop.
Casually dropping the German accent mid-scenes,Roger Moore gives a wonderfully boo-hiss,not at all threatening performance as Major Otto Hecht,whilst fitties Claudia Cardinale (who has an eye-catching dance number) and Stefanie Powers give the macho-action a touch of glamour. Joined by a tough talking Richard Roundtree as Nat Judson, David Niven perfectly matches Moore by layering on the charm as POW Professor Blake,who breaks out with the artifacts.
Escape to Athena (1979) 7
Losing 30 minutes of footage in the hopes of it playing better in the US, the screenplay by co-writer/(with Edward Anhalt and Richard S. Lochte) director George P. Cosmatos retains a Boys Own Adventure atmosphere,with the isolated state of the island building tension between the POWs and the Nazis,that explodes in the second,action-filled part of the movie. Breaking out the Men on a Mission genre, the writers keep all the characters at a rough sketch level,but give the movie enough quirky asides to keep the bullets flying,from the unique use of artifacts at the centre of the island,to a Nazi joining the goodies!
Whilst not a match for their extraordinary TV productions, ITC make sure that the glossy, almost- futuristic sheen that glows in The Avengers & The Prisoner is prominent, with the gliding crane shots from cinematographer Gilbert Taylor (who had worked on some Avengers eps) giving the film's setting an isolated in time aura. Later taking one man war machine Rambo to war in First Blood part 2, director George P. Cosmatos's takes these Men on a Mission to war with rapid fire set-pieces,from a thrilling,ultra stylised motorbike chase,to the blast of smoke and fire in the shoot-outs being against an ancient Greece backdrop.
Casually dropping the German accent mid-scenes,Roger Moore gives a wonderfully boo-hiss,not at all threatening performance as Major Otto Hecht,whilst fitties Claudia Cardinale (who has an eye-catching dance number) and Stefanie Powers give the macho-action a touch of glamour. Joined by a tough talking Richard Roundtree as Nat Judson, David Niven perfectly matches Moore by layering on the charm as POW Professor Blake,who breaks out with the artifacts.