What classics did you see last week? (5 July to 11th July)
Jul 11, 2020 22:48:23 GMT
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Post by teleadm on Jul 11, 2020 22:48:23 GMT
Here is the Tele week that was:
Annabelle 2014, and this is apparently a prequel to a supposedly true story. I'm not good with modern movies. It's a bit interesting to see a modern spooky story with a doll that is possessed. A few chills that I thought was rather good, and not too bloody.
My first question should be, why buy such a hideous doll in the first place?
The Sorcerers 1967, a movie I remember from my old horror movie books. It's Swinging London era and young people party's all night long, and old eldery couple (Karloff, Lacey) has an idea, lure a youngster to take a cure, and they can mind control him. A bored youngster is lured into the trap, and via equipment that even a 14 y/o could have done better (It's that kind of budget), the old couple mind control a young man (Ian Ogilvy). Karloff character has ideas when developed it could help elder people stuck in hopeless eldery homes, but his wife (Lacey) suddenly get's a thrill, controlling a youngsters mind to make him kill other people...
Karloff is always Karloff! London locations was interesting. Story not bad if developed better. The old couple reads sorcery books, but the story has nothing to do with sorcery, but I guess producers thought it was a good title.
Warning Shot 1967, a crime who-done-it, a neo-noir with a few chandleresque traps. David Janssen is perfect as the homicide detective searching for a disappeared gun that could prove him innocent. Following a trace against a doctor with a saintly reputation. that might not be so saintly after all. Loads of big names pops up along the way.
While not perfect, it entertained in an old fashioned way while it lasted.
La vendetta di Lady Morgan aka Lady Morgan's Vengeance 1965, Italian horror movie. Young Lady Morgan is in love with a man, but not her fathers choice, but another man that turns out later to be only after her fortune. She is the richest girl in Scotland. Her lover is nocked off, but not killed and she marries fathers choice, who then together with a new staff tries to make her insane and to commit suicide. They succeed but she returns as a ghost to terrorize those who killed her.
Not a bad story, but once she becomes a ghost it does the wry turn into comedy instead of fright, and very clumsy comedy too.
Gordon Mitchell of many Italian muscleman movies here plays a servant/butler with clothes on all the time.
Crooked ghosts drinks blood! and is scared of good ghosts.
Seen Italian version with English subtitles.
North West Frontier aka Flame over India 1959, watched the over 2 hours version. This movie has been bugging me since the early days of IMDB2 and spiderwort
Trains thread, at what version I had actually seen. Since I remember having seeing it.
Well case closed now I've seen what I think is the complete version, and it's a great reminder of what a great director J. Lee Thompson once was. Saving a young Prince by railways through hostile territory in India during the glory of British Rule is offcourse ancient sentiments, but that does not take away that this is a great and well made thrilling movie. Though it takes place in India and some scenes were made in India, most railway scenes were made in Spain.
Enjoyed this ride very much, Kenneth More and Lauren Bacall makes good company.
The person who made this poster...obviously hadn't seen the movie.
Scared Stiff 1953. always been a big fan of Dean Martin, and this is Martin and Lewis only foray into horror comedy, that is why was interested. I tried, patience, keeping calm. No I can't stand them. A few bright spots though, Carmen Miranda and the other Paramount comedy couple cameo. It took too long to get to the spooky island and then it turned out to be an anticlimax.
Other's might have other opinions but this was not for me.
Louisa 1950, and enjoyable little delight, and an amusing tale about elders falling in love, and behaving like teens all over again.
Spring Byington is such a delight as the dotty grandma who interfere in all possible ways into her son's family life, having had enough, son tells her to get some new interests, and she does, but not the way the son thought, grandma falls in love and starts dating, and father suddenly has two family members love troubles to deal with, teen daughter (Piper Laurie) and Grandma's.
Spring Byington, Edmund Gwenn and Charles Coburn made this a joy to watch.
Sometimes less is more.
A sour note though, actress Piper Laurie in her autobiography revealed that she lost her virginity to Ronald Reagan during the time they were filming this movie...
A Matter of Life and Death 1946, the magical world of Powell and Pressburger, were heaven is in black and white, and earth is in imaginative Technicolor. A pilot that should have died survives, causing a stir in heaven, because they miss a dead person up there. Shall they go and get him, or shall love prevail and be put on a heavenly trial.
There are a few flaws here and there, but as a whole, this is a wonderland otherworldy fairytale were love wins, true love wins in the end. Just like one hopes could happen in real life.
Well that was my week, how about you?
Annabelle 2014, and this is apparently a prequel to a supposedly true story. I'm not good with modern movies. It's a bit interesting to see a modern spooky story with a doll that is possessed. A few chills that I thought was rather good, and not too bloody.
My first question should be, why buy such a hideous doll in the first place?
The Sorcerers 1967, a movie I remember from my old horror movie books. It's Swinging London era and young people party's all night long, and old eldery couple (Karloff, Lacey) has an idea, lure a youngster to take a cure, and they can mind control him. A bored youngster is lured into the trap, and via equipment that even a 14 y/o could have done better (It's that kind of budget), the old couple mind control a young man (Ian Ogilvy). Karloff character has ideas when developed it could help elder people stuck in hopeless eldery homes, but his wife (Lacey) suddenly get's a thrill, controlling a youngsters mind to make him kill other people...
Karloff is always Karloff! London locations was interesting. Story not bad if developed better. The old couple reads sorcery books, but the story has nothing to do with sorcery, but I guess producers thought it was a good title.
Warning Shot 1967, a crime who-done-it, a neo-noir with a few chandleresque traps. David Janssen is perfect as the homicide detective searching for a disappeared gun that could prove him innocent. Following a trace against a doctor with a saintly reputation. that might not be so saintly after all. Loads of big names pops up along the way.
While not perfect, it entertained in an old fashioned way while it lasted.
La vendetta di Lady Morgan aka Lady Morgan's Vengeance 1965, Italian horror movie. Young Lady Morgan is in love with a man, but not her fathers choice, but another man that turns out later to be only after her fortune. She is the richest girl in Scotland. Her lover is nocked off, but not killed and she marries fathers choice, who then together with a new staff tries to make her insane and to commit suicide. They succeed but she returns as a ghost to terrorize those who killed her.
Not a bad story, but once she becomes a ghost it does the wry turn into comedy instead of fright, and very clumsy comedy too.
Gordon Mitchell of many Italian muscleman movies here plays a servant/butler with clothes on all the time.
Crooked ghosts drinks blood! and is scared of good ghosts.
Seen Italian version with English subtitles.
North West Frontier aka Flame over India 1959, watched the over 2 hours version. This movie has been bugging me since the early days of IMDB2 and spiderwort
Trains thread, at what version I had actually seen. Since I remember having seeing it.
Well case closed now I've seen what I think is the complete version, and it's a great reminder of what a great director J. Lee Thompson once was. Saving a young Prince by railways through hostile territory in India during the glory of British Rule is offcourse ancient sentiments, but that does not take away that this is a great and well made thrilling movie. Though it takes place in India and some scenes were made in India, most railway scenes were made in Spain.
Enjoyed this ride very much, Kenneth More and Lauren Bacall makes good company.
The person who made this poster...obviously hadn't seen the movie.
Scared Stiff 1953. always been a big fan of Dean Martin, and this is Martin and Lewis only foray into horror comedy, that is why was interested. I tried, patience, keeping calm. No I can't stand them. A few bright spots though, Carmen Miranda and the other Paramount comedy couple cameo. It took too long to get to the spooky island and then it turned out to be an anticlimax.
Other's might have other opinions but this was not for me.
Louisa 1950, and enjoyable little delight, and an amusing tale about elders falling in love, and behaving like teens all over again.
Spring Byington is such a delight as the dotty grandma who interfere in all possible ways into her son's family life, having had enough, son tells her to get some new interests, and she does, but not the way the son thought, grandma falls in love and starts dating, and father suddenly has two family members love troubles to deal with, teen daughter (Piper Laurie) and Grandma's.
Spring Byington, Edmund Gwenn and Charles Coburn made this a joy to watch.
Sometimes less is more.
A sour note though, actress Piper Laurie in her autobiography revealed that she lost her virginity to Ronald Reagan during the time they were filming this movie...
A Matter of Life and Death 1946, the magical world of Powell and Pressburger, were heaven is in black and white, and earth is in imaginative Technicolor. A pilot that should have died survives, causing a stir in heaven, because they miss a dead person up there. Shall they go and get him, or shall love prevail and be put on a heavenly trial.
There are a few flaws here and there, but as a whole, this is a wonderland otherworldy fairytale were love wins, true love wins in the end. Just like one hopes could happen in real life.
Well that was my week, how about you?