What classics did you see last week, Mar 21 to Mar 27?
Mar 27, 2021 22:54:15 GMT
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Post by teleadm on Mar 27, 2021 22:54:15 GMT
Well this week wen't into a personal medical hell that didn't turn out well, but I did manage to see a few that might sound interesting in one way or another.
The Nice Guys 2016, directed by Shane Black.
Private eye movie taking place in Los Angeles 1970's with two charismatic actors, joining forces to solve a case of a missing child and the death of a porn star.
Somehow it lost me with a lot of dead bodies and violence, and the lack of some kind of style.
It costed nearly 50M USD to make, but only attracted for 62M USD.
Some nice touches here and there, but not for me as a whole.
Fathom 1967 directed by Leslie H. Martinson and based on at the time unpublished novel by Larry Forrester.
Swedish title was, translated back to English was The Spy Who Came Down From the Sky.
It's all about Raquel and her good looks, and she was indeed ravishing.
Lighthearted spy parody stuff, typical of the 1960's. American sky diver in Malaga. Spain is recruited by
the Hong Kong Secret Service to help them find a H-Bomb device to fall into the wrong hands (It's not the Soviets this time).
Slightly better than I thought it would be, even if that is not saying very much.
It's so much Raquel, I nearly forgot the real leading man was Tony Franciosa.
Le Corbeau 1943 directed by Henri Georges Clouzot and based on real events.
Poison pen letters are spread in a small French Town, that is trying to destroy as many as possible with false accusations (it was possible before Twitter), some painful truths comes into the light, but still who sends the letters?
It's got an eerie feeling as nobody knows who to trust anymore, as the letters keeps coming even after deaths and tragedy.
Clouzot was a great visual director so it's easy to follow it with English subtitles, who has only disappointed me once.
Come Live with Me 1941 directed by Clarence Brown.
It's a rather bold story, an Austrian girl lives in luxury as a kind of companion to a wealthy publisher, that seems rather okey as long as no sex is involved. But her carefree time in America will soon expire, unless she can find some dope for a marriage of convenience, and the dope is a struggling poor writer she meets by chance, who'll marry her if only for paying weekly bills.
The first 30 minutes or so is rather flimsy and unfocused, but as soon James Stewart as the struggling writer comes into the picture it becomes a rather pleasant rom-com, 1940's style.
Souls at Sea 1937, directed by Henry Hathaway and slightly based on real events, that occurred in a trial in Philadelphia in 1841, a man could be charged for manslaughter for not saving all men if a ship sinks, regardless of how many men the charged actually saved (if I understood it right).
The story is mostly told in flashbacks, a seafaring saga of tall ships, two buddies (Gary Cooper and George Raft), romancing Dee and Bradna, tracing illegal slave traders undercover, fist fighting and a spectacular fire sequence when a tall ship burns down and sinks.
It was nominated for three Oscars, Art Direction, Assistant Director and Music Scoring.
Not bad at all, if you like Gary Cooper, and Raft is actually tolerable and even touching in a few scenes.
Well that was my week, cut a bit short thanks to bad health.
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The Nice Guys 2016, directed by Shane Black.
Private eye movie taking place in Los Angeles 1970's with two charismatic actors, joining forces to solve a case of a missing child and the death of a porn star.
Somehow it lost me with a lot of dead bodies and violence, and the lack of some kind of style.
It costed nearly 50M USD to make, but only attracted for 62M USD.
Some nice touches here and there, but not for me as a whole.
Fathom 1967 directed by Leslie H. Martinson and based on at the time unpublished novel by Larry Forrester.
Swedish title was, translated back to English was The Spy Who Came Down From the Sky.
It's all about Raquel and her good looks, and she was indeed ravishing.
Lighthearted spy parody stuff, typical of the 1960's. American sky diver in Malaga. Spain is recruited by
the Hong Kong Secret Service to help them find a H-Bomb device to fall into the wrong hands (It's not the Soviets this time).
Slightly better than I thought it would be, even if that is not saying very much.
It's so much Raquel, I nearly forgot the real leading man was Tony Franciosa.
Le Corbeau 1943 directed by Henri Georges Clouzot and based on real events.
Poison pen letters are spread in a small French Town, that is trying to destroy as many as possible with false accusations (it was possible before Twitter), some painful truths comes into the light, but still who sends the letters?
It's got an eerie feeling as nobody knows who to trust anymore, as the letters keeps coming even after deaths and tragedy.
Clouzot was a great visual director so it's easy to follow it with English subtitles, who has only disappointed me once.
Come Live with Me 1941 directed by Clarence Brown.
It's a rather bold story, an Austrian girl lives in luxury as a kind of companion to a wealthy publisher, that seems rather okey as long as no sex is involved. But her carefree time in America will soon expire, unless she can find some dope for a marriage of convenience, and the dope is a struggling poor writer she meets by chance, who'll marry her if only for paying weekly bills.
The first 30 minutes or so is rather flimsy and unfocused, but as soon James Stewart as the struggling writer comes into the picture it becomes a rather pleasant rom-com, 1940's style.
Souls at Sea 1937, directed by Henry Hathaway and slightly based on real events, that occurred in a trial in Philadelphia in 1841, a man could be charged for manslaughter for not saving all men if a ship sinks, regardless of how many men the charged actually saved (if I understood it right).
The story is mostly told in flashbacks, a seafaring saga of tall ships, two buddies (Gary Cooper and George Raft), romancing Dee and Bradna, tracing illegal slave traders undercover, fist fighting and a spectacular fire sequence when a tall ship burns down and sinks.
It was nominated for three Oscars, Art Direction, Assistant Director and Music Scoring.
Not bad at all, if you like Gary Cooper, and Raft is actually tolerable and even touching in a few scenes.
Well that was my week, cut a bit short thanks to bad health.