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Post by truecristian on Jan 6, 2020 23:52:49 GMT
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Post by Dirty Santa PaulsLaugh on Jan 7, 2020 2:58:59 GMT
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Post by biker1 on Jan 7, 2020 4:12:28 GMT
er, no..10 minutes viewing was enough to get the measure of that one; sub-par ipcress file spy stuff.
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Post by london777 on Jan 7, 2020 16:28:15 GMT
er, no..10 minutes viewing was enough to get the measure of that one; sub-par ipcress file spy stuff. Biker1 has nailed it. Furie had directed the excellent Ipcress File only two years previously. A tired attempt to repeat that success. Sinatra dials it in and Peter Vaughan is way over the top as a pantomime villain. Laughable ending. Sinatra is hopelessly trapped and betrayed on all sides when ... with one mighty bound he is free!
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Post by biker1 on Jan 7, 2020 16:54:19 GMT
And I seriously intended to see it through... Just been looking up some film guides and I can see why I'm not familiar with it. This quote from P. Kael is a good one.... ' it might be a good movie to read by if there were a light in the theatre'
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Post by cynthiagreen on Jan 7, 2020 20:39:46 GMT
A definite career low for Frank. Makes THE KISSING BANDIT look like CITIZEN KANE  , although I rated THE FIRST DEADLY SIN even lower  |
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Post by truecristian on Jan 7, 2020 22:10:24 GMT
A definite career low for Frank. Makes THE KISSING BANDIT look like CITIZEN KANE , although I rated THE FIRST DEADLY SIN even lower Lordship Cíntia Largely underrated by the critics and ignored by the movie-watching public, "The Naked Runner" is a film that definitely deserves your attention. The director, Sidney Furie, who had made the excellent "Ipcress File" two years earlier, shows (again) an instinctive feel for this genre, using many clever camera angles to inject a unique visual style into the picture. Maybe his style is a little too controlled at times (the movie is stiffly paced), but it's also unusually grim and thoughtful. And he also knows how to keep the story comprehensible - which is a relief for anyone who has seen such monstrosities as "The Kremlin Letter". Overall, this is an engrossing thriller, with an ending that's perhaps a little too abrupt, but also with a great, mature performance by Frank Sinatra.
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Post by biker1 on Jan 7, 2020 22:20:37 GMT
A definite career low for Frank. Makes THE KISSING BANDIT look like CITIZEN KANE , although I rated THE FIRST DEADLY SIN even lower yes, I rated the first deadly sin 1/10.
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Post by cynthiagreen on Jan 7, 2020 22:39:42 GMT
A definite career low for Frank. Makes THE KISSING BANDIT look like CITIZEN KANE , although I rated THE FIRST DEADLY SIN even lower yes, I rated the first deadly sin 1/10. You are too kind to it.... suspect I'd be more forgiving if I rewatched now though.... Just checked Sinatra CV - I think I've now seen the lot - and although MIRACLE OF THE BELLS, DOUBLE DYNAMITE and JOHNNY CONCHO are all dire.... .DEADLY SIN is the bottom rung on the ladder to cinematic excellence
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, although I rated THE FIRST DEADLY SIN even lower 