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Post by politicidal on Jul 25, 2021 12:58:45 GMT
Green For Danger (1947) 6/10 Princess of the Nile (1954) 7/10 Above Suspicion (2021) 6/10To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) 7/10 Body Heat (1981) 6/10 Do you think the mediocre ABOVE SUSPICION is as good as the brilliant BODY HEAT? In my humble, but extremely informed and experienced opinion, the superbly acted, scripted and directed BODY HEAT - one of best films of the eighties, it crackles with suspense, sex, wit and atmosphere and is at least 100 times better than ABOVE SUSPICION. Ok good for you.
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Post by jeffersoncody on Jul 25, 2021 17:18:50 GMT
Do you think the mediocre ABOVE SUSPICION is as good as the brilliant BODY HEAT? In my humble, but extremely informed and experienced opinion, the superbly acted, scripted and directed BODY HEAT - one of best films of the eighties, it crackles with suspense, sex, wit and atmosphere, is at least 100 times better than ABOVE SUSPICION. Ok good for you. While I am happy that you were able to glean some pleasure from the mediocre, paint-by-numbers ABOVE SUSPICION (leading lady Emilia Clarke serves up a competent performance, but she is miscast), I am sad that you weren't entranced by the beguiling, brilliant BODY HEAT with it's great cast at the top of their game, it's sizzling style and it's haunting twist-in-the-tail. There is just no accounting for taste.
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Post by jeffersoncody on Jul 25, 2021 23:33:37 GMT
Stinker of the week - and the worst seen for some time Something about a paranoid bereaved man stumbling across nefarious migrant control project.. pretty incomprehensible to this viewer. I'd never heard of it but recognised 3 names I like (Tommy Lee Jones, Aaron Eckhart & Heather Graham) in the cast so gave it a whirl. Hope they were well paid. Abysmal 0/10. Gosh, WANDER was excruciatingly bad. Tommy Lee Jones is popping up in a lot of turkeys these days.
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Post by Prime etc. on Jul 26, 2021 5:56:16 GMT
TWO-MINUTE WARNING 1976 - One of the most silly disaster movie plots but I still enjoy it despite the stupidity of it. It's fun to watch John Cassavetes phoning it in--he's well chosen as the SWAT commander and he and Charlton Heston have to plug along with the stupidity of it. It's like any disaster movie with various characters and yet they are all in the stands. Here's another case though of a 70s actress who had an "it" quality and yet never was able to get more opportunity. Brook Mills appears in it at the beginning--and after this I checked out other things she did--including the Big Doll House where she showed very competent acting ability as the heroin addict----and yet she usually only appeared on tv or in brief bits like this. Beau Bridges playing the unhinged dad is another crazy highlight.
Messalina Imperial Venus 1960 - An alright peplum mainly due to the central character's expressions as she carries out her intrigues. Not much in the way of battles although it's gorier than average.
THE MAGIC SWORD 1962 -- This reminded me of Jack the Giant Killer--it has a wacky style--there's a chimp, a two-headed ogre assistant, the spfx are not very fancy but it has atmosphere. One thing I noticed is that the "hero" Gary Lockwood does nothing on his own to succeed. We learn that magic is responsible for all his luck. He doesn't defeat anyone by his own bravery or physical prowess. In the end his mother is the one who saves him and defeats the bad guy.
THE STONE KILLER 1973 - Another rewatch. I like it--interesting how the plot to kill the mafia people is suspenseful yet do we really care if they are killed? No.
CHARGE! aka THOSE DIRTY DOGS! 1973 Stephen Boyd, Helga Line, Harry Baird, there is also a character who is a muslim--first for a spaghetti western? Not one of the best but not the worst either. But the real attraction is Boyd singing the song he also wrote the lyrics for:
BLUES FOR SALLY M - McMillan & Wife 1972 mystery movie. Keir Dullea is a pianist (wasn't he also one in Black Christmas?). Interestingly, the connection he has to that film--I was thinking about that until the ubiquitous Barbara Rhoades appears in a quick scene as a waitress. This is really weird. She is wearing the same costume she wore in Scream Blacula Scream (it was a fluke that I noticed)-and someone on IMDB remarked that it must have been filmed at the same time. But even stranger, someone shouts "Barbara! Get over here!" and she looks into the camera before departing behind it. This has to have been an in-joke because who in the audience could have caught it?
Planet Earth 1974 Pilot movie for a Roddenberry series starring John Saxon which recycles ideas from Star Trek and they would turn up in later Roddenberry projects as well (like the lapel badge that is a communication device). John Saxon is a Buck Rogers/Kirk--20th century man resurrected in the year 2133. He's head of a science team that explores the strange new worlds of Earth in the future, ten years from now. There's a character portrayed by Ted Cassidy which I think would become Worf in Star Trek the Next Generation. The doctor has the telepathic powers of Spock.
A mutant gang appears which reminds one of Mad Max. But the plot focuses on a village where women control men with a drug and Saxon has to infiltrate it to find a missing crewman. It's amusing, often unintentionally. It plays like a really really hokey episode of Star Trek. The male slaves are called "dinks" which inspires many a laugh as they use it often: "you are a dink," "I am a dink," etc. I admire the actors for their ability to keep straight faces.
It lacks interesting visual design--the big set is the tunnel ship they use to travel around the planet but it only looks cool from the outside.
CANNONBALL! 1976 Ok car race movie--I watched it to see a Veronica Hamel movie made prior to Beyond the Poseidon Adventure.
Surprising cameos though--including Sylvester Stallone and Martin Scorsese (who I didn't notice). I spotted Joe Dante right away.
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Post by OldAussie on Jul 26, 2021 6:06:09 GMT
Prime etc.THE STONE KILLER - near the top of my "guilty pleasures". Twice in theatres and 5 or so times since. More fun than Dirty Harry.
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Post by teleadm on Jul 26, 2021 17:30:40 GMT
timshelboyThanks for the Giallo suggestions. I've actually seen Suspira 1977, and a few other Argento movies a few years back. I think I take a little pause from the world of Giallo for a little while.
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Post by lostinlimbo on Jul 29, 2021 3:07:48 GMT
CANNONBALL! 1976 Ok car race movie--I watched it to see a Veronica Hamel movie made prior to Beyond the Poseidon Adventure. Surprising cameos though--including Sylvester Stallone and Martin Scorsese (who I didn't notice). I spotted Joe Dante right away. Paul Bartel’s film was very jarring with its tone. The carnage (namely the deaths) that occurs in the climatic vehicle pile up surprised me. In the interview on the DVD, David Carradine mentions he didn’t like the graphic nature of it.
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