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A fantastic movie of terribleness. Ed Wood ould be inspired.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
02/11/23
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[b]THE CANDIDATE[/b] [b](Michael Ritchie, 1972) - 8.0 / pro
[/b]The storytelling quality might be flawed, but I guess, director Ritchie didn't care for that. This is a political pamphlet and the subtelty makes it worthwhile. The film delivers without being preachy.
[b]HUSBANDS (John Cassavetes, 1970) - 6.0 / mixed
[/b]The film is based on three major sequences only. When the film is good it's really masterfully done (e.g. the scene on the toilet, when the three husbands let their guards down), but when it's bad, it's boring. Especially the final London sequence is extremely uninteresting, but everything the film has wanted to say has already been sad and I was waiting endlessly for the obvious final scene.
[b]THE CONVERSATION (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974) - 7.0 / pro
[/b]Strong beginning, strong ending, but the middle part dragged beyond words. However, that might have something to do with fact that I noticed too late that the film would go beyond a simple thriller. The final image is haunting. I want to see again one day.
[b]MONSTER (Richard Jenkins, 2003) - 6.5/pro
[/b]The first half is from the serial killer sketch book. Drop a line or two about the bad childhood, show that the main character is not given a chance by society and let the first murder happen because of understandable reasons. The end is surprisingly involving and hits the mark, but the film is also a little manipulative in reaching this effect. Charlize Theron alone saves this from a mixed.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
02/23/23
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[size=5][b]Cocktail[/b][/size]
Directed by: Rodger Donaldson
[img]http://www.sineport.com/poster/eski/cocktail.jpg[/img]
So wait, let me get this straight, Tom Cruise plays a cocky young punk who has to learn an important life lesson?!?!
Who EVER would have thought to put Tom Cruise in a roll like that?
Actually, with the possible exception of "Legend" and the "Mission Impossible" movies, I think that fits EVERY roll he's ever played, with varying degrees of 'young' of course.
Anyhow, this is the last 80's cheese Tom Cruise movies I have to see. It's actually not a bad film. It starts out being the kind of gleeful hedonism I expected, but it had some surprisingly bleak themes and twists that I really didn't expect. Elizabeth Shue has always been an amazingly attractive young woman (not so young anymore, but then), and she was really hot here. I especially liked the "Waterfall Makeout" scene. I liked how she took her baithing suit off under water...hubba hubba.
Anyhow, not a great film, but it delivers on what it promises, as well as going above and beyond enough to make this a worthwhile experience.
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[size=5][b]Monster[/b][/size]
Directed by: Kenneth Hartford
Not to be confused with the very overpraised, but still halfway decent Charleze Theron/Christina Ricci film, this silly 'horror' movie is, by far, the most likely candidate for MST3K that I've ever seen. It's not scary, you can't really see what's going on half the time because they filmed in the dark with bad equippment, the acting is non-existent. It's about a monster in a lake in a small Colombian villiage.
I usually put the images before I say anything. Anyhow, here is the only images of the movie I could find:
[img]http://www.badmovies.org/movies/monster/monster4.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.badmovies.org/movies/monster/monster3.jpg[/img]
Yes, that is what the monster in the movie looks like.
It's hard to be mad at a movie like this, I finished watching (over the course of several days, 20 minutes at a time) just because it was so hilariously bad, it was kind of fun to see what they would do next.
Seriously, if MST3K does another movie, this is the perfect candidate.
[size=4][i]1.0[/i][/size]
I give it a 1.0 because I kind of liked the parts where A. The 12 year old kids (it seemed to me) ran around in the dark, looking for the monster, as opposed to doing what sensible kids would do, make out. B. They blew up the monster and had monster guts everywhere at the end.
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The Prisoner of Zenda[/b][/size]
Directed by: John Cromwell
[img]http://www.libertyfilmfestival.com/libertas/wp-content/Prisoner_of_Zenda_%281937%29.jpg[/img]
This excellent retelling of the classic story features strong performances all around, and excellent directing by John Cromwell, who also did "Abe Lincoln in Illinois", which is an excellent, very underseen/underrated film.
Anyhow, I still hate most of the music from American films of this era, but other then that, this film is quite good, if not quite great. Good sets, excellent actin, and the incomprable Raymond Massey! What can you lose? Well worth a look.
[size=4][i]8.0[/i][/size]
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Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars
01/17/23
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John Carridine and Robert Mitchum - What were they thinking?
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Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars
01/13/23
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Cheesy monster, dull characters, an average plot, yet it's fun. I have a weak spot for these old monster movies, the goofier then better. Granted, the entire film isn't too watchable, but it has its camp monsters and a wonderful monster movie ending.
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Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars
02/02/23
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For most of the film the monster stays in the shadows, but once it finally reveals itself you'll wish it had stayed there.
Full review at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank"href="http://hotdogsinthedark.com/?p=4279">Hot Dogs in the Dark</a>
Rated 1/5 Stars •
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
01/25/23
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