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533,340 | 70,535 | 88,855 | 7 |
Sting sheds shield
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Good documentary featuring Sting and his new band doing a lot of rehearsing in a grand old domicile . We are treated not only to the final touches of putting together a new set of songs , but a peek into the more relaxed moments together and a rousing concert finale . An eye opening look into the inner workings of a jazz band and the mind of a talented entertainer .
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532,853 | 70,535 | 84,516 | 7 |
Dead spirits invade childrens ' closet
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This could very well have been a lame film , but because it was so well done it was almost superb . There were plenty of funny scenes and plenty more hair raisers . Good special effects , excellent props , good performances , very spooky atmosphere : sort of a ' ghost zombie ' comes to suburbia picture . Be careful where you build your home .
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533,367 | 70,535 | 48,790 | 7 |
Not to hot
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The first hour of this one was way too draggy with the cheating wife bit being overlong . The last 30 minutes made up for it with a good shoot-out and hayfork rally as the thugs , Joe Average , and a group of Bible zealots went at it in a remote barnyard .
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532,457 | 70,535 | 82,615 | 7 |
Smart ass kid goes looking for fun and adventure
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A psychologically abused teen , unable to settle down , goes to another city and gets himself bumped off by the local law . His distraught parents then spend several years trying to prove the police had no business shooting the boy , who the police said had a gun at the time of his death . Good drama about a pair of parents who were unfit for their role as childraisers , but who cared enough to seek justice for their child's death . Really gives the law a black eye .
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532,477 | 70,535 | 71,514 | 7 |
What women won't do in the name of love
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Lightweight romantic comedy featuring the always delightful Babs as the put upon housewife who goes all out to put hubby into a higher tax bracket . Fairly funny in spots , dull in most : the slapstick was a tad overdone for my tastes . She did a better job in " What's Up Doc ? "
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533,442 | 70,535 | 42,788 | 7 |
Sleazy , lowlife , 2 bit scumbag hustler runs a deadly scheme
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One of Widmark's best performances as the loser Harry Fabian , a man obsessed with becoming a big man in the London sports world . Fabian attempts one deal after another in a desperate try at raising money for a big deal while barely managing to stay one step ahead of a ruthless wrestling promoter . Not only did Harry's actions bring about a legion of problems for himself , but he brought endless pain and sorrow to those who dealt with and cared for him . A pathetic character , but I had a hard time holding much sympathy for him .
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532,538 | 70,535 | 51,482 | 7 |
You mean Cole was just a good ol ' boy ?
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You must take this film with a wheelbarrow of salt . Two young men get in dutch with the Texas state police during the 1870's and are forced to go on the lam . One teams up with Cole Younger , and winds up being framed for a crime he didn't commit . A good western , but I never figured Cole Younger to look like a middle aged insurance agent or to be so mellow hearted . Hollywood really did a job on this old west badman . And that courtroom scene near the end ! No way !
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533,076 | 70,535 | 119,432 | 7 |
jungle boy comes to live in the big city
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A man brings his son from the jungle to live with him in the city . Of course , the child knows nothing of civilization , therefore everything he does is based on how he would do it in the wilds . In other words , he turns his dad's life upside down , causing him a world of stress and aggravation . Very funny film .
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532,433 | 70,535 | 53,434 | 7 |
Thugs face off with other thugs over worthless town
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Violent , exciting western which was " hollywoodized " into something that would never have taken place in the old west . All the gutless townies had to do was take out their rifles in the first place and they wouldn't have needed the two nasties to bail them out of their predicament . I had to snicker when Fonda was doing his ' quickdraw ' ; no gunhawk would have given his move away by bending his knees so long before the revolver ever cleared leather . I had to cringe when Widmark kept pointing his weapon at other men without paying any attention at all . No self respecting gunslinger would ever be that dangerously careless . A good shoot-em-up nonetheless .
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533,347 | 70,535 | 40,160 | 7 |
May be best not to meet anybody
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When a magazine editor comes into contact with a strange woman he has no idea his life and liberty will soon be jeopardized . When the woman winds up dead the man's boss starts a large scale manhunt for the killer in order to further his magazine sales . Or does he have an ulterior motive ? Lots of suspense as the editor plays a cat and mouse game with a group of deadly conspirators .
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532,749 | 70,535 | 106,223 | 7 |
Boy and slave travel down the Big Muddy
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Well done version of Mark Twain's classic about a carefree boy and his misadventures during the 19th century . I enjoyed the updated style used in this rendition and the flawless performances . The crooked antics of the 2 con men stole the show as far as I'm concerned .
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532,880 | 70,535 | 144,214 | 7 |
I renamed this one " The General Agenda "
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Here we have another Hollywood attempt to brainwash the sheeple . . . . and I would imagine once again they will be successful . I'll start off by saying I enjoyed the film , even though it was pretty corny . Travolta is always fun in this style of picture . My objection was the less than subtle way the viewer was bombarded with politically correct poppycock in the form of entertainment . One example was Paul Brenner's bringing a gift to a female officer . The haughty " lady " brushed the man's generosity off as " sexist " . What happened to boy meets girl ? Another illustration is the tenderness Brenner exhibited when dealing with the 2 homosexuals . What rot : God considers these people to be an abomination . Then there was the instance of Sara Sunhill parading arrogantly into an all male dressing room with the announcement " woman aboard " or some such statement . It was a tad late for some of the boys to cover up . Can't imagine that playing in reverse without screams of horror from the ladies - and rightly so . Later in this same scene when a group of men are addressed by Ms . Sunhill , they are presented as grinning , horny idiots with the manners of goats . In my opinion this movie was rife with reverse sexism and p . c . twaddle . . . . as are many others , unfortunately . I read plenty of comments decrying the deplorable conditions of the downtrodden females in fatigues : many knuckles are ground into eye sockets as the tears flow : multitudinous hankies are dampened over the fateof these poor souls , as well as that of the 2 decent , loving , sexual perverts . The sorry part in all this is that the producers bothered little in disguising their intolerance .
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533,009 | 70,535 | 55,318 | 7 |
4 escaped cons rape and pillage across the old west
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A reluctant deputy takes an even more reluctant posse after 4 dangerous thugs who killed several townspeople and left with a hostage . The posse is so inept that several of them are gunned down while engaging the enemy on 3 or 4 occasions . Ol ' Murph tried to keep them in line but they were mostly pretty hopeless . Lots of gunplay made for a good western , even if it was a little lame .
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533,414 | 70,535 | 164,114 | 7 |
The loves and trials of the high school set
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When a girl can't get a date to the Centennial Dance she worries that being snubbed by the top jock will wreck her reputation . In desperation she is driven into the arms of a rebellious troublemaker who must change his image before the big event which drives a wedge between him and his friends . All her troubles are not over as she must contend with a traitorous friend , snotty classmates , and the capricious actions of teens in love . This was your typical teens at school flic ; and yes , the actors are all way too old .
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532,405 | 70,535 | 90,357 | 7 |
2 young detectives take on an Egyptian cult
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A teen-age Sherlock Holmes gets on the trail of a murderous cult with the help of his dorm buddy , John Watson . After several locals get killed mysteriously , the pair are drawn into trying to solve the crime with the help of one of the victims grand daughter . A good mystery with some excellent sleuthing by the young detectives . Good props added a lot of flavor to the film , making the era look more realistic . 3 stars .
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532,637 | 70,535 | 53,399 | 7 |
Standard submarine warfare thriller
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Navy frogman goes on super secret mission to steal ultra secret Jap code books . Pretty phony actually - seems the Nips would have shouted " oy li chu dat lee ho phuk di hong fong fuuuuuuuuu ! " , or " those explosions looked like a ruse , let's check on the code books ! " . When Garner exited the water he made enough noise to wake the whole island , no real commando would have done that . Still not a bad film , fairly exciting : it had the usual Navy ships during combat footage plus a few " toys in the tub " scenes . I appreciated the submarine ; it was cramped , hot , and miserable looking , exactly like the genuine article . I abhor those movie subs that sport hallways and rooms more fitting to the Trump mansion than a Naval vessel .
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533,437 | 70,535 | 159,273 | 7 |
Bat 21 in a different country
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Very exciting film , giving the viewer nothing new in the way of a story . I was on the edge of my seat all the way through especially during the SAM attack on the airplane . Hackman gives his standard fine performance as the Admiral willing to scrap his career for one of his men , and Wilson does a commendable job fighting and running across dangerous ground . Thumbs up .
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532,595 | 70,535 | 55,304 | 7 |
naughty goings on in spooky castle
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Authentic costumes and sets , a creepy castle with secret passageways and a nice torture dungeon made for a very entertaining film . There was a definite mystery unfolding throughout the picture instead of the mindless slash and splash of a lot of movies in this genre . Moody music and dramatic dialogue kept the show racing full tilt all the way to the satisfying conclusion . Of course , the climax contained the requisite lightning storm .
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532,740 | 70,535 | 115,605 | 7 |
Classic example of why no one should EVER have kids
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Here we have a well adjusted gentleman with a nice life who is informed by a former lover - read : tramp - that he is a poppa . So what does he do ? Goes off the non-shallow end and gets all sappy and parental over the little carpet crawler . Naturally , many problems arise and not all of them from the crumb grabber either , although he was bad enough . 2 a . m . wakeup calls from a high decibel voicebox ; splattered , smeared , at one time completely edible , not to mention costly , food slathered unevenly over , formerly , perfectly usable household furnishings ; dull , uninspired trips to the grocer for jar after jar of future $24 . 95 per yard carpet greasing material and other assorted ' after the house is wrecked ' clean-up articles . All this plus the money this guy blew for toys , clothes , and court costs : never mind all the bills he will assume as the brat ages . What was he thinking ? Why would any sane person take on such a monumental effort ? Think of all the playoff games missed due to mopping baby droppings off a $3000 home theater system . The poor slob reaches his all time low when he films home movies of the tiny cutie then sits around ohh-ing and ahh-ing when he could have been watching " Hot Stewardesses at 50 , 000 Feet " . This was a good film , but I was a nervous wreck before it was half over . If you are strange and actually love these noisy , expensive little pests then this is your picture : if not , you have been warned .
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533,290 | 70,535 | 109,997 | 7 |
Shadowy spook shocker set on seacoast
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Fun yet run of the mill spook film set in a haunted mansion on the beautiful California coast . It has the usual creaking doors , creepy attic , unexplained happenings , and a mean ghost . Fairly good , but I done been there and had a better time when I did .
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532,897 | 70,535 | 48,801 | 7 |
Thugs get the Christmas spirit
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Good comedy : I never knew Bogey , much less Ray , could to the funny act . I really liked the way Ustinov opened up locked things ; he made them seem as though they had a life of their own . Good to see Leo Carroll doing his inept act again , and even better to watch Rathbone play the obnoxious dandy to the hilt . Thumbs up .
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533,493 | 70,535 | 119,509 | 7 |
Golly , has the Beav ever become a screw-up
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Enjoyable little family flic with a much cuter Mrs Cleaver than the old TV show . Ward was quite a bit more uptight than the old Mr . C . Eddie . You gotta love this guy anytime ; what a conniving , nosy little suck-up . This film was updated to the point of losing most of the flavor of the original program . Gee , I just liked the old one best .
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532,472 | 70,535 | 73,620 | 7 |
Cops don't even like each other
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A not too likable , idealistic young detective is given an assignment which was unnecessary and therefore led to a tragedy and a shakeup in the police hierarchy . The detective , who was totally useless as a policeman , got all wrapped up emotionally with his assignment and acted completely irrationally when confronted with a dangerous situation . I liked the way the film jumped back and forth in time and depicted life in the department and in the inner city realistically . I didn't care for the way a pad happened to be placed conveniently on the rooftop so the jumpers would have a soft landing . Good drama well worth watching .
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532,842 | 70,535 | 253,474 | 7 |
This should have been called " The Hiding Place 2 "
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This film was not what I expected , which was something along the lines of the first half of Leon Uris ' novel " Exodus " ; a rousing bloodletter depicting the Jews as a down but not out band of rubble rousers kicking some major Kraut ass . Instead I got some weasely little musician skulking from hidey hole to hidey hole with the help of kindhearted , caring Poles . I never understood why this guy was the recipient of all this largesse nor why he was spared by a German officer who just happened along when it could just as easily have been Herr Jackboot and his lucky Luger . Also fortunate for me as I was convinced every human in a German uniform was a re-tread of Attilla the Hun . Not a bad picture but it was too long and full of holes , however that could be due to the rapid jumps through time . How this movie won so many oscars I don't know : seems that if a picture deals with the Holocaust it stands a better chance of being awarded . What about the other 7 million folks the Nazis ' butchered , think we need a film about them ?
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532,642 | 70,535 | 100,143 | 7 |
Psycho savages city
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When a simple sorta hooker becomes the lover of an insane loser her life spirals more and more into a pit . Her eyes refuse to open while her boyfriend soothes each bump in the road with another easy lie . Partly comedy , but mostly dramatic look at a man doomed because of absolutely no morals or compassion ; he lives only to take and take and take . No award winner but worth seeing .
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533,444 | 70,535 | 102,323 | 7 |
One should always mind one's own business
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When 3 drunken rednecks run out of gas a tragedy occurs which threatens to ruin their lives and that of their families . Had their attitudes been live and let live everybody would have been better off . A good look at ignorant men and their silly prejudices .
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532,565 | 70,535 | 187,393 | 7 |
Too much yammery , not enough musketry
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Mildly interesting film with some big production / realistic looking battle scenes . Like " Braveheart " I just couldn't get too excited over the tale . Seems like much of the emotion and angst was overblown and most of the characters unbelievable . I could also live without the corny little comedy bits . . . . not counting the stained teeth , that was hilarious .
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532,892 | 70,535 | 58,283 | 7 |
Gritty , bizarre , not for the faint at heart
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Excellent drama concerning 3 psychotic hooligans , a drunk , a hustler , and a fence and his gang all vying for a house full of booty . The terrified home owner is trapped and must try to survive the onslaught as well as keep her sanity . Highly emotional presentation with great acting by the 3 young thugs , particularly Caan's bit as the insane pack leader . A must see .
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532,351 | 70,535 | 115,710 | 7 |
Is money everything ?
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Life just doesn't go well for a 2 bit thief and his family when he teams up with an ex-con to steal a fancy necklace . Lots of death and violence follow as the jewel gets away from the 2 crooks who discover in the end that there is more to life than money . Good one .
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532,447 | 70,535 | 79,180 | 7 |
Jew goes west
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Good comedy with Wilder and Ford doing a good job portraying the mismatched odd couple . The whole picture was played for cornball laughs , and there are a few , but I've seen much better comedies . A fun film overall , worth seeing ; and the great Arizona backdrop was a real plus .
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533,365 | 70,535 | 42,832 | 7 |
Thugs get more than they bargain for
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Good drama depicting how the government must cover up a killer disease which threatens a city . The carriers are a trio of hoods , each fearful or mistrustful of the other and unknowing of their plight . In a race against time and unbelieving city fathers , a medical official must try to control the dreaded plague . A great chase scene at the end creates a spine tingling finale .
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533,478 | 70,535 | 88,944 | 7 |
Musclebound stud stomps thugs
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Riotous action / comedy featuring a deadly Delta dude who pours a bazooka full of whup-ass on several hundred special forces wannabes who THOUGHT they were bad asses . From the time Matrix drove a GMC down a mountain to the final thrust with former associate Bennett the action never lets down for one second . Ever wondered why these unstoppable action heroes always have a name like Rambo , Hondo or Matrix ? For once I'd like to find one of these studs with a handle such as Percival Alloysus Snotgrass . At least then I would then know why he grew up so mean . Even though this was merely another in a long line of mindless action pictures I still enjoyed watching the Govenator punish the arrogant wrongdoers . However , the actor who played Bennett was wrong for this part in my opinion : too soft looking even though he was a big fella . And that chain mail shirt ; such pretentious self advertisement . Reminds me of the warrior I saw in a magazine once who died while wearing a t-shirt reading " Commando " .
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533,368 | 70,535 | 67,093 | 7 |
Religion kills
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One of the best musicals around . Good portrayal of the clan mindset of people and how they are unwilling to accept anyone different . Here we have the Jewish fraternity who will never go against their stupid tradition and the other peasants who refuse to bend and accept the Jews , therefore they are completely at odds all the time . Lots of good songs and fiddle playing , dancing , and a great story .
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532,602 | 70,535 | 181,655 | 7 |
Christmas isn't for everyone
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Hard hearted businessman has neither the time nor the inclination to celebrate Christmas and this attitude hurts his son's feeling and antagonizes the wife . After thinking up a foolproof way to take over the entire toy market worldwide this corporate raider heads for the North Pole to grab the ultimate toy factory . While there he discovers that Santa , an old " acquaintance " , is having takeover problems of his own . This causes the man to make a choice between holding on to his hates and hurts or to become reacquainted with his family and learn to appreciate the holiday season . Good one .
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532,987 | 70,535 | 36,260 | 7 |
Goofy but interesting
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Pretty good picture about a man being in the wrong place at the wrong time . If the murderer wanted to whack the dame , why not just off her and let the cops try to figure out whodunnit ? Involving all these characters in the plot is dangerous , not to mention all the mouths you'd have to worry about staying shut . Why did the depressed lady go out to the bar when she could barely sit up in a chair or say a word ? Are there really cops out there who are wise cracking , gum popping , grinning apes who approach a suspect in such a glib manner ? This probably played well back before the wheel was invented , but it is so corny and unbelievable today . Catch the manic drum break by Elisha Cook ; his frenetic hammering never once matched the recording . His mad facial expressions made up for the off kilter stick sync .
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532,954 | 70,535 | 74,860 | 7 |
Nazi war criminal and his henchmen attack innocent man
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This was taken from one of Bill Goldman's finest books . It isn't nearly as good as the novel , but still manages to come off well . The brother of a secret agent , who was supposedly murdered by a group of ex-Nazi's , is terrorized for reasons he has no understanding of . The action is non-stop and the bad guys are very bad . A shame the sequel wasn't put on film also , as it carried the story on to new areas and contained one very big surprise relating to the original story .
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532,850 | 70,535 | 73,639 | 7 |
Gutless limey officer becomes pawn of rotten German count
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Lots of laughs in this zany Brit comedy in which Malcolm McDowell plays a worthless , womanizing jerk whom is cruelly used in a political scheme by evil Count Von Bismarck in order to overthrow a rival country . I don't usually care for British comedy but this one was way good : slapstick all the way .
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532,488 | 70,535 | 40,064 | 7 |
No horses , no water , no shade , and a baby
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3 desperados rob a bank in a small Arizona village and the chase is on . The crooks and posse play a game of cat and mouse from one water hole to the next before finally coming face to face in another dry water town . Along the way the thugs become unwilling godfathers to a newborn baby . This doesn't sit well with the criminals , but they take their new position seriously and do all they can to keep the child safe . Not a lot of action but lots of fun in this different tale of the old west .
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532,672 | 70,535 | 60,176 | 7 |
Very cleverly crafted mystery
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This was an excellent film , that was aptly titled . The blow up of a negative which showed a murder committed was the key to the whole mystery . I watched as the characters played and replayed the murder sequence , and never caught on to the killer's use of the weapon . This movie reminded me a lot of Hitchcock's work . An added attraction was the brief clip featuring the Yardbirds on a rave-up .
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533,000 | 70,535 | 67,078 | 7 |
Hit man stalks woman under death contract
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A woman from Idaho , diagnosed terminally ill , comes to San Francisco to live the remaining months of her life . While there she seeks a second opinion and learns that she is not dying after all . Things should be rosy , only while under the impression that she was near death , she put out a death contract on herself . After hearing the doctor's good news she then goes to the police for help to stop the unknown killer from fulfilling his end of the bargain . Average cop yarn .
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532,908 | 70,535 | 103,976 | 7 |
Whinebag doctor goes to India
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An American doctor , who needs instruction in how to cowboy up , runs sniveling to India to re-invent himself . While there he runs into a bleeding heart woman who is intent on saving a bunch of worthless bums and good for nothings . The good doctor refuses to help this poor soul save to downtrodden of the world because he is too wrapped up in his own self pitying little world . However , he makes a rousing , heart warming reversal when he surges to the rescue of the little woman and her hinky dinky little " hospice " . Too mushy , and besides it's been done before .
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532,857 | 70,535 | 53,291 | 7 |
Music and the mob don't mix
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Fairly good comedy which bogged down a bit midway , however it still works after all these years . As always , Lemmon is dead on and gives a hilarious portrayal of Daphne , but is he ever an ugly woman . An untalented Monroe plays her typical slut character . I loved the party scene on the train with all the half clad honeys crowding together in the one tiny berth . Worth seeing .
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532,668 | 70,535 | 183,790 | 7 |
Rags to riches , love conquers all , never say quit , go for your dreams . . . .
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Fun little tale of a dirt poor lad willing to go all out for his lady love , his honor , and to prove he is as good as any other warrior . Plenty of laughs from a zany character or two and a grand adventure with plenty of old world jousting , pageantry , and costumes . Loved the way the producers wove hard rock tunes and today's lingo into the show's fabric and made it seem , usually anyway , as thought it fit that time span . Cool flic .
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533,095 | 70,535 | 109,847 | 7 |
Murder , like greed , is sometimes good
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I had to cheer when this arrogant smart ass took a shiv to the guts . Too bad the girl didn't go on and whack the little bitch's butt licking pals while she was at it . This film seemed to be a slice of real high school life as popular kids skated around in their cliques looking down on the poor unfortunates . How typical of the average unthinking , gotta fit in at any cost people to blame a person for a crime just because they are different , a unforgivable sin to the average braindead teen . Good picture with well played out parts by all , especially Kellie Martin as the tormented nobody with aspirations of being popular . Little did she know that her life was better the way it was . Thumbs up .
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532,878 | 70,535 | 96,754 | 7 |
Scuba divers encounter E . T .
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Underwater salvage crew takes on a government job and runs afoul of a hurricane , damaged equipment , and a rogue Navy Seal . Then they meet spacemen . I saw the cut version so to me this was just an average sci-fi adventure with lots of tension and your standard high voltage dialogue . Adequate , but no big deal .
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532,873 | 70,535 | 60,397 | 7 |
Super small sub streaks soundlessly , saves scientist
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Serious problems arise as a team of doctors and scientists go inside a valuable patient to save his life and therefore aid the free world . A tight time frame and a gutless physician adds to the tension in this dramatic life and death fantasy . The props were fun , I could even believe the inside of a body would look similar to this . The sub itself looked like a cross between a stealth bomber and a souped up jet ski . Pretty good sci-fi adventure .
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533,203 | 70,535 | 119,314 | 7 |
Tearjerker
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Beautiful scenery and a touching story made this drama well worth watching . Horse fanciers , especially , should go for this one , however they must be able to sit through the opening sequence involving the ugly accident . I admit that one made me cringe . Very good film which follows the book chapter and verse .
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533,322 | 70,535 | 81,207 | 7 |
High school punks rule the hallways
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A group of teen-age thugs run a ' protection ' agency at their school . After being roughed up , one boy gets his own bodyguard , a boy named Lenderman . Lenderman , an emotionally troubled child , is feared by the bullies because of rumors concerning his violent tendencies . Things look up for a while until the thugs turn the tables and once again spread fear in the school . While not a ' deep ' film , it was a pleasant way to spend an hour and a half .
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533,304 | 70,535 | 109,831 | 7 |
Group of Brits get hitched
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Oddball comedy featuring an eccentric assortment of folks who keep popping up at weddings , each looking for a mate . Hugh Grant , as usual , was delightful , and the rest of the cast were excellent . A funny , offbeat , and well done film .
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532,360 | 70,535 | 137,494 | 7 |
I saw a film similar to this one years ago
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Enjoyable film which could have been titled " The Saint Robs the Orient & Meets Sneakers " . Very expensive looking production with several high grade players doing a lot of fast and furious things while delivering loads of tense , dramatic dialogue . That bit on the high wire had me squirming , but the tale was really nothing new , nor to get excited over .
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532,883 | 70,535 | 49,408 | 7 |
East meets west , and the barbarians rule
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Lots of gorgeous scenery , beautiful Oriental women , great props and colorful clothes , sterling performances , and interesting dialogue and songs makes this one of the most lively musicals I've seen to date . Yul was perfect as the arrogant , deluded King ; I loved his crisp gestures and butchery of the English language . He was most amusing . I bet this one would be great on stage .
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532,894 | 70,535 | 89,017 | 7 |
Offbeat and cool
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Totally enjoyable , zany story of a lady's and a tramp's lives crossing with strange results . To sweeten the pot there is also a love angle , a silent hitman , loss of memory and identity crisis , plus the icing on the cake . . . . Madonna's super cool character , Susan . Loads of laughs and a great romp through the city . . . . I loved this film .
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533,260 | 70,535 | 60,355 | 7 |
Injuns and cavalry duke it out in Utah
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When the Army wants to transport a load of guns and ammo to another fort , a band of bloodthirsty savages , who are not good at reservation life , attack the soldiers . The pesky redskins lead the innocent Army men into a trap and begin wiping them out . However , the wiley officer in charge developes a plan to trick the sneaky , backstabbing redmen by doubling back after appearing to be going in another direction . Unfortunately , the bluecoats still kept on losing the fight . Exciting western with a predictable ending , filmed in the stark yet beautiful state of Utah .
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532,553 | 70,535 | 74,937 | 7 |
Amusingly goofy
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Nonsensical spoof never intended to make sense but merely to entertain - which it did . Whereas I didn't find it rolling in the aisles funny I did get plenty of grins ; I especially liked the plays on words and all that mask ripping at the end was a howl .
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533,081 | 70,535 | 125,439 | 7 |
Could this really happen ? Yes , it could .
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Once again Hugh Grant convinces me he is one of the trade's finest assets . Spike , however , made for most of the laughs in this nicely done romance . I don't consider it to be the best of the romantic comedies , but it really hit the spot for me . Partly , I'm sure , because something similar happened to me back in the mid-90's when I had an intense 8 month fling with Sandra Bullock which , unfortunately , ended not as sweetly as Notting Hill . Thumbs up .
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532,746 | 70,535 | 49,452 | 7 |
The King rocks the old south
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Fairly decent western except for Elvis doing his Vegas act to a bunch of love struck southern belles . Plenty of gunplay and unscrupulous scalawags kept me from gagging to much watching Big E once again show the world that in the acting profession he is anything but the king .
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532,701 | 70,535 | 82,432 | 7 |
Young Aussies can't wait to enter WW1
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At Normandy Ike wanted untested troops for the invasion because seasoned vets knew what the price of war was . At Gallipoli the combat hungry kids learned the price very early on but it was too late to un-enlist . If only the young were smarter maybe no wars would be fought . Good show and not just about war either .
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532,791 | 70,535 | 141,926 | 7 |
Most excellent war flic
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Enough tension here to give any Navy Seal a permanent case of the bends . We are shown all the usual sub warfare movie tricks : depth charges , torpedoes [ one horrifyingly graphic ] , water leaks , the old surface debris dodge , sweating men staring tensely at the overhead , gruffly barked orders , the tough old salt , etc . Even though it was your typical war film , I still rate it as a 5 star actioner .
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532,641 | 70,535 | 90,217 | 7 |
Arrogant politico dumps in his own nest
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When a unfeeling mayor refuses to render aid to an injured city employee he opens a can of worms which he goes nuts trying to close . Reminded me a bit of Jack Finney's novel " The Night People " because the hero's stunts got more and more outlandish until his outings culminated in the mother of political harassments . Thumbs up .
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533,208 | 70,535 | 81,157 | 7 |
Life begins at 40
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Entertaining comedy about a man who turns 40 and begins looking at his life differently . Thinking certain events and " fun " things have crept past him , he starts looking to recapture his youth . Fast cars and younger women are suddenly more appealing than his routine life and dull wife . Even his son's girlfriend becomes an object of his lustful yearnings . Good film dealing with a very common occurrence .
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532,587 | 70,535 | 67,277 | 7 |
. . . this just and holy war for everlasting peace . . . or so says the Pope
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Man is going to have his war even if it kills him . This was a brilliant depiction of how we humans allow ourselves to be hoodwinked into buying into the loathsome futility of world combat , all in the name of patriotism , flag rallying , and keeping the home fires burning . Johnny couldn't wait to go off to the front lines ; felt it was his duty , you see . Preserving democracy and all that rubbish . He felt this way because he was fed the party line at an early age . Get them early and they will never leave the fold , right ? Poor Johnny didn't realize that there may be other forces at work behind the scenes ; organizations that don't mind it a bit if he becomes a quadriplegic living a nightmare existence . This is not a war movie , rather a harsh look at the results of man's most insane undertaking .
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533,045 | 70,535 | 117,757 | 7 |
Memory loss can have it's upside
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Good lesson in not being unobservant concerning your surroundings . Such an attitude led to this man losing his memory , identity , and family . He became a dirty , homeless street person who wound up in a trash box just for a scrap of food . When he received sympathy from a kind woman , not only his fortunes changed but her's also leading to a strange outcome .
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533,475 | 70,535 | 100,263 | 7 |
Interesting but slow and somewhat confusing
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Decent enough shoot-em-up which relies too heavily at times on ridiculous overkill to make the anti-heroine look way bad . How would one describe this killing machine anyway ? Sexy ? Yes . Evil ? Most assuredly . Sociopathic ? Don't think so . She appeared to wear her feelings on her sleeve all the way through the picture which no self respecting nutcase would ever do . Every time things began to go wrong for little Nikki she would break down in hysterics crying for mercy , her mommy , or a little peace please Mr . Policeman . This idiot could go from coldly murdering her victims to blinding rages in which she threatens to kill everybody present to sweating over a kill she is about to make . The whiney / slobbering lunatic weirdo bit was incompatible with a hired gun working for a clandestine government unit . Furthermore , large jumps in time were momentarily confusing and could have been better explained by the writers . Not a bad film , just full of holes . . . . but didn't that girl have a set of legs ?
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533,079 | 70,535 | 48,729 | 7 |
Good story of one man's journey thru WW2
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This was Audie Murphy's account of his actions during WW2 . He saw many of his friends ' die as he went through the travails of war . This was a graphic look at the horror and waste of man's ultimate folly .
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532,790 | 70,535 | 104,073 | 7 |
Standard double cross stuff
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Good film , but the same old government cover-up of important V . I . P . drug dealers ; double cross of the field cop by his friends ; danger from street punks ; gunplay and overdoses ; good guy cop doesn't know who to trust or where to turn so starts playing both ends to the middle . Nothing new , but go ahead and watch . . . . it was still fun .
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533,171 | 70,535 | 115,578 | 7 |
Evil government killers go after enemies
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Re-hash of the old governmental agency gone bad . After a former agent gets on their trail and threatens to blow their cover , an organization within the FBI rubs out several folks to keep the lid on their nasty little conspiracy . Lots of action and excitement kept the pace up and I enjoyed the film , but don't go in looking for anything new with this one .
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533,324 | 70,535 | 49,474 | 7 |
Man deals with a new job and an unsatisfied wife
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A man , feeling pressure from his wife for a better lifestyle , takes a new job with increased pay but added stress . To make matters worse , he becomes embroiled in legal actions concerning an inheritance from his grandmother . On top of all this , he learns that some of his actions in Italy during World War 2 have come to haunt him . This is a well told story with many sides to it , and I feel the use of flashback went a long way in making it even better . Well worth seeing .
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532,372 | 70,535 | 53,363 | 7 |
Evil lurks in all of us !
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There was enough corn in this flakey film to allow Kellogg's to supply it's customers well into the next decade . I was in a state of constant mirth all the way through this ' spooky ' picture . Gad ! All those overdone facial expressions . . . those goofy sounding screams . . . and that ' thing ' called the tingler . It looked like a cross between a slug and a lobster without claws . One of Vince's best , I highly recommend it .
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533,297 | 70,535 | 49,472 | 7 |
Never trust a drunk
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Good western with Quinn playing a man bent on revenge who lives on the shady side of the law . After coming to a strange town his life is changed completely and he must come to a major decision concerning his future . Lots of good gunplay , bad guys , and , of course , the love interest .
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532,697 | 70,535 | 44,921 | 7 |
Badmen hide behind badges
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When an idealistic young man comes to Montana territory to start a new life , he becomes a deputy sheriff . He wants to clean up the area which is infested with killers and thieves , but is duped into aiding those very men . Good action yarn with lots of blazing sixguns , stagecoach chases , and thundering hooves .
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532,402 | 70,535 | 34,182 | 7 |
hillbilly life in the Ozarks
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Good story about a backwoods community in the Ozarks around the turn of the century . Moonshine is the leading industry , fighting and funning the major form of entertainment . One day a stranger enters the community and causes a shake-up among the locals . Beautiful scenery adds much to the story .
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532,445 | 70,535 | 71,577 | 7 |
Money can't buy love . . . but , who cares if you're loaded ?
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This one remains my fave rendition of this story . What a great tragedy . Either that , or what a supreme farce . Why was Gatsby so obsessed with this woman anyway ? It's not like she was going to be any more of a goddess than any other hard headed female . Once the rice was out of their hair , they would be bickering and closeting themselves just like any normal , everyday married couple . See Myrtle and George Wilson . Of the three versions of this film I've seen , Redford comes off best as the haunted rich boy . Thumbs up .
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532,815 | 70,535 | 64,177 | 7 |
Kooky computer creates crisis , programmers pale , governments gasp , people perish
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This big Cray should have crashed from all the programs it was running . Why didn't Forbin just reach behind it and pull the plug when it started doing the Hal ? That's what I do . This was a good picture with a story that can still play today , in my opinion . The computer itself may have been a bit of a monstrosity and impractical looking , but was still futuristic in appearance . First rate performances by the cast as they went from amusement to disbelief to horror over the comp getting more and more out of hand . And the ending . . . . perfect .
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533,490 | 70,535 | 67,217 | 7 |
This hospital reminds me of the one in Idabel , Oklahoma
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May I never have to go to this hospital [ or hospice , if I want to be politically correct ] [ which ass coined this asinine phrase , anyway ? ] , for anything other than directions on how to get out of town . George C . did a masterful job playing the burned out , over worked cynic who has come to the conclusion that his life has been a waste , but is helpless to change his environment or conditions even when given a golden opportunity [ which probably wasn't so golden anyway ] . I got several laughs out of this brutally black comedy , however at the same time was sobered and often chilled to the marrow because I fear this very atmosphere pervades most houses of healing even as I write .
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532,996 | 70,535 | 67,219 | 7 |
Stupidity knows no bounds
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If folks were really this stupid I could be the SRW - Supreme Ruler of the World . In this one Knotts plays a dimwitted bean counter for some little jerk water town run by a group of crooked simpletons only slightly brighter than he is . When things appear a bit shaky for the crooks they go for a frame-up of the patsy Figg . Plenty of laughs as Knotts does his usual bumbling , stumbling act . I especially appreciated the extension cord scene ; asininity at it's highest level .
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532,458 | 70,535 | 100,224 | 7 |
They shoulda took the bus
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A team of professional killers attempt to silence a witness who can i . d . their boss in a murder case . On a long train ride across Canada , a D . A . and the witness must evade the hitmen long enough to reach a large city and safety . High voltage tension all the way with enough stress to raise anybody's blood pressure 10 points or more .
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532,435 | 70,535 | 48,748 | 7 |
An honest attorney ?
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Pretty good drama featuring a reluctant lawyer roped into a murder trial . As usual Ford does a credible job as the harried attorney who strives to see his client gets a fair shake . To do this he must alienate many of the town's leading citizens who are , of course , looking out for # 1 . Worth seeing .
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533,296 | 70,535 | 42,531 | 7 |
Pistolero tries to go straight
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Peck was superb as the aging gunman who is tired of the life of a hired killer . When he attempts to re-acquaint himself with a past life , his ideas of leaving gunslinging are thwarted by 3 hotheads and a gunhawk wannabe . Skip Homeier was just right as the smartass 2 gun Pete punk . Good realistic looking western , high on drama rather than a lot of gunsmoke .
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533,268 | 70,535 | 71,249 | 7 |
How to get a head in life
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Another of my favorite Oates films , this is also one of my all time favorite westerns . It is so off beat , left field , off the wall that I just can't help but love it . Oates plays the sleazy , greedy dirtbag to the max and totally upstages everybody else in the picture ; and there were plenty of fine performances by the other players . This may not have been Peckinpah's hottest film overall , but remains , in my opinion , one of his best .
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532,540 | 70,535 | 313,431 | 7 |
A spy can never be trusted , nor can he trust
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Excellent little one hour drama from the Hour of Stars about a British embassy worker who steals top secret documents strictly for profit . Things go well in his operation until the Allies get wise to a leak and he must flee fearing Allied prosecution or Axis assassination . Very enjoyable production with a smoothly done finale . As always Montalban gives a commendable performance .
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532,594 | 70,535 | 49,291 | 7 |
Sleazy promoter wheels and deals his way to big money
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An out of work sports columnist takes a job building up the reputation of a boxer who has no talent . His boss , a ruthless promoter , pits the pugilist against better athletes , but has the contests rigged in favor of his own fighter . This is a tense , well acted picture which gives a graphic portrayal of the seedy side of sports .
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533,127 | 70,535 | 106,452 | 7 |
Mediocre scare film
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I never saw the original , but did take in the Donald Sutherland remake , which I liked pretty good . This one seemed to follow the remake fairly close , with the scenery changed to a military look . Not a bad alien movie I guess , but I don't care a lot for this genre , so I'm no real judge .
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532,380 | 70,535 | 42,539 | 7 |
Another sillyassed look at the art of war
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Entertaining look at combat from the viewpoint of a small band of Americans slugging it out with the Nips over a dinky , but important , section of real estate on some nothing little island . I chuckled mirthlessly at the " no shoot " landing the jarheads made against a handful of sneaky , albeit useless , soldiers of the Imperial Army . The Americans were fortunate to have had that old building to base in ; it took rocket after rocket and was little the worse for wear after a couple of days of constant shelling . I really appreciated the robotic , killing machine gyrene sarge who lost his eyes but valiantly stated : " just point me in the right direction and I'll keep fighting " . What a hoss ! As usual , we had to have the comic relief : this time in the form of a hard drinking , harder fighting GI who actually carried his private still around with him . I enjoyed seeing some of the old faces , but Widmark was the only bright spot in the entire production . Fun but corny .
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533,114 | 70,535 | 78,902 | 7 |
Townies can's accept or be accepted
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Good little picture featuring 4 wayward boys trying to find their way in life . They hang out at the local swimming hole [ and what a great place it was ] , cruise about town , bitch about the college kids , cause trouble , and whine about how rough their lot in life is . Although the bike race at the end was a tad predictable it was still exciting and realistic looking . Both funny and dramatic , this was well worth the watching . Look for Paul Dooley to steal the show as the put upon Dad ; he had me rolling in the aisle .
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532,784 | 70,535 | 49,055 | 7 |
Bum barker Billy Bigalow beds beauty but botches bagging bucks
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Other than a couple of flashy song and dance numbers , this was a fairly laid back musical . Still , a very enjoyable 2 hour tale of the no good bum Billy Bigalow ; a conniver of the first order who married the innocent young girl only to ignore and abuse her later . This was a bittersweet story of love and hope with a few laughs thrown in for good measure . Some nice scenes shot at the beach as well as a pleasant array of props and scenery went well with the theme of the film .
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532,735 | 70,535 | 42,556 | 7 |
Scalaway meat packer tries to rip off Rex and the boys
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Western musical in which Rex is forced into dealing with an unscrupulous cattleman . When Rex seeks an alternative outlet for his beef , the rascally cowman infiltrates Rex's outfit in order to sabotage his organization . Finally Rex is forced to market his steers in another area which means he will have to cross 2 days of waterless wasteland . Plenty of action , singing , and comedy in this nicely done western .
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533,102 | 70,535 | 44,706 | 7 |
Cowardly town of Hadleyville was too gutless to defend itself
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Excellent drama about a town too chicken to live . All these gutless wonders needed to do was have 50 men with rifles go meet the 4 thugs at the train depot and explain a little simple arithmetic . Wormy little pants were just plain too scared . Typical . This was good though , as it lead to a great shoot-out ' twixt the sheriff and the 4 hoodlums . Did anybody notice the hay bales ? I thought they loaded hay onto wagons with pitchforks way back then . But , hey , didn't Grace Kelly look fine ?
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533,135 | 70,535 | 104,299 | 7 |
pretty decent time travel film
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I liked this one , but it was a tad confusing at times . All time travel shows are though , at least to me . Estavez keeps going back and forth through time trying to avoid being picked up by the time cops . Check out Jaggar's glorified motorcycle jacket in this one . Looks like he got it from Salvation Army , it just hangs on his frame . But I thought Mick gave a good performance as the chief freejack chaser . Not a bad movie , especially if you like the time travel aspect .
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533,093 | 70,535 | 257,044 | 7 |
If you live by the gun . . . . . .
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This one really smacked of the era it was portrayed to mimic ; the clothes , cars , sets , right down to those goofy looking haircuts [ which have made a comeback today proving their really is nothing new under the sun ] . Hanks's character was a immoral man who had no feelings for anybody he ever gunned down . However , when it was HIS family on the receiving end of violence he became terribly concerned . These scumbags always think it is DIFFERENT when they are on the wrong end of the gun . Gotta give the guy credit , though , for sticking to his guns and staying behind his son no matter what . The actor who played the heartless photographer almost stole the show : what a complete waste as a human . Nothing stopped this man from completing his assignment ; really loved his profession . Even though thugs have hearts they still reap what they sow . Good picture .
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532,510 | 70,535 | 107,554 | 7 |
Angry , underprivileged youths act out against an indifferent society
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It appeared almost the entire neighborhood was either evil and drugged out or well on their way to that end . Murder and robbery were a way of life with these depraved kids who were indifferent to everything except whatever could lead them into crime or revenge slayings . Glad I don't live it their neck of the woods .
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533,211 | 70,535 | 82,846 | 7 |
What a drag it is getting old
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I laughed all the way through this one . Fonda was hilarious as the cranky old duffer worried about his own mortality . Nice location scenes , good story , and fine performances made for a very lively , entertaining film . I did object to all the profanity , however .
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533,435 | 70,535 | 218,817 | 7 |
Shoulda went to work for Dell , dude
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Although this was a been there / done that film I still found it to be exciting and interesting . Robbins was good as the evil genius who stood to gain billions with his new software and would stop at nothing to put it on the market . Predictable all the way , but still contained a few minor surprises and , hey , all the geektalk was cool .
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532,745 | 70,535 | 119,734 | 7 |
Unreality at it's highest point
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I love this kind of film : funny , touching , and oh , so romantic . And so totally out of touch with the real world . But so what ? It's a movie . . . . and a pretty good one at that . Perhaps if I watched this film enough I , too , would find a small portion of passion in my life . Perhaps , but most likely , I would remain a hopeless cynic and merely murmur , " ah , love , so romantic , so wonderful , so utterly unattainable " .
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532,438 | 70,535 | 265,662 | 7 |
Can you get to the pros with just a fastball ?
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Yaaaaawwwwwwnnnnnnn . Another in a long line of ' lowly underdog strives valiantly and comes back to win the big one ' bores . Phony tale of a middle aged man who suddenly discovers he has a major league arm after all . I can't believe this watered down heart wrencher was based on truth . Whose truth ? Some Hollywood producer ? If you want to see an ' underdog ' film with a lot more believability and nervous tension watch " Hossiers " . Thumbs down .
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532,939 | 70,535 | 77,269 | 7 |
Nutty Nazi nixs nations ' numbers
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Evil Nazi surgeon enjoys experimenting with genetics for the good of der fatherland . Many years after WW2 he begins the final countdown to finalizing his nasty little scheme . When a Jewish newspaper man gets wind of his nefarious deeds , the good doctor's plans are endangered . This he will not tolerate . Good film , but the book was much better .
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533,110 | 70,535 | 123,034 | 7 |
He'd rather kill than study
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Insane college student figures out a way to get his grades the easy way . Murder . Everything goes his way as he outwits the police , fools the university staff , and pins the rap on his dopey partner . However , all is not as it seems and some surprises are in store for the viewer . Interesting little thriller , with some black comedy thrown in the mix : makes a guy wonder if such a rule could exist in a university without causing just such an incident .
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532,953 | 70,535 | 104,201 | 7 |
strange characters populate an unfeeling city
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An old woman dies and leaves an unopened letter from years in the past . A morgue attendant takes the letter and finds that it contains information about a trust fund involving twins . She hunts down the twins , figuring on sharing the money and writing a tale based on the proceedings . As she is doing this the separate lives of the twins is unfolding in a jumbled montage . This film reminded me of " Pulp Fiction " in the disconnected way in which it was filmed . Oddball picture , but well worth the seeing .
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532,446 | 70,535 | 46,912 | 7 |
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife
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Oh , how much simpler our lives would be if we would just be content with what we have . This woman almost got exactly what she deserved from her jealous hubby : too bad he didn't succeed in knocking off the 2 timing slut . Here was a well played out murder yarn which keeps the viewers on their toes with clue after clue and lots of sneaky little scampers by the shrewd husband . Another fine production by the master of suspense .
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532,799 | 70,535 | 109,783 | 7 |
Cool , funny comedy
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When a woman suddenly begins to believe her life hasn't been everything she thinks it should have been she wants to go back and rekindle an old flame . This starts a chain of events involving a mystery pregnancy , a jealous boyfriend and hubby , sexy fantasies , hurt feelings , oddball characters , and loads of laughs . Different , offbeat romantic comedy . . . . loved it .
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532,845 | 70,535 | 306,841 | 7 |
Hyperactive teens tour Rome
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Really fun picture based on the life story of Britney Spears meteoric rise to pop super stardom . Lizzy could do little right in her personal relationships with her fellow students , her little brother [ who was a scream as he made Lizzy's life a living hell ] , but especially in her dealings with a charismatic , charming Roman singer she meets soon after arriving in the City of Seven Hills . Wanting more than a bus ride to all the hot spots , Lizzy takes off on her own but must constantly stay on her toes to avoid having her hyjinks being discovered by a shrewd , worldly chaperon . While all this is going on Lizzy has far deeper problems from a source she trusts completely and is headed for a fall which will have a negative effect on another innocent person . Way cool movie - Lizzy rules !
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