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463,953 | 2,467,618 | 35,183 | 5 | mildly enjoyable farce , but somehow it all just never made me laugh that much | This was a mildly enjoyable film , but despite Teddington Studio trying hard to make a nice little farce , the human often seemed a tad forced and not especially funny . Not a bad film , though not one that you'll long remember . The film begins with a ridiculous plot device - - a man and woman are on their honeymoon a... |
458,664 | 2,467,618 | 229 | 5 | Well , they don't come much simpler than this ! | Given that the movies being played in 1899 were all about a minute long ( or shorter ) , then the fact that this little snippet of a film is so very , very simple shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone who has seen any of these very early films . So , my rating of 5 is based on a comparison with other films of the day ... |
458,467 | 2,467,618 | 70,653 | 5 | Paranoia film that's pretty typical of the early 70s | In the 1960s , disenchantment among the Western populations led to the hippie movement and a new questioning of authority . Combining this with the Watergate scandal and you set the context for movies like SCORPIO and THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR . Both films view our own government with great suspicion - - particularly th... |
459,079 | 2,467,618 | 248 | 5 | One of two nearly identical films both made in 1899 ! | I knew that the old-time movie makers often " borrowed " or outright plagiarized from each other , but this is ridiculous ! Not only did George Albert Smith make this film in 1899 , but Bamforth and Company made a nearly identical film that same year with the same title ! ! ! The worst part about it is that neither fil... |
459,660 | 2,467,618 | 70,169 | 5 | An okay sequel | The beginning of this sequel to BLACK CAESAR reminds me a lot of the old movie serials . At the beginning of each serial episode , they show part of the previous episode and in some cases they actually changed what happened in the previous episode ! I remember seeing SPY SMASHER a long time ago and in several scenes he... |
462,670 | 2,467,618 | 382,925 | 5 | too short | This film makes fun of Samuel L . Jackson's Bible-quoting hit-man from PULP FICTION . While the wig is a bit big compared to Jackson's , it's perfect for a parody - - as is the actor's imitation of him with his sing-song cadence . While all this is really low-budget , it was a good approximation of the film . I love sh... |
463,949 | 2,467,618 | 35,034 | 5 | Silly and predictable , but still fun | This is not one of Warner Brothers ' finest films , as the writing is pretty silly at times and terribly predictable . For example , when the character " Pop " appeared , I said to my daughter that that old guy would have to die in the film - - and about 20 minutes later , sure enough , he had assumed room temperature ... |
460,915 | 2,467,618 | 35,009 | 5 | Very familiar territory for Zucco but still not bad | This is a very low-budget film starring one of the kings of low-budget horror films , George Zucco ( the other , of course , being Bela Lugosi ) . Here he is in VERY familiar territory - - he's a mad scientist working on a formula to transform people into monsters AND he is bent on revenge . While this is a rather worn... |
463,132 | 2,467,618 | 156,578 | 5 | It's amazing how short this film was and how quickly it all ends | As I said above , it's amazing how short this Patsy Kelly film is . While it was intended as a short , at only nine minutes , the movie doesn't last nearly as long as other similar films - - that usually range from 12 to 20 minutes . While generally this would be a serious problem , for me it was a blessing ! I have on... |
460,032 | 2,467,618 | 34,841 | 5 | It's really hard to rate this one . . . | While almost all the animators in North America seemed to be working for the war effort making propaganda and educational films to help , somehow Norman McLaren found time to make this film that has absolutely nothing to do with WWII or even entertainment , per se . Instead , this is an experimental little film about a... |
460,224 | 2,467,618 | 105,224 | 5 | Probably not everyone's cup o ' tea | While interesting in style , RECI , RECI , RECI is probably not a film that will appeal to anyone other than die-hard animation buffs . There isn't so much a story as a weird way of showing what people are saying by using cut out words . The animation style is unique but not especially pleasant . There are sound effect... |
460,875 | 2,467,618 | 17,735 | 5 | first half was great and the second half just doesn't work | The first half to two-thirds of the film worked very well and I would rate this portion a 7 because the plot was very engaging and I found myself really caring about the characters . A man who loves the sea returns from theology school . He's expected to marry and become a minister in the local church , but all this co... |
458,258 | 2,467,618 | 17,765 | 5 | amazingly dull and uninspired compared to other college comedies | I am a HUGE fan of Buster Keaton and it was because of this I was so greatly disappointed by this film . It is an awfully uninspired film with very few genuine laughs . This is amazing since it came right after THE GENERAL and just before STEAMBOAT BILL , JR . - - probably his two of his greatest films ( I scored them ... |
464,104 | 2,467,618 | 70,350 | 5 | Pimp Wars : Episode 1 | THE MACK is a film about a true anti-hero , as a " mack " is a pimp . When Goldie gets out of prison , he's determined to be the # 1 pimp - - no matter what gets in his way . His brother , however , is full of Black pride and urges Goldie to do something positive with his life . Unfortunately , Goldie is more than will... |
462,758 | 2,467,618 | 554 | 5 | Only of minor interest today , but historically interesting | This film is highly reminiscent of some of the films by Georges Méliès because of the film's extensive use of trick cinematography - - an art perfected by Méliès before the director of this film got his start . In fact , the Méliès short THE UNTAMABLE WHISKERS ( 1904 ) is an awful lot like this film except instead of j... |
461,578 | 2,467,618 | 35,774 | 5 | Not one of Daffy's better moments | Historically speaking , this is a pretty important film , as it helped solidify the public in the war effort against the Nazis . However , from a purely aesthetic point of view , it's not one of the better made or entertaining Daffy Duck films ever made . Daffy appears behind German lines and spends most of the film an... |
459,300 | 2,467,618 | 18,083 | 5 | NOT really a Laurel and Hardy film | While this technically IS a Laurel and Hardy film , to me it is more of a film that just happens to have both the actors in the same film . Many of their earlier films just didn't have much chemistry between them and the familiar relationship between the boys just isn't right ! Normally , Stan and Ollie were friends an... |
463,792 | 2,467,618 | 53,041 | 5 | An interesting idea that just doesn't quite deliver . | This is a film from Hammer Films that was directed by Terrence Fisher - - a man who made many of the more famous horror films for this studio . Oddly , although Christopher Lee appears in the film , he's in a supporting role and Anton Diffring , a man NOT used to starring roles , plays the leading man . The film begins... |
458,471 | 2,467,618 | 35,640 | 5 | About what you'd expect from a low-budget Lugosi horror flick featuring a guy in an ape suit ! | This film offers few surprises ( including the expected guy in a silly gorilla costume ) but it's still a dandy horror flick that should appeal to die-hard Bela Lugosi fans . Much of the film seems rehashed - - the who half man-half ape is reminiscent of the 1940 Karloff film , THE APE and the need to extract the spina... |
464,413 | 2,467,618 | 245,297 | 5 | poor animation but a few laughs | This is a cartoon short from 1916 . Mr . Nobody Holme appears to be a total idiot , as he foolishly puts a flame under his car to see why it won't start . And , very oddly , the idea comes from this bizarre little creature ( labeled " GLOOM " ) that encourages this dangerous behavior . But , then , out of the blue , an... |
460,812 | 2,467,618 | 18,033 | 5 | terribly dated and a bit silly | This film is best seen simply because it is a curiosity . Clara Bow , the star of the film , was labeled the " It Girl " because of her role in this movie and because the studio was looking for a publicity stunt . In its day , the film must have been seen as racy and exciting . However , in the 21st century , it just l... |
461,929 | 2,467,618 | 35,615 | 5 | Again , not much of a divergence from the usual formula | Turner Classic Movies just recently showed most of the Boston Blackie films starring Chester Morris and while they are pretty good B-detective films , they are also very , very formulaic - - even for the genre . I practically saw all of these movies and the same stupid inspector and his subhuman sidekick are accusing B... |
460,157 | 2,467,618 | 245,364 | 5 | Not bad considering the era | Okay , this film isn't the greatest cartoon ever made - - I'll admit that . But , considering when it was made , it isn't bad at all . Cartoons were only in their infancy - - with very few having been made so far and with rather crude drawings and no sound . However , compared to its contemporaries ( such as Krazy Kat ... |
459,243 | 2,467,618 | 104,839 | 5 | just okay , . . . | This is an odd film as far as the subject matter goes , so that is most of the reason I score the film as highly as I did . As for the rest of the story , it's all filled with clichés and the relationship that develops between Sean Connery and Lorraine Bracco is hardly convincing and just seems formulaic . Instead of m... |
461,194 | 2,467,618 | 351,330 | 5 | Not great , but watchable | This short film was written , directed and produced by James Patrick and is a supposedly true story about the generosity of Felix Mendelssohn as well as the inspiration for his famous " wedding march " . While I am certainly NOT an expert on the man , the entire piece strongly sounded like a complete work of fiction . ... |
459,482 | 2,467,618 | 832 | 5 | An odd little Economics and Civics lesson from D . W . Griffith ! | This was just an okay short by D . W . Griffith from 1909 . While the scene of the man in the mill towards the end is really exciting to watch , the film , in general , just seems awfully preachy and overly melodramatic . That's mostly because it is a not very subtle film about the evils of greed and crop speculation .... |
459,629 | 2,467,618 | 420,267 | 5 | Very , very dry | This is a short animated film about a group of slackers who work for a local Australian municipality in an office concerned with trees on public property . The animation looks like claymation but could be CGI - - I couldn't tell . At first the film is pretty likable , as the overinflated sense of self-importance held a... |
462,879 | 2,467,618 | 69,834 | 5 | purely ordinary | This is not one of John Wayne's better flicks from his later years . It really isn't because it's a bad film , but the energy level is so low due to the fact he was so gosh-darn old ! Unlike the energy that he somehow mustered for MC Q and BRANNIGAN , this movie just seems to crawl along and offers very little more tha... |
463,120 | 2,467,618 | 71,517 | 5 | Very entertaining - - a definite " guilty pleasure " ! | My score of 5 is indicative of the quality of the production - - not the entertainment value . Sure , the film is silly , occasionally poorly directed and produced and it sure would never win any accolades for its artistic merits . But on the other hand , it is very entertaining and is a definite " guilty pleasure " - ... |
462,475 | 2,467,618 | 886,674 | 5 | Somewhat amateurish and cruel , . . . but still very interesting . | This is a short film that I could see being a guilty pleasure , as it isn't great or exceptionally well made but there is a certain sick charm that might endear it to some - - though many probably won't appreciate its sick sensibilities . The film begins with two co-workers having a few drinks and then going back to th... |
458,247 | 2,467,618 | 36,341 | 5 | Strong on atmosphere , the script seemed hopelessly muddled | Despite not having an especially good script , the movie earns a 5 just because director Robson and producer Lewton did a great job in creating a spooky and tense atmosphere . Unfortunately , the film never delivered - - allowing the tension to build but ultimately fizzle due to a very poor script - - at least when com... |
461,824 | 2,467,618 | 226,775 | 5 | Really impossible to rate | Ignore the score on this one - - I only included it because IMDb forces reviews to give a score . That's because this film is considered lost and only a fragment exists today . It is included as an extra on Disk 1 of the DVD set " Harry Langdon : Lost and Found " and many of the films have recently been reassembled aft... |
463,726 | 2,467,618 | 51,570 | 5 | Considering the budget and what it was , it's a decent little horror flick | This is a typical drive-in movie horror film from the late 1950s . Like all similar films ( such as ATTACK OF THE GILA MONSTER , THE KILLER SHREWS , etc . ) , this one had a very low budget , was quickly made and featured small-time actors . Naturally , the dialog was poor at times and the overall plot laughable , but ... |
464,128 | 2,467,618 | 871,009 | 5 | It looks less like a short film and more like a proposal for a TV series | This is a short film that really looks much more like a proposal for a television series . While the WHY is never answered , the film is a bit like a Black version of THE FUGITIVE with a twist . The twist is that the guy DID do something bad , though you never find out exactly what . It seems that he'd been a cop for s... |
459,158 | 2,467,618 | 36,187 | 5 | An interesting time-passer that just seems a bit rushed | This was a truly bizarre little British propaganda film made during the Second World War . It's so odd because it looks initially like a B-movie horror film ( with talk about ghosts and headless ghouls walking about ) , but then unexpectedly becomes an anti-Nazi film about German attempts to destroy tin production in B... |
459,382 | 2,467,618 | 51,634 | 5 | Yet another art film with similar animation and style | FREE RADICALS has very glowing reviews and I have to dissent . Having seen many , many animated shorts and experimental films , when I saw this film I thought " oh no - - not ANOTHER film like this ! " . That's because I've seen lots of films with simply drawn images ( often scratched into the film ) dancing to the mus... |
460,888 | 2,467,618 | 86,856 | 5 | a really good idea for a movie that never really jelled | This movie had so many things going for it : cool characters ( such as the ultra-hip Buckaroo Banzai , the totally nutty Dr . Lizardo and Buckaroo's many sidekicks ) , cool effects , a weird and quirky story and a lot of energy . However , all these together just didn't work - - as if somewhere the energy all vanished ... |
461,727 | 2,467,618 | 243,774 | 5 | Whatever floats your boat | Have you ever heard the expression " T . M . I " ? Teens use it a lot these days to mean " too much information " when someone is telling them something that probably should be kept private - - such as the woes of many of the guests on daytime television talk shows . When I saw the comments for BABETTE'S FEET , I kept ... |
464,477 | 2,467,618 | 36,044 | 5 | Been there , done that . . . | Pat O'Brien made at least three films where he played a college football coach . The first , COLLEGE COACH , was amazing because O'Brien stood for the exact opposite of his character in KNUTE ROCKNE . Instead of clean living and sportsmanship , in COLLEGE COACH , O'Brien emphasized that you should do anything to win . ... |
464,493 | 2,467,618 | 16,804 | 5 | Aboslutely gorgeous . . . and that's about all . | Technically speaking , this is a wonderful film . It was one of the first films with a synchronized score created to accompany it ( on a separate disk ) and the cinematography and sets were amazing for 1926 . As a result , it's quite beautiful to watch . Unfortunately , when it comes to the script and acting , the film... |
463,183 | 2,467,618 | 839,980 | 5 | Very little of the magic of TALLADEGA NIGHTS is evident here . | In SEMI-PRO , Will Farrell is the owner-manager-player for the fictional ABA franchise Flint Tropics . For those of you too young to remember the ABA ( American Basketball Association ) , it was a rival league to the NBA that really suffered due to lack of fan support as well as having teams in amazingly small markets ... |
462,018 | 2,467,618 | 86,551 | 5 | This film has some wonderful moments but too many lapses overall | This film , with some editing and a slight re-write could have been a fantastic film . I wonder if Truffaut's declining health ( he died of cancer right after this was completed ) perhaps had something to do with the roughness of the plot - - there were too many plot holes to keep me engaged . Over and over throughout ... |
458,420 | 2,467,618 | 35,959 | 5 | I just didn't like it very much | Okay , I want to stop all the rumors that I hate America and wanted Hitler to win the war . It's NOT true - - it's just that I really didn't like this film . It just seemed silly and ridiculous . Here's the amazingly silly plot in a nutshell : Spencer Tracy is a hotshot pilot who loves Irene Dunne . The problem is , he... |
462,438 | 2,467,618 | 35,860 | 5 | pretty dull stuff considering , . . . | Because this movie starred John Garfield and was made by Warner Brothers , I was quite surprised at just how ordinary and unexciting this movie was . Plus , it was a WWII American propaganda film that tried to mobilize the public against the Nazi menace - - just the sort of film I usually love . But , instead of the me... |
458,685 | 2,467,618 | 1,143,096 | 5 | Not bad , but . . . | This film is about people held captive and by the end of the film , the lady does what she must to escape . This film seems to be based on a theme that has apparently become a cliché in short independent films . During the last three or four days , I have seen two other short films about people who have been abducted a... |
461,912 | 2,467,618 | 932,545 | 5 | A decent stop-motion film | This is a very simple short film that was made using stop motion and clay . Considering that it was made by an inexperienced film maker who did everything ( Caroline Kastelic ) , the project should be applauded . Heck , it's a lot better than I could make myself . And , because of this , I am encouraged by her prospect... |
460,428 | 2,467,618 | 36,810 | 5 | Would someone please KILL that cabbie ? ! | In this installment of the Falcon series , Tom Lawrence arrives in Hollywood for a vacation . Like practically every other Falcon vacation , this one is punctuated by a murder and the amateur detective is sucked into determining whodunnit . It's nice to see the backlot of RKO and seeing how films are made is a rare tre... |
460,142 | 2,467,618 | 36,809 | 5 | Proof that the series has achieved mediocrity | While the film began in the big city , it soon changed venues to the American West and naturally involved an unsolved murder . Changing the locale to the West was certainly unusual and the lead seemed very out of place in such a rustic setting . However , while the locale changed , the overall story is just a typical F... |
460,667 | 2,467,618 | 105,682 | 5 | Wow , do I feel out of step ! | Before I say anything else , I must point out that I love Daniel Auteuil and have seen many of his films . In fact , I look for films with him in it , as I am almost always guaranteed a wonderful film . In this case , he plays against his wife of the time , the radiant Emmanuelle Béart . Now that I have said that , I r... |
461,449 | 2,467,618 | 335,351 | 5 | Very , very talky | This story is derived from a story by Chekov ( not the Star Trek one , by the way ) and the movie was very , very , very " talky " . And while the quality of the film's production is there ( this is why it earns a 5 - - for acting , direction and cinematography that are just fine ) , the story itself just seemed dull a... |
460,125 | 2,467,618 | 52,080 | 5 | hard to follow for many Western viewers | I think this film would be seen very differently by Poles than the average person living in the West . That's because I found it very hard to figure out WHO was WHO in this film . At the end of WWII , the Soviets " liberated " Poland and over the next few years did all they could to wipe out the opposition to this tota... |
460,349 | 2,467,618 | 1,551 | 5 | Pretty good for 1911 | While the quality of this comedy short is a bit suspect ( especially at the end ) , for 1911 it's pretty good and still worth a peek . Mack Sennett and his friend are bums and read about a fancy party in town . The friend goes to town and steals some fancy clothes so his buddy can crash the party and pretend to be the ... |
463,798 | 2,467,618 | 36,709 | 5 | Some 10s ? ! Is any Charlie Chan movie really deserving of a 10 ? | While I have watched a lot of Charlie Chan movies and I have enjoyed them , they are no doubt very formulaic and the Monogram series is definitely inferior to the original 20th Century-Fox ones . So , how is it that some people gave these B-movies a score of 10 ? ! Sure , they might be entertaining , but aesthetically ... |
458,230 | 2,467,618 | 36,719 | 5 | I agree with Galygay - - it just never seems to gel | This is a thoroughly adequate film and not much more . It was intended to try to capitalize on the success of CASABLANCA . Despite Warner Brothers trying to recapture the magic of this earlier film , THE CONSPIRATORS just can't compare - - mostly due to a very poor script and some poor performances . Now the parallels ... |
458,156 | 2,467,618 | 16,917 | 5 | Stan seemed too pretty for his own good . . . | In the decade before Laurel and Hardy became a team , Stan Laurel was a very busy comedy actor - - appearing in tons of short films . However , few of the remaining films of this era are all that special - - and most are pretty forgettable comedies ( there are definite exceptions ) . This one is pretty good and you do ... |
463,694 | 2,467,618 | 86,356 | 5 | The first half is great and the ending pretty much ruins the film | Michael Douglas is disgusted by the legal system . He is a young judge who is tired of seeing the scum of the earth walking on technicalities while the public good is being ignored . He begins talking to his colleagues about this and is eventually asked by one of them to come to meet some other like-minded individuals ... |
460,688 | 2,467,618 | 51,744 | 5 | Not one of Price's better horror films | The movie is about a strange rich guy ( Price ) who pays five seemingly random people to come to a party in a haunted house where seven people were supposedly murdered . Each is told if they stay the night , they will receive $10 , 000 in the morning . However , soon after this , murders begin occurring and everyone is... |
461,960 | 2,467,618 | 36,554 | 5 | A cute idea but this could have certainly been better | The story is about an autograph-crazy teenager and her kooky friends who will do practically anything to meet celebrities . This is a small picture from MGM that has a lot going for it , but it also has a lot against it . Let's first talk about the good . Edward Arnold does a wonderful job as the befuddled father of th... |
458,574 | 2,467,618 | 86,244 | 5 | Tacky and garish . . . . but also fun in a stupid sort of way . | The film is about a crazy queen and her equally insane son who are trying to wipe out an entire Japanese clan in order to please their evil god . You see , like most evil gods , this one wants the blood of innocents and can also keep these two freaks alive by bathing in blood as well . Nice folks , eh ? Anyway , almost... |
464,411 | 2,467,618 | 17,347 | 5 | very low-key Harry Langdon | This was a very slow and meandering silent comedy about mouse-like Harry Langdon and his attempts to assert himself . In so many ways this film is nothing like contemporary comedies because it does not rely on chases or slapstick , but on story and the slower style of Langdon . At times , I enjoy Langdon's films very m... |
459,925 | 2,467,618 | 764,640 | 5 | An interesting art style isn't enough to make this one worth seeking | This is one of the animated shorts from THE ANIMATION SHOW : VOLUME 2 . Most of the shorts in this DVD collection are rather poor because very few are funny and the emphasis is much more or art than entertainment in this second installment . For better films overall , see VOLUME 1 . This film is actually one of the bet... |
460,307 | 2,467,618 | 36,446 | 5 | You CAN'T ban everything just because someone might become offended | This cartoon was shelved a long time ago by Warner Brothers because the cartoon is indeed awfully racist and shows the Japanese to be incredibly stupid and practically sub-human . HOWEVER , as a history teacher , I really wish this toon were more available because it was an important product of the times . Many nations... |
463,843 | 2,467,618 | 51,848 | 5 | I don't agree with the other reviews - - this was a mediocre Western at best | The film begins with a man breaking into a jail ( Robert Taylor ) to rescue and old friend ( Richard Widmark ) . Oddly , however , it turns out they aren't friends any more and you know that they'll soon reunite and blood will be shed . It turns out Taylor is a sheriff and Widmark is his old partner in crime . This , s... |
460,855 | 2,467,618 | 36,400 | 5 | I finally found two Kurasawa flicks I didn't like | There were many reasons I was unimpressed by this film , though one had was certainly not the fault of anyone connected with the movie . Because this and its sequel are rarely seen , they are hard to come by . I finally found them as an import from MEI AH Laser Disc Company - - and boy did THAT leave a lot to be desire... |
462,623 | 2,467,618 | 51,923 | 5 | It might help if you speak French | This is a cute little animated film that is set to a traditional " nonsense song " - - one that is a popular folk tune whose words make little sense . Using cut out shapes , the animators are able to make the shapes come to life and dance to the music about a bird that keeps losing pieces - - only to have them come bac... |
462,197 | 2,467,618 | 17,231 | 5 | A decent but not especially distinguished Stan Laurel film | Tyler Brooke is the son of a newspaper owner . His father is angry because the other local rags are finding better scandals than paper and demands the son dig up some dirt on a vamp who is in town . Now this begs the viewer to wonder if the newspaper has any reporters other than Brooke . You'd think they would but you ... |
462,136 | 2,467,618 | 2,197 | 5 | Not great , but it DOES have Mary Pickford and Lionel Barrymore ! | This isn't one of the better silent shorts directed by D . W . Griffith for Biograph Studios . While it isn't overacted or sloppy , the script seems to be awfully simplistic and also seems to be missing something - - and it seems to be conflict . Mary is in love with a local man , but the man breaks off their relations... |
461,084 | 2,467,618 | 33,024 | 5 | Obviously a stage production brought to the screen | This obviously must have been a play first , as the film is very static and spends most of the time confined to small sets . I really wish the writers had done something to try to open the film up a bit - - giving it some more energy and giving it life . Instead , you feel you are watching a play that was filmed - - es... |
460,516 | 2,467,618 | 33,105 | 5 | odd , . . . . just plain odd , . . . . | This is one of the strangest mainstream movies of its time . That's because the film about escapees from Devil's Island is also an odd religious allegory where Ian Hunter plays a Christ-like being who tries to guide each of the escapees to righteousness before their ultimate demise . At times , the film seems pretty he... |
462,701 | 2,467,618 | 19,686 | 5 | little of the Laurel and Hardy magic | While this isn't a bad film , it certainly isn't one of the team's better efforts . It's a shame really , as 1929 to the mid 30s was the absolute prime period of their work together . I guess considering all the great films they made , it's okay to have a bit of a let-down , . . . and that's exactly what this is . The ... |
461,567 | 2,467,618 | 1,198,570 | 5 | Not bad , but they should have done their homework | This film is included on a DVD entitled " The Short Stack : Volume 1 " and is a compilation of six short films . This film is about an execution . You see a man about to be electrocuted when there is an accident and he escapes . However , at the end of the film there is a bit of a twist . The idea of having a film abou... |
461,712 | 2,467,618 | 120,370 | 5 | Where are the insights or the humor ? | I didn't particularly enjoy this documentary , as it neither provided great insights into the most die-hard Star Trek fans ( other than to disingenuously say they are " normal people " although their actions say otherwise ) nor does it use parody to make the documentary funny - - either way of doing it would have worke... |
461,697 | 2,467,618 | 142,972 | 5 | Decent but not especially memorable | About the most interesting thing about this film is that it was directed by Stan Laurel and features Oliver Hardy a year before they clicked as a team . Aside from that that , it's a reasonably amiable silent comedy starring Andy Cook as a stupid cook for a group of men working on a bridge . Hardy , the leader of the g... |
462,991 | 2,467,618 | 258,104 | 5 | Fun to watch , but a 100 % rip-off of another film | It just so happens that the same night I watched this very early silent short , I also watched a film by George Albert Smith that was made one year earlier - - entitled " Let Me Dream Again " . And , low and behold , the two films were nearly 100 % identical ! ! This film ( Rêve et réalité ) was definitely not inspired... |
458,521 | 2,467,618 | 50,468 | 5 | ENOUGH already with the OK Corral - - give it a rest ! | There must have been 62 , 344 movies or television shows that have talked about this gunfight - - and most , if not all , of them are so WRONG ! This true story has morphed into complete fiction over the years AND this relatively unimportant historical event has been overblown into importance it never deserved . I'm a ... |
458,291 | 2,467,618 | 19,630 | 5 | Ages about as well as milk ! | Aside from wine and cheese , not all things age well . Like a gallon of milk , over time this film has started to sour - - thanks mostly to changing and improving film-making . In fact , had this film been made just a year or two later , it would have been much easier to sit through . Unfortunately , this can be said o... |
461,396 | 2,467,618 | 262,480 | 5 | Just fair thanks to rather mundane retro animation | This short animated film is part of " Spike and Mike's Cutting Edge Classics " - - a DVD filled with an hour and a half of very short animated films . Most of them are pretty good and the DVD is much better than the other Spike and Mike one I saw a few months back . IDDY BIDDY BEAT BOY is an animated film about a beatn... |
464,048 | 2,467,618 | 32,781 | 5 | Great for aviation buffs , but for the rest it's pretty much a dud | The film has two main themes . A world-famous aviator ( Dix ) has slowly destroyed his once amazing career and he has his pilot's license revoked for being drunk in the cockpit . The film is about his rebuilding his life , though through very long stretches of the film he is absent or practically absent as the second p... |
462,507 | 2,467,618 | 19,777 | 5 | way too stagy and difficult to watch | The main culprit for this being a poor Marx Brothers film is time . While the brothers are quite funny at times , the film itself really suffers from lousy sound due to its being made at the very beginning of the sound era . This was true of MANY films from 1927-1929 , so it is in no way a slam against the Marxes that ... |
458,707 | 2,467,618 | 825,668 | 5 | I guess I just didn't get it | I appreciate that the other reviewer for this short film liked it - - they may be right , but I felt compelled to write a review that gives a different perspective . While they described it as funny , I just didn't get it - - and found the short a bit disappointing . An older lady works at a factory testing condoms . O... |
464,559 | 2,467,618 | 50,407 | 5 | Despite the Fuller touch , it's really just another Western | I recently have been turned on to the films of Sam Fuller - - a great director and writer who had a real knack for making fast low-budget films that still were quality products . However , of all the Fuller films , I think the least satisfying are the Westerns - - mostly because this genre is too chock full of product ... |
459,743 | 2,467,618 | 1,007,980 | 5 | Pretty odd , . . . but it was nice seeing Vienna again . | This short film was recently posted on IMDb and is now available for viewing in the United States . Like most of the shorts , it's by a new film maker and rather experimental in nature . The film begins with lots of film clips of a European city . Then the narrator talks about how we need to stop trying to understand w... |
464,306 | 2,467,618 | 32,903 | 5 | Not bad but not particularly inspired either | The biggest novelty of this rather dull little mystery is that for once during this era , a person of Chinese ancestry actually plays a Chinese-American amateur detective ! ! That's right , unlike Charlie Chan , Mr . Moto and the previous Mr . Wong films , this one does not feature some Western guy with his eyes taped ... |
458,945 | 2,467,618 | 32,916 | 5 | See Nigel Bruce play a guy from Chicago ! ! | This film is definite evidence that the films in the latter portion of Kay Francis ' career were pretty ordinary . This film , while competent , is only passable entertainment and certainly won't keep your undivided attention . Kay plays a high-living gold digger . The problem is that she never got married and settled ... |
461,007 | 2,467,618 | 89,853 | 5 | excellent until a completely unsatisfying ending | This movie really got me hooked . The plot about an unhappy women who goes to see the same escapist film again and again is charming - - particularly when the characters in the movie begin to notice that she keeps coming back again and again ! Ultimately , the hero of the movie is so taken by her devotion , that he lit... |
464,495 | 2,467,618 | 188,941 | 5 | Given that it's 1909 , the film isn't that bad , . . . or that good | I really do admire this film because of its amazing production values for 1909 . While the sets certainly won't rival those of later Roman epics like QUO VADIS or CLEOPATRA , the costumes were awfully good for a time when budgets for films hardly surpassed the cost of film ! So , this is a standout film in this sense .... |
460,698 | 2,467,618 | 35,250 | 6 | Good movie , lousy casting | If this slick MGM film had only been intelligently cast , it might have earned a 7 or possibly even an 8 . However , it seems that when it came to assembling a cast , the powers that be put the names of actors on a roulette wheel and just spun it - - as the final casting decision just made no sense at all . The first a... |
462,230 | 2,467,618 | 52,602 | 6 | Pretty entertaining but not at all what I expected | Fans of Vincent Price know and love him for his horror films and with a title like THE BAT , you'd think that this is a film about some evil murderous bat , . . . right ? Well , despite the title , it's actually a murder mystery about some stolen stocks and the murders that occur to try to recover this fortune . For me... |
460,320 | 2,467,618 | 35,309 | 6 | Cute and pleasant but too much singing by Kathryn Grayson ! ! | This is one of those films that is best enjoyed by just turning off your brain and letting yourself get into the film despite a very silly and impossible plot . Considering the film has considerable charm ( and Cuddles Sakal ) , I could do this quite easily - - at least until Kathryn Grayson sang too many songs that it... |
462,374 | 2,467,618 | 156,323 | 6 | hardly as rotten as I expected - - in fact , not bad at all | Norm MacDonald works for a very rich and nasty lady ( Elaine Stritch ) . After putting up with tons of abuse from her , he decided to get revenge by kidnapping her horrid dog and holding it hostage . His friend ( Dave Chappelle ) lends him a hand and soon are the subject of a nationwide manhunt ! Will the guys get away... |
461,315 | 2,467,618 | 35,317 | 6 | Another wartime Sherlock Holmes film that often has little to do with Conan Doyle's character | If you watch the Sherlock Holmes films made by Universal Studios starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce , you might find yourself both hating and loving the films at the same time . There's a lot to like - - the films are pretty good B-pictures with some interesting characters and are better than the average series de... |
458,812 | 2,467,618 | 52,530 | 6 | Great film - - rotten soundtrack | 4-D man starts off very poorly , as the opening music sound like it was written for a 1950s strip club . Unfortunately , while it did get a bit better , it still was brash , loud and cheap and often seemed like music designed for a beatnik coffee house - - not a sci-fi film . Additionally , the film features a romance ... |
458,496 | 2,467,618 | 17,483 | 6 | Adequate , adequate , adequate ! | Harry's father is about to lose his business , so to raise money he enters a walking race across America . Despite looking about as athletic as a cheese blintz , he manages to not only excel in the race but catch the eye of the sponsor's daughter . Will he win ? Will he get the girl ? Tune in and see . For years , I ha... |
461,733 | 2,467,618 | 420,505 | 6 | A cute little film from a Canadian art student | The film begins with an archer on a tiny planet shooting at a bird . The short is errant and starts a chain of unexpected results . Isn't it amazing these days how even college students can produce exceptional animated films thanks to amazing and readily available rendering software and extremely high-powered home comp... |
461,574 | 2,467,618 | 52,692 | 6 | Full of Chinese stereotypes but so what ! ? | I know I'll ruffle many feathers for saying this , but this banned video shouldn't be banned for being politically incorrect or insensitive . First , I am loathe to ever pull things from the market because they might offend . Second , while the Chinese stereotypes abound , the Asians in this cartoon are not shown as be... |
460,357 | 2,467,618 | 35,105 | 6 | A decent film , but often it seemed to try a bit too hard . | The film begins in Columbus , Ohio and young Eileen has visions of stardom on the stage - - though she only has worked in community theater . Her older sister , Rosalind Russell , is an aspiring writer and they agree to both go to New York to seek fame and fortune . Along the way , they meet a bazillion crazy character... |
459,488 | 2,467,618 | 17,416 | 6 | kinda like THE SHEIK , Part II | This isn't a bad film , but also seems pretty familiar considering it has the same leads in this film as the original SHEIK . And , as well as this similarity , the film at times just seems like a continuation of the original - - even though the story centers on the son ( who , oddly enough , looks EXACTLY like the guy... |
458,828 | 2,467,618 | 382,543 | 6 | Very well made but weird and unsatisfying | This film is included on a DVD entitled " Shorts : Volume Three " . Oddly , I have seen volume One already and Three is definitely much better - - though both are worth finding for lovers of short films like myself . I am torn on this film . One the technical side , the film is very well made and it's obvious the folks... |
459,077 | 2,467,618 | 272 | 6 | Good for 1900 | Okay , before you think I am crazy for giving this very brief and not altogether good film a score of 6 , understand that in 1900 MOST of the films lasted only a minute or so and they were amazingly mundane - - though at the time , they were seen as amazing and were the height of entertainment . So , for a film from 19... |
460,716 | 2,467,618 | 295,004 | 6 | Very unpleasant but also exceptional | If I were solely scoring this film based on how much I enjoyed watching it or what I personally thought about the main characters , then this film would get an exceptionally low score . That's because the main character ( played by Isabelle Huppert ) is one of the most selfish and unlikable ladies I've seen in a film a... |
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