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458,386 | 2,467,618 | 33,226 | 7 | Despite what you might think , not a sequel to DODGE CITY and features the weirdest casting choice I've seen in some time ! | This is a very good and watchable Warner Brothers Western that COULD have been a lot better if it had been a true sequel to the Flynn film , DODGE CITY . You see , just a year earlier Flynn and his two side-kicks , Alan Hale and Guinn ' Big Boy ' Williams , had starred in the marvelous film DODGE CITY . At the very end... |
459,954 | 2,467,618 | 72,564 | 7 | Pretty good , but in season 2 it " jumped the shark " | This was an incredibly ambitious sci-fi series produced in the UK for international distribution . It was extremely expensive for its day and unfortunately , the series never took off due to a Luke-warm reception . Some of this can be blamed on the series itself - - the show had a very sterile look and action was somet... |
459,755 | 2,467,618 | 870,097 | 7 | Wow , and I thought maybe doing movie reviews on IMDb was compulsive ! | At last , a short film that speaks to me . With over 6000 reviews to my credit , I have begun wondering if perhaps I am a bit of a loser . Finally , though , I found people who are a lot more compulsive than me ! ! George and Juliet are in love and say such platitudes as " I love you more than all the drops of water in... |
462,450 | 2,467,618 | 19,640 | 7 | This film was remade by the team just a few years later , . . . | This was Laurel and Hardy's last silent film for Roach Studios . However , since the public had a real thirst for " talkies " , this same short was re-made by the team just a few years later with only a few small plot changes . LAUGHING GRAVY was essentially the same plot except that Stan and Ollie were trying to hide ... |
462,751 | 2,467,618 | 438,064 | 7 | Yet another beautiful CG animated film | GOPHER BROKE was nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Short and while it is a cute four minutes of film , it also seems a bit ordinary . Now this isn't to say that it's bad . It's just that in the last decade there have been so many similar looking films that it just doesn't seem very special . With Pixar , Dreamw... |
458,909 | 2,467,618 | 72,325 | 7 | Pretty exciting | This is a better than average so-called " blaxploitation " film about a bounty hunter named Truck Turner ( Isaac Hayes ) . When he and his partner are trying to bring in a pimp after he jumped bail , the pimp tries to shoot Turner and Turner has no choice but to shoot him . However , he never anticipated that the pimp'... |
463,887 | 2,467,618 | 472,188 | 7 | Decent acting but the story itself is a bit too vague for my taste | Two 19th century women by chance meet each other in a café . One does all the talking and prattles on and on in an apparent attempt to " one up " her rival . During this very long monologue , the other lady says absolutely nothing but conveys some messages through her facial expressions . In the end , you are left wond... |
458,126 | 2,467,618 | 19,832 | 7 | The biggest reason to see this Laurel and Hardy film is to see a very young Jean Harlow | For years there has been a half-truth among Hollywood lore that Howard Hughes " discovered " Jean Harlow when he cast her to star in HELL'S ANGELS . While this may have been her first big role , she'd already appeared in quite a few shorts for the Hal Roach Studios . This film , in fact , was the second Laurel and Hard... |
461,096 | 2,467,618 | 32,828 | 7 | has some excellent moments | Parts of this movie are great - - particularly those with WC Fields . In particular , I liked the horrible and cowardly way that he dealt with the attack on the train - - pushing hapless little kids with cap guns out the door to face the onslaught ! But , you'll no doubt discover that although this is a WC Fields and M... |
460,392 | 2,467,618 | 32,819 | 7 | Pretty nifty | This film is about a deadly poison that is contained in small glass globes that is used to kill . This is apparently done to hide an espionage ring intent on stealing plans for a new American bomber . Now much of this plot was repeated in other Chan films , THE JADE MASK and THE DOCKS OF NEW ORLEANS . Additionally , it... |
462,689 | 2,467,618 | 32,820 | 7 | A nice conclusion to the four Secret Service films | Starting with SECRET SERVICE OF THE AIR ( 1938 ) , Ronald Reagan made four B-movie series film with the character of " Brass Bancroft " . I have seen all but SMASHING THE MONEY RING . The first film , despite its very low budget and modest pretense , was an exceptional film for the genre . The second , CODE OF THE SECR... |
462,428 | 2,467,618 | 1,076,838 | 7 | I'm hungry . | I know this was an odd summary , but while watching this short documentary about the huge over-population problem with nutria in Louisiana , I kept wondering where I could get one to taste for myself ! Perhaps I've been watching too much of Andrew Zimmern on the Travel Channel , but I found myself thinking how nice it ... |
458,397 | 2,467,618 | 120,711 | 7 | A " must see " for fans of the series , probably NOT all that watchable to others | I adore BABYLON 5 . It's my all-time favorite sci-fi series because unlike any other show , it is almost like one huge movie - - where almost all the episodes connect into one large and captivating tapestry . This made for TV movie is meant to fill in the gaps for die-hard fans , as it goes back in time BEFORE the seri... |
458,910 | 2,467,618 | 72,409 | 7 | See " Gordon " from SESAME STREET playing a pimp ! ! ! ! | This film is brought to you by the letter " P " . Kids , let's think of some words that start with " P " , . . . In probably the weirdest case of casting I can think of , Roscoe Orman plays the title character - - who is a pimp ! Years later , Orman would achieve some notoriety playing " Gordon " on SESAME STREET - - n... |
462,738 | 2,467,618 | 1,007,998 | 7 | A little slow , but also very haunting and well made | This is one of about 100 short films that were recently posted on IMDb for viewing in the United States . However , unlike most of the films , this is a joint US-Norwegian project - - filmed in both countries . The film is about a lady who you don't at first realize is a ghost . However , instead of haunting homes , sh... |
459,636 | 2,467,618 | 50,280 | 7 | While no Frankenstein film comes close to the wonderful book , this one offers some unique insight | As my summary indicates , no Frankenstein movie really has done justice to Mary Shelley's masterpiece novel . One of the biggest problems is that the movies all tend to spend too much time on how the creature is created ( it was barely mentioned in the book ) . The other is that the fundamental moral question posed in ... |
459,914 | 2,467,618 | 19,946 | 7 | good and unusual film marred by the musical numbers | This was a very good film that could have been great had it not been a musical . But , in 1929 when the movie came out , Hollywood seemed to be producing tons of musicals ( so they could show off the new medium of talking pictures ) and a lot of stage numbers were used to stretch out the film . Unfortunately , they had... |
462,134 | 2,467,618 | 2,350 | 7 | Like a bunch of Griffith's short films all spliced together ! ! ! | This is the very last film included with the GRIFFITH'S MASTERWORKS DVD set from Kino Video . And , after seeing 22 other shorts , I noticed a lot of the previous films in this 30 minute film ( that's very long for one of these shorts , by the way ) . It was highly reminiscent of both THE BATTLE OF ELDERBUSH GULCH and ... |
464,503 | 2,467,618 | 2,357 | 7 | For 1912 , not bad at all | This is a tragic romance starring Mary Pickford . At the film's start , she is being courted by a local fisherman and she is ecstatic . However , after agreeing to marry him , her brother catches the boyfriend with his old flame ( Mabel Normand ) ! So , he confronts the boyfriend and tries to kill him ! When Mary sees ... |
458,892 | 2,467,618 | 140,825 | 8 | exceptionally well-made but a HORRIBLE ending | SPOILER ALERT - - AND I REALLY MEAN IT ! ! READ NO FURTHER UNLESS YOU ARE PREPARED TO HAVE A MAJOR PLOT ELEMENT REVEALED ! ! Okay , first I've gotta say that I have a relatively high tolerance for depressing films . I'll watch and appreciate films about true life horrors ( such as war and the holocaust ) or where death... |
459,711 | 2,467,618 | 52,579 | 8 | Excellent and beautiful , . . . but all too familiar | While I love Japanese versions of Western stories ( such as Kurosawa's version of Macbeth - - THRONE OF BLOOD ) , I guess I've just never been the biggest fan of the story of Cyrano . I have seen the José Ferrer and Gérard Depardieu versions and this film is at least as good - - perhaps a little better due to its wonde... |
459,499 | 2,467,618 | 35,238 | 8 | a bit silly and soapy but great fun | My first exposure to this film was Carol Burnett's parody of it on television . Interestingly enough , her version wasn't all that different from the real story . It is a soapy story of a VERY long-suffering woman ( Greer Garson ) who falls for an amnesiac ( Ronald Coleman ) . They marry and live happily ever after , .... |
458,851 | 2,467,618 | 70,460 | 8 | interesting look into the world of film making | This movie reminded me very much of Fellini's movie , 8 - - except it seemed a little more narrative and a lot less surreal than the Italian film . For some , this might mean that this Truffaut film is perhaps a little less " exciting " and more concrete , but I still preferred it to 8 . Truffaut played , what else , a... |
462,716 | 2,467,618 | 823,470 | 8 | Typical Plympton | I enjoy the short films of Bill Plympton . The artwork is lovely ( featuring unusual colored pencil animation ) and the sense of humor is always rather twisted and weird . GUIDE DOG is exactly what I expected from the man - - for good and for bad . I was not disappointed , though very little caught me by surprise eithe... |
461,318 | 2,467,618 | 365,076 | 8 | Exceptionally interesting and a good introduction to those not acquainted with the " Pre-Code " era | This film is a wonderful introduction to the women of the so-called " Pre-Code " movies - - movies that were made through about the middle of 1935 . They were called " Pre-Code " in that they were made before the rigid Production Code was enforced and the films abounded with sexuality , violence and topics of questiona... |
458,138 | 2,467,618 | 140,888 | 8 | not much fun to watch but a good film | Is this film fun to watch ? Generally NO . BUT , I still appreciated the fine acting and the film's refusal to give into cheap sentimentality . The main character is a realistic portrait of a woman with a heart of aluminum at best ( certainly not GOLD ) . She is generally uncaring a self-serving but over time she grows... |
462,025 | 2,467,618 | 382,670 | 8 | Utterly bizarre . . . . | 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 . This is not a short film for everyone , as the film is very strange and surreal and is not particularly... |
462,799 | 2,467,618 | 780,661 | 8 | Very dark and strange | Glen the zombie is the subject of this film but unlike other zombies you may have seen , Glen has personality and depth and this film is his attempt to convince the public of this . Instead of the traditional one-dimensional monster , Glen is caring and just wants acceptance . He jokes , plays sports and has many of th... |
458,912 | 2,467,618 | 35,093 | 8 | very good but not as great as you might expect since it received the Oscar for Best Picture | This is a very capable and competent film with a wonderful cast and direction . Greer Garson is absolutely captivating as the title character and it was probably her best film - - so it's not surprising she received an Oscar for her performance . The movie also made many nice supporting performances and was just lovely... |
462,797 | 2,467,618 | 52,724 | 8 | Fresh enough to merit a watch | I must admit up front that I am not a huge fan of Westerns and the biggest reason I watched this film was because it had Robert Ryan in it . For some time , I have thought that Ryan was one of the best " unknown " actors , as he appeared and even starred in quite a few films but most people today have no idea who he wa... |
464,409 | 2,467,618 | 17,525 | 8 | super silly fun | This is a totally silly silent comedy . Is it sophisticated or cerebral ? NO WAY ! ! But , despite being just totally silly , it made me laugh repeatedly and my wife kept laughing at me because I couldn't stop laughing at the antics of Andy Clyde and Billy Bevan . The film starts with the duo complaining because they a... |
462,334 | 2,467,618 | 17,423 | 8 | Far from perfect , but excellent for its time | This is an odd little film that looks a lot like a re-telling of the first half of another Mary Pickford film , DADDY LONG LEGS combined with the films PAPILLON and NIGHT OF THE HUNTER ! ! In other words , Mary once again is a poor little orphan who has a heart of gold AND she lives in a gator-infested swamp and ultima... |
459,807 | 2,467,618 | 35,140 | 8 | Almost a great film | The first 85 % of this film was as great a film as I have seen . Bette Davis ' transformation from the browbeaten woman to a whole person was marvelous and beautifully done - - thanks to her performance , exquisite music and deliberately paced direction . It worked so well and really captured my heart . The illicit rom... |
461,954 | 2,467,618 | 17,414 | 8 | A pretty good and rather long short comedy | This is a Harry Langdon short film made for Mack Sennett and is included with the " Harry Langdon : Lost and Found " four DVD set . During most of the 1920s , Harry Langdon made two-reel shorts that were about 20 minutes in length . However , this film is over thirty - - making it a long short film . Because of the len... |
461,724 | 2,467,618 | 312,666 | 8 | Funny - - - but watch this one when the kids aren't around ! | An older lady who seems to be blind invites a young man into her home to look at a couch to see if he wanted to buy it . However , it soon becomes obvious that he isn't interested in the couch but is a dirt bag interested in stealing from this dear old lady . In fact , when she tells him about a very expensive suit her... |
458,497 | 2,467,618 | 17,437 | 8 | Very good . | The film begins in WWI and Harry is a Belgian soldier who has an American pen pal . After the war , he comes to America as a sideshow strong man's assistant . However , he thinks it will be easy to find a girl named " Mary Smith " - - which it naturally isn't . Eventually , he and the act arrive in a small town where M... |
459,080 | 2,467,618 | 208 | 8 | Great stuff , . . . for 1898 | Okay , if this film had been made much later in the history of cinema , it wouldn't be particularly worthwhile . However , in 1898 , films were in their infancy and they were almost all rather dull and had no real story to tell - - instead just showing normal everyday folks doing everyday activities . If seen today , a... |
459,768 | 2,467,618 | 52,655 | 8 | The best Beatnik murder comedy I've ever seen ! | The film begins in a beatnik coffee house where the customers love to listen to bad poetry and revel in their own senses of self-importance ! In this locale , we have Dick Miller who is a somewhat simple-minded waiter who desperately wants to fit in but is mostly laughed at by the stupid customers . After accidentally ... |
461,911 | 2,467,618 | 1,321,811 | 8 | A clever commentary about modern art | It's great timing that I watched this short film , as I just got back from a trip to New York and the prestigious Museum of Modern Art . Call me a total slob , but most of the art in this building seemed very pretentious . Now I am not against modern art - - the Hirshhorn Gallery ( in Washington , DC ) is one of my fav... |
460,583 | 2,467,618 | 17,448 | 8 | Another wonderful Murnau film | While this film does not have the amazing scenes with breathtaking cinematography like FAUST or SUNRISE , this Murnau film still does excel due to the camera-work and great care taken in its production . And , while not the very best silent film available , it's certainly among the better ones . This story differs from... |
464,290 | 2,467,618 | 281,850 | 8 | This left me very , very confused ! ! ! ! | About a week ago , I watched and loved a British short entitled DADDY'S LITTLE HELPER . I liked it so much , I couldn't wait to review it on IMDb . However , only a week later I stumbled upon FAIT D'HIVER and found that DADDY'S LITTLE HELPER was an almost exact copy - - with only a few differences . Since then , DADDY'... |
461,713 | 2,467,618 | 52,311 | 8 | It's very good , but , . . . . | This review may never be read , as I am sure that there are tons of reviews . Plus , as my review isn't really negative nor is it glowing , the fact that you now are reading it is really cool . Really , . . . you are obvious a very special person . I have seen this movie twice , as the first time I couldn't see exactly... |
458,609 | 2,467,618 | 1,215,981 | 8 | NOT for everyone ! ! ! | I watched this with my daughter and wife and based on our reactions , I really think this is NOT a cartoon for everyone . I loved it and it made me laugh , my daughter chuckled and my wife thought we were both crazy ! ! The short film begins with , of all things , a young lady on a date with a zombie . TRY NOT TO THINK... |
464,224 | 2,467,618 | 17,871 | 8 | I am not a particular fan of Felix , but this is a cute cartoon | Since this cartoon was made in the old days , Felix talks using cartoon bubbles and the animation style is very crude when compared to today . However , compared to its contemporaries , it's a pretty good cartoon and still holds up well . That's because despite its age , the cartoon is very creative and funny . Felix m... |
460,008 | 2,467,618 | 300 | 8 | How do you rate a film this short ? | This is one of the very earliest attempts at producing an animated short , having been produced in 1900 . And just how can I accurately rate this film as it only lasts about 1 minute ? Well , it's just guesswork and considering the context for when it was made , it's an amazing film and still watchable today . A man wa... |
464,111 | 2,467,618 | 405,496 | 8 | A must-see for cinephiles | The casual viewer may have little interest in this documentary , but for true lovers of cinema , this is a must-see . Back in the 1970s , when cable was in its infancy and home videotape was unknown , movie lover Jerry Harvey contacted his local cable company to complain about the horrible programming . In an odd twist... |
461,200 | 2,467,618 | 35,020 | 8 | Full of many wonderful moments and performances | This is a lovely little romantic-comedy that actually has a lot more to say than first meets the eye . Mousy college professor Henry Fonda is married to flighty Olivia DeHavilland . She is excited because an old boyfriend is coming to town for the big homecoming game at the college . Fonda is less excited because this ... |
460,044 | 2,467,618 | 52,278 | 8 | a real cute flick with the unlikely pairing of Clark Gable and Doris Day ! | I really like this cute romantic comedy . Despite their obvious age difference , this one really worked for me . Doris Day is a night school teacher who runs a journalism class . Gable is an experienced reporter and a fathead . He finds out about the class and decides to attend just so he can show up this lady who THIN... |
462,993 | 2,467,618 | 358 | 8 | Not especially great until the final wonderful scene ! | This film is highly reminiscent of the Edison film " Execution of Czolgosz " - - a recreation of the execution of the man that murdered President McKinley . The Czolgosz execution was re-staged and many people believed it was the real thing , though today's audiences would easily be able to figure out it was faked . Th... |
463,463 | 2,467,618 | 382,734 | 8 | Pointless and depressing . . . but fun ! | This is a strange little short film and the oddness and pointlessness of it all didn't come as a surprise to me since I'd already seen three other claymation shorts by the same man responsible for this film ( Adam Elliot ) . In his previous shorts , which were shorter but very similar , he explored various people from ... |
459,399 | 2,467,618 | 451,079 | 8 | Excellent family entertainment - - and thank goodness it doesn't stray too far from the source material . | Okay , many of you are about to become offended , but I've gotta say it . The movie version of " How the Grinch Stole Christmas " ( THE GRINCH ) was a horrible movie in practically every way . The worst problem with it is that the entire moral lesson of the original story is lost and in fact the movie states the exact ... |
464,265 | 2,467,618 | 87,635 | 8 | Painful to watch - - and I like that in a comedy ! | This style of movie from Steve Martin is surely not everyone's taste , as the overall rating on IMDb isn't particularly high and this movie has been pretty much forgotten by most people . However , I have always liked this film and have seen it several times - - even though my wife thinks the humor is , at times , very... |
460,009 | 2,467,618 | 17,739 | 8 | exceptional production values | This movie had incredible production values - - with amazing and creepy cinematography and an excellent musical score in the latest restored version . They did so much to set the mood and make this a genuinely scary film . The story concerns a rich old guy who has written a strange will . It is only to be read after 20... |
459,379 | 2,467,618 | 34,828 | 8 | Exceptional - - sort of like Film Noir combined with A STAR IS BORN | This was an exceptional film - - one that nearly earned a 9 and the deciding factor for me were the musical numbers which actually seemed to sometimes get in the way of the exceptional plot and acting . While this film was quite the coup for a young Joan Leslie , the real star of this film was Ida Lupino and this might... |
462,195 | 2,467,618 | 17,729 | 8 | This really is NOT a Laurel and Hardy film - - and in some ways that's not a bad thing | Despite this Hal Roach short being in a collection of Laurel and Hardy films , it's not really one of the boys ' films . Instead , they are tiny bit players along with some other famous Roach stars ( such as James Finlayson and Charley Chase ) who play lunatics in only a few very brief scenes . The real star is Max Dav... |
464,321 | 2,467,618 | 70,328 | 8 | One of the better Bond films starring Roger Moore | Despite the film having a lot of " mumbo jumbo " ( such as voodoo and fortune telling ) , it is a standout film and much , much better than the last Bond film , DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER . While I would agree that Sean Connery is the best of the Bonds , his last film was simply awful - - with lousy writing and too much self... |
460,534 | 2,467,618 | 823,642 | 8 | A comedy ? No . But very well constructed . | This is an oddly made but well constructed tale that really demands you pay close attention . Well , when it first began , I was distracted and found it necessary to re-start the film , as the way it's made , it's very easy to lose track of what's happening if you don't give it your full attention . But , considering h... |
460,223 | 2,467,618 | 105,311 | 8 | Probably the second best animated short of the year | If it hadn't been for MONA LISA DESCENDING THE STAIRS , there's a very strong chance that THE SANDMAN would have won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film - - it was that striking and groundbreaking . Paul Berry created a stop motion world very similar to his later projects such as THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE Christmas and J... |
463,657 | 2,467,618 | 34,920 | 8 | A fascinating wartime curio | This film was made during World War II and it's an excellent example of positive propaganda . The purpose was not just to entertain but solidify the American public behind the war effort . Instead of the usual war films or escapism , the hero of this story is a regular guy - - - just like those in the audience - - and ... |
460,092 | 2,467,618 | 35,766 | 8 | Not exactly original , but extremely well-constructed for a B-film | In the 1930s and 40s , Hollywood made a huge number of " B " detective series films . They were called " B " because they had lower budgets , were shorter than the average film and were meant to be the second film in a double feature - - the lesser of the two films . In general , these films were a lot of fun to watch ... |
464,226 | 2,467,618 | 35,769 | 8 | For what it was , it was exceptionally well-made | I read some reviews on IMDb that I felt were a bit too harsh for this film , calling it " propaganda " or complaining about how the Germans were all portrayed as evil . And my answer to that is of course it's propaganda and one-sided - - plus , they were Nazis ( and that IS bad if you paid any attention in your history... |
463,768 | 2,467,618 | 53,064 | 8 | one of the only Speedy Gonzales cartoons worth watching | Apart from a few early Speedy Gonzales shorts , the rest were very pitiful and annoying . In fact , in the 1960s , they actually paired Speedy with Daffy Duck in some shorts that made absolutely no sense ( why would a duck hunt a mouse ? ) and were perhaps the worst cartoons Warner Brothers made . Despite all this , th... |
464,362 | 2,467,618 | 53,085 | 8 | an excellent mummy film - - about on-par with many of the Universal mummy flicks | In many ways , this film reminds me of the Universal Mummy films of the 1940s . It really can't be compared to the Boris Karloff film of 1932 , as this is THE best of the genre to date . Instead , it is more reminiscent of the 1940s Universal Mummy movies with only a few differences - - the primary one being that this ... |
460,533 | 2,467,618 | 810,929 | 8 | Welcome to the 21st century ! | This is a very well made film . Despite being very simple in construction , the folks who mounted this production sure knew how to do it right and it sure hits home during this age of radicalism . The scene is aboard a tram . Nothing that unusual happens until a man ( who MIGHT be of Middle Eastern extraction ) gets of... |
462,451 | 2,467,618 | 18,106 | 8 | If you DON'T think of it as a Laurel and Hardy film , it's exceptional for 1927 | While this is often billed as a " Laurel and Hardy film " , it really isn't . A more correct description might be a " Laurel and James Finlayson film with a small bit part by Oliver Hardy " . And as long as your heart is not 100 % set on seeing a Laurel and Hardy film , you'll probably enjoy this film a lot , as the fi... |
462,783 | 2,467,618 | 53,054 | 8 | just turn off your brain and enjoy ! | If you are the sort of person looking for a realistic film or one with a strong and believable plot , then this film is NOT for you . Nope - - you'll hate it . However , for those who like sweet , slightly screwball comedies , then you'll have a nice time watching this slight film . Tony Randall works for the IRS and h... |
463,113 | 2,467,618 | 35,799 | 8 | excellent " sub " picture that stands out from the norm | There were a lot of war pictures made during WWII , though this one stands out as being far better than average . Part of this is the excellent acting and direction and part of this must be the result in writing an unusual plot for a submarine movie . Instead of just blowing up Japanese ships , the crew is ordered to s... |
458,449 | 2,467,618 | 210,853 | 8 | If you liked THE DANISH POET , you'll probably like this one as well . | The film begins with a brief history lesson about Norway after achieving independence . The people actually voted to have a king and this short is a very silly story about the woman who ironed this man's shirts . While there's not a huge amount of depth to it , the film has a very likable quality about it and a kooky b... |
463,671 | 2,467,618 | 682 | 8 | Don't judge this too harshly - - it's a milestone in animation | If you are a lover of the history of cinema , then FANTASMAGORIE is an absolute must - - particularly if you are interested in animation . That's because this short little film is the first animated film and considering everything , it's a darn good one . Instead of the usual structure , style and narrative , this film... |
463,097 | 2,467,618 | 53,220 | 8 | Such a simple story so expertly handled | Budd Boetticher and Randolph Scott teamed up for quite a few westerns . While most of them have the simplest of plots , they managed to rise above the vast pool of mediocre films of the genre . Now this wasn't necessarily because the plots were that unusual . In fact , the plot for RIDE LONESOME seems rather similar to... |
461,346 | 2,467,618 | 70,073 | 8 | very sad tale - - much closer to the original story than the Karloff version | While I am a firm believer that there will NEVER be a version of Frankentein that is as good as the book , this is at least a step in the right direction . While I would rate the Karloff version higher simply because of its technical merits and ability to scare you , this made for TV version is superior in many ways . ... |
463,310 | 2,467,618 | 53,247 | 8 | another excellent Ealing film with Alec Guinness | Although most Americans have little knowledge of his work other than Star Wars , Alec Guinness produced an amazing body of work - - particularly in the 1940s-1950s - - ranging from dramas to quirky comedies . I particularly love his comedies , as they are so well-done and seem so natural and real on the screen - - far ... |
461,288 | 2,467,618 | 53,198 | 8 | very good but not great | I have seen this movie twice . The first time , I thought it was an okay picture . However , because it is such an important French New Wave film and because so much positive stuff has been written about it , I thought I'd give it another try . Well , it did improve some with the second watching - - particularly since ... |
460,712 | 2,467,618 | 70,124 | 8 | Believe it or not , this is pretty much the same basic plot as in I'M GONNA GIT YOU SUCKA . | Now in many ways , GORDON'S WAR and the comedy I'M GONNA GIT YOU SUCKA are very , very dissimilar movies . However , if you think about the basic plot , the stories are practically the same . Both feature a soldier coming home to find out someone they love was killed by gangs of pushers . Both then consist of the leadi... |
464,528 | 2,467,618 | 53,183 | 8 | better than average war flick | This is a very well made war movie , though I've got to admit that this is a genre that usually doesn't do that much for me . What sets this movie apart is its strong desire for realism - - instead of a Hollywood version of war , this WAS war as it really appeared . Fanatics who love realism will really be pleased abou... |
461,732 | 2,467,618 | 382,032 | 8 | Lovely | This is a truly unusual short film because it uses both computer generated images and puppets . In both cases , the quality is exceptional and you can't help but notice how beautiful a little film this is - - particularly the puppets . Now as far as the story goes , it is touching and interesting - - a story about a lo... |
461,345 | 2,467,618 | 70,101 | 8 | imagine what COULD have been | This TV pilot had an excellent premise . A man ( Alex Cord ) is placed in suspended animation for research purposes and the intention is to revive him shortly afterwards . However , an earthquake occurs and the base is buried . During this time , the man continues to slumber only to be awakened LONG after everyone he k... |
462,913 | 2,467,618 | 35,664 | 8 | A very effective propaganda war film | This is a very good war film with so many excellent performances and wonderful writing . About the only strikes against it were that it tends to occasionally portray stereotypes instead of true people and because the audience knows that regardless what occurs in the film , the US DID lose the Battle of Bataan . First ,... |
458,957 | 2,467,618 | 404,960 | 8 | Is this a short film or a music video ? | This was included on the disk " Shorts : Volume 2 " - - a rather dull collection of short films . Shorts are among my favorite style of films but somehow the people assembling this second collection had a hard time finding quality content - - and it wasn't nearly as good as the first volume or other shorts collections ... |
462,312 | 2,467,618 | 1,216,473 | 8 | A neat idea | This short film is about a strange man who apparently has the ability to instantly heal from an injury or cure someone who is injured just by touching them . However , he doesn't know what to do with this power and no one else knows . The film begins with him showing his brother , a doctor , this power . However , unex... |
464,020 | 2,467,618 | 932,930 | 8 | Fortunately the series rebounded well with Volume Three | I loved the first installment of THE ANIMATION SHOW . It was incredibly funny - - particularly because of its sick and twisted Don Hertzfeldt cartoons as well as the great films by Adam Elliot ( UNCLE , BROTHER and COUSIN ) . However , with Volume Two , I was very disappointed - - few of the cartoons ( including Hertzf... |
461,905 | 2,467,618 | 435,312 | 8 | Highly disturbing but very well made | This short film has a very sick sense of humor and while I was a bit horrified but it , I also have to admit that it was very well made . However , I certainly DON'T recommend you allow younger viewers to see this film - - for rather obvious reasons . The film was made in Norway and features the most amazingly appropri... |
461,157 | 2,467,618 | 1,127,286 | 8 | Well made | This is a very well made and interesting short film about the cultural gap between native-born Americans and Mexican immigrants - - as well as their common ground . A retired man is relaxing at home when he looks outside and sees a guy planting his rose bushes - - and he has no idea who this man is or why he's doing it... |
463,555 | 2,467,618 | 824,301 | 8 | Well , even if you do dislike it , it's less than 2 minutes out of your life ! | This is a very imaginative and very short film . The best part about it is that even if you somehow dislike it ( and I doubt if you will ) , the whole thing is less than 2 minutes long , so it won't take a chunk out of your life - - you know , like watching THE LAST EMPEROR ( which seemed like 9 hours long ) . When the... |
461,568 | 2,467,618 | 1,266,095 | 8 | Very funny and very adult | By the way , although the release date is given as 2007 on IMDb , this is definitely an error , as ONE-TRACK MIND was released in a 2006 compilation DVD of short films called " The Short Stack : Volume 1 " . In general , this DVD is rather poor , though ONE-TRACK MIND and THE PAUL DECCA STORY make it worth watching . O... |
459,866 | 2,467,618 | 1,092,079 | 8 | Pretty sick . . . . and that's GOO | Okay , I must admit that this is a " guilty pleasure " - - a film that while offensive and crude , is also very , very funny and makes you laugh . So try watching it when you are alone so others don't realize the sick sort of stuff that makes you laugh ! The film begins with a school counselor preparing for a visit fro... |
460,674 | 2,467,618 | 52,811 | 8 | Amazingly enough , this story of serial killers and stolen corpses is based on a REAL story ! | In 1945 , Val Lewton produced a wonderfully creepy film starring Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi ( THE BODY SNATCHER ) . It was based on a Robert Louis Stevenson novel which was a fictional story based on real-life serial killers , William Burke and William Hare , who were WAAAY over-zealous in procuring corpses for the ... |
461,612 | 2,467,618 | 18,356 | 8 | One of the best early Laurel and Hardy films | Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy were not deliberately planned to be a comedy team . They did several films together over the years starting with LUCKY DOG and Hal Roach Studios didn't realize they'd be a good team until they just happen to make about a dozen films together . The fact that they appeared together pre-offici... |
461,644 | 2,467,618 | 420,223 | 8 | Very good and very unexpected | I have been very surprised recently that I have actually enjoyed several Will Ferrell movies . Why surprised ? Well , to put it bluntly , most films made by ex-Saturday Night Live performers have been pretty wretched ( though there are some exceptions ) and I usually avoid them like the plague . With films like DR . DE... |
463,775 | 2,467,618 | 35,567 | 8 | a lovingly made little film | This was the first pairing of Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn and it's one of their better films together . Hepburn is a sort of Claire Booth Luce-type woman who has traveled the world and conquered pretty much everything she's tried . However , when it comes to love , she is a novice and her relationship with spor... |
458,877 | 2,467,618 | 35,565 | 8 | What a wonderful curio from WWII | This is a very fascinating curio from WWII starring Jimmy Stewart . This is an Army Air Corps recruitment short in which Stewart , after a year in the service , addresses the public to sell them on joining . The film is briskly paced , interesting to watch and has a lot of great footage of aircraft ( particularly inter... |
463,300 | 2,467,618 | 87,188 | 8 | I liked it , but the ending left me unsatisfied | This is one weird film - - and Fellini intended it to be . The plot doesn't seem all that important , but the " voyage " there is the substance of the film . A luxury liner is chartered by a group of rich admirers of a recently deceased opera diva . Their purpose is to bury her ashes at sea , but the actual burial only... |
462,527 | 2,467,618 | 948,479 | 8 | Super-depressing , but also very well made and worth seeing | This short film was just posted on IMDb for viewing in the US , though hopefully it will be available in other countries for online viewing in the near future . The film begins with a little girl ( Zoe ) and her two parents in their home . You aren't sure what's going on , but you get a strong sense of foreboding as th... |
462,425 | 2,467,618 | 1,285,287 | 8 | Show this one to your co-workers . | This is a clever short film that deals with a common problem in many offices - - the rumor mill . When some innocent things take place , employees put 2 and 3 together and come up with 35 ! And , once the ugly rumor begins , it morphs and becomes wilder and wilder until you wonder how the heck anyone can believe it . I... |
459,754 | 2,467,618 | 52,990 | 8 | Sentimental yes , but also a very well acted drama | Paul Muni came out of retirement from films to make this movie - - the first in about a dozen years . According to Robert Osborne ( from Turner Classic Movies ) this was because Muni was so incredibly difficult to work with that he was virtually blackballed from films . However , you'd never suspect this when you see t... |
460,840 | 2,467,618 | 69,815 | 8 | stylish jewel theft film | This film was pretty good and it was nice to see older men in lead roles who are not particularly sexy . Our hero ( ? ) is a sophisticated thief who has intricately planned , along with his friend , the theft of a famous jewel store . It reminded me of the movies Rafifi and Grand Slam , though this caper was performed ... |
461,604 | 2,467,618 | 312,859 | 8 | Despite a very slow and confusing start , stick with this film | Last night , I saw A PECK ON THE CHEEK ( KANNATHIL MUTHAMITTAL with English subtitles ) . Oddly , it was 137 minutes long - - slightly longer than the time listed on IMDb . At first , I found myself losing interest in this film because the rather confusing style of filming really lost me . The context for what was occu... |
462,437 | 2,467,618 | 1,009 | 8 | Is this a film by J . Stuart Blackton or Georges Méliès ? | I watched this short silent film online tonight and it was identified as a film by the genius French director Georges Méliès . However , when I looked on IMDb , it said it was by J . Stuart Blackton ! Obviously SOMEONE is wrong ! While watching it , I sure thought it was a Méliès film because it was so creative and the... |
459,491 | 2,467,618 | 18,217 | 8 | Interesting documentary-like film about the Soviet Revolution | This film is highly reminiscent of Eisenstein's later work , POTEMKIN , in that it looks like like a typical historical film but more like a re-creation of the events - - much like a documentary . However , like POTEMKIN , it too is a very politically driven propaganda film . While most of the moments on film are prett... |
460,521 | 2,467,618 | 35,432 | 8 | aside from a few plot problems , a brilliant film | This was a break-out film for Alan Ladd . Up until then , he'd just been performing bit roles . Here , he is given 3rd billing , but he clearly is the star of the film . Ladd plays a sociopathic hit-man who seems to have not one ounce of compassion for anyone - - except animals . After fulfilling a contract , he meets ... |
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