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458,629 | 2,467,618 | 52,911 | 8 | Silly but insightful | If it hadn't been for the fact that a similar ( though less cynical ) film had been made just a few years earlier ( THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT ) , I might have scored this parody a bit higher . Despite obviously being a comedy , the film is an amazingly insightful attack on the floundering state of British labor followi... |
463,774 | 2,467,618 | 35,417 | 8 | really strange but good | This was an odd movie . The pairing of Cary Grant with Ronald Coleman was a bit odd , although most of their scenes are done separately due to the way the story was written . Jean Arthur , as always , did a marvelous job and she spends much of the movie bouncing back and forth between the two men . The plot was especia... |
461,981 | 2,467,618 | 1,267,427 | 8 | For adults only - - but it's also exceptional | This short film is very different from most you find floating around the internet these days . Unlike most independent shorts , this one actually stars some established actors and has a professional quality rarely seen on short films on IMDb and other sites . Jamie Anne Allman and Marshall Cook star in this film and ar... |
459,483 | 2,467,618 | 1,032 | 8 | Cool variation on the Poe tale | Had this movie been made a few years later , I would have given it a lower score . However , for 1909 , this was a dandy little movie and still stands up pretty well today . Just don't try to compare this silent film to later silents - - the industry changed so radically that the shorts of the first decade of the 20th ... |
458,257 | 2,467,618 | 16,630 | 8 | very good story , not quite as many laughs | This is a very good Buster Keaton film . However , some might be put off by the scarcity of pratfalls and belly laughs compared to many of his other efforts . That's because this film is much more plot driven and character driven than most silent comedies - - and that works well for me , though you might miss the more ... |
461,393 | 2,467,618 | 192,392 | 8 | Weird and very disturbing if you think about it , but still a lovely short film | 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 . This film and KATTEN MONS ( also by the same director... |
461,351 | 2,467,618 | 36,172 | 8 | a cute little film that occasionally tries too hard | I think some of the reason I like this film so much is that it re-pairs Charles Coburn and Jean Arthur - - who starred in the magnificent little comedy , THE DEVIL AND MISS JONES . They had great chemistry together the first time and once again , they work splendidly together . Joining them is the ever-capable Joel McC... |
462,502 | 2,467,618 | 36,191 | 8 | A surprisingly wonderful version of the life of Munchausen | Considering that this film was made in Nazi Germany during the middle of WWII , I expected the film to be a dogmatic piece of propaganda . Surprisingly , despite its pedigree , it was a wonderful piece of escapist fantasy and seemed to have nothing to do with the Nazi regime . In fact , a writer whose works were burned... |
464,372 | 2,467,618 | 243,794 | 8 | Very moving and perhaps NOT for everyone . | The first 20 or so minutes of this film didn't engage me very much . Other than think that many of the kids were idiots ( as they played a game like Chicken with oncoming trains ) and cursed too much , I really didn't think much one way of the other . However , as the film continued , the plot took an unexpected twist ... |
462,394 | 2,467,618 | 51,622 | 8 | The ONLY Fly movie you must see - - with a terrific ending to boot | Okay , up front you ought to know that I absolutely hated the remake of this film starring Jeff Goldbloom . I felt the remake had zero subtlety or charm and was just a special effects-laden and grotesque movie . If you care , look for my review of this film to see just how much I hated it ( and my hatred of this film i... |
459,195 | 2,467,618 | 36,112 | 8 | rather unusual wartime propaganda piece | This film was designed to bolster the war effort yet despite this , it sometimes portrays Germans in a softer light instead of the typical " maniac " of American and British wartime films . The film follows the career of an idealistic young officer that recently won the Victoria Cross ( the British equivalent to the Me... |
458,503 | 2,467,618 | 404,032 | 8 | Despite a couple poorly written performances , an excellent film that is NOT exploitational or even a horror film | I liked this movie a heck of a lot more than I thought I would , as I had little interest in seeing a horror film ( this just isn't a genre I enjoy most of the time ) . A lot of this was because the movie really wasn't a horror film per se , but a courtroom drama following the death of a supposedly possessed girl as we... |
462,044 | 2,467,618 | 16,473 | 8 | Great ? No , but it still held my interest | This is a bizarre little film and it's no wonder , as it was directed by Tod Browning and starred Lon Chaney , Sr . - - a potent combination that led to many other strange and scary films . Chaney plays a ventriloquist who leads a gang of thieves . The others are a midget and a strong man ( though Victor McLaglen doesn... |
459,371 | 2,467,618 | 36,120 | 8 | Schmaltzy but amazingly endearing | A young Margaret O'Brien plays a very peculiar 6 year-old named Alpha . Alpha , it seems is a scientific project being conducted by a psychiatric research facility . In a case of extremely unethical behavior , they adopted her as an infant and spent all of her life cramming her head with knowledge - - advanced mathemat... |
460,771 | 2,467,618 | 36,126 | 8 | one of the better bio-pics of the 40s | Hollywood did a lot of biography pictures in the 1940s . Most of them were awfully good , though a little bit too idealized . Almost all were pretty entertaining . Among them , there are some standouts , such as Dr . Ehrlich's Magic Bullet and Madame Curie . This film was reasonably faithful to her real story , though ... |
460,910 | 2,467,618 | 86,886 | 8 | Great escapist fantasy that both men and women will enjoy | This is a marvelous but pretty much undiscovered film from the 1980s that somehow " slipped under the radar " - - getting little attention at its release . And this is a great shame , as it's a charming and funny film about a romance writer that will appeal to both men and women . JoBeth Williams plays a frustrated wom... |
462,929 | 2,467,618 | 473,444 | 8 | So spectacular , you should see it once | While this is far from my favorite Chinese movie , it is one I strongly recommend you see simply because of its spectacular battle sequences in the last third of the film . While it's obvious in places that lots of CG technology was used , it still is amazing seeing battle sequences that come close to those from the Lo... |
462,260 | 2,467,618 | 381,480 | 8 | Ha ! | I have a dark secret . Many , many years ago , I worked as a part-time parking enforcement officer ( i . e , a " meter maid " ) while in college and so I really enjoyed this funny little film about a tough parking enforcement officer and a surly driver . However , even if you haven't worked such a thankless job , you s... |
464,178 | 2,467,618 | 311,519 | 8 | excellent and without obvious clichés | This is an excellent little film with good acting and writing and fortunately it is also without some of the obvious clichés you might expect from such a movie . What I mean by that is that repeatedly , the film does not go exactly where you'd expect it . Here are some examples : although the poor folks are generally d... |
463,934 | 2,467,618 | 35,979 | 8 | odd little comedy about Hell | Believe it or not , this movie owes a lot to the incredibly long-winded and horrid epic German poem , FAUST . While it is not a word-for-word recreation of this horror , it is very similar - - particularly at the very end when the lead character is miraculously transported from Hell to Heaven due to his love for a woma... |
460,340 | 2,467,618 | 16,895 | 8 | excellent Lloyd film | Okay , I'll admit that this isn't Harold Lloyd's best picture . However , even a second-rate Lloyd feature is still an excellent movie and well worth your time due to its excellent story telling and acting . Harold is a young multi-millionaire who falls for the daughter of a social reformer in the poor part of town . H... |
459,130 | 2,467,618 | 16,884 | 8 | Garbo cast as the ultimate evil temptress slut ! | This is a very good silent film , though I had just watched two other Greta Garbo films the same day I saw this one that were incredibly similar to this one - - as she plays the vamp in all three ! They were all part of the same set by TCM . In hindsight , I really wish they had packaged three Garbo movies that were mo... |
458,288 | 2,467,618 | 192,145 | 8 | Very stupid - - and lots of fun ! | HUMDRUM was nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film in 2000 and lost to THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA . I am in complete agreement with this , as THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA was a truly amazing film to watch , whereas HUMDRUM was just good old fashion silly fun but had none of the visual impact of THE OLD MAN . Now ... |
463,373 | 2,467,618 | 51,365 | 8 | a Bergman film that's not depressing or about death ! | I've seen a lot of Ingmar Bergman films and sometimes I don't want to see one of his films about death or mental illness . Well , starting in the 1960s to the 1980s , these were the main themes of his movies , but in some of his earlier films , these are not so pervasive - - such as the movies The Devil's Eye ( a comed... |
463,550 | 2,467,618 | 35,937 | 8 | Considering the modest budget , this is an excellent thriller | I tend to view this movie a little differently than some other big-name films of the era because unlike films featuring big stars and big budgets , this was a low budget B-movie that achieved a lot with such a modest budget . RKO financed quite a few Val Lewton productions and most of them were supposed to be horror fi... |
461,361 | 2,467,618 | 434,878 | 8 | Stupid . . . and in a good way ! | This is a cute little mockumentary that reminds me of another great independent short , THE ROCHAMBEAU KID . Both take the most mundane of activities and elevate it to epic proportions . In ROCHAMBEAU , it was " rock , paper , scissors " competition and here it's " dance machine " competition ( i . e . , Dance Dance Re... |
463,758 | 2,467,618 | 106,350 | 8 | a little slow , but excellent nonetheless | This is a non-action-oriented Western about a woman who , for years , masquerades as a man . At the beginning of the film , she is thrown out by her father after she gives birth to an illegitimate child , so she travels west . However , along the way , she is attacked and decides to disguise herself as a guy so she'll ... |
462,445 | 2,467,618 | 35,861 | 8 | A lot of fun to watch and a great history lesson | This is a true time capsule of a cartoon in that it gives wonderful insight into what life was like for Americans back in 1943 . There are so many wonderful references to gremlins , Wendell Wilkie and gasoline ration cards that the cartoon could be used as a tool to teach kids about WWII . Fortunately , while it is jam... |
459,721 | 2,467,618 | 71,315 | 8 | A very nice , if imperfect , homage to Film Noir | While I know that CHINATOWN has a great reputation and has received many 10s from reviewers , as a fan of Film Noir , I saw a few minor problems that kept the score from being a bit higher - - though it's still an exceptional film . First , as any devoted fan of Noir knows , Noir is always , and I repeat , always filme... |
462,858 | 2,467,618 | 366,532 | 8 | sort of like a French language version of WAKING NED DEVIN | This was a cute slice of life comedy that in so many ways reminds me of the earlier film , WAKING NED DEVINE . Both are set in very small villages and both concern all the townspeople trying to " pull one over on the outsider " in order to benefit the beleaguered town . In this case , though , there is no lottery money... |
464,494 | 2,467,618 | 1,463 | 8 | For 1910 , it's magical | Okay , it's important to point out that you can't compare this movie at all to the 1939 classic - - and for so many reasons . Film was just in its infancy in 1910 and full-length movies meant about 10-20 minutes . Sets and costumes were simple and often looked like they were taken right off the stage of a high school p... |
459,026 | 2,467,618 | 120,888 | 8 | I wanted to hate this movie but couldn't - - it was a wonderful surprise | In the last year or so , I think I've started to lose my mind . You see , up until then I avoided Adam Sandler movies - - mostly because I so disliked him on " Saturday Night Live " . However , in the last year or so , I have seen several of his older films that I actually liked . Now , this does NOT mean that I partic... |
463,987 | 2,467,618 | 281,176 | 8 | I'd put this in the top 10 of all the Icelandic movies I've seen , . . . | Actually , the above comment is VERY misleading , as this is perhaps the 3rd movie I have seen from Iceland . In fact , because we get so few Icelandic movies her in the US , I made it a point to give it a try , as I wanted something different . Overall , I liked this movie , as the acting was good and the plot took lo... |
461,155 | 2,467,618 | 312,287 | 8 | A bit crude , but awfully clever | This is a clever little film that was probably a bit more timely a few years ago - - back when Microsoft included the evil and much hated " Clippy " as a so-called assistant to Word . Clippy was just an annoyance and you notice that subsequent versions of Microsoft Office dropped it ( thankfully ) . Well , imagine that... |
462,542 | 2,467,618 | 1,352,804 | 8 | Full of twists - - it will keep you guessing | This is a very interesting short film because it caught me off guard several times - - something that happens very seldom to us with most films . The ability to confuse or misdirect the viewer is the sign of a very good movie in most cases . Here , combined with excellent acting and direction , it all works together ve... |
462,951 | 2,467,618 | 473,986 | 8 | A ton of entertainment | The three extremely obese men in this film were billed for years as " Ton of Fun " and the men made quite a few silent comedies ( including several with Larry Semon ) , though few remain today . I've seen one other film they made together and I seriously doubt that there are many more out there , as nitrate stock degra... |
462,366 | 2,467,618 | 1,593 | 8 | A very good reworking of an early Griffith short | This story is a slight reworking of an early D . W . Griffith short , THE UNCHANGING SEA . While both films are short , this remake is significantly longer and allows for a much fuller and more interesting tale . It's interesting that the movie is broken into two sections here on IMDb , as I saw them both together as o... |
460,041 | 2,467,618 | 1,544 | 8 | Sort of like the Movie Channel Bunnies version of " A Christmas Carol " | For a film from 1910 ( or 1907 - - I found 2 different dates for it ) , this is an exceptional film , though by today's standards it's pretty poor . Compared to the average Edison production , this one had much nicer sets and costumes and the short length of the film wouldn't have been seen as a problem - - all films w... |
461,012 | 2,467,618 | 244,365 | 8 | An excellent Star Trek series that was a victim of bad timing | ENTERPRISE came out at a lousy time . Coming in the wake of four other Trek series shows and all the movies , the public never seemed all that stuck on the show . Plus , while I was a huge fan , I must admit that the series started slowly - - - very , very slowly . As a result , the show was canceled prematurely - - af... |
460,625 | 2,467,618 | 70,917 | 8 | Just plain weird . . . . and I'm cool with that . | This is a truly odd little film from Britain that in spite of a rather low budget still packs an amazing punch . Edward Woodward stars as a police inspector sent to a small island off the Scottish coast to investigate the disappearance of a girl . However , when he arrives he's greeted very coldly and the locals all sa... |
460,561 | 2,467,618 | 71,141 | 8 | excellent but with one glaring problem | There was so much I liked about this film and it's an interesting glimpse into the German psyche only three decades after WWII . I would have expected more tolerance and less outright bigotry considering the racism that lead to the holocaust . However , seething just beneath the surface was a lot of hostility towards t... |
461,663 | 2,467,618 | 365,748 | 8 | Top 250 . . . . nah . But it's still very good . | This was a very good film , but like many recent films , its score has been inflated on IMDb thanks to young viewers that have no appreciation for anything made before they were born - - hence older deserving films often are rated lower even though they are excellent films . As a result , lots of mediocre or above aver... |
460,649 | 2,467,618 | 36,716 | 8 | I loved this silly 40s B-movie | To many , this film will seem pretty silly and insignificant . I admit it . But , for what it was , it was one of the best . This film was meant to be a silly escapist film - - not a " big " movie but a B-movie meant to entertain the kids and adults alike . And , it was a major step up from the average B-western ( whic... |
458,331 | 2,467,618 | 139,488 | 8 | Exceptional BUT very sad indeed . | This is a fascinating film , as the Vaudeville comedian Bert Williams posed as a white man in black face for the film . Little did the audience know that he REALLY was a Black American and painted around his mouth to make him appear to be a minstrel ! Oddly enough , the other Black men in the movie actually appear to b... |
461,238 | 2,467,618 | 1,740 | 8 | A case of déjà vu ! | Wow was I confused when I saw this movie from 1911 . I didn't recall having seen THE LONEDALE OPERATOR when I started the film , but soon after it started it was like a case of déjà vu . I KNEW I had seen the film before and even reviewed it on IMDb but I didn't remember it as being called ' THE LONEDALE OPERATOR ' . A... |
463,419 | 2,467,618 | 421,062 | 8 | Just lovely | GOODBYE is a splendidly made short film by Simon Aitken and Ashvin-Kumar Joshi and it displays great skill from such inexperienced film makers . It's about a man whose partner has died and he's having great difficulty letting go , though the need to do this is here since a new woman wants to become a part of his life .... |
459,461 | 2,467,618 | 52,126 | 8 | Charming and witty | I am not sure why this film isn't more famous , as it was a very entertaining romantic-comedy . Considering that it was directed by Vincente Minelli and stars Rex Harrison , it can't help but be good . It's apparently good enough that the film was remade just a few years ago as WHAT A GIRL WANTS . As the film begins , ... |
464,383 | 2,467,618 | 71,129 | 8 | Perhaps my favorite Fellini film | I must point out right away that I am not a huge fan of the films of Fellini and I much prefer his earlier films before he became the surrealistic director . So , you probably will assume I am an idiot - - that may be the case - - the jury is still out on that one ! However , I am not alone on IMDb , as a few others al... |
458,517 | 2,467,618 | 36,641 | 8 | really preachy and really silly but amazingly captivating | This is the sort of film that probably makes many religious leaders have strokes , but if you ignore the silly religious message of the movie and just turn off your brain you'll enjoy yourself . It seems that the Gospel According to Warner Brothers tells us that after we die , we go on a long sea voyage that ultimately... |
459,504 | 2,467,618 | 1,024,835 | 8 | This sure left me wanting to see more | I had never heard of " The Twelve Tribes " - - a fundamentalist Christian group that in some ways is reminiscent of the Quakers . Like Quakers , the sect lives very simply off the land and there is a huge difference in how they and the outside world lives . In many ways , there seems to be a lot to admire about them - ... |
458,867 | 2,467,618 | 1,024,851 | 8 | Occasionally hard to watch , but boy did this film have originality ! | This is a relatively low budget short film from made by Peter Letz and starring Ari Brand . While I am sure that this film is NOT everyone's " cup of tea " , it is highly creative and funny , but in a very dark way . Brand is the sole focus of the film and mourners at his funeral who briefly appear are the only other o... |
458,363 | 2,467,618 | 86,388 | 8 | A nice little claymation short | Just a year before SUNDAE IN NEW YORK won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film , another claymation short was nominated ( THE GREAT COGNITO ) . And while I hated THE GREAT COGNITO though respected it artistically , I felt much more satisfied when I watched SUNDAE IN NEW YORK . You see , it isn't that I hate all claym... |
464,144 | 2,467,618 | 1,284,439 | 8 | Not a lot of depth , but it's well done | So far , this film only has a few votes on IMDb but all are either 9 or 10 . While I also liked it , I wasn't quite that impressed because the story wasn't particularly deep - - though I am quick to admit that the stop-motion animation is exceptional . The story begins with a cow in its pasture admiring the flowers . H... |
458,192 | 2,467,618 | 51,755 | 8 | very very original and interesting | This is a very small-time picture . It's star , Richard Boone , though a star on TV wasn't exactly a big movie star and he rarely starred in the movies in which he appeared . However , in this case he is the lead . He is the boss at a cemetery and after a while , he notices when he sticks black pins in the board , the ... |
462,026 | 2,467,618 | 381,382 | 8 | Much better than the current IMDb rating | 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 have no idea why this short currently is rated so poorly on IMDb , as it's very well made and funny -... |
461,500 | 2,467,618 | 105,941 | 8 | Usually wonderful , but also quite uneven | Animaniacs was one of the best children's shows on TV in the 1990s due to its exceptionally intelligent writing . It was one of those wonderful kids shows that was so clever than it could actually be enjoyed by children and their parents alike . As my daughters were growing , it's not surprising I got hooked on the s... |
461,840 | 2,467,618 | 36,566 | 8 | good , though Cocteau's later works are even better | This movie was written by Jean Cocteau and it's pretty obvious due to the odd plot twists , romantic tone and mythological roots to the plot . Just a few years later , he was to BOTH write and direct Beauty and the Beast and Orpheus . These two are better films than The Eternal Return , though this movie is still worth... |
459,069 | 2,467,618 | 70,707 | 8 | very stupid , well-polished fun | Woody Allen's previous efforts , BANANAS and TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN , were exceptionally funny but very uneven films . His being a bit of an amateur in the film business is pretty obvious in these movies . However , by the time he created SLEEPER , he was a lot more polished and consistent film maker . While this is st... |
462,666 | 2,467,618 | 434,303 | 8 | An exceptional first film | Matthew Blaine did just about everything in this film except act in it ! He wrote , produced and directed this excellent little short film . What makes this even more amazing is that it was Blaine's first film ! Not surprisingly , he has more credits since - - I'm sure this film convinced people that he had talent ! A ... |
458,218 | 2,467,618 | 51,808 | 8 | Excellent film and George Lucas ' inspiration | This is a very good and enjoyable adventure comedy that reportedly was much of the inspiration for George Lucas ' film , STAR WARS . However , unlike STAR WARS , this film is set on Earth - - in Japan to be exact . The film begins with learning that a battle has taken place and two men who ran from the action are just ... |
463,338 | 2,467,618 | 51,878 | 8 | Exceptional first pairing of Newman and Woodward | Husband and wife team Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward made several movies together and this was the granddaddy of them all . Paul Newman plays Ben Quick , an accused ( but never convicted ) " barn burner " - - i . e . , he burned down people's barns out of revenge if they ticked him off ! Ben is also a very , very slic... |
460,838 | 2,467,618 | 191,636 | 8 | well-acted and very watchable - - though probably NOT for every taste | It seems to me that this movie was made as an attack on the death penalty . While I have no problem with the use of the death penalty , I strongly agree with the major contention of the film . That is , once a person is sentenced , by the time they are put to death a lot of time has passed and they may not be the same ... |
463,804 | 2,467,618 | 51,866 | 8 | Exceptionally gritty and realistic - - and hold on tight towards the end ! | The first half of this very realistic and gripping crime film is very good . However , this is a case where a film keeps getting better and better - - culminating in an exciting and rather violent conclusion . And , while this film isn't exactly " Film Noir " in every way , it has many Noir sensibilities that will no d... |
462,348 | 2,467,618 | 36,418 | 8 | Although a teeny bit " sticky " here and there , still a wonderful drama and time capsule of the war | While it's true that this film isn't nearly the drama that SINCE YOU WENT AWAY was , it is still an exceptional view of the impact of WWII on the families at home . Despite a very minor problem ( which I'll talk about later ) , the film has great emotional impact even today and I dare you to watch it all the way throug... |
459,167 | 2,467,618 | 51,845 | 8 | Somehow , Ford has managed to make a film that is BOTH cynical and sentimental | John Ford's version of the book , THE LAST HURRAH , is a behind the scenes look at one last election campaign for an aging mayor ( Skeffington ) of a town whose name is never mentioned in the film . In many ways , the film is a bit cynical as it showed the way that politicians wheel and deal and manipulate - - but in t... |
462,182 | 2,467,618 | 36,422 | 8 | I hate most musicals but I liked this one | This movie was like an amateur musical review combined with a movie about how the review was being organized . There are two main reasons I really liked the film . First , it didn't take itself too seriously and Eddie Cantor was fantastic . Not only were his songs fun , but his self-deprecation was greatly appreciated ... |
459,758 | 2,467,618 | 869,941 | 8 | A neat story idea . . . . | I assume that the makers of this short film intended the film to be a proposal for a longer and more hashed out version of the same story . This is often true with independent shorts and I sure hope they eventually get the funding and have the inclination to do so . That's because the story idea is really interesting a... |
458,992 | 2,467,618 | 242,707 | 8 | Very odd but very watchable | This movie stars Johnny Arthur ( a silent screen comedian very few would remember today ) but the real star involved with this picture is the director , Fatty Arbuckle - - though he is credited as " William Goodrich " due to the rape / manslaughter scandal that ruined Fatty's career . This is a cute film about a guy wh... |
460,372 | 2,467,618 | 438,210 | 8 | an absolute must if you also see the movie | Fortunately , this documentary was included on the DVD of the movie , Warriors of Heaven and Earth . That's because , unlike many DVD extras , it greatly enhanced the film and helped to explain some of the historical background behind the plot . A little MORE of this information would have been appreciated , though . I... |
464,143 | 2,467,618 | 33,045 | 8 | exceptional but very dark | For those who have already seen IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMER TIME , this movie will come as quite a shock . That's because IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMER TIME is a remake of THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER but it's a much lighter and happier film - - plus it's a musical . While the stories are very similar , THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER de... |
461,672 | 2,467,618 | 33,028 | 8 | Sort of Like CAPTAIN BLOOD II | Although Brenda Marshall plays the female lead instead of Olivia DeHavilland , the two movies seem very similar as they are both taken VERY LOOSELY from Raphael Sabatini novels and involve piracy . CAPTAIN BLOOD was Flynn's breakout film - - making him a major star and in general it was a better film . Now this isn't k... |
463,482 | 2,467,618 | 19,574 | 8 | A very good film . . . and made three years before the more famous TABU | This is the tale of a doctor who is disgusted at the greed of the White sailors who plunder and exploit the Polynesian natives . Risking their lives to retrieve huge pearls , the locals are given mere trinkets . And , when a few die , the Whites take no heed . But , when the doctor has had enough and verbally attacks t... |
459,519 | 2,467,618 | 143,012 | 8 | a better than average Zatoichi flick | This Zatiochi movie stands out from most of the others because of his relationship with the adorable , but bratty little boy . This is the same little boy who gives Ichi a hand full of pebbles and tells him it's candy ! Despite his brattiness , a strong bond of friendship develops between them and it is with much hesit... |
460,924 | 2,467,618 | 384,568 | 8 | While not a new idea , it sure was handled well | The idea of a world-weary gunslinger from the Old West who is tired of young punks trying to prove something by fighting them is not new . The best film about this was Gregory Peck's THE GUNFIGHTER and there have been several Westerns about this very topic . In addition , there was even a " Twilight Zone " episode abou... |
460,790 | 2,467,618 | 33,149 | 8 | excellent " social commentary " picture | This is a very entertaining picture created to expose the plight of some truckers who are overworked and under-appreciated by evil fat cats . Despite this , it really isn't a preachy film or becomes too bogged down with the message that the rest of the film takes a back seat . The action and suspense work really well a... |
460,748 | 2,467,618 | 89,907 | 8 | If you insist on watching a DEAD movie , then make it this one | No pun intended , but the brain-eating zombie genre has been beaten to death . After the seminal film NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD appeared in 1968 , there was a long hiatus until remakes ( of sorts ) and sequels began appearing in the 1980s and beyond . The problem is , just how many cannibal zombie movies do we need ? If... |
460,430 | 2,467,618 | 19,504 | 8 | VERY familiar material , but it still will make you laugh ! | This Laurel and Hardy silent short might seem very familiar to Laurel and Hardy fans even if you've never seen the film before . That's because it uses a formula that worked well in many of their shorts . Basically , Stan and Ollie are trying to act tough ( this time spurred on by two cute ladies ) and after a small al... |
461,355 | 2,467,618 | 1,337,184 | 8 | Rather chilling . . . | This is a particularly scary film because the terror in this film isn't some ridiculous guy in a hockey mask or zombies but something seemingly much more possible . The film begins with a couple hearing that terrorists have detonated a chemical weapon and so they dutifully tape up all their windows and hunker down unti... |
459,084 | 2,467,618 | 120,408 | 8 | excellent but could have easily been better | This was a very engaging film about a guy who murders his cheating wife and then is released from prison 8 years later . You really find yourself rooting for him - - especially when he meets and saves the life of a lady . You really want them to get together , . . . the problem is , he is SO afraid to open up to people... |
462,172 | 2,467,618 | 438,105 | 8 | Yet another brilliant CG film from Blur Studios | Although not seen as one of " the big boys " like Pixar , Dreamworks or Fox , tiny little Blur Studios is making a big name for itself with some tremendous short films . Not only did they make the Academy Award nominated film GOPHER BROKE , but they made some films which I think are even better , such as A GENTLEMEN'S ... |
458,456 | 2,467,618 | 50,534 | 8 | It's amazing how much personality they gave the chair ! | This is a very unusual short film about a man and a very strange chair ! When he tries to sit in it , it moves away and eventually the man chases the chair in a vain attempt to catch it . However , after he accepts this and just sits on the floor , the chair returns and begins bothering him - - wanting the man to accep... |
458,330 | 2,467,618 | 19,607 | 8 | An odd choice of subjects for a silent film | This is a very odd silent film , as the main theme of this Laurel and Hardy film is music ! They are dim-witted musicians who are ruining a production . The first gag involves the boys standing while everyone is sitting and vice-versa . It isn't funny nor are the subsequent jokes where their instruments fall apart and ... |
461,547 | 2,467,618 | 297,261 | 8 | A sweet little short film | A rather grim looking old man is alone in his apartment doing what he loves best - - working on a crossword puzzle . However , into his very ordered and isolated life comes a knock on the door . The old woman living next door is looking for a word for her puzzle . Later , she returns again for help , then again and aga... |
458,297 | 2,467,618 | 50,490 | 8 | A lot better than I assumed it would be . . . . in fact , it's very , very good | For years I avoided watching this film whenever it came on television . This was mostly due to my thinking that because it was the movie about a nun and marine trying to survive on a tropical island together during WWII so I assumed it would be filled with clichés and sappy dialog . I really expected it to be like the ... |
460,485 | 2,467,618 | 1,176,900 | 8 | Good but I want to see so much more . . . | The premise for this short film is excellent . The problem is that it is so good that the viewer will no doubt be left wanting more . . . a lot more . And considering that the film is only three minutes long , that is a very serious draw . A lady is having a meeting with a guy and she doesn't want her secret agent boyf... |
462,792 | 2,467,618 | 472,168 | 8 | Like a cartoon and real life put together ! | RATTUS PISTOFFICUS is a cute idea for a film and the title hearkens to the Roadrunner and Wiley Coyote films where the adversaries are given scientific names at the beginning of many of their pictures . Here , the story is about an angry CGI rendered rat who has an umbrella he's using for a home . However , a human ( l... |
458,444 | 2,467,618 | 807,958 | 8 | If you like strange , then this short documentary is for you ! ! | This documentary appears to be the rather random ramblings of a man who wonders if the aliens who crashed in Roswell were perhaps amnesia victims . The film maker travels to Roswell and videos this trip . I liked this weird documentary very much , though I am sure that most viewers will either love it or hate it becaus... |
463,595 | 2,467,618 | 32,818 | 8 | just plain old fashioned fun | This movie marked the beginning of a new series of Mummy films from Universal Studios - - seven years after the original Boris Karloff classic , THE MUMMY . This was the one mummy film starring Tom Tyler as the monster , but it is a really good film - - so good that it inspired three followup films . The real star of t... |
463,648 | 2,467,618 | 367,593 | 8 | A truly amazing curio | This very unique short is included in the four DVD set of THE FORGOTTEN FILMS OF ROSCOE " FATTY " ARBUCKLE . The exact date for this short and why it was made are unknown , but it is odd in that Fatty makes a brief appearance AFTER the famous rape scandal . The commentary on the DVD guesses that perhaps this was a movi... |
462,842 | 2,467,618 | 189,179 | 8 | Clever without being preachy but it ended on a slightly sour note | ELECTION NIGHT is a clever film about racism . The film begins with a man meeting a friend at a bar . When the friend says on off-hand racist remark , the first man confronts him instead of sitting silently . While almost impossible to believe , the first man then realizes that the election is being held and he forgot ... |
462,402 | 2,467,618 | 50,307 | 8 | Wonderful and cute Tracy and Hepburn farce | This is about the most light-hearted movie the pair did together in their careers . While it has many of the great qualities that make a Tracy-Hepburn film so watchable ( especially the dialog ) , it takes such a leisurely pace and provides so much fun at the same time that this is a must-see film . While other films t... |
463,764 | 2,467,618 | 50,335 | 8 | Nice followup to a delightful cartoon | This is the second of two cartoons starring the adorable daydreamer , Ralph Phillips . In the first , From A to Z-Z-Z-Z , he spent his school day dreaming of being a hero in a wide variety of situations and in this followup , you've got the exact same formula , except that he's been sent to his room after accidentally ... |
461,553 | 2,467,618 | 453,196 | 8 | Pretty clever stuff | This is a very clever little French film that does a good job of setting up a tense situation and providing an unexpected comedic twist . The film begins with a flight attendant on an airliner calling desperately to the control tower begging for help - - it seems something has happened to the crew and he is flying the ... |
459,013 | 2,467,618 | 472,074 | 8 | I wish my wife could do that ! | A guy gets thrown out of his apartment and is forced to move into the garage in which his girlfriend lives . While you'd think this living situation would be miserable , oddly , the lady seems very happy and seems to love her cramped life . I love my wife and have been very happily married for many years . However , th... |
462,142 | 2,467,618 | 2,512 | 8 | Awfully simple and difficult to believe , . . . but also exceptionally well done ! | This story isn't the most believable silent short I have ever seen , but it is so sweet and likable that I strongly recommend it . A lonely man and a lonely woman live across from each other in an apartment building . You can tell that there MIGHT be a spark between them , but they are just too shy to do anything about... |
458,712 | 2,467,618 | 72,424 | 8 | Bizarre but highly enjoyable | The 1960s and 70s brought the world several wonderful Christmas specials from Rankin-Bass . A few , such as RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER and SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN are true classics and a few are really milking the franchise a bit too much ( such as RUDOLPH'S SHINY NEW YEAR and THE EASTER BUNNY IS COMING TO TO... |
461,793 | 2,467,618 | 50,356 | 8 | Not exactly DAS BOOT , but still a very good sub warfare film | I was pretty torn on scoring this film - - if possible , I'd like to have given it a 7 . 5 . The film is one of the better sub warfare films , though now that I think about it , practically every sub film I have seen ( except for CRIMSON SKIES ) was excellent . There's something about this genre that make it easy to ma... |
461,337 | 2,467,618 | 72,204 | 8 | good insight into a charming sociopath | While this is far from my favorite French film , I did enjoy it - - particularly as it did a good job of both including the historical aspects of 1933 with an in-depth portrait of a charming sociopath who had a touch of madness . The main character , Stavisky , was ably portrayed by Jean Paul Belmondo and it was very i... |
461,660 | 2,467,618 | 32,904 | 8 | Very good and very polished . . . but an Oscar for Best Actor for Stewart ? ! | The studio pulled out the stops for this film , casting Katherine Hepburn , Cary Grand AND Jimmy Stewart in the leading roles . While Hepburn's star had tarnished a bit in recent years , Stewart just came off his classic performance in MR . SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON ( for which some were disappointed that he didn't get ... |
460,344 | 2,467,618 | 32,917 | 8 | About as good as you'll get from The Stooges | This is a very enjoyable Three Stooges effort , thanks to some good writing and to having Curly as the 3rd stooge . The boys are in court on charges of stealing chickens but the nice judge lets them go . However , no sooner did they escape this charge when they were caught fishing in a pet store ! The cop gives chase a... |
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