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525,253 | 4,445,210 | 87,089 | 6 | Lots Of Adjectives To Describe This Movie | A very stylish but rough and profane account of gangsters ( " Dutch " Schultz and the like ) and music during the 1920s . The scene is Harlem ( NYC ) at the Cotton Club , which is still run by whites who are pictured as big bigots . Schultz , played by James Remar , is extremely coarse and profane . There are tons of L... |
526,149 | 4,445,210 | 35,436 | 6 | Observations While Watching These ' Saps ' | The Stooges are excited because in five minutes they are going to be married . Upon entering the house of the three ladies , who must all be sisters , they find the girls weeping . They have to call off the wedding because they just found out their father was framed and put in jail . He used to be the warden but the ta... |
522,690 | 4,445,210 | 435,335 | 6 | ' The Hawk ' Baffles The Doctors ! | Being a big fan of rockabilly music , and living across the border from Canada , I am well aware of Ronnie Hawkins . " The Hawk " ( and numerous other nicknames ) is an old-time rock ' n roller who grew up in Arkansas , did an early gig in Hamilton , Ontario , and loved Canada so much he stayed there . He's been there ... |
526,414 | 4,445,210 | 373,873 | 6 | The Cold , Hard Facts Of The Famous Escape | Bringing the Germans involved in this story - The Great Escape - to justice was the number one aim of the Brits looking for war criminals when WWII concluded . Why did this get top priority ? . Because 50 British airmen were " murdered in cold blood " by the Gestapo after this famous escape attempt . Details of that pr... |
527,540 | 4,445,210 | 274,166 | 6 | Lightweight Bond Spoof | This James Bond spoof , headed by British comedian Rowan Atkinson , was okay . . . . a fair amount of laughs but not enough to add this film to my collection . Atkinson reminded me a bit of Benny Hill , a more famous English comedian who also doesn't speak much but lets his actions and facial expressions garner his lau... |
522,841 | 4,445,210 | 106,188 | 6 | No ' Groundhog Day , ' But It's Not Bad | This isn't as good as " Groundhog Day , " but it's not bad . I compare it to that film because a similar storyline with each day repeating itself . The main difference in this story is that it's a crime story in addition to the romance , and it doesn't have the likable lead characters the much more famous Groundhog Day... |
524,151 | 4,445,210 | 1,206,155 | 6 | Nick Has A Bad Feeling | It was tough to get really involved with this crime story since there were no " good guys . " Everyone connected with these murders - and there were several of them - was connected , and was a low-life-type person . Who do you care about ? Nobody , in this episode . You just watch to see what happens next and how CSI a... |
523,914 | 4,445,210 | 529,897 | 6 | At Least It Improved On The First Episode | More evidence that this forensic crime show is made mainly for twenty-somethings with the fake-hip dialog and fixations of romances / sex . If only they would just stick to the crime and the investigation ! When they do , it's good - and informative - but there so much of the crap - mainly scientists talking like immat... |
524,489 | 4,445,210 | 106,220 | 6 | Funny Sequel With An Evil Message | Just the title of this movie tells you that " family values " are going to be trashed . It plays up evil , as opposed to goodness , but most of it is strictly to get laughs . In all , it's a funny sequel to the first Adams Family film , very inventive and slightly more entertaining than the first film . The special eff... |
522,996 | 4,445,210 | 36,323 | 6 | Bogey Battles The Germans In The Desert | I guess this is what you'd call a " man's movie , " a tough war story with no female characters in the cast . Humphrey Bogart is an effective tough-guy American sergeant leading an international group of Allies in a tank across the Sahara desert . Eventually they battle huge odds against an onrushing German forces . in... |
525,481 | 4,445,210 | 148,647 | 6 | A Very Familiar Storyline | See if this doesn't sound familiar : A proclamation if offered , stating " Whosoever saves the princess from the nasty ogre , he shall marry her . Signed , The King . " Our hero - some human , not Puss or the smaller cats - of course wants to be that guy . We discover the ogre , through some magic liquid he sprays on p... |
526,412 | 4,445,210 | 36,244 | 6 | Powerful Drama But A Bit Too Talky | The story was copied many times on television shows n the 1950s . I remember seeing the Lone Ranger up against mobs , Steve McQueen and others doing the same . . . . all preaching civility amid a rioting mob out to lynch someone . Since this film was released in 1942 , it may have been one of earliest times this theme ... |
527,048 | 4,445,210 | 51,566 | 6 | Runs The Gamut From Absurd To Routine | Wardrobe has two meanings for most people : 1 - A wardrobe ( sometimes called an " armoire " ) is a standing closet , sometimes called an " armoire " used for storing clothes . Sometimes it is in the form of a big trunk . 2 - a collection of wearing apparel ; a collection of stage costumes and accessories I know it a... |
522,346 | 4,445,210 | 261,220 | 6 | Apparently , Too Tough An Act To Follow | This " sequel " to " Meet The Raisins " was a big bust musically but still fun visually and dialog - wise . It all adds up to being " fair , " and certainly not equal to the first 30-minute California Raisins movie , which was fantastic . I admit , that was a tough act to follow . THE BAD - The main problem with this o... |
522,812 | 4,445,210 | 36,271 | 6 | Daffy In Black-And-White | Porky's bill for two nights stay at the Broken Arms Hotel is outrageous . He's even charged separately for the " air , sunshine and goodwill ! " When the big fat French guy from the hotel comes to collect , Porky says his pal Daffy is in charge of the money . Unfortunately , Daffy has just thrown away money in a craps ... |
527,053 | 4,445,210 | 94,602 | 6 | Seagal Unfairly Criticized As Actor | This was Steven Seagal's first movie and pretty much summed up the way his films were going to go : marital arts-crime stories with overly despicable villains and our hero saving the women by out-fighting everyone . Jean Van Damme and others followed with the same recipe which , by and large , has been pretty successfu... |
527,424 | 4,445,210 | 71,477 | 6 | A Tough Call | This was made-for-TV movie shown about 30 years ago about the only American since the Civil War to be shot for desertion . Slovik ( Martin Sheen ) was a strange person and I didn't know how to react to this story , frankly . I knew Hollywood was going to give it its usual liberal bias , especially with Sheen in the sta... |
526,231 | 4,445,210 | 94,608 | 6 | Memorable , But Not Oscar-Worthy | I remember this being somewhat of a controversial film when it came out , probably because the rape scene was too graphic for many people . The subject of rape , in itself , is not new to films so it must have been the way it was presented . ( I am writing this from memory . ) I do remember the scene as extremely uncom... |
526,859 | 4,445,210 | 60,397 | 6 | This Special-Effects Film Needs A Re-Make | I found this very interesting in parts and very boring in others . . . . and that was awhile ago . With today's faster-paced movies , I would probably find this too much on the boring side today . The same holds true for the special effects : great in its day , nothing that much today . This movie features a well-known... |
525,351 | 4,445,210 | 954,452 | 6 | Trashing Tobacco , For The Most Part | Almost half of this hour-long show seemed to be dedicated to an anti-smoking campaign . Despite being an ex-smoker ( and happy about it ) , I still thought it overemphasized here and a bit out of place . What should have been emphasized were the segments giving the history and variety of tobacco . That's what Modern Ma... |
525,909 | 4,445,210 | 106,079 | 6 | NYPD : The First Season | Believe-it-or-not , I never watched this show until I bought the DVD when it came out . I just never watched it , even though I enjoy crime shows . Anywhere , here are my thoughts , just randomly said : David Caruso may have gotten top billing as the star of the show but Dennis Franz is the actor who dominates when on ... |
526,492 | 4,445,210 | 1,214,478 | 6 | Impressive Machines , And Now Very Fast , Too | I love to look at old steam locomotives and think trains look spectacular in movies . Thus , I was looking forward to this episode of Modern Marvels . It turned out to be a little disappointing , although a few things were interesting . This program got very technical on how trains are run , assembled , repaired , etc ... |
522,478 | 4,445,210 | 218,922 | 6 | Love Is Blind | Here's a " steamy " film - at least early on - about a Cuban ( Antonio Bandaras _ who marries an American woman he had only previously written to , only to find out later she ( Angelina Jolie ) wasn't that woman but a scheming impostor ( Billy Bob found this out in real life ! ) This is nicely photographed , " lush " b... |
524,263 | 4,445,210 | 373,926 | 6 | Ridiculous Ending Spoils Good Movie | Seldom has an ending been so disappointing and ruined a good film as this one . For most of the way , this was a slick thriller , nicely photographed and nicely acted . Sean Penn is outstanding in here . I like to see him play low-key characters instead of hot-headed sleazeballs . Nicole Kidman also gives a good perfor... |
527,118 | 4,445,210 | 781,635 | 6 | Somewhat Routine , Until The End | For most of this program , it was more like the CSI programs in the first year or two when they made it a straight crime scene , before they slowly evolved into featuring bizarre sexual , crazy cases . However , there are sexual innuendos here by several members of the CSI team and none of them have an relevance , and ... |
525,988 | 4,445,210 | 373,889 | 6 | Humorous , But Hard To Follow If You Haven't Read The Book | If you scan the first hundred reviews of this movie on this website , I think you'll see the words " disappointed " and " disappointment " more than any other adjectives . I , too , found it the same . I have not read any of the books , but I've seen - and enjoyed - the four previous movies , so I expected to full enjo... |
523,758 | 4,445,210 | 25,458 | 6 | A Singing Popeye Cartoon | This is an unusual Popeye cartoon in that 98 percent of the dialog is sung - and all of it one song : " The Daring Young Man On The Flying Trepeze . " It gets to be a little much after awhile and I'm glad this sort of thing wasn't the normal fare . In fact , I don't if it ever was done again in a Popeye animated short ... |
523,120 | 4,445,210 | 94,332 | 6 | Very Entertaining But Very Blasphemous | Well , here is the " horny little devil " getting his due . He ( " Darryl Van Horne " played expertly by Jack Nicholson ) gets in his philosophies and beliefs for much of the film . He gives us mostly feminist ( overly so ) Left Wing rants and does so in crude manner but the women don's seem to mind because they are cr... |
525,689 | 4,445,210 | 106,308 | 6 | A Tongue-In-Cheek Film For ' Evil Dead ' Crowd | This is the third and final installment of the " Evil Dead " series . Like the second in the series , it was filled with " campy " humor . With director Sam Raimi , you know it's done with a lot of tongue-and-check , if not totally tongue-in-cheek . If not , it would have to be classified as one of the all - time dumbe... |
526,959 | 4,445,210 | 51,337 | 6 | Dumb & Dated . . . . But Love Those Skeletons and Special-Effects ! | Wow , does this movie had incredibly stupid dialog ! This is a Class B film with , yes , a capital ' B ' but it was still fun to watch , thanks to a decent amount of action and the special-effects . The latter were done by the famous Ray Harryhausen and many think this is his greatest work . They were great in its day ... |
523,945 | 4,445,210 | 209,144 | 6 | Hip ? Cool ? Different ? Maybe , But Also Frustrating | This was " okay , " but frankly overrated by the national critics . Because the story ran backwards , I guess that was supposed to be cool or hip or something . If you make things too hard on the audience and most get confused on what's happening , it makes the elitist critics feel good because they " understand it " a... |
523,730 | 4,445,210 | 183,505 | 6 | ' Not For All Tastes , ' As They Say | What a wacky movie ! It gets most of the " stars " in the rating here for the entertainment value of the film . As low-brow as it is in spots , you never get bored watching it . In a nutshell , Jim Carrey plays a schizophrenic Rhode Island state trooper . There are lots of outrageous scenes in this film , most of them ... |
525,792 | 4,445,210 | 121,765 | 6 | Only Disappointing Star Wars Film , But Still Decent | This was the only Star Wars film of the six in the series that disappointed me . I still like it , overall , but the teen romance didn't do anything for me and took away from the normally more interesting story lines . The romance doesn't take up a lot of time but it features a lot of stupid dialog and leads to a stupi... |
527,474 | 4,445,210 | 35,937 | 6 | A Rebellion Against " Authority " | This was pretty good entry in the Val Lewton Horror Collection , even though it's anything but " horror . " This film is a straight drama , almost a film noir about a paranoid sea captain ( Richard Dix ) who eliminates anyone who disagrees with his " authority , " a key word in this movie . Russell Wade is the captain'... |
525,150 | 4,445,210 | 1,463 | 6 | A Very Short , Early ' Oz ' | This is a shock , at first , to view . It looks so primitive that you can hardly believe what you're seeing . It makes the 1939 version look like today's advanced technology , in comparison . The sky , for instance , looks like a cheaply painted paper mache that just moves right to left . That is supposed to indicate a... |
526,489 | 4,445,210 | 389,790 | 6 | Mildly Amusting Animated Effort | Mildly amusing is probably the best description of this recently-released ( on DVD ) animated feature . My reviews on animated movies are what I thought of it as an adult , and how adults would relate to it . For this one , I'd say this is not a film adults will run out and buy : rent - yes / maybe ; purchase - no . ... |
526,570 | 4,445,210 | 120,834 | 6 | The Good & Bad Of ' Snow Falling On Cedars ' | As the referees say on pro football TV games , " On further review . . . . . . " That's the way I thought after my second viewing of this movie . GOOD NEWS - On the first look , I was totally blown away and dazzled at the fabulous cinematography . Man , this is one of the prettiest movies I've ever seen . . . . . and t... |
524,824 | 4,445,210 | 105,636 | 6 | Nothng But Nastiness | This is a nasty movie - very nasty . It's extremely profane and doesn't feature a nice guy in the bunch , just a bunch of extremely low-life profane people . Bill Paxton , William Sadler , Ice Cube , Ice T and whatever other stupid rappers name you can think of cuss and shoot each other in an abandoned warehouse for mu... |
522,700 | 4,445,210 | 44,502 | 6 | Not Really A Noir , But A Decent Drama With A Different Setting | Barbara Stanwyck , Paul Douglas , Robert Ryan and Marilyn Monore : wow , not a bad leading foursome of actors ! I bought this because it was labeled a film noir , and I am always willing to give them a chance . Plus , with this cast , it sounded good . It turned out to be only fair because it was more of a soap opera t... |
525,626 | 4,445,210 | 36,705 | 6 | More Comedy Than Mystery | This late-entry Charlie Chan movie gets marks simply for the entertainment , not for a deep-thinking suspenseful " whodunnit . " It's just fun to watch with an always-smiling daughter ( played by Frances Chen ) replacing number-whatever-son and the eyes-popping-out-of-the-head Mantan Moreland adding humor , although of... |
522,599 | 4,445,210 | 105,573 | 6 | Sleazy & A Bit Stupid But Entertaining Overall | A deep cast playing wacky characters makes this a fun film for most of the way , except the last 20-30 minutes when the sleazy jokes , sleazy situations and stupid stereotypes go overboard and almost ruin the entire viewing experience . ( Why do movies usually overdo things in the last 20 minutes , whether it's comedy ... |
524,917 | 4,445,210 | 86,373 | 6 | Hosers Get A Bit Repetitive , Eh ? | Boy , this was a fun movie to watch once , at least for me . Additional viewings just didn't have the comedic effect that first one did . It's like good beer that has gone flat . Maybe because by the second viewing I knew I was going to hear " eh " 5 , 000 times and " hoser " about 500 times . It's fnny at first , but ... |
525,861 | 4,445,210 | 59,800 | 6 | A Real Mixed Bag Of Good & Bad | A typical early James Bond movie , filled with beautiful women , a sexist and suave spy can who can do little wrong ( Sean Connery as Bond ) , a few gadgets and a lot of action scenes . The gadgets , which are always fun , were fewer in number than usual , I am sorry to say . The action scenes , although interesting , ... |
525,355 | 4,445,210 | 44,391 | 6 | 2 Out Of 3 Ain't Bad | A bit of a soap opera , this film was divided into three segments as people recalled their experiences with " Jonathan Shields , " played well by Kirk Douglas . " Shields " was a guy interested in making movies and he used people to get to the top . Three of these people tell of their dealings with him , and none of th... |
522,997 | 4,445,210 | 79,840 | 6 | Pretty Good On Its Own , But No ' Lonesome Dove ' | This is something of a poor man's " Lonesome Dove . " The story is a combination of two Louis L'Amour novels and doesn't have the intensity of Larry McMurtrey's aforementioned " Dove , " nor the beautiful cinematography . The best part of " The Sacketts " is the cast , led by some of the best actors to ever play cowboy... |
526,518 | 4,445,210 | 244,244 | 6 | First Viewing Was A ' Blast ' | Here's a film I really liked the first time , and was totally turned off on the second viewing as the Hollywood bias machine was in high gear again , and you can guess in what director ( left or right ) . Anyway , two things remained the same : John Travolta as " Gabriel Shear " was riveting as an anti-terrorist terror... |
524,863 | 4,445,210 | 421,239 | 6 | Dumb , But Entertaining & Much BetterThan ' Flight Plan ' | This was a decent thriller aboard an airplane in which our " hero , " Rachel McAdams as " Lisa Reisert " saves the family of the Director of Homeland Security and the life of her own dad . She does all of this against a terrorist and his group . Yeah , I know . . . . a little far-fetched . . . . and annoyingly PC as a ... |
527,025 | 4,445,210 | 870,903 | 6 | A Tribute To Friz & ' Birds Anonymous ' | Friz Freleng wrote and directed all the Tweety and Sylvester cartoons , we are told in this behind-the-scenes documentary , which was part of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection DVD set . Freleng is seen here , which is nice for cartoon buffs since the man was one of the legends in the business . Freleng comment , " I l... |
524,468 | 4,445,210 | 870,905 | 6 | Frank Tashin Gets His Due | Frank Tashlin was one of the founding fathers of the Looney Tunes , helping the set the style for the these famous cartoons . He worked with Tex Avery and other big-shot who provided these great cartoons that we still enjoy today . In this behind-the-scene look , film historians pay tribute to this great animated direc... |
522,646 | 4,445,210 | 24,991 | 6 | Keeping Abreast With Claudette | Actually , this movie was better than I thought it might be . ( Sometimes lower expectations help ! ) It had some good dance numbers , almost Busby Berkeley-like extravaganzas held in Cleopatra's barge . It also had a few decent action scenes and a fairly good and easy-to-understand story . Claudette Colbert and few ot... |
523,311 | 4,445,210 | 79,437 | 6 | The Good & Bad Of ' The Last Embrace ' | This film certainly had a memorable scene with a man clinging for his life with Niagara Falls below ! It's always stuck with me , even though it has been a long time since I've seen the movie . I've been waiting for this to be released on DVD so I can see it again , but as of now it's only available in Region 2 . It mi... |
526,956 | 4,445,210 | 70,680 | 6 | OK , But Not One Of Burt's More Memorable Films | Although this was a fast-paced pretty interesting crime story , it was not memorable , which is probably one reason there are so few reviews here . Burt Reynolds was perfect for ' 70s film world of film in which just about anything was shown or heard now that all the restrictions were removed . Burt , as he did in this... |
522,982 | 4,445,210 | 26,276 | 7 | Wise Up , You Fool ! ! ! | This is a strange movie , perhaps because there is so little of a story in it , and at the same time keeps your interest through different visuals and witnessing a woman in action who seems to lack any kind of conscience or morals ( hence , the title ) . By " different " visuals , I mean that many scenes are congested ... |
524,578 | 4,445,210 | 52,549 | 7 | To Beverly , Bruce & Lon : ' See You Later , Alligator ! ' | The very good last third of this film and an outstanding ending made this movie worthwhile for me to watch . One has to be patient in some of these classic films , as many of them begin rather slowly . . . . . but there is a reward if you stick with it . This story is told in flashback as a woman " Joyce Weber , " play... |
523,966 | 4,445,210 | 737,811 | 7 | Great List Of Guest Stars , But Needed More Zip | Walter Winchell sets this episode up right in the beginning with a narration that explains that " Geographically , Chicago always had its North and South side . In the early 1930s these terms had a very special significance . They referred to the territories of rival gangs . . . . . . the line of demarcation was never ... |
524,851 | 4,445,210 | 650,626 | 7 | A Lot Of Funny Little Things , But A Somber Story Overall | This had its funny moments , as almost all the shows had , but overall left a bad taste in my mouth , perhaps because we are forced to see an unpleasant situation with a character we like . . . and the story isn't over . Capt . Stottlemeyer ( Ted Levine ) is having marriage problems . His wife is acting very distance ,... |
525,460 | 4,445,210 | 737,853 | 7 | The Beginning Of ' The Numbers Game ' | The time is Oct . 19 , 1932 : the depth of the Depression in the U . S . , which was a perfect time for gangsters to offer " the numbers . " For desperate people , looking for any kind of unforeseen hope , a little financial break even for a day or two , this lure to put money down on a number from 0 to 999 was tough t... |
522,868 | 4,445,210 | 26,257 | 7 | One Dollar For A Trip To The Moon & Back ! | This must have looked pretty spectacular to audiences at the theater in 1935 . The color animation is pretty good and it just has a lavish appearance to it and , as far as I know , most material on screen was in black-and-white , including cartoons . We begin by spotting a big heart-shaped sign which advertises " Honey... |
527,452 | 4,445,210 | 112,851 | 7 | Can You Say ' Preposterous ? " ( But Lots Of Fun ) | There are so many adjectives one could use describing this film , I wouldn't know where to begin to start . I'll just try to limit them to a few . The headline here states one of them . Others could be " ludicrous , " " fun , " " amusing , " " stupid , " etc . You get the idea . Robert Rodriguez took the profits from h... |
522,708 | 4,445,210 | 43,943 | 7 | Who Gets ' The Bird ? ' | Tweety is outside , shoveling the snow out of his bird's nest , mumbling that he shouldn't have wished for a white Christmas . In one building , Sylvester cleans off the window and spots Tweety while in an adjacent building , another cat - an unnamed orange feline - does the same . They both pound on the doors to have ... |
525,820 | 4,445,210 | 130,121 | 7 | Grant & Caan Lift Lighthearted Mob Spoof | This was an entertaining comedy , similar to several other films I've seen in which an innocent-appearing nice guy gets caught up in the middle of a mob family . ( i . e . Matthew Broderick in " The Freshman . " ) In this film , it's Hugh Grant who winds up in mobster James Caan's clan . The latter isn't known for his ... |
525,089 | 4,445,210 | 147,652 | 7 | An Ironic Story | Irony might be one way to describe this little fairy tale about a king who has a rip in his pants and goes to a local tailor to get if fixed . Meanwhile , a giant ogre has apparently been terrorizing the town . Fixing the pants , having bees get into the king's pants , having the king trapped in a pond ready to be ki... |
524,260 | 4,445,210 | 405,159 | 7 | Well-Crafted But Ludicrous , Insulting Story | GOOD NEWS - Interesting , right from the start . . . . nicely filmed . . . . . . an involving story with a female lead character you really care about with a fine performance by Hilary Swank , and the always-entertaining Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman as the male leads . The story , whatever one's view of the topic ... |
523,677 | 4,445,210 | 132,347 | 7 | Lightweight , Goofy & Fun | This was different , that's for sure . Just look at the cast ! Talk about oddballs . William H . Macy and Ben Stiller were the stars , although a bunch of actors almost share the spotlight , in this farce about superhero-wannabees . The most outrageous was played by Paul Reubens of " Pee Wee Herman " fame . There is lo... |
523,136 | 4,445,210 | 26,116 | 7 | Obviously Dated , But A Nice Look Back At The Products Of The Times | This cartoon gives Eddie Cantor a plug , making into " Eddie Camphor " who jumps out of a billboard and sings " Merrily We Roll Along . " The caricature emphasizes Cantor's big , rolling eyes . Soon nearby posters promoting certain products of the day begin to come alive with song and dance . Old Maid Cleaners are sing... |
523,167 | 4,445,210 | 52,722 | 7 | A Pleasant , Feel-Good Film With A Touch Of The Old Blarney | Boy , this is about as Irish as it gets : accents , terminology that is foreign to most other people but fun to hear , leprechauns , pots of gold , three wishes ( no more ) , other magic , Irish jigs and a few songs , lush countryside with plenty of green . . . . . and a lot of good-natured blarney . It's old-fashioned... |
523,142 | 4,445,210 | 26,135 | 7 | Untalented & Unwanted . . . . . Until The End | A rooster , dog , cat and donkey all get the heave-ho from their farmer owner . Actually , the old man isn't all that mean ; the animals sleep on the job and deserved to get booted . They all cry the blues when the farm owner boots them in the butt but then things perk up when they notice a choir nearby singing . Peopl... |
523,470 | 4,445,210 | 281,820 | 7 | With Subtitles , Better Than Bob | This was a re-make of the 1955 film noir , " Bob LeFlambeur , " which I also own . That was black-and-white and made in France while this is 2002 movie in color with English-speaking actors . Usually I'll take the original over the re-make but not in this case . . . . with one major consideration . In order to like thi... |
522,874 | 4,445,210 | 141,008 | 7 | A Strange Romance In ' Pussyville ' | This story takes place in " Pussyville . " I am not making that up , nor am I touching that line . Similar to Felix The Cat in looks , we have " Master Tom " as the main figure in this story , which has literally no sound nor sound-effects , just title cards , courtesy of " Paramount Magazine " and a few comic-strip ba... |
524,466 | 4,445,210 | 61,390 | 7 | Different Story & Artwork | This is really different , an animated that you would think has to be really funny with the people that made it , guys like Chuck Jones and Frank Tashin , Paul Frees and Maurice Noble . . . . but it isn't . It simply is a comment on being who you are , and perhaps a dig or two on our industrialized , impersonal society... |
524,679 | 4,445,210 | 141,039 | 7 | Reversing The Attitude On Cats | Felix wanders near a fish market , but the owner comes out and beats him up ( this is brutal ) and kicks him across the street to another eating establishment . There , Felix walks in and observes a guy pigging out on his spaghetti . Felix pleads for some food , like a dog , but the man only throws him a gob of hot mus... |
525,738 | 4,445,210 | 43,800 | 7 | Two Stories In One , With Lots Of Familiar Jokes But Still Entertaining | This one took a different twist at the end , even though the movie as a whole had very familiar Three Stooges gags in it . ( By 1951 , our boys were nearing the end , as we knew them with Curly or Shemp . ) It was a like a two-parter ; the first part dealing the Stooges being cowboys and the second part being a horror-... |
523,938 | 4,445,210 | 87,747 | 7 | Robin Williams : Talented ( And Strange ) | Robin Williams became famous , I think , for his stand-up comedy , like his idol Jonathan Winters , but do you realize how many movies this guy has made over the years ? He's really become quite a film star and is especially good playing against-type as a criminal or simply as a wacko ( see " One Hour Photo ? " ) Anway... |
525,788 | 4,445,210 | 405,469 | 7 | After A Great 50 Minutes , film Flounders In Final Half-Hour | At first , this appears to be a rip-off of " Madagascar , " with New York City zoo animals leaving the comforts of " home " for the wilds of Africa . However , it is a totally different story and feel to it , more serious and sentimental than " Madagascar . " Personally , I like " serious and sentimental " but not in a... |
523,709 | 4,445,210 | 994,669 | 7 | The Ant Hil Gang As Boy Scouts Pretty Funny | Today's grueling first leg of races stretches from Lulu , Louisiana to Deepintheharta , Texas . Dick Dastardly first bad deed , once he takes an early lead , is to open a corral and let the cattle stampede across the road . Unfortunately for him , he's the only thing that is stampeded . Plan B has him inform the local ... |
526,874 | 4,445,210 | 994,671 | 7 | From Baja To Kentucky , Mud Holes To Apes | We begin in the " rugged peninsula of Baja , California " where the racers are racing toward " the sleepy little Mexican village of Enchilada-by-the-Sea . " Well , at least they got Baja right ! Decent sight gags include the cavemen's amazing " Boulder Mobile ; " The " Gruesome Twosome's " remedy for an overheated engi... |
526,362 | 4,445,210 | 87,800 | 7 | A Frightening Start | Well , this was the beginning of " Freddy Kreuger , " who certainly became famous in the horror movie genre . Of those horror films that spawned numerous sequels ( this one , Halloween , etc . ) this was the best of the " opening " shows . It definitely is frightening . It has the usual crude teenagers , some gratuitou... |
524,676 | 4,445,210 | 26,510 | 7 | Not Really Funny , But Memorable For Several Reasons | Yes , this is Porky Pig's debut , although it certainly is not an attractive first look at the stuttering porker . Porky and a couple of other " kids " are all part of school musical and recital and Porky's bit leads off the show . He recites a rendition of Longfellow's " The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere , " or at leas... |
522,378 | 4,445,210 | 61,044 | 7 | Looking Like Superman And Acting Like Superman Are Two Totally Different Things | Perched up in a tree , the Pink Panther is relaxing and reading a " Superguy " comic book . He imagines , as most of us males have at one time or another , of being a Superman-type guy . He finds a costume ( and a phone booth ) and now looks the part . The problem is acting the role ! He tries various heroic deeds , al... |
523,251 | 4,445,210 | 35,035 | 7 | Popeye's Duds Too Small For Big Bluto | I think the funniest part of this cartoon was seeing Bluto dressed in Popeye's sailor outfit . The pants came up to his knees , like knickers , and he looked pretty funny . Bluto's Army digs , meanwhile , were about eight sizes to big for Popeye . Why did they switch uniforms ? Well , it wasn't Popeye's idea . He was j... |
526,408 | 4,445,210 | 862,568 | 7 | The Green River Killer | Most murder cases , it is said here in the beginning of this program , have about 200 pieces of evidence . The " Green River Killer " has over 10 , 000 . It is the longest-running and most prolific case of a serial killer in the history of the United States . The program , however , didn't out to be as dramatic or inte... |
526,033 | 4,445,210 | 34,829 | 7 | Bugs Is Right : Elmer Is A Jerk | Elmer reads that one can hypnotize " dumb animals " so when he's out hunting one day ( and reading the book at the same time ) , he comes across a bear . Lo and behold - it works ! He puts the bear to sleep and has him float around like a canary . He then realizes this is his chance to finally capture the elusive Bugs ... |
524,820 | 4,445,210 | 26,481 | 7 | Not Much Of A Story , But It Was Still Fun | Beans , one of Boston Beans ( according to him ) gets rudely rebuffed from entering " Warmer Brothers " studio . In fact , he gets thrown out twice , once at the entrance in his car , and later , bodily given the heave-ho out of the studio . There is no real story here , just Beans getting into the studio , accidenta... |
523,889 | 4,445,210 | 264,464 | 7 | Pretty Interesting Look At An Impersonator | This is kind of an odd story , another one of those based-on-a-true life tales . This was hyped up a little too much for me because I expected more than what the film delivered . However , it was still a decent yarn about a kid who impersonated people in different professions and forged checks along the way . He did al... |
526,126 | 4,445,210 | 34,881 | 7 | Lake Makes The Film Fun | This is a fairly humorous story with decent special effects , especially considering it was made over 40 years ago . The key ingredient for success in this film was Veronica Lake . She's known more for her peekaboo blonde locks and for starring with Alan Ladd in several hit movies , but Lake was a good comedienne , too... |
524,044 | 4,445,210 | 105,323 | 7 | A Speech Everyone Likes | This was a different type of story with excellent acting by Al Pacino , who makes a speech at the end of the film that many people think is one of the coolest speeches they've ever heard on film . Pacino's character , " Lt . Cl . Frank Slade , " is a turnoff for awhile because he's so gruff , but he grows on you and be... |
526,202 | 4,445,210 | 96,163 | 7 | More Of A Character ( s ) Study | This is the original version of " The Vanishing , " with the American re-make coming out six years later than this film did . This version - the original - is considered to be , by far , the better of the two by almost all critics . Having seen both versions , I agree but not as strongly because I don't think this film... |
523,273 | 4,445,210 | 60,736 | 7 | Simple Story . . . . . And It Works | Boy , this is about a simple an action story as you're going to find , but it works , and has its interesting moments . Almost the entire film is devoted to a safari guide / hunter being chased ( for the kill ) by members of a angry tribe . Those tribe members had been insulted by an obnoxious member of the safari grou... |
522,453 | 4,445,210 | 295,701 | 7 | Diesel Is Decent As Latest Macho-Hero | Vin Diesel is a pretty good guy to play these new action-heroes . Like " The Rock , " he's a big , muscular macho guy who men can look upon with some respect and the ladies can fall for . Unfortunately , a number of these testosterone-filled action films , including this one , are somewhat moronic in nature . However ,... |
524,252 | 4,445,210 | 18,064 | 7 | A Stitch In Time Saves Koko | Artist Max Fleischer draws a spool of thread and a needle . The needle then penetrates a blank canvas and , stitch by stitch , we see Koko the Clown being " drawn . " Very clever . There is always a new and innovative and method of introducing Koko in these old Fleischer brother Koko The Clown " Out of the Inkwell ' si... |
522,363 | 4,445,210 | 25,610 | 7 | Lots Of Interpretations | Boy , is this film interpreted differently , depending on which critic is discussing it . Overall , however , most of them - including me - like this movie and find it interesting . Today's critics like to use this film as a boost for socialistic or Commununstic causes , but that's baloney . One could easily do the opp... |
523,245 | 4,445,210 | 87,414 | 7 | Good points ; bad points | I just watched this movie for the third time , and for the first time on DVD . I then read the reviews on this website . The reviews all contained good points but I was surprised at two things : 1 ) Very few reviews were from the United States . It appears that Europeans and Australians are far more aware of this film ... |
523,540 | 4,445,210 | 60,843 | 7 | Colorful Travel Scenery Is The Highlight | This was mildly entertaining . There aren't really any laugh-out-loud jokes but it's interesting to watch our two good guys - The Inspector and Deux-Deux - travel from Paris to Egypt to Mount Kilimanjaro and then back to France . The scenery and artwork with it are very colorful and fun to look at , and make up for the... |
524,172 | 4,445,210 | 43,365 | 7 | Bugs a . k . a . ' The Masked Terror ' | We are in a packed arena waiting for the World's Heavyweight Wrestling Championship to take place between the champ , " The Crusher , " a snarling , growling beast of man with rippling muscles on his muscles , and " Ravishing Ronald , " the denatured boy ( whatever that means . ) . Ronald comes out in the best Roman tr... |
523,452 | 4,445,210 | 43,387 | 7 | Fighting For The Right To Relax | Tom and Jerry " ham " it up in this one , fighting for the right to take a snooze in the nice hammock outside . Tom is all set for a catnap when he hears Jerry already on the hammock snoring away . He gets rid of the mouse , but that's the start of trouble . You know who gets the worst of this battle . Tom gets sliced ... |
522,711 | 4,445,210 | 43,274 | 7 | Colorful Characters & Story , But Would Kids Be Entertained With It Today ? | This was a colorful take on the famous story , both in animation and in story content . Overall , it was a fun movie with interesting , strange characters following each other as " Alice " chases after a rabbit in " Wonderland " ( although that name is never mentioned in the film . ) . The songs in here are nothing not... |
523,794 | 4,445,210 | 104,522 | 7 | Here's An Odd Irish Tale | I always remember this movie for the shock of seeing a horse trying to live an apartment . Now , there's an unusual sight ! I revisited this film last week and for a second and an overdo " ride " with these mystical Irish gypsies and their strange . By the way , I hadn't realized how nicely filmed this was until I saw ... |
526,431 | 4,445,210 | 190,865 | 7 | Great Sound & Stunts , So-So Story | When I saw this shortly after it came out on DVD , it got high marks just for the spectacular sound alone . It had some of the best rear-speaker sound I had ever heard . It was a showpiece for DVD players at the time . The movie is interesting with it's main fault being a common one : overdone action at the end . Along... |
523,210 | 4,445,210 | 190,590 | 7 | Mixed Emotions Message-Wise , But Extremely Entertaining | This may be the only film that is blatantly anti-Christian that I still give a high rating , simply because it was so entertaining . Hopefully , some of the religious digs were tongue-in-cheek and not meant in a mean-spirited way , but I'm not sure , especially considering who made it . I DO know this was fun to watch ... |
523,509 | 4,445,210 | 391,150 | 7 | Loved The Hopper-Type Drawings | Even a pizza slice with wiggling insects in it is better than food with 0 percent fat in it ! That's the thinking of our " fat cat " in this animated short . The cat discovers his dry food is diet cat food with no fat , and is not happy . He spots a slice a pizza hanging off the kitchen island , and most of the cartoon... |
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