Showing posts with label Richard Harris. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Richard Harris. Show all posts

Saturday, 21 September 2019

Tarzan the Ape Man (1981)



While on an African expedition with her father, Jane Parker meets Tarzan, and the two become fascinated by each other.

From memory: Abysmally awful Tarzan movie abusing the classic adventure novel as an excuse to expose Bo Derek in various stages of undress to the degree that you never want to see her ever again.

Halliwell (no star): "Tedium in the jungle: Derek simpers and prepares herself for wet T-shirt competitions, Harris rants roars, O'Keefe looks confused, and the result is certainly the worst of the Tarzan movies and possibly the most banal film so far made; even the animals give poor performances."

Maltin BOMB: "Deranged "remake" of original Tarzan film lacks action,, humor, and charm - and nearly forced editors of this book to devise a rating lower than BOMB."



Sunday, 28 August 2016

Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)

A South-African preacher goes to search for his wayward son who has committed a crime in the big city.
Intense drama about guilt and forgiveness, wonderfully photographed in South African landscapes and with an admirable performance by James Earl Jones, but the sententiousness of the dialogues are hard to get used to.

Maltin***: "Heartrending story chronicles racial divisiveness (and its roots) in South Africa without resorting to preachiness."


Monday, 27 April 2015

The Guns of Navarone (1961)


A British team is sent to cross occupied Greek territory and destroy the massive German gun emplacement that commands a key sea channel.