Roar (1981)

 

A naturalist living with big cats in East Africa expects a visit by his family of four from Chicago. A mix-up leaves him searching for his family, who have been left in the clutches of wild lions.

From memory: Nearly plotless adventure simply lines up one silly human mishap after another keeping all protagonists in a permanent stage of danger; the real stars of the show are the animals, and if you like lions, you'll see plenty of them here.

 Halliwell*: "A rather silly story takes in some of the most remarkable animal photography on record, and there is a sub-plot involving villainous game hunters."

Maltin**: "Comedy-adventure...is also pro-preservation-of-African-wildlife statement. Nice try, but no cigar."

Tippi Hedren

 

Bio:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tippi_Hedren

The Birds (1963)

 

The Birds (1963)

Marnie (1964)

On the set: Tippi Hedren & Alfred Hitchcock

A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)

A White Russian countess, stows away on a luxury liner at Hong Kong, determined to seek a new life in America.

Remarkably unfunny comedy, Chaplin's very last work, is stagey, repetitive and somehow has the wrong pace, although the cast definitely must have had a good time.

Halliwell (no star): "Flatulent comedy with neither the sparkle of champagne nor even the fizz of lemonade: Chaplin's writing, direction and music are alike soporific, and commiserations are due to the cast."

Maltin*1/2: "...Chaplin's attempt to make old-fashioned comedy sinks fast, though everybody tries hard...Badly shot, badly timed, badly scored. A pity, because this is Chaplin's cinematic swan song."