Saturday, 13 August 2022
Top Secret UFO Projects: Declassified (2021)
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Though claims of extraterrestrial encounters have long been dismissed, many believe the existence of UFOs is not just likely, but a certainty.
Untrustworthy, speculative 'documentary' never even tries to present any hard evidence but mainly only wants to affirm the hopes and convictions of die-hard believers - obviously the target audience.
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Le marginal (1983)
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The story is about Commissioner Jordan who arrives in Marseille to combat drug trafficking activities in his own unique way.
From memory: Professionally produced action thriller with a dubious vigilante morale is mainly intended as as Jean-Paul Belmondo star vehicle and nothing more.
Halliwell*: "Fast-moving low-life thriller, with a maverick hero patterned after Dirty Harry,but much dirtier."
Wednesday, 10 August 2022
From a Far Country (1981)
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The film is a biography of Pope John Paul II.
From memory: Quite conservative bio-pic celebrates the Pope John Paul II and Polish Catholicism, but along the way, almost as an aside, it does give a more accurate picture of Polish history from World War II up to the date, when the Pope visits his home country.
Tuesday, 9 August 2022
Breathless (1983)
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When Jesse Lujack steals a car in Las Vegas and drives down to LA, his criminal ways only escalate - but when will it end?
From memory: Disappointing, superfluous remake of the Jean-Luc Godard classic reduces to the original's story into a fast-paced superficial crime story, all modern-looking and shiny colorful, but without any substance whatsoever (which may have been Jim McBride's intention, but still isn't anymore exciting).
Halliwell (no star): "Fashionable amalgam of sex and violence, borrowed from A Bout de Souffle but far too long after the event."
Maltin**: "Remake of landmark 1960 Godard film...but lacks its sociological potency. Gere's kinetic performance is something to see, but his character...soon grows tiresome."
Sunday, 7 August 2022
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978)
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A group of scientists band together to save the world from mutated killer tomatoes.
From memory: Deliberately made to be a contender for the title worst movie of all time, this comedy/spoof is indeed pretty bad and in almost aspects not even funny in any way.
Halliwell (no star): "Apparently a cult film made deliberately as such,which is a contradiction in terms. Nothing for the ordinary audience, anyway."
Maltin*1/2: "Title and opening credits are the funniest things in this low-budget spoof of low-budget science fiction, which cracks its one joke and then beats it to death for another 85 minutes."
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