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Although he does well enough here, I couldn’t ever get the vision of Michael Palin as a sort of “Ripping Yarns” character throughout this pretty weak vehicle for himself and Maggie Smith. It’s the turn of the 20th century and “Fortescue” (Palin) has been brought back to London from Africa by his Bishop (Denholm Elliott) who wants him to get his sleeves rolled up with the women of ill repute who are blighting the city. Of course, it offends his sensibilities somewhat but when he meets the benefactor of this whole enterprise - the married and very wealthy “Lady Isabel” (Smith), he discovers that…

Honest to god, fucking awful. I really wanted to watch this all the way through and give it a fair review but it's just so bad, I couldn't bear it. Not one single pair of actors in this movie has chemistry with one another, the script is horrendous, Justin Long was acting in a western while everyone else was in Hallmark, whoever styled Brittany Snow is going to hell and most of the sex jokes in the 46 minutes I watched landed as well as sexual harassment can. MM, flip it around, Wild West (Productions).…

If you are expecting anything even vaguely connected to the “Mummy” films, or it’s “Scorpion King" spawn, then you’re in for a disappointment. Actually, you are probably in for one of those anyway as this flails along for just shy of two hours. I like my mythology; I like my winged beasties and nasty tyrannical kings and here I found myself on their side without fail as the violently orphaned “Mathayus” (Michael Copon) has to thwart the evil king “Sargon” (Randy Couture) by visiting the realm of Hades and fetching a magical sword. Fortunately, he has the help of his feisty childhood friend “La…

Brutal torture excused with a joke. It was intense. Excessive I felt but...corpo freaks! Tee hee the end with the lovely outfits. I went in blind. It was fun. Some of the most interesting people in film all doing stuff. Watch it as it's more interesting than the other shit out there.…

I’m done watching all this excessive male on female violence. Why is that the only way we can really understand if someone is a bad person? Dougie Hauser’s character didn’t need to be physically violent. He could be end boss without it all. I suppose they had to come up with exciting ways to add minutes like the vacuum cleaner. Where were her lips? They'd be all flapped up in there. We’ve all done it. Anyway, he could have used his leverage to get her kid. As soon as dad started walking and showering I was on team Mario. Feckless criminal protecting his princess from evil.…

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://movieswetextedabout.com/the-housemaid-movie-review-paul-feig-delivers-a-crowd-pleaser-driven-by-an-unhinged-amanda-seyfried/ "The Housemaid leans on the undeniable talent of an Amanda Seyfried in her prime and Paul Feig‘s ability to create a crowd-pleaser that knows its limitations. Although it doesn’t avoid clichés and occasionally gets lost in narrative redundancies, its vibrant aesthetics and explosive finale make up for the flaws along the way. A deliberately chaotic domestic thriller, where the power struggle and the deconstruction of social appear…

France 1918, 78 feet underground is where our story begins for our characters and their introduction to the scene. Now, we have tasty visual effects happening, and this promises to be visually appealing. The realization of what they've gotten themselves into is coming to light, and it's rather unpleasant and beautifully hideous. This is really fun and intriguing sci-fi WWI, and it's just a blast to see the madness of it all unfolding. The film shows the lengths an aggressor will go to, and it's to validate their ideology. The worst part about the premise of the film is that the op…

Amatourish horror movie even by indie standards, this one was rather boring with bad dialogue and bland, forgettable characters. Heck the movie as a whole was forgettable. Simple premise that could have worked but there's nothing about this that worked. **1.5/5**…

"The Alto Knights" is a highly recommended and worthwhile film and the most surprising thing of all is how bloodless the finale is. This is a good thing since it allows the film to be rounded off in the most unorthodox way imaginable. However, even though there is plenty said about notorious New York crime bosses Frank Costello and Vito Genovese as young men very little of these early years is actually shown and the film really should have been made in the style of Francis Ford Coppola's magnificent "The Godfather" (1972), "The Godfather Part II" (1974) or Sergio Leone's marvellous "Once Upon …

67/100 A word of advice ...if you find 2 sleeping vampires, and you plan on driving a stake through their hearts, do Dracula first. This was a fun piece of nostalgia that was new to me. Even at my age, I've never watched the Hammer Dracula films. Christopher Lee, projecting an extreme level of dark and dangerous passion, and Peter Cushing, a no-nonsense avenger bent on ridding the world of vampires, are both exceptional. Supporting characters were great, the sets are as authentically Gothic as you can get and an exciting climax, too. Looking forward to more. -- DrNostromo.com…