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I reckon it is fair to say that win or lose after the Trojan War, those who did survive were never looked up very favourably by the Olympians. This rather bleaky adapts Euripides' interpretation of the betrayal of Agamemnon, and of the consequent struggles of his daughter Elektra (Irene Papas) and her younger brother Orestes (Gianni Fertis). Their father had barely set down his armour when he was killed in his bath by his wife Klytamnestra (Aleka Katselli) and her ambitious lover Aegisthus (Fivos Razi). Luckily, the young lad was spirited away by his tutor (Manos Katrakis) but his sister was l…

This is what happens when Icelandic movie maker, familiar with Kurasawa, has channeled Shakespeare in his dreams - an unbearably long art-house film. Salka (Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir) was great in this.…

Arriving at the mansion of acclaimed maestro "Prof Ludwig von Drake", we are shown into his music room where he invites us on a tour of American musical styles through the ages - all of which, of course, were his own original work! With some help from the Sherman brothers - who manage to rhyme synchopate with a surprising number of other words, we proceed to enjoy just about everything from baked potatoes to "Betty Boop" style dancers entertaining us from ragtime through the Charleston before some early examples of crooning. Then follows some power balladering; a little doo-wop and finally som…

"Curly, you ain't got the sense that God gave a goose" There isn't much point in comparing this with John Ford's 1939 version, so if you can sort of forget that and take this at face value, it isn't an half bad western. Initially, I was sceptical about Bing Crosby being fired at by Crazy Horse and his warriors, but once we have waded throught the unneccesarily long characterisation phase, and piled this disparate group onto the stagecoch, then this actually hots up ok. The not so sharp "Curly" (Van Heflin) is the marshal escorting "Buck" (Slim Pickens) as he drives the dipso "Doc" (Crosby); hi…

Perhaps this ought to have been entitled "The Final Solution" as it really just smacks of a writer attempting, for the moment at least, to rid himself of a character with whom he was no longer in love. "Holmes" (Eille Norwood) and "Watson" (Hubert Willis) have been drafted in by the Yard's finest "Insp. Taylor" (Tom Beaumont) on the ultimate challenge: to thwart the dastardly "Prof. Moriarty" (Percy Standing). The police have managed to apprehend most of his gang, but the elusive professor remains at large and, as "Holmes" suspects, is on his trail for a final reckoning. It looks like things a…

This is quite an amiable feature, but the jokes have been too strung-out and even at just eight minutes long, it seems over-stretched. For openers, we head to a bar where a rather slight man finds he is prone to being picked on by the "Bluto" - or perhaps "Blotto" character in the bar. He just has the wrong face in the wrong place and it usually ends up bruised before he ends up on the ground. The wily narrator has come up with a series of solutions that might just deflect his aggressor's attention. Ranging from fainting to screaming to hysterical laughing, each of these half dozen or so scena…

What makes something funny? That’s debatable, especially since it’s such a subjective topic to begin with. But one thing is certain – being successful at it takes a formula that works and does so consistently, something that may be more difficult to realize than what one might think. However, those who achieve this goal are also likely to attain legendary status, an accomplishment widely accorded to Lorne Michaels, longtime producer of the late night sketch comedy TV show Saturday Night Live. For 45 of the past 50 years, Michaels has worked his magic in creating big laughs with a singular blen…

79/100 A virus, which causes everyone to lose their inhibitions, attacks a prominent law firm. For the next 8 hours, no one is responsible for their actions. This exquisitely well-written, ultra-violent comedy had me thoroughly entertained from start to finish with some grossly genuine laugh-out-loud moments. Practically every scene had a visual gag or a quotable line that was precisely presented without it ever being forced on the viewer making the whole thing an absolute riot. If you enjoy films like "Evil Dead II", "Mom and Dad", and "Deathgasm", you'll love this one. -- DrNostromo.c…

**_Randolph Scott during the Cariboo Gold Rush of British Columbia_** I saw the 2016 restored version and the colors and scenery are splendid. Scott makes for a noble protagonist while George 'Gabby' Hayes works well as the grizzled geezer in his last feature film. Despite some comic book depictions, such as the bitter prospecting partner played by Bill Williams and the villain mogul played by Victor Jory, the story moves right along and Karin Booth is lovely as a saloon owner in Dawson Creek. Meanwhile the Blackfeet Indians are portrayed quite well, considering the period. There…

I'm very conflicted about this film. 2 Herzog turns at the end? The multi-side-step Herzog turn is quite the feat of coordination. Is the fade the proper way to deal with an end credit walk off or is it just the OLD ASS BITCH way out? I walk off screen better than this guy. But he's pretty cool. Definitely has more military friends than me. It feels like the Egg Man lady's acting coach was involved. Vivian's introduction and method as a slave to the druglord masters is engaging. Her final scene...kinda heart wrenching. The Power Ranger mugs almost every scene. Everyone gets to mu…