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Central casting, we have a problem. A Scott playing an Arab. Go figure. :P
Couldn t agree more. Even though Uncle Walt died in 1966, both Aristocats and Robin Hood were already planned to be the next films, by him personally.
I watched Robin Hood when it came out, aged six or seven and I tell you: The only other time I saw such a crowd lining up outside the cinema, was when Star Wars came out in 1977.
My uncle had this film on VHS, with the french title 'Un Anglais Sous Les Tropiques', so sadly it seems Sir Sean never played a Scott.
*Kind of like my relationship with Brosnan and GE ;-)
One of my favourite digs at Frozen I've heard was during the Lion King musical performance I saw:
Scar listening to Zazu sing depressingly in his cave:
"Oh Zazu do lighten up. Sing something with a little...bounce in it"
*starts singing "Let it Go"*
"NO NO...ANYTHING BUT THAT"
That bit about the Lion King (which is my all-time favorite Disney film) is awesome!! I just laugh at whenever people say Frozen is the new Lion King - Frozen is not even close to its level. Anyway, on my name, I'm specifically named after Fox McCloud from the Star Fox video game series, but Robin Hood the fox is cool too.
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<center><font color = darkblue size = 6>Bloodline (1979)</font></center>
Directed by: Terence Young
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Elizabeth Roffe (Audrey) must unexpectedly assume presidency over a large pharmaceutical company after her father's sudden and most suspicious climbing accident. But the company isn't going very strong at the moment and her cousins (James Mason, Irene Papas, Omar Sharif, Romy Schneider) want her to sell the company stock so they can at least get their financial trouble taken care of. Elizabeth refuses because she believes in the company and in its next product: a pill that will prolong life by half a century. She marries Rhys (Ben Gazzara), her father's right-hand man, but that doesn't keep her from becoming the target of many impractical assassination attempts. Meanwhile, Inspector Max Hornung (Gert Fröbe) is not only investigating her father's death but also a series of strange "snuff" murders of prostitutes. Luckily though, he is assisted by a futuristic computer that knows everything and can deduce everything. Will Elizabeth be able to - you know what? SCREW THIS! If the screenwriter didn't care, why should I?
Right, let's see. Terence Young directs, David Picker produces, Ennio Morricone does the score and a whole bunch of interesting names fill out the cast list, among whom Goldfinger himself. I mean, David Picker, the guy who keeps telling us that Lazenby was the biggest mistake EON ever made, endorsed this piece of garbage? First of all, take any 70s television series like Dallas, ask for the cheapest plot these series keep going back to, and you basically have Bloodline. Guy dies, there's money involved, many relatives to benefit from the situation, who dunnit? But okay, you can still make something amusing out of that. The problem is we practically know right from the start who the culprit is. We also spend many scenes flashbacking to when Elizabeth's father was still a young man. That never pays off! Seriously, all the character does with it is decide not to sell her company's shares. Truly, 15 sentimental seconds of her staring at her father's picture could have explained why; we don't need 15 minutes of the man's youth. Also, what's up with those scenes of gratuitous porn? For some reason, the fact that the snuff moviemaker uses film stock produced by Roffe's company leads Inspector Hornung to suspect a link to the Roffe family... Okay, two things. 1) Dude, we already know the killer is part of the family. Even the film's title gives it away. 2) So if I kill someone and film the whole thing on 3M film stock, you will suspect someone from within the 3M board? Good to know! By the way, this brilliant inspector uses a computer that .. talks .. like .. Robby .. the .. Robot. And in 1979, a full decade before the Internet, this computer has access to every piece of information in the world! It can even converse with the inspector and finish sentences for him. What the hell is this? Who was doing the pot when this film got developed? Furthermore, I hate to rant on Gert Fröbe but his English is utterly incomprehensible, which might also explain why he spends half the film just smirking in silence while others do all the talking! And I just have to repeat this: the company is about to produce a pill that makes us live 150 years...
Yet Bloodline takes itself very seriously. It has these deeply emotional scenes of Elizabeth falling in love with the man she only married to make her leadership stronger but who slept with her niece at the wedding party (!). Yes, it's every cheap television series' cliché right there. And you'd almost think we'd find out who Omar Sharif's horny character was going to choose: his wife and three daughters or his mistress and her three sons. No! The only potentially amusing part of the entire film isn't even addressed any more before end credits roll... and not a minute too soon. Truthfully, I can't figure out what went wrong. The cast and crew lists tell me there's talent involved, yet all we get is an inferior "suspense film" with an ounce of romance, a few gratuitous porn scenes that have nothing to do with the film and Robby The Robot in a voice box providing serious police work. This is a terrible film even the charm of Audrey Hepburn cannot save. How this thing managed to do 8 million at the BO is beyond me. Unless you have funny drinking games planned, I suggest you stay away from Bloodline. I give it 1 point for Audrey, 1 point for laughs (as in: laughing at) and 1 point for the porn scenes because I feel sorry for the actresses who took off their clothes for this abomination.
<font color = red>Final score:</font> 3,0/10
Score card:
Sabrina (1954): 9,5/10
Roman Holiday (1953): 9,5/10
Breakfast At Tiffany's (1961): 9,0/10
How To Steal A Million (1966): 9,0/10
The Children's Hour (1961): 8,5/10
The Nun's Story (1959): 8,5/10
The Unforgiven (1960): 8,0/10
Funny Face (1957): 8,0/10
Charade (1963): 8,0/10
Two For The Road (1967): 8,0/10
My Fair Lady (1964): 8,0/10
Wait Until Dark (1967): 8,0/10
War and Peace (1956): 8,0/10
Paris When It Sizzles (1964): 7,5/10
Green Mansions (1959): 7,0/10
Robin And Marian (1976): 7,0/10
Love In the Afternoon (1957): 6,5/10
Bloodline (1979): 3,0/10
Avengers Age of Ultron: It was ok not amazing just ok. The issue here is everything feels well kind of samey except with new characters. Elizabeth Olsen's accent is hilarious but god is she gorgeous. Chris Evans is great Renner is brilliant but underused. the whole watch your language running gag was hilarious. Over all not the worst Marvel film but not the best either
6/10
Love and Mercy the Brian Wilson story: WOW Brian had such a hard hard life. John Cusack is Brilliant as is the rest of the cast, Paul Giamanti is really creepy. Overall the film is great and I suddenly love good vibrations a song I thought was just ok going into the film
8/10
Ant Man: Man did marvel miss the mark here. Honestly Michael Douglas is brilliant and Paul Rudd is I guess OK.. Like I said the whole film suffered Age of Ultron syndrome as this felt like a weird gross version of Iron Man (ants creep me out) Over all the film isn't horrible but it's not great either
4/10
Sadly I found no one to go to Terminator Genesys with me However I am seeing Mission Impossible Rogue Nation on Saturday review will be up then too but based on trailers (and what I know about the films) If I had to guess for the rest of 2015 my list for the year would probably look like this
1. Spectre
2. Mission Impossible Rogue Nation
3. Star Wars Epsiode 7
4. Peanuts
5. Love and Mercy
6. Terminator Genesys
7. Avengers Age of Ultron
8. Ant Man
again obviously this is a guess but an educated one.
Wow, haven t had so much fun in the theatre for many years. The cinema was packed, and it sounded like everyone else enjoyed it, too. Terrific movie, even better than expected.
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<center><font color = darkblue size = 6>They All Laughed (1981)</font></center>
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
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John Russo (Ben Gazzara) is a PI who's been asked to follow Angela (Audrey), the wife of a rich business man. A colleague of his, Charles (John Ritter) is also asked to spy on a woman, the beautiful Dolores (Dorothy Stratten). Both investigators fall in love with their 'targets', but neither romance is looking very promising.
I am way too far from home here. Movies which tell parallel stories about people who swing in and out of romances as if there's nothing to it, just isn't my cup of tee. That said, Bogdanovich manages to throw in enough subtle jokes and some pretty good performances to keep me somewhat interested. The general theme of secret love may not be strong enough for this film so it really does matter that we have a couple of talented people to admire.
It would appear that They All Laughed has been praised by the likes of Tarantino and Anderson, but I must unfortunately admit to being much less enthusiastic. It's not a bad film but I can't exactly say I'm a fan.
<font color = red>Final score:</font> 6,0/10
Score card:
Sabrina (1954): 9,5/10
Roman Holiday (1953): 9,5/10
Breakfast At Tiffany's (1961): 9,0/10
How To Steal A Million (1966): 9,0/10
The Children's Hour (1961): 8,5/10
The Nun's Story (1959): 8,5/10
The Unforgiven (1960): 8,0/10
Funny Face (1957): 8,0/10
Charade (1963): 8,0/10
Two For The Road (1967): 8,0/10
My Fair Lady (1964): 8,0/10
Wait Until Dark (1967): 8,0/10
War and Peace (1956): 8,0/10
Paris When It Sizzles (1964): 7,5/10
Green Mansions (1959): 7,0/10
Robin And Marian (1976): 7,0/10
Love In the Afternoon (1957): 6,5/10
They All Laughed (1981): 6,0/10
Bloodline (1979): 3,0/10
The last movie I saw at the movie theatre was Minions, which is hilariously funny!
Oh! Bello, papaguena! Tu le bella comme le papaya.
C'est la Banana!
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<center><font color = darkblue size = 6>Love Among Thieves (TV) (1987)</font></center>
Directed by: Roger Young
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Baroness Caroline DuLac (Audrey) is forced to steal some Fabergé eggs to pay the ransom for her abducted fiancé (Patrick Bauchau). She has to take the eggs to South-America and on her journey she meets the charming yet somewhat naughty Mike Chambers (Robert Wagner). The two embark on a strange and dangerous adventure that leaves the Baroness wondering who to trust and who not to.
Love Among Thieves is the only TV movie that starred Audrey (unless you count some live drama shows for television as authentic movies). Also, it may be considered her last official starring role in a movie since my final review in this retrospective will be for a movie in which she makes a "special appearance". (Call it a cameo.) Well, perhaps this isn't Breakfast At Tiffany's or My Fair Lady but I'd say she could have done much worse for her final 'official' film role. She takes the lead in Love Among Thieves alongside a delicious Robert Wagner. The two have great on-screen chemistry. Their constant bickering is amusing and invites Audrey to give us some of her old 'eye' and 'voice' tricks that never fail to steal a smile from me. Like 50+ "teenagers", Hepburn and Wagner take us through this pretty simple story in a genuinely funny manner. We're back in Audrey's happy hour - and it's been a while! - so I couldn't be happier myself. Even Brion James' delicious mullet is a source of amusement.
Make no mistake, Love Among Thieves has all the ingredients of a middle-of-the-road made-for-television-movie but with some great extras. We actually travel abroad, get a few action scenes of some quality level and are treated to a couple of really entertaining acting performances. There are worse ways to spend 90 minutes than Love Among Thieves. I'm almost sad the plans for a sequel never came to fruition.
<font color = red>Final score:</font> 7,0/10
Score card:
Sabrina (1954): 9,5/10
Roman Holiday (1953): 9,5/10
Breakfast At Tiffany's (1961): 9,0/10
How To Steal A Million (1966): 9,0/10
The Children's Hour (1961): 8,5/10
The Nun's Story (1959): 8,5/10
The Unforgiven (1960): 8,0/10
Funny Face (1957): 8,0/10
Charade (1963): 8,0/10
Two For The Road (1967): 8,0/10
My Fair Lady (1964): 8,0/10
Wait Until Dark (1967): 8,0/10
War and Peace (1956): 8,0/10
Paris When It Sizzles (1964): 7,5/10
Green Mansions (1959): 7,0/10
Love Among Thieves (1987): 7,0/10
Robin And Marian (1976): 7,0/10
Love In the Afternoon (1957): 6,5/10
They All Laughed (1981): 6,0/10
Bloodline (1979): 3,0/10
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<center><font color = darkblue size = 6>Always (1989)</font></center>
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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Pete (Richard Dreyfuss) is an aerial firefighter. His girlfriend Dorinda (Holly Hunter) doesn't like him risking his life every time and begs him to take a job as an instructor instead. Pete promises her he will but must answer one more emergency call. When his partner Al (John Goodman) is about to get killed in action, Pete performs a daring stunt and is able to save Al's life, but unfortunately fails to save his own. The next moment, Pete is in a forest where he meets Hap (Audrey), an angelic guide. She explains to him that he can now take care of his loved ones in a different capacity. By talking to them, though they can't hear him, he can influence their thinking. But can Pete cope with the fact that people must move on in life, even if he's not a physical part of it any more?
Always was a sudden departure from Spielberg's usual high-profile blockbusters. And some critics obviously didn't like that. But even though this isn't Indiana Jones or Jaws, Spielberg made a film worth watching. Sensitive and romantic, it deals with death and the promise of loved ones never truly gone. Leave it Steven Spielberg to turn a dark subject into a touching story about ordinary people allowing their love to transcend the physical barriers of mortal life. Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter and John Goodman are marvellous in their performances. John Williams' quiet musical score contributes nicely to the mystery of love and the mystery of life.
Audrey Hepburn makes a "special appearance" in Always as the supernatural Hap. It was her last role, and barely more than a cameo. But she played it with grace. She is one of several elements that make Always a somewhat odd choice for Spielberg but an accomplishment nevertheless. I know I'm a Spielberg apologetic; the man can do no wrong for me. But even then, I still recommend people to watch Always, even if it's only once. It has many good things to offer.
<font color = red>Final score:</font> 8,0/10
Score card:
Sabrina (1954): 9,5/10
Roman Holiday (1953): 9,5/10
Breakfast At Tiffany's (1961): 9,0/10
How To Steal A Million (1966): 9,0/10
The Children's Hour (1961): 8,5/10
The Nun's Story (1959): 8,5/10
The Unforgiven (1960): 8,0/10
Funny Face (1957): 8,0/10
Charade (1963): 8,0/10
Two For The Road (1967): 8,0/10
My Fair Lady (1964): 8,0/10
Wait Until Dark (1967): 8,0/10
Always (1989): 8,0/10
War and Peace (1956): 8,0/10
Paris When It Sizzles (1964): 7,5/10
Green Mansions (1959): 7,0/10
Love Among Thieves (1987): 7,0/10
Robin And Marian (1976): 7,0/10
Love In the Afternoon (1957): 6,5/10
They All Laughed (1981): 6,0/10
Bloodline (1979): 3,0/10
Epilogue
Well, that's it, folks. Three weeks of Audrey Hepburn, 21 films. Though I sincerely doubt anyone read all my reviews, I would like to thank you, reader, for your interest. I am an admirer of the beautiful Audrey Hepburn. She was an introvert who hated the spotlights. She was a truly gifted actress who could do comedy as well as drama. And she was a gorgeous woman. Not just when she was young... she remained a beautiful woman till the final days of her life. As recent as last year she was voted the most beautiful woman that ever lived, leaving the likes of Marilyn Monroe, Grace Kelly, Beyonce and Scarlett Johansson behind her. As an ambassador for UNICEF, she worked in some of the poorest places on the planet, even long after her film career was virtually over. She didn't want the fame; she wanted results.
Audrey Hepburn died of cancer in January 1993 at the age of 63. The world lost an icon, a great human being, a ray of shine. There will never be anyone like her.
Thank you, Audrey. Sleep well.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Far better than I expected, was a lot of the fun. Megan Fox was decent, as were the effects.
Justice League: Gods and Monsters DC consistently make good animated movies, this one is certainly not for kids. Recommend it to comic book fans.
I don't watch anime whatsoever, but I saw this pop up yesterday that might interest those who are:
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=17286
It's also available separately on blu-ray.
Now I'm even more convinced that this is my favourite of the four Indy movies. A true classic and many iconic scenes. The nazi theme is fresh, original and the biblical theme too.