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Post by brutalis on Jun 19, 2020 9:36:16 GMT -5
Friday off from work to have the vehicle in for oil/fluid change in a bit. Start off my morning with breakfast and a familar movie trio of Roy Roger's, Dale Evan's & Trigger the wonder horse. Trigger Jr from 1950 has a group of bad guys who send out a tortured stallion to rampage & terrorize local ranches in Hope's of frightening them with a "phantom " killing horse. Not your typical Roger's light hearted movie as Trigger takes the spotlight in a rather dark scary movie. Different & quite interesting.
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Post by brutalis on Jun 20, 2020 10:24:13 GMT -5
Saturday morning and time for an incredible teaming with Chang Cheh producing 1981s Brave Archer III utilizing 7 of his best stars in Ti Lung, Alexander Fu Sheng & all 5 Deadly Venoms in a historical fantasy fest. A Iron Palm master is attacking martial arts masters across the country & killing them so he can be the top master. FU Sheng the Brave Archer of the title is an orphan in search with his lover of learning more ancient kung fu skills. Eventually it turns out he saves the day & is reunited with his family. Kind of wandering story with some strong fights. A real kick (pardon the pun) seeing so many Shaw Bros stars together.
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Post by brutalis on Jun 21, 2020 12:09:47 GMT -5
Sunday morning roundup with a pair of western duo's many will not likely know or remember.
1950's Storm Over Wyoming stars Tim Holt with his Irish/Mexican sidekick (usually an old geezer or musician ) Chito Rivera played by Richard Martin who is equally handsome, talented and an equal partner with an eye for the ladies. In this one the compadres are involved in a classic situation of cattleman vs sheep herders. Smartly done & not the typical storyline.
1943 The Texas Kid is Johnny Mack Brown & his old sheriff mentor Raymond Hatton (a more cantankerous yet capable comedic partner) who are brought in to solve stage coach robberies/killings. Add in a young good looking guy trying to turn from outlaw to good guy that Mack Brown once knew & you know the story. Mindless cowboy fun.
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Post by Hoosier X on Jun 23, 2020 15:00:04 GMT -5
Here Comes Cookie (1935). I love the idea of Berns and Allen, but I've yet to hear a skirt on their radio show or see a film of theirs that was actually anything memorable. Here Comes Cookie really didn't change that. I love their personalities, but I've yet to see their comedy really work. Oh well. They did a short film (in 1929!) titled Lambchops that is hilarious. And there’s a film called Six of a Kind with Burns and Allen, Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland, Allison Skipworth and WC Fields that is so damn funny! I’ve seen it a few times and it kills me every time, especially Gracie’s dog! I think I’ve seen Here Comes Cookie, but didn’t think much of it, except for the very funny scene where Gracie gets pulled over by the cops! That scene is gold!
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Post by Hoosier X on Jun 23, 2020 15:03:27 GMT -5
Back to the Laurel & Hardy well with 1932's two-reel short Towed in a Hole. The boys are successful fishmongers who decide to cut out the middle men and buy a boat so they can catch and then sell the fish. They purchase a boat at a junkyard and the film centers around the shenanigans that ensue as they try to make the boat seaworthy. You know what you're going to get with a Laurel & Hardy short...seriously funny slapstick comedy. This one is so funny. Have you seen Men O’ War? For me, it’s right up there with Tit for Tat and The Music Box among their best short films.
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Post by Hoosier X on Jun 23, 2020 15:05:51 GMT -5
Another unique pairing that somehow works, capturing the fun and thrills and silliness all together: DC and Lego Superhero movies! I have grabbed up several DVD's on the cheap ($5 and under) over the last year and finally put one in for watching last night. Went with 2013 the LEGO BATMAN movie! This fulfills the inner child for me greatly and is probably one of the best Batman movies, far surpassing any of the more current dark knight stuff from Warner Bros. Just a wonderful delight filled with visual gags, movie jokes and lots of Batman mythos. Looking forward to delving into further Lego/DC movies. This is the best Batman movie in 30 years or more. Hilariously ... and surprisingly insightful.
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Post by shaxper on Jun 23, 2020 16:34:05 GMT -5
Here Comes Cookie (1935). I love the idea of Berns and Allen, but I've yet to hear a skirt on their radio show or see a film of theirs that was actually anything memorable. Here Comes Cookie really didn't change that. I love their personalities, but I've yet to see their comedy really work. Oh well. They did a short film (in 1929!) titled Lambchops that is hilarious. And there’s a film called Six of a Kind with Burns and Allen, Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland, Allison Skipworth and WC Fields that is so damn funny! I’ve seen it a few times and it kills me every time, especially Gracie’s dog! I think I’ve seen Here Comes Cookie, but didn’t think much of it, except for the very funny scene where Gracie gets pulled over by the cops! That scene is gold! I've seen Six of A Kind. Not bad, but I didnt enjoy it as much as you. I'll check out Lambchops!
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Post by brutalis on Jun 29, 2020 7:16:50 GMT -5
Sunday morning finished out my Dynamic Duo viewing for the month (just too brain tired after a day at work for watching when I get home) with a three-fer.
1. Abbott and Costello and Sheldon Leonard in Hit the Ice, 1943 hoodlum inspired funny stuff. Sheldon Leonard doing his usual gangsta routine (has he ever done a badly acted one?) with the boys as photographers's mistaken as Chicago gunmen caught in a bank robbery where Leonard's alibi was him being in the hospital. Everyone ends up in Sun Valley for winter as Bud and Lou try to clear their names with plenty of their gags and silliness.
2. Hope and Crosy and Lamour in Road to Utopia, 1946 4th Road release with the singing/comedy duo in Alaska seeking gold and fame. Bing and Bob pose as McGurk and Sperr a pair of tough thugs that everyone veers away from. Which of course you know the 2 villains arrive to harangueour duo, soon made triplicate with Lamour who both fall for as always.
3. The 4 Marx Brother's in Monkey Business from 1952 with the boys being the "monkeys" who are stow away's upon a sea cruise who stick themselves into everyone else's business. Plenty of the usual antics and innuendo from Groucho to entertain. Fun and funny!
See you all next month with the winner's new viewing choice...
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Post by thwhtguardian on Jul 1, 2020 8:08:09 GMT -5
Looks like the winner this month is none other than our fearless leader shaxper
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Post by shaxper on Jul 1, 2020 8:28:51 GMT -5
Looks like the winner this month is none other than our fearless leader shaxperOh no. Not again! 😂 I really wasn't expecting to win this time around. I'll have a topic by the end of the day.
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Post by shaxper on Jul 1, 2020 8:45:22 GMT -5
15 minutes later... For the First Time on the Big ScreenAdaptations from other mediumsWe did books to film back in January, but what about TV shows, radio shows, video games, and (yes) comic books?
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jul 1, 2020 9:23:53 GMT -5
So you're saying no books.
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Post by shaxper on Jul 1, 2020 10:40:11 GMT -5
So you're saying no books. I guess that's up to you all. I don't mind, but it would be repetitive.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jul 2, 2020 15:35:42 GMT -5
Race For Your Life, Charlie Brown. (1977) Directors: Bill Melendez & Phil Roman The Peanuts gang initially made the move from comic strips to TV specials and eventually to movies. This was, I believe, their third big-screen adventure and focuses on the gang going to "summer" camp with a days long rafting race being the main set-piece. I went to a matinee of this when it was in the theaters in '77. I would have been almost 10. I'm 99% sure that I haven't seen it since, but I had some vague memories of parts of it. Honestly, this is a pretty bad film. Leaving aside the obvious issues of lower grade-school kids being completely unsupervised in the woods, it simply isn't very entertaining. I get that I'm no longer the target audience. But the early Peanuts TV specials are still very entertaining and it isn't remotely all nostalgia. This is just a weak effort, hindered by the fact that Vince Guaraldi died before he could do the score, a plot that is mostly a series of episodes, and Peppermint Patty being essentially the main character.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Jul 3, 2020 17:35:05 GMT -5
Race For Your Life, Charlie Brown. (1977) Directors: Bill Melendez & Phil Roman The Peanuts gang initially made the move from comic strips to TV specials and eventually to movies. This was, I believe, their third big-screen adventure and focuses on the gang going to "summer" camp with a days long rafting race being the main set-piece. I went to a matinee of this when it was in the theaters in '77. I would have been almost 10. I'm 99% sure that I haven't seen it since, but I had some vague memories of parts of it. Honestly, this is a pretty bad film. Leaving aside the obvious issues of lower grade-school kids being completely unsupervised in the woods, it simply isn't very entertaining. I get that I'm no longer the target audience. But the early Peanuts TV specials are still very entertaining and it isn't remotely all nostalgia. This is just a weak effort, hindered by the fact that Vince Guaraldi died before he could do the score, a plot that is mostly a series of episodes, and Peppermint Patty being essentially the main character. I remember seeing this as a kid on Cartoon Network and thinking the same thing, the vignette style it used was too choppy and there wasn't a real sense of heart to any of it which is key to the Peanuts in my mind.
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