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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jun 4, 2014 0:19:55 GMT -5
Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
Clint Eastwood,Sondra Locke,Geoffrey Lewis,Beverly D'Angelo,Ruth Gordon
D-James Fargo
Philo Beddoe (Eastwood)is an easy-going trucker and a great bare knuckle fist-fighter. With two friends - Orville (Lewis), who promotes prize-fights for him, and Clyde, the orangutan - he roams the San Fernando valley looking for his lost love,country singer Lynn-Halsey Taylor (Locke). Meanwhile a pissed-off motorcycle gang and a revenge-driven sheriff are out to get Philo.
After almost 2 decades of western,war,and detective action films,Clint Eastwood believed it was time for a change . A script written for Burt Reynolds fell into his lap and over studio objections he decided to show his country good ole' boy side.The movie was aided by appearences and songs by Charlie Rich,Mel Tillis and Eddie Rabbitt. I saw this when it was released and liked it despite my anti-country prejudice.Watching it again,I like it more than ever.
It's just out-and-out fun.Eastwood is in top form with his fists and his scowl.Ruth Gordon steals her scenes as Eastwood's foul-mouthed mom. Clyde the Orangutan deserves an oscar in the best supporting animal category.I forgot how cute the young Beverly D'Angelo was.
Superman was the #1 box office hit for 1978.This was #2 and Clint's biggest movie ever.Shows you how smart the studios can be. 8 of 10 stars
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Post by Hoosier X on Jun 4, 2014 0:33:48 GMT -5
Cobra Woman (1943)
Maria Montez,Jon Hall,Sabu,Lon Chaney Jr
D-Robert Siodmak
Evil Queen Naja (Montez) sacrifices the people of her island to appease the fire mountain gods. Along comes her good identical twin sister Tollea (Montez),her fiancee Ramu (Hall),Ramu's little pal Kado (Sabu),a friendly local brute (Chaney) and a plucky chimp in a dress to take control of the island away from the evil despot Camp classic with the vivascious Montez in a double role and bright technicolor palettes. Whats not to love when you have the Dance of the Cobra performed by the evil queen,Lon Chaney Jr as the mute man-mountain,KoKo the chimp running around in a dress (maybe the 1943 audience wasn't ready for accidental monkey genitals?) and a volcanoe getting ready to erupt. Tollea: [with heavy accent] Geef me that cobra jool! It is rightfully mine! I'll give you 5 of 10 stars I saw this once, a long time ago, AND I HAVE TO GIVE IT TEN STARS JUST FOR BEING SO CRAZ-EEEE! |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jun 4, 2014 0:37:29 GMT -5
Cobra Woman (1943)
Maria Montez,Jon Hall,Sabu,Lon Chaney Jr
D-Robert Siodmak
Evil Queen Naja (Montez) sacrifices the people of her island to appease the fire mountain gods. Along comes her good identical twin sister Tollea (Montez),her fiancee Ramu (Hall),Ramu's little pal Kado (Sabu),a friendly local brute (Chaney) and a plucky chimp in a dress to take control of the island away from the evil despot Camp classic with the vivascious Montez in a double role and bright technicolor palettes. Whats not to love when you have the Dance of the Cobra performed by the evil queen,Lon Chaney Jr as the mute man-mountain,KoKo the chimp running around in a dress (maybe the 1943 audience wasn't ready for accidental monkey genitals?) and a volcanoe getting ready to erupt. Tollea: [with heavy accent] Geef me that cobra jool! It is rightfully mine! I'll give you 5 of 10 stars I saw this once, a long time ago, AND I HAVE TO GIVE IT TEN STARS JUST FOR BEING SO CRAZ-EEEE! The more I think of it,the more I'll side with you |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jun 4, 2014 13:07:05 GMT -5
Any Which Way You Can (1980)
Clint Eastwood,Sondra Locke,Geoffrey Lewis,William Smith,Harry Guardino,Ruth Gordon
D-Buddy Van Horn
Philo Beddoe (Eastwood) intends to retire from bare knuckle fighting but the Mafia wants one more match against their champ Jack Wilson (Smith). Meanwhile Philo reunites with Lynn (Locke),the biker gang is still looking for Philo and Clyde the Orangutan gets a girlfriend
After the huge box office for the previous film,a sequel was a no-brainer.Again a big hit ,doing 75% of the previous movie.And its about 75% as good,decent but not quite at Every Which Way But Loose's standard.The big difference is they took Sondra Locke's character-an independant,femme fatale and just made her into a typical damsel-in-distress.The original Clyde had to be replaced since he was older and a bit more dangerous.The new Clyde was found dead from a brain hemmorhage 2 weeks after the movie wrapped.Musical guest stars included Fats Domino and Glen Campbell
But as a sequel,bits would get repeated.The Black Widow biker gang do the same shtick,just a bit more sillier.A shame Beverly D'Angelo didn't return since I like her more than Sondra Locke.
Anne (Throw Mama From The Train) Ramsey makes an appearance.Ruth Gordon is always wonderfully cantancerous.The final battle between Philo and Jack Wilson is good,going on for about 10 minutes
Eastwood must have thought the country-boy movie roles was now the way to go. However,his next film,Bronco Billy flopped.And probably it was forunate that no more Philo Beddoe films were made. 6 and 1/2 stars of 10
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Post by berkley on Jun 4, 2014 17:37:50 GMT -5
I don't remember Beverley D'Angelo in Any Which Way but Loose, but then I suppose I wouldn't have heard of her until a few years later in the Chevy Chase Vacation movies - what was her role? Was she just a kid at the time?
I saw the sequel, Any Which Way You Can, before I saw the first one, so it won't be surprising that I think of them as a little closer in quality than Ish does. I always thought the guy actor who played Clint's opponent should have gone on to be a star himself. He had a bit of a Charles Bronson look to him and could have been a good 80s action star, IMO.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jun 4, 2014 17:50:38 GMT -5
I don't remember Beverley D'Angelo in Any Which Way but Loose, but then I suppose I wouldn't have heard of her until a few years later in the Chevy Chase Vacation movies - what was her role? Was she just a kid at the time? I saw the sequel, Any Which Way You Can, before I saw the first one, so it won't be surprising that I think of them as a little closer in quality than Ish does. I always thought the guy actor who played Clint's opponent should have gone on to be a star himself. He had a bit of a Charles Bronson look to him and could have been a good 80s action star, IMO. Beverly D'Angelo's character Echo,was featured in the 2nd half of Every Which Way But Loose after the Sandra Locke character ran away from Philo Beddoe.She hooked up with Philo's friend Orville and joined them on their search.At the first hint of trouble she pulled out her gun from her purse. When the biker gang surrounded Philo,she hopped into a big truck,crushed the bikes and rescued the guys.She was feisty,she was cute,she was not Clint Eastwood's Yoko Ono. And yes,William Smith had that weathered.leather-face Bronson look |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jun 4, 2014 23:06:23 GMT -5
Conflict (1945)
Humphrey Bogart,Alexis Smith,Sidney Greenstreet,Rose Hobart
D-Curtis Bernhardt
Richard Mason (Bogart) is a hen-pecked husband secretly in love with his wife's younger sister Evelyn (Smith). Siezing an opportunity,he arranges a fatal car crash, killing his wife.He then begins to play up to Evelyn.But things in his dead wife's possession at the time of her death begin to reappear in his house.The scent of her perfume,phone calls possibly from his dead wife,letters in his dead wife's handwriting.Is Bogie going mad?
I haven't seen this in years and forgot how good a suspenser it was.Watching Bogie getting freaked out by reminders of his dead wife and slowly doubt his sanity recalls his delusions in the classic The Caine Mutiny.Sidney Greenstreet plays a psychiatrist and friend to Bogie who pontificates on the danger of untreated anxieties.On top of the filing cabinet in the investigating detective's office is the one and only stature of the Maltese Falcon.Good touch.Joan Crawford turned down the role as Bogie's wife,claiming Crawford never dies in the early part of a movie.
One of Bogies best amongst his lesser known films.9 of 10 stars
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Post by Hoosier X on Jun 4, 2014 23:44:36 GMT -5
Conflict (1945)
Humphrey Bogart,Alexis Smith,Sidney Greenstreet,Rose Hobart
D-Curtis Bernhardt
Richard Mason (Bogart) is a hen-pecked husband secretly in love with his wife's younger sister Evelyn (Smith). Siezing an opportunity,he arranges a fatal car crash, killing his wife.He then begins to play up to Evelyn.But things in his dead wife's possession at the time of her death begin to reappear in his house.The scent of her perfume,phone calls possibly from his dead wife,letters in his dead wife's handwriting.Is Bogie going mad? I haven't seen this in years and forgot how good a suspenser it was.Watching Bogie getting freaked out by reminders of his dead wife and slowly doubt his sanity recalls his delusions in the classic The Caine Mutiny.Sidney Greenstreet plays a psychiatrist and friend to Bogie who pontificates on the danger of untreated anxieties.On top of the filing cabinet in the investigating detective's office is the one and only stature of the Maltese Falcon.Good touch.Joan Crawford turned down the role as Bogie's wife,claiming Crawford never dies in the early part of a movie. One of Bogies best amongst his lesser known films.9 of 10 stars I've seen so many Bogart films, sometimes I think there can't be any good ones left. Then I'll see something like "You Can't Get Away with Murder" or "Stand-In" or "Dead Reckoning" or "The Black Legion" and I think it may go on forever.
I've never seen Conflict but it sounds like something I need to see.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jun 5, 2014 3:43:17 GMT -5
Across The Pacific (1942)
Humphrey Bogart,Sidney Greenstreet,Mary Astor,Victor Sen Young
D-John Huston
Rick Leland (Bogart) is court-marshaled out of the army,rejected by Canada and boards a Japanese ship for the Philipines in late 1941. But has Leland really been booted out, or is there some other motive for his getting close to fellow passenger Doctor Lorenz (Greenstreet)? And is fellow traveller Alberta Marlow (Astor) a loyal American or not?
Everyone seems to be warming up for the next movie which would be Casablanca. Peter Lorre should have been here as well.You get to know fairly early that Bogart's no traitor,just made to look like one in order to spy on Japanese sympathisers like Greenstreet.I never saw the appeal for Mary Astor, a good actress but always came off too snooty to me to be a convincing romantic lead.The film blends in some light humor in the beginning before its action finale.This film was to be about a plan of attack against Pearl Harbor,but the actual attack made them change the plot to a plan of sabotage against the Panama Canal.So in the film ,they never actually reach the Pacific.
Loads of great co-stars.Bogart is court-marshalled by Superman's Perry White (John Hamilton).My old friend from the Charlie Chan films,Victor Sen Young,is here as well.Keye Luke and Richard Loo report for duty.Dobie Gillis' father Frankie Faylen plays a sidewalk vendor
Decent early war patriotic piece. 6 of 10 stars
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Post by DubipR on Jun 5, 2014 7:58:34 GMT -5
Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
Clint Eastwood,Sondra Locke,Geoffrey Lewis,Beverly D'Angelo,Ruth Gordon
D-James Fargo
Philo Beddoe (Eastwood)is an easy-going trucker and a great bare knuckle fist-fighter. With two friends - Orville (Lewis), who promotes prize-fights for him, and Clyde, the orangutan - he roams the San Fernando valley looking for his lost love,country singer Lynn-Halsey Taylor (Locke). Meanwhile a pissed-off motorcycle gang and a revenge-driven sheriff are out to get Philo. After almost 2 decades of western,war,and detective action films,Clint Eastwood believed it was time for a change . A script written for Burt Reynolds fell into his lap and over studio objections he decided to show his country good ole' boy side.The movie was aided by appearences and songs by Charlie Rich,Mel Tillis and Eddie Rabbitt. I saw this when it was released and liked it despite my anti-country prejudice.Watching it again,I like it more than ever. It's just out-and-out fun.Eastwood is in top form with his fists and his scowl.Ruth Gordon steals her scenes as Eastwood's foul-mouthed mom. Clyde the Orangutan deserves an oscar in the best supporting animal category.I forgot how cute the young Beverly D'Angelo was. Superman was the #1 box office hit for 1978.This was #2 and Clint's biggest movie ever.Shows you how smart the studios can be. 8 of 10 stars One of my all time favorite Clint films. Along with its sequel and Smokey & the Bandit, its the best White Trash Trilogy you'll ever watch. Any Which Way You Can (1980)
Clint Eastwood,Sondra Locke,Geoffrey Lewis,William Smith,Harry Guardino,Ruth Gordon
D-Buddy Van Horn
Philo Beddoe (Eastwood) intends to retire from bare knuckle fighting but the Mafia wants one more match against their champ Jack Wilson (Smith). Meanwhile Philo reunites with Lynn (Locke),the biker gang is still looking for Philo and Clyde the Orangutan gets a girlfriend After the huge box office for the previous film,a sequel was a no-brainer.Again a big hit ,doing 75% of the previous movie.And its about 75% as good,decent but not quite at Every Which Way But Loose's standard.The big difference is they took Sondra Locke's character-an independant,femme fatale and just made her into a typical damsel-in-distress.The original Clyde had to be replaced since he was older and a bit more dangerous.The new Clyde was found dead from a brain hemmorhage 2 weeks after the movie wrapped.Musical guest stars included Fats Domino and Glen CampbellBut as a sequel,bits would get repeated.The Black Widow biker gang do the same shtick,just a bit more sillier.A shame Beverly D'Angelo didn't return since I like her more than Sondra Locke. Anne (Throw Mama From The Train) Ramsey makes an appearance.Ruth Gordon is always wonderfully cantancerous.The final battle between Philo and Jack Wilson is good,going on for about 10 minutes Eastwood must have thought the country-boy movie roles was now the way to go. However,his next film, Bronco Billy flopped.And probably it was forunate that no more Philo Beddoe films were made. 6 and 1/2 stars of 10 The world famous Palomino was one of the best places to see music in Los Angeles. While a majority of the music was country, every now and then you'd have bands like the Blasters and the Clash play a night there. I used to live down the street from the Palomino before they closed their doors, but the last month of shows there was a who's-who of country, rock, bluegrass, and blues.
You have excellent taste in films, Ish.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jun 5, 2014 11:24:07 GMT -5
Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
Clint Eastwood,Sondra Locke,Geoffrey Lewis,Beverly D'Angelo,Ruth Gordon
D-James Fargo
Any Which Way You Can (1980)
Clint Eastwood,Sondra Locke,Geoffrey Lewis,William Smith,Harry Guardino,Ruth Gordon
D-Buddy Van Horn
You have excellent taste in films, Ish.
Thanks DubipR. However I have a movie coming up real soon that might challenge that statement |
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Post by Hoosier X on Jun 5, 2014 12:52:32 GMT -5
You have excellent taste in films, Ish.
Thanks DubipR. However I have a movie coming up real soon that might challenge that statement I can hardly wait!
I watched Blackfish a few days ago, a rather recent documentary about killer whales in captivity. Pretty chilling really. I was against keeping whales and dolphins in captivity before I saw it but Blackfish just solidifies my thoughts on the subject.
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Post by gothos on Jun 5, 2014 16:48:31 GMT -5
I don't remember Beverley D'Angelo in Any Which Way but Loose, but then I suppose I wouldn't have heard of her until a few years later in the Chevy Chase Vacation movies - what was her role? Was she just a kid at the time? I saw the sequel, Any Which Way You Can, before I saw the first one, so it won't be surprising that I think of them as a little closer in quality than Ish does. I always thought the guy actor who played Clint's opponent should have gone on to be a star himself. He had a bit of a Charles Bronson look to him and could have been a good 80s action star, IMO. Beverly D'Angelo's character Echo,was featured in the 2nd half of Every Which Way But Loose after the Sandra Locke character ran away from Philo Beddoe.She hooked up with Philo's friend Orville and joined them on their search.At the first hint of trouble she pulled out her gun from her purse. When the biker gang surrounded Philo,she hopped into a big truck,crushed the bikes and rescued the guys.She was feisty,she was cute,she was not Clint Eastwood's Yoko Ono. And yes,William Smith had that weathered.leather-face Bronson look Of course Beverly d'Angelo couldn't be Eastwood's Yoko. That job was already taken at the time by Sondra Locke.  |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jun 5, 2014 20:57:36 GMT -5
Birds Do It (1966)
Soupy Sales,Tab Hunter,Arthur O'Connell,Edward Andrews,Doris Dowling,Beverly Adams,Louis Quinn,Frank Nastasi,Judy The Chimp
D-Andrew Marton
Melvyn Byrd,through a scientific experiment gone wrong,is negatively ionized causing him to fly without control. Soupy Sales is the man.As a kid,I raced home during lunchbreak from school to catch The Soupy Sales TV Show with his hand puppet pals Pookie and Black Tooth.Soupy then scored a major hit record with The Mouse.What better time would it be then to have him star in his own movie as well.What do birds do?They poop on your head and so did the writers of this epic piece of cinema.When you have both Tab Hunter and Judy the Chimp share the billing with Soupy,you are in for a treat The movie opens up with several attempts on Soupy's life by assassins.Soupy arrives at a military installation headed by a General (Andrews) and a chief Scientist (O'Connell).Its explained that America's space program has had a series of accidents due to dust in the system.Thats were Soupy comes in.He's recognized as the top janitor in the USA.Why assassins keep trying to kill Soupy is beyond me. Then like Bruce Banner,Soupy gets exposed accidently to ion rays and takes off.The only way to stay on the ground is to carry something heavy.So for the rest of the film,he's lugging around a tire,a huge flower pot or he's flying around in the sky.Cameos of Groucho Marx and Dean Martin looking up at him and shaking their heads. There's a "wild" teenager party where the kids dance to the original rock song "Birds Do It".Judy the Chimp shows the most intelligence amongst the cast.Soupy mugs for 30 straight minutes at the end of the movie floating around,doing somersaults and going up and down.assassins are chasing him,the government scientists are chasing him,the general's daughter is chasing him,Tab Hunter is chasing him.But not Judy the Chimp-she's the smart one Well there you go.I had to buy the DVD-R via Columbia Pictures burn on demand service.It is unavailable on the 'net.And that might be a good thing too.I'm not going to rate this.I can't do it to my childhood idol.RIP Soupy  
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jun 6, 2014 2:02:35 GMT -5
Cry Terror! (1958)
James Mason,Rod Steiger,Ingrid Stevens,Jack Klugman,Angie Dickinson,Neville Brand
D-Andrew L Stone
Jim Molner (Mason),his wife Joan (Stevens) and their little daughter are held hostage by Paul Hoplin (Steiger) and his gang as they extort a half million dollars from an airline company by planting bombs on planes.
Very good thriller filmed in New York City. Interesting on how the FBI combats terrorism via airplanes over 50 years ago.Steiger always has a knack playing slimey despicable villians as he uses an innocent family as patsies to pull off his extortion scene.I didn't recognize Angie Dickinson in the dark hair.Jack Klugman was a good villian as well.But the best was Neville Brand as a benzedrine addicted junkie ready to rape Inger Stevens.Intelligent police procedural as the FBI race against the clock. Good finale in the subway tunnels of New York
A tension filled 90 minute film. 8 of 10 stars
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