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Waiting For Guffman The town of Blaine wants to mark its anniversary, so hire a chap to stage a musical retelling of the town's history. Whilst this isn't a patch on Best In Show and the like, I found myself laughing LF regardless. Guest yet again just inhabits the character he creates. Only gripes being Parker Posey was too old to play that part ahem and the last act could have been better paced IMHO. For all this, one I will revisit.
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Den of Thieves (2018) Gerard Butler stars as the head of an elite police crime squad (Think Vic Mackie and co in tv's The Shield) on the trail of a successful bank job gand who plan to hold up L.A.'s federal reserve. A very gritty crime drama which is at times reminiscent of Michael Mann's nineties classic Heat. Although Den of Thieves isn't as good - We don't get De Niro and Pacino for a start although Butler who put on a lot of weight for his role is very good - it still remains a well made and highly enjoyable thriller with a terrific action sequence. That action set piece takes place on what's known as the Alameda Corridor, a freeway running from Downtown L.A. to the port of Los Angeles, and is basically a huge shoot out in between the jammed up cars on the freeway. It's brilliantly filmed and visually stunning and yes, the best street shoot em' up since Mann's Heat. For anyone who likes cityscapes there is some gorgeous aerial photography of Los Angeles. |
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I watched this then ... The World Of Liberace (1972, Tony Palmer) Enter a different dimension. Essentially a puff piece, so we get guided tours around the tinkler's various abodes and even get some cooking tips. And not one mention of semen or such like Intercut with concert footage where that dazzling smile never slips ... which reminded me of of his turn as Chandell on the Batman series somehow An oddity, if a slightly repetitive one ahem.
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Crash Of The Moons. 1954. Cruising the galaxy Space ranger Rocky along with Vera and 10 year old Bobby protect the earth. This wasn't to be released as a feature film but three episodes edited to make it into a film based on the T.V. series Rocky Jones Space Ranger. I have never seen this show in a long time but remembered it being a bit outdated and when it becomes a bit serious always had a giggle as it did seem daft and cheesy, this is like a Science-fiction western in space that does actually work, I don't know if it was ahead of it's time but certainly enjoyable to pass the time. MV5BNjkzNTk2MzIwNF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNzczNDg5._V1_.jpg
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Door Into Silence. 1992. Melvin attends his father's funeral and meets a strange woman, he intends to drive home and gets caught up in a supernatural whim involving a hearse and a lorry. This was different from Fulci's previous work, there is no blood splatter or guts getting ripped or cut out so if you want to see that watch his other films. It does focus on a lot of suspense and tension combined with a weird ending. John Savage plays Melvin who seems to hit a nerve with a hearse and a cat and mouse game starts. The does remind me of Duel but this is more horror than what Spielberg put in to his film,this was enjoyable. Was this Fulci's last film he made or was there another one after it before he passed away?? 33360-door-into-silence-0-230-0-345-crop.jpg
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Just Before Dawn. Five youngsters head up to the mountains for a camping trip... stop me if you've heard this one before. It's all fun and games until the local inbred maniac comes out with a machete. This early 80s slasher horror is nicely atmospheric, but takes a while to get going, though I did like the midpoint twist (which actually made me gasp) and the heroine's rather...er... novel way of dispatching the killer at the end.
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