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December 13th Black Christmas (1974) A film i'm slowly warming to although i still don't think it the classic that many fans do. Bob Clark's film about the girls at a sorority house terrorized by a maniac, firstly through obscene phone calls and then murder. What's different about this proto slasher is that the killer is actually hiding in the attic so as well as establishing a tone and mood for the forthcoming slasher phenomenon it also sets a precedent for the lesser filmed hider in the house genre. Although the killer's identity is never determined we soon discover that they are in the sorority house which contributes immensely to the tension, however the films middle third veers away from the thrills to concentrate on sheriff John Saxon and his deputies searching the local area for what they believe is one of the madman's victims and there's a lot of comedy which detracts from the seriousness of the film itself. Olivia Hussey and Margot Kidder are excellent as sorority sisters and give what could be stereotypical final girls some much needed screen presence. / 5 |
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The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973) The second of Columbia Pictures three Sinbad films is a thoroughly entertaining affair with some stunning Dynarama stop motion from Ray Harryhausen in bringing the six armed statue of the Goddess Kali to sword wielding life. John Phillip Law is decent as Sinbad, whilst Tom Baker chews whole mountainsides as the sorcerer Koura, meanwhile Caroline Munro looks pretty but is devoid of acting talent. It's also fun seeing Martin Shaw in an earlyish role as Sinbad's right hand man, Rachid. Watching it on Indicator's beautiful Blu-ray in 2021 it's clear how much of an influence this film was on George Lucas and Steven Spielberg as so many ideas in it have been seen again in their Indiana Jones movies. |
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Spider-Man: No Way Home Following on from the previous Movie which sees Peter Parker deal with the aftermath of his identity being revealed. I've have stated previously that I was having Marvel fatigue but I really enjoyed this as it was a continuation of a story rather than a origin story like the previous 3 Marvel Movie releases (Black Widow, Shang-Chi & Eternals) SPOILER: |
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Withnail and I (1987) A glorious rites of passage tale about two out of luck (and booze) actors who decamp from London to a dilapidated cottage in the Lake District where they struggle to survive the weather, a local poacher, a rather randy bull and Withnail's lecherous Uncle Monty. As well as the superb Richard E Grant (Withnail) and Paul McGann (I), credit definitely where it's due to writer / director Bruce Robinson who based the film on his own exploits in sixties Camden Town. Arrow's Blu-ray is a massive improvement over their older dvd. The Italian Job (1969) Classic British crime caper in which Michael Caine and his band of cons steal a haul of gold bullion on the streets of Turin. Effortlessly watchable, endlessly quotable, charming, funny, featuring possibly the greatest car sequence in the history of cinema, certainly the greatest to feature Mini Cooper's. The Italian Job is a film that gets better with every sitting. Loved seeing it on Blu-ray for the first time. The high definition image gives those mountains glorious clarity. |
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You can almost FEEL the cold coming through your screen. In the sense of a traditional horror pic,I rate it as a seasonal classic. However,I MUCH prefer the tongue in cheek and sheer ourageousness of DON'T OPEN 'TILL CHRISTMAS and SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT.
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