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The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958)
"Anyone who's got 10 cents in his pocket aught to make out a will.Just in case you don't have a dime."
SOME QUOTES FROM MEMORY: Griffin - "Say - do you know what I heard in the Kitchen? Sidell died, about an hour ago." Dan- "Oh. Find out what it was?" Griffin - "Something he ate. Anybody that gobbles food down the way he done, they never know what they're shoveling down their gullets until it's too late!" Dan - "Oh." Griffin - "Sad ain't it!" Later before Griffin leaves jail. Hardy - "Ames" Ames - "Mister Ames!" Hardy - "Mister Ames." Ames - "Next time you wanna know something, be respectful." Hardy - "Ames! Ames! Oh when I break out of here the first thing I'm going to do is get that Ames and beat him down!" Griffin - "You know Sadman. You don't sound like the same fellow that came in here six weeks ago!" Hardy - "I'm not!" Griffin - "I'd love to stay here with you but I've got a living to make. You know they're paying a lot of money for Indian scalps!" Hardy - "You ever collected many, huh?" Griffin - "Lots of them since I came out west, sometimes more than even just a scalp!" Hardy - "Like a whole girl eh, like you had before." Griffin - "Yea. All in one piece! You know I wish I could do you a favor Sadman. I wish I could bring one in here to keep you company." Hardy - "There's only one woman I wanna see. See her in the flesh. Real! As I see here in my head all the day and all of the night. Ten years! Ten years wasn't going to mean a thing to me! Only one month since I've been here, I'm likely to go loco worried about her not knowing whether she's had the baby. Not knowing whether they're taking car of her not knowing
" Griffin butting in sarcastically - "Don't upset yourself Sadman. Why, you might as well get used to the idea that this, this wife of yours has, has moved in with some other guy. Because that's what she is going to do if she hasn't done it already!" Hardy - "I love her!" Griffin - "She's no princess!" Big punch up occurs. Ames - "Oh let him go! Let him go, back off. That's no way to say Goodbye!" Hardy - "Don't know what got into me." Griffin (panting) - "Feel the same way myself sometimes! You know Sadman, if there is anything I can do to make you rest easier I'll go out of my way to do it!" Dan - "No Thanks, I'll manage." Ames - "Oh Hardy about the mail, they tell me all the stamps in Washington got burnt up! Ain't going to be no mail, never again, too bad eh, shove it over! Come on Griffin." Griffin finishing up - "I'll be with you in a minute sir." I'd like to leave you something to remember me by.You know that little animal of mine? (glass horse), gave me lots of pleasure." Dan - "If it would make you feel any better leave it!" Griffin - "I would of liked to but I can't." Dan -"Why not?" Griffin - "Sidell, he ate it! Ha haw ha ha haw haw." END SCENE. After Dan breaks out of jail and goes to Griffin's house: Griffin -" May there's someone out there, who do you think it is?" May - "I don't hear nothing." May -"Nobody!" (Loud Knocking) Griffin - "You'd better learn to believe me Little Miss May! Open the door." Dan enters house. Griffin - "Well if it isn't my old friend huh!" Dan - "Hello Griffin I broke out." Griffin - "Good, good, never thought you had it in you. Come on sit down Sadman. Sit down! Little Miss May I got myself a guest. How about a bottle and two glasses huh? There you are. Drink up Sadman.Drink up." Dan - "Tastes funny after so long." Griffin - "You'll get used to it again." So you broke out of old Fort Smith did ya? Kill anyone doing it?" Dan - "No. But I gave Ames something to remember though!" Griffin - "Yea I bet you did. You're good at that Sadman!" What are you going to do now Sadman? See my wife. When are you planning on seeing her? I don't know they'll be watching my place all the time, waiting for me to come and get her. I wouldn't worry about them watching your place Sadman. Why not? Well they'll be using all the men they can get for couple a Emmett and Dyer. Somebody kill Emmett and Dyer? Yeah. They was bush-whacked and the horses ran off with a wagon-load of prisoners. They must have been a mighty sore tailed crowd, the horses hightailed it all the way back to Fort Smith! That's a long haul, a long haul! Yeah I know I just made it. Yeah you look kinda tired Sadman. I think you'll be needing some sleep. Come on I'll show you where to lie down huh. Here you are! Just throw yourself down eh, don't even bother to take your boots off! Lie down lie down go on. I'll be seeing you in the morning Sadman, I got some things to do. Goodnight! (Griffin closes the door.) May, May! What are you doing in the shed?" May - I was just cleaning up that's all." Griffin - My old friend's using the bedroom if you wanna sleep do it out here." May - "What if he wakes up and wants something?" Griffin - "If you can't hear him he won't get it will he?" END SCENE. After Dan's wife storms out: Griffin - "There she goes! And here she comes! Come over here Miss May. Pull up a chair, sit right with us huh, right next to me come on! Now we can all have some fun." Dan - "Had a tumble Mam?" Griffin - "Little Miss May - fell off a horse, tut tut!"
The Frisco Kid (1979)
Gene Wilder - excellent
This is an excellent film and Gene Wilder, William Smith and Harrison Ford are great. Gene Wilder is always great, in films like Young Frankenstein, The Producers and Blazing Saddles, he shines. He must have had the "X Factor" some people talk about. A sign of a good film is when you watch it lots of times and never seem to tire of it. This may be because of the good acting, good story (human interest) or charismatic actors and this film contains all these qualities. This film proves that over the top special effects and continuous roller-coaster action are not necessarily required for an enjoyable and memorable film. Robert Aldrich was a good director and although he didn't make a lot of films, most of them like "Flight of the Phoenix" were interesting and memorable. This film is worth owning on DVD.
I, Robot (2004)
The Human Interest factor is a must!
Since the discovery of the new toy called CGI special effects most films using this technique tend to it make the star of the film. This film is no exception. The storyline could have centered a lot more on the robots rather than Will Smith's character. I was expecting a good story about robots trying to be human for example.10/10 for the special effects and futuristic concepts. As usual they are getting better and better, and the architecture and car designs were great.
I think that the story should always be the star with actors and special effects 2nd. and 5th place respectively. This film has no heart or soul, although technically great, I found it irrelevant and boring and felt like I was playing one of those soul-less video games again. Pity, this could have been a great film.
The Saracen Blade (1954)
Excellent Movie of Epic Proportions
Forget about Rambo,James Bond Van Damme etc. this is a truly fascinating and high action film made before fancy special effects and stunt men.Ricardo does all his own stunt-work including deft sword fighting,fancy fist work and horsemanship skills.He also shows a tender side to the hero not unequalled by Olivier or even Bogart. The final sword-fight scene including the sudden death of the dastardly evil enemy "The Siniscolas Brothers" rivals the brilliant performance of Sir Lancalot's John Cleese.Unfortunately this film did not earn him an academy award and I recommend this film to lovers of fast action and Monty Python films.
La plus longue nuit du diable (1971)
All that lovely food in the kitchen,I wish I was there!
Carefully listen to the haunting theme throughout the film - it is almost exactly the same theme as GONE WITH THE WIND - with a slightly different tempo and a couple of extra notes to the ends! I love the scenes including the bus driver.He is very satisfying to watch as he shovels all that lovely gourmet food down his gullet, and those sausages in his suitcase are a scream. Very funny.The atmosphere in some of the rooms that the guests occupy for the night are not all that frightening despite their past history as told by the scary butler.One room with the window bricked in would have been particularly disturbing owing to the 1970's wallpaper.This film is definitely worth buying on DVD.