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Reviews
Presumed Innocent (1990)
Slow!
Presumed Innocent was so slow I am actually surprised a series was made about the lame movie! There was a strong start of a murder with Ford being the suspect. Started out as an interesting murder mystery. Some would assume a character driven movie. Presumed Innocent was not a gripping or thrilling, but de evolves into a self loathing character facing a mid life crisis with a lawyer who snaped after a younger lawyer hustle and played the mark. Presumed Innocent was not a slow burn movie, but more of a slow character death! Hard to feel for a cheater and the player victim! Presumed Innocent maybe made too well; I call Presumed Innocent a hard too watch soul crushing film . Maybe the series will be better. 3 stars.
The Watchers (2024)
Watched The Watchers for the bird
I would not have watched The Watchers but my wife love parrots. A golden conure was in the add, so we had to go! That guy from The Happening usually makes movies with great concept but fails as a story. This was a little bit better! Well The Watchers was an adaptation of a novel. Feels more like one of those B B C tv movies. In the woods watching, with concepts of rules and rituals makes for a long winded game of dugon and dragons. I saw the plot twist coming, which was when the Watchers picked up. A little too fantasy and too little horror. Less a scare fest but more like a board game. Of course the parrot plays a pivotal role! Seen better. 4 stars out of ten.
Regarding Henry (1991)
Boring feel good filem
Regarding Henry has Ford playing another grouchy character. A tough lawyer. Well there was a shooting an a injured Henry started out interesting with a bang, but became another boring, feel good, old school movie of a week. The drama just starts to slow the story down and just gets slower, and even slower. Watchable but drags. What works: Ford has strong performances. The back up actors were okay. I believe Regarding Henry tried to shoot for another family drama like Tom tom Cruise's Rain Man but falls way short. Regarding Henry misses the sizzle and fast pace of Rain Man, and just become another run of the mill movies. 4 to 6 stars depending on what you watch this forgettable film.
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
mmmm just okay!
Clear and Present Danger was mmmm just okay! Would I buy the D V D or V H S (back when it was out) no. Would I V O D Clear and Present Danger? No! Watch Clear and Present Danger while channel surfing? Yes. Not a great movie but watchable. When I went for date night, back in 64, I found what worked for Clear and Present Danger: A list actors Ford was solid actor as always. The supporting cast was exciting and dynamic. What did not work: Story was okay but formulated Hollywood scripts. Special forces, drug cartels, a super hot coast guard female captain, the double cross, and Jack Ryan running around to the rescue was stale. Just the same old mumble jumble of most 90's film. Watchable, but seen it done it before movie. 6 stars.
The Twilight Zone: Welcome to Winfield/Quarantine (1986)
Well kind of lame!
First one with the guy running away from death was lame. I know such was a humorous installment but lame humor. The actor was not as scary as death. No tension from Mr Death for comedy which misses the uneasy comic tension the episode espoused for The friendly small town characters were a little too much 2 d short flat characters. Needed a little more detail for comic laughs. Well the white car suit death on hold with the phone just feels flat with out a heavy into his episode. The second installment has a guy wake up to help a future world of psychics who can move time space and matter. Interesting but becomes slow with the soundings of a over peaceful hippie cult. The need of a guy who knows space weapons was a good twist. Leaves out the Truth if the metor was a ship could the character believe what was told for the deception about shooting it down. Is it a quarantine or prison the protagonist got awakened too? Installment just felt so wrong.
The Twilight Zone: Still Life/The Little People of Killany Woods/The Misfortune Cookie (1986)
Stupid, but entertaining!
Still Life/The Little People of Killany Woods/The Misfortune Cookie are Stupid, but entertaining! Still life has a guy who buy an old chest with a hidden camera. Seems these old chests are always bad in The Twilight Zone! Well, the developed film has an old expedition and the university prof tells about the exhibition were the locals believe the camera takes their souls and attacked. Well the twist was the natives were right and a surprise awaits the protagonist at home. So stupid but entertaining. The Little People of Killany Woods was a Irish tale of little green men a bully and a little drunk guy who no one believe about the green men. Everything about the little people from cast, sets and story feels like a Irish yarn; except for the space aliens. Twice as stupid, but even more entertaining. The Misfortune Cookie has Elliot Gould looking like a 40's villain food critic that destroys restaurants and Gould gets cookies messages that turn out true. All I can say was the cookies are demented, revengeful with a Twisted memorable ending. Gould shines in a memorable 80's Twilight Zone. 7 or 8 stars but fun too watch.
The Fugitive (1993)
Okay but dragged!
The Fugitive was okay but dragged! What worked: Ford and Jones are great actors. I never would write that either actor never had their A game on for a major picture. The famous First Blood style Rambo water fall style jump was great. The start with the murder was fast paced. What did not work: Some of the characters were a little too P C (woke is the rename) which added story drag and less gritty characters. Not gritty enough, but Jones added girt for the F B I role. The Fugitives was a little too Hollywood with cliche, and formulated plot twists. But hey the movie was based off a T V show which was full of T V cliche and plot twists. Well directed but the above mention made the story dragged. 6 stars.
The Twilight Zone: Night of the Meek/But Can She Type?/The Star (1985)
The x mass zones!
Night of the Meek/But Can She Type?/The Star. Night of the Meek has a story of a drunk Santa who was burned out by the neighborhoods' poverty. Very old school twilight zone style Santa got fired but the gift bag just keeps giving. The store manager believes Santa took the stores goods, but all was tied up in a nice T W Z ending. The x mass story keeps me watching, with such memorable characters. But Can She Type was a weird story. An abused secretary was abused by her boss was put into a alternative universe of secretaries being treated like rock stars. So strange I could not stop watching But Can She Type. Memorable. The Star has a Priest and a Atheist debate the Birth of Christ with a star explosion in the galactic future. There a memorable twist. Good X mass stories. 7 stars.
Night Gallery: The Doll of Death (1973)
Evil for evil
The Doll of Death was Evil for evil story. A young bride runs off with a carefree man. I guess non age appropriate older rich guy did not see the tragic weddinging disaster coming . Let her go, better she leaves before the marriage than after. A heart broken country song style broken hearted theme hits the Gallery! Well being the Night Gallery, black arts and no common sense collide! The stakes get higher when the colonial times rich old guy gets a voodoo doll and take revenge out on the eloper guy. Yeah that will win her back?! Nope a bad backfire plan. Second act has a woman's scorn with dueling voodoo dolls. The Doll of Death turns into the Springer show! A cruel display of retched humanity of two hurting characters. A hard to story of depravity. 7 stars.
Night Gallery: She'll Be Company for You (1972)
Spock could not save this one
She'll Be Company for You has Star Treck's Spock portraying a rich guy who's wife died. Ignored and abused dead wife's friend friend drops of a cursed cat which becomes part of a sinister plan. Directed well and acted, but lacking in script. I liked the ringing's and haunted amiss as the haunted unravels. What was entertaining was watching the cat morphed into a bigger one. Watching the protagonist slowly being driven mad was choppy in spots and could of had a story rewrite. A revenge episode of a self absorbed, cheater getting pay back for beyond the grave made me not mind the episode. Regrettably, Spock could not save the choppy script, but still enjoyable to watch. 6 stars.
Night Gallery: Finnegan's Flight (1972)
So dumb it's beyond stupid!
Finnegan's Flight was so dumb it's beyond stupid! Finnegan ( Micky from Rocky) was a life long felon who can not take incarceration anymore. Finnegan's Flight starts out interesting with a story development of hypnosis helping Finnegan's incarceration. Finnegan has the ability to take hypnosis to a higher level of making the subconscious into reality. Starts out find but becomes silly. Good acting, directing etc, but regrettably no hypnosis can not do this. All the way down to the memorable stupid ending. The prison explodes threw hypnosis. Blanking type stupid. I remembered the ending for the wrong reasons. 3 stars.
Night Gallery: The Other Way Out (1972)
Not bad, but a repeater!
The Other Way Out was not bad, but a repeater! If you saw the other revenge motive Night Gallery episodes we got dejavu. The Other Way Out was easy to figure out. Starts out strong a desperate guy on the road involved in black mail. Very, Rod Serling the desperate guy story angle. Good casting, and strong acting, but part way threw one see the sinister revenge plot. A man with a plan, which was underestimated was the plot twist. Reminds me of the plot in every 80's horror revenge story. The wrath of the wronged. A twisted ending which fits the twisted late 70's to 80's revenge horror genre. Not bad, but repeat of a repeat. 5 stars.
Night Gallery: You Can Come Up Now, Mrs. Millikan/Smile, Please (1972)
Did not mind it!
You Can Come Up Now, Mrs. Millikan I did not mind it! Ozzie plays a crazy science guy in a 50's fashion of a family sit com. I did not mind it, but morbid for 50's wholesome T. V. Someone dumb enough to do such a stupidly is believable in todays world. Less bizzarro now then 50 years ago. The ending saves the installment. Twisted, in a funny way! Smile Please was just another stupid comic stick. The viewer could see the sight gags which are old. I had a feeling about the jump scare twist ending. So bad actually I found the ending memorable. Both installments are lame, but the saving power was the twisted plot twists. 6 stars.
The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024)
Better then the original!
The original was a great horror concept! Being isolated in the middle of no where with home invaders, but the film dragged in spots. Chapter 1 copies and builds on the original. Chapter 1 compared to the original, which had none, started with character, and environmental story development. A off the road town called Venus in Orgon that had a mysterious murder, a nice couple with character faults of being too meek, and a strange town which does not like outsiders builds a environment of creepiness. Questions was the car deliberately sabotaged? Was the air B & B a set up by the waitress? When the body was found was that the first test run? Why was the hotel closed? Un like the original I actually feel for the victims, and have an un easy feel for the town of Venus which the cabin was located by. Don't even stop for gas there type of town! The added environmental, and character development create a tone and rhythm for a slow burn horror movie. I felt something bad will happen, but what was going happen? Just a matter of when more than if? The following is Tamera here etc had more effective then the original. Chapter 1 had modern up dates, a few different spins, and changes which make the film chapter 1 and improved update. I bet the waitress was one of the strangers? 7 or 8 stars. Believable horror movie which was actually scarry! ( No need for effect or C G I here.)
Night Gallery: The Ring with the Red Velvet Ropes (1972)
I did not mind this one!
The Ring with the Red Velvet Ropes, I did not mind this one, but I should have! Basically, Rod Serling refurbished the episode A Game of Pool for a Night Gallery version. Even if I get the story and a fine story on re run of an old Twilight Zone Serling can do it just as sweet. What makes The Ring with the Red Velvet Ropes was the casting: Chuck Connors does a Chuck Norris tough guy boxers role perfectly right down to the knock out punch. Joan Van Ark seduces the pants of Connors as the diva which adds some hot sauce which the Game of Pool did not have. The supporting character are believable and set the tone for the big match. The boxing match was chorography perfectly. A memorable episode 7 stars.
Night Gallery: Rare Objects (1972)
Starts out strong!
Rare Objects starts out strong! Strong acting by Micky, with old school mob set up at the bar. The episodes back ground developmental storyline creates the feel of grit/desperation of gangster who's about to be rubbed out! There was a way out for the aging gangster, but at a price. The plot device of what way out keeps the viewer guessing, and glued to the t v screen. Then I remembered watching the ending of this episode years before, while in high school watching a rerun from an independent t v station form North Dakota. OOO that ending! In true old School, old Twilight Zone, Rod Serling lame plot twist ending fashion. The gangster will be part of a Zoo for this rich dude. Memorable but lame. Good enough to be remember, but so lame I remember the episode because of lame ending. 6 stars.
Night Gallery: The Girl with the Hungry Eyes (1972)
One of my favorites!
The Girl with the Hungry Eyes is one of my favorites! The old black widow, the siren story of beauty luring a man to his own death/destruction. A good story of the siren tragedy executed with great acting, and directing. A model makes a photographer a star as a sole represents the woman no man can resist. The still shots, and interactions makes the model a mix of beauty and charm, which puts any man into lustful desire with the siren's sinister plan. The special effects were okay, the script was predictable, but the casting and directing put The Girl with the Hungry Eyes into a memorable classic.
Night Gallery: The Caterpillar/Little Girl Lost (1972)
A true classic!
The Caterpillar feels more like a short story than a T V episode. Set in Colonial times, with the old story of the worm that eats your brain threw the ear. The worst part was the stories without effects which make the viewers imagination run wild. What a plot twist about tables being turned was great. Caterpillar was creepy, keeps the viewers attention, and has few solid plot twists with a memorable ending. I give this nine stars. Little Girl Lost has a bad government story line with very scary characters. A unbalance scientist and no scruples handlers push (cold war story line) for the ultimate weapon. Strong points was the scientist acting, or really crazy sub story? The weak points are too dragged out parts with the daughter and too much dialogue of character development creates a predictable ending; but a memorable social commentary for the ending. Still, Little Girl Lost was good installment 7 stars. 8 stars for the final episode.
Night Gallery: The Waiting Room/Last Rites for a Dead Druid (1972)
Strong installments.
Strong installments. Classic Rob Serling what works with the waiting room was gunslingers waiting for one of their own. Each plays pokers, drinks and awaits a bad fait. Reminds me of the older Twilight Zones. What works was the stories each small arch character awaits to replay. I got the ending who the guy saw hanging in a dirty Western town. Last Rites was a scary story like the Shinning as Bill was slowly turning mad. Wondered if the wife knew? Bill, B should of turned into the Hulk to help this one out! LOL I found the ending a good twist. I remembered see this way back as a kid. Then ending has a early 70's evil twist. 8 stars.
Night Gallery: Green Fingers/The Funeral/The Tune in Dan's Cafe (1972)
Well okay
The Green thumb one was interesting. The developer wants and old lady to die and hires a hitman. Green thumb interested the viewer with the build up, but the ending was about a predictable as burgers at Mc Donald's. 5 stars. The Funeral has an arrangement of old school, black and white, horror movie character meet for a Vampires funeral. Funny and stupid in an entertaining way! Amusing enough I give the comic installment 6 stars. The Tune in Dan's Cafe had the late 60's early 70's style repeating of filming events. Artistic, installment but annoying too watching a film loop playing with a skipping jukebox. Memorable in an annoying way. When will this skipping end? Maybe, that was the point! I give Dan's Cafe a five for lousy food and worse service. In all I give this episode 5 stars.
Puppets Who Kill (2002)
So stupid it's Hilarious!
Puppets Who Kill was so stupid it's Hilarious! I have a feeling a bunch of drunk guys who were bowling together came up with such dark humor. The idea of a half way house for puppet who kill was great. The half way house guy the serious guy was great. The rough Roco puppet was silly, but the sport jacket psycho puppet was just hilarious. What work was the outrageous lines the puppets would say. Puppets with guns, stolen cars, the rabbit episode was so ridiculously stupid was a should I laugh at this humor moment which burns into your memory. Demented humor which stick with you like someone farting in a elevator. 7 stars.
The Twilight Zone: The Beacon/One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty (1985)
great episodes, but epic ending failure on both installments.
The Beacon/One Life, Furnished in Early are great episodes, but epic ending failure on both installments. Saw the plot twists a mile away. I will use a hockey analogy; The Beacon/One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty was like a player doing great stick work on a break away and misses the open net. The Beacon starts out interesting with a lost doctor stuck in a strange fishing village. Great lighting, sets, and casting. Stand out acting by B actor Martin Landau as the fanatic cult leader. Regrettably, The Beacon follows the Wickerman story closely to the dreaded ending. One too many time use of the surprise plot twist ending. One Life was a story about and angry man who's self discovery on a strange day of going back home and meeting his younger self. A misunderstood, kid who's dad did not know how to talk too. Close to real life material. The twist of his future self created the anger boy caught the surprise early. Yeah... Yeah saw the social message with the ending of in some way you create yourself and letting go of the past. The cab driver at the end I get it not worth it I liked that part. 7 stars. Strong stories, but the endings. Yikes 7 stars.
The Fall Guy (2024)
So bad it's great!
The Fall Guy the movie, not the show, was So bad it's great! The old T V shows to big budget movies need that right mixture which make the film close enough to the old show, but different enough to stand out as new, which creates entertainment. The Fall Guy series made episodes thin on plot, plot holes, silly scenarios all for an excuse of having incredible stunts. Some episode were better then others. The Mad Comic version, which I own, had a skit about the series with Colt jumping over a plane with the famous truck truck then chasing the bail jumpers threw a shopping mall to hilarious show the weekly series silliness! The Fall Guy was the 80's stunt show competing against the Dukes of Hazards competing for the all those 14 year old audience of teenagers . 2024 series got the formula right. A thine on script excuses for stunts movie like a the old T V series. What worked: The Stunts. Silliness of the characters with some seriousness. A poke at Hollywood. The Romantic side of Colt mixed with the thumbs up macho character. What did not work: Well you really have to turn your brain of with this one. Missing the Howie and Jodi side characters; well maybe for part 2. Turn your brain off a laugh film. Like Colt I give this film a thumbs up 7 stars.
Night Gallery: Pilot (1969)
Strong pilot!
Strong pilot with all good stories right out the film can. The greedy nephew kills his rich uncle and there was paintings to project revenge from the grave. A mix of film and paintings makes for a surreal episode with a twist ending. The women who want to see was a episode of ruthlessness and a twist were the rich women gets to see during a black out. Spielberg brings out creative insights with a violent twists. Nazi war criminal which mixes what the character evil was. There was a mix of photos of fishing with special effects and the good mix of film and art. I like the collage of art and film which make for a great ending twist. One of the strongest installments 9 stars.
Night Gallery: Pickman's Model/The Dear Departed/An Act of Chivalry (1971)
Okay!
Okay! Or jut okay! Pickman's model had a bit of mystery. Directed and acted like a well done romance novel. Well the ending was a bit predictable, but still watchable. The Dear Departed had a con show with a love triangle. The build up and story line was okay. I found the conclusion lame. All build up and a big fissile. An Act of Chivalry was a lame attempt at humor. Sight gag humor. Funny but lame. I give Pickman a seven, Departed a four started out strong, but ended lame. Chivalry a three. In my calculus I give this installment a six out of ten stars. Watch the Pickman's Model/The Dear Departed/An Act of Chivalry one time only.