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Las Vegas, 500 millones (1968)
good robbery type film, but dated.
***SPOILERS*** ***SPOILERS*** have not seen this movie in a while; it is rarely shown on television anymore. On television, the movie was called "They came to Rob Las Vegas." The movie is about a gang of thugs who rob an armored car while it is enroute between Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Nobody has ever successfully robbed an armored car from this company (Skorskys), so they have the reputation for being the best in their business. If a robbery attempt does occur, then the Skorsky cars defend itself with a projectile proof metal shade that drops down over the windshield and side windows; this protects the driver. The inside of the truck (where the money is kept) houses the other two security guards, who are protected by many inches of steel from the outside. In addition, a couple of remote control cameras are mounted on the exterior of the car; these allow the two guards a safe 360 degree view outside of their fortress. Unlike any closed circuit camera that I have ever seen before, these cameras also contain a machine gun that can be operated from inside the car. The idea is that the car can defend itself until police help arrives. The gang leader "Tony" is portrayed by actor Gary Lockwood (from 2001 A Space Odyssey). Veteran actor Lee J Cobb portrays "Mr. Skorsky, who is the CEO of Skorsky armored transport. Actress Elke Sommer portrays "Ann," who is Skorskys personal secretary and Tony's lover. Veteran actor Jack Palance portrays "Douglas," who is a federal agent investigating the robbery. Douglas believes that it was an inside job, but wrongly suspects that Mr. Skorsky is the insider of the robbery of his own truck.
The story goes as this: Tony gets inside information from Ann about the delivery schedules of the Skorsky cars; this includes the routes, time schedules, and the amount of loot being carried. Tony decides their target will be a car making a delivery route from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. The gang then prepares for the calculated robbery, which will take place on a lonely stretch of road out in the desert. The preparation also includes digging a very large hole in the sand. When the ambush takes place, the armored car puts up a heck of a fight, but Tony and his gang are able to disable the cars "machine-gun cameras" and overtake the driver up front. Since getting into the back of the car will take time, the gang slowly drive the truck (containing the other two guards inside of the back of the truck) off the road and into that big hole that they previously dug. The gang camouflages the hole by placing flooring over the top and covering the flooring with desert sand. When law enforcement finally arrives, there is no sign of the armored car or its three occupants. Law enforcement then start a massive search for the armored car, unaware that it is really hidden underground not far from where it was ambushed. Skorsky especially wants to find the car, especially since himself and his companies reputation is at stake. For Tony's gang , it becomes a race-against-time to grab the loot and escape before they are discovered. To say any more would spoil the ending.
The movie was good, but not the best. It is worth seeing at least once. The only thing annoying is that the sound is dubbed in English; the actors moving mouths are not exactly in sync with the audio. The movie is dated 60ish with its hairstyles, clothing and music soundtrack, but that is expected since it came out in the late 60's.
Pearl Harbor (2001)
YUK...ANOTHER OVERHYPED HOLLYWOOD FLIK.
YUK!!! This movie sucks! I can add it to my Hollywood over-hyped suck list
along with "Independence Day" and "Blair Witch Project." This movie bombed even without a Japanese zero in the sky. The movie is way over-hyped and bogus. It consists of a fictitious love story, which just happens to take place during a real historical event (Pearl Harbor). When I saw "Saving Private Ryan," the age of the people in the theater ranged from teenagers up to senior citizens. Some of the senior citizens were WW2 veterans, and proudly wearing their VFW hats. However, the age of the people in the theater for "Pearl Harbor" was more the teenage to college age crowd. Most of the young ladies in the theater only wanted to see the movie because of prince Ben (VOTE GORE
OOPS, I FORGOT TO VOTE MYSELF) Afflect, and didn't really seem to care about the actual historical event. Has-been Alec (I'M LEAVING FOR CANADA
.NOT
..LEAVING FOR CANADA
.NOT) Baldwin was another winner in this over-hyped flick. Of course, Tom Hanks (a real actor) has raised public awareness and $ for WW2 veterans as a result of his film. However, Alec Baldwin is still unpacking, and Ben Afflect is sitting in the drunk tank. If you want historical knowledge of the real attack on Pearl Harbor, then read a history book or watch the 1970 film "Tora..Tora..Tora." If you only want to watch a hollywoodish romance flick, then "Pearl Harbor" is for you. I give this trash two thumbs down!
Independence Day (1996)
ANOTHER OVER-HYPED HOLLYWOOD FLICK.
Absolutely the worst movie that Hollywood has delivered to the theaters and video stores. I expected it to be equivalent to the 1953 classic "War Of The Worlds," but it didn't even come close. The plot was so stupid, that I'm sure it would insult the intelligence of an adult with a 3rd grade education. The film tried to include some satire, which was not the least bit funny. I thought that the film was legitimate at the beginning. Unfortunately, it became bogus during the scene where Will Smith is dragging the alien and talking in "rap-language." From then on, the films plot and acting got progressively worse. I give the special effects a ten, but give the remainder of the movie a negative ten. Ten plus negative ten equals zero. I give the film a big fat ZERO.
Eraserhead (1977)
REALLY WEIRD FILM
This has got to be the most bizarre thing ever recorded on film. Was Eraserhead a movie or a nightmare recorded on film? I cannot even begin to explain it. When I first saw the film on video, I got nauseous after the first 20 minutes, then quit watching it. The only way that I could see the film in its entirety was by playing 20 additional minutes a day during the next several days, yet my mind has blanked out a lot of it. This is probably the only movie that I ever saw that gave me nightmares; it kind of plays on your psyche. Eraserhead makes cult films like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and "Phantasm" look rather mundane. I wonder if the film has a curse to it? I heard that the lead actor in it was found murdered in his home a few years ago. David Lynch is either a genius or a nut? I would rather watch his more tamer films, like "Blue Velvet."