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Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981)
Funny, Warm, Inspirational "What a nice thing!"
This has to be the most underrated film of all time! I just love this movie. Everyone has to love this movie; it is funny, inspirational, warm, romantic and entertaining and through all that, it delivers an important message about life. The casting is perfect and the actors play their parts perfectly.
Through the antics of a zany bunch of ragtag misfits, exaggerated characters and a band of bumbling bad guys, we see friendship, caring and most of all, the indomitable human spirit. Emily (Carol Burnett), in her gaudy customs and garish clothes and Flash (Alan Arkin)penniless, homeless and so grateful for a free hot dog that you'd think he'd just been given a million dollars, may be down, but definitely not out, as Flash proclaims, "don't count me out."
You must see this movie. FMC played it on 9/26/07 and maybe they will schedule it again soon. If you can find a CD or tape, it is worth purchasing. Especially show it to your children. Mine loved it and still go around quoting Flash, "What a nice thing!"
Shooter (2007)
Superhero school
Is there some law that movie superheroes must be incredibly clueless, so that regardless of their prowess, they fall prey to villains who would not be able to fool even the most naive ordinary person? Or is it that we just need to revise the curriculum in superhero school? Once again, an action, suspense movie is tainted by the implausible behavior of the main character.
Our hero, an expert marksman, who was a victim of betrayal in the past, decides to shield himself from further recurrences by retreating from society. Then, when confronted by men who have found him despite his isolated location, he agrees to talk to one of them and, although the others are strangers and are armed with guns, he leaves his back turned to them!
Lured by what seems to be a good cause, but is in fact, another deception, he finds his life in danger. Thanks to his amazing survival skills and the help of a woman,he is able to go off to get to the bottom of all this. Yet, even though, by now he knows the treacherous nature of his adversaries and their exceptional resources, it doesn't occur to him to take precautions to insure the woman's safety!
Beware, My Lovely (1952)
Actors: Pros, Story: Amateurish
The only reason this movie is not given a 1 (awful) vote is that the acting of both Ida Lupino and Robert Ryan is superb. Ida Lupino who is lovely, as usual, becomes increasingly distraught as she tries various means to rid herself of a madman. Robert Ryan is terrifying as the menacing stranger whose character, guided only by his disturbed mind, changes from one minute to the next. Seemingly simple and docile, suddenly he becomes clever and threatening. Ms. Lupino's character was in more danger from that house she lived in and her own stupidity than by anyone who came along. She could not manage to get out of her of her own house: windows didn't open, both front and back doors locked and unlocked from the inside with a key. You could not have designed a worse fire-trap if you tried. She did not take the precaution of having even one extra key. Nor could she figure out how to summon help from nearby neighbors or get out of her own basement while she was locked in and out of sight of her captor. I don't know what war her husband was killed in, but if it was World War II, the furnishings in her house, the styles of the clothes, especially the children and the telephone company repairman's car are clearly anachronistic. I recommend watching this movie just to see what oddities you can find.