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One of the early movies that Michael Winner directed and probably his best. A motley group of soldiers have their initiative tested in a scavenger hunt set by an army psychologist. They are instructed to obtain six symbols of the British way of life. The reward for the winner is to be fast-tracked for promotion and a ten-day, all-expenses-paid trip around the world for two. This is a cracking comedy from start to finish with some brilliant scenes involving a huge cast of British favourites. Everyone performs well, and they look like they had a whale of a time making this movie. The script has some humorous dialog and some slapstick. Top of the bill is the wonderful Terry Thomas along with Lionel Jeffries as a kilted Scotsman who steals every scene he's in, Bernard Cribbins, Denholm Elliott and Wilfred Hyde-White. The funniest character for myself was Annabelle Nash played by Gabriella Licudi who helps an American soldier in his quest. Her driving skills are atrocious and it's a laugh seeing the chaos she creates whilst on the roads. To anyone who enjoys fun-filled, brisk British comedies, this is worth checking out.

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A bitter airline pilot fakes his own death and gets his wife to collect the money. They escape to Malaga in Spain after committing a perfect crime. But, of course, there's always the dogged investigator to make things difficult. A fair to middling thriller but one that really needed a Hitchcock or at least a director who knew how to mould the somewhat far-fetched material into something more plausible than this. The first 15 to 20 minutes seemed a good set-up for a premise that sounds exciting and suspenseful. Then suddenly Laurence Harvey is walking around with dyed blonde hair and a terrible Aussie accent and the film goes downhill from there before picking up again near the climax. The story tends to sag in the middle where nothing really happens. There should have been more suspense between the scheming couple and the insurance investigator. Laurence Harvey tends to overact here and Lee Remick is beautiful and does OK with the material. It's not a bad movie but it could've been better.

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A girl fakes her own alien abduction and disappears, leaving her father to search for her in a strange teenage world of unicorns and black holes. I'm not really sure what I watched here but it was absolutely awful. I'm taking it's meant to be an insight into the world of teen culture but I just found it a confusing mish-mash of psychedelic claptrap by the director. Maybe Alex Taylor wanted his audience to embrace the strange and weirdness that's taking place. That's all fine if it leads to something good for the viewer but it doesn't. There's certainly not much of a plot in the movie. The cast are forced to speak terrible dialogue. They're basically just talking gibberish half the time. Teenagers though might be able to empathise with the characters? So in the end, this is one of the worst movies I've ever had the misfortune to watch. A right abomination!

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Ian Carmichael and Janette Scott are newlyweds who fed up with the cost of rent, purchase a houseboat. The houseboat is the typical junk sold to gullible newlyweds and the pair immediately run afoul of the man with the biggest yacht. With the help of his pal Sid James, and without the consent of his wife, Carmichael repairs the boat's engine and along with Liz Frazer sets off for a honeymoon cruise on the river which goes wrong when they end up in France with no fuel for the trip back home. This is a fun movie which gets better as it goes along. There is some slapstick and since Liz Frazer plays a stripper, a little titillation but not much. Sid James plays a character we've seen him play so many times, the wise cracking friend not always up to complete good. Ian Carmichael is his usual calamity self - the nice guy who ends up suffering when one accident after another befalls him, more often than not down to something that his character has done. This movie is basically one of those 60's comedies which is driven by the cast delivering the sort of characters and humour which they were known for. I enjoyed it and if you like this sort of comedy you'll be entertained too.

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A French anthropologist moves to Los Angeles and is followed by the evil spirits of an extinct tribe he once uncovered. Just before he dies in hospital, he transfers his memories to the mind of a female doctor and through her the viewer sees what happened to him. This is an eerie as well as supernatural chiller about a society of malevolent ghosts set in Los Angeles and dealing with a mysterious anthropologist well performed by Pierce Brosnan (in his 1st leading movie role) and the woman doctor finely acted by Lesley-Anne Down. The movie packs gruesome images, grisly killings as well as providing plenty of suspense, continuous flashbacks and nightmares, chills and plot twists. Don't come into the movie expecting answers as to who these spiritual Nomads are as you won't get it here. It's up to your own interpretation as to what is going on. The final scene is quite surprising. All in all, this may not appeal to everybody but if you're after what some have called 'a thinking man's horror' you might take something out of it.

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When a little girl is knocked down by a truck on the road, the race is on to find people that have the same rare blood type as her. The way you see the accident taking place the girl should have been killed instantly so it's quite surprising that she's still alive. Possible donors include a convicted criminal awaiting his execution, a footballer and a scientist on the run from the police. Only the scientist who is selling secrets storyline is vaguely interesting if I'm being honest. It's a fairly routine thriller in which some car chases are added to liven things up but in the end it's all fairly predictable. Glynn Houston does his best with the script as the detective charged with finding the 3 donors. In the end, the movie passes the time but it's not memorable or special.

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Anthony Newley is Bert, a young electrician who gets mixed up with a gang of hoodlums who steal some jewellery from a shop. The mix of comedy, drama and music doesn't gel well together and whoever gave useless comedian Bernie Winters a role in this movie made a big mistake. His presence and tiring comedy routine gets irritating quite quickly. The second half of the movie is mostly a chase as Bert and his friend The Jinx are on the run from the hoodlums and along with a police inspector find themselves on the Jazz Boat. There are some musical numbers belted out from some unknown French crooner and Newley himself. The one highlight from this movie is the gorgeous Anne Aubrey who sizzles on screen. It's a fairly good timepiece of the era as 3 years later this whole jazz scene would be swept aside by the beat groups and a certain 4 piece band from Liverpool!

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AKB48Fan rated Smokescreen

 Smokescreen 7/10

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A blazing car crashes over a cliff. No body is found. It belonged to a co-owner of a business. Both owners had recently taken out large insurance policies. The insurance company is naturally suspicious and send an agent to investigate. This is a great little British thriller with a subtle comic flavour to allow it to stand out from the rest. Although it has the same low budget, ensemble cast feel as many other films from Butcher's Film Studios, it's the wry understated humour which centres around the central character's miserliness which makes it special. The storyline is rather familiar, but the Brighton locations and occasional shots of the wonderful Seven Sisters cliffs give it an edge. The dependable Peter Vaughan is excellent as the insurance agent who succeeds in solving the crime where the police have failed. Overall this movie is a well-made, well-written, well-acted low budget movie which deserves to be seen.

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In a British school, the conservative and emotionless Latin teacher Andrew Crocker-Harris has a heart problem and is forced to retire. His unfaithful wife Millie is having a love affair with his colleague, the science teacher Frank Hunter, and he is hated and despised by the students, fellows and the direction of the school. His pupil Taplow is studying with him the tragic Greek poem The Agamemnon, expecting to be promoted at school. On his last days at school, Crocker-Harris is informed by the headmaster that the board refused to pay his pension plan for earlier retirement and he realises that he is a failure as a teacher and a man. This is a brilliant movie based on a Terence Rattigan play. Michael Redgrave is simply superb as the downtrodden schoolmaster Crocker-Harris and the depth of his portrayal is astounding. His acting skills makes it easy to empathise with the character's status as a man beaten down so much by his failures in life that the only thing he has left is his academic brilliance and just maybe a sliver of self dignity that he's trying so hard to hang onto. I dare you not to cheer or shed a tear when he finally speaks at his final farewell speech to the students. The ending of this movie is all about acting. You don't have to yell and scream and show a lot of emotion to get a point across on film. You just have to do what this guy does....be humble...and honest. Absolutely incredible. It's worth watching this movie just for that speech alone. Highly recommended.

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A fairly standard revenge actioner for Chuck Norris after his partner in the police force is murdered and he resigns in order to pursue the killers. The movie has plenty of action, tension, suspense and cheesy sub-plot to boot with wild stunts. You can guess straight away who the mole is in the police department that's supplying information to the big bad villain played by Christopher Lee. There's a couple of martial art fights as Norris cleans up the Chinese fighters by means of punches and kicks. It's violent, frenetic and hectic. I found it funny in the final fight between Norris and a big Chinese bloke that the sound effects for Han Solo's blaster is used when Norris connects with his 3 kicks!! Chuck Norris' acting skills here won't win any awards but he's not too bad. If you like your martial arts flicks and are not too worried about plot, then I would recommend this one to you. It may not be intellectually brilliant but it is kick ass entertaining!

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AKB48Fan rated We Without Wings: Under the Innocent Sky

 We Without Wings: Under the Innocent Sky 4/10

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AKB48Fan rated Goblin Slayer

 Goblin Slayer 8/10

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AKB48Fan rated Eromanga Sensei

 Eromanga Sensei 7/10

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AKB48Fan rated Kill Her Gently

 Kill Her Gently 6/10

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Two escaped convicts hail down a motorist Jeff who willingly gives them a lift. Unbeknownst to them he knows who they are and has a proposition to make to them. In return for 1,000 pounds he wants them to kill his wife. This is a gripping and brutal movie, especially in it's depiction of women. One example is the motorist's au-pair who is beaten and then murdered by one of the criminals. The movie largely takes place in the cramped confines of a country home. Perhaps the most interesting thing about the story is that the criminals themselves are far less deranged and dangerous than Jeff, who approaches his scheme with the cool, detached air of a psychopath. The best performance comes from Marc Lawrence who plays a sleazy, hardened convict who nevertheless reveals a streak of humanity. This little-known but effective British b-movie is worthy of being checked out.

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A hard hitting, raw and honest look at how the British system is failing it's own people. Daniel Blake is a middle-aged carpenter who's taken a few recent knocks, one of which is suffering a heart-attack and deemed not able to return to work. It's a position no one would want to be in, forced to sacrifice your own health or lose everything you have worked so hard for. The viewer gets to witness the hurdles that seem purposely put there to hinder payments. How are people such as Daniel Blake suppose to survive, or better still, have a good life they are suppose to be able to live. The movie gives an emotional look at the suffering and poor way of life some unfortunate people have to contend with in Great Britain. It's compelling, invoking and upsetting, showing the great lengths and risks people go through in order to maintain their self dignity. Well done to director Ken Loach for bringing something like this to our screen. Dave Johns is exceptional as Daniel Blake, emitting the boiling frustrations of the soul- destroying turn of events, right to the very end. Hayley Squires' Katie is short of brilliant too, displaying the tremendous pressure when faced with these kind of tribulations. The food bank scene with her is heartbreaking to watch. Overall, this movie is a powerful character piece that highlights the desperation of the good hearted, but poorer people in British society and how they are left as outcasts in society due to the state. Very highly recommended.

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When a Mexican finds the Spear of Destiny amidst ruins, it sets off a chain of events that could lead to a Hell-fueled Armageddon on Earth. Enter John Constantine, freelance demon-hunter, and Los Angeles detective Angela Dodson, who are to play roles in the ongoing battle between heaven and hell. This DC comic-book offering from Hollywood is this dark, depressing supernatural thriller which sees Keanu Reeves as a Neo-like hero, this time employed as an exorcist to prevent half-breed demons from entering our plane. The plotting and back story of the movie is impressive, with plenty of technobabble to delight the viewers, and the acting isn't half bad either. Reeves is very good as the laconic, chain-smoking star, giving a relaxed and mature performance. Rachel Weisz is also effective as the heroine, proving to be more than just a woman-in-peril, and her natural beauty shines through many of the odd sequences in which she partakes. The best thing by far in the movie are the special effects, especially those of the demons and the glimpses of Hell we get, which are simply fantastic. Very enjoyable.

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Peter Sellers plays the corrupt head of a hospital that uses an array of schemes to bilk patients and insurance companies out of thousands of dollars. Rick Lenz plays a patient who becomes aware of the shenanigans going on and tries to bring Sellers and his staff down, but finds that they seem to have a trick up their proverbial sleeves at every turn. Considered to be one of Sellers' worst movies, it isn't as bad as some say it is but is nowhere near some of his best work. The movie manages to have a few amusing moments, but comes off more like a gag reel than a story. The characters are exaggerated and unlikable. The viewer is supposed to side with Lenz and his predicament, but he so stupidly allows the doctors to take advantage of him at the beginning that it becomes hard to. The whole thing gets sillier by the second until by the end it’s completely inane. Apart from seeing Sellers do a reasonable American accent, the best out of the whole cast is Pat Morita who is genuinely amusing as a lab tech with an inferiority complex and at one point even speaks in a British accent. The awful and irritating country music soundtrack doesn't help things to be honest. For Sellers completists only.

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