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Michael Bentine is Horace Quilby, a kind and friendly sandwich board man who walks around London advertising a tailor shop and meeting various eccentric people of all colour and creed. It's basically a variety of sketches on various characters which are linked by Bentine - some are quite humourous (a demented sit-on mower with a mind of it's own) but others are painfully unfunny. The cast is a who's who of 60's UK comedians which includes Norman Wisdom, Harry H Corbett, Bernard Cribbins and Terry Thomas. Other people popping up is future Dr Who villain Roger Delgado as an Arabian carpet seller. The movie has been filmed entirely on location in central London and is a valuable time capsule on how things were during the time. As a gentle comedy it's a bit hit and miss but I still enjoyed it.

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A young couple go camping in the Australian Outback and find an abandoned tent with no clues where the occupants have disappeared to. They soon find two local rednecks with guns have come to hunt and kill them. Quite a harrowing survival movie although the plot has been done many times before. It doesn't mean you have to ignore this movie as it's still good. There are flashbacks to the inevitable doom of the family in the abandoned tent which includes a shocking killing of an infant boy. There are other brutal deaths at the hands of the rednecks. Harriet Dyer is great as the female heroine who goes through a horrible ordeal until she extracts her own revenge. The movie is shot well and the atmosphere is sufficiently chilling. All in all, a nasty and gritty Australian horror which although not original in it's plot is still worth seeing.

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AKB48Fan rated Love Live! The School Idol Movie

 Love Live! The School Idol Movie 7/10

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Continuing from the great anime series, the school idol group u's (spoken as Muse) travel to New York City to promote the 3rd Love Live concert in Japan. After returning back home, they find their popularity is bigger than ever but have a hard decision to make. After the third year girls graduate from school, the band must either disband for good or carry on. They also prepare to hold a big school idol concert in Akihabara with their rivals A-Rise and other up and coming school idol groups. A satisfying conclusion to the first Love Live saga even though it continues with new characters in Love Live Sunshine. It's basically just a long goodbye to the group with the members accepting the end is nigh but realising that stopping being u's does not mean their friendship will finish. All of the idol group members get a chance to shine and there are plenty of insert songs dotted throughout the movie to tap your toes to. Don't expect any deep and meaningful message to come out from this movie. It's just a cheery and innocent movie to celebrate idols, their music and friendship with characters you can't help but root for.

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Tom Cruise is back on form in this superb true life tale about Barry Seal, a man who worked for both the CIA and the Colombian drug cartels before his luck ran out in the mid 80's. This may not be a blockbuster action movie but it holds up on its own firmly with the help of great direction by Doug Liman who previously worked with Cruise on Edge Of Tomorrow. The story goes at a fair pace and never slows down from start to finish. The 2 hours flew by so quickly and you never feel bored by the storyline. Tom Cruise is fantastic and it was great watching him immerse himself in the crazy world of Barry Seal. The sets, costumes and music make the viewer feel that they are back in the late 70's/early 80's. American Made is a fascinating biopic about a larger than life character. The movie benefits greatly from Cruise's committed performance and Liman's lively direction to provide an entertaining take on an unbelievable true story.

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A great kung-fu warrior Chen Wai who has beaten several rivals and has many enemies is made powerless when his hair (which can apparently create a hurricane!!) is shorn off by his girlfriend when her mother is kidnapped. Chen Wai runs away and hides in a temple where he has to wait 7 long years until his hair and power can return. Chen's enemies haven't forgotten about him and track him down for a final showdown. This is a low budget Taiwanese kung fu actioner. It starts off pretty good but sags badly in the middle before finishing with a bang as Chen squares off against his deadly rivals. The English dubbing at times is hilarious and naturally director Godfrey Ho can't help but steal Western music to add to this movie. He uses a lot of dramatic Battlestar Galactica music here! The fight choreography is decent but the slow motion in the middle of fights doesn't help at all. It's not the greatest martial arts movie you'll ever see but it's fine if you want to while away 90 mins.

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After being forced to flee London because of debts, Johnny Mansell returns to his home town to move into a flat next door to his brother Dave and his girlfriend Calico. Dave has embezzled his employers of £300. Calico suggests a plan to rob Dave's workplace and to steal enough money to cover his fraud but things go horribly wrong. A very well made British noir movie with Diana Dors at her sizzling and sultry best as a femme fatale who comes in between the 2 brothers. The plot is tense and gripping especially after the botched robbery and the net is slowly closing in on the pair. George Baker and Terrence Morgan play the Mansell Brothers who are about as different as brothers can get. Whilst Johnny can play it cool under pressure, Dave is the more nervous and wound up with questions being asked about their whereabouts during the time of the robbery. It all culminates into a satisfying ending to the movie. Brilliant acting from the whole cast. An entertaining and interesting movie which comes recommended.

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aka Soft Beds, Hard Battles. Peter Sellers is in multi character mode in this movie and playing 6 roles including Adolf Hitler. The story is set in a brothel in Paris, France during WWII with the prostitutes helping the resistance and an American and English soldier trying to save Paris from being blown up by the Gestapo. It's well known that this isn't one of Sellers' best movies and it's been criticised by many but honestly I can say it's not that bad at all. Sure, it's not a riotous comedy and laughs are few and far between (the death by farting is one instance) but for some reason I liked it. Maybe having a cast of beautiful women which includes Jenny Hanley and Rula Lenska helped! Sellers plays a couple of Germans, a Frenchman, a British officer and a Japanese Prince. Overall, an enjoyable romp but don't expect to be laughing your heads off whilst watching it.

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A drunken man Ted who has been banished from England and is sent to a tiny British colony on a small island gets into trouble with the new Governor for his wild behaviour but slowly and surely starts to change over time with help from a Welsh female missionary Martha Jones. Great acting from the cast which includes Donald Sinden and Glynis Johns. Donald Pleasance would be crucified in this day and age for blacking up as an Indian man. Surprisingly enough an elephant is another star of this movie and we see a duel between him and a crocodile which ends with the elephant trampling it to death in the water. He also gets involved in the climax. The plot gradually gets serious in the second half when a cholera outbreak threatens to kill the residents of the island and it's up to Ted and Martha to find a cure. This is a pleasant enough movie with nice cinematography of an island somewhere in the Indian ocean. Good to watch on a rainy afternoon.

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Set in London's Petticoat Lane Market, this slice of life movie follows the lives of several characters living and working in the area. With a great cast which includes Diana Dors and Irene Handl you'd think this movie would be a winner but somehow it never quite gels. The title refers to a child character and his quest to buy a unicorn to bring his family and friends luck. He ends up with a goat instead. The kid's performance and dialogue are a bit annoying at times. I found the storyline to be rather dull and uninteresting and didn't really care for any of the characters. The only bright spot is seeing a part of London which is now sadly gone. Rather disappointed overall.

6 years, 4 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Life

 Life 6/10

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Life is an average horror/alien movie with a good cast and well shot visuals. It is not a masterpiece especially considering that there are other similar movies much better. The movie carried a good amount of intensity and suspense and was gory and terrifying at times. The performances were quite good, the cast is pretty great though so there was no surprise there but it did fall flat in writing though, not that it was poor but it's a very straight forward and rather clichéd stuff that we've seen many times even though it was indeed well done. I did like the ending though. In summary, it's a moderately entertaining watch of a story that's been told countless times before.

6 years, 4 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Seoul Station (2016)

 Seoul Station (2016) 7/10

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Many think this is a prequel/sequel to the South Korean zombie blockbuster Train To Busan but it isn't even though both are written by the same person. This was made before that was a huge hit but they didn't release it as anime movies tend to do poorly in South Korea. Of course once Train To Busan was a success, this was then released to cash in. Both have a similar plot in that a zombie outbreak occurs and several people do their best to survive during the confusion and mayhem that occurs. The animation is not up to the high Japanese standards many have gotten used to seeing. Characters tend to look rather ugly but don't hold that against the movie itself. It is action packed, exciting and terrifying at the same time. There's even a social commentary about how the South Koreans tend to look down towards the homeless in the story. There are enough interesting twists to keep you engaged until the end which is rather dark. As a companion piece to Train To Busan, this is a good grim apocalyptic horror anime which is worth having a look if you enjoyed the other.

6 years, 4 months ago

AKB48Fan rated March Comes in Like a Lion

 March Comes in Like a Lion 9/10

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I have been an avid follower of the March Comes In Like A Lion anime since it first started last year. It's one of the best slice of life dramas I've seen and this is the 1st of 2 live action adaptation movies of it. It centres on Rei Kiriyama, a disconnected lonely teenager who lost his entire family in a car accident as a child and was adopted by his father's friend whose children despise him as he always beat them at a Japanese chess game called shogi. Now living alone, Kiriyama has grown up to be a great shogi player and his only friends are those in the shogi club until he meets the kindly Akari Kawamoto and her 2 siblings (themselves orphans after their mother died) who show him what the meaning of being a family is really about. I found this movie to be superb. The filmmakers have captured the characters perfectly especially Rei's rival and friend Nikaido played by an unrecognisable Shôta Sometani. The first half of the movie revolves around Rei trying to find his place in society and the second half concentrates on shogi with Rei playing in the finals of the Newcomer Tournament. Whilst many might find chess to be boring, it is made to be rather gripping in this movie. Ryunosuke Kamiki is excellent as the child shogi prodigy Rei and his interactions with the Kawamoto family is sweet. I'm really looking forward to seeing the concluding part to the story and how it all pans out.

6 years, 4 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Parks

 Parks 7/10

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This Japanese movie was made to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Inokashira Park which is situated in Kichijoji, one of Tokyo's surburbs. It's a beautiful park with it's large pond and is very popular with people. The story is about 2 young women trying to find an acquitance of one of their grandfather's. They find that person's grandson who tells them that his grandmother died recently. Upon discovering an old reel tape of a unfinished song that his grandmother had made back in the 60's, the trio decide to work together complete the song. This is a quaint little movie revolving around the friendship of 3 young adults trying to finish a song and performing it at a music festival. One of them after falling asleep even imagines she is back in the 60's with the people that started to write the tune. There is extensive footage of Inokashira Park in Summer and some during the cherry blossom season. The song that the trio is trying to complete I wouldn't say is very good (crap lyrics to be honest) but it didn't distract me from enjoying the movie even though it has a paper thin plot. The main cast do a decent job with the material given to them but it is certainly not actress Ai Hashimoto's best work. I don't think this movie will appeal to everybody but give it a shot and see what you think.

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Three women take it upon themselves to get back at their evil boss in this funny comedy. Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin make a fantastic team. There was obviously an incredible chemistry at work between them. Along with Dabney Coleman they play their fantastic characters to the hilt. There are some silly moments when the 3 women high after smoking pot imagine how they will get rid of their boss. The mix up at the hospital, though inane, is needed to keep the story going. The supporting cast has some real interesting roles as well. Elizabeth Wilson plays the office snitch and anyone who has ever worked in an office can count themselves lucky if there are only one of those in your place of work. It might not be a memorable movie but it is a lot of fun and Dolly Parton's catchy tune is wonderful. All in all, a very enjoyable 80's comedy.

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