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3 years, 10 months ago
Jeannie
When her father dies, Scottish lass Jeannie decides to go on a trip to Vienna after hearing the Blue Danube. An adorable life exploring British comedy starring Barbara Mullen in her movie debut, playing a young woman Jeannie who never experienced anything outside of the village where she lives with her very conservative father. A lot of the comedy centres around being foreign in a foreign country. Barbara Mullen is wonderful as Jeannie – fun, sensible, stern, sensitive and forthright with Michael Redgrave popping up as man that helps her out of certain situations. It's a delightful and sweet little movie without any saccharine.
3 years, 10 months ago
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Jeannie

have watched

6/10

The Little Ark

4/10


3 years, 10 months ago
The Little Ark
Two adopted children in Holland are trapped in the steeple of a church with their pets after a storm causes the dikes to break. They manage to board a boat that drifts close to the steeple, and they go in search of their father. A family movie that had a rather good start but then turned a bit boring. The adventures the two orphans have whilst searching for their adopted father is neither exciting or interesting. I was more disturbed by the treatment the animals have on set by the adult actors. There's even an animation piece added to the movie when the captain of a boat tells a story about a mermaid to the kids. All of the actors (English and Dutch) are mostly unknowns and they don't perform all that well either. By the end I had lost all interest in the movie but children will probably enjoy it. All in all, not a particularly good family movie.
3 years, 10 months ago
Lamb
Michael Lamb is a Father questioning his calling, in a Reform School in Ireland. When young epileptic runaway Eoin is sent to the school, the two recognise kindred spirits and escape to London together. With the police on their tail and the money running out however, Lamb is forced to make some terrible decisions. A great 'father and son' movie with a really weird ending. The majority of the story makes perfect sense but I'm not sure what the hell happens in the last 10 mins when the story changes so dramatically it didn't sit well with me at all. The movie starts with an interesting premise, shows a dear relationship which gradually grows stronger between the boy and the priest. The story itself is not necessarily coherent all the time and sometimes lacks sophisticated and realistic proceedings, but it works – save for the odd ending. The central performances between Liam Neeson and Hugh O'Connor is fantastic with Ian Bannen portraying a right sadistic bastard as the head of the Reform School. It's a shame the movie had to end on a rather depressing note as most of it had a bit of a light hearted feel to it. Still, it's a very good movie to watch.
3 years, 10 months ago
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Lamb

have watched

7/10

Kipps

6/10


3 years, 10 months ago
Kipps
A young tradesman learns that money doesn’t necessarily bring happiness. Based on H.G. Wells' novel, this is a good adaptation by director Carol Reed with Michael Redgrave in great form as the title character - a lowly draper's assistant who unexpectedly inherits a fortune. There are two versions of this movie - a longer UK cut at 111 mins and a 90 min US version. I watched the shortened US cut. The story which the viewer has seen many times in other movies tries to say that money brings out the worst in people. The acting is vibrant from the whole cast and the story has warmth and appeal to everybody.
3 years, 10 months ago
The Jokers
Brothers Michael and David Tremayne decide to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London, not for criminal purposes, but as a prank to make themselves famous. Written by renowned comedy writers Dick Clement & Ian Le Frenais and directed by Michael Winner, this is a fabulous heist movie which shows Britain at the height of the Swinging Sixties. It benefits from a brilliant turn from Michael Crawford and Oliver Reed as the leading characters. The great chemistry between the two is evident although you'd never have thought that hard drinking Reed and Crawford would get on really well with each other during production. Extensive use of London locations also helps. The movie is a lot of fun with a solid pacey script that never lets up. There's a couple of twists and turns in the story as well. A movie that's well worth watching.
3 years, 10 months ago
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The Jokers

have watched

7/10

Jacqueline

7/10


3 years, 10 months ago
Jacqueline
Jacqueline is the daughter of Belfast shipyard worker Mike McNeil. The worker’s worth is compromised by his crippling fear of heights. Dismissed from his job, he finds solace in the bottle. All seems hopeless until Jacqueline breaks through her father’s self-imposed gloom and helps him to regenerate. A charming and heartwarming movie about a lovable Belfast girl who only wants to help her father find work and save her parents' marriage from disintegrating. Jacqueline is a funny girl especially in her dealings with her next door enemy Sarah Flanagan. Jacqueline Ryan who plays the title character is a magnificent little actress. The story has a mixture of humour and drama as Jacqueline's father suffers badly with vertigo despite being a hard worker in the shipyard and goes to the bottle to cope with his problem and tough home life. Thankfully it all ends on a positive note for all and you'll finish this movie with a smile. A very enjoyable family drama.
3 years, 10 months ago
The Jigsaw Man
Philip Kimberly, the former head of the British Secret Service who defected to Russia, is given plastic surgery and sent back to Britain by the KGB to retrieve some vital documents. With the documents in hand, he instead plays off MI6 and the KGB against each other. Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier, Susan George and Robert Powell in a cold war espionage thriller by three time Bond director Terence Young should have been a cracking movie but unfortunately it isn't. It's terribly dull with loads of talking and a plot that's a bit confusing. Michael Caine is woefully inept as the lead with a ridiculous Russian accent at times. The other main players are not much better. The only highlight of the movie is a car chase through Royal Windsor Safari Park. Only see this if you want to see every bad movie that Michael Caine has been in (and believe me he's been in a lot!!!)
3 years, 10 months ago
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The Jigsaw Man

have watched

4/10

The Millionairess

4/10


3 years, 10 months ago
The Millionairess
When her father dies, Epifania Parerga, an Italian in London, becomes the world’s richest woman. She feels incomplete without a husband and falls in love with a humble, Indian physician, Ahmed el Kabir, much loved by his indigent English patients. A rather disappointing Peter Sellers comedy which is devoid of any genuine humour. You'd think that by having Sellers teaming up with a very sexy and young Sophia Loren would be comedy gold as they have good chemistry together and it might have been had a decent scriptwriter written a sound vehicle for them. Watching the two work is the only thing that makes this movie bearable. I think having Peter Sellers blacken up slightly and acting like an Indian would be frowned upon these days. Great comic actors like Alfie Bass and Alastair Sim are wasted in parts that barely allow them to do anything. In the end, it's just a dull movie that doesn't deserve your time and effort.
3 years, 10 months ago
Jack the Ripper
A serial killer is murdering women in the Whitechapel district of London. An American policeman is brought in to help Scotland Yard solve the case. A rather dull Ripper movie which adds an American policeman to the story. Although things do pick up in the last 20 mins or so by then I had lost interest. It's a shame that the entire movie wasn't as good and pacey as the final third. A couple of faces I recognised were Esma Cannon and John Le Mesurier (a prime suspect as the Ripper). A lot of people seem to think this is one of the best Jack The Ripper movies around but I just can't seem to think why that is the case. I've seen many Ripper movies better than this. It's not a movie I'll want to see again that's for sure.
3 years, 10 months ago
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Jack the Ripper

have watched

4/10

Charlotte

6/10


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3 years, 10 months ago
The Happy Family
When the Government decide to build a Festival of Britain exhibition site, everything goes to plan, all except the fact that the main road and the pedestrian subway into the site, are blocked by a little corner shop, which is owned and run by a Mr. Lord and his family. When the Lords refuse to be bought off, and decline the compensation offered by the authorities. the police and the bailiffs try to evict them, only to come under fire from the family, who have barricaded themselves inside the shop. The sprit of an Ealing 'little man' taking on the 'big boys' story runs through this great little comedy movie. Some of the scenes have obviously been copied from Passport To Pimlico but despite that this movie is still fantastic to watch. Stanley Holloway and Kathleen Harrison lead the faithful Lord family as they will do anything in their power to stop the government from evicting them out of their home. George Cole and Dandy Nichols play supporting characters. The ending is something that would never happen these days. Overall, a nice and humourous comedy that worth seeking out.
3 years, 10 months ago
3 years, 10 months ago
My Science Project
Michael and Ellie break into a military junkyard to find a science project for Michael’s class, and discover a strange glowing orb which absorbs electricity. When the orb begins to blend past, present, and future, its up to Michael and Ellie to stop the orb and save mankind. An 80's teen movie I must have missed when it first came out. The story is a mixture of different movies from this time period all rolled up into one. It was great fun to watch thanks to a jolly, unpretentious plot, good effects, good casting and good acting. The special effects look a bit dated but they don't spoil the overall enjoyment of the movie. Dennis Hopper who was just out of rehab plays a hippie science teacher. The young cast are fine although the wisecracking Italian kid gets a bit tiresome after a while. Still, it was a great and entertaining movie that I really liked.
3 years, 10 months ago
3 years, 10 months ago
Letter to Brezhnev
Two Liverpool women, Teresa and Elaine meet two Russian sailors, Sergei and Peter and hook up for a night of fun and frolics. Teresa is looking for sex and a smile, Elaine wants love, romance and the dream of a life far away from the grime of the Liverpool docklands. A very entertaining comedy drama movie. The movie uses the oppression of Russia and the individualism of the UK as a way to comment on different class systems, Elaine meets a Russian man and falls in love, later she gets the offer to go to Russia so they can be reunited. To what lengths should we sacrifice ourselves to be with the ones we love? Does freedom matter when your heart is aching? This is something that the film explores, with Elaine being told by everyone that she is crazy for wanting to go to a country that is known as being oppressive. The cast are great with Margi Clarke and Alexandra Pigg playing the Scousers and Peter Firth and Alfrd Molina as the Russian sailors. The script written by Margi's brother Frank is well written and full of humour. Overall, a great fun movie to watch.
3 years, 10 months ago
Nasty Hero
Nasty Hero

3 years, 10 months ago
Killer
Four mental patients who, due to unauthorized experiments, believe they’re living in a dream and have shed all moral imperatives escape and find their way to the nearest bus-load of stranded schoolgirls holed up in a large mansion in the Lake District. A decent British horror/exploitation movie. The first half of this movie is actually rather effective; there’s an offhand, slightly comic air to the proceedings that has the effect of leaving us with the feeling that everyone involved has no real sense of the pending horrific ordeal. The 4 loonies which includes Blake's 7 star David Jackson are like knock-off droogs from A Clockwork Orange. They are vicious as they dole out sadistic punishment such as raping some of the female cast. There's a little bit of dark humour to proceedings especially in some of the dialogue. The main problem with the movie is the writer wasn't sure whether to make a serious horror or a darkly comedic one and as such it's a little bit of a mess. I disliked the flippant attitude to rape as said by one of the schoolgirls to her friend. If you're into controversial movies (and this one certainly was at the time!) you might get something out of it but I'm sure others will be really offended by it's content.
3 years, 10 months ago
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Killer

have watched

5/10

Legend of the Werewolf

6/10


3 years, 10 months ago
Legend of the Werewolf
A travelling circus in 19th century France adopts and showcases a feral “wolf boy”, who grows into adulthood only to kill the one-man band. He runs off to Paris, where he develops a jealous, overprotective crush on a prostitute, leading him to attack her client, incurring a pursuit by a determined police surgeon. This good horror movie might look like a Hammer production but it was in fact done by a lesser known studio called Tyburn. Even though their budgets were smaller than Hammer’s, they get by pretty well by recruiting talent that had been established by Hammer. This movie isn’t particularly well regarded, but I think it is a bit underrated. The direction by Freddie Francis is very good and I really like the werewolf POV-shots. It has an excellent cast in Hugh Griffith, Peter Cushing, Roy Castle and Ron Moody. The werewolf make up is clearly based on the Oliver Reed version which was done in an earlier production in the early 60's. As always, Peter Cushing is wonderful and does carry the investigatory portion of the movie. A rather solid horror movie in my opinion.
3 years, 10 months ago
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The Bat

have watched

3/10

Avenging Force

6/10


3 years, 10 months ago
The Bat
Avenging Force

3 years, 10 months ago
3 years, 10 months ago
Leopard Fist Ninja
He’s a loner who’s traveled far, seeking out chances to improve and finally perfect his fighting skills. For now, he can fulfill his life’s destiny: to kill the man who calls himself King Kong – the man responsible for his parents’ death. But Kong is waiting, armed with the service of the sinister Falcon and his shadow warriors. An innacurate title for the movie as there are no ninjas in it at all. Surprisingly for a silly Godfrey Ho martial arts movie, it isn't a cut and paste effort from him at all. It all seems to be one movie. However the camera angles, script, acting and everything else is shoddy and the only decent thing it's got going is the martial arts fights. Entirely forgettable from start to finish and only good for a laugh when you're drunk, this is another Godfrey Ho movie to keep clear of.
3 years, 10 months ago
3 years, 10 months ago

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