Film What was the last movie you watched? Part 2

[squeekness]

Flight Risk

 

[Brutikus]

 

[Frodo]

THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN ( 1974)

Continuing my Journey through the 1970s , I decided to view one of the few Bond films I'd never watched from start to finish , The Man With The Golden Gun.

It's often gotten the reputation for being one of the worse Bond films in the official EON canon , and while it certainly isn't up there with films like Goldfinger, Casino Royale, The Spy Who Loved Me, and Goldeneye, it actually isn't bad as it's reputation would make one think.

The film does meander , the plot is a muddle, and the main villain does go from being just a very good assassin, to suddenly wanting to become a Dr. No ,or Bloefeld like character.

But that being said, the film is entertaining overall , even if the film feels like several different Bond plots put together in one film.

The film is cringe at a few points, but I can't say the film isn't trying to entertain.

Roger Moore , of course, is charming, funny , and dashing for the most part , and while he's often been dismissed in the years since he retired from the role, I really find him to be warm presence in the Bond franchise .

He's very much ,what I suspect, Cary Grant would have been , had he played OO7 as The Bond producers had desired.

Christopher Lee , as always, is great, and the film really makes me miss his presence on screen, a presence which he had up into The Lord Of The Rings saga .

Maud Adams is good for the relatively brief time she's in the film , and will appear again ,as the title character, a decade later in the OO7 romp, Octopussy .

Britt Ekland is adorable as Holly Goodnight, even if her role is kinda a hapless one.
Nevertheless , she also brings a warmth and sweetness, even if alot of the humor is at her expense.

A great 1970s horror film I would recommend staring Christopher Lee and Britt Ekland is 1973's The Wicker Man .

Hervé Villechaize of Fantasy Island plays Knick Knack a sadistic henchman , while Clifton James reprises his role of Sheriff Pepper from the previous Bond film .

All in All, I gotta say I liked the film after finally giving it a chance, and while it's not gonna be among my favorites, I can appreciate that while the plot wasn't as strong as the prior films, the cast and crew were trying to entertain the audience at the time.

Released December 20th 1974, in the top ten , was one of the catchiest songs of the decade , by
Bachman Turner Overdrive

 

[emielaen]

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Herofan]

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, really disappointing, still OK but could have, should have been a whole lot better.

 

[Hunter Rider]

I think For Your Eyes Only and Diamonds Are Forever were the first Bond movies I watched and more so that they at least were the ones I watched the most as a kid, between Connery's lightest film and Moore's darkest film they gave me a slightly misleading but still really strong and even still pretty representative view of the eras and whole character/series.

It's certainly a close run thing between The Spy Who Loved me and For Your Eyes Only for Roger Moore's best Bond movie, but his overall run was definitely more tonally uneven than Connery's. With Diamonds are Forever i always think if the quirky hitmen, and Bond in a Mustang

 

[Hunter Rider]

Despite the slightly messy last 25 minutes, I really like this movie, the pre-credits sequence is one of the best, Madeleine Swan provides an enigmatic counterpoint to Bond, the fight with Mr. Hinx on the train is vintage Bond, and the snowy mountain chase is really inventive. when Bond and Blofeld finally meet its well played by Craig and Waltz, it's just a shame they didn't get more time to play off each other and delve more into the backstory. The standout scene though is Bond's final face to face with Mr. White.

8/10

 

[Immortalfire]

Time After Time

 

[KaijuDude1992]

Well that was something I guess lol. I'd only recommend this one to hardcore horror fans who don't mind lower budget independent flicks with very amateurish acting on top of some really effective gross out gore. Seriously, if you choose to watch this don't eat or drink anything unless you have a high tolerance to stuff involving worms.

5/10



While I wouldn't call this a good movie the second half of it was pretty entertaining and despite his little screentime the late great Michael Madsen definitely makes the most out of it and I honestly wish he had way more screentime in the movie.

Much like Wormtown though it's also a very low budget flick with some pretty amateur acting although I thought the lead guy was pretty solid and even has some pretty badass scenes towards the end.

The over the top violence and practical gore in the second half definitely saved it a bit for me.

5.5/10



A decent western thriller. Guy Pearce is just a perfect fit for films like this and Dewanda Wise is really solid in this as well. The premise is actually pretty interesting too and almost leans more towards horror at times which I wish they committed to more.

Also, the actor that plays the older version of Harrison Morgan on Dexter might actually be my favorite character in this.

He was definitely the standout scene stealer of the movie for me atleast.

6.5/10

 

[Herofan]

Like Brosnan and Dalton before him Craig gets off to a brilliant start as Bond, and for me, like the other 2, his 1st was his best, and arguably the best Bond movie of all time. The script and story are strong and there's some dynamic action sequences, but it's the tension and pacing of the big card game, and the electric chemistry between Bond and Vesper that tips the scales, their first meet on the train might be the best scene in the whole movie, and this is the most vulnerable and human Bond has ever been, without losing any of his edge.

9.5/10

Not a fan of Craig Bond generally but he was at least interesting and/with interesting new start there and Eva Green as Vesper was great character, strong story, great relationship with and development for Bond, impressive that so much of strengths of the book were adapted into decades-later film and also into series with so many past films even though it also reboot.

 

[Dave McFly]

Zootopia 2 with my 10 year old niece we loved it had some jokes that only older 'kids' would get

 

[Brutikus]

 

[Hunter Rider]

First time I've seen it since the cinema, and I enjoyed it more on second watch. It's not a story I would have picked for Bond, but it was well told and acted, the final scene between Bond and Madeleine is beautifully done, and Rami Malek is incredibly creepy as Bond's final nemesis. There's also great scenes between Bond and Felix, and Bond and Blofeld, as well as a fun action sequence in Cuba with Ana de Armas' vivacious Paloma, and a couple of dynamic chase sequences, the pre-credits one being my favourite, great to see the old DB5 in action!

8/10

 

[Ash J. Williams]

How did you like Black Coal, Thin Ice? I remember enjoying that one and Wild Goose Lake, but don't remember too much story wise.

I was into overall. I liked how it dealt with human emotions and their complexity, and I felt that the moodiness of the film added a lot to it. I also liked how Zhang came to terms with the weight of the mystery as it came to a close.

 

[Frodo]

IN SEARCH OF ...WITH LEONARD NIMOY

IN SEARCH OF ... THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE ( 1976)

In Search Of... Investigates the possible explanations both scientific and supernatural , surrounding missing planes and boat capsizings, in the area know as The Bermuda Triangle.


Airing September 27th 1976 , in the top ten was a hit by the band Orleans , it's still catchy nearly 50 years later .




IN SEARCH OF ...BUTCH CASSIDY ( 1978)

In Search Of...examines the truth behind the legend of Butch Cassidy.

Was the the Gunslinger killed in South America as the official story claims, or did he return to the United States in the 1920s , and lived out the rest of his days , as his family claims .


Airing in May of 1978 , A Duet by John Travolta and Olivia Newton John off of the soundtrack to Grease was in the charts.

 

[BlackFox]

And so Xmas begins. Its very British, very cheesy in places and very random at points. It also gets a bit dark at points but the sheer volume of talent on display is too large for it not to somehow work all together to bring everything to a happy ending and make it that feel good classic it became.