Film What was the last movie you watched? Part 2

[MilkmanDan]

Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö/The Match Factory Girl

Stir of Echoes

 

[KaijuDude1992]

I didn't really care for the first movie and unfortunately this is more of the same. Aaron Eckhart deserves so much better than this but atleast him and the dog are easily the best part of these crappy movies.

5/10



This is basically about a samurai fighting cannibals on a deserted island which is a really fun premise and while the last 30 minutes is pretty awesome it takes a bit too long to get going IMO. Its worth atleast a one time watch though if you can stick with it.

6/10



The cast is easily the most interesting thing about this movie outside of the occasional, entertaining action sequences. He's not on the poster but Tony Dalton actually makes a pretty fun appearance and while he's above films like this I kinda wish he was in it more although maybe that was for the best.

5.5/10

 

[Hunter Rider]

Lighthearted, fun entertainment with some solid action sequences and plenty of laughs.

7.8/10

 

[Brutikus]

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Salon Kitty (1976)

Italy/West Germany/France co-produced Nazisploitation, directed by Tinto Brass, and starring Helmut Berger. Ingrid Thulin, and Teresa Ann Savoy.

It's loosely based on the true story of the 1939 'Salon Kitty' operation, in which the SS took over a Berlin brothel, and replaced all the 'working girls' with girls (made auxiliary members of the SS) specially selected and trained by themselves. The intention was to catch clients saying things in 'unguarded moments', perhaps giving themselves away as spies, or at least disloyal to the Nazi cause.

It's a weird mixture of musical numbers, comedy, a lot of softcore, intermixed with scenes of cruelty, murder, and suicide; think a serious WWII drama, mixed in with Cabaret, Springtime for Hitler, Monty Python, and Benny Hill.

Visually the film is very good. The sets look far more expensive than than they probably were (production designer Ken Adam - perhaps most famous for the Bond movies - was desperate for something lighter and more fun after the stress of working for Stanley Kubrick on Barry Lyndon!), and the costuming is perfect (from the immaculate Nazi uniforms, through the clothes of various people struggling to get on with their ordinary lives and just survive the war, to the more 'casual' apparel of the girls).

Berger, Thulin, and Savoy are very good, as is giallo regular John Steiner - almost unrecognisably clean-shaven and short-haired - as a very senior (and fencing-obsessed) Nazi officer.

The uneven tone does jar a bit, and it certainly didn't need to be over two hours long, but this was more (bizarrely) enjoyable than I expected. 6/10

 

[Frodo]

A VIEW TO A KILL ( 1985)



With 2025 marking the 40th Anniversary of Sir Roger Moore's last tenue as OO7, it felt appriopriate for me to follow up my viewings of The Man With The Golden Gun and Octopussy ,with A View To A Kill.

The film , like TMWTGG, is considered among the worst of the Bond canon , and while Moore is clearly too old to be battling Super-strong henchmen , or duking it out with his much younger opponent, in all honesty , the really isn't as horrid as it's reputation would suggest.

In all honestly, I think this film featured the a younger Bond actor , I suspect the reception of the film may have been more meh , than anything else .

Of course there are silly and campy moments in the film , and the plot is basically a rehash of Goldfinger, but , I still found the film entertaining .

Grace Jones steals every scene she's in , and Christopher Walken is another over the top and mad elite which is common for the series .

Patrick Macnee of the iconic 60s series , The Avengers has a supporting role as a fellow Spy working with Bond, and it's great to see The Two veterans in Moore and Macnee playing off of each other.



The film also marks the last appearance of Lois Maxwell as Moneypenny, who been with the series from the very Beginning .





Tonya Roberts character is often sited as the weakest aspect of A View To A Kill, and while her character isn't all that exceptional , I don't her as a hindrance to the story or film when it comes down to it.

Ultimately, A View To A Kill isn't going to be considered among the Best Bond films , and it's a go-to Bond film for me .

But , there is the sense that this is the last ride of the 1960s Bond era, and that the next Bond would likely be around the age of Christopher Walken , ironically enough.

And even though Roger Moore regretted doing the film , feeling he'd overstayed his welcome, I'll always have a fondness for Sir. Roger Moore , and I enjoyed re-watching his final adventure.

Duran Duran's theme is one of my favorites in the series , so I never get tired of listening to it.

Released On May 24th , 1985 , the top ten included a song from the film, The Breakfast Club.