Movie critique thread

[Rikki Gins]

Watched The Giant Claw [1957] recently. Standard 50's monster gone bad film of that time period. An engineer was up in northern Canada booming and zooming around in a jet fighter doing some experiments when he tangles with a giant thunderbird the size of a battleship. Things get unhinged from there and lots of guys that encounter the t-bird in aircraft are not so lucky and are killed by it. The engineer and his main squeeze attempt to fly south but are knocked down by creature. They survive and are helped by an apple jack swilling Quebecois whom is Mr. stereotype. Our heroes make it back to D.C. eventually and hook up with some air force brass and a nerd. The brass are frustrated that nothing they through at the creature works. After some study, the nerd [called Von Neumann - of course] discovers that the bird is sporting an anti-matter shield and is invincible. The bird then starts kicking some world wide ass and things are looking really glum. The engineer gets to work and after being pestered to eat and rest by the main squeeze, he invents a contraption to lower the birds shields on the sly. They dig out an old B-25 from mothballs for "maneuverability" with the brass flying it. The engineer, von Neumann and the squeeze climb aboard to and work the invention out of the tail guns of the old bomber. The shields are lowered and then the brass whip the Mitchell around and hammer the bird. It dies and the world is saved.


Guess that is more a summary then a critique.  Not and Oscar winner but I'm glad I watched it. The biggest disappointment was the bird itself - it looked a little strange.

One goofy looking bird isn't it?  As a 1950's sci-fi-flic, I've seen it several times.  Interestingly, the principle stars, Jeff Morrow, Mara Corday and possibly Morris Ankrum and Robert (Inspector Henderson from The Adventures of Superman) Shayne, appeared at a premiere of the movie and none of them had seen the 'bird' up until then. When it made it's appearance the audience went crazy with laughter and gave it the raspberry, causing the actors to sink low into their seats and try to hatch a plan to get out of the theatre unnoticed.

[Walks_At_Night]

One goofy looking bird isn't it?  As a 1950's sci-fi-flic, I've seen it several times.  Interestingly, the principle stars, Jeff Morrow, Mara Corday and possibly Morris Ankrum and Robert (Inspector Henderson from The Adventures of Superman) Shayne, appeared at a premiere of the movie and none of them had seen the 'bird' up until then. When it made it's appearance the audience went crazy with laughter and gave it the raspberry, causing the actors to sink low into their seats and try to hatch a plan to get out of the theatre unnoticed.

It sure is! Got a laugh from your story Rix. Guess the studio did the actors a dirty there.

[KSM]

The latest M. Knight Shamalabugger movie (((TRAP))) is unfettered, unbridled, unapologetic BULL----SHIT!

As is usual he has a great idea and a great hook to get your attention, but also as is usual with him for the last 15 years he completely fucks it up in various ways. Great trailers are the big damn lie.

This movie, TRAP, plays the joke on you. Anyone who actually paid to see this thing in a theatre were the ones who were TRAPped!


fuck sakes 

[Peter Wyngarde]

I actually paid money to watch Beetlejuice Beetlejuice the other night. What an absolute bucket of bollocks that was! An hour and forty minutes of my life I won't get back. Barely a laugh in it. I ended up daydreaming about locking damon in a cupboard and inflicting all sorts of humiliations on him just to pass the time. I'm thinking of turning it into a movie, if you tight bastards would only stump up the ready. It's both moving and absolute filth at the same time.

[Walks_At_Night]

I actually paid money to watch Beetlejuice Beetlejuice the other night. What an absolute bucket of bollocks that was! An hour and forty minutes of my life I won't get back. Barely a laugh in it. I ended up daydreaming about locking damon in a cupboard and inflicting all sorts of humiliations on him just to pass the time. I'm thinking of turning it into a movie, if you tight bastards would only stump up the ready. It's both moving and absolute filth at the same time.

Thanks for the heads up.  Honestly appreciated.  I suspected as much and was going to avoid it but nice to have confirmation.

Been trying to power my way through the Rings of Power which hasn't been a walk in the park but I'm in too deep now.

[Peter Wyngarde]

Thanks for the heads up.  Honestly appreciated.  I suspected as much and was going to avoid it but nice to have confirmation.

Been trying to power my way through the Rings of Power which hasn't been a walk in the park but I'm in too deep now.

You're welcome. Not joking, it really was a waste of time, not worth paying money to see. They clearly had no idea of a story and just arsed about. Really disappointing, given how good the original was.

I saw Ian McKellen in a play a few months ago. I wasn't at the performance, but he fell off the stage in one and nearly killed himself. He claims he's still up to play Gandalf again though.

[KSM]

I actually paid money to watch Beetlejuice Beetlejuice the other night. What an absolute bucket of bollocks that was! An hour and forty minutes of my life I won't get back. Barely a laugh in it. I ended up daydreaming about locking damon in a cupboard and inflicting all sorts of humiliations on him just to pass the time. I'm thinking of turning it into a movie, if you tight bastards would only stump up the ready. It's both moving and absolute filth at the same time.

Fortunately I had zero plans to see it and now you've solidified said non-existent plans.

[Up All Night]

[KSM]

I watched the latest Nick Cage movie, LONGLEGS. He is very good in it; you don't see him behind his character. No facial features, no voice recognition, nothing! Somewhat creepy and very dreary movie. Nobody wins. Nobody feels good.

Solid 7 of 10

A complaint I do have is that nobody in the film actually had "long" "legs"! It's just fuckin' average legs!