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Simon (1980)
Where's Woody?
What a great film. I had never heard of this film before. I saw a video of this and was thoroughly entertained. If you are a Woody Allen fan, you have to seek this out! Marshall Brickman worked with Woody on Manhattan, Annie Hall, Sleeper...and it shines through this work. Alan Arkin is superb in his role...and Judy Graubart (who I was always infatuated with on THE ELECTRIC COMPANY)...oh, man, it is so nice to see her in a feature film! Austin Pendleton, Madeline Kahn, Wallace Shawn, Max Wright... They all round out a great cast! And Fred Gwynne as the sadistic army General...well that's the cherry on top!! See this if you can. PLEASE RELEASE THIS ON DVD!!
Impulse (1974)
Get the IMPULSE to see the movie!
I just saw this film and I had to write a review as quick as I could!
All I can say is WOW! William Shatner shines, as does his wardrobe, in this great piece of cinematic film-making!!!
This film has everything. A car chase through a car wash that rivals the one in THE FRENCH CONNECTION!!! Menacing acting by Mr. Shatner that rivals Malcolm McDowell's work in CLOCKWORK ORANGE!!! And the greatest wardrobe in any film since DOLEMITE!!!
Shatner chews the scenery like a well done steak!
But heed this warning: If you are partial to balloons...LOOK AWAY!!!
See it... and then see it again!!
This film needs to be on DVD!!!
Skidoo (1968)
Do you smell something?
This film is unbelievable... Big stars, a big Hollywood director... and what they came up with is the movie equivalent of a car wreck!
You don't want to look, but you find yourself unable not to.
Don't get me wrong, I've seen this film a dozen times and it still blows my mind how this ever got put on film. You won't believe your eyes or ears!
And Groucho Marx and half of the cast never looked more worse for wear.
By far, this is one of my favorite "bad" films. Watch it... and then blame the dog!
Viva Knievel! (1977)
He'll jump right into your heart (and funny bone)!
I recently bought a video tape of this film expecting it to be somewhat funny...it turned out to be one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. And that's saying alot since it was made as a dramatic vehicle for the one, the only, EVEL KNIEVEL.
I can't believe all of the negative comments that have been posted for this film. Sure the acting is bad and the plot is subpar, but overall, this movie is destined for cult status!
This 1 hour and 40 minute film turned into a three hour viewing experience for me since I was laughing so hard at everything, and I knew I was missing more great dialogue and acting...I'd have to stop the video, rewind it, and watch again...and I'd laugh just as hard the second time. Even now, while writing this review, I'm laughing to myself just thinking of certain scenes...especially the "drug speech."
I won't spoil anything for those reading this...Just pop this baby in your VCR and "sit down and take a load off!"
And who the hell did Frank Gifford have to sleep with to get his name mentioned so many times in this film?
PUT THIS FILM ON DVD in WIDESCREEN!!
The Monster of Camp Sunshine or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Nature (1964)
In a word...WOW!
I thought this would be just another nudie-cutie with a lot of stock footage to fill in between the nude scenes...I was wrong. This film, at times, looks as if it were a film directed by Stanley Kubrick, Woody Allen, Brian DePalma, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Russ Meyer and Guy Maddin. I know this sounds crazy, but just watch it and you'll see what I mean.
Incredibly stupid plot, beautifully done. The black and white cinematography is great considering the total lack of funds to make a "Hollywood" film.
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
It's a HUMDINGER!
I've wanted to see this movie for a long time, after reading about it in a book on "movie comedy teams."
I finally got the chance after purchasing it on eBay in vhs format. All I can say is...It was worth the wait!
Jokes, mayhem and madness run rampant throughout this movie! It's like an old version of AIRPLANE! It almost seems like an abridged version of a Marx Brothers movie. Even when the "love story" slows things down...jokes "pop up" when you least expect them.
I'm really surprised that nobody has mentioned the scene where Olsen, Johnson and the Director of the film are sitting down (with the backs of their heads to us) watching a film on a small screen and commenting on it. This scene screamed, "MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000!"
If you get the chance to see this, do! And then watch it again to catch all of the jokes you missed the first time.
Vinyl (1965)
Warhol's "Back to the Future"
The brilliance of this movie, is that, Andy Warhol created his version of the greatest film of all time (Clockwork Orange)...SIX YEARS BEFORE the greatest film of all time was even released.
The Opening shot.
The "Old Up Yours."
The Violent "Flickers"
If Kubrick never saw this film...I'd be amazed...
Return to Oz (1985)
Follow the yellow brick road...via DAVID LYNCH!
Now, I know David Lynch made WILD AT HEART as a homage to THE WIZARD OF OZ...but this film looks as if Mr. Lynch wrote and directed it himself! This is a very odd, disturbing, and completely enjoyable film!
With children receiving shock treatments...a headless Queen, with several "live" heads to interchange at will...the "Emerald City" looking like something from DUNE...a metal man always asking Dorothy to "Crank me up"...a talking chicken...the WHEELERS...this film looks as if it is a homage to David Lynch and his films!
If you haven't seen it, DO!
Lustron: The House America's Been Waiting For (2004)
Finally, the REAL story about yesterday's house of tomorrow...
This film shows the real story of why the LUSTRON HOME, one of America's greatest achievements in architectural history was shut down in it's prime. There are some accounts about this prefab home that are totally false...one being that the Lustron Home shut down the TUCKER Auto plant. This is not so.
The film makers love for their topic shines through with interviews of people associated with the Lustron corporation and with recent owners of these wonderful, post WWII, all-metal, porcelain enamel on steel prefabricated homes.
When my wife and I moved into our Lustron, we both had no knowledge of them. I went to the Library and poured through old magazines and hardly found any information on these homes, except some advertisements in LIFE magazines. The Internet was also a barren wasteland for any info on this architectural wonder.
In the last few years, there have been a couple of books written about this home and this is the best documentary on the subject. We had met with Bill Kobuta & Ed Moore when the were working on this documentary and were amazed at the knowledge and information they had on this subject.
This is the story that everyone should know... but so few do. Our hats are off to all involved!!