Reviews

Based on other reviews here, we bought the movie and watched it this evening.

The plot and story are ok, and somewhat predictable, but that is ok, we weren't expecting anything more.

What was surprising and distracting was the animation. In an age where realistic animation has become commonplace, this movie is a bit of a disappointment.

We could not help thinking of Hanna-Barbera when watching this movie. We have become accustomed to much higher levels of animation, and this flick was just not up to the levels expected.

Many of the backgrounds are quite static. Most surprising was the low level of detail on the characters themselves.

There was a time when more levels of detail made an animated movie worth seeing, regardless of the story.

That level of detail in animation is now expected: that lack of detail os now a distraction.

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and will undoubtedly watch it several more times.

Something I have not seen mentioned is how similar the plot is to part of A. E. Van Vogt's "Voyage of the Space Beagle".

Not wanting to give anything away, I will leave it up to those that are sufficiently motivated to look up that classic from the golden age of scifi.

Say what you will about this movie, but it makes me laugh, every time.

It is reminiscent of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad (was that enough Mads?), but it is not a remake.

It is funny in its own right.

Bulldog Drummond flicks are light fare at best, but entertaining.

This one however is really confusing.

Drummond can't decide if he's on a ship or a train. Talk about continuity issues.

This one is best watched with some form of distraction and/or a glass of whickey.

We have watched this movie several times.

The first time was simply because this movie stars Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell.

Every viewing after that is because of Vincent Price.

Price doesn't just steal a scene: he steals the entire movie,

If you've never seen this film, you're in for a treat.

If you have previously seen it, then you know what I mean: watch it again for Vincent Price.

I won't try to embellish the many reviews already here, Let's just say I enjoyed this movie much more than I anticipated.

Towards the end of the movie there is an excellent joke based on a well known Joni Mitchell song.

See if you can catch it.

If you are a fan of the books and the very well done series from 40 years ago, you probably will not care for this series.

• characters are changed
• characters are added
• characters are removed

In addition, there is no end to the contrived drama that simply didn't exist in the original stories.

As the books are quite good on their own, there was nothing to be gained by the massive alterations to the stories and characters.

It's Star Wars It's Chinatown It's A Fistful of Dollars

It isn't Toy Story.

In response to the review that felt this movie was slow: well, it didn't open with machine guns blazing, if that's what you mean.

For an older British espionage movie, this film actually moves along quite briskly.

If you like British movies, you are sure to like this. Even if you don't normally watch British film, you may well like this.

If you watched and enjoyed the original Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, you will certainly enjoy this, as the action is sizzling in comparison.

I will keep it short, this movie is quite good.

Initially we watched it simply due to the cast, but it turned out to be quite good.

What else would you expect from Spring Byington, Edmund Gwynn and Charles Coburn.

About half way through I was ready to call it a day and stop this movie. It wasn't bad, but it was moving along little too slowly.

I'm glad I finished watching this film, the last 25 minutes more than made up for any perceived slowness early on.

No spoilers, but, you will be glad you watched it.