[quote=“Yodlaf Peterson, post:5336, topic:1923”]Glad you saw the first one first Phil, the balance was just right in this and the one after (Hit Squad), I do enjoy the others but they tend to focus more on the comedic elements than the crime as the series progresses.[/quote]Yes, there’s quite many of these Nico Giraldi films and I think I’ve seen maybe 5-6 of them and from what I’ve seen I believe the 2 first ones are the best of series. Later on there’s too much stupid comedy stuff. Cop in drag, the last film in the series is almost unwatchable.
I watched recently movie Galaxis aka Terminal Force 
a B-movie with Gitte Nielsen, it was quite a good fun, a goofy parody of many SF movies and probably of itself
but last twenty minutes wasn´t so good,
Brigitte was wearing sexy space outfit 
all the time and that´s enough
for this kind of movie 8)
Had to stop watching that one in the end, it was to much for me 
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[quote=“scherpschutter, post:5338, topic:1923”]Is that the Arthur Penn movie with Brando, Redford, Fonda?
Haven’t seen it in over 20 years, so can’t really judge, but is it that bad?[/quote]
Yeah, and yes, it’s bad. -Directionlessly unsatisfying. Avoid it, if possible. I can’t think of any redeeming scenes. The fire in the junkyard is absurd.
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Chuck shoots an unarmed suspect, overruns an armed suspect, in short: he’s Chuck
Interesting plot about a Mafia Don who has been waiting 42 years to exact his revenge for an underworld massacre called “The Sicilian Vespers”
Probably made with Dirty Harry in mind, but paving the way for the Death Wish series
Also feels a little like an Italian crime thriller from the period, an impression that is even deepened by the presence of Martin Balsam, an actor who was very busy around this time playing Mafia Dons on both sides of the ocean
What shall I say? This is vintage Bronson, vintage Winner. It’s marked by their trademark poignancy, but also by their trademark lack of good taste. It’s fast, furious and well-made, but there’s an overall feeling of cheapness. First of all, it looks cheap, in a special Winner way (most of his films give you this impression)
I had a good time with it, I can appreciate a certain lack of good taste
7-
I just got this double bill.
“Blade” is a hardboiled crime film with John Marley as Lieutenant Tommy Blade who investigates a case about a brutal serial killer. The film is a typical early seventies hardboiled cop flick that also borrows from the film noir and Giallo genre.
7/10
“Ring of death” with Franco Nero is a suspenseful Italian crime film. Nero is hired as a private detective by a rich attorney played by Adolfo Celi to investigate a murder case involving his son. The film is decent, but also a bit boring IMO.
6/10
Yep a Dirty Harry clone for sure.
Typical 70’s score by Roy Budd.
The bit where Bronson puts out the fire in the bin in the office always cracks me up.
Have you seen Winner’s Scorpio ?
[quote=“ENNIOO, post:5347, topic:1923”]Yep a Dirty Harry clone for sure.
Typical 70’s score by Roy Budd.
The bit where Bronson puts out the fire in the bin in the office always cracks me up.
Have you seen Winner’s Scorpio ?[/quote]
No, I’ve seen a lot of his films, Death Wish, Hannibal Brooks, Lawman, The Mechanic, but not Scorpio
One for the pile then …
I like Winner, but in a special way. A good bad boy.
Yes know what you mean, this about sums it up for me.
My brother went to a small screening of one of his later films (Dirty Weekend) in the 90’s and to his surprise Winner introduced the film in person. Winner was enthusiastic as ever sporting his big smile.
[quote=“Bill san Antonio, post:5341, topic:1923”]Yes, there’s quite many of these Nico Giraldi films and I think I’ve seen maybe 5-6 of them and from what I’ve seen I believe the 2 first ones are the best of series. Later on there’s too much stupid comedy stuff. Cop in drag, the last film in the series is almost unwatchable.[/quote]I thought cop in Drag was better than the couple before it.
How many got English dubs?
These Did:
COP IN BLUE JEANS
HIT SQUAD
SWINDLE
LITTLE ITALY
GANG THAT SOLD AMERICA
COP IN DRAG
These Didn’t:
Assassino Sul Tevere
Delitto a porta Romana
Delitto sull’autostrada
Delitto a formula uno
Delitto al ristorante cinese
I think that’s right (hope I’m wrong though and there are more in English)
I’m doing this off the top of my head, have I missed one out?
Judge Dredd : Some of the sets, costumes, props and special effects looked good. Everything else sucked. Avoid like the plague.
Eyes Wide Shut : Superbly directed, photographed and scored, you know, the usual when it comes to a Kubrick film. Took me a bit of time to warm up to the story, but once the Good Doctor night out into depravity got going I was hooked. There is one rather important downside though, I found both Kidman’s and Cruise’s performances to be grating, especially Kidman’s, which is weird 'cause I used to be a big fan or her’s (or at least, I had a big crush on her). So, my last Kubrick, t’was a fascinating run.
“Escape From New York” (1981)
-Kurt Russel
Plot: IMDB
In 1997, when the US President crashes into Manhattan, now a giant max. security prison, and is taken prisoner by the convicts, a convicted war hero turned bank robber is sent in for a rescue.
Phantom’s Review: One of my all time favorite movies and my favorite John Carpenter film. Despite it’s low budget, this film has got plenty of action, decent FX (for it’s time and budget) and one of the coolest Anti-Hero’s in the history of movies…“Snake” Plissken. A classic of it’s kind.
The Secret of Dorian Gray (Dallamano / 1970)
Groovy retelling of Oscar Wilde’s tale of the hedonistic descent of a man in love with his own portrait and whose sins and ageing are taken on by the painting, keeping our protagonist forever young and beautiful. The end of the swinging sixties could not have been a better time to set or make a film with this premise and Dallamano makes his usual visually striking job of it. Good cast too, with Helmut Berger, Herbert Lom and Richard Todd being perfect for their roles I think. The film has its weaknesses of course but I enjoyed it a lot.
another O.W. like Wilde’s baby-cousin…
the Italian adventures of Orson Welles, in Fade To Black, with Dan Huston doing a 99.9% persuasive portrayal of a late-1940’s Orson Welles, in Italy to film a movie called ‘Black Magic’. One of the cast-members is assassinated, which propels Huston into the country’s postwar politics, while also finding downtime to romance Paz Vega. And her mom ain’t bad either… Though the film wallows in the tired old CIA-meddling-in-World-affairs cliche a trifle, the mystery-noir components of the plot work fine. I didn’t understand the quick segue from the magic-act to the warehouse, with none of the Wellesian-groupies in the crowd showing-up. His assistant/gf vanished without explanation, etc. I still recommend it without hesitation, especially for Huston’s performance.
[quote=“Phil H, post:5353, topic:1923”]The Secret of Dorian Gray (Dallamano / 1970)
Groovy retelling of Oscar Wilde’s tale of the hedonistic descent of a man in love with his own portrait and whose sins and ageing are taken on by the painting, keeping our protagonist forever young and beautiful. The end of the swinging sixties could not have been a better time to set or make a film with this premise and Dallamano makes his usual visually striking job of it. Good cast too, with Helmut Berger, Herbert Lom and Richard Todd being perfect for their roles I think. The film has its weaknesses of course but I enjoyed it a lot.[/quote]
You can’t always agree, I suppose. I hated this.
[quote=“Phantom Stranger, post:5352, topic:1923”]“Escape From New York” (1981)
-Kurt Russel
Plot: IMDB
In 1997, when the US President crashes into Manhattan, now a giant max. security prison, and is taken prisoner by the convicts, a convicted war hero turned bank robber is sent in for a rescue.
Phantom’s Review: One of my all time favorite movies and my favorite John Carpenter film. Despite it’s low budget, this film has got plenty of action, decent FX (for it’s time and budget) and one of the coolest Anti-Hero’s in the history of movies…“Snake” Plissken. A classic of it’s kind.[/quote]
yeah, one of my all time favs too. i kinda like the sequel, even if it wasn´t so good, but contained some cool scenes.
" Return Of Dracula"(1958) i first saw this film in the mid / late 1970’s during the great Saturday Night Horror Double Bills on BBC 2 but hadn’t seen it since. saw it again last night and was surprised at how well this still stands up. Basically it is a revamp ( excuse the pun) of Hitchcocks 1943 film " Shadow Of A Doubt" with Dracula killing an artist on a train and taking his identity and staying with a family in Amercia that haven’t seen him since he was a boy. It’s not long before he starts fluttering around and seeking victims , he starts with a cat but feeds on a lonely blind girl who dies and becomes a vampire andf the niece that idolises this “Lovely man” starts to realise that there is something strange about him. Film benefits greatly from Francis Lederer’s sinister and arrogant performance. film had a better title in the U.K It was released as "The Fantastic Disappearing Man"to avoid confusion with the Hammer production released at the same time.film is in black and white except for a couple of seconds during a staking when it changes to colour to show blood spurting. A simple but memorable ending rounds things off nicely. an unheralded film in the genre. 7/10
[size=12pt]The Stranger [/size] (1995) Fritz Kiersch
Brougth a few films with me down here, this one afctually a pretty enjoyable B or C grade film, is pure Western style, to the spaghetti side of the family, with a soundtrack totally riped off from Once Upon a Time in the West, its even comic sometimes. This revenge story is familiar and similar in structure to many SW, only our hero (female kickboxer legend Kathy Long) doesn’t get beat as our SW heroes usually do before solving things out, and instead of horses we got Harleys, its almost a kind of Django the Bastard, but Kathy’s acting is worst than Steffen, the good thing is that with the rest of the cast, no one notice, so except for a very good Andrew Divoff as the bad guy and a strangely good and reliable acting in a dramatic role from porn star Ginger Lynn (I only recognize her half way through the film, so I real must be getting old), she has no one in the film to overshadow her, and they kept their lines short anyway.
So if I watch Crea or Fidanni’s SW I can real watch this one guilt free, much better than many SW and with the same taste. I will keep my journey in the world of B/C grade movies (if Luanda electric suply system allows me ).
For a C grade film classification its a 4 stars no doubt, and Kathy Long real kicks ass
The Secret of Dorian Gray (Dallamano / 1970)<
Phil, how would you say it rates against the original? One of my favorite movies…
I saw The House on Sorority Row and The Gumball Rally last night. Plenty of fun and humour.