Category Archives: It almost ruined a great film

Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid is superb, Steve Martin at his best, Rachel Ward appears to be not too bad an actor and all those other great stars…Of course the story didn’t really matter so it seems a bit churlish … Continue reading →

silly wig! It just looks silly – Hazel said it already so I don’t have to

The biggest problem I’ve had with this is finding a picture to illustrate just what bothers me about Shelley and her ears – because I’m sure her ears are just fine really…it’s the way her ears peek through her haircut … Continue reading →

There are so many things that are great about 42nd Street – mostly there’s Busby Berkeley’s choreography…and the songs, then there’s the sassy Anytime Annie (Ginger Rogers) and Lorraine (Una Merkel) double act, there’s Warner Baxter’s insanely overwrought Julian Marsh…and … Continue reading →

John Hurt lies writhing on the table – held down by his shipmates and with his chest/stomach moving in a very scary way – suddenly with a vile splatter of blood this cute little alien shoves its way out of … Continue reading →

Black Narcissus is an astonishing film. The casting for the most part is perfect, the colour photography is gorgeous, the painted backgrounds are stunning, the plot is engrossing and wonderfully acted BUT for the so much of the film I … Continue reading →

Oliver and the Artful Dodger It might seem a little churlish to suggest that Oliver almost ruined the fantastic Oliver! but for a film so perfectly cast poor Mark Lester seems a little too angelic, a little too naive, a … Continue reading →