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The beginning and lead up, OK, obviously an homage to "The Searchers" (1956, John Wayne).
But the ending descends into schlock horror, the premise being the people they are searching for were kidnapped by feared Cannibal Indian Tribe...
Interesting use of language (the old-timey Western dialect-speak, of which I am truly unqualified to speak but reminiscent of "Blood Meridian"), the build up, stock-character exposition, all OK, but - in the end, no payoff.
Kurt Russell looks good in it though, he aged well.
Otherwise, no point in watching this, I saved you the trouble.
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I've been growing a bit stale lately, looking for more intelligent movies to watch, and somehow or another came across Wes Anderson's list of favourite films (on the Wiki).
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wes_Anderson
And as I have a certain regard for him - I enjoy his style, ideas, characters, I've been taking his recommendations.
I need to do this more, look up favourite authors, directors, and then go further back and see their sources and inspirations.
Anyways, this is the first one I watched, and it was charming. About Inochkin, a poorly behaved child at a Soviet Summer Camp ("Pioneer Camp") in the 60's, who gets expelled and then returns to live with the kids in a separate world opposed to the Adults, and I completely see the influence it had over Anderson. The framing, the silliness, the characters, the sense of "Whimsy". In itself, not a great film, merely interesting, but - given the influence it had on Anderson it definitely led to greatness.
So, if you're a Wes Anderson Fan this might explain a lot. And you can watch it online for free at the link below.
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An amusing comedy-based-on-real-life events about the rivalry between Chris Curry (Martin Freeman - Acorn) & Sinclair Computers. A former protege breaks with his mentor to found his own micro-computing company in circa 1980 Britain.
Amusing, especially in that I remember all of the computers and the enthusiasm that first greeted them. File this under Nostalgia.
Available to watch for free on YouTube (with ads) - Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXBxV6-zamM
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I don't know how this ended up on my list. A reddit recommendation most likely, something probably in the lines of "What Movie Broke You...", and this was a suggestion and as I'd never heard of it I gave it a try.
Completely off my radar, and, while well written and executed not a movie I would normally, in my right mind, choose to give time to. I finished the entirety of it solely with the intent of trying to figure out why I was watching it in the first place...I never did.
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I'd never heard of this and it proved a charming surprise. About a group of men who all find themselves exiled for various reasons to a Porvenir, Chile and are offered a chance to redeem themselves with some great financial recovery if they'll take on the hazardous mission of driving an unstable load of nitroglycerin through the jungle some 200+ miles.
It's surprisingly engaging, and the pacing - exposition - plot development - well, all at odds with current film-making fashion. But well done, and the trucks they're given to accomplish their mission rival anything you saw in "Fury Road".
The reason - most probably - you never heard of it was that it was released in 1977 and immediately overshadowed by Star Wars.
William Friedkin also directed the "The French Connection" and "The Exorcist", Roy Scheider you'll recognize as the small-town sheriff from "Jaws".