8 Charmed Film Opinions For Your Leisure Fun
Whenever a Hollywood film is produced the goal is to produce a motion picture that the public loves and that will become a best-seller hit. Take a good story line, throw in a few celebrated stars along with some special effects and voila’, a huge box office success. But it does not always work that way. Sometimes a motion picture will contain everything that you think might make it a success and it still fails at the box office. There is no such thing as a sure thing in Hollywood.
La Petit Lili – A family’s country house is charged with sentiment while the hotheaded child, a yearning film maker actor, finds that his lady friend is mesmerized with his mother’s boyfriend, a triumphant head of films. Luminous film empowered by Chekhov’s The Seagull, investigating the line between art and life, and how the 2 influence each other. Cast includes Nicole Garcia, Bernard Giraudeau, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Ludivine Sagnier, Robinson Steveniu, Julie Depardieu, Yves Jacques, and Michel Piccoli. (104 minutes, 2003)
Cry the Beloved Country – Moving redo of the 1951 film based on Alan Paton’s rejoiced story, in reference to a backwoods pastor (Jones) who, in 1946, makes his first ever trip to the city of Johannesburg in search of his wayward child. At the same time affluent landowner Harris voyages there to claim the body of his child, who has just been killed. We see unparalleled work by Jones, Harris, and a largely foreign cast. Not as understated as the first making, however powerful in its own way. Cast includes Richard Harris, James Earl Jones, Charles S. Dutton, and Vusi Kunene. (120 minutes, 1995)
Kimberley Jim – Little musical of 2 lighthearted gamblers who win a fortune in a fixed poker game, and then have a change of heart. Cast includes Jim Reeves, Madeleine Guide, Clive Pamell, Arthur Swemmer, and Mike Holt. (82 minutes, 1965)
Sphere – An phenomenal finding has been made at the bottom of the ocean. A huge submerged vessel has been found. A team of scientists is sent to the depths to investigate. The ship turns out to be a spaceship, with an unusual sphere inside. This sphere seems to have an effect on the crew of the deep-sea station.
Fantasies – Crude hogwash in regards to Derek’s and Hooten’s attempts to turn a Greek island into a tourist trap. Shot in 1973, while Bo was sixteen. Cast includes Bo Derek, Peter Hooten, Anna Alexiadis, Phaedon Gheorghitis, and Therese Bohlin. (81 minutes, 1981)
Young Dr. Benjamin Stone is on his way to L.A. where his fantasy profession as a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills waits for him. Attempting to pass up a traffic jam he winds up off the beaten path in the small town of Grady, where he winds up crashing his auto. To make things worse, it was into the town judge’s fence that he crashed. Ben’s sentence is 32 hours of community service at the town hospital. Serving his time, he starts to love the work, and discovers himself falling in love.
House of the Black Death – Wizard keeps individuals prisoner in a creepy old house; dreadfully dragged out, poor grade material. Cast includes Lon Chaney, Jr., John Carradine, Andrea King, and Tom Drake. (80 minutes, 1965)
They Were Expendable – One of the finest and most underrated of all WW2 films, based on the factual story of America’s PT boat battalion in the Philippines throughout the early nights of the battle. Heartrending, exquisitely detailed production photographed by Joseph August under Ford’s unique hand, with genuine-life Naval Officer Montgomery. Cast includes Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed, Jack Holt, Ward Bond, Leon Ames, Jack Pennick, and Tom Tyler. (135 minutes, 1945)
Some of the greatest motion pictures of all time are the “oldies but goodies”. If you desire to watch a excellent motion picture tonight, here is some information on some of the best films you may have never heard of. Check them out. Remember you can download them almost right away to your own computer in the coziness of your own residence.
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