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Cinema - Comments / Reviews by 23skidoo

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23skidoo 15th Mar 2023		Cinema Rock Around The Clock (1956) (1956)	"Rudy's Rock" is singled out because it's the only song by Haley that's performed "live" the rest being mimed recordings (he hadn't recorded a studio version of it yet!). Oddly, though, Freddy Bell's songs don't match the Mercury studio recordings either and may also have been done "live" but are listed as from recordings. Incredibly, the actual song Rock Around the Clock is never heard in its entirety in the film; a portion plays over the opening credits, the intro is reprised in a montage scene, and at the end while the whole song is more or less performed, a dialogue scene plays out over all but the last verse. No wonder there were cinema riots!
23skidoo 4th Jan 2022		Cinema Don't Knock The Rock (1956) (1956)	Interestingly, the credits omit the Comets number "Goofin' Around" which, while still mimed from a recording (unlike the case with the Rock Around the Clock film and Rudy's Rock there isn't a live Haley performance in this film), they used an alternate take of the song that has never been released.
23skidoo 5th Sep 2018		Cinema Superman (1978)	Although the description says the title screen is taken from the trailer, I don't recall seeing any trailer using that logo for this film. The classic logo was always used, or just the S shield.
23skidoo 5th Sep 2018		Cinema Casino Royale (1967)	The lead image doesn't look like the title screen for the movie. Is it from a trailer?
23skidoo 6th Jan 2016		Cinema In The Loop (2009) (2009)	Rated 10/10 One of the best satires I've ever seen. I'm a fan of The Thick of It and it is quite something to see Malcolm Tucker given free reign on the big screen. Though I never understood why they decided to make new characters for most of the Thick of It cast instead of letting them join Capaldi in playing their original roles. 4 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
23skidoo 16th Aug 2015		Cinema Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls (1970) (1970)	Rated 10/10 It's still amazing that this film - which is actually a lot better than you might think - was written by Roger Ebert, the movie critic. I saw this film for the first time a few months ago and I was actually very impressed. Yes, it has some of Meyers' patented hypersexual/hyperviolent moments, but at the same time it also comes off as a film with a heart. It's a shame to see some modern-day critics blast it for how it handles transgender characters (to say any more would be a spoiler), but I'll be honest, the same-sex relationship between two female characters is handled in a way that I personally think comes off as more mature than what you see done today. Definitely the two love scenes between Cynthia Myers and Erica Gavin are sexier than anything in Blue is the Warmest Color - with a fraction of the nudity and explicitness. The music is pretty good too. While a case can be made for or against whether Meyers' other films, especially those made in the 70s, should be considered softcore porn or not, this is the one film in his canon that shouldn't be considered any sort of porn. Take away a few elements that betray the fact this was something written and shot in the late 1960s and it could stand alongside any film made today. Hopefully no one gets it in their minds to remake it as I doubt they'd be able to exercise the editorial self-control Meyers showed in what I consider to be his masterpiece. That remake probably would end up being just porn. 6 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
23skidoo 21st Jun 2015		Cinema Duck And Cover (1952) (1952)	Duck and Cover has been public domain for many years, so here it is so you know what to do when you see the flash! I have a friend who was still being shown this in school in the early 1980s! [YouTube Video]
23skidoo 3rd Jun 2015		Cinema Without Warning (1994) (1994)	Saw this the night it first aired. Of course they loaded it with ringers like Q from Star Trek so people paying attention knew it wasn't real, but I still remember getting a panic phone call from a friend who thought the world was really coming to an end!