2. Been Seen
If you are looking for a good movie, these are ones I have seen, and rated. The list is sorted by rating. I used to write a review for every review, but due to time constraints, I now only do it for anything rated 7 and above (why I liked it), or 3 or below (Why I hated it).
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- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordSean ConneryAlison DoodyIn 1938, after his father goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, Indiana Jones finds himself up against the Nazis again to stop them from obtaining its powers.This third installment to the Jones ledgend pits Harrison Ford and Shaun Connery against Nazi Germany in search of the Holy Grail. Indy, a hesitant supporter of Jehovah again battles evil, with archeology, and a good dose of Saturday Matinee action. 9 (They keep doing this "screaming skeleton" thing that is irritating, and detracts from the movie).
DATE: 2000-11-09 - DirectorMichael RitchieStarsChevy ChaseHal HolbrookJulianne PhillipsAfter receiving an inheritance in Louisiana, Los Angeles reporter Irwin Fletcher heads to the Belle Isle plantation where he gets himself into hilarious trouble.Fun fletch sequel sports one of the most memorable laughs I have had at a movie. Zippity-do-dah, nuff said. Some adult content. Fun for ages 14 and over.
- DirectorJohn LandisStarsSteve MartinChevy ChaseMartin ShortThree actors accept an invitation to a Mexican village to perform their onscreen bandit fighter roles, unaware that it is the real thing.Funny. Good one-liners, and gags. ages 12 and up.
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsChristopher LambertSean ConneryClancy BrownAn immortal Scottish swordsman must confront the last of his immortal opponents, a murderously brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled "Prize".This is a wonderful movie considering the budget and when it was made. It is a crying shame that the people following up in writing sequels, did not take the time necessary to get the mythos straight, before launching into the next endeavor. # 2 stinks, #3 is good, but departs from the plot line in making Connor sterile again. 9
DATE: 2000-11-09 - DirectorJohn LandisStarsChevy ChaseDan AykroydMark StewartTwo bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for Nuclear War.Chase and Akroyd, keep us chuckling in this spy spoof. The chuckles flow through-out, although you will find yourself rolling your eyes at scenes like the "end of the world in 20 minutes, lets pair up and make the most of it routine" Chase rules the humor here in scenes like the government service test (That alone is worth a rental). Ages 14+ for language, indecency, and much, much sexual inuendo.
- DirectorMichael RitchieStarsChevy ChaseJoe Don BakerDana Wheeler-NicholsonWhile working undercover wisecracking newspaper reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher is offered a large sum by a millionaire with a terminal disease to kill him. Intrigued, Fletch decides to unearth the full story behind the offer.Classic Chevy Chase. This movie provides a vehicle for Chevy to try on personalities, and get out of tight situations by the funniest means possible.
- DirectorPeter MedakStarsGeorge HamiltonLauren HuttonBrenda VaccaroZorro, the legendary swordsman, has passed on his weapon and his sense of duty to his noble son, Diego, a dashing swashbuckler like his father. But after an injury sidelines Diego, he is forced to hand the mask over to his twin, Ramon.Humorous spoof on the Zorro saga. George Hamilton plays a dual role of the original Zorro's two sons de la vega and "Bunny Wigglesworth". This is too funny, but in a campy sort of way. Ages 10 and up, for randy references, and mild language.
- DirectorTerry GilliamStarsSean ConneryShelley DuvallJohn CleeseA young boy accidentally joins a band of time travelling dwarves, as they jump from era to era looking for treasure to steal.Well, I guess you can't go back. I loved this movie when I was a kid (11). In retrospect, it stank, a wide open plot, it has no redeeming factors in the genres of fantasy, sci fi, adventure, comedy, or historical epic. In the end Cleese, and Connery provide the highpoints in this misspent flick. Rather than finding the "religious vignettes" cute, or insightful. This run through, I just found them uninformed, and blasphemous. This one is to be avoided, even for free.
- DirectorHarold RamisStarsChevy ChaseRodney DangerfieldBill MurrayAn exclusive golf course has to deal with a flatulent new member and a destructive dancing gopher.Funny and farsical comedy tying the golf and SNL genres together. Rodney Dangerfield is in rare form displaying a grasp of one-liners and high-tech goodies that would make James Bond jealous! (has more than its fair share of filth in it.)
DATE: 2000-11-09 - DirectorRichard LesterStarsSean ConneryAudrey HepburnRobert ShawRobin Hood, aging none too gracefully, returns exhausted from the Crusades to woo and win Maid Marian one last time.In spite of an awsome cast (connery and hepburn) The movie falls flat on all levels. The story is a depressing tale that follows Robin and Marian 20 years after Robin fought the sheriff and went off with Richard to fight in the crusades. The movie is 2 hours of reminiscing, and watching old men, battle much younger though inept soldiers, culminating in a murder/suicide of Robin and Marion by poisoning. It is a waste of money on any level, and I recommend its avoidance at all costs. Ages 15 and up.
- DirectorJohn MiliusStarsSean ConneryCandice BergenBrian KeithA Berber chieftain triggers an international incident, drawing the involvement of Theodore Roosevelt, when he kidnaps an American widow and her children in 1900s Morocco.An outstanding rollicking tale of Theodore Roosevelts handling of the kidnapping of an American woman in Morocco. Certainly captures the spirit of TR. Plenty of action, and a modicum of violence not for small children, but suitable for teens.
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsSean ConneryMichael CaineChristopher PlummerIn 1880s India, two former British soldiers decide to set themselves up as Kings in Kafiristan, a land where no white man has set foot since Alexander the Great.John Huston's classic retelling of Rudyard Kiplings tale. Connery and Cain play off each other very well. While the the ending is sad, the movie as a whole is still worth it. Coming from me that is something, because I feel that philosophically, the movie watching experience is about entertainment, not a message. For that reason, I am a stickler about having the good guys win, and have happy endings. That really doesn't happen here, but I still liked the movie. I probably would not watch it more than once every 10 years or so.
- DirectorDelbert MannStarsCary GrantDoris DayGig YoungA rich businessman and a young woman are attracted to each other, but he only wants an affair while she wants to save herself for marriage.Basically the same plot as "Every girl should be married" it was not carried off as well due to Grant's seeming disinterest, and Day's insincere performance. While most people found EGSBM to be "creepy", I still found it to be the funnier movie.
DATE: 2000-12-20 - DirectorStanley DonenStarsCary GrantDeborah KerrRobert MitchumVictor and Hilary have guided tours in their English mansion. A US oil tycoon "bumps" into Hilary during a tour and charms his way into her heart. Meanwhile, Hattie pursues Victor.An awful tale of a man who once cheated on his wife, and the wife who is now cheating on her husband. It is concocted in a fun and humourous manner (it does after all have Cary Grant in it) however the subject matter overshadows all drawing it down. Ages 15 and up.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantEva Marie SaintJames MasonA New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and falls for a woman whose loyalties he begins to doubt.This lives on as one of my all time favorites. This is a good example of how the "realism" trend in hollywood has shifted from realism in plot to realism in special-effects. If they ever manage to put both in the same movie, the universe will probably implode... anyway, Grant becomes enmeshed in this spy thriller by a simple, and quite believable case of mistaken identity. - 8
DATE: 2000-12-20 - DirectorRobert StevensonStarsAlbert SharpeJanet MunroSean ConneryA wily old codger matches wits with the King of the Leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for his daughter and the strapping lad who has replaced him as caretaker.Family Fun as the venerable Darby matches wits constantly with the Leprechaun king, while knitting together a relationship between his daughter and his job replacement (Sean Connery).
- DirectorMelville ShavelsonStarsCary GrantSophia LorenMartha HyerA widower, his three young children, and an Italian nanny get to know each other better when circumstances have them living together aboard a badly neglected houseboat.Disappointing dysfunctional family movie. Grant's soon-to-be divorced wife, dies leaving him three (brats) to be reared. Grant toys with a should have been romance with his ex-wifes sister, but ends up marrying Sophia Loren, a nanny wanna-be who has more attitude problems than most neophyte women. All-in-all a bust. 3
- DirectorSidney SheldonStarsCary GrantDeborah KerrWalter PidgeonA business tycoon decides to wed a Middle Eastern princess whose customs dictate the pair must live apart for several months before marrying. Even more complications settle in when the tycoon's ex-fiancée is assigned to chaperone the pair.Grants fiance has no time for him, since as a liberated woman her job comes first. So he begins courting Tarji, a middle-eastern princess who has been trained from birth how to please a man. Grants ex-fiance gets thrown in the mix (as a state-department representative who speakes the language) to make sure that U.S. oil interests are preserved. In the process, she corrupts Tarji with American feminist notions, and comes to realize herself that her man is more important than her job. Ages 8 and up
- DirectorHoward HawksStarsCary GrantGinger RogersMarilyn MonroeA chemist finds his personal and professional life turned upside down when one of his chimpanzees finds the fountain of youth.Grant is a chemist trying to discover a formula to reverse aging. When one of the lab chimps gets loose, mixes the exact formula and dumps it in the water, Grant and company start acting strangely. Ages 8 and up
- DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsCary GrantJeanne CrainFinlay CurrieDr. Noah Praetorius falls in love with Deborah, a student who discovers that she is pregnant by her old boyfriend.Cary Grant in a quirky, yet serious comedy? The subject matter is a tad racy given the love interest wantting to commit suicide due to being pregnant. Ages 8+
- DirectorH.C. PotterStarsCary GrantMyrna LoyMelvyn DouglasA man and his wife decide they can afford to have a house in the country built to their specifications. It's a lot more trouble than they think.Although lacking the sight gags of the money pit, this is the cleaner movie. Grant's presence carry's the movie.
- DirectorHenry KosterStarsCary GrantLoretta YoungDavid NivenA debonair angel comes to Earth to help an Episcopalian bishop and his wife in their quest to raise money for the new church.The better, funner, and cleaner precursor to the Whitney Houston, Denzel Washington remake. Grant plays an angel sent to provide guidance to the bishop, and comes to fall in love with the Bishop's Life. Not theologically sound, but a fun movie to watch.
- DirectorIrving ReisStarsCary GrantMyrna LoyShirley TempleA high school girl falls for a playboy artist, with screwball results.Did not meet my expectations, A family entrenched in the legal system gets mixed up with grant who plays an artist and a little wackiness ensues. A female judge is conned by her uncle (who wants her to find a man) to force grant to court her 17 year old sister who has a crush on grant. Got it? Grant does his best to get out of the deal, by setting the sister up with her old boyfriend and in the process falls in love with the judge, per the uncles plan. Suitable for ages 8 and up.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantIngrid BergmanClaude RainsThe daughter of a convicted German spy is asked by American agents to gather information on a ring of German scientists in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them?There is very little difference between this Hitchcock original, and the Lifetime made for tv version. Plenty of intrigue, excellent acting by Grant and Bergman. Flows well, and is relatively clean. 8
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsCary GrantPriscilla LaneRaymond MasseyA Brooklyn writer of books on the futility of marriage risks his reputation after he decides to tie the knot. Things get even more complicated when he learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are habitual murderers.Dark Morbid Comedy? I seem to forget just how much thriller elements are in it - 4
DATE: 2000-10-03