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Too Much, Too Soon (1958)
Fine performance by Errol Flynn
The more I watch Errol Flynn, the more captivating I find him. This is a fine dramatic performance and once his part was done at the half-way mark, I lost interest in the movie. Dorothy Malone was lovely but a mediocre actress and you never feel very heavily invested in what happens to her, predictable as it is.
Little Orvie (1940)
Sweet movie from a different time (duh)
I liked it a lot ... because I remember well how much I wanted a dog as a kid and the canary I got instead - I wanted to throw that cage across the room (sorry Tweety-Pie!)
Yes there are unacceptable stereotypes, but that was the time ... how many old movies could stand up to scrutiny today?! At least the black maid was assertive and spoke her mind in a big way, no milk toast Brady-Bunch Alice here lol! She's hilarious!
For what it's meant to be, I think it's a good little movie; one that you could watch with your kids and explain this different time in America's history.
I thought the actors did a fine job, and Johnny Sheffield showed the natural style of acting uncommon amongst child actors of that time. I thoroughly enjoyed him and think he was one of the best child actors who didn't ham it up.
The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
One of my favorite comedies
I'll always have a warm place in my heart for this quirky little gem of a movie. I watched it when it was released in cinemas in 1983 when my son and daughter were 5 and 6. They were so enthralled they lost all self-consciousness and were out of their seats with excitement, laughing so hard at all the slapstick antics, the people around us were as entertained by them as the movie! Almost 40 years later, it is a happy coincidence that it's on TV for Mother's Day and still makes me laugh out loud at one moment and charms me the next. I wish it didn't include gun violence, it would have been perfect without!
Perry Mason (2020)
Judge it on its own merits
Forget the old Perry Mason series ... this is a whole different delightfully dark and beautifully acted series ... I find it more compelling with every episode. The script and language are so sharp, it gives me chills...
The Next Voice You Hear... (1950)
Fine acting and clever dialogue
James Whitmore gives a fine performance and Nancy Reagan was quite believable too. But it's the scene with the son at the kitchen table with his mother, mimicing the actions and sounds of his father outside, that delighted me with its originality and humor. I'm an atheist but this movie was very interesting and moving in it's depiction of emotions and family interactions. All this despite the fact that the movie's premise had zero appeal to me.