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My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure (2004)
Modesty Blaise as she should be.
I enjoyed this film. It was a joy to see a version so close to the vision of Peter O'Donnell.
A number of people have disliked the film, but it has to be seen in context of the origin story that it is. The film uses flashback to show the young Modesty and the events that shaped her into the woman that she became. Before the Network. Before Willie Garvin.
The pace is a trifle slow, and for my taste not enough tension is developed in the present day scenes. However this is acceptable just to get such a faithful version.
If you like Modesty Blaise, you will enjoy it even with its faults, if you just want an action flick with car chases - forget it.
It has the feeling of being the first of a franchise, but as I have never seen it promoted anywhere, I suspect there will be no more to follow. Sadly.
Space Marines (1996)
I tried to give it away.
I've seen my fair share of B-films, bad acting, non-existent plot, so bad that they are funny. Unfortunately this film doesn't make it into the last category which may have redeemed it slightly. With the exception of Meg Foster, the characters are out acted by the Thunderbird puppets. The script (script? nothing this bad deserves the name of script) is banal, boring, riddled with inconsistencies and loaded with clichés. It was either written by someone who has never read SF in their life, or was hacked to pieces by the director so it could be filmed for $10.50.
It is not even worth seeing as shlock. I tried to give it away but found no takers. The film was a waste of time and effort to film, and is both a waste of time and an insult to the viewer.
It deserves a negative vote, I would even settle for a zero, but have had to give it a one under protest. The only worth in this film was in the DVD case.
Avoid like poison ivy. Watch a decent B-film like Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.