B-MOVIE OF THE MONTH - WITHOUT WARNING (1980)

Greetings All - It would be cool to do a post one time called the ten most essential B-flicks, sort of a B-Movie 101 thing. If that ever happened I would have to include this sci-fi horror classic from Graydon Clark (Black Shampoo, Satan's Cheerleaders.) This one's a don't pass go and don't collect $200 folks, just see it, Or watch it again. I'm not even going to begin to explain the plot except you have these flying disc things that attach themselves to people, in this case campers on an outing and kill and feed on them. Eventually these discs are tied to an alien, a hungry alien. A forerunner to 1987's Predator sort to speak and with a flat-out goofy cast. Jack Palance and Martin Landau, say what? And looking drugged out I might add but the real surprise here is veteran character actor Larry Storch, from the '60's, a guy who knew 150 dialects and here he is in this as a boy scout leader lol. Also known as It Came Without Warning, this gem is streaming free now only on Plex. 2.75 stars/2.75

Monday, January 30, 2023

JOHN BOYEGA IS "BREAKING" (2022) INTO A BANK - IS THIS REALLY A MODERN VERSION OF DOG DAY AFTERNOON?

 

BREAKING heralds its arrival as a modern day version of Dog Day Afternoon, the 1973 bank robbery movie with Al Pacino. While it makes a gallant attempt, those are pretty big shoes to fill and it's doubtful that fifty years from now BREAKING will be remembered on any level even close to Dog Day. Nonetheless, British actor extraordinaire John Boyega gives an admirable performance as a hostage-taking robber who simply wants eight hundred dollars the VA took from him by error to be put back into his account. 

Of course all this brings out the SWAT team and a laid-back negotiator played by Michael K Williams.  With the robber also involving a news anchor, his ex wife and the bank manager in his ordeal, the race is on to diffuse the situation. 

The movie is just a tad too chatty for a bank robbery flick, it seems to want to be more of a character driven piece. I may have stuck at least one or two more action oriented scenes in. Still, it's more than a worthy addition to the bank robbery genre. BREAKING is available on all the VOD outlets.  3.0 stars/5

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B-MOVIE GAZETTE RATING SYSTEM

5 Stars - Only awarded to the precious few.
4 Stars - Excellent, see by all means.
3 Stars - Very Good, you should like.
2 Stars - Fair, like a frozen dinner.
1 Star - Poor, like a spoiled dinner.

ALL B-MOVIES, DRIVE-IN MOVIES AND TV MOVIES HAVE A MAX AWARD OF 2.75 STARS.