Sunday, February 28, 2021

MY SATURDAY SPENT WATCHING ALL 4 MATT HELM MOVIES - "THE SILENCERS" AND "MURDERER'S ROW" STILL ROCKS - DEAN STILL THINKS HE SINGS BETTER THAN SINATRA

 

Light, silly but entertaining and completely binge worthy, here comes all four Matt Helm movies which I watched in order last Saturday. Best but not accurately described as a late 60's spoof on 007. Being in the over-50 crowd the series is very familiar territory, they used to show these to us on movie night in boarding school on 16mm. 

The girls, the gadgets, tounge-in-cheek humor, exotic locations, 60's styles and fashion, and of course Dino himself are all here for the Helm newbies out there, I suggest you dive in from the beginning and may your trip be enjoyable. Oh, and let's not forgot his trusty assistant Lovie Craves It, yep that's her name, a T-Bird that flashes messages on it's rear bumper, a flying saucer that gets chased on train tracks, have I convinced you yet? Happy to say all four are not only available in the streaming world but quite good quality transfers, I rated the films individually as follows. 

The Silencers 3.0/5
Murderer's Row 3.0/5
The Ambushers 2.75/5
The Wrecking Crew 2.5/5

Sunday, February 21, 2021

DRUNKS (1995) - Say It Ain't So, Richard Lewis Breaks Sobriety In This First Movie Based On AA


Comedian Richard Lewis kills it in this cinematic first, a movie completely devoted to the 12-step programs AA and NA. An amazing roster of top notch actors star, a meeting in a NYC church, as they share their stories, Lewis who starts off leading the meeting walks out in the middle and relapses. A more than worthy indie and a must watch for actors. 3.0 stars/5