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Hang 'em High, a review by Rich

Hang 'em High



The first spaghetti western made in America (sans Leone) and Eastwood's first star vehicle made outside Europe. Eastwood's innocent cowboy miraculously survives his own hanging and then treks across the frontier to bring his hangmen to justice. Highly entertaining, featuring in small parts Dern, Hopper, and cowboy veteran Bob Steele as a dungeon prisoner.

Clumsy mish-mash of a Western, a potentially good film made badly.
Too many close-ups of the wooden Inger Stevens playing Rachel, trembling bottom lip and moody far-away stares, all should have been cut from the movie. The romance didn't work for me in this film, it should have been left as a gritty tale of frontier life.
Possibly the weakest in the Eastwood stable of Westerns for me, it was early in the career and too much 'eyes' and stretched believability - he was shot a dozen times in the parlour, but was up and about soon after - perhaps they had better health care in those days?
As Hollywoods first attempt to copy the gore and brutality of a Spag Western, and a staging post in Clints career, it is probably worth a watch.
 


(From Riches Random Reviews on January 19th, 2009)

13 Going on 30, a review by DJ Doena

July, 12th


Jennifer Garner    ...    Jenna Rink
Mark Ruffalo   ...    Matt Flamhaff
Judy Greer   ...    Lucy Wyman
Andy Serkis   ...    Richard Kneeland
Kathy Baker   ...    Bev Rink

Synopsis: It's 1987 and Jenna has her 13th birthday. But it ends in disaster and she wishes nothing more than to be 30. And then her wish gets granted. When she awakes it's 2004 and she's Jennifer Garner and editor of the glamour magazine "Poise". But she's still 13 and she finds herself in a world where everything is different and - most importantly - where she's different.

My Opinion: Jennifer Garner is a great 13-year-old. It's funny to watch her react to things like a small girl would react. I also liked the fact that it turned out to be her that sold the front cover topics to their competitor and not Tom-Tom/Lucy because that would have been too obvious. What I didn't care much about was Mark Ruffalo, I have nothing against the actor, I just don't care about him in any of his movies.

And now:

'Cause this is Thriller!



(From DJ Doena's movie watchings 2009 on July 13th, 2009)

Blood Ties Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

3. Bad Juju
At a moody voodoo-themed bar, Vicki meets Angelique, who asks for her assistance in finding her missing brother. With the help of Henry, they find themselves immersed in the world of voodoo dolls and human sacrifices.

Guest Stars:
Keith Dallas
Francoise Yip
Michael-Ann Connor
Tommy Europe

My Thoughts:
Funny thing... This morning I watched the movie I Walked with a Zombie. Then this afternoon I decided to watch the next episode of Blood Ties... and what is it about... voodoo zombies. And I must admit... I liked how they done it in this show. And I am really starting to like the star of this show... Christina Cox. Her character in this show is a bit of a smart ass... which is always fun to watch.

My Rating:

(From Blood Ties Marathon on December 27th, 2009)