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The Man from the Alamo, a review by Antares

The Man from the Alamo (1953) 75/100 - It's a travesty that Budd Boetticher was never given a chance to direct a big budget western. He definitely could hold his own when judged against peers such as John Ford, Howard Hawks or Anthony Mann. His westerns are straightforward action films with little of the cornpone humor found in abundance in the Ford pictures. This film has a simple storyline, one man at the Alamo draws lots with four other men, who happen to be his neighbors, to leave the Alamo and try and save the five families who are about to be attacked by renegade Texas guerrillas. It's the one time no man wants to be the winner, because that man will forever be looked upon as a coward. Glenn Ford plays the unfortunate man who arrives to find that he was too late to save the families, and now he lives for revenge against the guerrillas. Coming in at an economical 79 minutes, the story breezes by, and if it had been given more money and a bit more depth, it may have been remembered for being more than just a B movie classroom for Boetticher's future films. It also has two memorable stunt man scenes that are definitely worth checking out. They're both fight scenes, one amongst tied up horses which I can't believe didn't stomp on the men and the other, at a waterfall. These two scenes exemplify why Boetticher has a cult of fans who love his westerns. If you've never watched a Boetticher western, this is a good place to start.

Teal = Masterpiece
Dark Green = Classic or someday will be
Lime Green = A good, entertaining film
Orange = Average
Red = Cinemuck
Brown = The color of crap, which this film is

(From Antares' Short Summations on July 11th, 2020)

TimeQuest , a review by Tom

TimeQuest (2002/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Ardustry Home Entertainment (United States) Director: Robert Dyke Writing: Robert Dyke (Writer) Length: 94 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles:

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Stars:
Joseph Murphy as Raymond Mead
David Haig as Clint Hill
Scott A. Wyckoff as Agent
Tony Abruzzo as Driver
Caprice Benedetti as Jacqueline Kennedy

Plot:
THE FILM THAT HAS EVERYONE WONDERING... WHAT IF?

Get ready for a dazzling mix of science fiction and political intrigue that will capture you with the question of, "What if?" What if President John F. Kennedy had never been assassinated? Timequest delivers an answer that will surprise and thrill!

When a time-traveller from the future journeys to the past to stop the assassination of JFK, the world embarks on an extraordinary new course of history. Bobby Kennedy seeks out those who attempted to kill his brother, Jackie Kennedy begins her own quest to learn the true identity of the man who saved her husbands life, and John F. Kennedy leads the country and the world into a new frontier...outward towards the stars.

What could have been comes alive in this unforgettable film experience that will reshape your views of reality in ways you never thought possible!

Extras:

• Bonus Trailers
• Scene Access
• Trailers

An interesting TV movie about what if the assassination of JFK was prevented. The movie jumps back and forth between the day the time travellor went back to to warn the president. The alternate present and other part of the alternate reality.
It takes a different route than the Red Dwarf episode with a similar premise did (I reviewed that one also in the past).

Rating:

(From Tom's Time-Travel Movie Reviews on April 6th, 2011)

The 2013 Pilot Review, a review by DJ Doena

Mom

Mom @ IMDb
Mom @ Wikipedia

Synopsis: Christy (Anna Faris, The Dictator) used to be a teenage mom who has now a teenage daughter, is working as a waitress at a restaurant and is having an affair (on his side) with her boss. And then there is her mother (Allison Janney, The West Wing) who - like her daughter - is a recovering alcoholic and Violet (Christy's daughter) who's also becoming a teenage mom. A laugh track sitcom.

My Opinion: This is the newest creation by Chuck Lorre (Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, Mike & Molly). The characters are enjoyable and grow on you over the first few episodes. I'm not completely sure about the show yet but I'm willing to give it a chance.

(From The 2013 Pilot Review on October 8th, 2013)