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The Fallen Idol, a review by Antares

The Fallen Idol





Year: 1948
Film Studio: British Lion Film Corporation, London Films, Twentieth-Century-Fox Film Corp.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
Length: 92 Min.

Director
Carol Reed (1906)

Writing
Graham Greene (1904)...Story "The Basement Room"
Graham Greene (1904)...Screenplay
Lesley Storm (1904)...Additional Dialogue
William Templeton...Additional Dialogue

Producer
Philip Brandon (1898)
Alexander Korda (1893)
Carol Reed (1906)

CinematographerMusic
William Alwyn (1905)...Composer

StarsReviewThe Third ManThe Fallen IdolThe Fallen Idol, pleads with the child to just tell the truth.
       From beginning to end, I found this story crisp, clear and thoroughly entertaining. Ralph Richardson gives a subdued, but powerful performance as the butler whom all the detectives think Shane is to a lot of people. That aside, if you like a good suspenseful story, then The Fallen Idol should find its way onto your wishlist.


Review Criterion
5 Stars - The pinnacle of film perfection and excellence.


(From The Fallen Idol (1948) on August 31st, 2010)

The Spirit (1987), a review by addicted2dvd

The Spirit (1987/United States) IMDb |Trailer | Director: Michael Schultz Writing: Will Eisner (Original Material By), Steven E. de Souza (Writer) Length: 80 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: None

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Stars:
Sam J. Jones as Spirit / Denny Colt
Nana Visitor as Ellen Dolan
Bumper Robinson as Eubie
Garry Walberg as Commissioner Dolan
Les Lannom as Officer King
McKinlay Robinson as P'Gell Roxton

Plot:
When Denny Colt, detective for the Central City Police Department, survives an assassination attempt by criminals, he is still believed by the public to be dead. He decides to use to his advantage, since being "dead", he isn't subject to the rules that bind regular cops. To this end, he equips an abandoned tomb in a graveyard into a residence and headquarters and prepares for a new career. With that, he becomes the Spirit, a mysterious crime fighter whose only costume is a blue business suit, fedora hat and a little eye mask. His first major case pits him against P'Gell, a femme fatal who has criminal designs on the city.

Extras:

• Closed Captioned

This is a 1987 TV movie that a friend sent me a copy of. It is off of an old TV recording from when it originally aired. With that being the case I was a little concerned what the quality would be like. Turns out I didn't need to worry. While it was an obvious old recording... it is more then watchable. And something that was an extra bonus to me personally.... he didn't edit out the original run commercials. And I found it oddly fun seeing the commercials that I haven't seen in a good 25 years! It brought back a lot of memories.

The film itself I found to be rather entertaining... well in a cheesy sort of way. The film makes more then one reference to the character (The Spirit) being similar to The Lone Ranger... and I can see their point. What with the similar look to the mask and the fact that Denny Colt is believed to be dead. But with such a cheesy feel to it... it also reminded me a bit of the old '60s Batman series. Speaking of which... I don't know if this TV Movie was supposed to be the start of a TV series that never happened or not... but I believe I would have watched the series if they made it.

Now I want to once again thank the friend of mine for sending me this one. I really did enjoy watching it.... definitely worth the time put in to it. Thanks 'Cat!



(From What Movies I Been Watching on April 13th, 2013)

Angel Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

19. Time Bomb
Original Air Date: 4/28/2004
Although Illyria rescues Gunn, Angel realizes she must be killed after her body begins a deadly physical breakdown which could unleash enough power to destroy the world.

Guest Stars:
Jaime Bergman
Jeff Yagher
Adam Baldwin

My Thoughts:
I loved how this one began... I really got a kick out of how Illyria saved Gunn from the Hell Dimension. But over-all while a decent episode... it is not one I cared too much for.

My Rating:

(From Angel Marathon on March 24th, 2010)