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Cahill: United States Marshall, a review by Antares

Cahill: United States Marshall (1973) 59/100 - Another late period John Wayne film that could have been so much better, if not for the clumsiness of both the directing and screenwriting. Andrew MacLaglen is trying so desperately to emulate John Ford throughout this film and it comes across as a pale copy. I think the story would have worked better if the two brothers would have been around the eldest boy's age. Having a younger brother who is many years separated from his older brothers, lends little to the narrative and allows the director to rely on predictable scenes that seem to be added filler padding out the story until the final shootout. Wayne does a decent job with what he's given, unfortunately, he's really not given a lot. There are some pretty wide gaps in the film when he does not appear and the ridiculous nature of some scenes make believing what you are watching pretty hard to accomplish. There was one scene towards the end of the film, where Neville Brand, who plays the half breed Comanche tracker, is chasing one of the bank robbers. The outlaw is running on foot and Brand is chasing him, brandishing a Bowie knife, atop his horse. For some unknown reason, he tosses away the knife and grabs part of a tree that's been split. He wrestles the branch from the tree, wheels his horse around, tucks the branch under his arm like a spear and continues after the outlaw. I looked on completely perplexed as to why a Comanche would prefer a rough hewed piece of tree to a finely sharpened Bowie knife when he's about to partake in killing a man. This film doesn't rate towards the bottom of Wayne's latter day projects, but it doesn't rise too far above average.

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 March 5th, 2015)

The King's Speech, a review by Dr. Hasslein

The King's Speech



Director: Tom Hooper
Year: 2010
Running Time: 118 Minutes
Rated: M
Genre: Drama, History

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(From The King's Speech on January 16th, 2011)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

Who's the Boss?: Season One (1984/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (United States) Length: 455 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles:

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Plot:
3 Disc Set Includes All 22 Episodes From The First Season

When an injury forces baseball star Tony Micelli out of the major leagues, he finds himself penniless an without any job prospects. Swallowing his pride, Tony, along with daughter Samantha, become a live-in housekeeper for Angela Bower, a busy ad executive who has little time to look after her home or her young son, Jonathan. Now, Tony's got a full-time job and Angela's household is back in order. Only one question remains: Who's The Boss?


Who's the Boss?
Season 1.01 Pilot
Writer: Martin Cohan (Writer), Blake Hunter (Writer)
Director: Bill Persky
Cast: Tony Danza (Tony Micelli), Judith Light (Angela Bower), Alyssa Milano (Samantha Micelli), Danny Pintauro (Jonathan Bower), Katherine Helmond (Mona Robinson), Dennis Holahan (Grant Paxton), Rhoda Gemignani (Mrs. Rossini)

This is a series I watched in the 90s, mainly because there was nothing else on at the time it was aired. I enjoyed it, but I wouldn't say it is a must-see. I really found Alyssa Milano attractive towards the end of the series and she was the main reason I stayed with the series.
The pilot is a good introduction to the series.

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(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on November 16th, 2012)