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Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)

by Bill on July 5, 2009

Directed by Henry Koster Yesterday I wrote up my assessment of Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962) but it wasn’t till today as I was going over it that I realized what, for me, was the most significant aspect of the movie. It is accurate. At least on the surface level, it is spot on. The [...]

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Thinking about dialogue

by Bill on June 20, 2009

It occurs to me that with a number of current movies, and I’m particularly thinking of action movies and romantic comedies (odd combination), there is often a dialogue problem. The problem is more or less that it is absent. I was thinking about this because I just wrote up reviews of two older movies, both [...]

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The Rare Breed (1966)

by Bill on June 20, 2009

Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen The Rare Breed is one of those many older movies that has become a series of contradictions: it’s good and it’s bad, it’s timeless and it’s dated, it’s memorable and it’s forgettable. I suppose that last, forgettable, is one of its ruling characteristics given the number of people I’ve encountered [...]

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The Quiet Man (1952)

by Bill on April 12, 2007

Directed by John Ford This film is an old favourite of mine and seeing it again after all these years didn’t disappoint. It’s wonderful. However, a cautionary note needs to be sounded … This movie is sentimental. It’s politically incorrect. It is not Ireland. If these sorts of things get your shorts in a knot, [...]

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McLintock! (1963)

by Bill on April 12, 2007

Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen I watched McLintock! (1963) last night. It’s not the greatest movie in the John Wayne canon, but you know, I’ve always liked it. From what I’ve seen online, it doesn’t rate that high with many people, but then it’s not the most western of westerns. It’s essentially a comedy, one [...]

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