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Adventures of Captain Fabian (1951)
Worst ending ever
I won't reveal the ending for those who are gluttons for punishment and make it to the end.. at which point you'll be disappointed as they leave the biggest loose end in the history of cinema.
The sad part is that a quick rewrite could have easily wrapped the movie up in a far more satisfying way and actually made it at least mildly entertaining instead of a major let-down.
Other reviewers here have aptly described the movie, which is a better vehicle for Vincent Price than it is for Errol Flynn.
Added to the abysmal ending, the brevity of Flynn's screen time in the film makes the "love story," angle particularly difficult to take seriously.
Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
So much bad acting, so little time
It's hard to believe John Ford directed this master class in how NOT to act. There was so much scenery chewing it's a good thing much of it was filmed in Monument Valley- providing enough fodder for everyone. As the prosecutor, Carleton Young lead the way with an incredibly over-the-top melodramatic performance but there was plenty to go around in this painful-to-watch offering. Fred Libby, as Chandler Hubble, contributed his fair share of ham in his brief courtroom scene. Woody Strode, usually a solid character actor, was also affected by the rampant exaggerating among the cast and contributed a fair share of his own. Only veteran Willis Bouchey and Jeffrey Hunter provided more subdued, believable characterizations.
The War with Grandpa (2020)
Here's two hours you'll never get back.
What a waste of a tremendous cast. Absolutely abysmal.
Deadly Voltage (2015)
Keep away from hydro lines - and this movie.
The most irritating soundtrack in the history of motion pictures provides an appropriate backdrop to this feeble offering.
Weak story, contrived situations, and amateur special effects combine to create a genuine snoozer. The most suspenseful aspect about it is guessing how long it takes the average viewer to reach for the remote.
Godzilla (2014)
Don't waste your time
I supposed the director thought it was highly stylish but this movie was infuriating to try and watch. Most of it was filmed in the dark using extreme close ups so there was NO idea of what the hell was going on. A train comes out of the silent dark in flames. How? Why? The beasts are battling. Now they're not. They're over here. Now they're over there. What the F##*? No narrative to help the viewer either. It was like trying to watch the film in the dark through a keyhole. Absolutely frustrating. Pure crap. The review requires 10 lines of text in order to be accepted. But ten lines is more than this movie deserves and certainly more than is needed to express how dreadfully boring and annoying it is. I'd rather watch any movie where you can actually see what's going on instead of some blurred dark images that passes for art in the mind of some self-centerd filmmaker.
I Am the Blues (2015)
Must see for blues fans
The film captures real, raw footage of people who live and love the blues despite being passed over by fame and fortune. It's an important live recording of a quickly disappearing link between modern blues musicians and veterans who still remember the originators of the art form from early in the last century. It's important to remember those roots and what these people went through to ensure the art form endured. As an added bonus it provides footage of some very talented people who may have otherwise been forgotten. Each of the musicians profiled had fleeting success and fame at some point but to a person, they seem to take everything in stride and maintain a love of the blues that doesn't need outside approval or adoration.