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This British-Spanish co-production is one of the countless films shot in Spain in the wake of the unexpected phenomenal success enjoyed by the Italian "Spaghetti" Westerns and, as is typical of such genre efforts, features an eclectic assortment of established and emerging international stars: Robert Shaw, Telly Savalas, Stella Stevens, Martin Landau, Fernando Rey, Michael Craig, Al Lettieri, Dudley Sutton, Antonio Mayans, etc.
While the program encourages worthwhile efforts like "New Waterford Girl" it opens the door for untalented novices like Lyu who did not have to aggressively pitch this project but was green-lighted without an adequate examination of her script or her credentials.
Best laughs actually come from the "Making of..." featurette, in which the poor saps involved with this HDV mess attempt to justify their lame efforts as if they had been working on something special, instead of something that won't be utterly forgotten next week.
His wife, Sophia (Helen Mirren) wars openly with the head of his movement Chertkov (Paul Giamatti), who she claims in his efforts to convince Tolstoy to sign the rights to his works over to the Russian people is trying to steal the wealth that is owed to her upon her husbands imminent death.
When comparing the protagonists of similar PM efforts both Jeff Wincott and C. Thomas Howell are Oscar nominees when compared to Don Wilson.
The characters, despite the actors best efforts are flat and uninteresting.
And, man, you should see all the efforts they make for rescuing them.
We'd have never done it if we'd known that "Woodchipper Massacre" was going to be such a turkey -- but, then again, we never got paid for our efforts, either!
Over several years of looking for half-decent films to rent for my kids, I've developed a sixth-sense for spotting the really cheesy, direct-to-video efforts that are really painful to sit through (for anyone over the age of eight).
This movie help create a long line of lackluster efforts to mainstream LDS beliefs into Hollywood.
My only hope is that the Native actors in this film had a good time and at least got paid for their efforts.
Star Trek Voyages and Star Wars Revelations are examples of decent efforts.
He is targeted for his efforts -- or maybe I should say for his horrible acting.
"After World War I, an expedition representing the Allied countries is sent to Cambodia to stop the efforts of Count Mazovia in creating a zombie like army of soldiers and laborers.
However, blackouts, delirium, and rejection threaten to thwart his efforts.
The actors struggle to give the script some substance, but with such thin material all we see are their laborious efforts.
I appreciated his energy and his efforts though.
Not one of Keaton's best efforts, this was perhaps a veiled attempt to revenge himself on the family he married into - the Talmadges.
Now, I can usually appreciate independent efforts, but only from those who can realize that people other than their relatives might be watching this!
Peter Lorre was clearly weary of trying to pump some sort of human interest and entertainment value into the wispy character of Moto, and the dreadful idea of pairing him with a "funny" British sidekick utterly defeats all his efforts here.
Thats the reason i think Hollywood started to use cartoons in movies with actors like this you must forget the art of cinema , be sure that you ll have tons of pop corn to consume for time to pass till this movie ends also get many cola's hamburgers your laptop your cellphone this movie can be used easily in a restaurant but for sure not in a theater , my dog who is always next to my family when watching a movie left the building.The sure thing is that this movie is referring to people with no demands from the cinema art.The only thing that this movie can be used is for watching it when making the supermarket shopping list.I am giving 2 stars for supporting the India's cinema efforts but for nothing more or less..
Everyone involved with this project should be ashamed as to the result of their efforts.
All the efforts are focus on special effects and opening week ends.
And that takes some doing, what with the likes of various Lifetime efforts.
Not bad efforts from the actors (Baldwin also as a director, Cattrall in a "Sex and the City" role again, Aykroyd with some funny lines in his limited role).
Hasn't left my mind and I look forward to future efforts by Bronstein.
This is definitely one of Jet's best efforts.
(I wasn't aware the show had even lasted past the first or second season) I'm curious as to what prompted all of the cast changes - I've seen them described as "highly publicized," and yet a half hours searching efforts on the web have revealed nothing but endless comments on how the early episodes were so much better than the later episodes.
I'd recommend it to anyone interested in such character studies and commend James Franco for his efforts in what was obviously a labor of love.
The film makes no claim to "authenticity", but the settings and costuming invariably feel more "right" than many more highly acclaimed efforts.
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