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That little movie you made way back in the 1970's still holds up well, and has a good creepy atmosphere that many of today's big-budgeted have not a clue of how to accomplish.
John Ireland gets hit, Lee J. Cobb holds the vial with the hydrochloric acid he's threatened to empty on Cyd Chariss' face, a bullet hits it and it burns his face.
It truly holds almost no value as a movie or social commentary at all.
But there's a snag when a notorious gangster, Duke Mantee (Bogart), has to hold up at the bar with his fellow gangsters and holds everybody hostage while they wait.
When i brought it home i began to watch it, and i have to admit the opening scene, while not as scary as i remember, still holds up as being a truly terrifying moment in the film.
It holds your attention from beginning to end.
Just saw the film again, and except for being a tad embarrassed that we wore such silly clothes back then, I think it holds up beautifully.
I don't think this movie holds up well over time, and it certainly wasn't as good as the first two movies.
Now have seen it again recently, and it still holds up.
The fun in watching today lies in the many great character actors of the day (many of whom appeared on every show of the decade, it seems!), the "sterile" violence and the personal childhood memories the show holds.
Daniel Craig is an excellent actor and holds the picture together pretty well.
The acting is nonexistent; the lead reads his lines in scene after scene, including a trek thru the forest, from a clipboard he holds.
There is simple humor, such as the "one lump or two" bit or the way he holds the gun when you takes it from the "henchmen".
But NO! Now this piece of trash holds that title; in fact it's the only movies I've voted a "1."
Having just watched this on TCM and after reading the previous reviews for this film all I can say is that although there may be limited moments of great suspense which does not take anything away from the film.The plot- insane man escapes from a mental institution and holds five people hostage in a bar.
'Q' is an aspiring DJ who holds fierce all his intentions to stay clean and away from danger.
Best romantic scene is when Rochester thanks Jane for saving him from the bedroom fire - as Rochester holds onto Jane's hands, the glances they exchange and when Rochester says 'Jane' after a silent pause as she walks out of his room - speaks volumes.
Most of the film holds up well but there are times when it drags which is unfortunately common in Kurosawa films (except for Yojimbo which was perfect).
This film ranks as one of my favourite films because of its delightfully skewed world that at the same time holds true to itself.
he kidnaps kids and holds them for ransom.
This is a most effective little thriller from 1950 concerning a disturbed killer who holds a group of people hostage in a bar.
The other thing that I love about the movie is that there is not one second of wasted film, every scene has definite purpose and it holds your attention every minute.
Very good F/X holds your interest.
Water Horse holds a 6.8 rating on IMDb, while Beyond Lock Ness has only a 4.0 rating.
But he holds a paradigmatic, redemptive trump card: somebody loves him.
But I still kind of like him,strange isn't it?An affection forged in the white heat of his masterpiece "Under Siege" still holds sway.
I saw it when it first aired and I watched it again this month on DVD and it is amazing how well it holds up.
There's, of course, the modern "socially-concerned-Hollywood", which depicts the Catholic Church as a decadent, senile and misoginous group of eunuchs and frigids, emotionally frail and codependant, obsessed with sex and rites, completely ignorant of the true meaning of human dignity and who do not understand that this church has to accomodate its ideas into the most common idiosincresies in order to take its place where it belongs: equal to and along all other churches, because they're all alike and none holds the absolute truth.
"What Ever Happened To Aunt Alice?" is a fairly unknown, but amazing and amusing little thriller from the late 1960s that still holds up very well to this day.
The movie holds together like an artfully composed opus, returning to hints given earlier on and embellishing on them.
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