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Fortunatly the guard stops to tell an injured black man how he's certainly going to shoot him then stands there smiling into space for over 7 seconds before Priest (with no real explanation why he's there)simply walks in and shoots him.
And then when Nikki walks out of the church with her baby, He just stands there and WALKS away?!
Violent death or at least the threat of it is an ever present character awash on Laredo's landscape much more than Dove.That said, Streets of Laredo as a film stands firmly upon its own merits which are quite impressive.Firstly, the cast is sublime.
It's because this film stands out as possibly the scariest image of the near future
Chaney has no lines whatsoever, and merely stands around slavering and acting like a dodo.
As a boxing movie it stands on top alongside "Champion," "The Harder They Fall," "Rocky" and "Raging Bull."
It has a great plot and keeps you wondering about where each character stands throughout the movie.
Like a beautiful and complicated piece of music, one sees something new at each viewing; in one viewing the look on "Joseph's" face as he stands at the window waiting on "Anna" to arrive to look at a new apartment, and realizes she will NOT be there, that she is indeed immersed in "Sean"; in another viewing the changes in Anna's" expression as she is 'rescued' by Joseph on the beach--at one point there is an instantaneous look on her face signifying her realization that life with Joseph, and WITHOUT Sean, will be devastating for her.
From time to time I find a film that really stands out from the run of the mill standards that are dished up by producers and directors who lack the courage to move away from the usual formulae.
What stands in my mind is how, eight to ten minutes before the end of nearly every episode, the society on a new planet encountered by the Alphans ends up being destroyed, usually at the hand of Commander John Koenig, because what it seeks does not meet with the life Alphans are used to.
(This movie has some of the absolute WORST, fakest fight choreography I have ever seen!) Neil Giuntoli stands in this time for Michael Rooker (the original Henry) and, while he has a couple of effective scenes of underlying, stoic menace, for the most part he doesn't make much of an impression.
Even with this being the first and only Jean Rollin movie I've watched so far (and having viewed a couple of trailers from his other efforts), I feel like I already have a pretty good idea of what this Frenchman stands for.
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm stands on its own feet extremely well, when at least compared to some of the lessor Batman animated movies (Batman vs Dracula anyone?), and packs a good punch for fans so many years later.
While not as good as some of Polanski's other works, Bitter Moon still stands out as a highlight of his filmography and is certainly a lot better than many people have reputed it to be.
Living in Bristol where Blackbeard lived and drank in a pub that still stands today, I thought I would give this a try.
This is one of the films that borrows, yet still stands alone in creating a revolution of beastie pictures.
Despite having a thin plot, silly dubbing, disturbing brutality, and unnecessary humour, this film stands as an excellent showcase of Yuen Biao's talents.
It's a gangster movie, and like all gangster movies it stands or falls on the strengths of the lead actor.
The wonderful thing about this film is that it stands up to repeated viewings by default - You really have to view it several times just to understand what the heck is going on.
This is an excellent movie that stands up well through the years.
First of all, I love kinda movies like this one and I consider myself lucky of having watched it last weekend in my former girlfriend's flat because she has always been a b-movies freak and so."The last word" is for me a deep story about cranks, a worn femme-fatale and the dummies of Hollywood.The resentful and witty character of Doc, a close friend of the main character that Timothy Hutton hides more than shows, stands out in a so powerful way that at the end, you realize that you was taken in about him.The girl is beautiful and confused -Michelle Burke acts sensitive and finally splendid compounding her Sara/Caprice character.Althought Hutton triumphs in his mission revealing the ambiguous talented guy, corrupted gleefully by Hollywood, Joe Pantoliano -incredible actor- offers a new dimension sticking behind Hutton every time he appears in scene, stealing the whole film.
Especially when compared to the vast sea of other made-for-TV-movies, it stands out ahead of the pack.
The flag that stands on Japan's Iwo Jima remains as one of the nation's most prevalent symbols of freedom, justice, victory, and, most of all, freedom.
Of the women in this movie only Alyssa Milano (Amy) stands out as portraying anything other than a stick figure.
The Wrong End of Time is a fantastic instalment in which one of our central protagonists encounters her father in a 1940's naval station - coincidentally where the time barrier stands in 1970's England - and with the first appearance of Commander Traynor - a character so crucial to the overall story.
It stands for "Classic Horror In, Re-imagined Garbage Out".
At least she stands a chance at getting some counseling for her self-esteem issues.
The pacing is great, the movie neither stands still nor rushes through.
Evil Dead 2 Dead by Dawn stands right in the middle, just where it belongs.
METROPOLITAN has really aged well - I first saw this when it was released, and watching again a few days ago, it really stands up as something unique.
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