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Awix (3310 KP) rated Planet of Dinosaurs (1977) in Movies

May 24, 2019 (Updated May 24, 2019)  
Planet of Dinosaurs (1977)
Planet of Dinosaurs (1977)
1977 | Sci-Fi
4
5.5 (2 Ratings)
Movie Rating
A great title goes to waste in this low-budget SF knock-off. Spaceship gets into trouble; the crew are alarmed to realise that the planet they crash-land on is inhabited solely by dinosaurs; the viewer will be alarmed to realise the film is inhabited solely by people who can't act, and the script is cobblers too.

Not even any fun as a dodgy exploitation movie; the chamois-leather bikinis promised by the poster never materialise and we are left with a bunch of dull characters in velour outfits and adult-movie moustaches (the men are even worse) being snippy with each other. The dinosaur animation is actually astonishingly good, certainly the best thing about this movie; whether it's a good enough reason to sit through the rest of it is a question each of us must answer for him or herself.
  
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Awix (3310 KP) rated The Viking Queen (1967) in Movies

Mar 1, 2018 (Updated Mar 2, 2018)  
The Viking Queen (1967)
The Viking Queen (1967)
1967 | Action, Drama, International
5
6.0 (2 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Wildly historically inaccurate, wholly absurd Hammer exploitation movie based on the events of the Iceni revolt led by Boudicca in 1st-century Britain. Roman governor (American) falls unconvincingly for Briton queen (Finnish); their imminent marriage promises to be bad for the business of the local merchants and their corrupt ally, a Roman general (Scottish), so a conflict is provoked, leading to rebellion...

Problems are mostly with the script, which appears to be only vaguely familiar with the concept of historical research, although a lot of the acting and staging is also pretty poor. Some usually reliable actors (Andrew Keir, Patrick Troughton) do the best they can with the material they're given. Probably best viewed as a high-camp piece of unintentional comedy. The widely-circulated story that one of the Roman actors can be seen wearing a wristwatch appears to be apocryphal.
  
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Awix (3310 KP) rated Ex Machina (2015) in Movies

Feb 13, 2018  
Ex Machina (2015)
Ex Machina (2015)
2015 | Sci-Fi, Thriller
7
7.9 (58 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
The Fembot Awakens
Slightly-retro-but-in-a-good-way SF movie from the writer of The Beach and 28 Days Later. Corporate minion is whisked off to the wilderness by wealthy boss to participate in experiments testing the intelligence of a female-looking android he has built; android indeed proves to have a mind of her own.

Wears its influences relatively lightly and looks good; that said, seems more content to play with the issues it raises than actually explore them with any real rigour. Ending is a bit silly, but forgivably so. If, as seems possible, the director wants to make a point about male exploitation of women, it might be better not to do so in a movie where every female actress is required to do a full-frontal nude scene. Smarter than the usual studio SF film, anyway; passes the time entertainingly.
  
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Kirk Bage (1775 KP) rated Ace in the Hole (The Big Carnival) (1951) in Movies

Mar 3, 2020  
Ace in the Hole (The Big Carnival) (1951)
Ace in the Hole (The Big Carnival) (1951)
1951 | Comedy, Drama, Film-Noir
8
9.0 (5 Ratings)
Movie Rating
It ran with the tagline “You’ll think about it… You’ll talk about it… You’ll Remember it”, and we have! Considered now as one of the most ahead of its time films ever made, thanks to the Oscar nominated writing of Billy Wilder, and his eye for how real human beings behave. A massive box office flop in 1951, it is now one of the highest rated films of Douglas’ career, still clinging on in the IMDb top 250 films of all time. As down on his luck journalist Chuck Tatum, Douglas growls his way through a performance about ambition, selfishness and media exploitation, as he attempts to rescue a man trapped in a rock fall, whilst seducing his wife and putting the life of the victim secondary to his own needs at every turn. “Not below the belt, but from the gut!” A classic in every sense.