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Sunday, June 28, 2020

The Seventh Sign. 1988


Starring: Jurgen Prochnow

A pregnant mother fears that the birth of her baby will signal the end of the World.

Nice to see Demi Moore, it's not that this is a bad movie, it's very well made and acted, it's just not a very pleasant subject matter. If you watched this with the lights off, late at night on a cold January evening, it could be terrifying.          6/10

Sunday, June 21, 2020

Prudence And The Pill. 1968

Starring: David Niven

A girl borrows her mother's contraceptive pills and replaces them with aspirin, causing no end of complications.

Niven again. A fluffy sex comedy in the loosest sense of the word, an element of Upstairs Downstairs but interesting to see how much life and views have changed in fifty years. Jaunty little soundtrack that was a shade underused for me. Really rather likeable movie.       7/10

Sunday, June 14, 2020

Q - The Winged Serpent. 1982

Starring:  Michael Moriarty

An ex-con on the run finds a monstrous Aztec god, a flying serpent, nesting in the spire of the Chrysler Building.

A decent enough horror movie forgetting the nonsense mythical aspect. Reasonable special effects for its time, that's still no excuse for the awful acting throughout. Been on my bucket list for a long time and nice to get it ticked off.   5/10


Sunday, June 07, 2020

Never Look Back. 1952

Starring: Rosamund John

A lady barrister finds she must defend an old boy friend on a murder charge.

I do like a courtroom drama and this has its place. Interesting to see a lady barrister, such a shame that the plot focussed on her being involved in a potential sex scandal rather than on her abilities.
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