The Oblong box 1969

Starring:  Vincent Price

One of two 19th-century brothers is mysteriously disfigured and buried alive; he recovers and runs amok.

You expect a horror film with Price and Lee to be top notch, this wasn't. From a story by Edgar Alan Poe, this was confusing, badly acted with gallons of bright red paint which was supposedly blood. Thank goodness for the gorgeous Sally Geeson who I had a huge crush on as a kid, I had good taste back then! Terrible movie though.     2/10

Sundown 1941

Starring: Gene Tierney

The adopted daughter of an Arab trader assists British troops in Africa during World War 11.

Different as a war film being set in Africa. The underlying score was spot on and the lighting moody. It was all a little dated and slightly confusing but did have some good moments. Worth seeing.   5/10

Decision at Sundown 1957

Starring: Randolph Scott

A cowboy tracks down the badman who has seduced his wife.

The prolific Randolph Scott turns up again but looks well rough and I'm not sure how he found the energy to fight anyone. A slow burner of a movie, I'm not a fan of flashbacks but feel that this movie could have benefited from one as a bit of a scene setter. Scott's character is clearly tortured in his own mind and this is fairly well portrayed. Not a bad Western.      5/10

Lorna Doone 1951

Starring;  Barbara Hale

In 1625 on Exmoor, a farmer comes to love an outlaw's daughter who proves to be in reality a kidnapped heiress.

First time I've seen a screen version of this classic story. All a bit like a poor man's Robin Hood, also pretty sure there's no raging waterfall like that in Exmoor. Harmless fun though.      4/10

Deadlier than the male 1967

Starring: Richard Johnson

Bulldog Drummond traces the death of oil company executives to a master criminal using glamorous female assassins.

All the Bulldog Drummond movies I'd seen before were quite dated, nice to see it brought into the colour age. A mixture of James Bond meets The Avengers with lots of explosions and inventive deaths and wall to wall glorious women. Extremely easy on the eye.     9/10

Tom Sawyer 1973

Starring:  Johnnie Whitaker

Classic American tale. I can't say that the plot gripped me, but the songs were lively and it was harmless enough.        4/10

Night passage 1957

Starring:  James Stewart

A railroad worker entrusted with a payroll finds that the bandits trying to rob it are led by his own brother.

Standard Western with a familiar plot, the brotherly conflict being a slight USP. Audie Murphy is always solid, but the movie is saved by the brilliant James Stewart and is worth watching for him alone.     5/10

Support your local sheriff 1968

Starring:  James Garner

Gold is found near a Western village, and the resulting influx of desperate characters causes problems for the sheriff.

I really enjoyed this. Totally tongue in cheek, it made you smile rather than laugh out loud but was very easy to watch with some lovely touches. James Garner played the sort of role that he was just perfect for.          8/10

The Siege of Sidney Street 1960

Starring:  Donald Sinden

An account of the anarchists who infiltrated London in 1912.

Reasonably interesting depiction of true events. I wasn't aware of this story at all and it was interesting to note that Churchill was at the scene. Some good moments but the history lesson was the most interesting thing about it.      5/10

The Extraordinary seaman 1968

Starring: David Niven

Four stranded sailors come upon the ghostly Royal Navy captain of a ghostly World war 11 ship.

I hated the constant flips to news flashes, I really felt it affected the flow of the movie. I didn't know the plot before watching this and about half-way through, when all became apparent, it got really interesting. David Niven was absolutely terrific as the captain. An original idea and with a few tame moments excepted, this was good fun.          7/10

Men don't leave 1990

Starring: Jessica Lange

Following the death of her husband in an accident, a widow with two sons strives to keep the family together.

Basically, a film about life. About how things hit you from left field and how you have to adapt. Makes you think about those you have lost yourself and the difficulties you have moving your life forward. No guns, no explosions, no car chases, just a movie about life. Great stuff.        8/10

I love trouble 1947

Starring:  Franchot Tone

A private eye tries to trace the background of a politician's wife.

Yet another private eye film noire. I tried, I really did, but all the characters were practically the same in look and delivery, there was constant 'smart talk' and no action. Very dull    2/10

To Trap a spy

Starring: Robert Vaughan

One of the feature length 'Man from Uncle' movies. A poor man's James Bond, but Robert Vaughan is very effective in the part, the plot was lively enough and there were enough interesting moments to keep this interesting. Not bad.        6/10

Crash dive 1943

Starring: Tyrone Power

A submarine Lieutenant and his commander love the same girl.

Basically a bit of a propaganda, feel good movie for the US. Not the most interesting of plotlines war wise, the film was at its most lively in the scenes between Power and Anne Baxter.    5/10 

Something to sing about 1943

Starring: James Cagney

A new York bandleader decides to take a fling at Hollywood.

I'm not the greatest James Cagney fan, I get a bit tired of the constant gangster thing he had going on. Occasionally in this movie, there were slight signs, but generally it was a really likeable performance in a charming little movie. Cagney was surprisingly light on his feet.         6/10

A Hard day's night 1964

Starring: The Beatles

Harrassed by their manager and Paul's grandpa, the Beatles embark from Liverpool by train for a London TV show.

Very few pop groups translate well on to the big screen. This is no exception, wooden acting and a flimsy plot. Thankfully there's lots of well known music which was good to hear.     4/10

Attack on the Iron coast 1967

Starring:  Lloyd Bridges

In World War 11, a Canadian commando unit destroys a German installation on the French coast.

Fairly flawed with a poor script and a few desperately bad bits of acting. The 'home' scenes never rang true and were a bit superfluous to the plot and the officer who got injured in training ended up looking like the Invisible man. Some good action though.       5/10

Clue 1985

Starring: Eileen Brenann

A murder game becomes reality.

Who doesn't love the board game Clue or Cluedo as it is called in the UK? Unfortunately, this doesn't work at all as a movie in what could have been a really good idea. Terrible and I mean truely terrible script, poor acting across the board and deciding to do it as slapstick was a really odd decision. I laughed twice! Disappointing.    3/10

The Dark Tower 1943

Starring: Ben Lyon

A circus hypnotist possessively controls a girl trapezist.

I'm not sure if I'd been hypnotized, but I rather enjoyed this. A little unusual plot wise and you spend the entire movie thinking that something bad is going to happen. All nonsense but good fun.      5/10

Bless this house 1972

Starring: Sid James

A suburbanite's multifarious frustrations culmintae in preparations for his son's wedding.

So often, successful TV comedy series do not transfer successfully to the big screen. But I have to say, I loved this. Nostalgic for me and great to see so many of my favourite childhood comedy actors. It was good clean fun with no swearing or sexual references. Not as dated as I expected, I spent a very happy 90 minutes watching this.       9/10