My daughters birthday party

 

Rock Around the Clock!

 I can see why the ``Powers That Be'' where scared of this film. 

There is a 10 minute scene of teenagers just dismissing and insulting their elders.  It is not a clergyman or a Headmaster. It is a musican and a manager. There is a scene where a debutante threatens her principal- while dancing at the prom. She tells the teacher, she will sour her father on leaving a library as a gift to the school. The film is a lot more sexualised than I thought. There is a scene with the female lead in her bathing suit and it comments on this. You also you could argue that the main contest of this film is between the romantic lead, and a Girl Boss music excecutive. Who had left the manager at the altar

It makes the point that dancing is an important to enjoying Rock and Roll, as listening. This is really a series of music videos. The bands come one, do there bit. There is some rock and roll dancing. The plot moves on. 

The Platters, really knock it out of the park. I didn't know they were in this, and Only you-hits like Kennedy is running for the White House

Both Haley and the Platters look middle aged. The Film stresses their humble orgins-they were farmers who gigged in the evening, sometimes for payment in kind 

The hero of the story, marries the dancing girl he discovered. Quite an age gap ! 

I am pleased I saw it. I understand why it was a big deal. Cinema birthed the radio star?

The Naked Gun 33.3 The Final Insult

 Yes this is very 1990s. There is a mention of Dr Kervorkian. We see Shannen Doherty, on screen. Jurassic park is still the biggest box office bonazana. Indeed OJ will murder his wife before this film hits blockbuster. Oh and you know what is really 1990s- 70s nostalgia. We see OJ wearing an Afro.

OJ does the American version of the goalkeeper catching the baby jokes

Phil Donnahue looking like Leslie Nielsen is a plot point. As I said 1990s. 

So it felt more dated than the orginal Naked Gun movie. In fact having the denouement- at the Oscars adds to this. The Oscars used to be exciting. I don't know if I am older or crankier but, I remember people used to stay up late for the Oscars

I was surprised by the Cameo's Olvia Dukakis, and James Earl Jones. Oh and Pia Zadora-who according to legend played Anne Frank on Broadway, and was so bad. That someone in the audience shouted ``She's in the attic''

Anna Nicole Smith. I was interested in getting a sense of her. I remember an old gf, used to compare herself to her.  She looks buxom and pretty, but the film doesn't do much with her

Marc Alamio- Gul Dukat plays a truck stop rapist. Who tries to force himself on Priscella Presley Priscella gets a sub plot based on wanting a baby-with Thelma and Louise overtones. It is as I said very very 1990s. Cheers was doing a similar storyline in 1992. Ally McBeal will do more of the same. 

That said because of the ages of Nielsen and Presley it feels more modern- everyone is middle aged now

Robert Duval

 1931-2026

Tom Hagen,

Lt Col Kilgore

Robert E. Lee

Augustus "Gus" McCrae,

Veteran, Husband, Actor

28 Days Later

 I struggled with this. I am in a bad mood today, so perhaps I could not get immersed into this film

Firstly the world building. Why is he naked in an ITU? How does he survive? Why isn't everything on fire Where are the barking stray dogs? The loose bank notes in the street was a nice touch though. 

It was nice to see Paddington on screen- the neighbourhood

The drop of blood from an infected corpse just falls right... okay sure

Secondly the straw man villians. The brave survivors are lured to a country house by a Major West.

 We know West is evil because he has an RP accent and talks about Darwinian struggle. The Scottish Sgt tells us we're doomed, we doomed. I know there is confusion about the rest of the world in the plot We are too believe they  did  not see planes? did they not hear radio

One could argue this is Cillian taking an Irish/ Colonial revenge on the Major in the Big House

I could not get into this one 

Stand Up Dead Man!

I like Craig's Cajun. I would watch a Netflix series of him, say solving the Kentucky Derby case

Look Johnson is not catholic. So this film has a sort of clunky logic. A widower is unlikely to become a priest while he still has children. Think of a few years of seminary as well. They should have been Anglican, or some Eastern Branch Catholics. Apparently the film was filmed in London. This church looks Anglican. Some of the language sounds evangelical. You loose immersion quickly

Mila Kunis, is now playing  sherriffs and not sweethearts She is pretty good

Oh hey RF having a part in the plot

I will credit this film for mentioning classic murder mysteries So there is that. If you like Glen Close you will like this, but I have seen too much of this 

Ice Cold in Alex

 Worth Waiting for

This film was made with the help of United Kingdom of Libya, if that did not date the film. 

I was suprised how much exposition was needed to set the scene of the story

It was nice to see Harry Andrews again

Sylvia Sims is beautiful. Whatever Angelina Jolie does with her eyes, she did it first. I was surprised to learn that the film was pretty much method acting. I was confused by her sudden romance with John Mills

They gave Diane CLare, a hell of a lot Morphine

Antony Quayle plays an Afrikaaner very well. Big, strong, and charmless

I liked the resolution, I did find it satisfying they tied up the ends