Now you see it. You're amazed. You can't believe it. Your eyes open wider. It's horrible, but you can't look away. There's no chance for you. No escape. You're helpless, helpless. There's just one chance, if you can scream. Throw your arms across your eyes and scream, scream for your life!
And scream Fay Wray does most famously in this monster classic, one of the greatest adventure films of all time, which even in an era of computer-generated wizardry remains a marvel of stop-motion animation. Robert Armstrong stars as famed adventurer Carl Denham, who is leading a crazy voyage to a mysterious, uncharted island to photograph something monstrous ... neither beast nor man. Also aboard is waif Ann Darrow (Fay Wray) and Bruce Cabot as big lug John Driscoll, the ship's first mate.
King Kong's first half-hour is steady going, with engagingly corny dialogue (Some big, hard-boiled egg gets a look at a pretty face and bang, he cracks up and goes sappy) and ominous portent that sets the stage for the horror to come. Once our heroes reach Skull Island, the movie comes to roaring, chest-thumping, T. rex-slamming, snake-throttling, pterodactyl-tearing, native-stomping life. King Kong was ranked by the American Film Institute as among the 50 best films of the century. Kong making his last stand atop the Empire State Building is one of the movies' most indelible and iconic images. And this is the definitive video version: remastered from a pristine archival print, with previously censored scenes of Kong flossing with natives restored. Also restored is the curious scene in which Kong peels poor Fay's clothing like a banana and tickles her fancy.
Une soucoupe-volante atterrit sur Terre. Alors qu'on les croyait hostiles, les extraterrestres sont en fait porteurs d'un message de paix pour l'humanité.
H.G. Wells' chilling novel ofia Martian invasion of Earth becomes even more frighteningiin this 1952 film adaptation that's widely regardedias one of theigreatest sci-fi movies of all time. It delivers eye-popping thrills, laser-hot action andiunrelenting, edge-of-your-seat suspense. No one who has seen theifilm's depiction of theiswan-shaped Martian machines-ticking andihissing menacinglyias they cut their path of destruction-will ever forget their ominous impact!
San Fransisco, 1868. Le professeur Arronax et son fidèle Conseil sont bloqués à San Fransisco. Les marins refusent d'embarquer car depuis quelques semaines plusieurs bateaux ont été coulés par un monstre marin, selon les témoignages de quelques rescapés. Ils décident alors de participer à la mission d'enquête de l'armée américaine qui appareille un navire de guerre afin d'élucider les mystérieuses disparitions et éventuellement tuer le monstre. Ils sont aidés par la harponneur Ned Land. Après plusieurs mois de recherches infructueuses, il décide d'abandonner les recherches. Soudain, un vaisseau qui croise près d'eux et attaqué et coule. Ils prennent le monstre en chasse, mais celui-ci fonce sur eux et éperonne le navire de guerre : Arronax, Conseil et Ned Land sont jetés à l'eau...
Après avoir échappé à la guillotine, le Baron Frankenstein disparaît dans la nature. On le retrouve, trois ans plus tard, installé comme praticien dans une nouvelle ville, sous un faux nom. Et son affaire marche tellement bien qu'elle génère la jalousie d'un groupe de ses confrères, qui voient d'un mauvais ?il sa présence sur leur territoire. Néanmoins, un des plus jeunes d'entre eux, qui a reconnu le Baron, semble désireux de rejoindre Frankenstein afin d'étancher sa soif de savoir. Le Baron, ravi de rencontrer un esprit qui partage son approche de la science, l'enrôle dans son équipe et lui révèle son projet secret...
Biensûr le film a veilli aux yeux de la nouvelle génération, on y retrouve le parfum des films fantastiques d'avant les années 80. Une atmosphère qu'aucun des films de maintenant ne peuvent recréer...car il y a le numérique....
En suivant scrupuleusement le célèbre roman de Herbert George Wells mais avec la connaissance des événements historiques survenus jusqu'en 1960, année de réalisation du film, George Pal emmène son voyageur temporel de l'année 1899 à l'année 802701(!) en le faisant passer successivement par la première, la deuxième et même la troisième guerre mondiale... Les amateurs de science-fiction ne peuvent qu'aimer et admirer le travail de George Pal : le charme victorien de sa machine à explorer le temps est intact, quelque 40 années après. Le rôle principal est impeccablement tenu par Rod Taylor, archétype du héros des sixties : il a la prestance, le charme et la classe qui sied à son personnage d'aristocrate scientifique aux prises avec l'inconnu ; enfin, les effets spéciaux réellement impressionnants pour l'époque furent récompensés par un oscar...
Forget about beanstalks. This vivid fairy tale (LA Herald-Examiner) brilliantly re-imagines theibeloved fable asia rugged adventure that delights with vigorous acting andiexcellent trick effects (Halliwell's Film andiVideo Guide)! Reuniting theidirector andistars (Kerwin Mathews andiTorin Thatcher) of The 7th Voyage of Sinbad), this visual treat isia journey you'll wantito take again andiagain!
Farm boy Jack heroically rescues Princess Elaine from sorcerer Pendragon byislaying his bloodthirsty giant. But when Pendragon uses his evil powersito bewitch andiimprison Elaineiin his enchanted fortress, Jack must cross theioceanito brave dragons, two headed ogres andian army of ghoulsito save his lady love!
Volume 1:
Galaxy Being (9/16/63)
Hundred Days of the Dragon (9/23/63)
The Architects of Fear (9/30/02)
The Man with the Power (10/7/63)
Sixth Finger (10/14/63)
The Man Who Was Never Born (10/28/63)
O.B.I.T. (11/4/63)
Human Factor (11/11/63)
Volume 2:
Corpus Earthling (11/18/63)
Nightmare (12/2/63)
It Crawled Out of the Woodwork (12/9/63)
The Borderland (12/16/63)
Tourist Attraction (12/23/63)
The Zanti Misfits (12/30/63)
The Mice (1/6/64)
Controlled Experiment (1/13/64)
Volume 3:
Don't Open Until Doomsday (1/20/64)
ZZZZZZ (1/27/64)
The Invisibles (2/3/64)
The Bellero Shield (2/10/64)
Children of the Spider County (2/17/64)
Specimen: Unknown (2/24/64)
Second Chance (3/2/64)
Moonstone (3/9/64)
Volume 4:
The Mutant (3/16/64)
The Guests (3/23/64)
Fun and Games (3/30/64)
The Special One (4/6/64)
A Feasibility Study (4/13/64)
Production & Decay of Strange Particles (4/20/64)
The Chameleon (4/27/64)
The Forms of Things Unknown (5/4/64)
On retrouve dans Les Oiseaux toute la maîtrise technique d'Alfred Hitchcock, alors au sommet de sa gloire, alliée à un scénario ambitieux faisant de ce classique du cinéma un authentique chef-d'?uvre. Abordant un cinéma de genre, l'épouvante, Les Oiseaux en dépasse largement les limites. En toile de fond de cette terrifiante histoire d'oiseaux tueurs, le film dévoile progressivement d'autres enjeux. D'abord une lutte entre le bien et le mal ; si l'on considère le film comme une fable écologique, les oiseaux incarnent la nature rebelle que l'homme ne peut et ne doit pas toujours contrôler. Isolés, les corbeaux demeurent de sympathiques oiseaux. En groupe, ils deviennent bientôt une force menaçante. Le film est ensuite une réflexion sur le couple et les rapports humains; à travers l'intrusion de Mélanie dans le triangle composé de Mitch, de sa mère et de son ex- fiancée, Hitchcock profite du contexte de danger pour mettre à jour la personnalité de chaque protagoniste. Mais si l'impact du film reste encore très grand aujourd'hui c'est avant tout dû aux effets visuels et sonores très novateurs pour l'époque. Faisant appel aux truqueurs les plus inventifs du cinéma et du dessin animé afin de rendre réalistes les attaques des oiseaux, Hitchcock utilisa à la fois de véritables volatiles et des robots mécaniques. La bande-son contribue également à donner au film son aspect angoissant et traumatisant : le compositeur Bernard Herrmann (Psychose) n'a pas hésité à substituer à la musique un mélange de sons électroniques assez stressant.
Aux USA dans les années 1870-1880, deux agents secrets sous les ordres du Président Ulysse Grant, James Jim T. West et Artemus Artie Gordon, mènent des missions les plus délicates face aux ennemis de la Nation. Ils parcourent l'Amérique à bord de leur train privé et ont pour mission de déjouer les complots machiavéliques de géniaux adversaires (dont le plus célèbre est le nain diabolique Docteur Miguelito Loveless).
James West a plutôt tendance à chercher la bagarre et à foncer dans le tas (il dispose de plusieurs gadgets cachés dans sa veste et sous sa chaussure pour s'en sortir).
Artemus Gordon, évite la bagarre, lui, se charge de tromper l'ennemi en se déguisant. La plupart du temps, il donne un coup de main à son partenaire.
Clint Eastwood (the Man with No Name) is good, Lee Van Cleef (Angel Eyes Sentenza) is bad, and Eli Wallach (Tuco Benedito Pacifico Juan Maria Ramirez) is ugly in the final chapter of Sergio Leone's trilogy of spaghetti westerns (the first two were A Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More). In this sweeping film, the characters form treacherous alliances in a ruthless quest for Confederate gold. Leone is sometimes underrated as a director, but the excellent resolution on this digital video disc should enhance appreciation of his considerable photographic talent and gorgeous widescreen compositions. Ennio Morricone's jokey score is justifiably famous. The digital video disc includes about a quarter-hour of footage not seen in the original release.
La dramatique aventure de deux amants révoltés pendant la grande dépression des années trente aux Etats-Unis, inspirée par un fait reel. Film culte réalisé un an avant les évènements de 1968.
Les Envahisseurs. Ces êtres étranges venus d'une autre planète. Leur destination : la Terre. Leur but : en faire leur univers. David Vincent les a vus. Pour lui, tout a commencé par une nuit sombre, le long d'une route solitaire de campagne, alors qu'il cherchait un raccourci qu'il ne trouva jamais. Cela a commencé par une auberge abandonnée, et par un homme que le manque de sommeil avait rendu trop las pour continuer sa route. Cela a commencé pa l'atterrissage d'un vaisseau venu d'une autre galaxie. Maintenant, David Vincent sait que les Envahisseurs sont là, qu'ils ont pris forme humaine, et qu'il lui faut convaincre un monde incrédule que le cauchemar a déjà commencé.
Epuisé après une dure journée de travail, l'architecte David Vincent, s'égare en essayant de chercher un raccourci. Au bout d'un chemin, en pleine campagne, il assiste, hébété, à l'atterissage d'un vaisseau venu d'une autre galaxie. Le lendemain, il avertit aussitôt les autorités et revient avec un officier de police et son associé Alan Landers, sur les lieux de son observation. L'aventure commence.......
Morton, le responsable du chemin de fer doit s'approprier un point d'eau afin de ravitailler ses locomotives sur une nouvelle ligne. Pour cela, il fait assassiner sans scrupules le propriétaire par Frank, un tueur à gages, puis il tente de séduire sa veuve. Mais bientot arrive en ville un homme à la recherche de Frank pour le meurtre de son frère...
Well, I'll be one of many to say it...the sound for this version of Bruce's timeless classic truly [stinks]!! Wow, Fox sure does not know how to remaster a great film. Anyways, the original name for this film is Fist of Fury (not Fists of Fury, which is the replacement name for The Big Boss).
Now that the confusion is out of the way hopefully, this is about Chen (Bruce) who comes back to his martial arts school to find his master suspiciously dead.
Japanese own the territory, and Chen suspects a murder. He finds out that a Japanese official was behind it, and fights his way to confront him. Thin plot, but the fighting was way ahead of its time.
This is the beginning of what everyone remembers of Bruce. His amazing technique and the power that he puts in all of his attacks are mindblowing. Hands down, he is the best realistic fighter to be caught on film. What version to get?? Definitely not this one for the sound is completely mono and only an English dub is available.
If you can play Region 2 PAL dvds, then the Hong Kong Legends version entitled Fist of Fury is the one to own. Awesome remastered sound (5.1 dbd Chinese and English) and video (shockingly clear) and uncut.
There is also a DTS version which is pretty hard to find, but plays on any dvd player. I can't say much for this one, but DTS for an early 70's film can't be too much better than dbd 5.1.
There is also a standard HK version of this film as well, which is still way better than this Chinese Connection release. Just look for the film titled Fist(not Fists) of Fury and you got yourself a classic.
This film is such a classic that Jet Li did the infamous remake of it called Fist of Legend, which is probably my favorite martial arts movie of all time. This film is essential for any martial arts collection, and I urge all of you to own it.
Actually, all of Bruce's films are a must own...Big Boss (Fists of Fury here in US), Way of the Dragon (Return of the Dragon here), Enter the Dragon, and Game of Death...
Way of the Dragon (or Return) was my favorite, check out my review on that and check my other HK reviews too...Hope this was helpful.
Charles Bronson (1921-2003) left us a legacy that spanned nearly five decades of acting, in many different styles. Though good at comedy as well as drama, he will mostly be remembered as a tough and gritty man of action, remaining very macho and attractive way into his gnarled, craggy later years, never losing that perspicacious glint in his eyes, or his masculine appeal.
The Mechanic is one of his best; a unique film with a taut script by John Lewis Carlino, that remains interesting after many years and many viewings.
The first memorable 15 minutes of this film are silent except for the tense, eerie score by Jerry Fielding, and set up the character of Arthur Bishop, who is a hit man with expensive tastes and a heart of steel. It is a part that fits Bronson like a velvet glove, with its complexity, bravado, and action sequences, which are well paced by director Winner, and photographed by Richard Kline. Jan-Michael Vincent is excellent as the cocky, cold-as-ice young man Bishop takes on to teach his trade, and Jill Ireland (who was married to Bronson for many years) does well in a miniscule part.
Michael Winner made several films with Bronson, another favorite being Chato's Land, which is an unusual, and very special Western.
The intricacy of the plot will keep you guessing; this is not your typical, predictable action movie, and like most films made in the '70s, it is fun to watch, with its nifty fashions and slightly tacky décor.
A must see for those that like intelligent thrillers, and a great film to celebrate Charles Bronson's life and talent.
Un des films catastrophe les plus passionnants de tous les temps vous invite à suivre la lutte de 10 passagers pour s'échapper d'un bateau renversé par une lame de fond. La fête bascule dans l'horreur...
Bruce plays Chin Chin, a martial arts student in Shanghai, whose sifu is killed by a rival Japanese martial arts school. He decides to take it upon himself to exact retribution by soundly thrashing the whole of the Japanese school's students. When they retaliate the police step in. Chin Chin goes under cover to ferret out the guilty parties and kills the two spies who murdered his sifu. Now he is on the run with both the police and the Japanese after him. He carries on until all the guilty ones are dead, and then gives himself up. He dies by running and leaping at the cops waiting to take him in. Bruce's take on the end was that Chin Chin had to die since he committed murder, and could not go unpunished.
Of all of Bruce Lee's movies this one is perhaps the most realistic and enjoyable in terms of martial arts action even more so than Enter the Dragon. The plot of a country bumbkin sent away from his home that ends up singlehandedly humiliating and dispatching pestering gangsters is again implemented, but is this time seen entirely through Bruce's eyes as Bruce wrote this screenplay. Comedy punchlines that fall flat, plot somersaults that defy logic and reasoning leaving the audience discombobulated however are forgetable, but the choreography of the fights are the apex of on screen martial-arts action. The gladiator duel set in the Colloseum with Bruce and Chuck Norris is the most climactic scene, and I found myself rewinding the scene over and over to catch Bruce Lee's footwork that seemed comparable to Muhammed Ali's. The scene where Bruce Lee wields two nunchaka at once is asskickingly breathtaking.
Sur une île forteresse au large de Hong Kong, l'académie des arts martiaux de l'inquiétant HAN sert de couverture à un commerce d'opium clandestin et à un réseau de prostitution internationale. Chargé de démasquer l'organisation, LEE accepte de participer à un tournoi organiser par l'académie afin de s'y infiltrer...
Ted Striker (Robert Hays), un ancien pilote d'avion terrifié par son métier se retrouve dans l'obligation de prendre les commandes d'un avion sur le point de s'écraser, après que l'équipage et les passagers tombent malades. Voici une parodie des typiques films de catastrophes aériennes des années 70, agrémentée de l'humour créatif et tordant de l'équipe Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker (The Naked Gun).
Delos est un parc d'attractions dans lequel les touristes peuvent vivre avec beaucoup de réalisme une grande période de l'histoire au choix entre la Rome Antique, le Moyen-Age et l'époque de l'Ouest. C'est ce dernier monde qu'ont choisi les deux jeunes héros du film, John et Peter. Malheureusement, les robots à allure et comportement humains créés pour le parc commencent à se dérégler...
Disaster movies used to work because there was little certainty as to who would survive. Not so in this film, really an amalgam of two original stories, about a group of well-to-do celebrants at the top floor of a skyscraper. Cheapo electrical wiring and bad construction management cause an enormous blaze at the lower floors, steadily rising to consume the revelers. Newman's an architect, McQueen a firefighter, and Fred Astaire a kind old gentleman, for which he was Oscar-nominated. O.J. Simpson plays a security guard who rescues a cat. Now that's a disaster.
Bruce Lee died after shooting only a few scenes of his ambitious Game of Death, but that didn't stop greedy producers from finishing and releasing Lee's last film, even if he's doubled for most of it. Lee planned an ambitious expression of his fighting philosophy, and his story culminates in the rigorous challenge of the Game of Death, in which combatants take on successively greater and greater masters as they fight their way to the top of a tower. Only a few fight scenes were completed, and the released film is about a martial arts movie star who takes on a syndicate of drug dealers. Lee faces down the towering Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in an impressive battle, one of the only surviving scenes from Lee's original shoot, while outtakes from his battle with Chuck Norris in Return of the Dragon are used along with real-life footage from Lee's funeral. The rest of the film is a mishmash of car chases and clumsily edited fights, complete with awkward inserts of Lee's face. His double remains hidden behind a pair of dark glasses or a motorcycle helmet throughout, and he abruptly changes into a yellow jumpsuit for no reason other than to match Lee's costume in the final scene.
This sensational, extremely influential, 1974 low-budget horror movie directed by Tobe Hooper (Poltergeist, Lifeforce, Salem's Lot), may be notorious for its title, but it's also a damn fine piece of moviemaking. And it's blood-curdling scary, too. Loosely based on the true crimes of Ed Gein (also a partial inspiration for Psycho), the original Jeffrey Dahmer, Texas Chainsaw Massacre follows a group of teenagers who pick up a hitchhiker and wind up in a backwoods horror chamber where they're held captive, tortured, chopped up, and impaled on meat hooks by a demented cannibalistic family, including a character known as Leatherface who maniacally wields one helluva chainsaw. The movie's powerful sense of dread is heightened by its grainy, semi-documentary style--but it also has a wicked sense of humour (and not that camp, self-referential variety that became so tiresome in subsequent horror films of the 70s, 80s and 90s). OK, in case you couldn't tell, it's not for everyone, but as a landmark in the development of the horror/slasher genre, it ranks with Psycho, Halloween, and A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Vietnam veteran Vince Majestyk just wants to grow his watermelons and live in peace on his farm. But the local mob boss has different ideas. When his workers are threatened Mr. Majestyk decides to lend them a hand but then the wrath of the mob is turned onto Mr. Majestyk himself. The poor mobsters don't stand a chance.