Christopher-Lee Movie Reviews

In this film, a young CIA employee (John Savage) sees on television his wife murdered by a terrorist. He then stalks the terrorist and kills him.

But what message does this send? Think of this situation in these terms: John Savage and his wife are a nation. A terrorist attacks that nation and inflicts horrendous damage. The remaining countrymen mount an attack against that terrorist, and simply wipe him out. He is no longer a threat to anyone else, never will be again.

Shouldn't the husband have stopped to be compassionate? Shouldn't he have asked, "Why do they hate us?" His act of simply hunting down the criminal and killing him showed absolutely no compassion, tolerance, inclusion or diversity. At no point did he consult others, such as the United Nations -- he merely acted unilaterally to punish the offender and remove all future threat of recurring terrorism by that offender. This man obviously was not a Democrat.

This is one of those movies that won't allow you to run to the bathroom or kitchen. It holds your attention for the entire film. John Savage is the perfect actor for the part that he plays. His demeanor and attitude in this film are essential to the part. He did a superb job.

I don't know how I missed this at the box office, but I'm certainly glad I discovered it later. This will be a good movie to watch on a cold winter's night.

ENJOY!!

Though this movie is now nearly 20 years old, it is still extremely watchable. It does not rely on special effects. It, rather, relies on the development of Hitchcock-like suspense.

In the movie, the magazine reporter fiance of a CIA computer specialist is executed by terrorists via random drawing while she is on assignment in europe. This infuriates the main protagonist of the movie -- the CIA employee. He collects enough information on CIA sensitive activities to blackmail the agency into allowing him to go into eastern europe so he can locate and eliminate the terrorists that killed his fiance himself.

He is the amateur in a professional's game. The plot is believable, the suspense is tangeable, and the story line not predictable.

I promise that if you like suspense movies, you will love this one! The acting, from main and supporting characters, is good. I particularly enjoyed the character who played the father of the murdered fiance. CIA officers and execs also play their roles (though perhaps a bit stereotyped) quite well.

5 stars.

I saw this movie years ago and many times since over the years...and, I loved it!

This is an all-star cast including such veterans as Vanessa Redgrave, Donald Sutherland, Richard Widmark, Lloyd Bridges, etc (The list goes on). This is one of the better and more enjoyable espionage and mystery movies I have seen over the years and I remember it well.

A weather research vessel en route in the North Atlantic receives a prematurely terminated radio wave transmission. The mystery deepens when the "transmission" (initiated by a 'known colleague' and scientist) is discovered to be hailing from a remote uninhabited island located in the sub-zero Antarctic waters of the North Sea.

The Plot thickens when the research ship feels compelled to investigate; knowing that the island has been deemed off-limits by the international NATO alliance. The character development is great, unfurling hidden secrets of the island and thereby exposing the different motives of each scientist for being where they aren't supposed to be.

A great movie and another I would love to see (and have requested to other retailers) to be marketed on DVD.

If you can get your hands on a VHS copy, I recommend it highly.

eb - Tyler, Tx

It is so long time since I saw the movie that I forgot about what the story is about. But never the less the movie was good.

Richard chamberlain portraits the perfect casanova, the storyline has an amazing twist about true love. This film truly touched my heart which was entertaining and witty as well. I can't wait for it to be released on dvd.

Fantastic sound track. Fantastic Photo. Light, customers, actors. I saw this film in brazilian television. I'm searching for this picture by 14 years. It's not available here in Brasil. I want to get a legended version.

Director Charles Frend showed he could turn real life stories into stirring drama with war films like The Foreman Went to France, and here turned his hand to a different sort of heroism. Whilst the war films showed small victories in what we hoped would prove to be a big victory, Scott Of The Antarctic shows a peculiar sort of victory, that of the human spirit in the midst of failure.

Whilst Scott is held up as a role model to every schoolboy, he was a flawed man, sometimes putting his own vanity and the desire to win above the safety of his crew. The film does not dwell on this, but the shoestring budget and hasty preparations are shown, as are some of Scott's own misgivings. The war had honed Ealing studios' skills in making films in the drama-documentary style and the realism of the sets is to be applauded. Photographs of the hut Scott built look almost identical to that shown on screen and the recreation of the Antarctic on Soundstage 1 in Ealing Studios is a marvel (though some scenes are shot on location in Norway).

The casting is very nice, with square jawed leading men Kenneth More and John Gregson in supporting roles here, James Robertson Justice in an unusually subtle role as Taff Evans and of course John Mills as Scott. The length of Mills's career, spanning from 1932 to date is surely tribute to his acting skills, as well as his amiablity. He isn't the John Gregson type you would necessarily associate with the heroic lead, but a smaller man, more human than super-human, and this probably works better in portraying a man like Scott.

A major contribution to the film's success is the rousing music by Vaughan Williams, which somehow adds a sense of realism and scale to the landscapes. Vaughan Williams cited this score as a particular favourite of his, and it makes a change from the usual Benjamin Frankel music that Ealing employed during this period.

The producers obviously went to great lengths to re-create the final, tragic Scott expedition. Robert F. Scott, Edward (Bill) Wilson, 'Birdie' Bowers, and others are faithfully portrayed by actors who seem to have been selected for their physical resemblance to them. The interior sets obviously were designed from Ponting's photographs, and indeed, many of the scenes in the movie are hauntingly realistic recreations of Ponting's photographs. This film is especially recommended to anyone who has read Scott's diaries, or any of the popular accounts of the expedition. The only caveat is that this version is reproduced in EP mode, with the slight loss of audio and video quality of that process. This is more than compensated for by the low price. A good value, a great movie.

Director Charles Frend showed he could turn real life stories into stirring drama with war films like The Foreman Went to France, and here turned his hand to a different sort of heroism. Whilst the war films showed small victories in what we hoped would prove to be a big victory, Scott Of The Antarctic shows a peculiar sort of victory, that of the human spirit in the midst of failure.

Whilst Scott is held up as a role model to every schoolboy, he was a flawed man, sometimes putting his own vanity and the desire to win above the safety of his crew. The film does not dwell on this, but the shoestring budget and hasty preparations are shown, as are some of Scott's own misgivings. The war had honed Ealing studios' skills in making films in the drama-documentary style and the realism of the sets is to be applauded. Photographs of the hut Scott built look almost identical to that shown on screen and the recreation of the Antarctic on Soundstage 1 in Ealing Studios is a marvel (though some scenes are shot on location in Norway).

The casting is very nice, with square jawed leading men Kenneth More and John Gregson in supporting roles here, James Robertson Justice in an unusually subtle role as Taff Evans and of course John Mills as Scott. The length of Mills's career, spanning from 1932 to date is surely tribute to his acting skills, as well as his amiablity. He isn't the John Gregson type you would necessarily associate with the heroic lead, but a smaller man, more human than super-human, and this probably works better in portraying a man like Scott.

A major contribution to the film's success is the rousing music by Vaughan Williams, which somehow adds a sense of realism and scale to the landscapes. Vaughan Williams cited this score as a particular favourite of his, and it makes a change from the usual Benjamin Frankel music that Ealing employed during this period.

The producers obviously went to great lengths to re-create the final, tragic Scott expedition. Robert F. Scott, Edward (Bill) Wilson, 'Birdie' Bowers, and others are faithfully portrayed by actors who seem to have been selected for their physical resemblance to them. The interior sets obviously were designed from Ponting's photographs, and indeed, many of the scenes in the movie are hauntingly realistic recreations of Ponting's photographs. This film is especially recommended to anyone who has read Scott's diaries, or any of the popular accounts of the expedition. The only caveat is that this version is reproduced in EP mode, with the slight loss of audio and video quality of that process. This is more than compensated for by the low price. A good value, a great movie.

AN AFTERNOON WITH CHRISTOPHER LEE is a videotape that was recorded in 1999 at a convention for people interested in the horror-thriller genre. Christopher Lee is an actor who was a staple in many old movies such as HORROR OF DRACULA, DRACULA-PRINCE OF DARKNESS, THE WICKER MAN, THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN, and AIRPORT '77. At this event, Christopher Lee discussed some of his life experiences, friendships, current career, and involvement in the motion picture industry. One of the most touching aspects to the presentation was Lee's fond recollections of his friend and sometime co-star, Peter Cushing. Despite the touching aspects there were some very interesting bits of information as well. Such things as his early career, family history, and involvement with the Hammer studio were discussed. In addition to these things, there is a rare treat in which Lee gives a sample of the wonderful singing voice that has been found on various recordings in recent years. This videotape is a must for Lee fans because it provides a rare opportunity to see Lee as himself. He comes across as extremely articulate and as a man with a wonderful sense of humor. Although there are many things that make this video great, there is one drawback. The drawback is that the audio quality is mildly hindered. This is due to the fact that this was videotaped in front of a live audience and it resulted in some background noise and a few hard to understand or unintelligible comments. However, it must be noted that this problem is a minor one. In conclusion, I would recommend this "video prize" to any Lee fans. It is a well rounded presentation of the man and the actor. It is worth the five stars I gave it!

Sarah Wheaton (Glenn Close) is a mail-order bride in 1910 who answers an ad for a "wife" to "make a difference" in a families life. She moves from Maine to Kansas (a long train ride). The man she answers to is Jacob Witting (Christopher Walken). He and his 2 kids (Anna and Caleb) are still mourning the death of his wife, Katherine, after 6 years. She writes to them many times before deciding to do a 30 day trial in which she lives with the family to see how things work out. They go through many hardships before everything turns out ok in the end. Then, in the sequel, their prarie is threatened by a drought. Jacob keeps on insisting that she (Sarah), Anna, and Jacob leave so that their lives aren't in danger. Sarah doesn't want to leave her husband on the prarie alone because of fear for his life. Jacob finally pursuades her and the children to go live for awhile with Sarah's aunts in Maine until the drought is over. Sarah and Jacob are forced apart until after the rain has come. It seems like Sarah can't live without Jacob the whole time they are apart, and she can't stop thinking about him at all. There is also a secret that Sarah has yet to share with Jacob, but saves that until the end! I loved this movie more than "Sarah Plain and Tall". The love that Sarah and Jacob have for eachother is like no other! I want to quote one part of Sarah and Jacob's conversations at the end. "Here I was like a child come home to my beautiful sea, and I should have been happy, but I was frightened. I mean, I AM frightened because....this terrible love....for you is so strong....that I've never known such a thing before." - Sarah. I just looooove that part of the movie because it's said with such passion! You can see the love in her eyes for Jacob (even though it is just acting) that's almost real! This is a MUST SEE movie for those who love a good romance! I didn't think I was going to like this movie because I was about 8 years old when it came out. Now I'm 17, and I can't stop watching it! It's also a good family movie! You won't regret seeing this movie if you are a romance movie freak!

The Kansas prairie of 1910 is in the grip of a disaterous drought. The strength of love and family are tested as the Witting family struggles against the hardships of the drought stricken land.
Glenn Close is Sarah Witting, two years after coming to Kansas as a mail order bride, Sarah works hard to preserve the family life she and Jacob played by Christopher Walken have begun. The children, Anna played by Lexi Randall and Caleb played by Christopher Bell, add emotion and hopes for the future to this meaningful family film.
As the dangers and hardships of the desolate land build Sarah and Jacob are faced with separation. This drama filmed in color is enhanced by the musical scores of David Shire which provide a back drop so appropriate you can almost feel the hot wind and the struggle with the land.
It is the perfect continuation of the original "Sarah Plain and Tall" story. Some of the players from that film return. Matthew (Jon DeViries)and Maggie (Margaret Sopie Stein) are still neighbors and friends. They also bring to life characters only mentioned in part one. The Aunts are portrayed perfectly by Tresa Hughes as Matty, Lois Smith as Lou and Elizabeth Wilson as Harriet. The family curmudgeon and friend, Chub or Chubbers is played by Lee Wilson.
With the skill of the stars and supporting cast this film continues the story of the Witting family wonderfully. Skylark leaves you asking what happens next but still has the ability to stand alone as a complete story and I recommend it as good family viewing.

The Knasas prairie of 1910 is in the grip of a disaterous drought. The strength of love and family are tested as the Witting family struggles against the hardships of the drought stricken land.
Glenn Close is Sarah Witting, two years after coming to Kansas as a mail order bride, Sarah works hard to preserve the family life she and Jacob played by Christopher Walken have begun. The children, Anna played by Lexi Randall and Caleb played by Christopher Bell, add emotion and hopes for the future to this meaningful family film.
As the dangers and hardships of the desolate land build Sarah and Jacob are faced with separation. This drama filmed in color is enhanced by the musical scores of David Shire which provide a back drop so appropriate you can almost feel the hot wind and the struggle with the land.
It is the perfect continuation of the original "Sarah Plain and Tall" story. Some of the players from that film return. Matthew (Jon DeViries)and Maggie (Margaret Sopie Stein) are still neighbors and friends. They also bring to life characters only mentioned in part one. The Aunts are portrayed perfectly by Tresa Hughes as Matty, Lois Smith as Lou and Elizabeth Wilson as Harriet. The family curmudgeon and friend, Chub or Chubbers is played by Lee Wilson.
With the skill of the stars and supporting cast this film continues the story of the Witting family wonderfully. Skylark leaves you asking what happens next but still has the ability to stand alone as a complete story and I recommend it as good family viewing.

Sarah Wheaton (Glenn Close) is a mail-order bride in 1910 who answers an ad for a "wife" to "make a difference" in a families life. She moves from Maine to Kansas (a long train ride). The man she answers to is Jacob Witting (Christopher Walken). He and his 2 kids (Anna and Caleb) are still mourning the death of his wife, Katherine, after 6 years. She writes to them many times before deciding to do a 30 day trial in which she lives with the family to see how things work out. They go through many hardships before everything turns out ok in the end. Then, in the sequel, their prarie is threatened by a drought. Jacob keeps on insisting that she (Sarah), Anna, and Jacob leave so that their lives aren't in danger. Sarah doesn't want to leave her husband on the prarie alone because of fear for his life. Jacob finally pursuades her and the children to go live for awhile with Sarah's aunts in Maine until the drought is over. Sarah and Jacob are forced apart until after the rain has come. It seems like Sarah can't live without Jacob the whole time they are apart, and she can't stop thinking about him at all. There is also a secret that Sarah has yet to share with Jacob, but saves that until the end! I loved this movie more than "Sarah Plain and Tall". The love that Sarah and Jacob have for eachother is like no other! I want to quote one part of Sarah and Jacob's conversations at the end. "Here I was like a child come home to my beautiful sea, and I should have been happy, but I was frightened. I mean, I AM frightened because....this terrible love....for you is so strong....that I've never known such a thing before." - Sarah. I just looooove that part of the movie because it's said with such passion! You can see the love in her eyes for Jacob (even though it is just acting) that's almost real! This is a MUST SEE movie for those who love a good romance! I didn't think I was going to like this movie because I was about 8 years old when it came out. Now I'm 17, and I can't stop watching it! It's also a good family movie! You won't regret seeing this movie if you are a romance movie freak!

The Kansas prairie of 1910 is in the grip of a disaterous drought. The strength of love and family are tested as the Witting family struggles against the hardships of the drought stricken land.
Glenn Close is Sarah Witting, two years after coming to Kansas as a mail order bride, Sarah works hard to preserve the family life she and Jacob played by Christopher Walken have begun. The children, Anna played by Lexi Randall and Caleb played by Christopher Bell, add emotion and hopes for the future to this meaningful family film.
As the dangers and hardships of the desolate land build Sarah and Jacob are faced with separation. This drama filmed in color is enhanced by the musical scores of David Shire which provide a back drop so appropriate you can almost feel the hot wind and the struggle with the land.
It is the perfect continuation of the original "Sarah Plain and Tall" story. Some of the players from that film return. Matthew (Jon DeViries)and Maggie (Margaret Sopie Stein) are still neighbors and friends. They also bring to life characters only mentioned in part one. The Aunts are portrayed perfectly by Tresa Hughes as Matty, Lois Smith as Lou and Elizabeth Wilson as Harriet. The family curmudgeon and friend, Chub or Chubbers is played by Lee Wilson.
With the skill of the stars and supporting cast this film continues the story of the Witting family wonderfully. Skylark leaves you asking what happens next but still has the ability to stand alone as a complete story and I recommend it as good family viewing.

The Knasas prairie of 1910 is in the grip of a disaterous drought. The strength of love and family are tested as the Witting family struggles against the hardships of the drought stricken land.
Glenn Close is Sarah Witting, two years after coming to Kansas as a mail order bride, Sarah works hard to preserve the family life she and Jacob played by Christopher Walken have begun. The children, Anna played by Lexi Randall and Caleb played by Christopher Bell, add emotion and hopes for the future to this meaningful family film.
As the dangers and hardships of the desolate land build Sarah and Jacob are faced with separation. This drama filmed in color is enhanced by the musical scores of David Shire which provide a back drop so appropriate you can almost feel the hot wind and the struggle with the land.
It is the perfect continuation of the original "Sarah Plain and Tall" story. Some of the players from that film return. Matthew (Jon DeViries)and Maggie (Margaret Sopie Stein) are still neighbors and friends. They also bring to life characters only mentioned in part one. The Aunts are portrayed perfectly by Tresa Hughes as Matty, Lois Smith as Lou and Elizabeth Wilson as Harriet. The family curmudgeon and friend, Chub or Chubbers is played by Lee Wilson.
With the skill of the stars and supporting cast this film continues the story of the Witting family wonderfully. Skylark leaves you asking what happens next but still has the ability to stand alone as a complete story and I recommend it as good family viewing.

This is such a great movie. Thr first time I saw it I was on the edge of my seat. It's wonderful how you can see it over and over and notice things that you didn't notice before. And after Xena Warrior Princess became such a hit anyone can pick her out of the Amazons. She does an extraordinary job of portraying her character. Roma Downy does an exceptional job of playing Hippolyta. And Kevin Sorbo, what can I say, he always does a great job of playing Hercules. I love this movie!

Hercules and Ioleus visit a village that is frequently under attack by a local Amazon tribe. To prove himself to the Amazon Queen, Hippolyta, Hercules must endure the worst of Hera's torments. All in a day's Hercs. Great fun, touch of romance, tweak of corny humor. Enjoy.

Hercules and the Amazon Women can be said to have everything, action, humor, romance, and a great cast ranging from Kevin Sorbo and Anthony Quinn to Roma Dowmey. If you love the Hercules T.V. show, check this one out! also keep a look out for Lucy Lawless in a role before Xena.

It`s strange how some movies stay with you from childhood. I saw this on television when I was just around 6 or 7 years old and have remembered it for the past 35 years. I just saw it again recentley for the first time since and it still has some great moments of suspense. Strasberg and Todd do wonderfully in their roles and the suspense builds from the very first. If you like Hitchcock films, or other classics of suspense such as "Les Diabolique" then you won`t want to miss this one. Terrific!!

Of all the movies I've seen, there are only a handful that have left a lasting impression. This is one of them. The atmosphere is creepy in that hazy/gray surreal way. The storyline is not the typical and the ending can still make me jump just thinking about it. If you like being scared without lots of blood and gore, check this movie out.

No nudity, no cussing, only implied violence. This is a masterpiece that you will enjoy.