Christopher-Lee Movie Reviews

I know that this and #1 stretched the storyline of Cap a little, but it was a TV movie after all. At least these were better than that stinkeroo movie that came out a few years ago. (PEEEUUU!) Also, Reb Brown at least had the build that made him playing Cap believable. Anyway, Marvel can't seem to make a decent adaptation of their heroes from the comics to the big/small screens so I'm afraid that this is one of the better ones.

In this second and last movie of the series Captain America(Reb Brown) must fight a ruthless terrorist (Christopher Lee) who has a deadly weapon. It's not a bad movie and it has a lot of action and funy scenes You'll notice there are a lot of bloopers in the movie (Watch Cap's hands when he is at the beach. We see him with gloves and then he does'nt have gloves)Althoug there are bloopers, it's a viewable movie. It would have been interesting to see a regular t.v. series of Captain America or another t.v. movie with Spider-Man,Hulk and Captain America. Who knows, maybe one day ?

I am a fan of Marvel Since I was a little Kid. I remember when I saw Captain in a 1990 movie, when he fought the Red Skull, but this is not it! , It is the 2nd T.V movie of Captian America, he has his cool bike, wierd shield, and corny custume but I love it, If you want to see this, I would buy, Captain America 1, then this (Captain America 2 Death to soon. I loved this and I hope you will enjoy this as much as I did!

I originally watched this miniseries when it aired on NBC in the fall of 2000. I specifically remember watching the first 2 hours and realizing I could find a better way to spend my time than sitting through the last two hours.

The performances are uniformly mediocre, with only Martin Landau standing out as Abraham. The scenes of creation, including Adam and Eve, as well as the Fall, are quite nicely told through flashback, as Abraham tells the story around a campfire. But, it quickly falls apart after that.

If you really want to watch the story of Joseph, Moses, and the rest, I recommend watching the animated films JOSEPH and PRINCE of EGYPT. If you want to watch a classic story of Moses, go with THE TEN COMMANDMENTS--it's a classic that still rates close to 5 stars!

...What? How can someone base a biblical story on a movie? If a screen editor can't keep a Stephen King book true to the story how can we expect so much of the greatest work ever known to man. One of the first books we know of........the format of binding which our modern books are derived from. Come on people....movies are nice, but they are JUST movies. Look to Ted Turner......as far as biblical stories he remains the most accurate to date (within reason). I mean just read the bible............Moses didn't do all the stuff the movies said.......it was Aaron who did it all following Moses who was following God. Don't depend on hollywierd so much for the truth. For instance......Moses was slow of speaking..........didn't show that in any of the films except for the one on TNT........Moses was played by Ben Kingsly I believe. Point of fact people.....Charleton Heston Didn't even believe in God when he made The Ten Commandments (notice its not called Moses.....aimed at some reviewers). He didn't start his religious movement until later when he realized that the Ten Commandments would be his first and last great work other that Ben Hur...still closely a religious film (Planet of the Apes was a classic.....but could have been played by any actor)...and how much money people are willing to spend on easy religion. Good luck and God bless........the info is there if you can read and are willing to look for it.

I was very impressed with In the Beginning. Are the others reviewers insane? The Prince of Egypt or The Ten Commandments are better films? The Prince of Egypt places the story of the Exodus to about 1220 B.C. and not 1446 B.C. and Heston's Egypt is about as antiseptic as a floor of an operating room. You could perform surgery on those palace floors. Landau and the others are great. At least the script writers read the book you know, you've heard of it, The Bible. In the Beginning is biblically accurate and outdoes the current Jesus films, the Noah's Ark fiasco and some of the TNT films. This gives me firm confidence that NBC has writers that are literate unlike the other networks.

This "action" movie was quite frankly the WORST movie I have ever seen. The dialog was completely predictable, the plot was basically non-existant (a Soviet general wants to send a nuclear bomb to Iraq to make the Russians invade it and restore the USSR... huh?), the acting was a step below Jake Lloyd's (I'm shocked that Patrick Steward would even consider appearing in such a cheesy flick), and even the "action" was pathetic; a few gunshots on a rusty train. Oh, and don't look for the soundtrack--it was composed on the director's Apple II. Save yourself the agony; don't watch "Detonator!"

Anyone who thinks this is the worst movie ever has never seen Pierce brosnan's movie "Taffin."

This is a half-way decent, made-for-cable, pre-James Bond years, trying to make a living film from Brosnan.

This is a very well-written, well-directed, and well-acted movie. It is one of the better pre-Bond Pierce Brosnan movies. This first movie is definitely better than its sequel, Detonator II (Nightwatch). The plot involves a train being hi-jacked by an American mercenary terrorist (Ted Levine) with two atomic bombs placed within. The operation is conducted by a Russian general (played by Christopher Lee). The U.N. task force, headed by the Patrick Stewart character, sends his best man (Pierce Brosnan) on the job accompanied by Sabrina Carver (Alexandra Paul), who is a novice yet a great marksperson. The pair persevere through a lot of setbacks in their mission but they finally stop the villains. There is genuine chemistry between Pierce Brosnan and Alexandra Paul, and the villains are well-acted by Ted Levine and Christopher Lee. I liked this movie too because Alexandra Paul's character is a very sharp thinker and sharp-shooter. I like movies where the female character is every bit the equal of the male hero. I found this movie to quite suspenseful and it builds up to a good climax. This first segment is definitely better than its sequel and it is the one to watch.

The movie is very boring. They obviously thought it's enough to run around naked all the time, but the movie - in my view - is absolutely uninteresting. Richard Grieco somehow doesn't look very awake and Angie Everhart probably is a better model than an actress.

when wathcing a movie like this you must keep in mind it is not emmy material. it is a bad movie. do not expect much. i love movies like this. i see such harsh reviews from some people. what were you expecting? life altering movie?
this is the story of J.C. Gale,(played by Richard Grieco) a photographer who is accused of involuntary manslaughter for the quite accidental strangling of a lover during sex. he is given probation and Beth Spinella, played by Angie Everhart, is to monitor his "rehabilatation"
what follows is a story of sex, manipulation, power struggles and some of the hottest sex scenes to hit the screen. Angie blurs the line between pleasure and pain and Richard Grieco, i thought, was seductive and evil. you never knew if he was truly a sexual preadator or just guilty of accidental erotic sex which resulted in murder. his quiet whisperings lured Beth into his bed at the risk of her job. i think this movie is worth viewing for the sex alone. also, the ending was quite surprising. nice touch.
i would never expect anything more from this movie than a quasi-interesting plot. it was ok. not great. not bad. simply ok, i have seen alot worse.

Angie Everhart's combination of tease and delivery two or three times made this movie worth the extra cost and wait.

The movie is very boring. They obviously thought it's enough to run around naked all the time, but the movie - in my view - is absolutely uninteresting. Richard Grieco somehow doesn't look very awake and Angie Everhart probably is a better model than an actress.

when wathcing a movie like this you must keep in mind it is not emmy material. it is a bad movie. do not expect much. i love movies like this. i see such harsh reviews from some people. what were you expecting? life altering movie?
this is the story of J.C. Gale,(played by Richard Grieco) a photographer who is accused of involuntary manslaughter for the quite accidental strangling of a lover during sex. he is given probation and Beth Spinella, played by Angie Everhart, is to monitor his "rehabilatation"
what follows is a story of sex, manipulation, power struggles and some of the hottest sex scenes to hit the screen. Angie blurs the line between pleasure and pain and Richard Grieco, i thought, was seductive and evil. you never knew if he was truly a sexual preadator or just guilty of accidental erotic sex which resulted in murder. his quiet whisperings lured Beth into his bed at the risk of her job. i think this movie is worth viewing for the sex alone. also, the ending was quite surprising. nice touch.
i would never expect anything more from this movie than a quasi-interesting plot. it was ok. not great. not bad. simply ok, i have seen alot worse.

Angie Everhart's combination of tease and delivery two or three times made this movie worth the extra cost and wait.

The story, such as it is, of this incoherent "thriller" starts with a series of "vampire murders" in London. It turns out that these are being perpetrated by the creation of a mad scientist (Vincent Price) who is working as part of a global secret scientific society to create a superior human race through surgery. When the police refuse to investigate due to political pressure a young coroner (Christopher Matthews) starts doing his own investigation. He is soon in over his head and that's when things get really stupid. (Oh, and along the way we take side-trips to some military dictatorship in a vaguely east European country where a shadowy functionary is killing leaders with the Vulcan death grip! Ah, and then there's Christopher Lee in a board room with British intelligence officers discussing a downed spy plane. does it all come together Sort of.)

As awful as this film is, all the actors put in good performances, considering the weak incoherent script and inane lines they deliver. While Cushing, Lee, and Price get top billing, Cushing is only in one scene (and it's a pointless one at that) and Lee's presence isn't much more than Cushing's. Both actors could easily have been left out and the film would probably have been stronger for it; they are associated with the "Eastern bloc country" plotline. Price's role is larger and very important to the story, but his screen time is still very limited and he doesn't have much to do. His presence is almost as big a waste as that of Cushing and Lee.

And the score, the easy-listening rock/jazz fusion score, is almost too painful for words!

All in all, this film should go on the "must-miss" list, except for those who might be looking for the worst "day-for-night" shots since Ed Wood stopped making Z-grade thrillers and turned to Z-grade pornos. It makes the worst of the Hammer Film efforts look like the work of Orson Wells. What's even more embarrassing for this film is that it looks like it probably had a bigger budget than several Hammer Films combined, based on the number of locations and aerial shots featured.

How can you unite the three greatest horror stars of our time in one film and then hardly use them? That is the big question in this muddle ludricrous tale from Hammer's rivals of the time Amicus films. Vincent Price appears in a couple of short scenes and then dissapears until the end. Christopher Lee pops up in four short scenes and Peter Cushing dies in his one and only scene. I expected this to be one of the best horror films ever but i was dissapointed beyond belief. The story concerns a scientist (Price) who has created a master race. One of that race being a superb Michael Gothard who keeps us mildly entertained between the brief scenes of the main stars but after he is dissolved in acid it falls flat completely. To sum it up is a simple waste. Check out the later "House Of The Long Shadows" for a better uniting of Price, Cushing, and Lee.

An incredible misuse of the talent (Price, Lee, Cushing), but not especially bad performances. Vincent Price, though limited in his appearances, does have some great lines which he reads with the kind of expertise and style only he was capable of. The final shot of Price in the film is a creative use of angles.

The sci-fi/horror plot was far too complicated, however. A mix of hip counter-culture, government espionage, zombies, and mad scientists is far too much to fit in this film. It reminds me of a Faulkner novel, where you can't possibly understand how all of the subplots fit together until you get to the end. And, in this case, it isn't especially clever when you do realise how.

In addition, some of the scenes are just ridiculous. I realize that its not supposed to be terribly realistic, but none of the police officers have firearms in this movie, leaving the viewer to question the seriousness of the lengthy chase scene.

In any case, few can deny the campy, tounge-in-cheek quality of this charming film. Anyone who enjoys hearing Vincent Price belt out lines about Ruling The World will revel in this piece of guilty entertainment.

this movie was awful. it made no sense whatsoever. i watched this movie twice, and it STILL made no sense. if i could i would give it negative stars. it BLEW!

Premonition is a good thriller in the line of Se7en but with a something like The Sixth Sense, also it has a good cast and direction.

This movie. is good. And most of the stuff that "happened" in this movie does happen. ive seen it. I dont care if you believe me or not. this movie is really good. great. Watch it with an open mind. You might find something out.

this movie was awful. it made no sense whatsoever. i watched this movie twice, and it STILL made no sense. if i could i would give it negative stars. it BLEW!

Premonition is a good thriller in the line of Se7en but with a something like The Sixth Sense, also it has a good cast and direction.

This movie. is good. And most of the stuff that "happened" in this movie does happen. ive seen it. I dont care if you believe me or not. this movie is really good. great. Watch it with an open mind. You might find something out.

this movie was awful. it made no sense whatsoever. i watched this movie twice, and it STILL made no sense. if i could i would give it negative stars. it BLEW!

Premonition is a good thriller in the line of Se7en but with a something like The Sixth Sense, also it has a good cast and direction.

This movie. is good. And most of the stuff that "happened" in this movie does happen. ive seen it. I dont care if you believe me or not. this movie is really good. great. Watch it with an open mind. You might find something out.

This movie was never seen in theaters outside the Youngstown, Ohio area. Someone should have gotten a Nobel Peace Price for this humane move. Tiger Warsaw is a horrible movie. Patrick Swayze plays a man who's come back home to Sharon, Pennsylvania in order to make amends with his family. Fifteen years prior, he was in an altercation with his father in which resulted in the father being shot. While not a recommended way to bond with one's dad, everyone in the movie treats the character like he's Bin Laden.

Now the DVD transfer was very poorly done. One, it isn't in widescreen. It's not really in pan and scan, either. During scenes with two characters talking, both people are mostly or completed cropped out of frame. It's hilarious to see an "emotional" scene between two noses. It wasn't this bad in the VHS version. A transfer from a Betamax tape to a DVD-R would have looked better.

... Normally, this movie would earn no stars, but I give it one because Patrick Swayze is famous.

I am from the area that this movie was filmed in(I was 7-8 years old at the time, in 1987) and I have wanted to see this movie for the longest time. I was finally able to, when I found out about half an hour before the movie started that it was going to be on ...

Now before you think that I'm biased about this movie because of it's location and the fact that I'm from there, I have to admit that I first thought that this was going to be a pretty [bad] movie. The first few minutes seemed to go real slow and make no sense whatsoever. There was one scene where the main character's friend suddenly gets mad and knocks a glass of water down for no reason whatsoever. But after a while, I got into the movie, which is about a man that comes back to town 15 years after shooting his father and vandalizing their house. Because he doesn't want to face his parents and sister, he meets up with an old girlfriend(I assume), who is a single mother with two kids. When he does see the family, the reaction is either joy(his mother) or anger(his sister).

Without giving too much away, he leaves town after deciding that he doesn't fit in anymore and he goes back to St. Louis, where his son lives. He makes amends with his father and they live happilly ever after.

Knowing that the movie was filmed entirely in my area made it fun to watch. There were some places I recognized(like a high school building and the airport) and some I didn't(the grocery store where Tiger worked). There were also places that SEEMED familiar, but I wasn't sure of the exact location. Someday when I have the time, I might take the "Tiger Warsaw" tour and look at all the places where it was filmed.

Lastly, an interesting note: two of my cousins and my grandmother where in the scene at the basketball game, but their "part" was cut out. Also, the two schools that were playing in the basketball game were recently in the news when fans from both teams got in a post-game scuffle over a ref call and will not be playing in any games in the next school year.

And that was a review from the point of view of a local girl.

I don't normally like movies with this amount of sentimentalism in them, but I have to make an exception here because I like the characters and storyline. The main character (Tiger Warsaw - played by Swayze, of course) seems pretty legit, and so do most of the other characters. I think the movie comes off pretty well and the people in it reminded me of people I've actually known - even if a few elements of the movie feel a little contrived.