Christopher-Lee Movie Reviews

This was a fresh film in its day. And remains quite possibly one of the best time travel movies period. Kate and Leopold is not too bad--in terms of the time travel element, but it's really a completely different genre inside the time travel filmology. At any rate, Michael J. Fox delivers as always a solid performance. As do the rest of the cast. Entertaining, sweet, low on the violence and sex scale. A good look at the ramifications of our actions... A nice flick

Back to the Future is one of those movies that you love to watch over and over again. You get so involved in the story, that (even if you aren't a sci-fi fan) you can't stop watching. Michael J. Fox is Marty McFly, a typical teenager who accidentally gets sent back to the year 1955 in Doc Brown's (Cristopher Loyd) time machine. There, he has to repair the damamge he has done by bringing his parents bac together and then of course get "Back to the Future. Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson are a wonderful supporting cast. Unfortunatey, this movie has been out of print for quite some time now. Amazon, PLEASE GET IT BACK! It hasn't even made it to DVD yet. If you ever get a chance to buy this movie then do it, it's worth every penny.

When "Back to the Future" came out in 1985, I must have seen it in the movie theaters 3 or 4 times. It is one of the most highly entertaining movies to come out of the 80s'.

While the idea isn't all that original, I think the approach is unique. I also think that the actors, both Michael J. Fox and especially Christopher Lloyd really make this movie a great one for multiple viewings.
It's about a teenage boy, Marty McFly, played by Fox, who's grown up kooky friend, Doc, played by Lloyd, invents a time machine. Then Marty is accidently sent back to November 5th, 1955. He spends most of the movie trying to get back to the future. He encounters his own parents, played by Crispin Glover and Lea Thompson(they are both awesome in this movie!!! glover is hysterical) when they were teenagers.
I really loved this movie when it came out because it made me laugh and it was very entertaining. I was also a big Huey Lewis fan, and both him(a very small role in the beginning) and his music are in the film.
This was a very popular movie when it came out, and with the Universal Studios ride, I think it's popularity emerged back up. There are two sequels, but this is the best of the series.
It's funny and the acting is great all around.
I think it's a good film for the whole family to watch together.

This was a fresh film in its day. And remains quite possibly one of the best time travel movies period. Kate and Leopold is not too bad--in terms of the time travel element, but it's really a completely different genre inside the time travel filmology. At any rate, Michael J. Fox delivers as always a solid performance. As do the rest of the cast. Entertaining, sweet, low on the violence and sex scale. A good look at the ramifications of our actions... A nice flick

Back to the Future is one of those movies that you love to watch over and over again. You get so involved in the story, that (even if you aren't a sci-fi fan) you can't stop watching. Michael J. Fox is Marty McFly, a typical teenager who accidentally gets sent back to the year 1955 in Doc Brown's (Cristopher Loyd) time machine. There, he has to repair the damamge he has done by bringing his parents bac together and then of course get "Back to the Future. Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson are a wonderful supporting cast. Unfortunatey, this movie has been out of print for quite some time now. Amazon, PLEASE GET IT BACK! It hasn't even made it to DVD yet. If you ever get a chance to buy this movie then do it, it's worth every penny.

When "Back to the Future" came out in 1985, I must have seen it in the movie theaters 3 or 4 times. It is one of the most highly entertaining movies to come out of the 80s'.

While the idea isn't all that original, I think the approach is unique. I also think that the actors, both Michael J. Fox and especially Christopher Lloyd really make this movie a great one for multiple viewings.
It's about a teenage boy, Marty McFly, played by Fox, who's grown up kooky friend, Doc, played by Lloyd, invents a time machine. Then Marty is accidently sent back to November 5th, 1955. He spends most of the movie trying to get back to the future. He encounters his own parents, played by Crispin Glover and Lea Thompson(they are both awesome in this movie!!! glover is hysterical) when they were teenagers.
I really loved this movie when it came out because it made me laugh and it was very entertaining. I was also a big Huey Lewis fan, and both him(a very small role in the beginning) and his music are in the film.
This was a very popular movie when it came out, and with the Universal Studios ride, I think it's popularity emerged back up. There are two sequels, but this is the best of the series.
It's funny and the acting is great all around.
I think it's a good film for the whole family to watch together.

This was a fresh film in its day. And remains quite possibly one of the best time travel movies period. Kate and Leopold is not too bad--in terms of the time travel element, but it's really a completely different genre inside the time travel filmology. At any rate, Michael J. Fox delivers as always a solid performance. As do the rest of the cast. Entertaining, sweet, low on the violence and sex scale. A good look at the ramifications of our actions... A nice flick

Back to the Future is one of those movies that you love to watch over and over again. You get so involved in the story, that (even if you aren't a sci-fi fan) you can't stop watching. Michael J. Fox is Marty McFly, a typical teenager who accidentally gets sent back to the year 1955 in Doc Brown's (Cristopher Loyd) time machine. There, he has to repair the damamge he has done by bringing his parents bac together and then of course get "Back to the Future. Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson are a wonderful supporting cast. Unfortunatey, this movie has been out of print for quite some time now. Amazon, PLEASE GET IT BACK! It hasn't even made it to DVD yet. If you ever get a chance to buy this movie then do it, it's worth every penny.

When "Back to the Future" came out in 1985, I must have seen it in the movie theaters 3 or 4 times. It is one of the most highly entertaining movies to come out of the 80s'.

While the idea isn't all that original, I think the approach is unique. I also think that the actors, both Michael J. Fox and especially Christopher Lloyd really make this movie a great one for multiple viewings.
It's about a teenage boy, Marty McFly, played by Fox, who's grown up kooky friend, Doc, played by Lloyd, invents a time machine. Then Marty is accidently sent back to November 5th, 1955. He spends most of the movie trying to get back to the future. He encounters his own parents, played by Crispin Glover and Lea Thompson(they are both awesome in this movie!!! glover is hysterical) when they were teenagers.
I really loved this movie when it came out because it made me laugh and it was very entertaining. I was also a big Huey Lewis fan, and both him(a very small role in the beginning) and his music are in the film.
This was a very popular movie when it came out, and with the Universal Studios ride, I think it's popularity emerged back up. There are two sequels, but this is the best of the series.
It's funny and the acting is great all around.
I think it's a good film for the whole family to watch together.

This movie could have been fantastic. But with the inclusion of a group of annoying fans following DM as they toured, it took something vital away from the movie. I was in awe whenever it showed Dave and Martin, Alan and Fletch performing onstage, or better yet, when it showed them backstage. Seeing them goof off with each other, or explaining bits of the songwriting process and keyboard playing (as Alan Wilder shows with 'Black Celebration'). But when the focus of the movie would suddenly shift away from DM and turn to this roving band of idiots who followed in their wake, that's when the inherent flaws of this movie become painfully obvious. We learn nothing of interest about this assorted collection of mutants. Their trials and travails serve no discernable purpose. Are we supposed to feel sympathy for them when they keep just missing DM? I just didn't get it.
If this movie would have been Depeche Mode, and Depeche Mode only, it would have been fantastic - filmed in cool crisp black-and-white, seeing the band members up close and personal, and of course the music. But with DM having to actually split their screen time in half with a bunch of non-interesting and utterly non-useful minions bumbling about is unforgiveable to me.

Depeche Mode became my favorite band because of their originality. There is simply no other band like them. 101 is no exception.

It's a mix of live and backstage footage of the band and a great travel diary featuring a group of DM's fans who were lucky enough to win a chance to follow them on tour.

101 isn't your typical band video. Not only are you getting great music, live performances, and interviews but a movie as well.

This documentary-style video shows how Depeche Mode, a band with shockingly little radio airplay, could sell out the Rose Bowl (a feat only a few other artists could do). Their incredibly loyal fans (of which I am one) were able to make this happen for them. You will feel as if you are one of the "roadies" along for this great ride down Route 66. I thoroughly enjoyed the misadventures of the fans chosen to follow the band through all their 101 concerts, as well as the concert performances themselves (DUH!). This video is an absolute, no-brainer, must-have for any respectable Depeche Mode fan!!!

Kurt Menliff (Christopher Lee) returns to his ancestral castle after being banished by his father some years before. He finds that his lover Nevenka (Daliah Lavi) has married his brother. However, it is not long before they resume their previous S&M relationship and Kurt is mysteriously murdered. Is Nevenka being haunted by his ghost or is it al in her mind? You'll have to watch it to find out.

"The whip and the body" is unlike many of the horror films made in the 1960s. However it is typical of Bava's horror movies in that the lines between good and evil are somewhat blurred. There are no "good" characters in this movie. They are either weak, cruel, hypocritical. The heroine is not the typical virginal innocent of most horror movies, in fact the virtuous romantic "leads" of this film are only background characters. The main focus is on the relationship between Kurt and Nevenka. We are encouraged to sympathise with them. This is what makes the film so daring. The whipping scenes are pretty explicit (especially for 1963) but it is the fact that Bava treats this relationship like a "normal" love story (therefore not condemning the participants) that makes the film so unique among horror films of the period. Regardless of this, the film is worth watching for the startling use of colour and cinematography alone. Some scenes almost resemble a 19th century Romantic painting. If you are a horror fan or even a film buff (and definately if you are a fan of Lee or Lavi) see this film!

A beautiful woman's dead lover who enjoyed whipping her with a riding crop comes back to haunt her in a lonely castle by the sea. To reveal more would be to say too much. A stylish, elegant horror film and a must for Bava afficianados, this movie is fairly drenched in vivid color and haunting atmosphere. Of course, the lovely Dahlia Lavi (whatever happened to her?) graces the proceedings with a performance worthy of Barbara Steele and Christopher Lee is her match as the sadistic lover. To compare Lavi to Steele really isn't fair but these are the only two actresses who could have put this role over. Lavi is excellent in delivering the agony and delirium that Steele was so good at. This is most unusual fare for horror fans and not the least bit sensationalistic as it sounds. It's a mood piece in the Grand Guignol tradition that is a worthy addition to anyone's serious collection of "horror as art".

A true gem that gets better and better with every viewing, Whip And The Body is an extremely sophisticated piece of work. Visually mesmerizing, totaly ahead of it's time as far as the plot goes, this is Bava at it's very best. Whip And The Body is recommended to all serious movie lovers so don't get frightened by the italian gothic horror label the movie carries, this is grand cinema, the work of a genius that needs way more recognition.

My dad was an extra in this movie. He was one of the mall security guards. If you look close, you can see him looking at a map on the wall, then walking around the mall at the same time. I know its nothing, just one of those things we noticed when first watching it.

I was 13 when I first laid my eyes on the best film ever made, Boys Next Door. Max Caufield is one of the most underated actors of all time. The role he plays in this movie should have won an oscar. He truely captured the part of a real sociopath, and take it from me, being one, it is not easy to understand the mind of a true sociopath. Being one of Charlie Sheen's less no movies also helps make it great. This movie would have never been accepted in the main steam for it's true to life violence and social misbehavior. Most people will not understand this movie, but those who do, will never forget it! It is the second most watched movie in my life, only to Beastmaster. But hopefully after recently aquiring the DVD it will be first. Don't be suprised if you laugh a few times or even worse relate to Bo and Roy! Please enjoy this film for what it is, an american tail of two every day guys out for a good time who make it happen.

Bo and Roy keenly sense the bigotry and worthlessness of the common man and his passive acceptance of this material society. Their experience from school revealed to them the hypocrocy of an education to prepare them for slavery, the nausious realization that most people worship malls and Chinese manufactured trinkets. Bo and Roy bided their time in high school. They rejected all forms of worthless mainstream social activities and adorned themselves in the mantle of plain t-shirts and worn blue jeans. But their moment finally came. They graduated from high school and they took their message to the general populace. A message of judgement, violence, and retribution. A cleansing of the trash people and a celebration of their new faith and power. The raghead at the service station, beaten by his own pump handle was a collage of brutality and purity that resonated with all believers. The babbling, impotent, old lady callously and casually missiled with a beer bottle to the head merged violence and humor in a tapestry of genuine lust for life. As in all dramatic tragedies, our heroes find their last stand in between the worthless, plastic walls of a shopping mall. The cold, bleak walls of a contrived world where mindless fools pilgrim to worship at the alter of the Gap and eat the manna of Mrs. Fields. Bo became the sacrifice at our plastic alter. He never wavered and his passion resonates long after the closing credits. Your life is incomplete and impoverished without the experience of this grand film.

My dad was an extra in this movie. He was one of the mall security guards. If you look close, you can see him looking at a map on the wall, then walking around the mall at the same time. I know its nothing, just one of those things we noticed when first watching it.

I was 13 when I first laid my eyes on the best film ever made, Boys Next Door. Max Caufield is one of the most underated actors of all time. The role he plays in this movie should have won an oscar. He truely captured the part of a real sociopath, and take it from me, being one, it is not easy to understand the mind of a true sociopath. Being one of Charlie Sheen's less no movies also helps make it great. This movie would have never been accepted in the main steam for it's true to life violence and social misbehavior. Most people will not understand this movie, but those who do, will never forget it! It is the second most watched movie in my life, only to Beastmaster. But hopefully after recently aquiring the DVD it will be first. Don't be suprised if you laugh a few times or even worse relate to Bo and Roy! Please enjoy this film for what it is, an american tail of two every day guys out for a good time who make it happen.

Bo and Roy keenly sense the bigotry and worthlessness of the common man and his passive acceptance of this material society. Their experience from school revealed to them the hypocrocy of an education to prepare them for slavery, the nausious realization that most people worship malls and Chinese manufactured trinkets. Bo and Roy bided their time in high school. They rejected all forms of worthless mainstream social activities and adorned themselves in the mantle of plain t-shirts and worn blue jeans. But their moment finally came. They graduated from high school and they took their message to the general populace. A message of judgement, violence, and retribution. A cleansing of the trash people and a celebration of their new faith and power. The raghead at the service station, beaten by his own pump handle was a collage of brutality and purity that resonated with all believers. The babbling, impotent, old lady callously and casually missiled with a beer bottle to the head merged violence and humor in a tapestry of genuine lust for life. As in all dramatic tragedies, our heroes find their last stand in between the worthless, plastic walls of a shopping mall. The cold, bleak walls of a contrived world where mindless fools pilgrim to worship at the alter of the Gap and eat the manna of Mrs. Fields. Bo became the sacrifice at our plastic alter. He never wavered and his passion resonates long after the closing credits. Your life is incomplete and impoverished without the experience of this grand film.

This was one of the first movies I can remember watching, and it still haunts me. The book is one I return to year after year, and the movie does what is seldom done in adaptations and remains faithful to the text it was based on.

The animation itself is wonderful, whimsical, and the characters linger in the mind long after the more mainstream looking characters of other movies blur in the mind. Almost twenty years later, the Red Bull still scares me. Schmedrick the magician is a loveable character, a failure as a magician who still keeps trying, and strikes a familiar chord in us all. I think any woman can relate to Molly Grue, still waiting for her unicorn. Even King Haggard is a sympathetic character if only in his selfishness.

This is a definite must have to anyone who loves fantasy and unicorns. Though it might be a little too much for young children (it scared the pants off me the first time I watched it) it is something every child will appreciate. Heck, its something grownups will appreciate too, since I still love to read the book and watch the movie.

I read the original novel this movie is based on, in fact I have it at home. Beautiful scenery a wondeful grasp of the period lends the movie some artistic quality, beginning with the opening credits showing tapestry scenes many unicorn aficionadoes will already be familiar with. A classic quest tale comparable to Homer's "Oddessy" a unicorn searches for her lost kinfolk. Helping her along her way are Schmendrick, a poor man's Merlin and Molly Grue, a poor woman who still, knows a lot more of unicorns than the incompetent Schmendrick, who is described at one point as not being able to "turn cream into cheese". When his magic does work right, it's by sheer accident but when he allows his power to flow through him as it will he calls forth Robin Hood and his Merry Men, not forgetting Maid Marian. Of course at the end our heroes win out, Schmendrick finds his true magic, the Unicorn finds the others captured and imprisoned within the waves of the sea and the lost sense of magic and wonder is restored to the world at large. What I wouldn't give to be a character in this story, I could happily give up my entire reality to live in this world forever.Also the soundtrack by Queen adds to the general artisticness beginning with the opening title theme.

A very touching story of a magical creature knowing the insanity of human emotions, including regret. The best adaptation of a novel to book that I have seen.

This film portrays the life of one the most talented and genius actors of the 20th century. After watching the movie, I feel as though I have a better understanding of what made this very mysterious young man tick. I believe that you have to get into the mind of a person to fully appreciate them and Franco's performance may be the closest we ever get to actually "knowing" the late Dean. the events of the movie show Dean's life from childhood and his struggles to the Big Apple and eventually in Hollywood. It also portrays his personal relationships with his family and co-workers. I recommend this film to any Dean fans or to anyone wanting to know about James Dean.

James Franco gives a remarkable performance in this excellent biopic of James Dean. The film beautifully shows James Deans rise to fame as one of Americas Idols. It also showed many things about his life that I had no idea about. His quirkiness, his rage against his father, his love for a 14 yr old, and many others. During this time James Dean was the hottest thing in Hollywood, and it was a shame he only did 3 movies. This was a very heartfelt, touching film filled with amazing performances. I had never seen a James Dean movie, but because of James Franco's remarkable performance, I plan too.

James Franco was superb and awsome in the role of James Dean. Usually television movies provide poor acting and story line. But this was different. It has great acting by James Franco, and so much happens in Deans life that the script can't be that poor. The only bad part is the running time, because a lot of things happen so fast, I guesse it would need to since it only runs for 95min not including commercials, it shouls have been extended by about fifteen minutes, then it would have been a perfect film. The film was awsome although it needed some changes a little, since some parts were educated guesses. But other than that, the film was awsome.

Okay, I know there's so many reviews for this movie already here, and so my opinion of the movie probably doesn't even need to be here. But I think just the fact that this movie has been reviewed by two hundred people as of now, almost all giving it a 5-star review, is alone a testament to how many people are impressed by this film.

Clue is a Paramount Pictures' whodunit film that puts less emphasis on solving a mystery and more on non-stop laughs, gags, and one-liners. And believe me, there's more comedy packed into this hour-and-a-half than you can shake a stick at. That doesn't mean you can't try to solve the murder case yourself either.

The main theme of clue is quite dark. All the familiar people from the game (Peacock, Green, Scarlet, Mustard, etc.) are invited to a dinner party at a huge mansion. There, it is not only revealed that they are all being blackmailed, but also that it's all being done by the host of the party, Mr. Boddy! Early in the movie, Mr. Boddy is murdered, but there's a problem. The act was committed with the lights turned off in the house, and thus no one knows who has done it. Throughout the course of the movie, several others die, and the guest's efforts to find out who the murderer is also becomes a fight for survival. While the movie has this dark theme, the movie takes the deaths and blackmail so lightly, that it makes you forget that you're laughing at a subject so serious.

Clue takes all the one-dimensional characters from the popular board game and really fleshes them out, giving each one a distinct personality and style. The ensemble cast is one of the best I've ever seen, and each actor really owns their part. I can't imagine anyone but Tim Curry frantically explaining the murder at the end or someone other than the wonderful Madeline Kahn playing the dark black widow, Mrs. White. The rest of the cast is excellent too. They all have excellent timing; their deliverance on all their one-liners is great, and even just their facial expressions alone will have you laughing hysterically at times.

Clue demands repeated viewing, because every time you see the movie you'll notice something different. While the first time you watch it, the movie may come across as being really silly, after watching it again and again, you'll pick out things that you missed. There's a seemingly endless string of gags and sight jokes throughout the movie, and I'm still amazed when I notice new things, even after I've seen it a million times. (whoops, I said I wasn't gonna say that . . . . oh well.) : )

Well, to make a long story short (too late) this is an absolutely wonderful movie. It is a smart, clever comedy, sprinkled with the old-fashioned mystery element, and should be a classic by any cinema-lover's standards.

Clue is the movie version of the popular board game by Parker Bros, Inc. In this movie, 6 unacquainted people meet for a dinner party at a spooky mansion. They are told they will meet a Mr. Boddy to discuss financial agreements. Wadsworth, the butler, does not explain why they have been invited to this dinner party. All of them later learn dark secrets of one another, and find that a murderer is on the loose! They must try to stop this murderer without getting killed themselves, and end up entertaining audiences of all ages in this comedy.

CAST:
Mrs. Peacock: Eileen Brennan
Wadsworth: Tim Curry
Mrs. White: Madeline Kahn
Prof. Plum: Christopher Lloyd
Mr. Green: Micheal McKean
Col. Mustard: Martin Mull
Ms. Scarlet: Lesley Ann Warren
Yvette (Maid): Colleen Camp
Mr. Boddy: Lee Ving

If you are looking for a family film with jokes for kids, teens, and adults, this is the movie for you. Clue appeals to all ages because it has many hilarious jokes that aren't raunchy. One of these jokes is...

Col. Mustard: Wadsworth, I see you are the Butler. So what exactly do you do?
Wadsworth: I butle, sir.

I highly recommend this movie to everyone. It is a film to watch again and again!

I love this movie! It has been a favorite of mine since it came out. Tim Curry is a comedic genius!