Roger-Moore Movie Reviews

I remember this movie when it was a serial and it was pretty good. This cut down version has a lot to be desired, because of the hatchet editing. The biggest complaint I have is the HORRIBLE sound quality! Maybe it is just my copy, but the sound is like listening through an early Edison protoype!

This was Republic's last use of the Zorro character, who was created by Johnston McCulley. The film was released on 6/30/1959. This is a 69-minute feature version of the 12-chapter serial "Ghost of Zorro", starring Clayton Moore (Zorro and his alter-ego Ken Mason). The plot in the story is not very well-elaborated, but it's a typical Republic Serial, full of action, excitement, dangerous situations, explosions, fights, murder and many other thrilling ingredients. If you're a Zorro fan, don't waste any time and get it today. If you expect a serial with a good story, you'd better save your money for something else. On that poor story, Clayton Moore is hired by Steve Clark (Jonathan White) and his daughter, Pamela Blake (Rita), to extend telegraph lines from St. Joseph to Twin Bluffs. Some bad guys try to sabotage their plans and stop them to meet their dead-line. Clayton Moore's fans will enjoy the action scenes and have the opportunity to see him in a different mask. Not as The Lone Ranger, but as Zorro!

"The Ghost of Zorro" is a very enjoyable movie in which Clayton Moore (The Lone Ranger) is Ken Mason, the "ghost of Zorro." He is called that because he is the grandson of the original Zorro, Don Diego Vega. (It is interesting to note that his voice is slightly higher in this movie than it was when he was the Lone Ranger because he exercised his voice before he became the Lone Ranger to lower its pitch a little bit.) He decides to take up the mask of his grandfather and ride as Zorro did, fighting the outlaws of the West. He keeps his horse Firebrand in a cave where his friend Moccasin takes care of him and is on hand to saddle Firebrand when it is necessary for Zorro to ride. Clayton Moore actually didn't disguise his voice behind the mask. Someone else's voice was dubbed in over his. This movie is vastly edited from its original version, which was 167 minutes long as opposed to this 69-minute version. I wish that the original version were available, because there was so much that has been left out of this one. Aside from that, this version is still very enjoyable, and I highly recommend it.

AND GOD CREATED WOMAN is a remake of the classic Bridgett Bardot film but in title only. The movie is pretty predictable, so it is only saved by just having Rebecca De Mornay heating up the screen. There is a hilarious chain of events near the beginning of the film. She escapes from a women's prison, hitchhikes a ride (from a man played by Frank Langella in the car), and the vehicle ends up at the prison she's escaped from. So, she has to sneak back into prison without being noticed. A contractor (Vincent Spano) helps her out while he's working on some construction in the prison gymnasium...The rest of the plot is not very memorable as she tries to start her own rock band when she's paroled and must sacrifice integrity and her marriage to get to the top etc. Overall, a movie that was made to showcase the "talents" of Ms. DeMornay and nothing else.

If you can forget the whole remake thing, this is a somewhat involving movie, with interesting plot twists, a great performance by De Mornay, nice supporting performances, interesting if corny character development, a nice sound track, Vadim's strange but unique visual style and it's very sexy. What more do you want? I think as time goes on and a new generation stumbles on this flick free from the hype about it being a remake of a "classic" it will be appreciated more and more as a nice offbeat B movie melodrama with lots of sex, some nice humor and beautiful photography.

I liked this movie because I could relate to some of the relationship problems in my past i.e. 2 of 5 women who first told me they loved me then told me I'd be a lonely old guy, I told them both,better than than being a miserable young man with them.Women I've known,they all think they're smarter than me always trying to tell me stuff I already know.Anyway I liked the movie and all the arguments and humor,a typical politician got have something on the side [...],but has to becareful of his image.Rebecca DeMornay was excellent as a free spirit,not a gold digger or typical hollywood bimbo, like those other hollywood bimbos. I thought she was great in this movie,the other actors were good too. I think because of jealousy by other people in Hollywood, Ms. DeMornays efforts are not recognized. This movie was very entertaing but see it for yourself [....]

A seriously silly little gem with the great Robertson Hare (Oh, calamity! Balderdash!) as a much put upon little fellow whose daughter wants to marry the son of a bookmaker who lives in the same block of flats. Stanley Holloway(who improbably appears in VERY butch drag) co-stars, not Audrey Hepburn who appears in her first film as an hotel receptionist.(NB later both she and Stanley would be together in "My Fair Lady". It's the film of a play, and is stagey,(and incidentally not a brilliant print) but a lovely period piece with daft dialogue, silly plot lines and the most chaste kiss in films.Give it a go.

I saw this film several years ago, so my memory's a little rusty, but since there are no other reviews for "Rich, Young and Pretty" yet I'd thought I'd give a quick synopsis for those of you just browsing.

Jane Powell stars as a young Texan who is taken to Paris by her father, played by Wendell Corey. While there, she runs across her mother (Danielle Darrieux) , who is working in a night club with her boyfriend (the oh-so handsome Fernando Lamas). This turns out to be a problem, since Powell had been told by her father that her mother was deceased. Oops! Hilarity ensues. I wouldn't say this film is in the first or second tier of Powell pictures ("Two Weeks with Love" and "A Date With Judy" are my faves) and it does drag a bit in spots, but Jane is always a delight to watch and it does have it's bright spots. Among them is a charming rendition of "We Never Talk Much" , a fun song I really like.

You might want to check out "Rich, Young and Pretty" if you are a fan of Jane or old Technicolor musicals. Grade: B-

In the late 60's Roman Polanski made a masterpiece known as Rosemary's Baby. In the early 70's, a masterpiece called The Omen was made. In the late 90's, an okay movie called End of Days was created. This movie borrows shamelessly from all three. It is an absolutely horrific movie. There is no redeeming quality of this movie. It does have very brief nudity, graphic violence and is VERY Satanic. Avoid this movie at all costs.

This surprised me. I thought it was going to be garbage. Thankfully, it wasn't. As someone has said previously, it takes bits from The Omen, Rosemary's Baby, and I would add The Wicker Man. So, it isn't too original. The acting, though, is quite good, especially Laura Harris, who has an uncanny resemblance to Jennie Garth. To the person who said they couldn't believe they'd wasted two hours on this -- you overslept, 'cause the movie is only 89 minutes long.

First of all, Artisan released this title without any special features (just a theatrical trailer) and presented in Full screen and 2.0 Dolby Surround only. But the DVD surround sound is quite good and the full screen picture is fine.

The story about young woman who believe her son is the "antichrist" but no one else believe her. There is a nice plot twist at the end of the movie that I didn't see it coming. It really enhanced the level of enjoyment. This 2000 movie is far better that the 2 big budget movies with similar theme that came out in 2000 (Bless the child with Kim Basinger, and Lost souls with Winona ryder).

If you like OMen type of movie, this DVD will not disappoint you. Highly recommended.

For entertainment value this documentary should get a ten. Full marks! For reality value it now earns a big 0 in more ways than one. This video, purports what it claims to be KGB footage of a crashed UFO. That is probably why you want to watch it right? Well that part of the video is wow! Again, full marks to the makers of this documentary for putting something like this together. I would highly recommend viewing this video, even if the Video was a hoax, but it turns out that there is much more going on that just this and this is what makes the story very sad.

The miserable truth is that much has been exposed since the video's release including what appears to be the exploitation of real people, real doctors and real investigators who thought they where participating in something else other than a KGB UFO video analysis. They had been duped and according to the very quick work of Russian investigator - Boris Shurinov - are quite annoyed at the way they have been treated by what they thought where serious American film makers. The newspapers that appear in this documentary are not Russian nor do they exist. Some of the Russian UFO researchers in this video are not real nor has anyone since located them. The books in the video written by these non-existent 'researchers' do not exist in Russia. Further more there are Russians who worked on the production of an 'American advertisement' which has since turned out to be this very same KGB UFO video. Where Blair Witch and Fargo get off is in the fact that these films starred actors and not real people who where paid to do a job and received the acclaim for their work. However there are real Russian professionals in this video who are totally 'boiling' at being abused for profit in this manner. It all goes to show the actual mind set of the documentary film makers who thought that if they did this video in Russia staring real Russians that no one would notice a thing. In my opinion this is why this documentary should be treated as a work of extreme prejudice. If you like exploitation material like 'Bum Fight', 'Jerry Springer' or 'Cannibal Holocaust' then this video is for you. If are interested in UFO footage then go elsewhere. There are plenty of other videos on the UFO phenomena that you will enjoy much more and are done by better film makers with much much higher ethical film making standards.

Roger Moore should have more sense than to present these film maker's garbage.

I lived through these times and am familiar with the work of many of those participating. This was not hoax. A lot of it was true. Unfortunately the film made it look too mysterious when a lot was real and did not need to be made so unusual. There are a lot of people who have such talents, which they use for good, not evil and live quite normal lives. Don't knock something you know nothing about. Experience is the best teacher.

This video is well worth seeing. The Russian Govt. is more open about releasing films of U.F.O's that where taped from their planes now the COLD WAR is long over. The U.S Govt. should follow the example. There is very good film footage of U.F.O's. Simply put:If you do not live in Russia & have not had first hand experience of these events, this video is well worth seeing. Like anything else on this subject , belief or disbelief is up to the individual.

After watching The Trail Of The Pink Panther, it's hard to imagine that writer-director Blake Edwards could make a worse film. However, he sinks to a new career low with this feeble effort to wring a few more bucks out of the franchise.

Sellers does make brief appearances here via some lines of dialogue from earlier films looped over a stand-in who at first appears in shadow in the pre-credits sequence and then wrapped in bandages later on in scenes with a bewigged Joanna Lumley. Clouseau does make a more substantial appearance in the final 30 minutes but is played by....well, let's just say he's played by an actor who is quite well known for having played another iconic character in another famous movie franchise. He gives an embarrassingly unfunny performance and I can only imagine that he owed the director a favour.

The new lead character in this film is Ted Wass as NYC policeman Clifton Sleigh. He's just as inept as Clouseau but Wass handles the pratfalls without the grace and skill that Sellers had. Whatever Wass' shortcomings are as a comic actor he doesn't get a chance to step out of Sellers shadow because this film, like the one preceeding it, concentrates on the search for Clouseau. We see Sleigh visit cast members and sets from previous films just as Joanna Lumley did in the last movie. And yes, David Niven appears again with his voice still dubbed by Rich Little.

Rather than waste any more time and effort writing about this film, I recommend that you avoid this and The Trail Of The Pink Panther and check out much better films like A Shot In The Dark and The Pink Panther Strikes Again. By all means take a look at the final sequel starring Roberto Benigni (The Son Of The Pink Panther) but only for Benigni's performance and to imagine what a new PP series could have been like with Benigni in the lead role and a new production and writing team at the helm.

As much as I wanted to like this film I think we should have admitted to ourselves that Peter Sellers and Inspector Jacques Clouseau were both no more. TRAIL OF THE PINK PANTHER was ingeniously edited from Sellers' outtakes and new footage and would have been a befitting end and homage to the actor and the character. I have to admit that I take this film out once in a while and watch it. There is certain sentimentality by seeing some of the actors from the original PINK PANTHER and A SHOT IN THE DARK reprise their roles here. Herbert Lom as Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus and Burt Kwouk as Kato are ever present and a comfort to see. However it was a real treat to see David Niven as Sir Charles Lytton, Robert Wagner as George Lytton his nephew and Capucine as Simone the ex-Misses Clouseau. As for the plot of this film it is rather buoyant and sketchy. Ted Wass as Clifton Sleigh a bumbling police officer from America does the best with what material he is given but he really lacks the charm and any clear definition of his character if in fact director Blake Edwards had any intentions of reviving the series with him. There are a few genuinely funny moments but they are too few. There is a surprise ending that you can interpret two different ways but there is no point revealing it here. Besides the cast I also did like the score composed by Henry Mancini. Mancini was a true professional. He never compromised the quality of his music no matter what the merits of the film appeared to be. He actually composed a very good theme for the Clifton Sleigh character. Unfortunately there was no soundtrack to this film issued and so Clifton Sleigh's theme remains jut a fond memory.

"The Curse of the Pink Panther" is not, by popular opinion, the best in the series. You can restrain yourslef from watching it. It'll probably make you feel better. Still, I could get a laugh or two out of it. Ted Wass as Clifton Sleigh is an exact repeat as Sellers as Clouseau. Interesting fight scene in this picture. David Niven as a better and larger role in this movie than in "Trail". Him and Capucine return, along with arch-nemisis Herbert Lom and Burt Kwouk as Cato. Harvey Korman returns
as well as Robert Loggia. If you have seen "Trail of the Pink Panther", you could say that Ted Wass was retracing the steps of Joanna Lumley in "Trail". Interesting part is in this picture is Clouseau's apartment has been turned into a museum. The "Salty Sea Dog", "The Godfather", and all the other costumes and disguises Clouseau wore are on display. There is also a very wacky and hilarious car chase scene. You'll get the most laughs out of that sequence, because the taxi car rides upside down and skidding along down the road at one point. If it sounds interesting, go ahead and see for yourself. If not, don't bother.
By popular opinion, it's not the greatest because Peter Sellers is missing. The man who "supposedly" plays Clouseau hiding-out is not very good. His accent is good, but he has no moustache and doesn't look a think like Peter Sellers. Herbert Lom even says near the end. "Then that settles it. Clouseau is dead." Then, that raised a question to me: Is he or isn't he? Yeah, it's confusing. Not the greatest, but you can get a few laughs out of it.

and this was made in 2002? arn't movies suppose to get better as time goes on? ya i know the skeleton on the cover of the box looks cool but there's no killer skeletons in the movie or anything like that. just all around terrible acting and a really bad story line make this a terrible movie. even to rent. you've been warned! stayyyy awayyyy, far away

Yowza! It's been, what, 20 years since Dana Barron played the very first Audrey in the original National Lampoon's Vacation flick? I can't believe she still looks sooooooo hot! And I normally DO NOT go for women who are older than me. Sadly, the gorgeous, and apparently unaging Dana is nearly the only thing this movie has going for it. Well, it's really not all THAT terrible. Actually, it's kinda fun to watch, but part of the fun comes from seeing all the things wrong with this film.
The first shock you'll get from watching Stage Ghost, is realizing it has nothing to do with the video box. Stage Ghost really has nothing at all to do with the gruesome skeleton creature on the cover, and I'm not sure I recall any real ghosts in the film at all. The basic story goes like this: In the old west, a marshal enters an eating establishment in the middle of nowhere, dragging a handcuffed prisoner along with him. Within the restaurant they meet various travelers, including a pretty, young teacher (Dana Barron), who takes a fancy to the young man in handcuffs. Not long after, a mysterious stagecoach arrives outside with absolutely no one on it, not even a driver. The coach is stained with blood, and attacks on the customers and proprietors of the little restaurant quickly follow. The survivors of these attacks begin to form a close bond as they try to figure out what to do. Their attackers come in the form of Indians firing arrows, AND men in green-glowing costumes firing bullets. The only clue the victims have to what might be going on is the recurring message they find on notes tied to arrows, reading, "Give it back!" As their numbers begin to dwindle, they decide it's time to make a run for it, and they all load up on the stagecoach that first kicked off the grim situation. The problem with their plan is that their mysterious attackers are following them all the way.
As a previous reviewer mentioned, Stage Ghost does have the fun feeling of watching one of those old-time Saturday Matinees. But it's got a lot of the same problems too. The film suffers from a VERY low budget, flimsy script, bad editing, and bad acting. Luckily, there's some really good acting too, and this is part of what saves the film from being horrible, and allows it to just be a fun, LOW budget flick. Sure, horses disappear and reappear from the stagecoach team, the music is entirely laughable, and the characters are western cutouts, just like the story, but it's all good fun if you have nothing better to watch on a Saturday night. And hey, you could also just watch it to take in the beauty of Dana Barron. It's as good a reason as any.

I saw this picture in DVD and I enjoyed it. It harkened back to the Saturday Matinee days. It was an interesting plot and I thought the acting was pretty good, especieally Christopher Atkins and Dana Barron. Edward Albert was good as the square jawed Sheriff. It is an old fashioned western, the kind they don't make anymore, a bit slow but well worth the effort.

and this was made in 2002? arn't movies suppose to get better as time goes on? ya i know the skeleton on the cover of the box looks cool but there's no killer skeletons in the movie or anything like that. just all around terrible acting and a really bad story line make this a terrible movie. even to rent. you've been warned! stayyyy awayyyy, far away

Yowza! It's been, what, 20 years since Dana Barron played the very first Audrey in the original National Lampoon's Vacation flick? I can't believe she still looks sooooooo hot! And I normally DO NOT go for women who are older than me. Sadly, the gorgeous, and apparently unaging Dana is nearly the only thing this movie has going for it. Well, it's really not all THAT terrible. Actually, it's kinda fun to watch, but part of the fun comes from seeing all the things wrong with this film.
The first shock you'll get from watching Stage Ghost, is realizing it has nothing to do with the video box. Stage Ghost really has nothing at all to do with the gruesome skeleton creature on the cover, and I'm not sure I recall any real ghosts in the film at all. The basic story goes like this: In the old west, a marshal enters an eating establishment in the middle of nowhere, dragging a handcuffed prisoner along with him. Within the restaurant they meet various travelers, including a pretty, young teacher (Dana Barron), who takes a fancy to the young man in handcuffs. Not long after, a mysterious stagecoach arrives outside with absolutely no one on it, not even a driver. The coach is stained with blood, and attacks on the customers and proprietors of the little restaurant quickly follow. The survivors of these attacks begin to form a close bond as they try to figure out what to do. Their attackers come in the form of Indians firing arrows, AND men in green-glowing costumes firing bullets. The only clue the victims have to what might be going on is the recurring message they find on notes tied to arrows, reading, "Give it back!" As their numbers begin to dwindle, they decide it's time to make a run for it, and they all load up on the stagecoach that first kicked off the grim situation. The problem with their plan is that their mysterious attackers are following them all the way.
As a previous reviewer mentioned, Stage Ghost does have the fun feeling of watching one of those old-time Saturday Matinees. But it's got a lot of the same problems too. The film suffers from a VERY low budget, flimsy script, bad editing, and bad acting. Luckily, there's some really good acting too, and this is part of what saves the film from being horrible, and allows it to just be a fun, LOW budget flick. Sure, horses disappear and reappear from the stagecoach team, the music is entirely laughable, and the characters are western cutouts, just like the story, but it's all good fun if you have nothing better to watch on a Saturday night. And hey, you could also just watch it to take in the beauty of Dana Barron. It's as good a reason as any.

I saw this picture in DVD and I enjoyed it. It harkened back to the Saturday Matinee days. It was an interesting plot and I thought the acting was pretty good, especieally Christopher Atkins and Dana Barron. Edward Albert was good as the square jawed Sheriff. It is an old fashioned western, the kind they don't make anymore, a bit slow but well worth the effort.

This is a made for late night showtime film. It is horrible: no plot; no acting; no directing. It should have played once on tv and then vanished.