Movie Night on New Years Eve: In Like Flint.

Review #686: In Like Flint.

Cast
James Coburn (Derek Flint), Lee J. Cobb (Lloyd Cramden), Jean Hale (Lisa), Andrew Duggan (President Trent), Anna Lee (Elisabeth), Hanna Landy (Helena), Totty Ames (Simone), and Steve Ihnat (General Carter) Directed by Gordon Douglas (#663 - Them!)

Review
Well, it's New Year's Eve once again, and I'm continuing my tradition of reviewing a movie on the date, like I've done for the last three years, which had reviews of Duck Soup (#085), Jailhouse Rock (#327), Spies Like Us (#513) & Our Man Flint (#514). As such, I'm reviewing the sequel to Our Man Flint, released a year later, reportedly the "favorite movie" of Austin Powers. And how is it? It's alright. To say that it's an okay sequel is the perfect statement for this movie, as it is just okay, nothing too awful or too great. Coburn is here again, though maybe it's just me, but he was a lot more interesting in the first movie, he had an exotic charm there, especially with all the tricks he did. Now it just seems more played down, though the part about dolphin speaking is funny. The movie has some decent action and some decent dialogue, but it feels like it goes on and on before it ends on a...high note, I suppose. It just doesn't have the same punch as Our Man Flint, though at least it is a strange little capsule for the late 60's, even if it was the last Flint film, as Coburn rejected an offer to star in a third film, ending the short run of Mr. Flint. But at least it was a good run, I suppose, so I'll be a bit generous with the rating.

Happy New Year to everyone around the world, as it is 2015 in some places of the world already, such as Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. It's going to be a weird year, filled with new movies, such as The Force Awakens, the Avengers sequel, the new Peanuts movie, Spectre, Antman, and the Cubs win the World Series (according to Back to the Future Part II, anyway. BTW, I'm reviewing the trilogy in the new year), so everyone get happy. Or not. I hope you liked this last review of what I call "Season 4", because the new "Season" will start tomorrow. Get ready for another year of reviews!

Overall, I give 6 out of 10 stars.

Movie Night: Palm Springs Weekend.

Review #421: Palm Springs Weekend.

Cast
Troy Donahue (Jim Munroe), Connie Stevens (Gail Lewis/Jane Hoover), Ty Hardin (Doug Fortune), Stefanie Powers (Bunny Dixon), Robert Conrad (Eric Dean), Andrew Duggan (Police Chief Dixon), Jack Weston (Fred Campbell), Carole Cook (Naomi Yates), Jerry Van Dyke (Biff Roberts), Zeme North (Amanda North), and Bill Mumy ('Boom Boom' Yates) Directed by Norman Taurog.

Review
Welcome back everyone, it's morning time (for me and a good deal of others), and another review is at hand, this time I'm reviewing...a beach party film. Ah yes, the beach, where most go to avoid the sweltering heat to encounter sweltering sand, possible sea sickness and a long drive to and back. But hey, I guess anything goes in the 1960s, so I won't put it past them. The acting is okay, nothing too special, though it is interesting to note that Bill Mumy (famous for appearing in the classic Twilight Zone episode "It's a Good Life") is in this, and he's not too bad. The scenery looks nice for 1963, and there is some enjoyability involved and some sort of effort was made into this film, which I guess is enough for most. It's a beach party sort of film that is either enjoyable or middle of the road sort of thing. It has its shares of laughs and oddities all in all.

Overall, I give it 6 out of 10 stars.