Li'l Duce's Reviews Palace

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After the Fox (1966) A good comedy, probably more for strangers than italian audiences. Sellers isn't able to impersonate convincingly an italian (even less roman) character: the most he can do is inadvertedly fall into his famous indi character. Still, when he first meets Mature he gives a great scene, impersonating not so much an italian director but rather a movie producer. Strangely Buzzanca is the only italian main actor to speak english (the italian version is rather different as to soundtrack). The title song of the movie is delicious. 7\10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viJipACkwBw&NR=1 

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After the Fox (1966) A good comedy, probably more for strangers than italian audiences. Sellers isn't able to impersonate convincingly an italian (even less roman) character: the most he can do is inadvertedly fall into his famous indi character. Still, when he first meets Mature he gives a great scene, impersonating not so much an italian director but rather a movie producer. Strangely Buzzanca is the only italian main actor to speak english (the italian version is rather different as to soundtrack). The title song of the movie is delicious. 7\10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viJipACkwBw&NR=1 

Its hilarious in spots,  , "more sand, I need more sand in the desert"

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What's New Pussycat? (1965) Rather unfunny, with the exception of a couple of jokes. Great women (my favourite being uncredited Françoise Hardy) and great songs won't earn it more than 5\10.

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M:I-2 (2000) It never ends: 2 h when 80' would have been more than enough. I can't say I don't like Cruise as much as Di Caprio or Penn, but he's not an actor. And the girl is not that pretty, just young (How did she get the part?). Some good stunts and some nice views of Sydney earns it a dubious 6\10.

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M:I-3 (2006) Hailed as a "masterpiece" by an italian critic (Fellini's biographer, btw) in the blurb on the cover of the italian dvd, this is a great action movie, which made me want to watch it again. The action never relents and, just as important, it has continuous changes of scene. 8\10

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Spiderman 2 (2006) I don't understand why people making Marvel comics movies must think that they are making films. I think that what induces people to read the comics and watch the movies is the over the top action. Yes, Peter Parker may have problems, but in the comic books they occupy a couple of pages, in the movies they steal more than 2\3 of the time. So, of course, you need a smaller budget, but it's hard to repress yawns at Parker talking with aunt, uncle, would-be girlfriend and himself. One would like more of Jameson (at least me) who was more heavily featured in the old animated cartoons. 5\10

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Crimson Tide (1995) Absurd in every facet, it has though some brilliant dialogues, so it's worth a 6\10.

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The Roaring Twenties (1939) A romanticized version of the gangster movie, with some good songs, a great (as usual) Cagney and a good Gladys George. Bogart is impeccable in a secondary part. But there are 3 elements which (I haven't checked elsewhere to see if they were) maybe should be noticed:
1) Cagney pays singing lessons to a reluctant would-be fiancée
2) He dubs Bogart as "rosebud" in a dialogue
3) A kid is given a sleigh for a present
Uh? Anyway, 7\10

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Outland (1981) It is funny to see how state of the art computer technology was applied to a vision of a distant future. Still the movie is good, especially in the last scenes, though one wonders how moronic the second hired killer can be. 7\10

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Man on Fire (2004) 140' for an action movie are too many, at least 60' are disposable. The plot is quite simplistic but the mexican locales helps vivifying it. I can't see  Washington as convinving in the role, he comes out better as a victim than as a killing machine, Walken is as good as always, same for Giannini. Dakota Fanning is prettier and can act better than Jodie Foster but I can't stand children in this kind of movies anyway. The OST sucks. 6\10

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The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) This is very good in the first half but rather drops down when action moves to "Paris". 6\10

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Li'l Abner (1940) Perfect rendition of the cartoon. If you like that you like this. 

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Spiderman 3 (2006) Only edge it has on the other two is that there's no n.4 in view. 5\10

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Spiderman 3 (2006) Only edge it has on the other two is that there's no n.4 in view. 5\10

They're rebooting the series.

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They're rebooting the series.

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