Artist: Stolen Memories
Song: Let Your Body Roll
Year: 2012
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Under Neon Movie Reviews: 'THE VIPS' (1963)
Movie: The V.I.P.S.
Year: 1963
Rating: 7/10 Stars *******
This movie has such a stacked cast its a little mind boggling. As with most movies that have such a star-studded cast I can't say it was wonderful, but it is better than most I've seen. Burton, Taylor, Rutherford, Smith, Welles, and R. Taylor keep it interesting and moving forward despite the VIPs all being stuck in the same airport the whole movie. Check it out, its a classic.
Year: 1963
Rating: 7/10 Stars *******
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Under Neon Movie Reviews: 'Desert Winds' (1994)
Movie: Desert Winds
Year: 1995
Rating: 7/10
I liked this movie, although it is mostly just dialogue between the two main characters across a wind-tunnel that spans across two states. Was surprised that Heather Graham was in this movie, but there she is. Worth watching once if you are in the mood for something low key and a little out there, but not too out there. Sorry, couldn't find a trailer for this one.
Year: 1995
Rating: 7/10
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Under Neon Movie Reviews: 'Micmacs' (2010)
Movie: Micmacs (Micmacs à tire-larigot) (2009)
Year: 2010
Rating: 6.8/10 Stars ******'
Micmacs in French means something like 'shenanigans' or "mayhem,' which fits the movie rather well. I like the message of the movie about the unconsciousness of the defense/military industries, and would say this movie is worth watching once. It is a little 'Willy Wonka-ish' in a way, but it has some important messages and social commentary that should not be ignored, check it out.
Year: 2010
Rating: 6.8/10 Stars ******'
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Under Neon Movie Reviews: 'License to Drive' (1988)
Year: 1980
Rating: 7/10 Stars *******
Here is a quality classic 80s flick for sure, and probably the 2nd best of the "Coreys" films in my opinion, following the legendary teen vamp flick "Lost Boys." Netflix just got this a month ago, and I didn't realize that Heather Graham was the girl in the movie. Its about teenagers and the age of getting a driver's license and finding the freedom to be able to drive to and fro. Don't expect much, but some good 80s fluff.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Under Neon Movie Reviews: 'O Lucky Man!' (1973)
Year: 1973
Rating: 9/10 Stars
This is one of the few 'musicals' I can handle watching for 3 hours as it isn't about the characters bursting out into song every few minutes but rather lightly supported with a talented 70's British rock band and vocalist Alan Price, and thus the Soundtrack is definitely worth checking out too. A bit of a wandering storyline the film is long but keeps you entertained and contains lots of social commentary, some about war, some about capitalism, some about the criminal justice system, and some about young ambition too. In the end I think its really about a man who starts out naive and ambitious as trained to be by society, who slowly goes through a process of conscious awakening, and by the end of the film he has to find peace with the world instead of fighting it. Check it out, its worth it.
Friday, September 21, 2012
Under Neon Movie Reviews: 'C.H.U.D.' (1984)
Year: 1984
Rating: 6/10 Stars ******
An odd 1980's sci-fi flick, as I really don't think it fits into the horror genre as it is usually placed. I remember seeing this movie cover as a kid at the video store in the late 80s (amongst many others) and thinking that it looked scary, as did most horror movies at that age. Although I find that watching them now seems to burst some kind of illusion that I carried with me all these years that those movies were actually scary when in fact the 80's horror genre were all quite goofy and comical in many ways. And this movie, totally has undertones of environmental responsibility and anti-government secrecy within it, which is always surprising in these sorts of films. Check it out if your looking for something wacky to watch, but don't expect much as the ending leaves you hanging.
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