Thursday, November 8, 1979
Life of Brian is one of those must see comedies
5 second plot: From the day he is born, Brian is mistaken for being the son of God. The more he tries to convince everyone he isn't, the more they think he is.
5 second review: It's a crazy old movie, but the comedy is classic. You have to have seen it. There's simply no way around it. So hop to it.
IMDb score: 8,1/10
Our score: 9/10
Friday, May 25, 1979
The Brood is definitely weird
5 second plot: Frank's wife is following intensive psychiatric therapy (something experimental). Frank thinks the psychiatrist is a fraud and tries to prove it. His biggest concern is his daughter. He doesn't want to let her go near his wife anytime soon. Because he thinks she's hurting her. And then some very weird shit starts happening.
5 second review: It's old school, but it's still decent. It's mysterious, tense and it's made to be as disturbing as possible for the viewer. You have to be a bit open-minded (it's partly a creature feature) and very patient (not very much happens in between the core scenes) to really enjoy this movie.
IMDb score: 6,9/10
Our score: 6/10
Friday, March 9, 1979
Starcrash is a gloriously cheap rip off
5 second review: It's a cheap ass Star Wars rip off. The dialogue and special effects are so bad that it's laugh out loud funny from time to time. But the actors play it straight. That's the beauty. David Hasselhoff is in here with awesome hair. There's a hilarious smart ass robot. And the star of the movie is the gorgeous Caroline Munro. She is running around in tight bikinis like there's no tomorrow.
IMDb score: 4/10
Our score: 3/10
Wednesday, October 11, 1978
The Driver is mega cool
5 second plot: Cowboy, a.k.a. The Driver is a getaway car ... ahem... driver. He's the best in the business. A dirty cop tries to set him up. The result: lots of cool car chases. Now I know where Ryan Gosling got his mad driving skills from.
5 second review: This guy doesn't even wear a seatbelt while driving like a maniac. He's that cool. He doesn't even blink when he's being shot at (while driving like a maniac). He does some weird crazy shit though (crazy '70s shit). At one point he totally destroys a dudes car just because he doesn't want to work with him. You coulda just said so man. And what's up with this weird van the cops are driving?
IMDb score: 7,2/10
Our score: 8,5/10
Thursday, September 14, 1978
Mork & Mindy Season 1 Episode 1-3
5 second review: This is the perfect platform for a comedian like Robin Williams. He can do lots of voices and make a big fool of himself. You can tell he's having a blast. The humor is a bit simple (from back in the day) and the visuals did not withstand the test of time. But if you're looking for old school fun, this could be your thing.
IMDb score: 7,2/10
Our score: 6/10
Friday, July 7, 1978
Martin will not scare you to death
5 second plot: Martin drugs women and then drinks their blood. He wants to change his ways so he goes to stay with a cousin who thinks he can help him.
5 second review: This is a vampire movie without all the cool vampire stuff. Martin's got no powers. There is a bit of blood but it looks really ridiculous. Halfway through something interesting happens but other than that this is seriously boring. You could be doing something else entirely while watching this movie and not miss a thing.
IMDb score: 7,2/10
Our score: 1/10
Thursday, June 16, 1977
Grand Theft Auto is a bit silly
5 second plot: A young couple wants to get married but the father of the girl does not agree. So they run off to get married in Las Vegas. On their road trip they run into a whole bunch of trouble because of a reward of 25000 dollar for anyone who stops them.
5 second review: This movie was made simply for fun. There is not much of a story but there are a lot of car crashes, explosions, (stupid) jokes and so on. There are no naked women in here though, that was kind of a surprise. It's not very good, but it's not boring either. It's just silly fun.
IMDb score: 5,4/10
Our score: 5/10
Sunday, February 15, 1976
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie is a stretch
5 second plot: A nightclub owner, a good guy, gets himself into a whole lot of trouble when he makes a big gambling debt with the wrong crowd. They force him to kill a Chinese Bookie. Duh.
5 second review: Lots of unnecessary scenes but hey, overall it wasn't a complete disaster. Mostly because of the charisma of the central character, Cosmo.
IMDb score: 7,4/10
Our score: 5/10
Thursday, December 18, 1975
Barry Lyndon reads like a book
5 second plot: This is the story of the guy in the title, a poor lad that loses his father at a young age in 18th century Ireland. Due to a series of events he has to leave his home. He joins the army, deserts, sees a bit of the world (well, Europe) and ends up married to a very rich woman.
5 second review: What the hell was Stanley Kubrick thinking? A period piece? No, a three hour long period piece... The first part of the movie is light and fun, but the second part is dark and sad and seriously boring. It feels like listening to a book reading that's very exciting at first but by the end I was happy it was finally over.
IMDb score: 8,1/10
Our score: 3/10
Friday, March 14, 1975
Monty Python and the Holy Grail is mucho silly
5 second plot: The King of the Britons is sent on a quest by God himself to find The Holy Grail.
5 second review: This is a very very very very very silly movie. It's almost too silly. Even the production itself looks silly. These guys didn't take anything seriously. It looks like shit, but it's stuffed with must see classic comedy.
IMDb score: 8,3/10
Our score: 6/10
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)



















