When I was a little kid (a REALLY little kid) I loved this movie. What in the world could be cooler than a flying car? Not much that my mind could conceive, then or now. A couple of years ago I saw C.C.B.B. listed in the tv guide and I was almost overwhelmed with nostalgia. I thought it would be a kick to check the film out, re-live some old memories and see how the film had held up. It did turn out to be a kick - in the nuts. I could not believe what a boring, stilted and deeply patronising pile of crap I was watching. I dont think that you could get away with making a major kids movie nowadays that is this bad - kids would riot and rightly so. Ive recently learned that Dick Van Dyke (a renowned Hollywood alcoholic) was smashed off his face on booze for most of the film - which goes some way to explaining some of the awkward chemistry and glazed expressions. The child catcher remains a disturbing and menacing presence in the film though maybe for different reasons than was originally intended.
158. NORTH BY NORTHWEST:
This Hitchcock directed cold war spy thriller may feel a little bit dated but it retains some of cinema's most iconic moments (the plane chase and the climax on Mount Rushmore) and it still sparkles with the captivating screen presence of Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason - not to be underestimated.
159. CEMETERY JUNCTION:
Sadly this comedy/drama isnt a zombie film because that would be a brilliant name if it were. Ricky Gervais & Steve Merchant (creators of The Office) wrote and directed this low-key British coming-of-age movie, set in 1970's suburban Reading. Three close friends face choices as their adult lives take shape - accept what they've got, risk escape and hope to improve or enter a bitter downward spiral. Nice period piece.
160. SEX & DRUGS & ROCK & ROLL:
Biopic of the British punk star Ian Dury, brilliantly portrayed by Andy Serkis. The soundtrack is unsurprisingly excellent but the complex issues portrayed in the film (disability, abuse etc) are handled really well as is Dury's own battles with authority and his struggle to sustain close relationships. Great film.
161. ABOVE US THE WAVES:
Classic British war film starring John Mills. This is the story of the innovative use of miniature submarines in the second world war and the very brave men whose job it was to pilot them. The tension is built into the film - small cramped conditions, impending death or capture, etc and there are plenty of terribly British stiff upper lips on display.
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