Gaff
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Post by Gaff on Oct 3, 2015 0:13:18 GMT
Game For Vultures (1979)
A decent cast seems largely stuck on autopilot in this Rhodesian Bush War potboiler, as smuggler Richard Harris and seasoned rebel fighter Richard Roundtree struggle towards a laughably anticlimactic showdown on the battlefield. While there is clearly potential for an interesting film to be made about the conflict, this oddball relic certainly isn't it, appearing to be little more than a cheap attempt to excuse the actions of the minority government, timed to cash in on the success of the far more entertaining Wild Geese.
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Post by Gaff on Nov 29, 2015 14:31:00 GMT
Harry Brown (2009)
A grim riff on the Death Wish vigilante-revenge thriller, much elevated by a sterling central performance from Michael Caine, whose grief-riddled humilty lends the central character a tragic dignity that stalwart action-hero Bronson could never quite manage.
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