Jeff's Reviews

Thoughts on every movie I've ever seen.

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Los Olvidados (1950)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

There is very little of a story, just enough to keep my interest hanging by a thread. What there is of a story is almost totally uninteresting, and the way in which it is presented is even worse. It was very cheaply made. One could blame this on the fact…

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The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Wise had a good sense of timing, but the movie seems a bit sterile (no art). The genius character (the alien) is obviously representative of Jesus. The movie is a little bit too pumped with political and religious messages for my taste. Good music. It may be time for a…

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A Place in the Sun (1951)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

This movie didn’t have any major faults that I could pick at. Basically, it was a very generic but enjoyable love story that with no icing to make it a really great movie. This movie was probably great when it first came out because of it’s purity as a simple…

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The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Rather uninteresting. A precursor to noir? Nice Donkey Kong barrel-throwing scene, and a psychologist scene with the stadium seating that I have seen before. I liked Meixner.

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High Noon (1952)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Cooper was pretty good, but not the legend that I had expected. A pretty good story, and interesting real-time use of screentime.

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The Big Heat (1953)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Nice and violent. The girl that blew up was pretty hot. John Candy has a cameo as the bartender.

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The War of the Worlds (1953)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Scary in an eerie sort of way. Freaky effects. A few of them were cheesy, but the film had a lot more drama than it’s remake, Independence Day. Of course it had the compulsory religious man who knows what’s best for everyone. How come they never have religious men who…

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On the Waterfront (1954)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

It seemed to me to be a realistic portrayal of the Italian Mafia rather than an Irish working man’s financial troubles. Could Eve Saint Marie be the Daryl Hannah of the 50’s?

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Love Me Or Leave Me (1955)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

She’s a great singer. The vibrant color and Cinemascope makes it look almost like a modern production, except that actors making the film today couldn’t be so natural with the old-time habits, customs, and speech. It reminded me a lot of Mr. Holland’s Opus with the vibrant colors and music…

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Night and Fog (1955)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Heart-breaking, even disturbing at times, but interesting. The orchestral, Hollywood musical score is offensive. It doesn’t match the grotesque reality we see on the screen, fictionalizing an event that was very real.

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