Circus of Fear (1966) aka Psycho-Circus

I Saw A Film! Being a dyed-in-the-wool Klaus Kinski fan, I needed to get this seeming three hour police procedure under my belt, which is tricky as it's only 70 minutes long. It's one part bank heist (Kinski's aspect which starts the film and seems a bit tacked on) and three parts weird hooded Chris…

Sons of Katie Elder (1965)

I Saw A Film! John Wayne, Dean Martin and Earl Holliman up against George Kennedy and James Gregory (who was in all those Dean Martin spy spoofs), who have mysteriously won the Elder family's property (supposedly gambling) but the news is the old man took a bullet in the back, mom has passed away, and…

The French Connection (1971)

I Saw a Film! A grimy, violent film that is basically a series of chase sequences unleashed in a NYC of so long ago (about 50 yrs now) that it's hard to imagine it's actuality. We have here an unleashed cop, Popeye Doyle played by Gene Hackman, who has been motivated to make something happen…

Madhouse (1990)

I Saw A Film! A contender for least funny comedy ever. A middle class couple with a new house end up with a pile of unwanted guests, first just mildly taking advantage of politeness, but soon the savagery and outrageous hi-jinx build, resulting in our brows furrowed in disbelief, strained by the sorts of jokes…

Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966)

I saw A Film! This one, a real dog of an Elvis film, has our man flying about in a helicopter with a singing kiddo and sparring with a couple of lovely ladies. And, that's honestly about it. Can't really tell you much more that will add anything to this film like allergy inducing peanut…

Teenage Zombies (1959)

I Saw A Film! One of those high-contrast, black and white shoots from the heyday of drive-in schlock. Quickly made, and full of people who's features you can almost make out as they stand in a row delivering their lines toward the camera. Most of the story of this film is given in character exposition,…

Easy Come, Easy Go (1967)

I Saw A Film! It's a little confusing, Elvis starts out on leave from his job as a naval officer dismantling mines, kind of like The Hurt Locker (just kidding, not even close), but within a few minutes you're dismissing his navy buddies and he's released from the navy to go sing and look for…

McLintock! (1963)

I Saw A Film! Yes that exclaimation point is part of the title, and this film is as fake as fake can be. It's a fake western, with fake indians, fake cattle ranchers, fake endless fist-fighting and lots of patronizing BS for women and ethnicity to enjoy. Much of the film is meant to be…

Harold and Maude (1971)

I Saw A Film! Bud Cort's finest moment until The Life Aquatic (probably not fair to Bud, but these are two faves with him). This is a comic fantasy with some dark and some very light elements. It features a powerful but, determined Ruth Gordon as a kind of life coach for a floundering /…