Richard_Dominguez Reviews

Caroline? (1990 TV Movie)

A Very Moving Story

[10/10 · 7 March 2020]

An absolutely amazing story that starts off as some kind of a mystery and turns into a very loving story. I was stunned at all the wonderful performances and a script so well written it simply has no equal in theme. One of the best TV (or otherwise) movie I have seen in a long time. Thank you Youtube for being a source that has allowed me to not miss out on so special an experience as this movie turned out to be ....

Echelon Conspiracy (2009)

Self Aware, Does It Again

[8/10 · 22 December 2018]

I personally thought this was a great movie, along the lines of the 1983 classic "Wargames" (my favorite in the genre), 2008 "Eagle Eye" and for the true movie fan the 1970 "Colossus: The Forbin Project" ... A strong story line (even if not original) and good acting makes this a pleasure to watch. Although it is not the best in the film idea it is a watchable movie that won't disappoint. Include a final 60 seconds of the movie that threw me for a loop and I will be watching this one again

Poison Sweethearts (2008)

Just Off The Corner Of Reefer and Madness

[7/10 · 12 September 2018]

There was no horror in this movie, but I still thought it was really good, it has a documentary made in the 70's style that was done well with the "educational" beliefs of a "Reefer Madness" documentary. It also has a sly element of humor (morbid as it may have been) and watching it in this era I got the same enjoyment as if I was watching "Reefer Madness" or other exploitation movies of the 30's. I believe that this is exactly what the makers of the movie were shooting for and they hit it right on the mark ... Insane as it may sound I thought this was a good time

Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi (1943)

Apparently What's Good For The Goose ....

[9/10 · 12 January 2018]

Just want to make clear my rating is based on color, animation and the cohesiveness of the story. I without a doubt find it very disturbing that Disney would use the very same tactics in this cartoon to indoctrinate us (against Germans) as the cartoon clearly depicts the Germans used on their children (against Americans) ...

A Stranger in Town (1943)

Well Worth Watching ...

[10/10 · 11 January 2018]

Absolutely an outstanding movie. "A Stranger In Town" has laughs, fun moments, drama, tension and manages to keep it all lighthearted enough to make it an enjoyable movie for one and all. Frank Morgan (Wizard Of Oz 1939) is excellent as a vacationing Supreme Court Justice who stumbles into a corrupt town's government. Richard Carlson (Hold That Ghost 1941) is just as good as a small town lawyer trying to right a system gone wrong. The supporting cast is equally as entertaining (Jean Rogers, Porter Hall, Robert Barrat, etc...) in this great, great movie. While the director Roy Rowland (Dr. Seuss's The 5,000 Fingers Of Dr.T. 1953) is new to me, it is a marvelous job of direction on his part that also helps to make this an A movie for me.

Our Gang Follies of 1938 (1937)

Figaro, Figaro

[10/10 · 27 December 2017]

The classic "I'm The Barber of Seville" episode. As far as I am concerned this is the crowning achievement of the Rascals' career. The story is simple and funny, while the music is just plain entertaining. The director of the show Alfalfa goes to see and later in his dream throws him out into the street to sing is Henry Brandon. You may recognize Henry Brandon as "Barnaby" the heartless landlord in the classic Laurel and Hardy movie "The March of The Wooden Soldiers". This is just a great episode and seeing it in color was a pleasure ...

Infinity Chamber (2016)

Truly A Great Movie

[9/10 · 7 November 2017]

Going To Say It Again ... "It's Always Worth 100 Bad Movies To Catch One Wonderful Movie" And This Is It ... Frank Wakes Up In An Automated Cell Designed To Keep Him Trapped And To Make Sure He Stays Alive ... Through Flashes Of Memories Frank Has To Piece Together Who He Is And Why He Is Imprisoned ... Frank (Played By Christopher Soren Kelly, Who I Have Never Heard Of) Is Brilliant In His Role Of What Might Be A Sole Survivor ... Howard Is The AI Whose Job It Is To Keep Frank Alive ... This Is A Story Of Resilience And Conviction Under Impossible Conditions ... Gabby (The Female In Frank's Memories) Is Played By Cassandra Clark (Whom Is New To Me As Well) Although He Doesn't Know Who She Is Or Why He Remembers Her She Is The Anchor That Holds Him Solid ... Infinity Chamber Manages With Minimal "Everything" To Weave An Amazing Story That Begs Us To Ask Some Very Important Questions About Who We Are And Where We Are Headed And Why We Have To Get There ... The Closing Song (See Comments Below Is Called "Carry Me" By Olivia Millerschin And Is A Hauntingly Beautiful Song ... I Will Be Looking For This DVD Online, It Must Go In My Collection ...

Dark City (1950)

A Classic Among Classics

[10/10 · 4 November 2017]

This Is Film Noir Classic At It's Best ... Charleston Heston (In His 4th Film), Lizabeth Scott (Scared Stiff), Jack Webb & Harry Morgan (Dragnet), Ed Begley (12 Angry Men), Dean Jagger (The Magician), Don Defore (Hazel), Walter Burke (Support Your Local Sheriff), Mike Mazurki (Some Like It Hot) ... Four Down On Their Luck Gamblers Cheat A Man Out Of $5000 That Doesn't Belong To Him And Later (From Guilt) Hangs Himself ... What Know One Knows Is That He Has An Over Protective Brother Who Is A Psychopath ... One By One Each Gambler Is Hunted Down And Killed ... This Reminded Me Of An Urban Version Of The Classic Charles Bronson Movie "Chato's Land" ... It Wasn't Enough He Was Hunting Them Down But He Terrorized Them Along The Way ... The Use Of Shadows And The Dark Was Simply Fantastic ... The Movie Not Once Gave Me Permission To Look Away And I Couldn't ... Evenly Paced This Is An Edge Of The Seat Movie, That Had Me Wondering What Was In Every Shadow ...

Road Kill (2010)

Not Bad

[7/10 · 27 September 2017]

OK Shades Of "The Benediction" From The Anthology "Nightmares" 1983 And Stephen Kings First Made For TV Movie From His Novel "Dual" 1971 ... But This Story Does A Great Job Of Standing On It's Own ... Fast Pace With A Real Feeling Of Terror As A Nightmare Begins To Unfold For These Four Kids ... The Acting Wasn't Bad ... If You Want To Watch Something (Not Great) Good With Plenty Of Action And Thrills This Is A Good One ...

Behemoth (2011 TV Movie)

Fun Watch ...

[7/10 · 25 September 2017]

Another Good TV Movie, This Time The Residents Of The Town Called Ascension Battle A Sleeping Giant Buried Beneath The Mountain For Thousands Of Years ... I Thought The Acting Was Fine And I Liked Each Little Story Of Survival For The Different Residents Of The Town ... The Monster Isn't The Highest Of Special Effects But I Thought It Was Unique Looking ... While This Is No Blockbuster I Had A Great Time Watching It ...

The Demented (2013)

Wow

[8/10 · 22 September 2017]

Holy Crap, This Was A Freaking Great Movie ... First This Is Not A Zombie Movie (More Like A Rabies Movie) ...The Action Is Fast And Powerhouse ... The Ending Shocked The &^%$ Out Of me ... I Can't See How This Doesn't Get An Easy 8 Out Of 10 ... The Only Thing I Can Think Of Saying Is "Holy Crap, This Was A Freaking Great Movie" ..

The Violent Years (1956)

Girls Gone Wild ...

[4/10 · 19 September 2017]

Paula Parkins is the teenage daughter of wealthy parents whom don't seem to make time for her, so she looks for thrills as the leader of her all girl gang who steal, rob, and rape a young man ...

From The Mind Of The Great Movie Maker Ed Wood (Writer Of This Movie, This Time He Was Not The Director) Comes The Story Of "Girls Gone Wild" (No Not That Girls Gone Wild) ... I Don't Imagine That The Movie Is That Far Off The Truth About How These Things Happen ... The Movie Does A Good Job Of Presenting The Violence And The Tragedy Of Being "In The Life" ... The Acting Is About As Good As Any Association With An Ed Wood Movie Can Be Expected To Be ...

Flash Gordon: The Witch of Neptune (1955) Season 1, Episode 20

Retro Sci-fi

[6/10 · 19 September 2017]

The Witch Of Neptune 1954 AKA Zydereen of Neptune is a compilation of the classic 1950s Sci-fi TV program Flash Gordon. The episodes used for the film are...... 1. The Witch of Neptune ... 2. The Brain Machine ... 3. Struggle to the End ...

No It's Not Buster Crabbe (He Was The Movie Theater Serial Flash Gordon) ... Less Flashy Steve Holland Plays Flash Gordon At The Very Least As Well As Crabbe Does ... The Movie Was Fun To Watch For The Cheesy Special Effects And The Almost Comical Fight Scenes ...

Frontier Marshal (1939)

Another Great Version Of A Classic Story

[8/10 · 14 September 2017]

The First Time I Knew Anything About The Shoot Out At The OK Corral Was On (Get Ready For This) An Episode Of Star Trek The Original Series Called "Spectre Of The Gun" ... Then I Saw John Sturges' "Gun Fight At The OK Corral" And Thought Wow What A Movie, Then I Saw John Ford's "My Darling Clementine" And Thought It Was Better Than (And It Turns Out More Historically Correct) "Gunfight At The OK Corral" ... Now We Have "Frontier Marshal" And I Am Once Again Thinking Wow What A Movie ... Randolph Scott Plays Wyatt Earp And Cesar Romero Plays Doc Halliday And The Combination Is Excellent ... While The Story Does In Small Ways Veer Off The Actual Events It Is None The Less A Great Story ... Allan Dwan's Direction And Attention To Detail Is Exceptional ... Bit Parts By Eddie Foy Jr (Playing Himself), Lon Chaney Jr, John Carradine Make This Cast Icing On The Cake ... Lovers Of Westerns And History Buffs In General Will Love Watching This Version Of A Classic Story ...

The Gunfighter (1950)

Film Noir Western? Works For Me ...

[9/10 · 10 September 2017]

What A WONDERFUL Movie ... Gregory Peck Is Excellent As Jimmy Ringo, Desperate To Find A Place Where He Can Live In Peace ... But Much Like Michael Corleone In Godfather 3, There Comes A Point Of No Return, A Point Where Reforming/Changing Is Too Little Too Late ... The Movie Has A Powerful "Film-Noir" Quality That I Have Never Seen In A Western ... A Bit Of A Thriller The Story Is Powerful, Well Paced And The Acting Is Displayed With A Reality That Empowers The Movie ... An Excellent Cast Including Karl Malden As The Bartender Who Is Old Friends With Jimmy ... A Must See Regardless Of What Genre You May Enjoy ...

The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)

Brilliant Story, Brilliant Performances, Brilliant Direction And Brilliant Movie

[10/10 · 5 September 2017]

Brilliant Story, Brilliant Performances, Brilliant Direction And Brilliant Movie ... Frank Sinatra Is Amazing As An Ex-Junkie Desperate To Stay Straight, While The World Around Him (With Few Exceptions) Is Hell Bent On Breaking Him ... He Even Suffers A Relapse And If You Have Ever Been Unlucky Enough In Your Life To See A Real Junkie Kick Heroin Than Sinatra's Performance Will Leave You Speechless ... Eleanor Parker Is Excellent As The Crippled Wife (In A Car Accident While Frank Was Driving) Who Will Do Anything To Keep Her Man ... The Always Beautiful Kim Novak Turns In A Perfect Performance As A Woman In Love (With Frank) But Never Crossing The Line Of Self Respect ... Even Darren McGavin Turns In An Excellent Performance As A Dope Dealer Looking To Turn Sinatra Back Into A Paying Customer ... If There Are 3 Most See Sinatra Movies They Are "The Manchurian Candidate" (Please Not The Denzel Version), "Suddenly" And This One "The Man With The Golden Arm" ... If Movie Making Gets Better Than This It Is Not By Much ...

The Inheritance (1947)

A Great Way To Spend 98 Minutes

[8/10 · 3 September 2017]

A Freaking Fantastic Movie With Well Plotted Suspenseful Moments ... Jean Simmons Is Excellent As The Trusting, Loving Niece (Caroline Ruthyn) ... Derrick De Marney Is Equally As Good As The Loving, Caring (We Know From The Very Beginning Up To No Good) Uncle Siras ... Even Though We Know What The Characters Are Up To This In No Way Takes Away From Their Performances ... The Combination Of Uncle Siras, His Son And Their Governess Seem To Be More Than Caroline Will Be Able To Handle On Her Own ... The Setting Is Excellent For This Story And The Props Add Greatly To The Story ... Of Special Note For Me Was The Handling Of The Camera, Angles And Motions Were Used That I Had Never Seen Before And Gave The Movie A (At Times) Kind Of Overwhelming Feeling Of Hopelessness ... If You Ever Get A Chance To Catch This One Don't Pass It Up ...

Sincerely Yours, the Management (2016)

Pretty Good For 10 Minutes

[8/10 · 28 August 2017]

A young man living on his own for the first time finds out the hard way what happens when he doesn't follow the rules posted in his new apartment building ...

Tom Jorgensen Bangs Out Another One ... Excellent 10 Minute Horror That Sneaks Up On You Then Hits You Hard ... The Director/Writer Tom Jorgensen Is An Independent Film Maker With (To Me) An Excellent Record ... About A Month Ago I Watched, Commented And Posted His Movie "St. Osmund's" (Full Movie Horror) ...

The Whisperers (1967)

It's Been Forever Since A Movie Has Touched Me Like This

[10/10 · 27 August 2017]

A Sad And Moving Story About An Eccentric Lonely Woman Who Believes She Is A Duchess, Whose Only Friends Are The Creaks And Leaks/Drips And Other Noises In Her Old Dusty Apartment She Imagines Are Voices Talking To Her ... Edith Evans Performance Of The Elderly Forgotten Mrs Ross Is Heartbreaking And Groundbreaking ... I Am Stunned At The Levels Of Sympathy I Felt For Her And Her Circumstances ... Her Mundane Life Is Turned Around By The Visit Of Her Good For Nothing Thieving Son And Later On By Her Estranged (Useless) Vagabond Husband ... It Saddens Me To Think That Although This Movie Was Released In 1967 "Mrs Ross" Is Representative Of A Huge Amount Of The Elderly World Wide Both Then And Now ... The Story Runs The Whole Of The Daily Life In A World Where The Poor Pray On Each Others ... Gerald Sim (Mr Conrad) Is Excellent As The Social Services Worker Who Has Adjusted To Mrs Ross' Imagination Yet Has Not Given Up On Her As A Human Being ... The Scenery Is Wonderful As It Truly Reflects The Hopeless World She Lives In ... Bryan Forbes Direction Is Brilliant In His Ability To Capture A World Gone Heartless And Yet Not Lose Sight Of It's Humanity ... Nominated for 1 Oscar, And Another 9 Wins With 3 Nominations ... This Is A MUST SEE Movie, If You Think (Because Of Movies You Have Seen Before) That An Old Woman With Nothing In The World Can Not Move Something Inside Of You, That You Have Forgotten Exist ... "You Are Wrong" ... IMDb Rates This Movie 7.2, Honestly I Could Not Live With Myself If I Gave It Anything Less Than A 9 Out Of 10 ... My IMDb Rating 10 Out Of 10

The Gun and the Pulpit (1974 TV Movie)

Great Little Western

[8/10 · 23 August 2017]

Entertaining Movie With A Great Cast ... Marjor Gortner Is Terrific As A Gun Fighter Running From The Law (For A Crime He Did Not Commit) And Disguised As A Preacher Finds (Against His Better Judgement) Himself Doing God's Work ... This Story Line Has Also Seen Many Versions (Bogart In "The Left Hand Of God" ... Steve Martin In "Leap Of Faith") Where A Sinner Of No Faith And Believing Themselves Not Worth Are Reminded That We Are All Worthy ... Slim (The One And Only) Pickens Is Excellent As The Sidekick ... The Ranch Baron Bent On Taking Over The Town (David Huddleston) Is Very Well Cast In The Role Of Bad Guy ... Additional Roles Include Geoffrey Lewis, Estelle Parsons, Pamela Sue Martin, Karl Swenson ... A Great Little (1 Hour 14 Minutes) Western That Is Loaded With Action, Adventure And Fun For The Whole Family ...

Crowbar (2010)

It Could Have Been Worse

[6/10 · 23 August 2017]

Please Bare With Me For A Moment ... For A Movie That Takes Place In A Small Town There Are (I Think) Less Than 10 People In The Town, No Shoppers, People Parking A Car, Pedestrians, Etc ... The Only People In The Town Are Part Of The Story ... The Acting Is Horrendous, Form The Dialog To The Silly Expressions On Their Faces ... A Few Moments Where The Pace Of The Movie Drops To A Crawl ... But The Story Was Not Bad At All, The Intrigue Was Written Well Into The Story ... Enough Happens Through Out The Story That Made Me Think "Wait How Can That Be" ... It Kept Me Watching To See What Happened Next ... The Movie Even Managed To Surprise Me At The End With The "Knight" Who Saves The Damsel ... Yes Everything About This Movie Could Have Been A Thousand Times Better But For A Low Budget, No Name Or Experienced Actors And In All Likelihood A Writers First Time Out, It Could Have Been Much Much Worse ...

Dark House (2009)

Good Horror

[8/10 · 22 August 2017]

Holy CRAP This Was A Great Movie ... Was The Acting Any Good "WHO CARES" This Wasn't About Good Acting It Was About Jumping Out Of My Seat Over And Over ... The Movie Does Well With The Whole "Things Coming Out Of Nowhere Suddenly" Style ... The Inside Location For The House Was Great As It Had A Look That Added To The Feel Of The Movie ... The Deaths Are Gory And Played Off Well ... The Movie (I Thought) Did A Great Job Of Making The Hairs On The Back Of Neck Stand Up In Anticipation Of What Was Around The Next Hallway ... The Icing On The Cake Is That The End Of The Movie Has A Twist That Maybe I Should Have Seen Coming But The Movie Kept Me Edgy Enough To Not See It Coming ... "Bravo" ... This Movie Is My Definition Of Horror - It Starts With Something Horrific, Keeps Dishing Out Horrific Stuff And Ends With Something Even More Horrific ...

The Mob (1951)

Good Old Fashion Cop Movie

[8/10 · 22 July 2017]

A Great Action Cop Movie ... Lots Of Suspense And A Thriller As Well ... Broderick Crawford Turns In A Great Performance As Officer Damico ... Followed By A Great Performance By Ernest Borgnine As Joe Castro The Number 2 Man In The Waterfront Rackets ... Damico Makes Friends With A Dock Worker (Tom Clancy) Who Isn't Whom He Appears To Be ... This Is So Early In Charles Bronson's Career He Appears On The Screen For Less Than 2 Minutes ... A Bit Of A Mystery As Everyone Tries To Find My Big ...A Good Old Fashioned Cop Movie With A Thrill A Minute Thrown In ... Great Performances, Solid Story And A Bit Of Humor (Damico's Sarcasm) Turns This Into A No Let Down Movie ...

Brute Force (1947)

Excellent Movie Making

[9/10 · 21 July 2017]

I Have Said It One Hundred Times And I Will Say It Again, To Me It's Worth Sitting Through 100 Bad Movies To Get To A Great Film And This Is It ... Burt Lancaster Is A Tough Prisoner Who (With His Group) Plan To Escape From Prison ... As They Try To Survive The Brutal Life Brought On Them By The Prison Head Guard Captain Munsey (Played Brilliantly By Hume Cronyn) And Plan Their Escape Each Of Them (The Prisoners Of Cell R17) Flashback To The Women They Left Outside The Prison ... Edgy Even For The Time Of Filming This Movie Paints (What I Think) Is A Realistic Life Behind Bars During That Era ... Full Of Tense Drama And Powerful Acting "Brute Force" From The Very Beginning Promises To Deliver An Excellent Movie And Does Not Fail ... A Veritable Who's Who Of Acting Talent Make This Movie A "Sitting On The Edge Of Your Seat" Thriller ... Another Reminder That The Era Of Excellent Movie Making Is Long Long Dead ...

The Death of Spider-Man (2011 Video)

LLAP Parker In The Life That Follows

[10/10 · 12 July 2017]

OMG, I Had No Idea That Peter Parker Was Dead ... Through The More Than First Half Of The 50 Plus Years That Parker Was Spider-Man I Followed His Stories Faithfully ... I Was There When Uncle Ben Was Killed, Watch As Mary Jane's Neck Was Snapped In A Fall, Prayed That Captain Stacy Would Be Able To Dive And Save A Child From Being Crushed Only To See Him Save The Child And Lose His Own Life ... I Have Always Loved And Respected Everything That Peter Stood For ... This Is A Wonderful Mini Movie (Action Comic, 22 Minutes) Full Of All The Virtues That Not Only Make Great Superheroes But A Great Anyone ... I Know It's Only A Comic But Damn This Came As A Shock To Me ... RIP Parker ... LLAP ... With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility ... (1st review posted)