An American Columbian western directed by Ferde Grofe Jr. starring Chuck Connors and Cesar Romero.
A group of cowboys are on a mission in mexico from one general, run afoul of another and when the 3rd lets them stay in his town, they piss him off too. While in the town, 2 of the cowboys fall in love with women who they are forbidden to engage with. Then battles happen.
The plot was pretty epic and had identifiable and memorable characters. There were some relatively dry and boring sections, but the forbidden love and fighting made up for those. The audio and video had no problems, but I was glad that I know some Spanish because there were sections in which the language was spoken without subtitles. Although technically sound and relatively interesting, something rubbed me the wrong way about the style. I didn't really like the camera-work and there was too much soundtrack music that did not add to the film as a whole. Overall, worth watching. I rate it adequate.
A Japanese science fiction film directed by Kinji Fukasaku, starring Sonny Chiba, Glenn Ford and Chuck Connors.
A deadly flu virus is developed in a laboratory and illegally sold. When it is released, the majority of the Earth's population is infected. A small group of people congregate in Antarctica. Upon learning that an earthquake is about to set off nuclear weapons, teams are dispatched to disarm the weapons before the earthquake happens.
The plot was apocalyptic and epic in scope, but there were no consistent characters. The style wasn't too bad and the audio and video were of adequate quality. I think that they reached too big on this movie and made it dehumanizing and impersonal. It was all about global events and heads of governments talking out plans in disaster situations. If they had followed a set of characters through this ordeal, it might have been good. As it is, I can't really praise it. I rate this o.k. You might not want to watch it.
