Joe-321 Reviews

Just One Kiss (2022 TV Movie)

Hallmark lives again

[10/10 · 5 April 2022]

This is the Best movie in years!!!

It is to bad they do not list the song tracks in the credits. Good music & great acting. Loved the B&W mixed into the color production.

Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)

1906 Electric lines

[8/10 · 10 June 2005]

If you want to see the electric lines in SF in 1906 check out the links listed below from the SF Museum. These two slides in the power point show the lines that were present then.

I think that the level of electric service shown in the film was a little advance for 1906, most would not pick upon that. Remember this was a 1945 film, compare it to the 50's not present day films to be fair. Acting talent still beats special effects in my book. Just think what kind of movies John Wayne could do in 2005 with just a few of today's effects. Maybe some one could apply CGI to an older movie? Good movie, to bad we get so few good movies in the current productions.

http://www.sfmuseum.org/views/1906.ppt#262,8,Slide 8

http://www.sfmuseum.org/views/1906.ppt#264,13,Slide 12

Check out the rest of the site worth the time, just as this movie is.

Green Dolphin Street (1947)

adventure, action, romance, suspense, personal tragedies & triumphs

[9/10 · 27 January 2005]

Green Dolphin Street with its twists and turns is very intriguing. It was very well acted film its characters very deep in moving and realistic performances. It has action, adventure, suspense, romance, personal tragedies and triumphs and it is a wonderfully made film with the tradition of good storytelling. (PLOTS are not this good in lots of the current movies) Donna Reeds performance is great - Noting the extraordinary moments at Marguerite mother's deathbed when confessions of a personal sort are made to Marguerite and her father and especially suspense scenes in which Donna Reed climbs up the old passage inside of a mountain to the old door of the monastery. The story includes good visual and sound special effects which still hold up to today's hi-tech effects by providing some straight forward excitement!!! (Remember this was a 1947 film). It is rich with well the developed characters and very good acting by Donna Reed, Van Heflin and Gladys Cooper and Lana Turner who shows she can do a great job acting with out being a sex symbol. Mostly likely Green Dolphin Street would not play as well in 2005 with the younger audience, but I think that the "Old Movie buffs" will like it.

Something's Gotta Give (2003)

Good Entertainment by today's standards

[10/10 · 29 January 2004]

The movie was fast moving and had some light hearted moments, with some tears in the audience at times . Good acting by all of the cast, Jack & Diane had great performances. We need some more of these kinds of movies.