Shorty’s Film Reviews

185 Films have been rated or reviewed by Shorty.

French Lieutenant's Woman, The (1981): Very meta, very enjoyable.
Seven Percent Solution, The (1976): Excellent tongue–in–cheek addition to the Sherlock Holmes legend. Great cast.
Ripping Yarns (TV Series) (1977-1979): Amiable Pythonesque silliness. Slightly odd–story–out is the touching 'Golden Gordon' (with, it looks like, a brief walk–on by John Cleese).
Porgy and Bess (1993): Full operatic production using Gershwin's original score.
Lord Jim (1965): Respectable adaptation of the Conrad novel. "Perhaps your conscience is coloured by your skin". Good action sequences.
Mr. Hulot's Holiday (Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot) (1953): Anyone for tennis?!
Tempest, The (1980): The language is the star.
Magnificent Tati, The (2009)
Pumpkin Eater, The (1964): Some sparkling Pinter dialogue.
In Search of the Castaways (1962): Entertainingly daft yarn which ends up in NZ. "Have no fear, the Maori can run faster than the lava"! Sadly, it's Maurice Chevalier who sings, rather than Inia Te Wiata.