Pearce’s Film Reviews
239 Films have been rated or reviewed by Pearce.
Downhill Racer (1969)
The story of an utter tool who believes the world should be handed to him on a plate because he knows how to ski, this movie knows what its lead character is and judges him accordingly. Great skiing scenes too.
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
The misadventures of two robots who fall in with the wrong crowd.- DVD
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Escape from New York (1981)
- For a movie with such huge reputation and influence, this sure runs out of steam early. Some great individual scenes and atmosphere, but needs more energy and narrative drive.
Killing Fields, The (1984)
Amazing filmmaking and acting, this brings rich humanity to one of the darkest periods of the 20th century. Just when it looks like it's going to be a "white saviour" film it switches viewpoint and becomes devastating.
Hospital, The (1971)- Dynamite black comedy about the American health system that plays like the collapse of an entire society.
Wrong Box, The (1966)
Dated British farce that leans too heavily on comic performances without enough diverting incidents. The beginning is the best part, where the potential recipients of the legacy are whittled down.
Gambit (1966)- It's no Charade, but I do love a good heist flick. The cast is great, but the denouement is unsatisfying.
Woman Times Seven (1967)- As a showcase for Shirley Maclaine this is fantastic as she excels in a variety of wildly different roles. But like most portmanteau films it's uneven and you find yourself waiting for a segment to end in the hope that the next will be better.
Alfie (1965)- The weird thing about this movie is that apparently a number of men took Alfie for a role model when he's clearly supposed to be unsympathetic and ultimately just pathetic.
Billion Dollar Brain (1968)- After two relatively low–key entries, Ken Russell takes over the series and kills it, amping an already ridiculous plot up to 11 with campy visual excess. Entertaining but almost makes Bond look realistic.
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