Alas only the 3rd episode and even though she is one of the aliens she dies saving our hero.
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Recently finished watching the last season of Deep Space Nine 
Apparently the character Benny Russell was based on a real guy who is still around
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Iāve been on a kick recently, watching classic films I hadnāt seen in decades like Five Easy Pieces, The Paper Chase, etc.
I also tried to think of some bad movies to watch and find out whyā¦
So the first that came to mind was Emmanuelle, which many of the kids from my school had seen, but I had not. Going in, I expected overt sexism and lots of nudity, but ho-ly fuck this is such a racist movie from the get-go. Ugh.
Basically, rich white Europeans slumming and fucking in Indonesia (?) while they exploit and sexploit the local population and naive young European women who came along for the ride.
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iāve been watching all the James Bond movies on Netflix, and quite enjoying them from a combination of nostalgia and (so far) 60s and 70s design styles. I had never seen āOn Her Majestyās Secret Serviceā (the one with George Lazenby), and it was really different from all the other Bond movies. i mean, he makes mistakes, heās not so jokey, he marries freaking Diana Riggā¦ and other amazing things that are super spoilery. up until now, i had thought that he was a one-time Bond because the movie bombed, or something, but itās one of the better-rated movies, and he only did one because his agent convinced him that this whole āspyā thing wasnāt going to last into the 70s (ha!).
i wonder if he fired his agent laterā¦
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I threw on Hellboy on a whim (the Ron Perlman one, of course). I have a better appreciation now for how much the first Captain America film reflects it. Theyād make a great double feature, but alas, I have more work to do tonight.
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I thought George Lazenby looked exactly right ā but his diction was rather poor. But it follows the book pretty well, if I remember right.
I loved the line āI feel a slight stiffening coming on.ā
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i read the wiki after watching the movie, and following the book as closely as possible was one of the goals for that movie, so thatās good to hear.
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If James Bond is going to marry somebody, Diana Rigg is the correct choice
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I can endorse that movie.
I thought it was quite good, except for the fight choreography.
Great pre-credit scene, btw.
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I recall it having some of the best fights in Bond, although maybe that was due to Lazenbyās skills rather than choreography per se.
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I havenāt seen it for a while, but I seem to remember the fights had a lot of tight close-ups and fast editing to hide the fact that nothing was happening.
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Iāve done a little of that myself lately:
Saw The Caine Mutiny again. Still a great film, even with the distraction of the romance which feels shoehorned in. (It probably worked better in the novel.) When I originally saw it ages ago, I thought that Jose Ferrerās final speech was an awkwardly worked in sop to the military. On this viewing, I saw how it was prepped for earlier in the picture, and although Iām not convinced heās right, (I have lived with people who are arguably paranoid), it does at least feel like an argument made in good faith.
Niagara: Beautiful to look at, but now that I know where the plotās going, it feels slow in parts, and everyone feels miscast. Monroe is best in sympathetic roles, Cotten is best when he gets to display charm, not really sure what actual female lead Jean Peters is good at. Max Showalter nĆ©e Casey Adams is actually fine in his part, but I still think the two couples should have switched roles. And whose idea was it to end the film with this deathless dialogue:
Inspector Starkey: I bet that was the first time anyone ever used āscuttle itā as a prayer.
Ray: And had it answered.
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Oddly enough, I pair that Delany article where he talks about encountering racism with the DS9 introduction of Benny Russell in my US survey class.
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Fascinating movie. Itās a dark, depressing film noir but filmed in the most candy-colored Technicolor you can imagine. I tip my hat to Joseph MacDonald.
The basic plot has possibilities, but Hitchcock could have developed it better.
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Iāve never seen The Caine Mutiny, so Iāll keep it in mind.
Speaking of mutinies, I was thinking of watching The Bounty.
Next up, probably Harry & Tonto, then Fast Break.
For a bad movieā¦Iāve never actually seen Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.
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I liked The Bounty when I was a young lad, presumably would still enjoy it. I highly recommend the first Mutiny with Gable and Laughton.
I loved AotKT when I was an even younger lad, saw it later as an older teen, and wondered what the hell I was thinking before. Maybe one day Iāll come back to it and decide itās a masterpiece. I do still like the songs.
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Yeah, my dad was a preacher, so I really didnāt get to see too much cheese, sex, or horror, except what I could sneak at home on cable. I spent a few years catching up when I turned 17, but obviously I missed a few.
Iām definitely glad I read The Last Temptation of Christ before watching the movie, though.
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Finally we are getting to the class of movie I can give insightful commentary on.
AotKT is what it is. Maybe if it had tried a little harder to be the satire of monster movies it is, it could have been more. Iām sure there are parts offensive to todayās audience Iām not remembering.
The 1988 sequel, Return of the Killer Tomatoes a must see. John Astin puts in a wonderful mad professor performance. Itās your standard late 80s meta-horror comedy film. I still quote lines from it on occasion.
The next two KT movies are just not worth it. Beating a dead tomato.
I cannot speak to the animated series with any authority, but doubt it brings any thing new to the KT Canon
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I hadnāt realized there were so many chapters to the Killer Tomatoes saga.
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If youāre going in for AotKT, your next bad movie should either be Toxic Avenger or Killer Klowns From Outer Space. 
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