Mini-Review: Hokey transition-period direction, starting with the well-nigh unbearable POV opening sequence (5 minutes of tunnel vision). Then there were the segues: extreme slow dissolves and goofy half-wipes (looked like the windshield blade had gotten stuck). Still, once March really Hydes out it does get pretty good, even if his teeth don't fit. We do see a lot of Hopkins (ah...the good old pre-code era). Btw what's with this "Jeekle" business?--and the phrase "with all my heart" seemed to crop up a lot.

Mini-Review: Well, that was...er...overwrought. Extravagant even. Cool anyway to see Healy (without a Stooge in sight). All the goofy grotesqueries (the lady with the cockatoo, the fun-loving murderer guy, the silent-movie-style montages) may not have cohered as a film, but they did add up to some fun moments anyway.

Mini-Review: Well, the last 15 minutes got a bit out there (like Sid & Marty Krofft just about)...but basically a pretty meaty (and almost surreal) concoction, featuring several intriguing folks, not the least of which is Omar the Beatnik, one of the most amusingly goofy peripheral characters you'll ever see. This one is a lot more involving than these things tend to be, because the performances (and dialogue/script) are several cuts above the norm.

Mini-Review: Marvelously goofy screwballer. Particular standouts are the scenes where Powell's neck gets stretched in the elevator and the everybody-talking-at-once confrontation outside Carson's door. Powell and Loy are magnetic together (as always)--even when they're about to untie the knot.

Mini-Review: Marvin is great as the original cut-the-crap guy. Movie is way too long though, and diffuse (they could've lost that whole MASH-like middle section). And the footage of the chalet attack seemed a bit incoherent. There also were a couple of hokey humor sequences (the camp-building montage and the thing with the hookers). Still, for the most part it was ripping good fun. Oh yeah, and one great line: "Feed the French and kill the Germans."