Godmonster of Indian Flats (1973)

What on Earth is this film about? You could watch this a million times and probably still be none the wiser. Watching this just once is probably enough though.

There have been many "monster" movies, this one is about a rampaging killer... sheep! The embryo of a mutant sheep is discovered by a farmer, and rushed off to a secret medical lab which just happens to be in this rural location! Clemens (E. Kerrigan Prescott) discovers that the mutation may be due to toxic vapours in a mine. Naturally the monster sheep eventually escapes and wrecks havoc! The mayor (Stuart Lancaster) of course wants the sheep to bring money to his town...

That part of the film only takes up a minority of the film however. Much of the film involves a strange story about a businessman (Christopher Brooks) being tricked into thinking he has shot a dog (a fake funeral for tbe dog is held!) There is also a story about a young man who wins big in Reno and ends up getting cheated out of his money and beaten up!

Naturally the monster looks ridiculous and the film makes very little sense. Oddly enough, the acting is sometimes not bad at all, considering the material they had to work with thats quite something!

The Boat (1921)

Buster Keaton has built a boat in his house and intends to take his family on a trip. What could go wrong? Apart from everything.

First of all the boat is too big to get out of the house, the boat is finally removed from the house but not without demolishing the house! Buster's wife (Sybil Seely) is not that impressed naturally though shows admirable restraint. When the family do get to the sea, the boat it sinks (of course) leaving them in peril! He could probably do with another hobby to be honest.

This is a good slapstick comedy but with some subtle humour too. So much is packed into this short film, you might even think a little too much? A great film from a comedy master. 

These Girls Are Fools (1950)

Many try their luck in Hollywood, some succeed and others... take their clothes off apparently.

Sheila Anderson is a naive beauty queen who wins a part in a "Hollywood" film. Unfortunately for Sheila its a bit of a con, really the film turns out to be a low-rent soft core porn film where she has to take her clothes off and do some nude swimming. Unfortunately her chances of a real career as an actress are now ruined as no one wants to hire a "porn actress". It doesn't end well for Sheila, viewers may have a happier ending.

The film narration tries to paint this little film as a public service film warning young ladies about Hollywood, yeah right its actually a pubic service film serving up some female flesh and sexploitation. Terrible trash obviously, so blatant it is quite amusing.

Burn 'Em Up Barnes (Serial) (1934)

Burn 'Em Up Barnes is a highly successful racing driver, not someone who often crashes as you might imagine from that name!

Barnes (Jack Mulhall) and his mate Bobby (Frankie Darro) help Marjorie (Lola Lane), the owner of a bus company, who also owns a plot of seemingly worthless land. Of course the land isn't really worthless, it contains rich oil reserves which crooked race promoter Drummond (Jason Robarbs) wants for himself. He will stop at nothing to achieve his evil plans in a series of death defying cliff hangers!

Unfortunately it all gets a bit repetitive after about half a dozen episodes though the stunts are often amazing (though the speeding up of racing footage is obvious at times). Not the best 1930s serial but an enjoyable romp all the same.

Thunderball (1965)

A classic James Bond film, with much underwater action.

SPECTRE steal two British atomic bombs and hold London to ransom, James Bond (Sean Connery) is one of a number of agents sent to find out where the bombs are, naturally James' assignment is to the Bahamas and not, say, Hull. Naturally James does not do much actual spying, preferring to appear in plain sight and let SPECTRE boss Largo (Adolfo Celi) come to him.

Largo of course has a swanky mansion complete with a pool of sharks. James, with the help of Domino (Claudine Auger) - Largo's mistress whom James soon seduces, manages to foil the SPECTRE plot to nuke Miami after a long (maybe too long to be honest) battle underwater...

A highly enjoyable film though not without flaws, at times the action is rather slow. However, the story and SPECTRE plot is top notch making this a very good entry in the Bond canon.