Up Periscope

Up Periscope

Warner Bros.

March 4, 1959

War Drama, Romance?

DVD
D+

The "romance" in this was both tedious and cringey, so I was actually waiting for them to get back to the war.  Then there was a twist, so D+ rather than D or D-.  This is based on Robb White's novel and directed by Gordon Douglas.

Tank

Tank

Lorimar/ Universal

March 16, 1984

Drama

DVD
D+

Not as boring as I expected.  Marvin J. Chomsky directed.

Support Your Local Sheriff!

Support Your Local Sheriff!

United Artists

March 26, 1969

Historical Comedy, Western

B-

This film was both better than I expected and somehow not living up to its potential.  I like its blend of gentle, even laidback humor with slapstick and cartoony violence, but it didn't seem to have a clear viewpoint.  Also, it's a late '60s G-rated movie that involves several deaths and a whorehouse, so the tone is definitely uneven at times.  Standout performances are from star Garner (post-Maverick pre-Rockford Files, and it shows) and of course Harry Morgan as the amiably cynical mayor.  (The way he pronounces "puberty" is classic.)  There were times I liked Joan Hackett, but she's not given a clear, consistent character to play.  Burt Kennedy directed, a few months before The Good Guys and the Bad Guys, which lived up to its potential even less.

The Notebook

The Notebook

New Line

June 17, 2004

Historical Drama, Romance

DVD
D

That tired, tired trope of the guy basically nagging a woman into going out with him, the '40s setting not helping here any more than it did in New York, New York.  And, yes, this is another movie I dislike based on a Nicholas Sparks book, this one directed by Nick Cassavetes, a couple of years after John Q. and a few years before My Sister's Keeper.