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Mademoiselle Fifi (1944)
It is what it is.
"The performances are mainly so-so but Simon, the beauty she is, can't do much. Her performance here is pretty bad and at times laughable due to her voice, which sounded really bad here. I've never been a big fan of hers but this is certainly the worst thing I've seen her do. " As i have quoted here from another IMDb user, and to shed some light. Simone Simon NEVER liked this movie. She did NOT like how her character was portrayed (due to censors) and she NEVER had anything to say good about this movie. This would at least explain why her character in this film falls flat for some viewers. She was under contract with RKO and she was friends with and cared a lot for Val Lewton, which explains why she took the role. I enjoy the movie for what it is, and do not read anything deeply dramatic about it. I am a Simone Simon fan so i enjoy the movie at least on that level.
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Where Eagles Dare (1968)
Great...but....
A wonderful fun film with great scenery and in its wide aspect ratio look amazing, who could resist all that mountain and snow! I am a collector of WWII militaria and historian of WWII history, i usually love WWII German based war films that are correct historically....but this one slides as it is so damn cool! Clint Eastwood double shooting two MP40's one in each hand, not very realistic, BUT one cool looking scene (Terminator before The Terminator). I have a MP40 and trust me this would be nuts to try what he did on screen! My only 3 complaints, 1. It is not on DVD :-( 2. The helicopter is absolutly out of place and not even the right era of copter (the Germans were experimenting with copters during WWII, but not this one) And last but not least the SS man in the Allgemeine black tunic is WAY out of place! The rest of the SS are in feldgrau (field grey) the black was used only for Hitlers SS guard and other top henchmen at this stage of the war. This guy in the film was pointless and had no screen purpose. Anyway Gestapo would not announce "I am Gestapo" as he did, they would be discrete and plain clothed. Beyond that, a great film, much better than today's mindless action garbage! ENJOY!