The Most Dangerous Game

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Feb 2, 2019 The best thrilling movie ever made!

Poe R Dec 16, 2018 I was impressed with everything. Namely: The realism of many scenes despite the technical limitations of the era. The acting. Especially Robert Armstrong and Leslie Banks. Fay Wray basically just had to look scared a lot and Mcrea was still pretty green as an actor. Finally, I loved the philosophical premise. An absolute classic for me. See more

Leia S Nov 14, 2018 This film was solid.

Abraham R Jul 19, 2018 Englishman Leslie Banks has a whale of a time as a mad Russian on a faraway island who enjoys giving dinner parties, a stiff drink, a good cigar, some light piano playing and then perhaps a midnight hunt. But who hunts in the middle of the night? Joel McCrea joins Fay Wray and Robert Armstrong (both fresh from King Kong, and they use those sets too) on a not-so-magical trip to a desert island. Rousing adventure. See more

Hagrid R Mar 10, 2018 Shipwrecked by an unseen reef, having lost every one of his shipmates and travel companions, a world-renowned hunter turns up on the doorstep of a strangely luxurious estate and is welcomed by its perplexing, eccentric, eastern European owner. Chances are, you already know the rest of the story. This old film has been parodied and name-dropped so many times, it's virtually ubiquitous. Already knowing the twist, it seems pantomimed from the start, and I couldn't help wondering if it was really so telegraphed or if I merely knew what to look for. The production itself is cut-rate, obviously reusing set pieces throughout the jungle, but those shortcuts seem almost quaint given its age. It's technically uncertain, too. One particularly daring long zoom, from the top of a staircase to a lingering close-up, is clunky and awkward enough to draw a laugh, but also admirably ambitious for the period. Rough, bumbling cuts and edits litter the screen, barely covering for (or, in some cases, causing) a flubbed line or weird cadence from the actors. The plot is scrappy and short, though, straight to the point with little ballying about, and the penultimate chase through the jungle works amazingly well. More of a short story than an epic feature, it's a good way to burn an hour and appreciate how far the format has come. See more

Rey S Feb 11, 2018 A film about eurocentrism, white superiority and a white man who can defeat a whole island by his impeccable ability to think with white logic See more

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