Reviews of movies with Christopher Lee.
Grade: C
Synopsis: British secret agent James Bond (Roger Moore) finds himself the target of an elusive and deadly assassin (Christopher Lee).
The Man with the Golden Gun is the ninth in the long-running James Bond series, and the second for star Roger Moore. This time around he’s matched against Christopher Lee, who was author Ian Fleming’s choice for the titular role in the series’ first film, Dr. No (1962). MORE »
Grade: D-
Synopsis: Alien youngsters Tia and Tony (Kim Richards and Ike Eisenmann) return to Earth for a vacation, only to fall victim to the machinations of a power-hungry scientist (Christopher Lee) and his spinster financier (Bette Davis).
Return from Witch Mountain is the sequel to Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) that unfortunately lacks the original’s sense of charm and adventure. MORE »
Grade: D+
Synopsis: A pirate (Christopher Lee) forces an escaped prisoner (Kerwin Mathews) to reveal the location of a remote settlement where he hopes to find treasure.
Despite the opening shot of a pirate ship at sea, Pirates of Blood River takes place almost entirely on land. Where that land is supposed to be is left up to the viewer to decide, though one may have a hard time coming up with a place replete with English forests, colonial forts, and piranhas. MORE »
Grade: D
Synopsis: In London, after a prominent civil servant goes missing, a police inspector (Donald Pleasence) investigates a series of disappearances caused by the cannibalistic descendents of a group of cave-in survivors.
Death Line (Raw Meat in the USA) may be confusing for some viewers. To alleviate this confusion, I offer the following FAQ: MORE »
Grade: B
Synopsis: An insurance investigator (Jack Hawkins) finds himself caught up with an old flame and the target of blackmail after uncovering an art forgery scam.
Fortune Is a Woman (She Played with Fire in the USA) is a solid British mystery/thriller buoyed by a charismatic performance from lead Jack Hawkins.
Hawkins seems tailor made for the role of Oliver Branwell, a studious, but ultimately human insurance investigator caught up in a plot that’s always just a bit beyond his grasp. Part of Hawkins’ charm is that the character isn’t stupid, he figures things out as quickly and keeps the plot moving, but the script, by director Sidney Gilliat from the Winston Graham novel, is always one-step ahead. Hawkins even manages, somehow, to make the usually fatal voice-over narration work. MORE »
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