tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212867859094085036.post2317925152392018075..comments2024-03-28T17:53:45.682-04:00Comments on GREAT OLD MOVIES: IN LIKE FLINTWilliamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03053290865549099074noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212867859094085036.post-13663419822788864752015-07-09T22:21:38.443-04:002015-07-09T22:21:38.443-04:00And let's not forget Pat Harrington (I think) ...And let's not forget Pat Harrington (I think) in a weird role (I think he turned out to be a robot).<br /><br />I loved this movie (and Analyst) when I saw it as a kid in the theater -- maybe simply because it had (to me) some kind of James Bond flavor and I've always loved the Bond films.<br /><br />I haven't seen the Helm films in some years but I remember that they weren't that terrible, but as you mentioned, they got progressively worse. I think the producers of that and similar series wanted to increase the shrinking profits by cutting down on the production values, which only make the profits shrink even more!<br /><br />Thanks for your comments, as always! Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053290865549099074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212867859094085036.post-24598886911213078552015-07-09T21:00:14.352-04:002015-07-09T21:00:14.352-04:00I think you hit this one right on the head.
As muc...I think you hit this one right on the head.<br />As much as I love spy movie spoofs, the Flint series always left me cold.<br />It isn't because I don't like James Coburn, he's one of my favorites. I can even sit through "Firepower" and "Looker" thanks to his performances.<br />But in the Flint series, he just comes across as an arrogant horse's ass, always knowing a little bit more than everyone else and more than happy to let it show.<br /><br />For spy spoofs, I prefer the sillier Matt Helm movies, particularly "Murderer's Row".<br />It starts off with a great Lalo Schifrin theme and of course Dean Martin provides plenty of wisecracks throughout. "The Silencers" is entertaining too as the first entry in the series, but the steam ran out by the time they got to "The Ambushers" and the particularly ordinary "Wrecking Crew" that finished Matt Helm movies off for good.<br /><br />For some James Coburn film goodness, I'd have to recommend "The President's Analyst", it's everything the Flint movies should have been with the added bonus of Godfrey Cambridge.Neil A Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190094795400035347noreply@blogger.com