Emperor of the North
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Movie Reviews of Emperor of the North
Movie Review: Disappointing Teaming of Classic Tough Guys
Summary: 3 Stars
Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine don't have to stretch very much to project on-screen toughness. Unfortunately, "Emperor of the North" isn't much of a stretch for either actor. My problems with the film are numerous. There isn't much of a story here and it's expanded to an overlong two hours. Director Robert Aldrich struggles with tone here. At times I feel like I'm watching a Warner Brothers cartoon and at other times the film gets overly serious and dark with violence that is over-the-top. It's most apparent in the penultimate confrontation between Marvin's king of the hoboes and Borgnine's sadistic train conductor. Not only is this sequence a disappointment it is excessively violent. Keith Carradine is also on hand here as a tag-along to Marvin's character. I can't decide whether Carradine's performance is annoying or it's just the way the character is written.Movie Review: Railroad tales
Summary: 1 Stars
This CUDDA BEEN A CONTENDER but the foul language and hokey story left me no choice but to scrap this one. I love railroads and steam locomotives but the Hollywood proclivity to use such foul language leaves me cold.
A looser for those who appreciate stories without the foul mouthed charactors who cannot speak without cursing. With the language Guardian on you get to hear about 2/3 of the film because the foulness is stripped. That says it all.
Scrap it.
Movie Review: boring, horrible audio, not entertaining
Summary: 1 Stars
Movie is not nearly as good as I had expected, after reading these other reviews. The voice audio doesn't even sound like it's part of the movie. And this is throughout the entire movie. Like they taped the voice audio at a completely different level than the rest of the sound. Very distracting. And the basic story is lame and not entertaining. Don't waste your money. It's not even worth a rainy sunday afternoon.