Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut (A Man Escaped) (1956) - 4/5

Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut (A Man Escaped) (1956)

I have a feeling if I knew my stuff better, this movie wd get a 4.5 or 5 form me. Ideally, I'd read some more about it, but... time.

Great shots and imagery and the tone is consistently great. The use of the Priests/Bible is great.

There's so much behind the story that I know I missed, but what I caught, I liked and what I missed, I knew it was good even if I wasn't sure what it was. :)

The off-camera action was perfect.

SPOILERS:

...like how the first guy had to fail so that Fontaine cd succeed and how Fontaine wasn't content to escape alone - he had to find someone else to save when he was so confident it wd work.

The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) - 2.5/5

The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)

This was a pretty big disappointment. I hadn't seen it before and I guess now I know why. Compared to "The Muppet Movie" it just doesn't compare... er...

It's like a bad rehash of the first movie: same basic plot of "going to the big city to get a big break in the big time."

One highlight is the rat song-dance scene in the kitchen. That's pretty good.