83% (2) Jason and the Argonauts 104 min, G, [Adventure, Family, Fantasy] [Don Chaffey] [19 Jun 1963]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 74%, Rotten Tomatoes: 93%, External Reviews
Actors: Gary Raymond, Laurence Naismith, Nancy Kovack, Todd Armstrong
Writer: Jan Read (screenplay), Beverley Cross (screenplay)
External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English Country: UK, USA
Plot: Jason has been prophesied to take the throne of Thessaly. When he saves Pelias from drowning, but does not recognize him as the man who had earlier killed his father, Pelias tells Jason to travel to Colchis to find the Golden Fleece. Jason follows his advice and assembles a sailing crew of the finest men in Greece, including Hercules. They are under the protection of Hera, queen of the gods. Their voyage is replete with battles against harpies, a giant bronze Talos, a hydra, and an animated skeleton army, all brought to life by the special effects wizardry of Ray Harryhausen.
Rotten Tomatoes: The legendary Greek hero leads a team of intrepid adventurers in a perilous quest for the legendary Golden Fleece. Jason has been prophesied to take the throne of Thessaly. When he saves Pelias from drowning, but does not recognize him as the man who had earlier killed his father, Pelias tells Jason to travel to Colchis to find the Golden Fleece. Jason follows his advice and assembles a sailing crew of the finest men in Greece, including Hercules. They are under the protection of Hera, queen of the gods. Their voyage is replete with battles against harpies, a giant bronze Talos, a hydra, and an animated skeleton army.
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82% (2) Village of the Damned 77 min, Not Rated, [Horror, Sci-Fi] [Wolf Rilla] [07 Dec 1960]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 73%, Rotten Tomatoes: 92%, External Reviews
Awards: 2 nominations.
Actors: Barbara Shelley, George Sanders, Laurence Naismith, Michael Gwynn
Writer: Stirling Silliphant (screenplay), Wolf Rilla (screenplay), Ronald Kinnoch (screenplay), John Wyndham (novel)
External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English Country: UK
Plot: In the small English village of Midwich everybody and everything falls into a deep, mysterious sleep for several hours in the middle of the day. Some months later every woman capable of child-bearing is pregnant and the children that are born out of these pregnancies seem to grow very fast and they all have the same blond hair and strange, penetrating eyes that make people do things they don't want to do.
Rotten Tomatoes: In this film, a supernatural force causes residents of a small British town to fall asleep. They wake up to find every woman of childbearing age is pregnant. The offspring turn out to be telepathic, blonde-haired beings with superior intellect and a variety of unexplained powers.
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77% (2) Sink the Bismarck! 97 min, Approved, [Action, Drama, History, War] [Lewis Gilbert] [11 Feb 1960]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 72%, Rotten Tomatoes: 83%, External Reviews
Awards: 2 nominations.
Actors: Carl Möhner, Dana Wynter, Kenneth More, Laurence Naismith
Writer: Edmund H. North (screen story), Edmund H. North (screenplay), C.S. Forester (book)
External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English, German Country: UK, USA
Plot: Chronicles the breakout of the Bismarck during the early days of World War Two. Seen both from the point of view of the many naval vessels on both sides and from the central headquarters of the British where the search for the super battleship was controlled.
Rotten Tomatoes: The Bismarck is a German battle ship that is the scourge of the British Navy in World War II. When the ship sinks the battleship Hood, the British plan an all out search for the Nazi war vessel. A daring and suspenseful cat and mouse game ensues, complete with warfare being waged in the frigid North Atlantic waters and spectacular battle scenes. Based on a true story, the popularity of the film was greatly enhanced by the title tracked hit record by singer Johnny Horton, who's "Battle Of New Orleans" was the top record of 1959.
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75% (2) Scrooge 113 min, G, [Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance, Thriller] [Ronald Neame] [01 Dec 1970]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 75%, Rotten Tomatoes: 75%, External Reviews
Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 1 win & 6 nominations.
Actors: Albert Finney, Alec Guinness, Edith Evans, Kenneth More, Laurence Naismith
Writer: Charles Dickens (based on "A Christmas Carol" by), Leslie Bricusse (screenplay)
External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English Country: UK
Plot: In 1860, cranky old miser Ebenezer Scrooge hates Christmas; loathes people and defends the decrease of the surplus of poor population; runs his bank exploiting his employee Bob Cratchit and clients, giving a bitter treatment to his own nephew and acquaintances. However, on Christmas Eve, he is visited by the doomed ghost of his former partner Jacob Marley that tells him that three spirits would visit him that night. The first one, the spirit of Christmas Past, recalls his miserable youth when he lost his only love due to his greed; the spirit of Christmas Present shows him the poor situation of Bob's family and how joyful life may be; and the spirit of Christmas Future shows his fate. Scrooge finds that life is good and time is too short and suddenly you are not there anymore, changing his behavior toward Christmas, Bob, his nephew and people in general.
Rotten Tomatoes: This is the eighth film version of Charles Dickens' most widely read story that was first published in 1843. This engaging musical by Leslie Bricusse finds Scrooge (Albert Finney) as the parsimonious miser with a heart of stone who hates the revelry of the Christmas holiday. He is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley (Alec Guinness) who warns Scrooge he will walk the Earth forever tormented if he fails to change his ways. He is visited by three spirits, the ghosts of Christmas Past (Edith Evans), Present (Kenneth More), and Future (Paddy Stone). Scrooge feels compassion for Tiny Tim (Richard Beaumont), the crippled but hopeful son of his underpaid and overworked bookkeeper Bob Crachit (David Collings). Laurence Naismith plays Fezziwig, Scrooge's first boss who showed great kindness and generosity to his employees. Susan Neve makes her film debut as Isabel, the fiance Scrooge jilted to focus on his love for money. Thirteen songs are performed in what has endured to be an annual holiday musical classic.
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70% (2) The Valley of Gwangi 96 min, G, [Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Western] [Jim O'Connolly] [01 Jan 1969]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 63%, Rotten Tomatoes: 78%, External Reviews
Actors: Gila Golan, James Franciscus, Laurence Naismith, Richard Carlson
Writer: William Bast (screenplay), Julian More (additional material)
External Links: Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English, Spanish Country: USA
Plot: Cowboy James Franciscus seeks fame and fortune by capturing a Tyrannosaurus Rex living in the Forbidden Valley and putting it in a Mexican circus. His victim, called the Gwangi, turns out to have an aversion to being shown in public. Another film featuring the stop-action special effects talents of Ray Harryhausen.
Rotten Tomatoes: When a traveling Wild West show comes to town, the natives are frightened by a one-foot-tall horse that is believed to be a bad omen. The superstitious natives try to return the horse to The Valley of Gwangi to avert disaster. Tuck (James Franciscus) and T.J. (Gila Golan) try to help archaeologist Bromley (James Naismith) find the tiny equine in the valley, but they unleash a prehistoric giant monster in the process in this implausible adventure feature. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
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71% (1) The Amazing Mr. Blunden 99 min, G, [Family, Mystery, Fantasy] [Lionel Jeffries] [01 Jan 1972]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 71%, External Reviews
Actors: Benjamin Smith, Dorothy Alison, Graham Crowden, Laurence Naismith, Stuart Lock
Writer: Lionel Jeffries, Antonia Barber (novel)
External Links: Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English Country: UK
Plot: A mysterious, very old solicitor Mr. Blunden visits Mrs. Allen and her young children in her squalid, tiny Camden Town flat and makes her an offer she cannot refuse. The family become the housekeepers to a derelict country mansion in the charge of the solicitors. One day the children meet the spirits of two other children who died in the mansion nearly a hundred years previously. The children prepare a magic potion that allows them to travel backwards in time to the era of the ghost children. Will the children be able to help their new friends and what will happen to them if they do??
Rotten Tomatoes: The title character is a ghost, doomed to roam his mansion until an age-old mystery is solved. A widow Dorothy Alison and her two children are "hired" by the wraith-like Blunden to aid him in his sleuthing. Also joining in on the investigation are two ghostly kids, who'd been mistreated in life. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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66% (1) The Bushbaby 100 min, G, [Adventure, Drama, History] [John Trent] [31 Oct 1970]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 66%, External Reviews
Actors: Donald Houston, Laurence Naismith, Louis Gossett Jr., Margaret Leclere
Writer: Robert Maxwell, William Stevenson (novel), William Stevenson (screenplay)
External Links: IMDb Language: English, Swahili, Masai Country: UK
Plot: The young daughter of a park ranger in Tanzania is distressed to learn that she and her father must permanently return to England, thus separating her from the one thing she loves most, a ...
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