Prime Cut (1972)

4 / 5 Jan '10
Tagline: N/A
Directed by: Michael Ritchie
Written by: Robert Dillon
Actors include: Lee Marvin, Sissy Spacek, Gene Hackman
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Length: 88 minutes
Banned: Nope

Review:
This is one heck of an unusual crime flick filled with great actors and meat. Meat you say? Why yes, see in this film some evil Mobsters who run the racket on meat and girls! If anyone gets in their way will end up as sausage and well that's what happened to the Chicago sect of the Mom. They send Lee Marvin down to Kansas to investigate what's going on in this small town and let's just say he's pretty appauled. He picks up Poppy (Sissy Spacek) from a sexual slavery ring (they are kept in the hay with the animals of course) and gives her see-through dresses to wear! Once Marvin discovers what's going on and realizes that he too could be turned into meat he and Poppy end up on the run! There are some exciting chase scenes (and a great scene involving a thresher and a car) and some fun shoot outs too to keep things moving. It's got a very surreal feeling to the whole thing and the style sets it apart from so many other movies, I've never seen anything quite like this one. Recommended for those looking for something just a little different, thanks to Infofreak for this recommendation.
 
Availability:  On DVD

Death Hunt (1981)

4.5 / 5
Tagline:  The Saga Of Two Rivals Who Clash As Enemies And Triumph As Heroes.
Directed by:  Peter R. Hunt
Written by:  Michael Grais, Mark Victor
Actors include:  Charles Bronson, Angie Dickinson, Lee Marvin
Genre:  Action, Adventure, Thriller
Length:  92 minutes
Banned:  Nope

Review:
Charles Bronson is back, and this time he's a Canadian in the '30s! He plays a trapper who keeps to himself (in other words yes he's the exact same character as he is in Death Wish) that winds up in trouble with the law. He sees a dogfight going on, and decides to save one of the dogs but he doesn't pay the trapper the amount he feels the nearly dead dog is worth. Bronson brings it back to health and then continues on, but he won't have piece for long as a gang of the dog owners friends attack him. Of course he goes to defend himself, and gets blamed and from there it's one big chase through the cold Canadian climate over mountains and hills. It's rather thrilling, and the scenery is beautiful too. It's sort of like a western in many ways, though an action film it definitely qualifies as also. I think fans of Bronson films should definitely eat this right up, it's quite an exciting treat that is straightforward and very easy to enjoy.


Availability:  On DVD