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Reviews
Sky West and Crooked (1966)
Sunday matinae
Enjoyable movie, with a happy ending. Just shows how sometimes society can mean well but can be so wrong at the same time. Obviously when her mother dies Bridie is much better off on the road with robin & the traveling life, than to be sent to an asylum or hospital supposedly for her own good, as the doctor would have it. The vicar realizes this and is happy that she is free & happy in the end. Amazingly this film was in 1966 and today in 2007 the attitude of society has not changed regarding its discriminatory attitude towards traveling people. Have to say i thought that actor playing playing Robin was Oliver Reed, he is the image of him.
The Wanderers (1979)
Classic movie
When we were kids we used to go to my friends house instead of school and watch this movie every single day, its funny, exciting & sad. Also it planted a seed in my head & a dream to one day visit New York (allmost impossible in 1980s Ireland) but 15 years later i was there in the Bronx. The Wanderers has it all, great music,action, girls, great characters & clever entertaining script. Today i still watch the movie regularly on VHS as it reminds me of when we were kids all hanging out together & free as a bird. Please help me out with this question, what the hell are the ducky boys doing in that church munching on holy communion, whats the deal there ?, maybe its in the book ?. Emelio is great, he,s such an asshole but so funny, "no talking in the hallways etc" electric, Emilo why don't you go to the ball game, "im busy" next scene he,s there. Oh yeah one more thing lads, why does emelio punch joey in the ribs arter the ducky fight, is it on purpose or is he just insane?