CAHILL: U.S. MARSHALL (Theatrical Release USA 1973)

 Ben Meyers’ Rating: 3.8|5.0 Starsììì 

Cahill: U. S. Marshall—good show—is worth the investment of time and money. It’s a good addition to the family home video library. 

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Storyline 

A seasoned U.S. Marshall finds his two children are involved in a bank robbery. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director Andrew McLaglen for directing effort. Thank you to Producer Michael Wayne for making the film possible. Cast includes: John Wayne, Gary Grimes, Neville Brand, and George Kennedy. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. This is an interesting storyline and has realistic acting. It serves the western movie fan well. 

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Ben Meyers

CATS DON’T DANCE (Theatrical Release USA 1997)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 2.4|5.0 Starsìì

Cats Don’t Dance serves at the poor to fair entertainment level with some comedic elements. The introduction plays well until Danny, the cat, arrives in Hollywood; then, the story seems to fall apart little by little with only a few scenes that seem ‘cool’ or interesting. It’s like the writers borrowed from other movies and mixed scenes and dialogue to make a ‘cookie-cutter’ movie. With the exceptions of the Noah’s Ark scene, Darla Dimple and her butler scene, and Max scenes, there is little in this movie to pique interest. The movie lacks charisma and charm. The single film highlight is the comedic coupling of a sweet Shirley-Temple-look-a-like with a very mean, un-Shirley-Temple-like personality. This unique rendition is well-executed by character Darla Dimple.

Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia

Storyline

Danny the cat (voice of Scott Bakula), new to Hollywood, is lucky enough to land a movie part but angers Darla Dimple (voice of Ashley Peldon), the star of the film.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Mark Dindal for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive Producers for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Sawyer (voice of Jasmine Guy), Sawyer (singing voice of Natalie Cole), Darla Dimple (singing voice of Lindsay Ridgeway), Tillie Hippo (voice of Kathy Najimy), Woolie Mammoth (voice of John Rhys-Davies), L.B. Mammoth (voice of George Kennedy), and Flanigan (voice of Rene Auberjonois).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Maybe. There seems to be no focal point or real reason for this movie.

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Ben Meyers