The Deadly Game

Last night we projected a beautiful 16mm print of The Deadly Game on the big screen! I think that seeing a motion picture on a film print projected on a large screen makes all the difference in the world! In the first place the print we ran was made in 1954 the year of the films release and was used here in the USA for television exchange. The picture and sound quality was a perfect as you can get. I have seen this print projected a few times over the years but not since 2018! I was surprised to see how many people didn't like this 1950's picture? Even seeing a DVD from a pristine source still can't compare to a real (or should I say Reel) film experience! There is something that digital can't even come close to the actual motion picture film presentation. It's a short picture under 70 minutes which is good! I liked everything about this old picture! It is still better than the garbage that is made today in 2021! (the year of our Covid-19) Besides we grew up seeing "Sea Hunt" in rerun her is Southern California in the late 1960's on afternoon TV! We enjoyed Lloyd Bridges in that show he will always be Mike Nelson to us kids who loved that old TV show! I don't know what happened to all 155 episodes shot in 35mm film but I am sure they have been left to decompose in a vault in Hollywood someplace, or even tossed by stupid ZIV TV! The Deadly Game is a fine little picture from Hammer Productions and it's ten stars from me, just because unlike movies today, there are no computers - cell phones - foul language - people covered with stupid tattoos - women with different colored hair - horrible loud rap / rock / country music! You name it, the 1950's was a better time in America and the world! Now the world is a piece of trash! I would take any movie from these times over anything made in the last 40 plus years! And television now is complete garbage! So kick back with a beer, and don't these old movies to serious, they were made to entertain and sell a movie ticket to play back the production costs! It's a product like a candy bar! There are classic films like "High Noon" and then there are these little B flicks, so enjoy! Got my second Pfizer shot yesterday and I feel like crap! Just Don't Do IT! This may be my last review! Goodbye cruel reviews on IMDB!