
The KiFilms vault is dedicated to movies that were released more than 3 years ago. Some of these films have been critically acclaimed while others have fallen into undeserved obscurity.
Here is your chance to dig up a few gems of the past. See if anything sparkles to you. |
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Released in 2003, this action movie starring Seann William Scott, the Rock, Christopher Walken, and Rosario Dawson drew feeble crowds. Its plot was bold and unusual, tracking a retrieval expert as he goes on one final job into the jungles of Brazil, hoping to extract his boss's son and take him to face the music at home. When he gets there, he finds himself in a struggle between a group of Freedom Fighters and the gold merchants who are hiring out the people for pennies. It may not be "Mission: Impossible," but the movie is funny, raucous, and rich with horny monkeys, loopy fruit, and sensational fight scenes.
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"Regarding Henry" was released in 1991. As a kid, I didn't understand much of what was going on, but I liked it. Now, as a semi-adult, I enjoy it even more. Harrison Ford plays a sleazy but very successful lawyer who gets shot while buying cigarettes. He loses most of his memory and motor function. The film follows Henry and his family as they wind through the healing process. The acting in this film is sharp and poignant, and there are surprising pockets of humor and heart throughout the movie. |
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Although I have high hopes for the upcoming release, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," the "Last Crusade" (1989) holds a special place in my heart. Could it be Harrison Ford in all his screffy goodness? Perhaps the fact that he was battling the Nazis? No, I think this movie's not-so-secret weapon was Sean Connery in all his peaceable naivete. In this epic conclusion (well, it was a conclusion until about a year ago), the famous archaeologist goes in search of his father, who was on his own quest to discover the Holy Grail. Will Indy find his father and punish the people behind the kidnapping? All guesses point to...mhmmm. |
Released in 1975, this British comedy from the wacky minds of the Monty Python men has been delighting folks for years. It follows the plight of King Arthur of Camelot as he gathers knights for his round table and begins his quest to discover the Holy Grail. But instead of riding horses, the knights gallop on foot while their servants bang together coconuts. They try to invade a castle full of Frenchmen with a large wooden rabbit. They even eat a group of annoying minstrels during one particularly cold winter. With biting commentary about the plague, social logic, and violence inherent in the system, no one can manage to escape a viewing without being slightly offended and very amused. |
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Just before the Beatles hit America, "A Hard Day's Night" hit theaters with fresh new music from the greatest band in history. Peppered with hits like "She Loves Me," "If I Fell," and of course, "A Hard Day's Night," it follows the guys as they cavort their way to a television studio for a really big gig. There to ruin their fun is Paul's clean old Grandfather, their manager, and a host of minor characters distracting them from their business of hitting on girls and cracking jokes. I love the movie because aside from the music, it puts humor and character into the band, making me love them even more. |
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This classic film was a breakthrough in color and cinemascope filmmaking, one of the first to reveal Jayne Mansfield in her bleached-blonde big-breasted glory. It chronicles the latest work of a washed-up performance agent who gets approached by a former mobster to make his girl a star. The mobster's one demand is not to fall in love with her. And then he does. This movie is also chock-full of crisp, snappy rock music of the 1950's, including artists like Buddy Holly and the Temptations. |
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"How to Marry a Millionaire" tells the story of three beautiful females on the hunt for a wealthy husband. They live together in an unfurnished flat: the slutty ditz, the bombshell who hates wearing her glasses, and the older gal who keeps the other two from falling for the less-than-perfect men. The three main stars are dazzling in their roles, particularly Marilyn Monroe, who plays against type as the brainy gal who barely sees and bumps into stuff to keep men from seeing her with her glasses on. |
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