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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
way over-rated
The acting is great in this movie, especially Sellers. He is a great and versatile actor. Other than that I was not impressed at all. I can't understand why it receives so many high reviews, or why it is listed under thriller. I found it highly predictable and only laughed aloud a couple of times. Kubrick has so many movies that are much better than this, in many aspects. If it was not for Sellers, I probably would not have finished watching it. The rest of the cast also contributed to my not giving it only 1 star. In short: mildly entertaining, but thanks to all of the highly praising reviews greatly disappointing.
The Last Waltz (1978)
Great flick
I absolutely love the band and all the other musicians that played at this legendary concert. I am disappointed though by the portrayal of Robertson as the leader of the band. He may have penned the lyrics to the majority of the songs, but that is as far as his leadership goes. Since this movie was entirely his idea and since he was the band member who is friends with Scorcese, he is shown to be the "conductor". The truth is, the sound of the band comes the least from Robertson. His microphone is seldom even turned on because he has such a poor singing voice. Also note that all of the music, vocals and instruments, besides Helm's voice and drums were overdubbed for the film and the soundtrack.
Either way I really do enjoy this film immensely. Two stars were compromised by the misrepresentation of The Band thanks to Robertson and Scorcese, as well as the fact that the true music from that night is not to be found anywhere.