Megalopolis

    

         So, here we are ladies and gents. We're here, well technically me, to talk about a film that I would declare is one of the worst films I've ever seen in my entire life. Now sure I've probably said that multiple times, though of course sure most of them are either every Adam Sandler movie or watching something that nobody is ever going to watch in this life time although this film, for reasons why I consider this the worst film ever made is because this film is directed by legendary director Francis Ford Coppola.

         To tell you the truth I can't really understand the plot in the movie, in fact I don't believe anyone can describe this film. I would imagine if you asked Gemini or Alexia or Siri to explain Coppola's Megalopolis. All I can tell you is that mental health is a series condition and sometimes when you don't have enough in the tank to tell a story it's probably best to quit while you’re ahead. 

          To explain the concept or if there is a concept to the madness behind Coppola's idea we must start almost 49 years ago. Back in 1977, Coppola had an idea to make a film drawing parallels between the fall of the Roman Republic and the future of the United States by retelling a conspiracy theory from Ancient Rome into modern New York, which is a good concept to start off with but like most concepts this idea went into developmental hell through the past decades. Moreover, after years of making some great too decent films, more importantly being disillusioned by the Studio system in general, Coppola decided to take a loophole of sorts and use the fortune he made from various wine-making businesses and financed the film himself. And despite the fact that yes all the things he says about the studio system being afraid to take risks and not trying something new all of those things are true except you made the worst movie ever made and you made it in a way where the acting as well as the story is polarizing to the point that you can't believe Coppola himself directed this movie. And this is the same Francis Ford Coppola who made such great and iconic movies from the Godfather to Apocalypse Now, and he's written a script that would best be described as if Charlie Kelly (from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) had written and the big problem to that is he can't read, moreover the man also knows how to bring out the best of actors and actresses but I feel like the actors themselves once they read the script are bewildered or terrified because they may have made a big mistake. And Shia LaBeouf claims in an interview that he came to blows with Coppola in terms of understanding the story or wanting to understand the movie well, but at the end of the day it was a never ending battle especially when it was said that even Coppola would have new ideas at the last second for which I despise beyond measure because I've dealt with a ton of egotistical monsters and they all do that at the last second for which is bad for business in my opinion. And some of these veteran actors like Lawrence Fishbourne, Jon Voight, Dustin Hoffman and even Talia Shire (aka Adrian Balboa) have this miserable look on their faces through the course of the movie where they don't even know what this film is and I feel bad for all of these actors and actresses because this is what they have to live with for the rest of their lives especially Jon Voight because there's one scene where he asks Shia about a boner he's got.  Look there is so, much I can tell you about this movie that just seems to bad and beyond measure of explaining but I'm starting to realize that even words can't explain MegaFlopolis but I will be posting some videos so you can understand more because those scenes that you can watch on YouTube speak for themselves. Furthermore I've said many times about what makes a terrible movie and what is the worst movie but this film by Francis Ford Coppola is to me the worst film of all time just because it's created by a crazy 85 year old man whose completely lost his mind as well as losing touch on reality and I would say the same for Steven Spielberg but that's a discussion for another time hopefully when he doesn't make a film like this but it's made by a man whose created some of the greatest films of all time and has somehow made a personalized film that makes no sense and you can tell he's angry about Trump for good reasons he's making a movie about Rome and today's society. Sadly, and for good of mankind you can't see this film on streaming because Coppola believes we don't understand it and are just selling the movie on Blu-Ray so you can watch the movie that way. Though all jokes aside, this film is a great example of keeping tabs on your mental health as well as quitting while you’re still ahead of making iconic films, because the worst thing you want to remember is the one movie you did last then your accomplishments. But, more importantly, take care of your mental health as well, for many reasons you don't want to be like Coppola and Spielberg, even George Lucas quit while he's still ahead even though he doesn't care anymore. 

            

 

March Recommendation: The Dressmaker

 

          There are times when a movie comes around and it's either a good movie or a decent film or something that's a good treasure that you would usually find of Tubi. But I rarely go on Amazon Prime, and I would finally find a hidden treasure that's outstanding from start to finish but also has that story that's worth watching repeatedly but more importantly a relatable movie to watch as well. The Dressmaker is a film based on the book by Rosalie Ham. Furthermore, as director of the film Jocelyn Moorhouse describes the film, she best described the film as "Unforgiven with a sewing machine" and this film is without a doubt one of the greatest hidden treasures I've seen in a long time. 

          Decades after an incident that changed her life, Tilly (Kate Winslet) a skilled dressmaker, returns to Dungatar, Australia seeking answers to the questions that drove her from the town.

           I honestly don't know how I found this movie to be truthfully honest, it's pretty much the same way I found Happiest Season, where Facebook always releases some of the strangest and yet intriguing movies to watch on like the reels or shorts that you would normally find on Facebook where once you selected the reel, it automatically shows you another one, furthermore one of those reels was Kate Winslet in a gorgeous dress attending a Australian Soccer/Football match in the middle of nowhere and 15 dollar/Thor makes an appearance, aka Liam Hemsworth. And so, being curious of what the film is and after so many clips on Facebook as well as the help of Google for research, I found The Dressmaker basically made by an Australian director, though mostly made entirely by a Australian film crew all set in fictional town in Australia that's so, small makes my home town of Juniata Nebraska look like a New York style of a city. And this is without a doubt one of the greatest hidden treasures I've ever found as well as seen in my lifetime. I think what makes this film compelling is that it's about a femme fatale who returns to her hometown to write the wrongs of the people who wronged her and it's directed in a best way possible but also has that type of story that's almost a blend of both a Coen Bro's movie to a western movie directed by Clint Eastwood. Now sure I've seen Titanic and love Titanic but after watching this movie I got to say this is single handily Kate Winslet's best performance, I mean she does an excellent job playing the protagonist in the movie whose searching for answers but you also feel for her character through the course of the movie and through her eyes you see how awful the townspeople were awful to this woman that you have this great sense of relieve by the end of the film. As great as Kate was in the movie her counterpart Judy Davis who portrays her unstable mother does an excellent job as well playing the mother whose at first a mom that makes me fear my later years because I'm getting the sense of terror or realization that my Mom might be unstable though I strongly hope that's not the case but through the course of the movie the Davis begins to have the warm, hearted and caring felling helps makes this movie a compelling story to tell as if these two characters who are both flawed and had traumatic past are finally being able to rekindle with one another, in their dire need of accepting a terrible truth. Hugo Weaving is simply outstanding in the movie as a loyal friend to Kate who’s both a police officer and a secret crossdresser, for which in a comedic type of a film he does it perfectly, that you can see the man having the time of his life. I think the last film I ever saw Liam Hemsworth in was of course the Hunger Games films but I also liked his performance in Expendables 2 and with this movie he actually does a excellent job playing the love interest to Kate's character that you forget about making fun of him in terms of him being the last minute stand in for Chris Hemsworth in case you Chris Hemsworth. Another actress I have to five recommendation for, is Sarah Snook who the whole world knows her for her performance as Shiv in Succession, and I didn't recognized her until she appeared in a beautiful dress and yet through the first act of the film she's an awkward nerdy grocery clerk and she does a great job out shining Kate Winslet in wearing glamourous dresses. This film is on Amazon Prime for free despite having to pay a subscription fee. But this is one of those films that feels right moreover has that great feel of a dark comedy and a sense of revenge story set in the outback of Australia and like I've said earlier it has one of those elements of a story being developed by the Coen Bros, as well as a western tale directed by Clint Eastwood where you can see the horribleness of the townspeople and you feel for Kate's character through the course of the movie and to be truthfully honest it's like a fine wine of films you haven't seen and when you watch the movie you slowly realize "where has this movie been all my life?" And so, I would highly recommend anyone who has Amazon Prime, should stop what they’re doing and watch this great movie from beginning to the very end and if you don't have Prime or can't afford it you can also find the movie on YouTube just look up the title and you'll find the entire movie for free. In conclusion, yes, this isn’t the greatest films of all time, but this is one of those films I would defiantly rank in my favorite movies to watch, list. Especially when this is a movie about a woman who finally stands up to her bullies and who doesn't love those kinds of films. Moreover, I need to make sure that everyone well, almost everyone sits down and watch this movie all the way through because this movie is just flat out amazing. 

           

Donovan's Reef

 

          After my incredible time watching John Wayne's Hatari I decided to watch another John Wayne classic that's on Amazon Prime along with Hatari as well. Donovan’s Reef is another film like Hatari that has some fun love stories but great comedic performances by Lee Marvin. As a matter of fact, this is another round that John Wayne and Lee Marvin pick off after their duel in The Man who shot Liberty Valance. Speaking of which, Donovan's Reef is both John Wayne and legendary western Director, John Ford's last collaboration together and although it’s a sad fact but could this be in a sense of a Christmas movie to watch this Holiday season? I guess we're going to have to find out. 

          Three World War II Navy Veterans -- Donovan (John Wayne), Doc Dedham (Jack Warden) and Gilhooley (Lee Marvin) -- converge on the French Polynesian island of Haleakaloha and team up to deceive Dedham's prim daughter (Elizabeth Allen), who has just learned of her father's existence and his inherited stock from the company of which she is chairman, and hopes to find just cause to reclaim his shares. Dedham's marriage to an island woman serves further threaten his share in the company.

          I believe I watched this film a bunch of times through the month of March to the point that I almost considered this to me my monthly recommendation, although there's another film I watched where I just need to recommend but will get to that some other time. Though this movie is just a breath of fresh air from both John Wayne and Lee Marvin fighting each other as well as the comedy involved as well as some heartwarming moments that you can't help but love this movie from beginning to the final frame. John Ford explained in his own words that this film would be "a spoof picture -- a whammy crazy sort of thing. We're not going for any prizes", and I would imagine even at Ford's old age, speaking of Ford's age, during the mid-sixties he was in fact suffering from health and the duke became an assistant director on set, mostly setting up equipment and checking dallies each day. More importantly I think, Ford knew that this was going to be his last collaborations with Wayne for good reasons, Ford was going through his last and final couple of years due to health concerns and creative differences with Wayne, one of them was during this movie where the Duke felt a little uncomfortable romancing a woman twenty years between his age though again if it were me I would simply tell the Duke "have you seen Lolita?, Go watch that movie right now and tell me you feel uncomfortable romancing a woman whose 34 years of age", though with this movie they both realized it was going to be the last dance so why not make this the best movie possible. Now when it comes to a John Wayne movie, The Duke is simply the greatest, I mean the man can do both drama as well as action as well as romantic comedies but more importantly he's really funny onscreen so, look as a big fan of the Duke there's really nothing to say the man is a legend that can do anything as an actor for which is a reason why he's an Icon. Now when it comes to Lee Marvin, granted I haven't seen a whole lot of his films but I can say with this movie he's flat out funny and this was his second round with Ford, moreover told Marvin about the movie he was going to make, he told him it didn't matter what the movie was about just simply said that it's going to be a good excuse for the cast and crew to have a free holiday in Hawaii, and with Marvin he's playing the best friend to Wayne for which is weird because their last round they were against each other and now their bro's, but more importantly this movie shows that Marvin can do comedy instead of playing a great antagonist like Liberty Vallance and again both him and Wayne play off each other so well, that there were times I almost though is certain scenes with Marvin that I thought the man was drunk, and the interesting fact both him and Wayne actually went on a drinking binge out in Hawaii together. Now I don't know how that fiasco would turn out but I would imagine Ford's perspective, he'd probably have that typical phone call but instead of him picking them up he called the duke’s son Patrick Wayne to pick them up. No, they basically rescheduled until he got sober, but if I were Ford, I would just call Pat and tell him to pick up Dad and Marvin because they’re at a bar not feeling well. Elizabeth Allen I don't know a whole lot about but, she certainly steal the whole movie as the daughter and love interest to the Duke, for many reasons she starts off as a huge stickler but through the course of the movie she begins to blossom in loving the island as well as getting the chance to know her father and also falling in love with the Duke and who doesn't want to fall in love with him, hell if I were a woman I would totally audition to be the Duke's love interest. To clarify if this stands as a Christmas movie and yes, I will consider this film to be in the spirit of Christmas, and sure all of you can share a different point of view but last year in Nebraska we didn't have any snow in Christmas time we just had fog. But all jokes aside, this film does have a lot of Holiday cheer of a stranded daughter meeting her father for the first time, as well as realizing she has a young bother and sisters moreover she finds love so, if that doesn't give you Holiday cheer, I don't know what does. So, for me I'm defiantly watching this on the month of December this film provided a ton of great comedic humor from both Wayne and Marvin as well as I have a great uplifting story of a woman not knowing her father but then starting a new life with a brand new family which that's something special to see even with Ford at the helm of directing. So, last I checked the film is still on Amazon Prime and you can watch this film on YouTube for free, though I'll let you all be the judge of this film being a contender for a Christmas film but for me I would highly recommend watching this film even if you haven't seen this film as well as being a fan of The Duke's filmography.

            

High Anxiety

 

            Continuing with a list of movies I need to watch, High Anxiety is a Mel Brooks film that I was strangely in sense, aware of this being a Mel Brooks parody to Alfred Hitchcock though in a honorable sense a tribute to Hitch himself. Now in all the research I looked for in terms of development and in all fairness, I couldn't find anything on what made Mel Brooks decide on why he chose to make a parody with all well, half of Sir Alfred Hitchcock's films. Though I would imagine that Hitch was making his final movie in 1976, furthermore he decided to call it retirement from Hollywood and would imagine when Brooks heard about it decided to make a tribute parody in his honor. 

            Just after becoming the director of the Psychoneurotic Institute for the Very, Very, Nervous, Dr Richard H. Thorndyke (Mel Brooks) is greeted by a series of mysterious events. When his colleagues -- including the militaristic and mustachioed Nurse Diesel (Cloris Leachman) -- become leery of his question as he struggles to clear his name during a crippling bout of a condition known as high anxiety.

            Before the release of the film, Mel Brooks invited Sir Hitchcock himself to a private screening. And through the course of the screening Brooks was in a state of fear because Hitch wasn't showing a whole lot of emotion furthermore left without saying a word. Then days later Hitch sent Brooks a case of some expensive wine, gave him a note of his approval and stated he wished he worked on this parody as well. For which shows a lot of class to some of these icons that aren't afraid to show their sense of humor and goes back to when Brooks was working on Blazing Saddles, offered legendary actor John Wayne a role in the movie, though Wayne sadly turned him down due to keeping his public image though promised Brooks that he would certainly be the first person to go see Blazing Saddles. I was aware of the films existence though I was a bit uncertain in terms of wanting to actually watch the movie, though again this was on the list my brother made for me and so, I had to watch this movie and really I wished I watched this movie sooner, hell this film speaks for itself and proves that I should never underestimate the power of Mel Brook's comedic talents, I mean this is the same guy who improvised the greatest joke by screwing with a talk show host when asking Brooks about losing his father at a young age and Brooks reply's "No, my father died and if we lost him we would send people out to find him", furthermore if you look up Mel Brooks and dad dying I would assure you, you'll find it and have a great laugh. Now granted I would always say yes in watching High Anxiety but if you haven't seen a Alfred Hitchcock movie or a young buck then I would wait on High Anxiety and watch the important Hitchcock films first before you dive deep into High Anxiety because the worst thing and the last thing, I would want anyone to do is watch this film right away and not get the jokes. Moreover, it's best you watch a good chunk of Hitch's films so you can get the context of the comedy as well as the references along the way. Now to all of those whose been raised on Hitch's films then I would highly recommend watching this film from start to finish moreover proves that this was a great tribute to Sir Alfred Hitchcock's legacy as a filmmaker as well as something to laugh at and experiencing some great jokes in the film as well and especially how they were able to execute the great references as well. Moreover this and a good portion of Brook's films are great examples of how you should do a parody, and not overdo it with a whole lot of references like A Million Ways to Die in the West, and the most important things you have to do, is basically keep it simple and you a good three movies top to make a great parody and use a few movie references as possible. The film alone is on both HBO Max and Hulu unless you don't have the bundle package so, if you’re ever looking for a great comedy to sit down and enjoy from beginning to final frame then I would highly recommend watching this great Brooks classic.  

     

                   

30th Anniversary of Fargo

 

            

           Trying to find that one film to get me into watching more films and at times you must go back to the films that are so, perfect as well as right. And personally, Fargo by the Coen Brothers is one of those films that is so perfect that there's nothing bad about it. Moreover, this year marks its 30th Anniversary of the film’s release so, of course this it's a perfect time to sit down and watch this incredible Coen Bros movie that hands down is their greatest movie ever made second of course is the Big Lebowski and maybe third No Country for Old Men. 

           "Fargo" is a reality-based crime drama set in Minnesota in 1987. Jerry Lundegaard (William H. Macy) is a car salesman in Minneapolis who has gotten himself into debt and is so desperate for money he hires two thugs (Steve Buscemi), (Peter Stormare) to kidnap his own wife. Jerry will collect the ransom from her wealthy father (Harvey Presnell), paying the thugs a small portion and keeping the rest to satisfy his debts. Unfortunately, the scheme collapses when the thugs shoot a state trooper. 

            Both Joel and Ethan Coen grew up in the Suburban area of Minnesota and always describe the state as Siberia with family restaurants, and through the course of their careers together they decided to pull together and make a crime drama based on their childhood memories in the Upper-Midwest. Though of all the childhood memories what makes this film memorable is introducing the world to the Minnesota Nice culture, moreover what makes this great is that we get to experience a world where everyone is super happy and supper nice, furthermore you never really see that in anywhere else especially in Minnesota and granted I never been to the state but after loving the movie as well as loving the show I would imagine the state as well as the town's, they would sound just like that and even if I go to Minnesota for a Hockey game I would got up to someone and as if I can get some true coat on my Nachos. Although it's been ages since I watched Herb Brooks interviews and he never has a sort of Minnesota Nice accent, though I am guessing it's because the man believes in being a tyrant than being nice. Although this film is in fact, a goofy and dark comedy, it's more importantly a beautiful portrait of a Norman Rockwell painting but if Norman Rockwell decided to paint a crime scene happening in the upper parts of the Midwest and really the combination of both the Coen Bros and Roger Deakins is so, great from wide shots of the snow landscape as well as the statue of Paul Bunyan is both beautiful and scary at the same time especially when it's a bleak landscape with zero percent of sunshine through the course of the movie, and yet my favorite shots of the films is both the large snowy landscapes as well as the scene where both Buscemi and Peter Stormare's characters are shooting the three people and it's almost a scene out of a film noir classic and sure those are my favorite shots of the movie but the entire film of shots is both amazing at the same time. The other perfect aspect of the film is the cast ensemble, and everyone is right for the roles from Francis McDormand who of course won in Oscar for her performance to both Buscemi and Peter Stormare is a dysfunctional criminals on a road trip to Minneapolis, and even William H. Macy who plays a underdog type of character but deep down is both dumb and a terrible person, although he doesn't seem a horrible person, he's more dumb as well as in over his head about the situation he's in and Macy was aware on the aspect of the character and had no complaint in terms of how the character should be portrait. The heartwarming fact about the film is during his days off Peter Stormare actually took some small road trips because a good portion of immigrants that immigrated to America a lot of the Swedish immigrants came to Minnesota and Peter, felt emotional especially when talking to an old man, he actually recognized a dialect and even he felt emotional because it was his grand-parents that spoke the language and it's something heartwarming finding your heritage in an unexpected places. Like Star Wars, The Godfather or Raiders of the Lost Ark or even Casablanca. Fargo is one of those many few films that is just perfect from the beginning of the opening frame to the ending frame moreover it's defiantly the Coen Bros greatest film but more importantly if you’re looking to make a film of your own all you got to do is keep it simple and this film is a great example of what it means to keep a crime drama/dark comedy and just keep it simple as possible. Moreover, it's defiantly one of those films that you can have your own parents as well as your own kids, well maybe not kids more like kids in their seventeen years of age to watch this amazing film. Now even though we’re getting close to springtime I would imagine Minnesota, Colorado or Wisconsin would be still in snow watch warnings, I would highly recommend watching Fargo in celebrating its 30th Anniversary release. Furthermore the film is on HBO Max and Hulu as well as Amazon Prime so, you’re in the best of luck if you’re feeling like wanting to watch a movie like Fargo, and if you want you can always go back and watch the Fargo TV series on Hulu if you feel the need for more Minnesota or North Dakota crime. 

           

Mortal Kombat (2011) Replay Review

 

           This Replay Review is close to a thousand years in the making although this is one of those Replay Reviews we're I personally need to blow off some steam, but when you think about it, it's hilarious when figuring it all out in my old age. Mortal Kombat on the PlayStation 3 has been that one great fighting game on the PS3, where everything about it is excellent although some combo movies on two of the thirty maybe thirty-five characters and when it comes to beating the toughest boss character since the original MK games well I'd say this is the one game that left me personal scars.

           The game basically sets during the MK Armageddon, aka PS2 era. And Shao Kahn is about to kill Raiden until; the Thunder God delivers a final message to his younger self. And thus, the game begins as a reinvention to the previous first-three arcade classics. Almost like X-Men Days of Future Past meets Mortal Kombat when you think about it. 

           By the time of the games release it was actually a big deal, considering the creators of NetherRealm Studio's we're just starting up after the demise of Midway games, as well as being bought by Warner Bros. for which I guess after the release of Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, the Studio heads we're like maybe we should by this company so, we can transition this with DC Universe. Though I never paid attention to the merger of Warner Bros. and yet the important factor was that the MK guys going back to the original gameplay of a straightforward combat rather than in the PS2 years where you can fight your opponent around in open circle almost like the Tekken games. Though a side from the brief history, this game to me is infamous for numerous things the main one is having to finally beat Shao Kahn with Raiden who just has special movies and very unreliable combo moves, and when I'm playing a fighting game like Mortal Kombat I have to know the characters combo moves, as well as their special moves but with both Raiden and Kung Lao combined, they both have the worst combo moves ever and I have to fight our opponents in a medium level and through the last fifteen years since the games release I could never in a million years beat Shao Kahn as Raiden during the story mode for which leads to the greatest WTF moment in my entire life, is finally noticing that I can turn the story mode difficulty from medium to BEGINNER'S MODE. And I'm sorry in stating this but when I do a story mode, I tend to finish something I mean it explains a lot after watching my Freddy and Jason slasher movie marathon back in October. And through the years I could never beat Shao Kahn in the final battle of Story Mode, and it just drove me the point of madness where even left thumb could possibly be broken or is suffering from PTSD because every time, I pop my knuckles my left thumb will still pop. Now, I don't know where I found the story mode setting maybe Mortal Kombat 1 or Mortal Kombat 11, either way it could be one of those games but once I found out about this, I decide to try it all out on Mortal Kombat 2011, then I was in a state of shock because of all of those years of playing this damn game I could of done this a long time ago but yet nobody ever said to just turn the settings down. And I can beat Shao Kahn with characters like Sub-Zero and Scorpion on the medium setting no doubt, but with Raiden it's almost impossible so, if you have a PS3 or still playing PS3 and playing MK 2011 all you got to do is go to the gameplay settings and just select the story mode settings and just set it down to beginner's mode. The other thing that's makes this game infamous is all of the women in the game all dress like their porn stars and granted if you take a look at the PS2, Mortal Kombat's sure they're dressed risqué but when you have Mileena whose wearing absolutely NOTHING, but a few strips of linen clothes between her knockers and her WAP almost as if it's supposed to be a bikini from the sixties and yet the laws of physics are able to hold on, moreover their wearing stripper heals as well, while fighting for which really you can't do that in the movies but you can get away with it on the animated films. Look a side from finally after fifteen years of not defeating Shao Kahn I finally defeated the bastard and I relished the moment as well as I may go back and play the game again, but look this is another one of those great fighting games that has its unique quirks of characters not having best combos but checking out the women in the game and yet they look almost like porn stars, because you can't make it now since Dead or Alive has ceased to exist. So, if you’re wanting to go back to your PS3 since everyone is considering the PS3 and Xbox 360 as retro gaming systems, I would highly recommend getting your MK fix going by playing Mortal Kombat 2011. 

      

The Naked Kiss

 

             

              I'M BACK! That's right everyone I'm like Jason Statham; I can't be killed. There's been a lot of hectic things happening over the past few weeks but I'm not here to talk about my evil nonsense, I'm here to talk about movies. And luckily with a list my brother provided I found an excellent film noir that escalated for the beginning frame and I'm not lying when I say this, it got out of hand fast furthermore that's defiantly something I never see in a movie like The Naked Kiss.

              A former proustite attempts to assimilate in a suburbia after fleeing her pimps; shortly before her wedding, she finds out that her philanthropic fiancée has a shocking sexual interest.

              Samuel Fuller director of Naked Kiss, actually started off as a reporter at the age of 17, famously broke the case story of a famous actress in New York City at the time then became a pulp novelist then for a short time throughout the late thirties, he began a leap of faith by writing his first screenplay, later in life Fuller claimed that "if reporters got paid a thousand dollars like directors do, I'd still be reporting today". Fuller's films through the fifties and early sixties explored a ton of controversial subjects almost the same way like Kubrick does with his films and really when it comes to this film I'm surprised Fuller doesn't get a whole lot of reputation though I personally feel it's because people in the fifties as well as sixties were not going to allow this kind of movie in their local theater for which sure that's fine but it would at least be convenient to have a movie like this at a later time right? I mean sure citizens as well as MPAA don't want to show this to their kids, but you can't deny a scary act that would happen in your local neighborhood. Now I'm not going to spoil a whole lot of details just because I want everyone to watch this movie, but this is an excellent film about a woman whose trying the best of her ability to have a fresh start on a new life from her past, as well as going straight, especially wanting to set an example to the fellow girls she works with but when she witness a disturbing secret, and of course, she acts and found to be guilty but through the course of act 3, you continue to root for actress Constance Towers (who plays the lead in the film) because you know what she's doing is justified but everyone doesn't believe her and as an audience member that puts a lot of hate in your heart. And personally, I look at this movie and give this a ton of praise from both Towers as well as Samuel Fuller because they knew the subject they were approaching with the film and went full force with it and this film is a great definition of sticking with your guns from beginning to end. If you have Tubi and love watching hidden gems as well as some classic movies then I would highly recommend watching The Naked Kiss and trust me when I say this, this film literally gets you sucked in from the very first opening frame and never let’s go till the very end of the closing credits.