A Savant favorite tonight, along with its less-than-stellar sequel.
Our Man Flint is a movie Savant never tires of watching, as he saw it at age 14 and was captivated by every frame. James Coburn is a spoofy secret agent conceived as a bundle of superlatives, who singlehandedly saves the world against incredible odds. Savant's also had plenty of time to ponder the confused significance of this one, and offers up his thoughts here.
The lackluster sequel, In Like Flint, isn't good enough to transcend much of anything, but remains a favorite film for campy spy movie addicts. Like Our Man, Fox's presentation is beautiful.
Here's hoping these two SuperSpy thrillers amuse - they don't come out until July 16, so consider this a preview. I'm going to take some time to study Modesty Blaise, which debuts on the same day ... it's a harder nut to crack, or even understand.
Thanks for reading! Glenn Erickson
Posted by DVD Savant at July 01, 2002 10:01 PM