March 13 movie: The Ambushers. This was the third of Dean Martin's Matt Helm spy spoof series. In brief, it was a flat, unfunny Flynt. I'm sorry, Dino, I love you but you are no James Coburn. It wasn't just the star, it was the script too. I never thought that Our Man Flynt had such a great script, but this movie made me realize that it really did.
What the The Ambushers did have going for it was the clothes. If you're into mod fashion this was a treat. Lots of color-blocked minidresses and matching thigh high gogo boots. And the hair, oh my god, the hair. How did they get their hair so high?
I'm being harsh, maybe overly so. I wouldn't watch this movie again, but I heard that the first two Matt Helm movies were better and I'd be willing to give them a try.
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Hey pallie Sarah, like no disrespect babe, but you are bein' pretty harsh on our Dino. The Helm flicks were not made to be great epics...just really groovy vehicles for Dino to make the scene. Never was, never will be anyone as cool as the King of Cool. Oh, to return to the days when Dino walked the earth. BTW, I do agree with your comment that the first two Helm capers are better...indeed #2, "Murder's Row," is the coolest Dinoflick ever...the chemistry between Dino and AnnMargret is so Dinosmooth.
Hey pallie, like oops....didn't mean for this to get posted multi-times, like I got the error message and so resubmitted it and this is like what happened....no disrespect meant.
Hey man, no disrespect intended to Dino! He was indeed one of the greats, and his utter coolness is in no way diminished by his appearing in a less than stellar movie.
Maybe I was too hard on The Ambushers. Heck, it was better than Kiss Me, Stupid. I have to admit that the gag at the end was quite funny. "I didn't know you liked Perry Como!" I will definitely keep an eye out for Murder's Row. Thanks for the tip!
Hey Sarah pallie, like thanks for your comments...so glad you "get Martin." "Kiss Me Stupid" was way before it's time....I think that's why it has been so like totally misunderstood. Yeah, you definitely need to check out the Deanscene in "MR." Dinoloveforever!!!!