tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post4150053056596651302..comments2024-02-19T23:42:15.797-05:00Comments on Dr. K's 100-Page Super Spectacular: Matt Helm Week: Murderers' Row, Part 1!Dr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08792907846193017204noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-311319543342434212012-01-23T14:43:36.118-05:002012-01-23T14:43:36.118-05:00Donald Hamilton fans hated the Helm movies, just a...Donald Hamilton fans hated the Helm movies, just as Dark Knight fans hated the campy 1966 Batman TV show. I wonder if Columbia ever considered doing a straight adaptation of the books? Maybe with Lee Marvin or Robert Mitchum or Clint Eastwood as Helm. Once Dean Martin was signed on, it was probably taken for granted that the series would be a spoof. That said, judging by Martin's dramatic performances-Rio Bravo, Some Came Running, The Young Lions-I believe he could have played a serious version of Matt Helm, if he had wanted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-53080671045043690062012-01-21T23:59:08.391-05:002012-01-21T23:59:08.391-05:00Murderers' Row showed that Camilla Sparv was w...Murderers' Row showed that Camilla Sparv was well suited to play a seductive femme fatale. Unfortunately, she was usually wasted playing the hero's doe-eyed girlfriend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-22515601946734916592012-01-07T00:50:44.767-05:002012-01-07T00:50:44.767-05:00Camilla Sparv actually had the best line in the mo...Camilla Sparv actually had the best line in the movie: "Come along, Julian. Maybe we can find you someone to run over on the way home."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-59255209286835582852008-09-16T09:25:00.000-04:002008-09-16T09:25:00.000-04:00Hey there, Dr. K. This is another great post. Th...Hey there, Dr. K. This is another great post. This is my favorite of the Matt Helm spy flicks. I love everything about this movie. I'm a huge Ann-Margret fan, so it's great to have her as Dino's co-star. It was also neat to see his son in that cameo.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14832710800680256206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-5538389083097393582008-04-29T10:15:00.000-04:002008-04-29T10:15:00.000-04:00Great write up on Murderer's Row. This is my favo...Great write up on Murderer's Row. This is my favorite of the Matt Helm spy flicks. I could talk about this one forever so I can definitely see it taking more than one blog. I do love this trailer. It does blur the lines between Dean Martin and Matt Helm. Essentially Dino is playing himself in these movies. That's what is so cool about them. It's like watching what Dean Martin would be like as a cool and swingin' superspy. This movie had it all. Besides Dino, it had a nice setting, a beautiful co-star (I love Ann-Margaret), an over the top villain, etc. It was neat seeing the RC Cola ad that DDB did. Great blog post.Rogue Spy 007https://www.blogger.com/profile/13778698054539890714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-65814933348386489082008-04-28T16:31:00.000-04:002008-04-28T16:31:00.000-04:00Okay, that trailer is AWESOME.Okay, that trailer is AWESOME.gorjushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184937227327518682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-32061708222610558042008-04-28T10:22:00.000-04:002008-04-28T10:22:00.000-04:00Hey pallie K, dude I loves everythin' that you hav...Hey pallie K, dude I loves everythin' that you have written here...like you speak such Dinotruth...."Murders' Row" is the greatest Dinoflick ever....and I loves the clips you have chosen to post...'nother Dinoholic pallie of mine put me on to that Dinotrailer for MR.....I do think the coolest one is the one found at the end of "The Silencers" with our great man surrounded by all those chicks and gettin' kisses from each of 'em as he turns in his Dinobed...and the clip of the RC commercial by DDB is so cool...taken from the "Movin' With Nancy" special. Like you I could go on and on 'bout our Dino is this most perfect of perfect Dinoflicks....with our Dino doin' what he does Dinobest...playin' his ever cool, hip, and randy Dinoself...what could be more Dinoawesome!!!! Can't wait for the next Dinopost 'bout Miss Ann....dino martin petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05160265680867057779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-70167067650130042112008-04-25T14:11:00.000-04:002008-04-25T14:11:00.000-04:00In an amazing coincidence, the Duluth Tourism Bure...In an amazing coincidence, the Duluth Tourism Bureau is one of my clients. (Which is actually true.) We did a fake movie trailer for them last year on an incredibly low budget. (It's at visitduluththemovie.com if you're morbidly curious.)<BR/><BR/>Sadly, I had completely forgotten about Dino's lascivious mention of Duluth. If only I had remembered, I could have paid proper tribute.<BR/><BR/>Maybe next year...Mike V. 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