Amazon.co.uk Review
There's really been only one rival to James Bond: Derek Flint in the swinging-60s action-comedies Our Man Flint (1966) and In Like Flint (1967). That's because of James Coburn's special brand of American cool. He's so cool, in fact, that he doesn't care to save the world. That is, until he's personally threatened. He's a true libertarian, with more gadgets and girls than Bond, but with none of his stress or responsibility.
Our Man Flint finds our unflappable hero thwarting mad scientists who control the weather--and an island of pleasure drones. Lee J Cobb costars as Flint's flustered superior, and Edward Mulhare plays a British nemesis with snob appeal. For fans of Austin Powers, incidentally, the funny-sounding phone comes from the Flint films. However, Our Man Flint's best gadget remains the watch that enables Flint to feign death. There's a great Jerry Goldsmith score, too.
There was bound to be a sequel, and In Like Flint delivers the same kind of zany fun as its predecessor. Flint is recruited once again by Lee J Cobb to be the government's top secret agent, this time to solve a mishap involving the President. It turns out, the Chief Executive has been replaced by an evil duplicate. The new plan for world domination involves feminine aggression, and Flint, with his overpowering charisma, is just the man to turn the hostile forces around. In Like Flint is still over the top, but some of the novelty has worn off, and it doesn't have quite the same edge as the original. Even Jerry Goldsmith's score is a bit more subdued. But the film still has James Coburn and that funny phone. --Bill Desowitz
Customer Reviews:
Two Flints for the price of one........2007-04-23
These DVDs are amazing value when you consider you get the two best spy spoofs ever made, beautiful locations, stunning girls, some wonderfully tongue in cheek humour and the supercool James Cobern saving the world not once but twice from villains so dastardly that you can't help but like them. Deserving of repeated viewings, the films recall a much missed age when special effects took a back seat to good solid storytelling. A breath of fresh sixties air.
Better than Bond.......2006-03-17
Flint is fantastic and better than Bond in that the film doesn't try to be serious. Even so, it is well acted, the girls are stunning and the locations are sunny and warm. I'm envious of Flint.
In Like Flint / Our Man Flint.......2004-01-06
I love spoof film, specially the spy ones. If you like Austin Powers you should definitely like Flint. He is the best. Everything is so over the top it is great.
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Be warned - COLOURISED!.......2006-11-14
Oh, why do they do this?!! These five wonderful family films, starring one of the most intelligent, charismatic and genuinely talented child actors of all time, are presented in this beautiful box set at a very reasonable price. There's just one problem. Some genius and genuine lover of film thought it would be a great idea to colourise them. And so we are presented with garish, ugly-looking contortions instead of authentic black-and-white classics. Colourisation of black-and-white movies is an idiotic and justly controversial trend that serves no purpose and has haunted cineastes for more than twenty years - Orson Welles once stated that if he had one say over the future fate of his movies, it would be to keep media moguls (his example specifically being Ted Turner) and their 'goddamn crayons' away from his films. Couldn't agree more, Orson! (My advice is, of course, to stay well away from this boxset - the films are available individually at a somewhat more expensive price, but at least these are in the original black-and-white and true to the director's vision).
Adorable.......2006-04-15
I love this box set! especially 'poor little rich girl' and 'captain january' which contains amazing dance ruotines. in Stowaway she sing the famous 'you've gotta S-M-I-L-e' all the movies are colorized, i find that a little annoying because the movies were meant to be in black and white. but all in all a great box set every shirley temple fan should have.
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- Instant Classic - The Best of Christian Cage [2007]
- In The Shadow Of The Moon [2007]
- Jamie Oliver - Jamie At Home - Series 2 - Summer Recipes [2007]
- Japan At War In Colour
- Jimi Hendrix - The Last 24 Hours
- Jimmy Scott - If Only You Knew [2002]
- Jose Carreras: Johann Strauss Gala (NTSC)
- Juan Moreira [1973] (NTSC)
- King Crimson - Deja Vrooom [1980]
- King Kong [HD DVD] [2005] [US Import]
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