#43 The Hunter

Don't bother hunting this one down.
Clever, no? No.
Okay fine, anyway...
The Hunter is Steve McQueen's final film. So it has some merit of worth solely to see that, I guess.
Unfortunately the terrible storyline makes that the only reason to watch it. Well, and a pretty decent chase on a subway.
This is much less of a movie than a series of disjointed flashes of work by a bounty hunter. This film is based on the supposed true story of a real bounty hunter. With this I am guessing they just tried to pack in a whole bunch of cool little stories wrapped in a vague reluctant father-to-be character.

The Verdict
2.5 stars
Too much happening that isn't strong enough to stand on it's own, without enough of an overall storyline to keep you interested. I almost gave up watching a number of times.

Awards:
None - agreed, no awards deserved.

#44 Hero at Large

Fun.
This was a fun movie that had a decent storyline.
John Ritter plays an actor who has to take a job dressing up as a superhero outside of a movie opening. While in costume Ritter thwarts a small time robbery and becomes a hero in his own right.
Ritter played this role way different than I expected. Although it's a very funny film, Ritter plays it almost straight.
In the end it turned what could have been nothing more than a silly movie into something a little heavier, but still quite funny.

Verdict:
3 stars
I'm not gonna go out and buy it, but I definitely thought it was a really fun movie.

#45 - The Long Riders

Stunning!
I can't believe no one has ever made me watch this. Films like these make this project so worth while.
The film tells the story of the James gang, mostly toward the end of their years robbing banks.
A wise choice by the filmmakers was using actual brothers to play the parts of the families in the gang.
The acting by everyone was superb, however, in my opinion the real star was someone I had never heard of name Pamela Reed as a prostitute named Bella Star.
This is definitely a film to check out.

Verdict:
5 stars
Loved it!