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Post #1488700

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Vultural
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A few reviews . . (film or TV)
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15-Jun-2022, 11:45 AM

The Nest Of The Cuckoo Birds - 1965 - 5/10

Agent Johnson is assigned to infiltrate a vicious gang in the Everglades.
So much for that. Next scene, he is fleeing for his precious life.
Hounds, criminals and shotguns in hot pursuit, Johnson weaves through alligators and cottonmouths, before finding refuge at the Cuckoo Bird Inn.

The owner, Mrs. Pratt, is an ex-showgirl and a crazed religious zealot. Handyman Alfred wants Johnson outta there.
Then there’s an insane daughter, locked upstairs and chained to the floor.
Oh yeah, and a wandering female, stark naked, except for a face mask and big ole knife.
Acting is over the top, though one grows accustomed to it, as well as the banal dialogue.
If you make it midway, hang around for the chapel of mannequins.

Stunningly restoration by Nicolas Winding Refn is the one to catch.
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