Hey_Sweden
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The title refers to an ocean liner, on which a murder is committed in the opening moments. The ship soon sinks during the storm, but a bunch of survivors - including the killer - end up making it to a nearby jungle island, occupied by skeletons, a gorilla, and a crazed-looking primitive man (a hilarious Mischa Auer ("You Can't Take It with You")). Also in the lifeboat is a detective (William B. Davidson, "The Most Dangerous Game") determined to reveal the culprit.
Briskly paced and very, very brief (although it appears that this DVD trimmed about a dozen minutes from the run time indicated at IMDb), "The Intruder" is no great shakes, but it's all watchable enough, delivering some decent laughs and mild thrills. Top character actor Auer and Arthur Housman ("Manhandled"), who plays the oft-drunken Reggie, tend to steal the show, although I enjoyed how sassy the leading lady (Lila Lee, "The Unholy Three") was. Other familiar faces like Monte Blue ("Key Largo") and Harry Cording ("The Black Cat") provide additional value.
All in all, this is amusing enough to watch, albeit eminently forgettable. It kills the better part of an hour pretty painlessly.
Five out of 10.
Briskly paced and very, very brief (although it appears that this DVD trimmed about a dozen minutes from the run time indicated at IMDb), "The Intruder" is no great shakes, but it's all watchable enough, delivering some decent laughs and mild thrills. Top character actor Auer and Arthur Housman ("Manhandled"), who plays the oft-drunken Reggie, tend to steal the show, although I enjoyed how sassy the leading lady (Lila Lee, "The Unholy Three") was. Other familiar faces like Monte Blue ("Key Largo") and Harry Cording ("The Black Cat") provide additional value.
All in all, this is amusing enough to watch, albeit eminently forgettable. It kills the better part of an hour pretty painlessly.
Five out of 10.
The Tick is an overconfident, grandiose superhero played with his typical hilarious deadpan style by Patrick Warburton. Fighting for justice along with other so-called "superheroes" Batmanuel (Nestor Carbonell) and Captain Liberty (Liz Vassey), they welcome into their fold an accountant, Arthur (David Burke), who has big dreams of fighting crime on a grand scale. The Tick & Arthur must foil a clunky big Russian robot, the "Red Scare", whose mission is to exterminate ex-President Jimmy Carter.
Based on a popular comic book, this farcical goof on superhero stories is never truly uproarious, but has enough good laughs to make it watchable enough. Warburtons' comic talent and Burkes' sincerity help a lot. Overall, this pilot IS a little rushed, and basically leaps into the already well-formed world of these characters (ex. No back story for The Tick or his cohorts). It IS pretty lively, and well-paced, so even when the jokes don't land as well, the script is already moving on to the next ones. Overall, it's not bad.
Christopher Lloyd appears unbilled as Arthurs' boss.
"Gravity.....it's a harsh mistress."
Six out of 10.
Based on a popular comic book, this farcical goof on superhero stories is never truly uproarious, but has enough good laughs to make it watchable enough. Warburtons' comic talent and Burkes' sincerity help a lot. Overall, this pilot IS a little rushed, and basically leaps into the already well-formed world of these characters (ex. No back story for The Tick or his cohorts). It IS pretty lively, and well-paced, so even when the jokes don't land as well, the script is already moving on to the next ones. Overall, it's not bad.
Christopher Lloyd appears unbilled as Arthurs' boss.
"Gravity.....it's a harsh mistress."
Six out of 10.
