Twilight's Last Gleaming

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Leon H @RT13589101 2 days ago Watched 22.09.26. This film feels 30 minutes too long. I watched it in 2 sittings which felt necessary as I might have given up without the break. It feels very dated and the effects are a bit ropey (someone fired twice from a revolver in the opening 5 mins with neither a visible muzzle flash or recoil). The first act is unfortunately the weakest as the execution of the plan to break into silo 3 feels implausible. The split screen action is VERY seventies but enjoyable nonetheless. Charles Durning is excellent as the President who is stuck between a rock and a hard place philosophically and morally, and his scenes with O'Rourke (Gerald S. O'Loughlin) are the standouts in the movie. The mini nuke also needing to be kept level seemed ridiculous considering it tipped over in the air several times whilst being lowered from the chopper. No internal surveillance cameras within the silo?! There is a good film in here - but the sum is definitely not greater than it's parts. See more Eric B @EricB10 Feb 8, 2026 Stunning how poorly a job Aldrich did. The script had REAL problems, e.g., characters laughing when real counterparts would NEVER find ANYthing funny, mission teams bickering like children mid-mission, some REALLY bad direction of the actors...oh, it's painful at times. But those could have been overcome with solid direction and easy on- set re-writes of seriously inappropriate lines. Disappointing. See more Steve D @RT35616104 Aug 12, 2023 Slow depressing and not at all interesting. See more Aug 31, 2021 Worst movie EVER by Burt Lancaster. I'd rather sit through Howard The Duck. Comes off as a low budget indie movie, even for a 1970's flick. See more Mar 29, 2021 Ok, This film is dated, from the late 70s. It's too long, to begin with. I'm no prude, but the language is awful -- can you imagine Burt Lancaster saying the MF word? I watched it because of the cast, especially Charlie McGraw, my favorite film noir guy, and wonderful Richard Widmark, who made the film palatable for me. You know the film is bad when you only see what the director was attempting to do. See more Mar 14, 2017 Marred by dialogue-heavy scenes and an endurance test of duration. Like Taking of Pelham 123, I feel I will gain more from repeated viewings. Charles Durning is perfect as the sacrificial lamb in a corrupt world. It's all very good. But for the aforementioned, it could have received warmer reviews by first-time viewers, (like me). As a second-time viewer, I feel exactly the same. Could easily lose half an hour of chat and a much cleverer designed bomb coming out of a chopper. See more Read all reviews

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