tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post2805070900398622585..comments2024-03-22T14:34:39.101-04:00Comments on MONDO 70: A Wild World of Cinema: AGE OF CONSENT (1969)Samuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-65427711862844260822010-08-25T10:31:13.147-04:002010-08-25T10:31:13.147-04:00"As for tragedies and mysteries, what about t..."As for tragedies and mysteries, what about the few films Powell managed to make between Peeping Tom and this? Now there's obscurity!"<br /><br />Samuel, be thankful that <em>They're a Weird Mob</em> remains lost in obscurity. It's a ghastly comedy, a horrific embarrassment.dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-40612734535262512562010-08-24T16:45:45.956-04:002010-08-24T16:45:45.956-04:00d: MacGowran nearly sinks the movie when he shows ...d: MacGowran nearly sinks the movie when he shows up on the island. The scene where he attempts to seduce one of Mason's neighbors, only to be "raped" by her, is awful. But the plot seems to need both main characters to lose their money in order to set up the final revelation of their true feelings for each other. That doesn't excuse MacGowran's performance, however. <br /><br />As for tragedies and mysteries, what about the few films Powell managed to make between <i>Peeping Tom</i> and this? Now there's obscurity!Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-54489287371712056962010-08-23T22:17:47.906-04:002010-08-23T22:17:47.906-04:00My only problem with Age of Consent is that there&...My only problem with <em>Age of Consent</em> is that there's a little bit too much broad humour. But mostly it's an interesting and quirky little movie, and Mason and Mirren are electric. <br /><br />The tragedy is that most fans of Michael Powell's work don't even know this movie exists.dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.com