Phonearl
Good start, but then it gets ruined
SteinMo
What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.
Taraparain
Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.
Gurlyndrobb
While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.
Asxetos
I don't remember how the hell this movie fell on my hands. What I DO remember though is that I didn't know anything about it so I wasn't sure what to expect, although the cover made it quite clear that this would be a 007-like film set in the 60's. So I start watching it and see a LOT of girls doing various stuff, in what seems to be a beauty parlor. But is it? Some older women that look like the head-honcho-err- ets, are observing a missile launch and talking about how things are going according to plan
although nothing has been actually said that could give you even a hint about the plot and that is something that I hate in movies, because there is a big difference between throwing in a couple of stuff to make people interested and anxious to understand what's going on and simply not giving anything at all! But, OK, not all movies have Hitchcock-like intro's
so I forget this "little" mistake and carry on with watching the film since I am sure that things will start becoming better as we move on
right?After a couple of scenes, we get to meet our protagonist, the spy-man himself, Flint. And THAT'S when I started thinking that this movie was actually a parody of the genre. The reason was the existence of some scenes that weren't exactly funny... but silly. Was the silliness intentional or accidental? Was it a more lighthearted Bond-clone or a satire\parody of Bond films? I honestly couldn't tell! I'm not being ironic or anything
I'm dead serious
I just couldn't tell! Also, as the movie progressed my initial complain about it would become my main one. The movie simply has no plot. It's scene after scene of stuff that don't create any interest to the viewer. It's only in the very end that EVERYTHING concerning the plot will be hand-fed to you in such a way that it will instantly make the rest of if the film nothing more than an exceedingly long intro. Due to this, my belief that this was actually a comedy became even stronger and my curiosity won, since I did a small search on the Net to find out that indeed it was!But that is actually the second problem of the movie, something that also serves as its tombstone. Most parts of the movie were so unbelievably "dry" that I couldn't even realize that they were SUPPOSED to be funny. With what should I laugh here? With the lamest action scenes in the world? With Flint's hypnotizing effect on women? With the downright stupid "rule the world" plan of the women in the intro? Honestly, I don't know!!! I know that humor has to do with personal tastes and all, but if you can't even tell that a movie is a comedy then this movie has a serious problem... Not everyone likes the smart British humor of the Monty Pythons, or the slapstick humor of the Three Stooges, but it's not hard to realize that both of these are actual comedies! In Like Flint is a boring and plot-less spy film and a worthless attempt at a funny movie. I wonder why Austin Powers likes it so much
FINAL VERDICT: Can't even tell if this was supposed to be funny (3/10)Also Check: Austin Powers (1997) – Our Man Flint (1966) – Top Secret (1984)
Jimmy L.
The sequel to OUR MAN FLINT is an even wackier spy spoof than its predecessor. After the first film, which closely imitated the James Bond franchise, it seems the creative minds behind Flint felt free to do their own thing. Take the parody a step further.Derek Flint is irresistible to women, skilled in martial arts, and a master of disguise. The Flint movies were said to be an inspiration for Mike Myers's "Austin Powers" movies, and the influence is more apparent in this film than the first. The sequel involves an all-female terrorist group, a kidnapped President, an outer-space science lab, hypnotic cigarettes, and Derek Flint communicating with dolphins.Lee J. Cobb is great as perplexed Z.O.W.I.E. chief Lloyd Cramden and James Coburn returns as eccentric secret agent Derek Flint. IN LIKE FLINT is a classic '60s spy comedy. Silly, but action-packed. This second Flint adventure doesn't rely as heavily on spoofing 007. By this movie, Flint has become a character all his own.In my opinion, even more fun than the first.
MartG
Somebody must have visited a 60's-era Titan II site. The missile launch, the silo door opening and other footage were old USAF reels. I know, I worked there during those years. The cable-way (tunnel) closely resembles the Titan passageway also. During the orbital fight scene, those two sure had a lot of room to knock around! Compare to any photos of the super-squeezed Gemini astronauts, also launched on a Titan rocket! Still, it was fun to catch this on TV last night. Couburn always played the "cool" guy, (Great Escape, Magnificent Seven, et al) and this series plays that image to the hilt. Yes, we wince at the chauvinism, and non-PC parts, but that was how it was back then! I'm surprised at how beautiful those ladies were (and probably some still are!)
zillionairepoet
Coburn goes way way over the top in ILF. In OMF he plays Flint as someone who is 'sort of real' ... for example, when Cramden asks him, "Is there nothing you don't know?" "A great many things, sir." In the fight sequences, they are also played 'not campy' ... the fight in the bathroom ... it's more fun when it looks somewhat real, and when the toilet paper and grunt of Gruber comes at the scene's end, it's the right touch.The same with the fight with the two guards outside Cramden's office. Great stuff. I think Coburn's style influenced Bruce Lee ... or other way around? If Coburn did OMF in 1965 or so, and he met Lee a couple of years later (I'm not certain) .... And after the fight, the comedy is just right; a blend of silliness (the light bulb) and straightness, with Flint saving a life. Notice also when Cramden is darted, and Flint doesn't mug when he does the cut.But in the sequel, Coburn is all over the place, over-mugging. While most of the credit for the downsizing of Flint goes to the writers, Coburn also has to take some blame. There is hardly an action scene where he plays Flint like a fighting master ... just for laffs. Again, counter this with OMF : when he climbs the ladder with the guitar rift, happily Coburn doesn't wink and mug. With that great music, it would've ruined the scene(s).However, the scene in the penthouse, with Flint talking about eating grubs is the Flint form the first movie. The director should have seen this. Or maybe Coburn thought the script was so dumb, he just let loose and had his own jokes. But Flint loses his fun when it became too much Austin Powers.Btw, the Powers movies would have been much better if they had been played as a homage to Flint/Bond. That's what OMF did so well. Created a great character with the perfect actor to play him.But even tho ILF is so inferior to the first, it's still a lot of fun. How can I say this? Because he's still Flint!