Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard

1967
6.7| 1h44m| en
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In the third and final episode of the trilogy, Fantômas imposes a head tax on the rich, threatening to kill those who do not comply.

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TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film
PlatinumRead Just so...so bad
Misteraser Critics,are you kidding us
Ezmae Chang This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
Kirpianuscus same adventures. same fascinating Fantomas. and few drops of social critic. this is all. at the first sigh. but the essence remains the flavor of the past because the location of the chain of adventures, errors, misunderstandings and strong fight of the poor Juve against his the most important enemy is a Scottish castle. and this is the detail who change many slices from the story. after the events who are reflections of James Bond series, Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard is a tempt to give new nuances to a story who could becomes not so interesting. the result is far to be bad but not always convincing. and, for the last situation, the humor remains the perfect choice. so. a castle. an inspector. and the diabolic Fantomas.
gridoon2018 Fantomas goes communist? Well, not exactly. Although he taxes the rich heavily, he does not intend to re-distribute their wealth - he prefers to keep it all for himself! This third and last mid-1960s "Fantomas" film is mostly set in and around a Scottish castle, which automatically means that Inspector Juve will wear a kilt and be scared by fake ghosts. Much of the comedy is long, loud and labored, which is unfortunate, because Louis De Funes does show that he could pull off more subtle comedy, like he does in one scene where he tries to snatch some jewels. There is one exciting action scene - a horse chase - though this time, unlike what happens in the 1964 "Fantomas", Jean Marais' high-flying stunts are obviously doubled. Mylene Demongeot has a little more to do here. The finale leaves the door wide open for another sequel, but it never materialized. ** out of 4.
MARIO GAUCI This is undoubtedly the least of the series (and is saved from a ** rating by a hair): Fantomas is back to his old tricks, deciding that the time has come to tax the higher echelon of society of a good chunk of their wealth (no doubt the common people would applaud his efforts) - but, by now, the formula had grown pretty tired and the comic relief, regrettably, had practically obscured the romantic couple's purposefulness! Still, why the setting has been changed to Scotland (of all places) is unclear, especially since Scotland Yard only really comes into play at the very end! What we get, in fact, is a lot of old jokes about ostensibly haunted castles, disappearing corpses and frightened manservants - with Louis De Funes' Commissioner Juve in the thick of it! - which are better suited to a Bob Hope or Abbott & Costello vehicle rather than one concerning the exploits of an iconic criminal mastermind!!; there's even the traditional fox-hunt which Fantomas disrupts by throwing in his own dog (barely disguised in fox furs) as a decoy! Finally, the master criminal exits by way of a shuttle fired through the castle tower: how he managed to get it inside unobserved (and keep it from being discovered by the owners and their numerous guests, including our intrepid heroes) is anybody's guess! Unfortunately, then, the series ends on a bit of a whimper but it's sheer fun nonetheless and, ultimately, that's what really matters...
S.F. I´ve seen this movie about three times and I´m convinced that it is better than the two others.But a very good film about "Fantomas" is still missing.Unfortunately there won´t be another one with great Louis De Funès and Jean Marais.