Benedito Dias Rodrigues As l'd wrote before Dean Martin wasn't a better choice to be Matt Helm,he was old and already wrinkled for the role,instead all Matt's girls are gorgeous and no make sense whatever the reason,worst he enforce to sing along disfiguring the main score in twist sounds,in this final movie who shines are Sharon Tate and Elke Sommer, she were a very close scenes in those marvelous bodies in sexy walking and exciting legs,a plenty of action leaves the picture somehow acceptable and annoys no one,so l figure out that those girls saved the whole picture of total disaster just for a bad miscasting of leading Role!!Resume:First watch: 1992 / How many: 3 / Source: TV-Cable TV-DVD / Rating: 6

gridoon2018 ....but not necessarily the best. That title still goes to "Murderers' Row", in my opinion. "The Wrecking Crew" is probably the best-produced of the series (then again, after the embarrassing climactic chase of "The Ambushers", the only way was up), and in Elke Sommer it has the sexiest bad girl since Daliah Lavi of "The Silencers". It also has the second best villain in the sophisticated Nigel Green (re-teaming with Sommer after "Deadlier Than The Male") - Karl Malden remains the best. But director Phil Karlson makes the same mistake as in "The Silencers" - he lets several scenes play out too long. However, my biggest problem with this movie has to do with Sharon Tate. Not with the actress - who is beautiful, likable and energetic - but with her character. She is very inconsistently written, alternating between clumsy and competent, sometimes in the same scene. And what's worse, Matt Helm is obnoxiously condescending towards her - I much preferred his equal partnership with Janice Rule in "The Ambushers". This film has gained some fame for having Bruce Lee involved in the staging of the fight scenes: truth be told, they are still quite ungraceful, though at least Dean Martin has added more kicks to his repertoire. My favorite scene is easily the fight between major babes Sharon Tate and Nancy Kwan - unfortunately it is spoiled by a few too many interruptions. ** out of 4.

Poseidon-3 Fourth and final in a quartet of spoofy films that Martin starred in as secret agent Matt Helm, this one is among the best, thanks to some curvaceous women and a shift away from the more preposterous gadgetry that marked some of its predecessors. Martin begins the film, as usual, living the life of a photographer surrounded by buxom women in various deliberately idiotic costumes. He's called into action when already-wealthy Green pilfers a train car filled with a billion dollar's worth of gold. The first step is interviewing Green's discarded mistress Louise though he is soon entangled with Green's current squeeze Sommer, dangerous Asian Kwan and clumsy travel guide Tate. Meanwhile, Martin's boss Larch (taking over from James Gregory of the previous three installments) oversees the operation, occasionally pitching in to help. In typical spy-film tradition, everything comes to a head with an extended chase and battle to the death, this time involving a helicopter and a train. Martin, always at his most "relaxed" in this series, barely takes time to act, though he is clearly enamored of Tate, the best sidekick he had after Stella Stevens in "The Silencers" (which was a somewhat similar type of character.) Green makes for an adequately snide and slick villain, constantly referring to his "shhedule". (This actor died a few years after this film in a sleeping pill overdose.) Sommer is a total knockout, making a sensational entrance in an almost waist-high slit, lilac dress and showing off many other flattering Moss Mabry creations and striking hairstyles during the movie. Louise turns up the heat in order to get some attention on the crowded canvas and manages to do so rather well. Kwan is, sadly, rather wasted here. She gets a fair amount of screen time, but is mostly underutilized and rarely shown off to her full advantage. The real gem of the movie is Tate. Overcoming a truly atrocious red wig and some decidedly dorky costumes, she nonetheless creates a hapless, uncoordinated, yet utterly appealing character. Her entrance alone is hysterical and predates Mary Katherine Gallagher of "Saturday Night Live" by more than two decades. Her penchant for loudly stating the obvious, often right in Martin's ear, only adds to the physical humor. She flaunts her considerable assets at the camera, yet backs it up with a deftly handled acting job. The thought of her being viciously murdered in real life not too long after this is almost too much to reflect upon. She is remembered more for her role in the champion of camp "Valley of the Dolls", but here she proved she was far more than just a looker. It's a shame her own lovely hair wasn't used. Oddly absent this time out is Martin's secretary, who was played by Beverly Adams three times prior. These films, while always meant to be amusing, are enjoyable now because the dated clothes and music add even more to the fun. They entertain almost in spite of themselves and are of special interest to those who enjoy the "Austin Powers" movies. The credits song "House of 7 Joys" (a place which is not exactly heavily featured in the film) makes a bit more sense when one is aware that that was the working title of the movie prior to release. This time out, the music can be a bit overbearing. One's tolerance for the sounds of the era will determine how much "bah bah bah BAH" can be withstood before annoyance sets in. An announced fifth film "The Ravagers" never came to fruition.

mark doyon the wrecking crew was the last of Dino's Matt helm flicks. i always thought as bad as some people thought this was, I felt the ambushers was worst. Granted Dean was a little long in the tooth for this role but it wasn't as bad as say, Cannonball Run, where it was obvious he was only doing it for his own reasons. I always thought Dean after seeing this film felt he couldn't do the role anymore. i thought that was why he didn't do the ravagers which had been announced as the next Matt Helm movie. I only tonight discovered in an IMDb mini bio that he was so distraught after Sharon Tate's death he refused to do the role any longer. as a dean martin fan i enjoyed his film and singing career.