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campy classic with vince giving a star turn as the obsessed doctor revenging his wifes death in some very novel ways!

even camper sequel with a silly egyptian elixir of life storyline. cheesily grated!

terry gilliams folly that almost fucked his career for good - check it out to see why.

beautifully filmed actioner underwater. mad marines, curious aliens and ed harris in a very deep trench! the ending is daft and i have never figured out why mary elizabeth mastrantonio is so hated by the crew cos she's really nice!

I hate to admit it, but Nic Cage was awesome in this, well everybody was. Hats off to writer Charlie Kaufman for laying his cards on the table for the world to see.

not seen this in years but remember it fondly - something about an oscillation overthruster! and peter weller is one of those great actors that is way underappreciated by most people.

errol flynn is god. the entrance into the castle dining hall with the sherrifs deer over his shoulder is one of my favourite moments.

daft fun from robert rodriguez.

spielberg does an admirable kubrick impression but it is overlong and fudged towards the end.

gary oldman always makes the screen light up - and any film set in a confined space with loads of action gets my thumbs up.

this film is one of my all time favourites and must be watched in the dark, at full volume on the biggest screen possible. now go rewatch it.

one of a handful of sequels that is as good as if not better than the original. again u must watch this when the neighbours are mostly out and pump up the volume,.. mostly...

many are disappointed with this but i really love it. no real weapons and loads of bald brits and a rottweiler alien hybrid! whats not to love?

getting a bit stale with ripley by now but this gets special mention for ron perlmans great performance and those swimming aliens make my day! oh and jeunet should have sacked the designers of that crap monster at the end.

good but not great. lovely idea poorly directed. looks awesome in all the right ways but let down by a wishwashy set of actors.

an admirable attempt to reproduce the amazing comics - and the first manga i ever saw.

milos forman is an excellent director. this is engaging and informative and wonderfully entertaining.

a beautifel story of an innocent girl in a big world. some of the best use of computer effects in modern film that enhances the story rather than take it over - jeunet has a magic eye in all his work. oh and if any laydee's out there are anything like amelie, drop me a line!

yay for chris cooper! the most under rated man in the business.

the funniest documentary about film making ever. and its not meant to be a comedy!

not bad for an unfilmable book!

one of those films that has always been in my life and always will..."beware the moon lads, beware the moon.."

excellent non linear storyline revolving around one car crash and how it affects so many lives.

Well I was looking for Evening Harder (part 2) on here as I just watched that, but as ever flixster doesnt have it yet..
I could watch Kevin Smith for hours - and indeed if you get these 2 two part dvd sets you can! Each runs for over 4 hours - and a fuckin hi-larious.
Part1 highlight being the Superman story - and Part2 has ninjas rescuing Jesus from the cross!

voodoo drama with mickey rourke - the end doesnt pack quite the punch it could as alan parker peaked about 20 mns before the conclusion.

my favourite woody allen film - lobsters! spiders! la-de-dah!

ok cg animation but excellent work from woody allen in the lead voice role. made me think twice before treading on ants!

oliver stone comes over all tony scott and flashy in this fine sports drama

one of the reasons i bought a surround sound system - visually dynamic and aurally stimulating - with excellent performances from all involved.

From the first minutes of animal killings, rape, cruel torture, beheadings, anxiety and sickening gory violence - I watched it praying for it to end.

I would have turned it off if not for a friend's high praise.

I can't stomach any kind of cruelty to animals, even if they're clearly visual effects, so I particularly despised the bashing to death of the Jaguar.

I laughed out loud at the arrival of the Spaniards at the end too, and couldn't help but be reminded of 'Predator' through several key scenes.

bacon! paxman! hanks! sinise! harris! - great true story too.

If you're idea of a fun movie is hearing some of america's most well known standy up comedians tell the filthiest, most appallingly bad taste versions of the joke known as The Aristocrats - then you're just like me! Not one to watch with the in-laws present!

i'm a sucker for john schwartzman's cinematography in this - michael bay i can live without - and all those cocacola moments just distract.

the music in this is great, the scene with the ice cream van still shocks and the tension still affects. also Carpenter's homages to Hawks bring me out in smiles. excellent stuff!

beautiful design thanks to mike mignola and great story too.

just be careful who you go out with!

funnyish first installment of this ok trilogy

i like the sillhouette tent scene - that makes me laugh!

cant say i like dicaprio, but he's pretty impressive in this. great direction from martin scrosese too.

unnecessary 3rd installment of this stretched too thin series.

Kicked arse big time, with beautiful camera work, amazing choreographed action scenes, moving characterisation and a drop dead gorgeous leading lady.

I know that the film is based on a comic, but I havent heard if its any good - does anyone know?

The final 40 minutes of the film - after Azumi's lesbian dalliance - are simply superb.

The androgynous bad guy is impressive too.

It does go from set piece fight scene to the next but with action like this - I'm certainly not complaining!

aside from some dodgy scouse accents, this is a fascinating look into the early days of the beatles - great music too!

i must have watched this every day over the summer it was released - and at one stage could repeat the script verbatim! it still entertains 22 years later :)

beautifully shot and acted. deeply personal work from master almodovar, with a touch of "vertigo" about it.

A tough gangland leader experiences love at first sight when he encounters a young college student in a crowd. With no concern for public conduct, or the desires of the girl, he forces himself upon her and kisses her in front of her boyfriend. Totally unapologetic, the man is beaten by police and left disgraced.

Desperate to see her again, the man decides to return to the same place. Soon, the student re-appears and she and her boyfriend go on a window shopping trip. However, her desperate lack of money leads her to commit an unfortunate crime, for which her victim demands an uncompromising, pre-planned punishment: She must work as a prostitute to pay the money back. And it is the man who fell in love with her in the crowd that day that will be responsible for taking care of her

Dark, daring and brutal, this twisted tale from the director of The Isle challenges romantic ideals and breaks with conventional notions of love to deliver one of the most powerful and controversial films of recent years.

gooey cheapo horror from ace film maker peter jackson. i wonder what he want on to do?

i hate censorship. i only bought this as it had been banned. i wish i had saved my money!

a tad overlong but a fab film nevertheless. amazing natural light cinematography too.

set in the the type of hotel i always end up staying in.

michael douglas' arse. nuff said.

far superior origin story than those shite tim burton efforts. amazing that bale bulked up for this right after his shockingly thin role in the machinist.

absolutely peerless.

60 years old and still absolutely amazing. the story touches me, the effects impress me and the make-up is second to none - go see!

the first use of cgi mixed in with old style animation, not bad at all, just not great.

incredibly naturalistic and real, never fails to pluck the heart strings.

i wish they hadnt made this in a way, as i was happier not knowing what happened to them after the first film.

cheesy fun, with loads of explosions and bad ass serbians. owen wilson lights up the screen, but hackman is on autopilot.

insane ideas from mad spike onze. malkovich? malkovich! malkovich?

charlton heston in one of the gayest movies out there. epic stuff though, shame they dont make em like this anymore.

vv funny with some wry character observations.

one of john cusacks earliest and funniest roles. i love the mom's cooking.

the first 15 certificate film i snuck into - still entertaining today.

the ending to this never fails to set me on edge.

bruce hasnt reached his peak yet, but fun nevertheless in a cheesy 70's way.

makes me smile just thinking about this. why doesnt the dude ever bowl?

badly aged and nowhere near as good as it used to be.

that scene with the playing ground makes me very nervous.

giallo classic from master argento in full on hitchcock mode. black leather gloves and knives a go go..

fairly disappointing action flick from ridley that would have benefitted from more time in the editing room.

jet the fuckin tits li, is on top form in this great action flick.

powell and pressburgers finest moment. represseds nuns go stir crazy in a mountain monastery - all incredibly filmed on a set and you would never know!

looks greatm sounds great, is great - but let down by a shite ending.

looks even better than the original thanks to guillermo del toro. yay for ron perlman in this too.

not nearly as bad as most critics would have you believe.

fiery the angels fell, deep thunder roared along their shores, burning with the flames of orc..

very atmospheric - but for fucks sake wipe your nose and follow the fucking stream out of the woods. cannibal holocausts good looking daughter.

so so anime, but i think that about most of them - loads of cgi that make it stand out from the crowd.

wow, what an amazing film. i can watch this every day and never get bored.

on a mission from god, john landis on top form in this with the late great john belushi.

better than it has any right to be.

one of the darkest films i know. dennis hopper rips the tits off the screen in this, kyle and isabella give amazing nuanced performances and david lynch adds that magic that only he can. i have never worked out why dalmations and fire engines go together so well.

Very funny scenes throughout, but it was felt like a 90 minute sketch show. Nick Broomfield is sent up in fine style though.

Having only seen this on TV and DVD, I was totally jonesed to get to see a 70mm print at my local cinema. Wow 50 years old and still the cats pyjamas, despite rewriting history!

Terry Gilliam makes this film look stunning, but the over the top acting needed restraining. Monica Bellucci is as ever, amazing.

Under appreciated darker than dark comedy with Jim Carrey on top form, Mathew Broderick underplaying as ever, cameos from a skinny Jack Black, George Segal and serving wench Janeane Garofalo - "There were no utensils in medieval times, hence there are no utensils AT Medieval Times. Would you like a refill on that Pepsi?... There were no utensils but there was Pepsi? "
The karoake scene with the Jefferson Airplane song is just too funny

Think of it as Bond - Year One. His character is built up throughout the film, before tearing him to shreds and leaving you in no doubt about why he becomes the Bond we all know from all the other films - ruthless, tough and treating women so badly.
Daniel Craig was excellent, portraying an incredible physically menacing presence, Fleming's 'thug in a dinner jacket' we're never more true, before showing his more sensitive side. Every hit, punch and roll makes you wince for him - and those piercing blue eyes can convey so much without a word being spoken, the mark of a truly great actor.
On the downside, it had more endings than Return of the King and as such over stayed its welcome by about 15 minutes, the card playing scenes didnt quite have me on the edge of my seat, and there is a total rip off from Stagecoach/Raiders of the Lost Ark - that had me rolling my eyes.
Daniel Craig is a great Bond - way better than Moore, Dalton, Brosnan and Lazonby. I would seriously rate him against Connery - here's hoping the best is yet to come in future films.

If I was marking the film on its visual merits alone, then it'd be a 5/5. But it was overlong, boring and now a few hours after watching it, I have forgotten what it was about. It did remind me a lot of a comic called ' The Red Star' though...

The funniest comedy of the last 10000 years. Flying Stallone just cracks me up, with the amount of liberties this film takes with suspension of belief, I'm surprised that everyone involved didn't develop Pinnochio-esque schnozzers. Entertaining like nothing else if you leave your brain turned off, oh and the trailer for it is outstanding - probably one of the best ever. Seriously.

Elem Klimov's powerful, mesmerising and dynamic award winning feature has been deservedly hailed as one of the greatest war films ever produced. Set in Soviet Belarus during WWII, the story follows Florya, a newly enlisted innocent partisan, as he staggers dazed and petrified through the merciless horror of the struggle against a cruel German aggressor.
Essentially, the film is a rite of passage and Florya's face physically ages during the progression of the film as he is subjected to ever increasing brutal warfare and maniacal ethnic cleansing, routinely committed by the German forces.
The film's title is derived from the Book of Revelation and its call for witnesses to 'come and see' the carnage and devastation wrought by the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
The imagery created by Klimov is stunning and the battle scenes frighteningly realistic: the director actually uses real ammunition during filming for maximum authenticity.
Such brutality shocks to the core and the director's careful attention to style and detail make it all too believeable whilst leaving the audience stunned and bewildered to the very last.

Highly recommended!

Atmospheric and wonderfully evocative fairytale. Some of the special effects havent stood the test of time, but remain watchable if only through the haze of fond memories.

From the opening scene that makes you feel "." that big, tothat uber cool sound design for the signal, by way of impossible camera moves through glass windows and into mirrors, calling in on James Woods at his reptilian best, handsome Bongo Mcconnaughey teaching religiosity to the fuzzy wuzzies, thought provoking ideas and themes and a star turn by Jodie Foster too.
Fine stuff, that even has Donnie Darko's girlfriend in it!
It's been too long since I watched it and I am glad I put time aside for it last night.
Special thanks to the Cool shite clan for reminding me how good it is from their chat on their recent show.

Genrebuster's Dan Soler must get the hats off for me renting this in the first place, given his rave review.
It arrived today, and normally my rental's sit, gather dust and then get sent back unwatched but I was determined to watch this one. (the others that arrived today are both Genrebusters recommendations too - The Place Promised in Our Early Days and The Tai Chi Master)
What an insane film! I loved it.
Even though it's kinetic energy could so easily have been represented by wobbly handicam action, the directors do an incredible job of making the film look frenetic without the viewer losing their lunch.
Jason Statham running with a hospital gown on and a stiffy had me laughing out loud too, not the only moment of hilarity in the film.
Even the ending was not a let down, as is so often the case with Hollywood films.

1976 ~ The last day of school. Bongs blaze, bell bottoms ring and rock n roll ROCKS! Among the best teen films ever made, Linklater's Dazed & Confused eavesdrops on a group of seniors to be and incoming freshmen. A launching pad for a number or future stars, Linklaters first studio effort also features endlessly quotable dialogue and a blasting, stadium ready soundtrack. Sidestepping nostalgia, Dazed & Confused is less about the best years of our lives than the boredom, angst and excitement of teenagers waiting for something to happen.

I know he's flashy and MTV, but i love Tony Scott's work - and even Keira 'lead with her best teeth' Knightley is excellent in this. - 6 frames/second, mad colours, desaturation, hand held stuff and edited into an inch of its life - the man has more tricks up his sleeve than Penn and Teller!

Two physically identical girls, one living in Poland and the other in France are mysteriously linked in more than one respect. Each have musical talents, a weak heart and doubts over their lovers. Although they have never met, when Veronika collapses while performing onstage, Veronique immediately feels her life has changed profoundly...
Kieslowski makes Ridley Scott look like he's directing blindfolded and David Lynch noodling inanely. Effortless control of mood from the sadly missed master.

Listen to the audio commentary www.coolshite.net and this film is not nearly as bad..

Silly rubber make up and gooey effects heavy tale of an air-head gen x actor who takes the large amount of money to promote a dirty no good large chemical companies products. Hilarity ensues when he is held captive along witha few mates and subjected to a freaky transformation when he is deliberately doused with chemicals (from the company he's working for) by a mad 'freak show' creator.

Lyrical tale from Peter Weir of a naive sprinter and his slightly more worldly wise mate, signing up to go and fight for their country during WWI. Leisurely paced and as the opening says it's more about the journey to the destination than the destination itself. One scene with shells and bullets raining down on swimmers is quite superb. Mel Gibson is one handsome devil too.

I think that Zach Braff ruined this film for me. I have never seen anything he has been in (scrubs etc) and will be comfortable never to have to sit through anything he's in again - what a total waste of space! and his direction was so 'meh' it left me total underwhelmed and annoyed. however the script he wrote was great, peter sarsgaard was fab and natalie portman can be forgiven for episodes 1 2 and 3! - this film would have benefitted from a director like wes anderson, richard linklater or alexander payne to bring out all those quirky details and performances that this so missed.

Buddy movie crossed with One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest - all girl cast, with the always delicious and watchable Winona Ryder. It doesn't seem to work though - cliched, montage ridden and overly mawkish and sentimental steering the viewer too forcefully rather than gently taking you by the hand. Whoppi Goldberg is great though.

Cinemaslave Joe persuaded me to give this a go and I am so pleased that I did. The irony is that the more the 'star' interracts with the wildlife, the less wild they become - trustin man too much perhaps and thus becoming easier prey for poachers. The film was deeply moving, especially the scenes with Herzog listening to the final horrific moments at the camp. Did anyone else think that the pathologist was a creepy guy, seemingly enjoying talking about his grisly duties?

John Carpenter's homage to Dario Argento. Still mighty fine nearly 30 years later, with beautiful gliding camera work and one of my favourite film scores.

floppy hair and hormones raging in the continuing saga of 'arry p.

Well now. Fulham. Bit dodgy at the moment.

Charles Dance directing Dames Judi Dench and Maggie Smith - it doesn't get much more English than this.
A mysterious Polish castaway drifts onto the shores of the isolated Cornish home of a pair of spinsters sisters.
The pair nurse him to health, Dench's crush on the young man fuelling her fervour for the task and embarrassing her uptight sibling.
This hopeless devotion drives the film's plot and poignancy, especially when her jealousy of a holidaying artist (Natasha McElhone) looks set to interfere with Andrea's future happiness

A young recently qualified Dr. decides to do some work in Uganda. Through a series of events he soon remarkably becomes President Amin's personal physician - and confidante. His morals are put to task as the amiable and generous nature of Amin soon crumbles to reveal his true nature...
Well acted and entertaining - especially Forest Whittaker as Amin - but it had some bad cliched moments and an inappropriate 'action' score that took me out of the suspense.
Recommended though.

Maybe it's too quirky for it's own good, but it's just right for me! Bill Murray's 'action' scene is too funny.

Emaciated metal worker falls apart, he doesnt eat or sleep and someone is playing post it note Hang man on his fridge.. and who is the big guy in the red car keeping tabs on him? Now with a dead body on his hands it's time for him to come to terms with reality - whatever that is...

Beautifully shot, woodenly acted, underwritten story of a Russian refugee in pre-war England and then WW2 Paris.
Ricci is as ever frowny, miserable and particularly lovely.

Again, another Cinemaslave Joe suggestion and with the DVD being slapped with Jackass stickers - not one I would have checked out otherwise. Wow! I am so glad I did - a moving, funny and inspirational tale of paraplegics giving it their all in wheelchair rugby - sounds shit right? - Check it out for one of the best docco's out there!

James Whale directs with an emphasis heavy on the atmosphere and with kick arse witty dialogue despite it's age, this film is awesome! Karloff is cast as a dumb but agressive butler to one of the strangest households in cinema history. Recommended!

Dark, twisted and beautiful. A real contender for film of 2006, and only loses 1 point for having a one dimensional bad guy and not enough labyrinth scenes.

Lacklustre performance from Woody "meh" Harrelson as porn master Larry Flynt. Courtney Love has that weird aura about her where you know it's not good for you, but you just can't seem to stop watching. Ed Norton really is crap in this too, which is the way of things with a lot of his output.

Finest film of my 2006. Black Cats and Top Hats! This was marvellous from beginning to end, with nuanced performances, intrigue, emotion, drama and originality. Plus the best cinematography (by Wally Pfister) in a long time. Praise the cinema gods for Chris Nolan! Totally gripping from start to finish, with the films subject matter, i found myself concentrating on the tiniest details, waiting for 'the prestige' - and when it comes.... its worth it.

Underwhelming from the day for night opening. The fight scenes were OK, but the middle section really sucked, but any film with an unhappy ending gets an extra point from me!

Teen angst high school dramas don't come much better than this. Lonely quiet Christian Slater barely says a word at school through the day - but alone at night hosts a pirate radio show as Happy Harry Hard-On, spreading the dirt on what really goes on in school by the corrupt teachers and principal. Samantha Mathis stars as the love interest - with subversive themes and funny one liners you really can't go wrong.
So Be It.

Powell and Pressburger hit yet another buls-eye with this beautifully shot and acted tale of the stage and ballet. Jack Cardiff's cinematography is simply superb.

Mixture of talking head docco and re-enactment drama. If you didnt know this was true, you would have difficulty believing it wasnt made up. Definitely a case of wrong place wrong time - but their story has more holes than Blackburn, Lancashire..

1972 exploitation flick cum rape revenge drama/women behind bars flick. It has gallons of squirting blood, naked women galore and plenty of mean prison guard offering their idea of fair treatment. It may be the same age as me but it looks pretty fresh today if you ignore some long zoom close ups etc. The dvd transfer I watched was great too.

After a near-miss car accident sees them separated, distraught mother Rose (Mitchell) is left hunting for her daughter Sharon (Ferland) in the deserted town of Silent Hill. It's far from a welcoming place, though, and Rose soon finds some disturbing things lurking in the darkness...

Not as bad as I feared, but not a patch on the others.

Fuck Yeah!

Yeah it was visually stunning and watching was like all those cool fight scenes from Zulu, Braveheart and LOTR that you didnt want to end rolled into one film.

But, I just turned off the tv 10 minutes ago after watching it, and honestly don't have the slightest urge to get all macho and muscley, shout with a Scots accent a lot, or even use my refuse container's lid as a shield with a french stick as a makeshift sword.

I laughed more than I thought I would though, especially at the 7 foot King Xerxes. What a ponce! LMAO when he eyed up 'Sean Connery Light' from behind and then grabbed his shoulders to give his little neck a rub. *snotted myself laughing*...

Hi-larious pastiche of Star Wars with talking thumbs. Incredible facial expressions, comic and timing and way better acting than Jake Lloyd from all involved - with a surprisingly high standard of special effects. It reminded me of the good old days of The Adam and Joe Show.
Oooby Dooby Scooby Dooby Benooby indeed...

Daft from the outset - with the crappest most unscary undead ever. Big on atmosphere though.

This and it's predecessor owe more to Romero's The Crazies than to zombie films.
Sadly despite some positive reviews, I wasn't impressed with this sequel.
The one word review...

Thin.

Three lives become intertwined following a tragic accident. Riveting and heartbreaking and finally uplifting - this is a superb film.

There are 666 portals to the other side, and somewhere in Japan lies the home of the 444th. It is here that Prisoner KSC2-303 escapes from his fellow inmates to rendezvous with a group of men who will lead him to safety. After he realises that the price of his freedom is the death of a female hostage, he refuses to comply with his rescuers' plans and blood is spilled.

But when, in the aptly named Forest of Resurrection, long dead yakuza fighters come back to life to avenge their own deaths, a battle against these living dead assassins ensues. Soon his quest for freedom becomes a desperate fight to simply stay alive.

Plenty of action, gore and zombies - but strangely flat and boring.

"Rock n Roll!!!" - In the same vein as Repo Man and Bad Taste - if you ever wondered what a 'mondo movie' was, well check any of them out.

Exploding zombie heads, flying saucers, a she-male love interest, hell, even a zombie love story, a hot pants wearing bad guy - and Guitar Wolf killing zombies with guitar picks!

Oh and the best rock soundtrack in ages! by my current favourite band "Guitar Wolf" who all do a great acting job too.

& this is the only DVD I have bought in 2007 thus far.

A Zombie is found aboard a boat off the New York coast which belongs to do a famous scientist. Peter West,a journalist, travels to the Antilles with Ann, the daughter of the scientist. On the way, they meet with with Brian, a ethnologist, and Susan. When they arrive at Matul Island, they find Dr. Menard, and discover a terrifying diease which is turning the Islanders into horrifying Zombies which devour human flesh and seem indestructable....

Show me the keys you fucking cocksucker..! Does anyone else reckon that Keyser Soze is the burnt bloke in the bed with the bandages? He is prime suspect if you ask me ~ Verbal Kint is just too obvious.