My DVDs A - M

The old disaster movies are great, Airport altho is one of the slightly weaker ones, it is full of comedy, action, and slow working thrills. It is amazing how dated the content seems but lets face it it was almost 40 years ago. It still stands strong against the attempts of nowadays and has a great cast each with their own storylines.

Alfie is my favourite Michael Caine performance he manages to find something in the character and show it in a way noone else could. His sexually driven strong male role slowly crumbles and the vulnerble reality comes through. The script and story are great and i urge all to see this if they havent already. A British classic!

In essence Alien is just a sci-fi slasher movie with a big Alien playing the murderous role, this said it has become hugely iconic and is a classic of the genre. Although i must admit i prefer Aliens and Alien 3 i respect and like Alien because it gives us the background and the actual Aliens themselves. Well made and very atmospheric, good scenery and SFX also.

Aliens takes the series to a new level it adds a lot more action and a lot more excitment. If the original was a sci-fi slasher movie this is a sci-fi war movie with everything you expect from both genres. A good story offering up more Aliens, more death and more horror. One of those sequals that may well surpass the original, a tough one though.

Alien 3 follows on from the first with as much action and as much human death. Very similar to the second as its obvious the cast are all stood there waiting to be wiped out one by one. Then again this is why we all watch them isn't it. A good cast of mainly British supporting cast getting wasted all over the shop, great action scenes again and a worthy third part to the saga.

Not as good as it could have been but an enjoyable popcorn movie.

One of Will Smith's strongest performances by far but he is seriously let down by the basic brush over the whole story gets. Its never gritty and doesnt pause on a moment at all, it needed to dig deeper but lacked that depth which harmed it greatly in my view. Interesting casting of Jon Voight also considering he is in latex all thru the movie.

A modern classic, Sam Mendes has brought us a true classic in his first outing as a director. Getting one of if not his finest performance from Kevin Spacey on his dry best abley supported by a great cast including Annette Bening, Wes Bentley, Thora Birch, Mena Suvari and Chris Cooper many of which will struggle to give a perfomance like this gain. A great story of a suburb of people trapped in the lives they wish to escape.

A stand out movie for its era, Focusing on a small group of teens who spend their time doing very little but hanging and cruising, this movie really hit the nail it wants to, shame George Lucas went on to direct the sci-fi drivvle he did.

An amazing performance from Ed Norton proves his is as well as versatile an outstanding acting talent. His performance is a stand out in a gritty dark masterpiece. The supporting cast offer great backing and the script is well written also. I defy anyone to forget the curb eating scene easily!

Having not seen this movie for a few years i forgot how good it really is. Although it is to blame for the following parade of teen movies American Pie has a good story line with real sentiment , a great soundtrack a good cast and was something different at the time.

Although lacking the innocense of the first American Pie, AP2 still boats amany similarityies to the first the great soundtrack, well written script, good cast. Everything you expect from a follow up to American Pie with some truley hilarious scenes.

Following in pretty much the same vane as AP & AP2, American Pie: The Wedding as the final part of the trilogy it offers laughs and romance a plenty but not on par with the first two movies. Missing several key members of past flicks The Wedding is a sufficient closing forthis storyline.

I feared the worst when American Pie started presenting movies, and against my better nature i decided to finally watch Band Camp. I was very pleasently suprised although the movie starts out very slow and looks like its going to be a stinker it manages to save itself. I'm not too sure this should have been Presented by AP but i guess this was mainly to sell it.

Im a sucker for movies which have animals stalking and killing humans. Its a basic idea that neve rtries to be more than it is. Simple sometimes stupid action where you know 90% of the cast is going to be eaten or killed just gotta work out who 1st. Pure cheese and so over the top i love Anaconda!

Anacondas is not rocket science, if you have seen the first Anaconda movie you will know exactly what to expect but in a straight-to-DVD sequal form. The story is cheesy but suiting the action is good fun and the cast are whats needed if a little wooden. The SFX are a little lapse at times and Matthew Marsden's bad guy is so 2d and cardboard otherwise good fun tho.

Back when Will Ferrell was a good comedy actor he is now on the downward spiral but there is hope still. Anchorman is a supurbly written outlandish commedy which is boasts great performances from Ferrell and Steve Carell.

The Anniversary offers up a great cast, sadly most of the cast is pushed aside for Alan Cummings and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Kevin Kline and John C. Reilly are virtual onlookers there for scenery. The things i found hardest to understand with this is how homosexual Alan Cummings wrote himself a straight role but played it like he was so openly gay, it just made viewing hard.

As a massive fan of Oliver Stone i was curious to see what he could do with American football. Then i saw the cast list and it intreguied me even more. It certainly doesnt let down, Al Pacino works best when he has a quality director and puts in a Heat-like perfomance here another impressive point is that Jamie Foxx more than holds his own with a spot on big screen outing surrounded by heavyweights. AGS also strong performance from Cameron Diaz and Dennis Quaid.

Apocalypse Now is the one true Vietnam movie that works 100% in the qustioning of was/is it really worth it! Great perfomance by Martin Sheen takes you through several sections of the movie each showing in its own way the ruthlesness and hrash reality of war. Beautifully directed by Coppola and good supporting performances from Fishburne, Hopper, Forrester and a special mention to Robert Duvall who to me steals the show completly.

Apocalypto tries to be something it isnt, because its in Mayan it feels it is a heavy and seriosu movie but when you watch it you realise that its ajust a basic action mnovie but just set in a jungle with Mayan tribes rather than in a city. Its brutal in places but overall predicatble, not as strong as Passion or Braveheart.

Apollo 13 has 99% of it a great cast a talented director and a true story that captured the nation. However i feel its just falls flat the excitment builds but never lifts, good acting from all involved helps but due to the story it never quite gets as tense as it should do.

On eof the Top 5 action flicks ever, this movie has it all blockbuster special effects, a great cast, a good story, humour, action, a range of emotions. Michael Bay loves to make his bi blockbuster SFX movies but with this one he has made a winner.

The Assassination of Richard Nixon blew me away and very much so in particular Sean Penn's performance its is one of the best i have ever seen. The movie didn't receive much press upon release in the UK and i only became aware after Penn's Oscar nomination. The film is Penn no one can argue this, he steals the show.

An enjoyable remake i the casting was very god and good to see Ethan Hawke back on the silverscreen the action keeps coming and follows all the action movie rules.

After watching Babel i was left thinking why all the hype? There are a hanful of different stories which are linked albeit by the minutest of threads. Each story on its own could have been so much better if given the time. But because fo the constant cutting etc i felt its was very disjointed. The strongest story i felt was Rinko Kikychi's and felt robbed at the lack of concentration.

One of the best movies of the 80s and a standout comic book adaptation. Keaton fits the role well and the direction is rypical Burton at his best.

Not upto the first but didn't expect it to be, DeVito puts ina good performance once again not as good as Nicholson. Another good superhero package tho.

Burton out - Schumacher in, Keaton out - Kilmer in. This for me made the movie a let down, Jim Carrey pulls of The Riddler perfectly but Tommy Lee Jones isn't given enough screen time. A real let down.

Joel Schumacher once again ruins a Batman movie, this whole movie is just ultimate cheese but bad cheese, Mr Freeze actually brings some humanity to the scene but all others seem to just read there lines.

Awesome movie, a refreshing take on the Batman story. Darl, well acted, the campness of the hero is taken away and replaced with more realism.

A really great idea and follows the same bloody ideals as many crossover japanese movies. The cast act this out wells and its its constant action all the way through in my view one of the best foreign flicks i have ever seen.

A wicked series whihc was bound to get its big screen showing eventually. The characters are all lifted straight from the series and don't disappoint, a good story typically B&B.

Shamingly i must admit i don't hate Bedazzled i find an enjoyable Sunday afternoon flick. Lets be honest the acting isnt great and the script neither but it never professes to be. I have to add tho Liz Hurley is stunning in the role of the Devil very suiting to here.

Good to see Owen Wilson in a serious action role a good bit of diversity, he holds his own in this military flick. The idea is nothing new but it is done well and the cast lifts it above many others. A predictableending but all in all an easy on the eye action flick.

A truley bizarre idea for a film although one that works really well. The perfomances are a strange mix of humour and seriousness that makes this movie really work. String perfomances from all four main stars and this would have fallen flat if JM hadnt been the star chosen for the portal.

Best Laid Plans is an entertaining picture but i feel it is predictable in places. There is a lot of to and froing, once you get set with one screw job another comes along. The performances are good Nivola and Witherspoon do well but i feel Josh Brolin is the stand out talent here.

I really enjoyed this movie, Elmore Leonard's writting shone through and the charismatic Owen Wilson was upto the job as usual. A good array of supporting roles which all add their little bits but it's all about Owen Wilson.

A spoof of the 70s disaster movies Big Bus is a la Airplane and Scary Movie is the sense that it it totally idiotic humour. A novel idea and some good jokes dont cover uop the fact it is weak and the good gags are few and far betwen.

The Big Empty follows a set up that is not new, the whole big town guy stranded in a small place surrounded by a range of bizarre folks. The element The Big Empty uses to differentiate itself is the alien factor but this just doesn't seem to fit in as an actual event rather than deluded wishing. Great cast and Jon Favreau holds the main role well a much under appreciated actor.

A wonderfully crafted tale of Edward Bloom's life, in places the story seems unbelievable and his son cannot take any of it as serious. Tim Burton brings his usually style of directing to this and with a cast as strong as this he cant go wrong.

Cohens at their best. Bridges at his best. Great support great soundtrack awesome movie. The Dude is king

I prefer Bogus Journey to Excellent Adventure but this has many of the same traits as Bogus Journey. As the first of the two its sets the scene well and the idea of travellign through time to grab peopel from history to help with a report is opne which gives plenty to make laughs with. Reeves and Winter are perfectly cast and the chemistry betwen them seems spot on.

One of my all time favourite comedies! A lot of people hate Pauly Shore however in Bio-Dome Bud Mackintosh is just a scream adaptation of Pauly Shore and thus it works really well. Shore and Baldwin have real chemistry and work so well together a criminally ignored or disliked film. Funny, Good cast, good soundtrack just check it out!

Although looking dated nowadays The Birds still stands strong with its excellent direction and thrilling story. The concept is a scary one and with one ofthe most memorable final shots The Birds will live on for decades to come.

Black Hawk Down is a great action/war movie and i thinkthe use of Ridley Scott as director has a massive part to do with this. It's good that America didn't totally change a whole deal of the facts surrounding this as they usually do in war flicks. A great cast and plenty of great action, non stop and a film to watch over and over.

Black Snake Moan i found was nothing but an excuse to have Christina Ricci running around naked or half naked. Don't get me wrong the acting from Ricci and Samuel L. Jackson was good compared to what we are used to from them but the story is dull and uninspiring. Justin Timberlake did well in his over billed role and is building a good portfolio.

The film that started the great comic book adaptation landslide of the 90s/00s. Blade is a fun flick that offer good action with a good cast i felt the SFX let the movie down in places but overall a good movie.

Guillermo del Toro takes the helm for this sequal and that is a good choice, with this he makes a movie that offers nonstop action and follows enough of the the original Blade ideas but with a story that is not just a remake of sorts.

The third and probably final offering in the Blade series takes a slightly different route. With Ryan Reynolds (comedy) and Jessica Biel (eye-candy) added to the mix the focus is taken away from the pure action and lightened up alot. This however is welcome as it could have got stle with a lot less action.

The sheer impact Blair Witch had upon its release was amazing even more so if you consdier the production and then the actual content of the movie. I take BWP not as a horror but as a study of how 3 teen documentary makers react to being lost in a woods, good performances from the 3 leads. Itake the tent russleing and bnoises as secondary and even as false subconciousnss due to the situation.

Blue Crush follows an expected story line oh how some one dedicated to something 100% gets distracted by the introduction of a member of the opposite sex offering a different life. The acting is good and the soundtrack is awesome.

One of Tom Cruise's strongest performances, with Cruise getting 95% of the screen time and what with the basis of the story it asks alot of Cruise but he is up to it. A stronger support cast in mainly minor roles and great direction as always from Oliver Stone make this a great flick.

Probably Mel Gibson's finest filmatic outting both as an actor and a director, the sheer power of the movie works so well with the brutality and the love equally. Although not strictly correct on the history front i doesn;t stop Braveheart from being a classic with a great script some perfect performances and story that is timeless.

Cringingly good. The film made me feel uncomfortable, a suprisingly good movie.

The Breakfast Club is a genuinly perfect movie, a legend of any age in film making. The definative teen movie has it all, a great cast putting in great performances, a great soundtrack, a great story and great direction. It's a timeless tale and everyone should see this at least once in there life.

Never a dull moment always something happening, great script, great acting, a w holley impressive movie, with a perfect cast.

A great movie, based on an excellent novel and made for the screen i nthe best possible way. William Holden's performance really stands out o me but obviously you cannot ignore Alec Guinness'. Along with the movie a top and rememorable theme.

One of my favourite war films... scratch that, one of my fav films ever. Based on a tragic and extremely important Operation through the Cornelius Ryan novel this all star picture is a constant and thrilling ride. Defionatly one to watch!

A true British girly flick, Renee Zellweger does really well in a role that seems almost written for her, add to that her chemistry with Colin Firth and Hugh Grant who both put in good but not uncommon roles. A good supporting cast and from what i'm told a good adaptation from the book.

Something a bit different from Martin Scorsese it is still one of his New York stories but isn't quite the cut throat violence he usually offers. This is more about an internal battle than external and the performance put in by the lead stars are rvery compelling.

One of my favourite action movies of the 90s, Broken Arrow sees John Travolta given free reign in a lead bad guy role and he eats it up and gives a great performance. Christian Slater is just there to give Travolta something to work off but he does well still. John Woo gets the best out of his stars and bring you a great if not original action flick.

Woody Allen's BOB seems all to wishy washy no great details seems to just skate over the characters. A good cast let down by the script i feel, Chazz Palminteri is the only actor to stand out at all.

A very light take on Brit gangsters in Spain, all to lame no real grit. Also to compare this to Casino, Goodfellas and Scarface is pure sacralidge. Danny Dyer just didnt excite in this role where as Tamer Hassan at least seemed to flow with it.

I'm not sure why it's taken me so long to get round to seeing this but let me tell you the wait was worth it. Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid is most definatly one of the best films of the lates 60's also one ofthe bestwesterns and buddy movies. Newman & Redford sparks with charisma and they work together so well. A great picture in fact a classic!

Eli Roth's first picture a stepping stone onto box office sucess this movie took the genre back to how it used to be a basic story very simple yet very effective.

One of themost underated teen movies to have come out. A good story that sticks to the ropes enough but also has several different side stories going on within. Through out the film there so many notable cameos or small roles squeezed in wherever possible. Just so much fun, great flick.

A good thriller with a perfectly assembled cast, Robert Mitchum's casting is perfect no one could carry this role like he did at the time. Gregory Peck plays the role well.

Not a film i thought would interest me, however not long into the film its really struck me the acting is top rate and the story is genuinly interesting i found i couldnt stop watching this and thoroughly enjoyed eveyr minute of it.

Captain Corelli's Mandolin leaves me torn, its a good story and it is well directed in beautiful surroundings. I am a big fan on Nic Cage but here he isnt at his best and his accent is off, Penelope Cruz is once again plays her role flat and dull. A plus on the acting side is David Morrissey who i have never seen put in any sort of decent performance until here.

Great movie. What a start to a flick the Countash and the cop car wow did i just cum in my pants lol.

Having seen Casino once before and not liking it i decided to watch it again after Scorsese's more recent flicks came out. My view changed and this movie was so much better this time around. Great acting gretadirecting well written and a good story line.

I love this movie! This Casino Royale is far superior to the lame Daniel Craig Bond movie on so many levels. It boasts a great ensemble cast and a superb soundtrack/score. The story is so funny and zany and it has so many memorably funny scenes. The ending is for me one of my fav endings in any movie.

The most boring James Bond movie to date, really nothing much happened in the movie, very little action and a very basic storyline. Mads Mikkelsen was very under used and i just dont think Daniel Craig can quite carry off the role.

Michael J. Fox is excellent in this moving and disturbing tale of wrong doing under the cover of war. Fox's performance is his best to date and probably will be fullstop. There is very good supporting play by Sean Penn of whichyou come to expect really. Back when DePalma was directing strong movies this one is a cracker.

Spielberg, Hanks, DiCaprio can you see this movie not working? Answer no chance. It oozes everything you love about the three stars slick direction and typical string performances from Hanks and DiCaprio. A good story which adapts well to the big screen, generally a very entertaining movie.

Usually this sort of film would appeal to me but Matthew Goode's charcter really annoyed me and thi stopped me from enjoying the film overall. Chasing Liberty is actually a weak movie and is soley relying on Mandy Moore to carry it which she attempts to galiantly. A let down in review.

I put of watching Chicago for a long time it didnt interest me at all. The fact Catherine Zeta-Jones won an Oscar for her role shocked me so i decided i best watch it. I loved it, the songs are great the acting perfect and really well cast, although CZJ isnt Oscar worthy she does well but for me Richard Gere is the stand out. And All That Jazz!

An enjoybale Stephen King adaptation from John Carpenter - who's fast becoming a fav director of mine. Keith Gordon offers a good performance in the leads and the supporting cast are upto it too but Christine steals the show as expected.

All the hype about this movie is deserved Orson Welles is amazing. At just 25 to direct, produce, write and star in this master peice is truley breath taking. His performance has lost nothing what with him doing as the tasks,. A True Classic.

City Hall benefits from a great cast of talented actors but falters with its predictable and in places paint by numbers story/script. John Cusack plays a role he's not un accustomd to and does well in it same can be said for Al Pacino who i think relies on auto pilot more than anything else.

City of God is everything everyone raves about it being. This is a true story which makes you think as it's as hard hitting as any Hollywood ganster flick (Goodfellas) but all true, it's brings home the true trouble that Brazil goes through. A great story and amazing performances from stars in the making, so much goes on in each different strand of the story a classic that deserves to be up there.

As good as the first Clerks, with the right amount of humour and touching, Kevin Smith will continue to make great movies till the sun goes down.

Cool Hand Luke is a classic, only recently have i become more aware of Paul Newman's impressive back catalogue. Having seen Newman in Cool Hand Luke i am now sure he is one of the finest actors of the generation. The story is one of a guy who doesn't fit the time but who also feels that he isn't free to be what he wants. When arrested they try to make him conform but he still lives as he wishes an this leads to both touching and funny scenarios. In the end the man may think they got what they wanted but Luke never gave in.

Alec Baldwin steals the show like he has in many of his recent movies. Story wise nothing mind blowing but done quite well. Could do without seeing William H. Macy's nutsack though.

Although normally i wouldnt have looked twice at this movie, i saw the trailer and thought it looked a fair flick, after watching it i really enjoyed it and was impressed by Ray Liotta's acting. I'd recommend thissleepr to most.

My favourite action movie and in my view one of the bets action movies ever. Great cast with John Malkovich and Steve Buscemi really shining as cons.

George Clooney's calling is as a director, don;t get me wrong i think he has done some great movies - ie Out Of Sight - but you can see as a director he has a good eye. The story is a humerous and sad tale of Chuck Barris and his possibly fictional possibly truthful life as an undercover spy. Sam Rockwell worksthe role really well and Drew Barrymore & George Clooney offer good support, Julia Roberts however is not cast particularly wel land doesnt suit.

I think Constantine is one of the better choices of comic book adaptation as the hero is an anti hero of sorts. John Constantine has many downfalls hes a chain smoker, hard drinker, a suicidee someone who isnt whiter than white so i enjoy the character more than a lot of the goodie goodie comic heros. A good traditional toryline of good vs evil with a twist throw in the a good cast and u have a good flick.

Crash, deserved winner of the 2006 Best Picture award is a great movie. It tackles the difficult subject of rasicm but doesi t well covering a large ensamble cast with entertwining stories and issues. The performances are great and considering the size of the cast there are some real gems in there, Howard, Ludacris etc.

An average 80s b-movie horror, nothing special in any way but if you got nothing else to watch give it a go. Setting in the small dusty town is a tradional place and the who thing is unoriginal.

Sequal following on two years from the first nothing much seems to happen in this flick which is a shame as i thought it would build on the first. Theeffects are cheaps but the critters a cool lil furry balls lol.

The strongest of the series in my view, the stars keep together and the fact that the critters are in a tighter location gives it a better feel. Leonardo DiCaprio in his first big screen outing does well little did he know what waits ahead.

A really weak outing this film lacked any sort of anything, the acting was wooden the story dire and the cast well the Captain was quite possibly the worst actor ever,

The Crow is a dark classic, the story is strong and very easy to get into, the performances are are hard, touching and enchanting at the same time. Brandon Lee shows his true acting talent in a role that took him away far too young. Not many dark movies are as slick but as harsh as The Crow, a cult classic!

I think Cry Baby playes like a stage play/musical the dialogue and the acting styles would slip perfectly onto the stage. Catchy songs and a timeless story make this and enjoyable flick whichhas a really good cast.

Great concept, a good watch stereo typical charachters but they work.

Like the tagline the first one had rules, by lacking the rules it loses a lot of its appeal.

Better than 2 not as good as 1. Enjoyable but doesnt really explain how it was built like i expected.

The formula looked so good Craven, Williamson, Beltrami, Jackson, Ricci etc etc but maybe this is a victim of its own contents. With all this it should have really working but it just didnt see to gel, the cast didnt suit and it was just flat.

A good strong traditional horror movie. It very much felt like a 70s horror movie and genuinly makes you jump. A good solid idea and its done well, not over the top and not American cheese either. A cast made up of non household names all put in good performances.

Another hash of a spoof, why seriously why do they continue to pour this type of tripe out? I admit i laughed at a few scenes but on the whole i found it quite cringy and embarassing.

I was very suprised when i watched this as i actually really got into it, really good fun, obviously not aiming to be to intelligent even considering some of the subjects. Good performances well done the SFX are sometimes a let down but generally jolly good fun.

I really enjoyed this movie, first time around it wasnt obvious at all as the where it was going. Clever story well acting and well written.

After hearing good things about Deuce Bigelow i decided that i should get round to watching it, what a mistake Deuce is just so unfunny its almost painful in palces, the story offers up what should be a great bed to work from butthe actually events through out are not funny and end up just dragging out. Rob Schneider should stick to support acting he just can''t carry a film alone.

Quality over quantity, this movie doe'snt offer a lot but what it does offer is done well. Good directing, camera work and casting. However the story line is a little lacking with not so much happening. Excellent cast of horror veterans though, spot the star.

One of the best action movies ever. It has it all cheesy catchphrases, a supurb hero, with an tattitude to boot, a great turn by a brit in the bad guy role. Finally a hell of a lot ofshooting, explosions and action. Excellent Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman showdown in a true classic of the genre.

Very similair to the first Die Hard, this time based at an Airport in Washington. Once again John McClane is in thw rong place at the wrong time leading to heavy action, a full on non stop flick.

An excellent thrid installment of the Die Hard series. DHwAV takes it to the next level bringing in Jeremy Irons as a stronmger bad guy and based in a wide area. This its an awesome ride throwing in Sam Jackson as a sidekick gives it a whole lot extra too.

You forget just how good Dirty Dancing is if you go a few years without seeing it. Well after refreshing my memory i can say i love this movie, one of the best movie of the decade a real feel good flick. Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey put in great performance as the two leads who grow so much during the film with the aide of dancing.

Disturbing Behaviour is a action packed thrill ride of teen angst, brain control and violence. Katie Holes & James Marsden lead the fight along with help for some good supporting characters. Enjoyable and a fun watch.

A true classic and one of Pacinos best. The 70s was full of genuine classic movies and i feel this is definatly up there. Al Pacino and John Cazale are perfect in the lead roles and its continual edge fo the seat stuff. I could happily watch DDA every day and still enjoy it just as much.

A great British low budget horror movies that actually works. Although very much toungue in cheek this movie is a great traditional b-movie, great script, good acting altogether a good watch.

Dogma is a great risque cinema, picking a sensative subject and picking and poking at it with usual Kevin Smith humour. An array of creative characters each a great take on religious figures but with novel ideas. The acting is great and very tongue in cheek, you gotta check this out even if you are into the religion.

Donnie Brasco is one of the best gangster genre movie out there, if you havent seen it you should go see it now! Al Pacino and Johnny Depp give great performances, Depp does too much aimed at a younger audience nowadays but this proves he can do grit in a more adult role. Pacino is great in a lower role to his usual characters a lot more down trodden than usual.

If yuou want a good cheesy meat head movie then Doom is a pretty good choice. Ive watched it several times now and just enjoy the pure naffness. The Rock overplays in true style as dop the rest of the cast. Some cool action and death scenes and i really enjoyed the POV Doom style cut scenes.

As a massive The Doors fan i can give Val Kilmer two thumbs up as this is an excellent performance quite possibly his career high point. The supporting cast are all goof but Morrison is the star of the story so they are pushed back. Another compelling story put to film by Stone as only he could, excellent!

Down In The Valley was a slow paced non sensical movie which offered long lingering shots and slow and moody performances from all. Evan Rachel Wood and the dependable David Morse were the shining lights but Edward Norton i feel was let down by his flat character, not one of his best by far.

I think this movie was highly overated, don;t get me wrong it was noit a bad movie just nothing special. I understand Jennifer Hudson's Oscar nomination and win but on the whole it was a disappointiong flick that only really took off after 1hr 20mins.

First time i saw Drop Dead Gorgeous i was in hysterics sadly it wears thin after 4 times although still has a few laughs in. A good cast with some good ideas, once the pagent has finished and it goes onto the states and then USA finals it is real flat, the fat tard is the highlight for me tho!

Duel just goes to prove that you dont need masses of blood or special effects to make a stand out thriller. Basic and much better than alot of Spielberg's later movies the truck offers its self as a character in this fun thrill ride.

The ultimate buddy/road movie, The first 30 mins has very little talking but is visually stunning and has a soundtrack to match. Great movie, fits so well with the sights the sounds and the feel.

An enjoyable flash backto the 50s creature features! Thisisnt trying to be a classic its just trying to be good fun and for the most it is. A decent b-movie cast altho Doug E. Doug irritates. Nice to see Scarlett Johansson before she hit the big time.

Nic Cage pulls on the Private dick personna and goes into the murky undeground porn world, this movies works well with a good edgy idea. I was suprised a studio agreed to shoot this considering the material but is done well and not to gratuistous. Nic Cage does well as does Phoenix in an early supporting role.

Election is a slightly off the wall comedy in the same vain as most Alexander Payne movies. It offers you a humerous situation and within that situation are several good performances, notable from Broderick and Witherspoon who's underlying battle steals the show. A teen movie done from an older perspective.

I usually fall one way or the other strongly with Gus Van Sant and Elephant falls on the side of good. The usual long flowwing shots and the cuts to the sky are here but this time theyare thrown in with a very contriversial theme. For the most part Van Sant captures the plain everyday style of school life spot on which is made even better when the massacre actually hits the screen. I found the massacre scens disturbing obviously because ofthe strong link to real life. Overal done very well but lthe motivation shown was way too much combined.

Cameron Crowe brings his excellent idealistic character to a more romantic setting. The kooky Dunst and the down Bloom brings different sparks to this film, Dunst potraying a somewhat kooky perfect woman and Bloom a down on his luck could be perfect suiter. The chemistry is there thanks in no small way to Crowe's writing. Have to also mention the outstanding soundtrack.

Another classic John Carpenter flick like his others this has it all great action a strong leading character and an awesome score. Snake Plissken is a top 5 action character and the flick is non stop.

Snake Plissken returns but maybe he should have stayed away, with John Carpenter at the helm again i expected another amazing flick like New York but alas it wasnt to be. The SFX are appauling and the script is just New York re-written badly.

Quite possible the most bizarley endearing romance - of sorts - movie ever made. With its twists and turns and unique idea this movie just captures you completley, Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet are on fine form and actually work so well as a couple. Michel Gondry's direction of another classic Kaufman script is spot on.

Event Horizon owes a lot to previous sci-fi horror/thrillers, the general idea of the movie is nothing new but with the added gore along with the stable lost at space story it manages to keep going without struggling. A good cast but they dont help the anti-climactic finish.

Sienna Miller once again shows she can act, the story might not be as heavy as it could have been but that is in part down to the lack of any depth in the real Edie Sedgwick. WIth the material she is given she does ral well and works well off the impressive and supurbly cast Guy Pearce.

An awesome teen horror movie with a great cast. Robert Rodriguez puts his usual touch to his movies and this makes its exhilarating trip. A well done idea which also boasts a wicked soundtrack.

Failure To Launch = Failure To Work. Possible due to watched such a short time after How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days but FTL doesnt work as well by any means. There is a lack of chemistry and personally i am not a fan of Sarah Jessica Parker and i feel she isthe weak link. Zooey Deschanel is criminallt underused but what she is given she works well with.

Fame is another excellent movie from the 80s, telling the tale of growth, development and understanding of around 10 of New York City High School for the Performing Arts. There are many strong performances within and this film isn;t just about the music or the dancing its about what the music and dancing offer and mean to the people at the school.

Not as good as everyone makes out.

I really enjoy The Fast And The Furious it doesn;t try to be anything its not it knows its a car junkie and street racing fiend flick. There is a good story and decent acting and the action and car racing is great and will keep you interested throughout. I look forward to them getting back togther for number 4.

Although enjoyable it doesnt quite carry on the whole focus on the cars they seem to be secondary behind the leads and Walkers budding romance with Mendes. There are some cracking examples of tasty yank cars but after the first 10 minutes it goes downhill. Not a shade on the first one but i do like Ludacris and Devon Aoki

Another 80s teen flick with a cast of which 50% went onto mega stardom and the others had to settle with b-flicks. Very much so along the same lines as all teen movies with its stereo typical characters but fun loving flow.

En excellent movie from Terry Gilliam his adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's novel has to be one the most striking movies of recent times. The performances are supurb and completley perfect casting. The visuals in this movie along with the acting are the strenghts a movie my eyes watched wide open all through truley supurb.

Classic John Hughes 80's Teen Comedy, which along with Sixteen Candles, Pretty In Pink, Breakfast Club etc set the bar for all future teen releases. A true classic.

Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore have so much on-screen chemistry that if they are together its highly likely its gonna work. Teaming them in comedy about a woman with a short term memory opens up for plenty of laughs but also alot of emotion. At times the story is so sad but its sweet with it, a really enjoyable movie.

Fight Club is brutal film showing the mundane day to day life of the club but with a twist that you dont see coming at all. A great cast and typical excellent directing from David Fincher are all contributing factors that go into making this one of the freshest flicks in a long time.

When this came out to me it stood head and shoulders over most other relases at the time. It was a teen horror but it was completly original, well wrote a good cast all round a really enjoyable flick. One thing that does let it down it the fact it lacks a strong soundtrack.

In the age of sequals it had to come! Final Destination 2 follows in the the footstep of the first but with a change to the cause of the escaped death. The following deaths are again creative and it keeps up the pace.

Same old formula enjoyable but badly scripted.

Like i've read previously this does play out like a stage play it isnt the best written movie but later on it does have a few suprises.

Real let down not a shade on the original not much happens and is really not at all creepy or frightening.

Called Football Factory the actually football content is less than minimal it is more about the needing to belong to something than what they are actually belong to. Typical Nick Love movie in the sense that the emotions are burried and the strong violent top is put on unfortunatly.

One of the best examples of modern comedy, its both crude and very touching. It has genuinely funny moment and proves Steve Carell is a leading man who can really do a great job at comedy acting, A wicked supporting cast and great script alll adds up to = awesome. I love the Age of Aquarius ending too!

Bought Four Dogs two years ago on DVD but it took me ages to get round to seeing it, i have to say i really enjoyed it. It might not be the most original movie oreven the best acted movie but it keeps your attention and delivers a good overall story. The final twist you can see coming amileo ff but just forget that and enjoy.

The idea of carrying the Frankenstein idea forward and into modern times is a good one, it's worked for Dracula and Werewolves so why not give the bit peice monster a chance. However this is not the way to do it, Frankenstein is a dull, slow and pointless exercise the story is patchy and swept over and the ending was just a waste. A typical straight to DVD movie very like mid 90s pap.

Not a bad starting point in my view the series doesnt really get going till Jason comeso n the scene.

My fav of the Friday 13th saga, the introduction of the legendary character Jason Voorhees. A good old fashion slash 'em up movie.

Same formula as the whole saga but what can i say i love Jason Voorhees. This movies keeps the standard uo there with plenty of gore.

Another slash happy movie from Jason Voorhees, The start of the Jason vs Tommy Jarvis battle with Corey Feldman playing the first installment of Tommy. If you enjoy the others you'll love this.

They try to give the saga a bit of a different one here it works well enough srtill equals plenty of blood and slicing.

Another outing for the most prolific movie serial killer in history. He slashes his way through more unsuspecting teens in typical fashion and the movie as a whole doesnt disappoint.

Another Fridy another Jason. The New Blood introduces us to the best Jason so far in Kane Hodder and long may he reign.

All i can say is what a terrible ending Jason as a kid oh my god. Other than that its refreshing to see Jason slash his way through somewhere other than Crystal Lake.

With a new company owning the rights the the franchsise they decide the freshen up the series. In my mind this was a bad idea as this movie wasnt really up to scratch and had a real bad storyline.

This is a hell of a lot better than i expected does a good job of splicing the sci-fi genre and the horror genre.

Great. Wicked to see Jason & Freddy together. A horror with good humour aswell

From Dusk Till Dawn is one of my favourite movies and also one of the best vampire flicks around. I remember the first time i saw it i didnt knwo bou the vampires so it came as a massive twist, two different movie the criminal/road movie then all of a sudden vampires everywhere. A great cast who all do awesome and Clooney sheds his ER personna instantly.

Nowhere near as good as the First From Dusk Till Dawn but its good fun when its not trying too hard. The director tries to many fancy camera angles and work which fails to pay of and annoys. The cast bar Robert Patrick is average, nice cameo from Bruce Campbell tho.

Please do not carry on making these as this is as bad as we can let them get. The Hangman's Daughter although maybe giving certain clues to the history of The Titty Twister is wholely unneeded. The story is weak the acting terrible in places and the whole feel is just cheap. The first was a classic this is trash.

An enjoyable take on the Jack The Ripper tale, Depp & Graham put on their dodgey Cockney accents and offer up a fun but not to gritty performance. As noted in the review it is visually strong but lacks the depth of the terror and grit but an enjoybale watch none the less.

With Full Metal Jacket Stanley Kubrick created two of the most memorable characters in movie history, Private Pyle and Sgt. Hartman both performances of these were outstanding and they effected you during the movie. The fact the movie is split in two with the training and the war also works very well.

Spot On! An awesome movie, although not a typical Scorsese in terms of sets etc its still fits into his timeline of New York flicks. The acting is great, directing perfect, well scripted, very well cast just a whole heartedly spectacular film.

Zach Braff shows there is more to him than simply an actor who perfects innocent goofiness. This movie is really well written and the story moves at a perfect pace. Natalie Portman's role is almost like a follow on from her earlier film role in Beautiful Girls.

Gerry is visually beautiful, long flowing effective shots accompanied by suited music. The plus of the above has been the cause of much sacrifce in the acting department. Because of the surrounds and how its shot you are detacthed from the charcters and they never seen to portray any desperation. The later scenes dont initally hit you until you stop and think. Typical Van Sant movie.

Enjoyable but considering the build up the movie ends all to soon, the characters are likeable and the script not actually too bad.

I really love this movie dont ask why it just feels right. Elisha Cuthbert looks amazing in a spot on teen movie.

What can you say about Gladiator that hasn't been said before? It's one of these rare films where evryone and everything just comes together so perfectly. The acting is of high quality from Crowe, Phoenix, Neilsen etc and the direction is spot on. Cinematography and SPX make this a classic with beautiful scenes which help pack the movie out. A modern classic and faultless picture.