| Monty Python and the Holy Grail |
8.00 |
1974 |
GILLIAM, Terry; JONES, Terry |
CHAPMAN, Graham; CLEESE, John; JONES, Terry; IDLE, Eric; PALLIN, Michael |
Classic. So many hilarious skits. Seems to survive re-viewing and test of time better than 'Brian' |
http://us.imdb.com/Details?0079470 |
11 |
Yes |
| Monty Python's Life of Brian |
7.50 |
1979 |
JONES, Terry |
John Cleese, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, Terry Jones |
Great slapstick and satire |
http://us.imdb.com/Details?0071853 |
9 |
Yes |
| Rocky Horror Picture Show, The |
7.00 |
1975 |
Jim Sharman |
Tim Curry, Susan Sarando, Barry Bostwick, MEATLOAF |
Fun campy musical; great music, style etc. [not my first time!!!] |
|
6 |
No |
| Casablanca |
8.75 |
1942 |
CURTIZ, Michael |
Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Paul Heinreid, Konrad Veidt, Sidney Greenstreet, Peter Lore, Conrad Veidt, Dooley Wilson |
Unbeatable romance, intrigue. part corny, but highly sentimental |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0034583 |
5 |
Yes |
| American Beauty |
9.50 |
1999 |
MENDES, Sam |
SPACEY, Kevin; BENING, Annette; BIRCH, Thora; BENTLEY, Wes; SUVARI, Mena; GALLAGHER, Peter; COOPER (I), Chris |
Mesmerizing in its perfection - performances, story, direction, courage |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0169547 |
5 |
Yes |
| Godfather, The |
9.00 |
1972 |
COPPOLA, Frances Ford |
BRANDO, Marlon; PACINO, Al; |
Richly but not over directed, amazing film. UniversallPerfect performances. |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0068646 |
5 |
No |
| Princess Bride, The |
7.25 |
1987 |
REINER, Rob |
broad cast, including Billy Crystal, Peter Falk… |
Weak acting but very clever story and humour for everybody |
|
4 |
No |
| Jésus de Montréal |
9.00 |
1989 |
ARCAND, Denys |
Lothaire Bluteau, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Robert Lepage, Marie-Christine Barrault, Catherine Wilkeny, Remy Girard, Gilles Pelletier, Denys Arcande |
As incredable the THIRD time. Performances, script, direction outshine. |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0097635 |
4 |
No |
| Trainspotting |
8.75 |
1996 |
BOYLE, Danny |
Ewen McGregor, Ewen Bremmer, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle, Kelly MacDonald, Peter Mullan, James Cosmo, Eileen Nicholas, Susan Vidler, Pauline Lynch |
Fantastic all ways round. One of the very best. Masterpiece withstands repeated viewing |
http://us.imdb.com/M/title-substring?title=trainspotting&type=substring |
4 |
Yes |
| Apocalypse Now |
9.00 |
1979 |
COPPOLA, Frances Ford |
Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Dennis Hopper, DUVAL, Robert |
Awesome, fantastically well made, tremendously powerful. "The Horror..." |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0078788 |
4 |
No |
| North by Northwest |
8.00 |
1957 |
HITCHCOCK, Alfred |
GRANT, Cary; SAINT, Eva Marie; MASON, James |
Wonderful classic. Drunk scene is too farfeched. Love scenes just dreamy! |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0053125 |
4 |
No |
| Godfather Part II, The |
8.50 |
1974 |
COPPOLA, Frances Ford |
PACINO, Al; KEATON, Dianne |
A wonderful sequel - as perfect as the first |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0071562 |
4 |
No |
| William Shakespere's Romeo + Juliet |
9.25 |
1996 |
LUHRMAN, Baz |
Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Pete Postlethwaite |
Awsome present-day setting. Terrific insertion of scenes into gangsta culture. Better than Zerffereli's, for acting, direction, but especially design. |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0117509 |
3 |
Yes |
| Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
7.75 |
1977 |
SPIELBERG, Steven |
DREYFUSS, Richard; TRUFFAUT, Francois; GARR, Teri; DILLON, Melinda |
? |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0075860 |
3 |
No |
| Ferris Bueller's Day Off |
7.25 |
1986 |
HUGHES, John |
Mathew Broderick, RUCK, Alan, SARA, Mia |
Good performance by Broderick, great glances to camera; a start-living message I can relate to |
|
3 |
No |
| Citizen Kane |
8.25 |
1941 |
WELLES, Orson |
Orson Welles, Joseph cotton, Everett Sloane, Dorothy Comingore, Ruth Warwick |
Expressionism, photography, flashback structure interesting. |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0033467 |
3 |
No |
| Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers |
8.00 |
1993 |
PARK, Nick |
SALLIS, Peter |
Wonderful claymation. |
http://us.imdb.com/Details?0108598 |
3 |
No |
| Body Heat |
8.50 |
1981 |
KASDAN, Lawrence |
Kathleen Turner, William Hurt, Micky Rourk, Richard Crenna |
Excellent thriller plus sex. Works again because you see the hints of betrayal. |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0082089 |
3 |
No |
| Thelma & Louise |
9.00 |
1991 |
SCOTT, Ridley |
SARANDON, Susan; DAVIS, Geena; KEITEL, Harvey |
Important, funny movie. Both stars amazingly good. |
http://us.imdb.com/Details?0103074 |
3 |
No |
| Austin Powers, International Man of Mystery |
7.25 |
1997 |
ROACH, M. Jay |
MYERS, Mike |
Some really hilarious parts, and very clever satire of James Bond |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0118655 |
3 |
No |
| Big Chill, The |
8.25 |
0 |
KASDAN, Lawrence |
BERRINGER, Tom; CLOSE, Glenn; GOLDBLUM, Jeff; HURT, William; KLINE, Kevin; PLACE, Mary Kay; TILLY, Meg; WILLIAMS, JoBeth |
Fantastically well-made and even more believable. Essenital viewing |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0085244 |
3 |
Yes |
| French Luitenant's Woman, The |
8.50 |
0 |
q |
STREEP, Meryl; IRONS, Jereme |
Clever adaptation. Intrigue, romance |
|
3 |
No |
| Pulp Fiction |
9.00 |
1994 |
TARENTINO, Quenten |
John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Quenten T., Bruce Willis, Harvey Keitel, Christopher Walken, Eric Stoltz, Amanda Plummer, etc. |
(Upon reflection SUPERB!) But made me laugh at repugnant violence. All performances, direction great. Most thought provoking film in a long while. |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0110912 |
3 |
Yes |
| Godfather Part III, The |
8.50 |
1990 |
COPPOLA, Frances Ford |
PACINO, Al; KEATON, Dianne; GARCIA, Andy; MONTAGNA, Joe |
Fine end to trilogy. Plausable, rich characters. |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0099674 |
3 |
No |
| Bound |
8.75 |
1996 |
WACHOWSKI, Larry and Andy |
Jennifer Tilly, Gina Gershon, Joe Pantoliano |
Absolutely excelent thriller with superb, suspensful plot, plus great style and cinematography. |
|
3 |
No |
| Gods Must be Crazy, The |
8.75 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
No |
| Man Who Knew Too Little, The |
7.75 |
1997 |
AMIEL, Jon |
MURRY, Bill |
Surprisingly good comedy although weak ending. Bill really acts very well in support the premise. Some good Anglo-US jibes too. |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0272338 |
3 |
No |
| Amadeus |
8.50 |
1984 |
FORMAN, Milos |
ABRAHAM, F. Murray; HULCE, Tom; BERRIDGE, Elizabeth; CALLOW, Simon; DOTRICE, Roy; EBERSOLE, Christine; JONES, Jeffrey |
ABRAHAM is wonderful. Script great too. |
|
3 |
No |
| Boot, Das |
8.50 |
1981 |
PETERSEN, Wolfgang |
PROCHNOW, Jurgen; GRONEMEYER, Herbert |
Riveting, classic u-boat movie. Unbeatable in the genre. |
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0082096 |
3 |
No |