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The Angry Silence
Tom Curtis who is employed at a factory, declines to take part in an illegal strike. This one rejection alters his life totally. This is a little-mentioned but thoroughly compelling character study of an ordinary man who stands up to the power of the unions and comes a cropper as a result. It's notable for featuring another fine performance from Richard Attenborough, who burns up the screen with a simmering intensity. An outstanding ensemble cast play well in support, with Brian Bedford and Bernard Lee standing out in particular. Oliver Reed has a small bit part role as well. The movie is very well made and never rushes the story but instead paints a realistic picture of a complex situation in a time and place now relegated to history. Definitely a movie to seek out.
4 years ago
4 years ago
Porky
As graduation nears for the class of 1955 at Angel Beach High, the gang once again faces off against their old enemy, Porky, who wants them to throw the school’s championship basketball game since he has bet on the opposing team. A big improvement on Porky's II with this movie going back to the more raunchy antics of the first. The movie features the typical episodic shenanigans with the gang of Angel Beach High, all of whom now look well into their late 20's. The fat bastard Porky is back and now owns a saloon on an old steamboat. The jokes and absurd situations are also a lot funnier because they all revolve on raging hormones, bizarre sexual fetishes, embarrassing encounters and plain juvenile delinquency! This is a good old-fashioned and textbook 80's comedy which is full of laughs. If you've seen the previous two movies you'll know what to expect here so unplug your brain and enjoy the antics of the Angel Beach High crew.
4 years ago
4 years ago
The Unforgiven
The neighbours of a frontier family The Zachary's turn on them when it is suspected that their adopted daughter was stolen from the local Kiawa tribe who want one of their kind back. This is an unusually sensitive Western about racism not to be confused with the Clint Eastwood movie. It's an interesting and offbeat tale of Indian racial prejudice and warfare among the white settlers, set in the Texas Panhandle of the late 1860's. The story has its moments of excitements especially during the last 20 mins when the Kiawa tribe launch an all out attack on the Zachary's home. What a great cast director John Huston assembled for this movie with Burt Lancaster and the always beautiful Audrey Hepburn as the main leads. Audie Murphy, Doug McClure and a young John Saxon play the supporting roles. The cinematography is beautiful and the scenery magnificent. This movie might be underrated and not one of Huston's best but it comes highly recommended.
4 years ago
Blue Story
 Blue Story 6/10
4 years ago
Blue Story
Timmy and Marco are two young boys from opposing postcodes. Timmy, a shy, smart, naive and timid young boy from Deptford, goes to school in Peckham where he strikes up a friendship with Marco, a charismatic, streetwise kid from the local area. Although from warring postcodes, the two quickly form a firm friendship until it is tested and they wind up on rival sides of a street war. A gritty movie from debutant director Andrew Onwubolu aka Rapman about knife crime and gang crime in South London and how it tears families and lives apart. These type of crimes are ever-increasing in London and this movie was put out to show people the harsh reality of this situation. It is somewhat cliched but nothing more than other movies of its calibre and it is always engaging. The director who was also the writer of the story also has a recurring role in the background of the movie where he is rapping what's going on to the viewer. The young unknown cast perform well. All in all, this movie shows the viewer a realistic depiction of gang culture in South London.
4 years ago
Mermaids
 Mermaids 7/10
4 years ago
Mermaids
Fifteen-year-old Charlotte Flax is tired of her wacky mother moving their family to a different town any time she feels it is necessary. When they move to a small Massachusetts town and Mrs. Flax begins dating a shopkeeper, Charlotte and her 9-year-old sister, Kate, hope that they can finally settle down. But when Charlotte’s attraction to an older man gets in the way, the family must learn to accept each other for who they truly are. What a delightful and quirky little coming of age movie this is. The overall feel of the movie is fantastic with brilliant acting and it is tremendously authentic to it's time and subjects. It is just a fun movie with a very human story. There are a number of great performances in this movie. Winona Ryder plays one of her most interesting characters, and she pulls it off very well. Bob Hoskins is very strong and enjoyable as usual and Cher is also great. Christina Ricci at the beginning of her career is very cute as the youngest child of the family. Overall, it's highly enjoyable to anyone that likes character driven movies. Well worth watching.
4 years ago
4 years ago
Doctor in Love (1960)
Doctors Burke and Hare leave the confines of St Swithins for the world of general practice, stopping off on the way as patients at the Foulness Anti-cold Unit. Hare then takes up a position as junior in a well-healed G.P.’s surgery while Burke continues to sow his doctorial wild oats. The 4th in the Doctor franchise saw Dirk Bogarde vacate the role of Simon Sparrow (temporarily) to let Michael Craig and Leslie Phillips take over as the leads. It's a great little comedy movie with plenty of humour. The plot is pretty thin really, just a serious of vignettes strung together to make a movie. As well as the main cast, there's a lot of cameos from the likes of Joan Sims, Virginia Maskell, Liz Frazer and John Le Mesurier (who seemed to appear in nearly every comedy movie around the time). Michael Craig does an able job as the replacement for Dirk Bogarde and teams up well with Leslie Phillips. All in all, a rather enjoyable comedy.
4 years ago
4 years ago
Howard the Duck
A scientific experiment unknowingly brings extraterrestrial life forms to the Earth through a laser beam. First is the cigar smoking drake Howard from the duck’s planet. A few kids try to keep him from the greedy scientists and help him back to his planet. But then a much less friendly being arrives through the beam… Slated on it's release, I didn't think I'd enjoy this as much as I did. It was a great comedy and it made me laugh with Howard's one-liners. But be warned that this is not a kids movie despite having a sarcastic alien duck as the main character. There's an extremely awkward sex scene between Howard and his female friend Beverley and another rowdy scene in a sex parlour. Lea Thompson is hot as the main female lead with Jeffrey Jones also performing well as a scientist who is possessed by an alien presence. The special effects provided by Lucasfilm is cool. In the end, this movie isn't as bad as many said it was. It was entertaining throughout. Don't listen to me though, see it and judge for yourself.
4 years ago
The Possession of Joel Delaney
A Manhattan socialite begins to fear for her troubled younger brother when he starts behaving bizarrely and he seems to have been friends with a backstreet murderer who has since died. This seems to be a virtually forgotten movie charting the realistic possession of a man by an evil spirit as it was lost in the mix when The Exorcist came out shortly afterwards and shocked the cinematic world. It's is a well-acted movie with a down-to-earth approach. The lack of special effects or makeup help to give this movie a realistic edge and the possession of Joel is quite chilling in it's own way. The slow pacing is used to build up suspense and give the viewer a chance to get to know the characters before plunging them into the depths of horror. It all comes together in a gripping 20 min finale at a beach house. Shirley MacLaine who was in a bit of a slump at the time gives a very good performance of a woman who is worried about her brother. Perry King is also good as the possessed Joel Delaney. This isn't a particularly gory movie, although there are a few shocking scenes of decapitated heads and bodies. This may not be a brilliant movie but it's worth a look for fans of gritty, 70s-style realism.
4 years ago
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Peninsula

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4 years ago
Peninsula
4 years after the events of Train to Busan, a former marine, Jung-Seok must return and retrieve a hoard of money which is inside the back of a lorry. A big disappointment considering how great the original movie was. The movie lacked the atmosphere and tension of it. It took a different kind of direction - a Hollywood type direction which was the wrong decision to take in my opinion. It was just your generic zombie movie in the end with no heart and soul. The worst thing about the thing was the terrible CGI effects, the movie relies too much on it. The acting wasn't so great either and the bad guys were poor as well. The ending scene was so over dramatic it was excruciating to watch. So not a good movie overall and one hell of a letdown.
4 years ago
Sundown: The Vampire In Retreat
A man brings his family to a desolate town to repair its synthesised blood facility, only to find himself in the middle of a vampire civil war. A contemporary western/horror/comedy which does bring it's fair share of laughs to the table. The vampire conflict is handled earnestly by the director Anthony Hickox. The plot might be silly but it does make you smile. The humour hits far more than it misses. The cast includes David Carradine, M. Emmet Walsh and a brief but inspired turn by Bruce Campbell. This movie has a little bit of everything for viewers. The movie is a rather bloodless affair, and that coupled with the lightheartedness makes it quite suitable for many people. Give it a shot.
4 years ago
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Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth

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4 years ago
Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth
Once again someone from the future has come back to create an army of Trancers, human zombies who do what they’re told without question or pause. Now officer Jack Deth, a cop from the future stranded in the past, must once again go forth to stop them. This is yet again your typical early Full Moon productions blend of sci-fi/action/horror and a tad bit more comedy than usual thanks to Jack Deth's one-liners. The plot is the usual bag of fun nonsense. It's more or less on a par with the first one (but definitely not better). The original is just a bit more spirited and also this one just feels a bit less gritty. All the main players from the first movie return such as Tim Thomerson, Helen Hunt, Biff Manard etc etc and slot back into their characters easily. A decent sequel.
4 years ago
4 years ago
Tales from the Crypt
Five people find themselves lost in some catacombs. The Crypt Keeper explains why they are there through a series of frightening stories. A superior Amicus anthology horror movie. Each of the Crypt Keeper’s five guests gets a story that may or may not be about an event from their pasts or their futures: a woman kills her husband before Christmas in order to collect his life insurance, a man leaves his wife and kids in order to begin a new life with his mistress but tragedy strikes whilst driving to their new home, a hoity young man dislikes his elderly neighbour and begins a campaign of hate against him, another man of the verge of bankruptcy must sell his belongings but his wife is not so keen and uses the special powers of an old statue from China to make 3 wishes and finally a retired Major gets to be in charge of a nursing home for the blind but decides to cut their heating and food. The natives begin a revolution against him. Each of the 5 stories are great and interesting and the final payoff when the Crypt Keeper tells the guests they are free to leave the catacombs leaves a nasty sting in the tail. There's an impressive cast which includes Joan Collins, Peter Cushing and Ralph Richardson. The movie is directed brilliantly by Freddie Francis. Overall, a classic anthology horror movie that's well worth seeing.
4 years ago
Breakout
 Breakout 6/10
4 years ago
Breakout
A bush pilot is hired for $50,000 to go to Mexico to free an innocent prisoner. A great movie that starts rather slowly but picks up quickly after 30 mins. The set up involves a surprising amount of comedy mined from a ragtag group's half-baked attempts at breaking a man out of Mexican prison. One of which involves a character dressing in drag for a conjugal visit! The payoff is the spectacular main prison break sequence involving an airplane, a helicopter, a car chase, and some incredible stunts. It culminates with a nasty death by propeller blade. Husband and wife team Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland perform well with a fantastic supporting cast which includes Robert Duvall. All in all, this is a great action movie that deserves to be seen more by people.
4 years ago
The Flight of the Phoenix
A cargo aircraft crashes in a sandstorm in the Sahara with less than a dozen men on board. One of the passengers is an airplane designer who comes up with the idea of ripping off the undamaged wing and using it as the basis for a replacement aircraft they will build to escape before their food and water run out. A slightly implausible, overlong, almost real time survivalist procedure movie which has an all-star cast. This movie is just full of imperfect characters, clashing ideals and personalities the whole way through. The script is good and makes it all feel so natural and urgent even if what they are doing is way implausible. The performances of the whole cast are superb from Jimmy Stewart to Hardy Kruger. Unfortunately the movie goes on for way too long and a 25 min chunk should have been cut to make it flow better. It's still a great movie to watch.
4 years ago
4 years ago
Lynn + Lucy
 Lynn + Lucy 7/10
4 years ago
Lynn + Lucy
Lynn and Lucy are lifelong best friends, their relationship as intense as any romance. Neither has ventured far from where they grew up. Lynn, who married her first boyfriend and whose daughter is fast growing up, is delighted when the charismatic, volatile Lucy has her first baby boy. Lucy, however, does not react to being a mother as Lynn expects. Soon, they find their friendship is tested in extreme circumstances. One of the toughest and most brutal movie that I've watched all year - it's a gruelling experience mainly due to just how authentic and depressingly realistic it feels. It looks at a pair of childhood friends who find their lives torn apart by a terrible incident that changes their direction in life forever. Roxanne Scrimshaw and Nichola Burley are brilliant and it's devastating to watch everything bad that happens to them. Fyzal Boulifa's directing is excellent. A difficult but rewarding watch.
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