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Good solid taut thriller alright. Special effects were impressive for the time.

Yeah, I thought this was an unexpected treat. Will be keeping an eye out for Zahler's next pic. Also, it kinda reminded me of THE DESCENT, in the second half.

Seminal low-budget countercultural road movie which perfectly taps into the spirit and disenchantment of the youth in America at the time. Peter Fonda and director/star Dennis Hopper are a pair of doped-out, hippie bikers searching for a ‘lost America’, only to be confronted by violence and...

One of Hitchcock’s most intriguing and relentlessly thrilling films- mostly set in a quiet coastal Californian town- sees flocks of birds attack the local inhabitants for no reason. Debutant Tippi Hedren, in a career best role, plays the visiting San Francisco girl caught in the midst of all the...

Classic, outlandish crossdressing comedy, one of the best ever, full of indelible touches, great slapstick and memorable dialogue. Lemmon (my favourite actor, ever) and Curtis sparkle as two hard-up jazz musicians in late 1920s Chicago forced to dress up in drag and join an all-female show band...

Heston is commanding as the Jewish Ben-Hur, whose lifetime friendship with the ambitious Messala (Boyd) is turned on its head when the latter gains a prominent position as an ally with the Roman Empire during the time of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion. Thus, commences a bitter rivalry and feud...

Big scale, handsomely produced adventure with some brutal, axe-wielding action. Norse Viking chieftain Douglas and slave Curtis are both unaware that they’re half-brothers and fight for the right to rule Northumbria and the hand of its princess (Leigh) in mid 8th century England. This certainly...

Extravagant, bombastic Biblical epic from Cecil B DeMille (he also narrates), remaking his original silent 1923 film. This is big-scale storytelling at its grandest and although this lavish film is a bit (unintentionally) silly at times, it makes up for it in pure drama; the Technicolor visuals...

Majestic desert epic from director David Lean and producer Sam Spiegel, chronicling how enigmatic British mapmaker T E Lawrence became leader of a WW1 Arab revolt. O’Toole delivers an electrifying career break-out performance as the ambiguous hero. Other vital assets here include the gleaming...

Definitive gangster movie of the 1930s with a striking performance from Muni as the uncompromising thug with repressed inadequacies. Director Hawks infuses his vivid film with a gritty tone and it’s shot with expressive light and shadow. It also affords Raft with one of his best roles (no one...

Unfortunately I wasn't a teenager in the 1980s!! Saying that, I did love the banter in SATB, but those films seem to be a product very much of their time. Would that be fair to say?

Method actors can rattle 'conventional' actors. Dustin Hoffman and Olivier in MARATHON MAN was the same, I think. Clash of styles.

Maybe the film's vibe was just lost on me:emoji_confused:

Hahaha that would've been a riot:emoji_laughing:

Yeah, I don't think it's aged particularly well. It's rarely on TV- unlike SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT.

Hilarious spoof of (and tribute to) fairy tales with brilliant animation. There are enough gags here to fill a multitude of films. Great vocals too.

There’s soooo much emotion and angst in this powerful adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel. Kazan gets fine performances from an excellent cast, with theatre actress Van Fleet the highlight imo.

Masterly portrayal of upper class life amidst the backdrop of Texas landscapes. It goes on far too long but is full of great performances, especially from Dean. Such a waste:emoji_disappointed:

Beautifully designed fantasy with a lively collection of pixies, gnomes, gremlins and dwarves. It kept me enthralled.

It's full of great action set-pieces and has a real laid-back charm. Gleason is memorably unhinged and Field is great too.