Starring: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon Directed by: Steven Spielberg Plot: Poor Mrs Ryan has lost a few sons in WW2 so a bunch of soldiers are sent into dangerous French territory to bring back her final surviving son, Private Ryan (Matt Damon). But is it any good? Well yes, and the first 20 minutes or [...]
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt Directed by: Ridley Scott Plot: But is it any good? It’s a bit weird that I’ve already reviewed the sequel (which was at #85) and I basically summarised my feelings then about the first three films in the Alien…heptology, is it now? While I still prefer the sequel [...]
Starring: Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard Directed by: Charles Chaplin Plot: The Tramp struggles to survive in an industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman. But is it any good? Let me start by saying that I much prefer City Lights and The Great Dictator. Those two films had me actually crying with [...]
Starring: Edward Norton, Edward Furlong Directed by: Tony Kaye Plot A former Neo-Nazi tries to prevent his younger brother going down the same road that he did. But is it any good? I saw American History X when it was released in 1998, but couldn’t bear to watch it again, so forgive me if my [...]
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt Directed by: John Huston Plot: Three down-and-out men tackle a mountain in Mexico in search of gold, battling opportunists, bandits – and each other – to get rich. But is it any good? Luckily this is one of the films on my list that turns out to be [...]
Directed by: Victor Fleming Starring: Judy Garland, a lion, scarecrow and tin man Plot: Farm chick gets transported to land of Oz by tornado. Crushes witch and meets scary munchkins. Other witch tries to kill her, she makes some weird friends, trips down the yellow brick road and meets short dude. Puts on red shoes [...]