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Extreme Prejudice (1987)
An entertaining action Western from Walter Hill. Powers Boothe has some amazingly funny but inappropriate chauvinistic lines. His character is ridiculously over the top.
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6.8
A really creepy atmospheric horror. Very unsettling and understated. This is a modern Horror classic with a brilliant score.
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335
6.9
7.1
The Drop (2014)
Enjoyable. Simple and straight forward story. Great performance by Tom Hardy in the lead role. Gandolfini is always a joy to watch. Sadly, it's his last film.
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Odd, distinctive, atmospheric and strangely hypnotic.
It's a beautiful and sad piece of filmmaking. Moving in a way that's hard to pin-point.
It's a beautiful and sad piece of filmmaking. Moving in a way that's hard to pin-point.
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7.1
A very disturbing and intense experience. Brilliant filmmaking.
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The Babadook (2014)
The best Horror film I've seen in many years. Very creepy and atmospheric. I cared about the characters and felt their trauma. It works on two levels, as a ghost story and as a story about a mother and child who struggle to deal with the loss of a loved one. It avoids the cliches of most horrors and goes for a more subtle approach of building up suspense and atmosphere.
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6.7
Inherent Vice (2014) (2015)
Inherent Vice is my favourite film I've seen so far from 2014. I had been anticipating this one for quite some time and I was not disappointed. Once again Paul Thomas Anderson delivers a brilliant film.
Its sprawling narrative and witty dialogue had me hooked. It's odd and wacky and hilarious, and I didn't want it to end. It kept me zig-zagging along on a weird and wonderful trip. Even though at times I was thinking to myself "what the hell is actually going here?", it didn't even matter. This seemed to be part of the experience, that it was written in this manner. It really captured the mood and atmosphere of its time. Looking forward to seeing it again. Brilliant.
Its sprawling narrative and witty dialogue had me hooked. It's odd and wacky and hilarious, and I didn't want it to end. It kept me zig-zagging along on a weird and wonderful trip. Even though at times I was thinking to myself "what the hell is actually going here?", it didn't even matter. This seemed to be part of the experience, that it was written in this manner. It really captured the mood and atmosphere of its time. Looking forward to seeing it again. Brilliant.
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House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
Pretty disturbing film from Rob Zombie. Dark as hell. Visually impressive. Atmospheric and off-the-wall, it packs a punch and it doesn't pander to the typical Hollywood ending.
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7.5
A beautiful film to look at. Gorgeous colours, framing and textures. And brilliant performances by Michael Gambon and Helen Mirren.
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7.6
Wake in Fright (1971)
Brilliantly shot. Dark as hell. Donald Pleasance is excellent.
You can practically feel the heat of the outback emanating from the screen as the characters sweat and chug beer like water. The main character is sucked into a self-destructive nihilistic underworld with devastating consequences. Unmissable.
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Harold and Maude (1971)
An absolute classic. A truly great piece of cinema. Very inspiring, dark and hilarious.
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6.7
6.9
Something Wild (1986)
A really funny Road Movie with political undertones.
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637
7.9
7.7
Down by Law (1986)
This is a masterpiece. One of my all time favourites!!
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A list of films that I think have received ludicrously low ratings. Clearly my taste is at odds with the majority as these are some of my favourite films.
The low ratings of films by directors like Jim Jarmusch, Abel Ferrara and John Carpenter reveal how under-appreciated these visionary filmmakers are within the mainstream.
Also, there are too many David Cronenberg films with low ratings such as Cosmopolis, The Brood and The Dead Zone. For one thing, The Brood is an incredibly disturbing film that ranks amongst the most unsettling films I've seen. It is a neglected masterpiece of horror.
Nicolas Winding Refn's films are also rated poorly. Valhalla Rising and Only God Forgives are great films that will probably achieve cult status in years to come.
The low ratings of films by directors like Jim Jarmusch, Abel Ferrara and John Carpenter reveal how under-appreciated these visionary filmmakers are within the mainstream.
Also, there are too many David Cronenberg films with low ratings such as Cosmopolis, The Brood and The Dead Zone. For one thing, The Brood is an incredibly disturbing film that ranks amongst the most unsettling films I've seen. It is a neglected masterpiece of horror.
Nicolas Winding Refn's films are also rated poorly. Valhalla Rising and Only God Forgives are great films that will probably achieve cult status in years to come.
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