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Before Sunrise 1995
An achingly romantic film with electric chemistry between Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke and sparkling dialogue.
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Ghostbusters II 1989
My first watch in probably 15 years. Takes the piss in just how much of a retread it is but Bill Murray is awake and funny, the effects are actually pretty fun, and there are some nice visuals (Peter MacNicol's headlight eyes spring to mind). This film gets an awful lot of shit and I kinda see why but I still enjoy spending time with these guys, even if it is "same shit, different day".
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Project X 2012
A very big candidate for worst film of the year, Project X made me absolutely furious whilst watching it, and I haven't felt that wound up by a film since Grown Ups. People who know me know that's a big deal.
The film is an utter shitpile for many reasons but the most egregious offenders which come to mind is the sheer laziness of the filmmaking. OK, you've given people loads of cameras. Great. And what do we see? High…
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Alien 1979
Still beyond reproach. Makes me less nervous about Prometheus as I know for sure that it can't ever approach the level of quality of this film. Subtle, pitch-perfect performances, though Ian Holm is on another level, superb ratcheting of tension and some of the best production design ever seen in sci-fi make for a true masterpiece which is certainly very close to the top of my favourite films of all time.
