Lifted by the presence of Donald Pleasence, this by the numbers exploitation horror manages to create a modern, gothic atmosphere, together with some fun setpiece moments, all on its meagre budget.
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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster 1964
Meteors, assassins and a woman from Venus!
But everyone came to see the monster tag team battle and it really doesn't disappoint. The filmmakers really leaning into the humour and characterisation of the creatures.
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RoboCop 1987
Paul Verhoeven's tale of an ordinary cop in the near future, mutilated and rebuilt into a cyborg Police officer by a corrupt corporation, is every bit as gutsy, bloody, sweary, un-politically correct and downright unpleasant today as it was 28 years ago.
And it's still a classic.
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Whiplash 2014
A movie about drumming?
Didn't sound too inviting, i'll admit.
Boy, was I wrong!
The story of a young man's tutelage by a maniacal instructor, Whiplash barrells along at such breathless speed and intensity that it felt as though only 20 minutes had gone by; I was shocked to find that the running time was 105 minutes!
Yes, drumming is a big part of the story, but make no mistake, this is an action movie where sticks and character become…