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Beverly Hills Cop 1984
The benchmark for the buddy cop movie.
The benchmark for an action comedy.
The benchmark for Eddie Murphy.
This is the film that made Eddie Murphy Americas biggest star in the early 1980s, and its easy to see why. Beverly Hills Cop is a film that would only work with him starring. The entire film is built around him, and he fills any gaps with some splendid Murphy-ism's. Just for some added insurance, we get the brilliant John Ashton and…
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Face/Off 1997
Face/Off is like that mental dude in the pub.
You always try and avoid him. But then one day, when your bored, you engage him in conversation and he tells you, THE GREATEST, AND MOST EXCITING STORY YOU HAVE EVER HEARD.
And from that moment on you will always give a sly wink and nod off appreciation in his general direction.
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Room 237 2013
Ok, so it basically a third TOTAL BOLLOCKS..
..but it does nothing more than make The Shining even scarier, even more genius, and an even bigger masterpiece than I first thought.
If that were possible.
It's hard not to imagine Stanley Kubrick watching this and pissing his pants.
If he weren't dead of course.
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There's Something About Mary 1998
PHWOAR.
There really is Something About Mary.
It's funny. That's what. The 31st Funniest Film of All Time.
When something is funny, it really doesn't matter how dumb it is. And this is DUMB. Penis jokes, retard jokes, sexist jokes, and animal jokes.
And every one of them fucking funny!
This is 2 hours of very entertaining, laughter filled cinema. Something which Hollywood regularly fails to deliver.
Some come on you goofy bastards, can you really resist Mary?
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Flight of the Navigator 1986
I haven't watched this film since my mum took me to see it at the cinema some 27 years ago.
I feel I have let myself down.
This is one of those magical films from the mind of Disney, and it sucks you right in after 20 minutes. Disney are fucking marvellous. This is another fine example of a fantastic children's fantasy that is acceptable viewing for any adult of a sane mind.
It's wonderfully 80s. The MTV culture, robots,…
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White Men Can't Jump 1992
A film, so good, that it makes us think that basketball is cool. And even better than that, it made us think that Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes could be the next Riggs and Murtaugh.
It was never going to last.
And mainly because people realised that this film would be hard to beat.
A blabbermouth scrip delivered with brilliant humour and I can't give a fuck attitude.
Then came Money Train...
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Face/Off 1997
Face/Off is like that mental dude in the pub.
You always try and avoid him. But then one day, when your bored, you engage him in conversation and he tells you, THE GREATEST, AND MOST EXCITING STORY YOU HAVE EVER HEARD.
And from that moment on you will always give a sly wink and nod off appreciation in his general direction.
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Star Trek Into Darkness 2013
Star Trek by numbers?
We get a "Dammit Jim.." From Bones,
Scotty just stopping short of "She canna take it Captain.",
Lots of "Illogical's",
A "Phasers to stun."
Klingons,
A "Space, the final frontier",
Lots of teleports and Warps,
Even a Vulcan Death Grip.
And you know?, I don't remember the first one being like that.
It's pretty lucky then that all of the above are rather awesome. Then you add a brilliant baddie and a truly astonishing final half…
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Star Trek Into Darkness 2013
Star Trek by numbers?
We get a "Dammit Jim.." From Bones,
Scotty just stopping short of "She canna take it Captain.",
Lots of "Illogical's",
A "Phasers to stun."
Klingons,
A "Space, the final frontier",
Lots of teleports and Warps,
Even a Vulcan Death Grip.
And you know?, I don't remember the first one being like that.
It's pretty lucky then that all of the above are rather awesome. Then you add a brilliant baddie and a truly astonishing final half…
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The Inbetweeners Movie 2012
This is Britain's American Pie.
But unlike the American Pie lot, I actually like these guys. They remind me of myself, and I want to see them succeed.
I love The Inbetweeners, but I probably wouldn't watch 4 episodes back to back. Which is pretty much what this is.
It is funny though.
Is it funny enough to draw in new fans? It probably isn't. But hopefully it is a fitting send off.
I wish I had this film when I was 18.
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Prometheus 2012
Prometheus is a film with many questions, and not so many answers. And you know what? That's how I like my movies. A story where your mind and imagination can fill in any gaps in the story and provide a whole new angle to every individual viewer.
This is not a perfect film. But it is a fucking marvellous one.
It is the best looking Sci-fi film since Blade Runner. The costumes, sets and scenery are up there with cinemas…
