LAND OF THE LOST

2009 DIRECTOR: Brad Silberling NOT A PART OF MY COLLECTION Will we be adding this to our collection? YES May Contain Spoilers! Land Of The Lost was a little known Saturday morning kids TV series in this country, so as with film such as McGruber, a McGyver parody, and Get Smart,  it was always going to be  tough sell…

ED WOOD

1994 DIRECTOR: Tim Burton May Contain Spoilers! Is this Tim Burton at his best? That's a worthy question, as this is a truly worthy film and one which any director should be proud to have a s part of their filmography. Ed Wood was a made after the success' of Batman and Edward Scissorhands and reunited Burton…

WAR OF THE WORLDS (2005)

2005 DIRECTOR: Steven Spielberg May Contain Spoilers! H.G. Well's War Of The Worlds was never done as well as when George Pal made his iconic 1953 classic.  The idea of Spielberg having a go just seemed to be too sumptuous but the result was somewhat different. Instead of opting for a straight forward adaptation, we're given a…

THIS MEANS WAR

2012 DIRECTOR: McG CINEMA REVIEW Contains Spoilers Will we be adding this to our collection? YES Popcorn: Un-nutritious yet mildly tasty and surprising filling confectionery, often accompanying a film. This film is like popcorn in its purest form. The concept is a simple one. Two super spies, one American with THE most American name possible apart from…

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE

2006 DIRECTOR(S): Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris I have to admit that I never thought that I would see the day that I would like Indie films, but that day has come. In this era of Todd Philips and Judd Apatow comedies, there's something to said for the more gentle humour of films like this. The plot is…

JURASSIC PARK III (2001) – REVIEW

2001 DIRECTOR: Joe Johnson May Contain Spoilers! Back in 2010, I wrote a review of this film, a film which I had never really thought much of. It read... "I have never really rated this film. Jurassic Park is one of my top ten films of all time, and "The Lost World" made for a good sequel,…

七人の侍 SEVEN SAMURAI

1954 DIRECTOR: Akira Kurosawa  BFI 1991 Print (190 minutes: NOT the 2002, 203 minute or the original complete 207 minute cut) "We seem to be made to suffer. It's our our lot in life" No, that was Star Wars though I'm sure I've heard something very similar only in Japanese... So many scenes from this undoubted…

THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK

1997 DIRECTOR: Steven Spielberg May Contain Spoilers! 1993 saw the release of Jurassic Park, a film which had a massive impact on my view of films as a 13-year-old. So, you can imagine my anticipation for the long-awaited sequel, four years after the original. Michael Crichton's follow-up novel to the original 1990 bestseller, The Lost World…

INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS

1956 (Black & White) 1988 (Colourised) DIRECTOR: Don Siegel It's been about 20 years since I saw this as a teenager for the first time. Then, I thought it was okay but obviously I wasn't that taken with it as 20 years in long time between viewings. I opted for the black and white original…

THE BIRDS

1963 DIRECTOR: Alfred Hitchcock 1960 saw the release of Psycho, Hitchcock's signature work, but Psycho is not the only film that people think of when talking about his work. The Birds, made three years later, has a warm place in film fans hearts and a much larger fan base than people seem to think. I…