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Films that'll knock your top hat off! (All Genres!) Part 1
Seven Samurai [DVD] [1954] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]Seven Samurai [DVD] [1954] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
Buy used from: £34.35
One of the greatest films I've ever set my peepers on. Has lost nothing over the years and has still to be topped. This is the full cut unlike the BFI version which only claims to be. Toshiro Mifune!
Dead Man's Shoes [DVD] [2004]Dead Man's Shoes [DVD] [2004]
Buy new: £4.88 / Used from: £2.96
A bleak, heart wrenching and often darkly humurous tail of revenge set in the midlands. Great acting, fantastic characters and story structure make this one most people can relate to on some level.
Oldboy [DVD] [2003]Oldboy [DVD] [2003]
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £3.95
Dark, witty and intense - a top class film and my personal fave in chan-wook park's vengence trilogy; although all are top notch.
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (2 Disc Special Edition) [1975] [DVD]One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (2 Disc Special Edition) [1975] [DVD]
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.19
Fantastic performances and a touchingand tragic story that really draws you in. If you haven't seen this one I can't urge you enough to get hold of it.
Zatoichi (2 disc Collector's Edition) [DVD] [2003]Zatoichi (2 disc Collector's Edition) [DVD] [2003]
Buy new: £23.98 / Used from: £11.99
A great introduction and addition to the repertoire of one of the modern masters of influential Japanese cinema. Beat Takeshi truly is the daddy.
Audition [DVD] [2001]Audition [DVD] [2001]
Buy used from: £3.90
A foreboding tale which builds to a horrific climax. This will leave an imprint on you for a long while after watching it - like catching your mum and dad at it....
Clockwork Orange [1972] [DVD]Clockwork Orange [1972] [DVD]
Buy new: £4.88 / Used from: £2.73
Unsetteling stuff. This will most definately take you on a morality trip.
Easy Rider [DVD] [1969]Easy Rider [DVD] [1969]
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £2.00
I only caught this film recently but i loved every minute of it, the acid trip scene was spot on and Jack Nicholson plays a blinder.
Battle Royale [DVD] [2001]Battle Royale [DVD] [2001]
Buy used from: £4.80
A movie that definately reaps contrasting opinions from it's viewers.
Blade Runner: The Final Cut (5-Disc Ultimate Collectors' Edition Tin) [DVD] [1982]Blade Runner: The Final Cut (5-Disc Ultimate Collectors' Edition Tin) [DVD] [1982]
Buy new: £14.58 / Used from: £11.40
In my view the best sci-fi movie ever made and absolutely essentail veiwing. This version of the final cut is the most perfect spec ed i've ever bought.
Godzilla [1954] [DVD]Godzilla [1954] [DVD]
Buy new: £11.88 / Used from: £8.50
A message of peace and post war paranoia lies beneath those dated effects. An important insight into the anxiety of an entire nation. Top extras make this the essential version to watch.
Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn [1987] [DVD]Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn [1987] [DVD]
Buy used from: £1.44
One of the most fantastical modern horror-comedy movies ever made, it's influences can be seen in nearly every horror movie since.
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - 2 Disc Special Edition [1966] [DVD]The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - 2 Disc Special Edition [1966] [DVD]
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.70
People throw the term classic around all the time - masterpiece this, essential that for crap like arctic monkeys CDs or tosh like The Piano, but this is the real deal people.
Scarface (2 Disc Special Edition)  [DVD] [1983]Scarface (2 Disc Special Edition) [DVD] [1983]
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.00
Pacino has never been better in my opinion, why they put an extra on here about childish gangster rappers missing the point of the film completely is beyond me but there it is.
American History X [DVD] [1999]American History X [DVD] [1999]
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.89
Shocking and poignant look at modern day Nazi skin heads and one man's bid to escape their clutches.
Ghostbusters [DVD] [1984]Ghostbusters [DVD] [1984]
Buy used from: £0.88
A great family film, brilliant premise, outlandish ghouls and ghosts (especially the terror dogs) absolutely classic stuff.
Aliens [1986] [DVD]Aliens [1986] [DVD]
Buy new: £4.78 / Used from: £0.45
Many people would go with alien I know but this has thedge for me. I find Ripley more interesting in this one and the aliens are flawlessly frightening in thier swarms, and the queen alien is amazing.
Princess Mononoke (Special Edition) [DVD]Princess Mononoke (Special Edition) [DVD]
Buy new: £6.48 / Used from: £4.70
Fantastic animation with a positive message and hugely imaginative content.
Gremlins [DVD] [1984]Gremlins [DVD] [1984]
Buy new: £4.88 / Used from: £0.83
Another family classic - the effects and content are tame enough for kids nowadays i'd say, you may disagree but it's still a cool little film.
Napoleon Dynamite [DVD] [2004]Napoleon Dynamite [DVD] [2004]
Buy new: £4.97 / Used from: £1.97
A film that has a lot of people divided but i personally loved it - watch it and decide for yourself.
Dog Day Afternoon - Special Edition [1975] [DVD]Dog Day Afternoon - Special Edition [1975] [DVD]
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.45
Full of energy an overlooked gem in Pacino's repertoire.
Fight Club - Definitive Edition [DVD] [1999]Fight Club - Definitive Edition [DVD] [1999] by Brad Pitt
Buy used from: £1.49
Dark, cool and stunningly unique. I can't praise this enough.
The Warriors [1979] [DVD]The Warriors [1979] [DVD]
Buy used from: £1.48
A pure cult classic. Full of cool lines and memorable scenes.
Seven - 2 Disc Set [DVD] [1995]Seven - 2 Disc Set [DVD] [1995]
Buy used from: £1.50
As grim as they come, An amazing thriller that will draw you in a spit you out again.
Jaws 30th Anniversary 2dvd Special Edition [1975]Jaws 30th Anniversary 2dvd Special Edition [1975]
Buy new: £4.88 / Used from: £2.00
A truly, truly enjoyable film - sure the shark looks poor at times but it's still as effective as it was back in the day and CGI just wouldn't cut it. Now smile you son of a ----!