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Top Films (in no particular order)
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest [1975] [DVD]One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest [1975] [DVD]
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Will make you laugh, will make you cry...
Man Bites Dog [1992] [DVD] [1993]Man Bites Dog [1992] [DVD] [1993]
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So screwed up. I just love it.
Moulin Rouge [2001] [DVD]Moulin Rouge [2001] [DVD]
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Will make even the dead want to sing.
Oldboy [DVD] [2003]Oldboy [DVD] [2003]
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Sorry - did I say "Man Bites Dog" was screwed up?
Apocalypse Now [1979] [DVD]Apocalypse Now [1979] [DVD]
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A bona fide classic. Every frame is a work of art, every line a must-be-remembered quote.
The Green Mile [DVD] [2000]The Green Mile [DVD] [2000]
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I didn't know it was possible to cry so much. My tear-ducts hurt for days. I'm not joking.
Dr. Strangelove [DVD] [1964] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]Dr. Strangelove [DVD] [1964] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
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Not only a brilliant film but disturbingly prophetic. Hilarious and frightening.
Yojimbo [1961] [DVD]Yojimbo [1961] [DVD]
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Kurosawa needs a mention! This is one of my personal favourites, though I've yet to watch one of his I didn't like. Later remade as "A Fist Full of Dollars"
Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan [2006]Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan [2006]
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Simply the funniest film ever made, particularly if you're the kind of Brit who looks down his/her nose at Americans. Which I am.
Rude Awakening [DVD] [1989]Rude Awakening [DVD] [1989]
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By far and away the greatest "stoner" movie ever made.
Batman Begins - 1 Disc Edition [DVD] [2005]Batman Begins - 1 Disc Edition [DVD] [2005]
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I would have been happy simply to watch a superhero movie that didn't disappoint; certainly I never expected one that would be just so flippin' GOOD!
The Idiots [1999] [DVD]The Idiots [1999] [DVD]
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How can this film possibly be described in this small space!?
Amelie [2001] [DVD]Amelie [2001] [DVD]
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It really is as beautiful as the reviews say.
Iron Monkey [DVD] [1993]Iron Monkey [DVD] [1993]
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My personal Kung-Fu favourite...
Irreversible [DVD] [2003]Irreversible [DVD] [2003]
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If you can see beyond the most brutal rape scene I've ever seen, this is one extremely intelligent and engrossing films. IF you can get beyond the rape.