Film Page
Welcome to my Film Page. This page consists of information and personal ratings about my favourite films.
Apocalypse Now
Year: 1979
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Summary: Burnt out Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) is sent into the jungle during the Vietnam war with orders to find and kill Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando) who has turned insane and set up his own army within the jungle. As Willard descends into the jungle he is slowly over taken by it's mesmerizing powers and the battles and insanity which surround him. His crew are slowly killed off one by one as he continues his journey.
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Personal Rating: 10/10
Human Traffic
Year: 1999
Director: Justin Kerrigan
Summary: This film follows a group of five friends on a hedonistic weekend in Cardiff. There's Jip (John Simm), at home to Mr Floppy and not sure whether the Ecstasy he is taking is to blame, Coop (Shaun Parkes), an easy-going DJ until jealousy about girlfriend Nina (Nicola Reynolds) sets in, Nina's best mate, Lulu (Lorraine Pilkington) and fellow job-seeker and Category 'A' head case, Moff (Danny Dyer). The film traces the arc of the weekend with feelings ranging from euphoria to paranoia. A good time is had all round but as with all heavy weekends, the effects soon wear off. It's blessed with some comic moments of the highest quality, mostly surrounding Moff, the film's de facto star. A back-of-the-cab rant featuring Travis Bickle, Peter Andre and a painfully applied coat hanger is first class. The end result of this film is a very legal high.
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Personal Rating: 10/10
Reservoir Dogs
Year: 1992
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Summary: A gang of thieves carry out an armed robbery on a Diamond warehouse. The police are after them so quickly that they suspect they have a rat in their company. This film starts right after the robbery, with flashbacks to before the robbery, and to the planning of the crime. We are also introduced to the main characters in flashback mode. Plenty of fast action, and an all-star cast featuring Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Steve Buscemi, Lawrence Tierney, Michael Madsen and Quentin Tarantino himself.
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Personal Rating: 10/10
Goodfellas
Year: 1990
Director: Martin Scorsese
Summary: Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) is a small time gangster, who takes part in a robbery with Jimmy Conway (Robert De Niro) and Tommy De Vito (Joe Pesci), two other gangsters who have set their sights a bit higher. His two partners kill off everyone else involved in the robbery, and slowly start to climb up through the hierarchy of the Mob. Henry, however, is badly affected by his partners success, but will he stoop low enough to bring about the downfall of Jimmy and Tommy?
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Personal Rating: 10/10
Predator
Year: 1987
Director: John McTiernan
Summary: Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and his group of commandos are hired by the CIA to rescue downed airmen from guerillas in a South American jungle. The mission goes well but as they return they find that something is hunting them. Nearly invisible, it blends in with the forest, taking trophies from the bodies of it's victims as it goes along. Occasionally seeing through it's eyes, the audience sees it is an intelligent alien hunter, hunting them for sport, killing them off one at a time.
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Personal Rating: 9/10
Boyz N The Hood
Year: 1991
Director: John Singleton
Summary: The two main characters Tre (Cuba Gooding Jr.) and Ricky (Morris Chestnut) are introduced to us as young boys in the gangland killing fields of LA. As the movie fast forwards to present day we see them become firm friends and feel the pain that they are going through. Tre is caught between his mother and father who have separated and is fighting with his feelings for them whilst trying to cross over into manhood. Ricky would like to get into college to pursue his football career, the only way out for him and his young family to a better way of life.
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Personal Rating: 9/10
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Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope
Year: 1977
Director: George Lucas and Chris LaMont
Summary: Part IV in a George Lucas epic, Star Wars: A New Hope opens with a rebel ship being boarded by the tyrannical Darth Vader. The plot then follows the life of a simple farmboy, Luke Skywalker, as he and his newly met allies (Han Solo, Chewbacca, Ben Kenobi, C-3PO, R2-D2) attempt to rescue a rebel leader, Princess Leia, from the clutches of the Empire. The conclusion is culminated as the Rebels, including Skywalker and flying ace Wedge Antilles make an attack on the Empires most powerful and ominous weapon, the Death Star.
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Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Year: 1980
Director: Irvin Kershner
Summary: Darth Vader is helping the Empire crush the rebellion determined to end the Empire's domination of the universe. The rebels are based on Hoth, and when troops arrive to wipe them out, Han Solo and Princess Leia flee to Cloud City. Luke Skywalker, in a bid to strengthen his knowledge of the force, finds Yoda, one of the finest Jedis ever. Will they be able to get back together and halt the Empires progress?
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Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Year: 1983
Director: Richard Marquand
Summary: Darth Vader and the Empire are building a new, indestructible Death Star. Meanwhile, Han Solo has been imprisoned, and Luke Skywalker has sent R2D2 and C3PO to try and free him. Princess Leia - disguised as a bounty hunter - and Chewbacca go along as well. The final battle takes place on the moon of Endor, with its natural inhabitants, the Ewoks, lending a hand to the rebels. Will Darth Vader and the dark side overcome the rebels and take over the universe?
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Overall Personal Rating: 9/10