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Category: Film
Review- Confessions From A Holiday Camp (1977)
In this final instalment of the Confessions series Timmy Lea has decided to give up the promiscuous trysts with 'crumpet' and enters a monastery instead. Just kidding. In this Confessions movie, our heroes Timmy and Sid are working at the Funfrall Holiday Camp. The new manager (John Junkin) is very strict and has ordered Sid …
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Meathook Cinema Hall of Fame- 12 Angry Men (1957)
A young man is accused of stabbing his abusive father to death. 12 jurors assemble in a room to vote and discuss whether he is guilty or not. The verdict must be unanimous. If there is any reasonable doubt, the men must return a verdict of not guilty. If the young man is found guilty …
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Review- Countess Dracula (1971)
A little anecdote before I start my review. I lived in London where I went to university and studied Film. I stayed on after uni for 13 years. There were many famous people who I respected that I saw in passing and spoke to. It would take one hell of a celebrity for me to …
Review- Cisco Pike (1972)
Musician Cisco Pike has been arrested for drug dealing. We see him trying to pawn his guitar. He can't pawn it and comes home to find that his latest demos have been rejected. A cop called Leo Holland approaches Pike with a deal- to sell a massive amount of marijuana that he has, ahem, acquired. …
Review- Die! Die! My Darling! (1965)
The first thing I marvelled at regarding Die! Die! My Darling! (aka Fanatic) was the frankly amazing cast. Stephanie Powers, Donald Sutherland, Yootha Joyce and Tallulah Bankhead. That is one hell of a roll call. And what makes it even better is that the film makes every actor step out of their comfort zone and …
Review- Rocky III (1982)
The plot outline for this latest instalment in the Rocky franchise comes from the film's novelization- 'Three years have passed since Rocky fought Apollo Creed, years of enjoying easy fights and a happy home life with Adrian. But now a vicious, young fighter named Clubber Lang, jealous of Rocky's success has challenged him to a …
Review- Chariots Of Fire (1981)
I remember the release of Chariots of Fire so vividly from my childhood. I also remember how it won multiple awards and that this was like the kiss of death for me. You see, the films I normally watch don't win Oscars, BAFTAs or any kind of mainstream awards. I associate these awards with boring …
Review- Magic (1978)
After Corky Withers (Anthony Hopkins) bombs as a magician at a nightclub amateur night, he changes tack and ploughs ahead with the aid of a gimmick- a ventriloquist's dummy named Fats. After a year of hard slog, he becomes well-known and even attracts the attention of an agent (Burgess Meredith). He's on the verge of …
Top 10 George A Romero Films
10. The Dark Half 9. Land of the Dead 8. Knightriders 7. Creepshow 6. Season of the Witch 5. Monkey Shines 4. The Crazies 2= Night of the Living Dead/Dawn of the Dead 1. Martin
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