Total Film's Top 100

Before 1990, Martin Scorsese had already released not one, but two absolute masterpieces in the form of 'Taxi Driver' (1976) and 'Raging Bull' (1980) respectively. Very few directors have created even one film that can match the greatness of either of these films such is how remarkable Scorsese's achievement is. However Mr. Scorsese wasn't done. In 1990 he returned to the world of gangsters he had previously visited in 'Mean Streets' and released yet another superb, brilliant, astounding, amazing and down right awesome masterpiece called 'GoodFellas'. While 'Mean Streets' touched upon the way gangsters work, 'GoodFellas' gives the closest, in-depth, in-your-face, look in the world of the mafia in America than any other movie ever. The film opens with goodfellas, Henry Hill (Ray Liotta), Tommy DeVito (Jow Pesci) and Jimmy Conway (Robert De Niro) opening the boot of their car to find the bloody body of a "made-man" they tried to "wack" is still alive, so they finish the job with a few stabs of the knife and a few shots of the pistol. Henry closes the boot door and his voice-over narrates "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster". This opening is a perfect way to set up the movie. It throws the viewer straight into the world of gangsters with intensity and violence. This is the tone of the entire film and Scorsese never hold's up. The performances are realistic and believable. Everyone is so good. Liotta in the lead role of Henry is fascinating as he takes us along a ride, showing us his life of royalty, getting whatever he wants by way of violence. This is how gangsters live, there is no sugar-coating. Robert De Niro as Jimmy gives a cool, yet cold and intimidating performance. Once the police are on his tail, his paranoia is quite scary. Only De Niro could pull it off so perfectly. But the film's best performance comes from Joe Pesci as the unpredictable, violent psychopathic Tommy. He can change mood at the weirdest times. Laughing and joking around with friends, Henry calls him a funny guy...big mistake. 'Taxi Driver' and 'Raging Bull' showed us what Scorsese was capable of; telling dark, fascinating character-studies with great technique. But 'GoodFellas' surpasses even those masterpieces. It's a film that is usually labelled one of the greatest gangster films of all time. But it's more than a gangster film. It's a film where technique takes a simple story and erupts into an amazing movie-going experience, and a work of art. Scorsese uses all his powers; whip-pans, crash zooms, slow motion, jump cuts, time-lapse, freeze frames, narration and an awesome soundtrack. If there ever was such a thing as the single greatest movie ever, my choice is 'GoodFellas'.

A magnificent, complex, chilling, confusing film by the master of suspense. Like 'Chinatown' there are many twists which you can get lost in but it all makes sense in the end. Great performances by Stewart and Novak with terrific camera work that adds to the suspense, and a great score like 'Psycho'.

Like 'Psycho', its iconic score alone scares the audience. This film was able to keep people from swimming for many years. That's the mark of a great film maker, Spielberg should be proud.

Gritty, well-made thriller/black-comedy about materialism domination over a new generation of young people and their conflict. Excellent performances and expert direction and editing provide for a bleak miserable but also entertaining experience.

The best sequel ever made. Part I was about a man's inner struggle and change, how he attains power. In Part II he is a ruthless leader who rules with an iron fist. Pacino's portrayal as the tortured Michael is the best acting performance ever, while De Niro as young Vito is also compelling. Coppola's artistic direction excels that of Part I as he is able to weave two stories together in comparison with one-another. The film has a dark and sinister feel which is grimmer than Part I. It's a masterpiece.

Is Citizen Kane really the Greatest Film Ever? Is it really better than Kubrick's 2001? Or Scorsese's Raging Bull? Or 2 Godfather masterpieces? Or Jackson's Lord of the Rings? It isn't easy naming the Greatest Film Ever because there are several great films that are on the same level of greatness. It's subjective. In my opinion Kane isn't better than any of the aforementioned films, but there is no doubting that this is a masterpiece. The AFI twice named Kane as The Greatest, and that reflects that this film, which is over 60 years old, has held up well over time. It deserves its place in movie history as a great film. It's about the story of the life and times of a millionaire tycoon. The great thing about the film is the cinematography, with its innovating use of deep-focus photography, eerie sillouettes, low-angle shots, and some clever editing for time compression Welles' directorial debut is forever fascinating. It has a great ending.

J.R.R. Tolkien's classic fantasy novel, 'The Lord of the Rings', is regarded as one of the greatest and most original stories ever told. It was always going to be a huge task to bring it to the big screen, but by god Peter Jackson and his team pulled it off. This first film of the trilogy is a stunning and beautiful masterpiece. It is a landmark film on many levels. Like 'The Matrix', it has heavily influenced almost every epic/action/blockbuster film since the turn of the century. Set in Middle Earth, the story tells of the evil Lord Sauron who is searching for the One Ring. The ring has found its way to the young hobbit, Frodo Baggins. The fate of Middle-Earth relies on Frodo and 8 companions as they for a fellowship and journey to Mount Doom, the only place where the ring can be destroyed. This film is a great start to the trilogy. It has a brilliant prologue, narrated by the soulful voice of Cate Blanchett as Galadriel, which just fully engages you to the story and perfect set-up. The characters are terrific, played tremendously by underrated actors. Ian McKellen as wizard Gandalf the Grey is the best in this film, but they are all brilliant. There are thrilling sequences. Once the Fellowship begin their journey, it's just one thrilling sequence after the other as they overcome their obstacles. The special-effects are state-of-the-art, as is the cinematography. Middle-Earth is backdropped by beautiful New Zealand settings, punctuated by the tremendous Art direction. In fact, everything in this film is first rate. Directing, acting, costume design... A lot went into this film and Peter Jackson at the helm needs to be well credited for this achievement. I also must mention the haunting and beautiful music score by Howard Shore. It really gives the film its soul, played over Elijah Wood's emotional facial features as the rings tempts him. The Trilogy can be viewed as one long film, or broken up in three volumes. This first installment, like it's "sequels", is truly one of the great films.

Hawks' fast comedy is just about the sharpest film I've seen. Russell and Grant were fantastic. They were so full of energy that it could only be actors with their level of skill who could make their entertaining exchanges work.

It's funny how the greatest example of film-noir comes from the 70s rather than the 40s or 50s. 'Chinatown' has a fantastic multi-layered script involving love, investigation, corruption, and incest. The film is packed with twists and turns that keep on surprising you. The film's hero, Jake Gittes, is played perfectly by Jack Nicholson. He doesn't simply repeat the typical private eye roles of the past (Bogart), but brings his own mannerisms in the performance. It's the best I've seen from him, even better than 'Cuckoo's Nest'. It's a great psychological thriller, beautifully shot by Polanski and written by Towne. It also has a brilliant ending.

Woody again directs a movie with wit and heart. His romance for New York is shown with his great visuals of the city. Great performances from Allen and Diane Keaton and Mariel Hemingway.

Martin Scorsese's 'Taxi Driver' is a masterpiece and is one of the greatest character-studies in cinema. Robert De Niro plays Travis Bickle, who is the most disturbing yet fascinating of Scorsese-characters. Bickle is a lonely, insomniac, sociopath who yearns to connect with other people. It is this loneliness that drives the movie. Bickle attempts to befriend a beautiful woman named Betsy, played by Cybill Shepherd which fails when he takes her on a date to a porno theatre. Travis does not understand how that is inappropriate, nor does he understand how to establish a relationship. Due to his growing alienation, Travis begins to lose his mind, and he takes his anger in a violent direction. He is disgusted with the state in which the world he lives in is. He drives around New York and sees a hell. He sees junkies, drug dealers, hookers and pimps. He encounters a young prostitute named Iris, played by Jodie Foster. He is entranced with Iris's situation. She is a young naïve girl who ran away from home and was taken in by a sleazy pimp named Sport (Harvey Keitel). This further grows his anger and he sets his sights on assassinating political candidate Senator Palentine. When that fails he sets out on rescuing Iris himself by wiping out Sport, and his co-pimps. 'Taxi Driver' is a political movie in which one man who is viewed as a nobody can no longer stand the hellish state of his world and takes it upon himself to save just one girl. He knows the politicians are pretenders and will not change the world for the better, so because of his mental state due to his lonliness, he becomes "the real rain that washes the scum off the streets". The film has a massive and intense build up which leads to the horrible yet brilliantly executed massacre De Niro's performance is amazing. He is Travis Bickle. No other actor could do the role justice as De Niro shows he is the ultimate method actor and becomes his role. Consider the iconic scene of Travis trying out his guns in front of the mirror; "Here is a man who would not take it anymore. Here is a man who stood up."

Magnificent film which demonstrates the value of human life and love. James Stewart's performance is outstanding and shows what a great actor he is with great range. It's touching and gets me teary-eyed.

One of the best Western, or Spaghetti-Westerns, ever made. Leone continues his fine form from 'The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly' to this brilliant epic. Like 'The Good...' there are three main male characters: Frank (Fonda), Cheyenne (Robards) and Harmonica (Brosnan). Each of these actors give brilliant performances. Fonda makes a great villain with his sadistic killer, Robards as the ambiguous outlaw, and Brosnan as the mysterious man-with-no-name type. Cardinale is also exceptional as the pretty widow. Leone's direction is mesmerising and uses all his powers to create a grand story.

Music and movement. If done correctly it creates a wonderful piece of imagery for cinema. 'GoodFellas' for example accomplished this, and so has this movie. When you see the opening of this movie you just know you are in for something special. The use of 'The End' by The Doors is just the beginning of several pieces of music and movement which look wonderful. Also, the movie is a masterpiece thanks to its director who decided on a 'Nam film which doesn't focus on the war as much as the main character's mission. Like Scorsese, Coppola achieved 3 masterpieces worthy of being titled the greatest films ever with this and the two Godfathers.

'The Godfather' is consistently ranked highly among the greatest films of all time. It's a film which has the highest of reputations. With its most iconic cinematic moments, it seems as though 'The Godfather' has been around forever. If you watch the movie again, you will realise there is no surprise as to how this great film achieved such a high status. The story is about Michael Corleone, the young man who returns from World War II as an upstanding all-American hero. He is the son of Mafia overlord Vito Corleone. Michael insists he is nothing like his father, and shuns the life of crime. But as fate would have it, once the life of his father is threatened, Michael avenges his father and takes his inevitable place as head of the crime family. This classic tale, written by Mario Puzo, is elegantly told by director Francis Ford Coppola in a somewhat Shakespearean, operatic fashion. The concept is simplistic but the story sufficiently layered. It's a story not so much about the mafia as it is about family. Family is one of the most intriguing things in this world, and by using the Mafia, both Puzo and Coppola dissect what it means to be a family. Michael loves his family but he initially despises the field of crime they are involved in. He tries to distance himself from this crime, but he cannot fight his fate and his inevitable placing in his family. There is a lot more to the script that I can mention here but this is the basic outline. Nino Rota's haunting score drives Coppola's notion of despair and fate. It is one of the greatest and most recogniseable film scores of all cinema. When it kicks in during the opening moments of the film, you are immediately inside the cold tragic world of the Corleones. And that's what this film is, a tragedy. Maybe not so much 'Part I', but 'Part I' and 'Part II' as a whole is a tragic story of love betrayal and fallen redemption. Credit must also be given to the amazing cast. James Caan as hot-headed brother, Sonny, is a portrait of misunderstood angst. Robert Duvall as step-brother Tom Hagen is a man of unconditional loyalty. Talia Shire is a young woman of beaten down abuse and Diane Keaton is the confused lost love that can never be, while John Cazale is the simpleton who is destined for a bigger role in 'Part II'. All give career-best performances. However, the two who stand out are Al Pacino as the tortured soul, Michael Corleone, the war-hero who fails at fighting his destiny, and Marlon Brando as the once-great Mafia warlord who has past his peak. Both Pacino and Brando give beyond brilliant performances whic has rarely been equalled in the history of cinema. Pacino further develops this character in 'Part II'. In that movie he undoubtedly gives the best performance of a million life times. The two films go hand-in-hand, and some may even consider them to be one film split in two volumes, with 'Part III' the epilogue. Whichever way you view 'The Godfather' trilogy, it's a masterpiece of the highest form. Any critic who gives it a rating under 5 stars knows nothing about movies. Widely viewed as one of the greatest films of all time, and rightly so.

Hitch once said that he likes to play the audience like a piano, and he certainly did that with 'Rear Window'. The story of a man who spies on his neighbours and believes that one may have committed murder is about the probable disillusionments that may come from obsession and how voyeurism can take over your soul. It has a fantastic build up and climax.

A brilliant satire on Hollywood, directed by Billy Wilder (Some Like it Hot). A former movie queen who's not-all-there and a man who's down on his luck as a screenwriter, meet in an unsual circumstance and she traps him in her web. William Holden and Gloria Swanson are terrific and Wilder's direction creates a dark themed movie with compelling visuals.

A classic comedy that is heads-and-shoulders above any other film where men dress in drag.

Martin Scorsese's boxing bio-pic, 'Raging Bull', is about a man's sexual insecurity and jealousy. It follows boxer Jake LaMotta, his rise to becoming the middle-weight champion of the world, and his subsequent downfall by self-destruction as consequence from his problematic personal life. LaMotta's intense jealousy for his young wife, Vicky, is a result of his sexual paranoia and insecurity. He suspects almost everyone of cheating with his wife, including local mobsters, rival boxers, and even his own manager/brother, Joey. There is no real justifiable evidence that Vicky is cheating with anybody, but Jake is paranoid and even the most innocent of gestures seem like proof of her guilt. In the ring, the fight scenes are brutal and violent, as LaMotta releases the rage he's built up from his personal life and punishes his rival boxers as if it's his inner demons he's fighting. At one point, LaMotta cracks and accuses Joey of sleeping with Vickie, and attacks both of them. Soon after he fights Sugar Ray Robinson to defend his title, but almost voluntarily leans on the rops, like Jesus on the cross, and takes a beating from Robinson, as if taking punishment from his sins. This scene is pure cinematic art, and one of the greatest moments in the history of cinema. Both Scorsese and editor, Thelma Schoonmaker, present a harrowing, visceral portrait of a man who is consumed by guilt after he himself destroyed his own life. Robert De Niro, as LaMotta, gives one of the best performances ever and deservedly bagged an Oscar. He learned how to box for the role, got fit, then gained 40 pounds for the older, fatter LaMotta scenes. But it's his transitions of subtle suspicions to raging outbursts that terrify audiences as he presents a man who is at war with himself. Joe Pesci as brother Joey, and Cathy Moriarty as wife Vicky are also brilliant. This is film with total collaboration between actors, cinematographer (shooting in beautiful black and white) editor (some of the best editing ever) and of course director. Martin Scorsese's most personal film is pure genius. This is one of the greatest movies of all time.

Quentin Tarantino's debut film has stood the test of time and can rightly be recognised as a great movie. Los Angeles gangster, Joe Cabot, and his son "Nice Guy" Eddie gather six strangers, using aliases Mr. Blonde, Mr. White, Mr. Pink, Mr. Orange, Mr. Brown and Mr. Blue, to pull off a jewel heist. These are the Reservoir Dogs. After the heist goes wrong, the Dogs soon believe there is a "rat' amongst them and that the heist was a police set-up. But who amongst them is the "rat"? This simple plot sets up for a perfect vehicle for Tarantino. Using only a few locations and a minimum use of props and costumes, QT is able to cram a range of ingredients into only 99 minutes. This is a good example where sometimes less is more. The dialogue is irreverent yet entertaining, which has since become a regular trait in Tarantino films. In the opening sequence where we see the Dogs gathered around a diner table, they discuss what may seem like random conversations about tipping waitresses and what is the true lyrical meaning of Madonna's 'Like A Virgin'. However, subtlety, QT is revealing everything we need to know about the gangsters. For example, Mr. Pink's rant about not tipping gives genuine insight into his weaselly psyche. Mr. Blonde jokingly suggests shooting Mr. White, which is an indication of his psychotic murderous nature. So the dialogue is not only for entertainment value. Another Tarantino trait that features here is that the film is not shown chronologically. He messes with the structure, jumping to the getaway from the crime scene, to the planning of the heist, to the present where the Dogs come to grips with the botched heist. We never see the actual heist. The cast, featuring some of the most underrated character actors are flawless. Harvey Keitel (Mr. White) is fierce and sets the standard for the other castmembers. Steve Buscemi is at his paranoid weaselly best as Mr. Pink, who demands that the other Dogs act "professional" and suspects anyone could be the rat. Michael Madsen is the psychotic monsterous Mr. Blonde. He creates one of the all time memorable movie villains thanks to one scene in which he tortures a cop while dancing to Steeler's Wheel's 'Stuck in the Middle With You'. 'Reservoir Dogs' really succeeds because of the character construction, the brilliant writing and directing talents of Tarantino, and the amazing acting skills of its cast.

The one that started it all. A great story with fun characters and a thrilling adventure.

This is one of the most uniquely fascinating films I've seen. The plot-structure is incredible, the special effects are mindblowing, and the story is almost incomprehensible. The themes explored are of life and humanity. Stanley Kubrickhas here created an absolute masterpiece and leaves us with a lot of unanswered questions. A brilliant psychedelic sci-fi odyssey.

(Great music too).

Britain's greatest comic team at their funniest. Great take on the King Arthur story.

Spielberg shows he is the king when it comes to films of wonder. A heart-warming movie for all ages.

Makes me sad, but it's great

The story about a cop tracking down a crook might sound cliche, but 'Heat' is so much more than that. It's about the similarities between two men on opposite sides of the law, how dedicated they are at what they do, how their work means more to them than their women, how remarkably professional and how good they are at their jobs. They form a mutual and genuine respect for one another, and who could be more perfect at playing these characters than Al Pacino and Robert De Niro?

Michael Mann's cinematography is just as
important to the film. He shoots silhouettes that symbolise isolation. He uses loud cracking gun-shots in the street shoot-out to create realism. That scene, the shoot-out, is one of the best executed action scenes ever. Watch Val Kilmer reload his weapon with preciseness. Or how even cops, and not just crooks, get shot while there is a gun battle.

This film is about choices. There is no black and white/right and wrong, just the decisions you make and the consequences that come from it. At times you cheer for De Niro's character rather than Pacino's. That is how Heat is.

It's not Scorsese's first film, but it's the first film that he introduces us to his trademark movie-making techniques; a gangster story, New York setting, Italian-American life, a doco-style of story telling, violence, religion, slo-mo shots, a rock soundtrack with The Rolling Stones, and casting De Niro and Keitel. It's not his best work but it is very good. Sets up for great movies to come.

Not only is it one of the greatest Sci-fi films ever, but it's one of the greatest FILMS ever. It explores the themes of what is humanity?

Tyrell creates replicants (androids) for the use of slavery. Replicants are given a life-span of only 4 years. The replicants develop feelings and emotions and escape. A blade runner named Deckard is sent to 'retire' them (effectively kill them).

There is a beautiful moment during the spectacular climax in the film. Replicant leader, Roy Batty, explains to Deckard the horrors and beauties he has seen, which humans just wouldn't believe. And how these moments will be lost in time when he dies. That is when he understands the meaning of life and humanity. Through death. Director Ridley Scott here achieves a thought-provoking and unique cinematic experience that is deep and meaningful. Quite different to his other Sci-Fi film (Alien...which was also good).

The dance moves are gobsmacking. The way these people move look almost physically impossible but also brilliant. Very fast too. The humour was top notch and the characters were like caricatures of real Hollywood celebrities. The story involves the evolution of movie-making, from silent film to movies with sound. The movie within a movie is also brilliant.

QT cleverly intertwines three stories to create one classic movie. It is able to tribute and pay homage to former classics and remain deliciously original at the same time.

A fantastic change to the first film. It's less horror movie and more action blockbuster, but in a good way. Fantastic visual effects way too good for its time with great acting from Weaver. The film is of epic length and the aliens look nastier. James Cameron has exceeded Ridley Scott's film immensely like he did with his own Terminator with T2-Judgment Day.

Another strong and powerful anti-war movie set during the 'Nam war. It focuses on how the war broke up the free-spirit the main characters showed at the start of the film. It achieves this by showing how happy they were at the start, then by contrast, showing some scenes of the war, then how depressed it left them. There is a shocking scene that will stand down in history as one of the most powerful in cinema. Also, De Niro, Walken and Savage are fantastic in delivering the emotions that soldiers feel during war.

Not an ordinary gangster film. It's a rich, funny yet tragic, exploration into the heart of 30s America. A complex story where people are betrayed and you loose track on who's on whose side. There are beautiful settings, great dialogue and the best use of hats ever.

A beautifully constructed film about injustice, friendship and hope. Gives insight to prison life and how hard it is. In this movie the prisoners are the heroes and the prison gurads and warden are the villains.

This is what an action movie is meant to be.

Lynch presents an average small-town American suburb as a clean safe and happy place, then explores beneath the surface and reveals a dark horrible evil underworld. 'Blue Vlevet' is a bold piece of film making, presenting graphic nudity in a disturbing manner. The film has so much symbolism. The actors and brilliant, including MacLachlan, as the first innocent college-boy, Hopper as the evil distasteful Frank Booth, and Rossellini, as the tortured damsel.

The film starts off with the murder of farmer Josey Wales's (Eastwood) family. From there it seems that this film is going to be like Eastwood's other films where he seeks revenge and shoots 'em up and rides off alone. But here Eastwood's character befriends several misfits and forms a sort of surrogate family where he finds redemption. It's a more heartfelt western than most.

Masterful slasher movie that originated the sub-genre. Its fantastic camera work, music score, and suburban setting all contribute to its suspense. Michael Myers, wearing a white ghostly mask and a jump-suit, is terrifying thanks to the idea of him that surrounds the movie.

One of the most influential movies of the past ten years. Almost every action film since 'The Matrix' has used its fantastic and amazing techniques. For its time, these special effects were groundbreaking and incredible.

Both director James Cameron and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger became Hollywood stars and household names when they collaborated on 'The Terminator'. This movie spawned one of the most popular film franchises of all time. And while the sequels up the ante on special-effects and set-pieces, you must remind yourself how gritty and raw this B-grade original is. That's part of the charm of this first installment. I love 'Terminator-2' for being such a big spectacle, but I equally love how simple this movie is. Arnie is great in 'Terminator-2' as John Connor's protector, but he is arguably more effective as the unstoppable, shark-like, evil version here. He plays the titled role like an unstoppable shark, akin to that of Michael Myers, the killer in 'Halloween'. He can't be reasoned with, and he will not stop, ever, until you are dead. This notion, is the real success of 'The Terminator'.

A documentary that follows the lives of two teenage African-American boys who dream of one day playing in the NBA. It's themes involve poverty, racism, family, hardship, and of course basketball. As the story unfolds and the film evolves we get a close and personal look at these boys who strive hard and conquer their demons in their attempt to reach their goal, we understand that the basketball is not just a sport to them, but it's their lives. The fact that this was not even nominated for Best Documentary at the Oscars is shocking. It's a highly inspiring film and is worth the long duration.

An exhilarating, exciting, fun action/adventure that blends the action with humour. The Lucas/Spielberg classic is a must see for anyone who loves movies. The sequels are great too! Ford has never suited a role better than Indy.

Despite it being long and slow-paced, it has an imaginative plot which is different from usual sci-fi films. One word to describe it: strange.

"heeeeeeeres JOHNNY!" Jack Nicholson is terrifying as the psychotic Jack Torrence, caretaker of the Overlook Hotel. Watch as he transcends from a regular man to a crazed murderous animal who tries to kill his own family! Is it all in his lost mind? or is the hotel actually making him do these things? Watch this Stanley Kubrick/Stephen King classic to find out!

Charlie Kauffman's witty and strange trippy script is beautifully shown under the direction of Michael Gondry. So, not only is the plot well-written, but it is visually impressive. The scenes inside Joel's (Jim Carrey) head erasing his memories are just like what dreams are, very random and always changing. Carrey is good in another serious role, but Kate Winslet is remarkable with her cute cooky performance.

No childhood should go without this movie

'The King of Comedy' is a social commentary on the public over-worshipping the celebrity. Presented as a dark-comedy, there are moments where you laugh but also moments where you feel humility and insecurity. Rupert Pupkin, played by an extraordinary Robert De Niro, is a deranged sociopath who is obsessed with celebrity talk-show-host Jerry Langford (Jerry Lewis in one of his best dramatic performances). While it may appear that Rupert wants to be like Langford, he actually wants to outdo him, become more famous, whereas Langford just wants his privacy to be respected, like any normal person. Rupert is a strange fellow, who obviously suffers from some form of lonliness and paranoia. He is an interesting case, but what is perhaps most disturbing is he is a caricature on society, there is a little bit of Pupkin in everyone.

Steady western-film by Howard Hawks about camaraderie and friendship. Great humour and action scenes as well.

Even today this sends chills down the spine so back then it must have been absolutely terrifying. Some horrifying scenes have gone down in film history along with an even more scary music score.

'Back to the Future' has an imaginative and fun concept: In 1985 Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) goes back in time and accidently seperates his parents from falling in love thus preventing his own birth. He has to get them back together, return to 1985, and save his friend Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) from getting shot. The plot is a head scratcher but director Robert Zemeckis does an amazing job in playing off the paradoxes and ironies. The script is very clever with plenty of surprises and great set-pieces; such as the skateboard chase or the Johnny B Goode rendition. Everybody has got to love this movie. It's a comedy, an actioner, an adventure, a sci-fi, a time travel love story. It has everything in it. It's also a triumph in character. Fox as Marty is the ultimate likeable smart-aleky hero, Lloydd is spot-on as the eccentric mad scientist Doc Brown, Crispin Glover and Lea Thompson, as Marty's parents, are impressive as they manage to convince as teenagers, as failed parents and, ultimately, affluent yuppies. And then there's Thomas F Wilson as Biff, the school bully that makes Marty's quest to get his parents to fall in love very difficult. He is a brilliant baddie that excells as both evil villain and buffoon. 'Back to the Future' a solid trilogy that completes itself over the course of three movies, and while the Part two is great also, for me the first is my favourite and the best. It's the epitome of fun at the movies.

Oliver Stone's other war picture of 1986. Like 'Platoon', it has a documentary-like style where it seems the viewer is being thrust into the battle scenes, giving a cold hard look at what's going on. It follows a cynical photojournalist (James Woods, in his finest performance) who attempts to capture atrocious-but-valuable images of civil war in El Salvador, realising a long-buried compassion in his soul.

PTA's well-constructed piece of cinema. The cast are brilliant with the likes of Tom Cruise and John C. Reilley giving some of their best performances. It's a miserable and sad film with most of the cast experiencing hell on Earth, but the film deals with themes of hope and humanity. PTA is in great form inter-cutting and intertwining the several character's stories linking them together and creating one long story. The highlight being an unexpected climax, which I believe is among one of the greatest moments in the history of cinema. This is a very very long film.

A smart, cool thriller with a great cast and superb direction. The screenplay is mind-boggling and will have you guessing until the end revelation. One of the greatest twists in the history of cinema.

Rob Reiner's film adaptation of Stephen King's book 'The Body' is the definitive coming-of-age movie as it shows four different friends embark on a gripping journey that'll change there lives forever.

An extremely quotable 1940s classic that has stood the test of time. Bogart and Bergman are magnificent in this tale of broken love.

It has all the ingredients for a Bond film: maniacal villain, beautiful women, good plot, witty script, great song, plenty of action, cool gadgets, and the man himself. It has been parodied numerous times and it's the definitive Bond movie and will never be topped.