My Favorite Movies

3 times. that's how many times I've watched this and for an old cynic like me that makes it a remarkable film. A family film it aint but it's definately on my all time top list

If ever a man suffered for his art it's Christian Bale in the Machinist. One of the best and so far under rated actors of his generation and thisis a disturbing but fascinating film it's like watching a car crash in slow mo' as the character unravels in front of you - get it watch it and be prepared to be haunted by it.

Even if it's just for the cinematography and the sound track this is a classic. all that and superb acting and a history lesson

I first watched this about 2 years ago on the back of the crouching tiger... & flying daggers popularity and, personally, I'd rate this as infinitely better than either of those, or any of the subsequent offerings. I'm not ashamed to say it - my eyeballs did "sweat" a bit. It's a beautiful film. Go on treat yourself!Also lookout for " Not one Less"

I've watched this at least 3 times and each time I'm blown away by Willem Dafoes' portrayal of a man terrified by his destiny and haunted by the fight between his human desire and Gods plan and David Bowies understated Pilate was excellent. A sensational film and so true to the book.
Remember the Father Ted type protests of the 70's? (careful now, down with this sort of thing) Why? this portrayed a Man chosen by God but still full of doubt BUT who triumphed over the devil and his temptation in the end. SO what exactly was their protest about?

I'm a grumpy middle aged cynic so imagine my surprisew when I found myself grinning like a cheshire cat all the way through this sweet little film. Don't expect some deep social commentary just sit back and let it wash over you

Oh Dea,r Oh Dear, Oh Dear, visually stunning but that's it. What happened Zhang Yimou when I think of "The Road home" or "Not One Less" ohw far this shallow offering is from them makes me sad

saw this in the cinema when it first came out. It 's the only time I can remmebr that when the house lights came up the entire audience were still sitting there in stunned silence. This film strips away the twee Hollywood blonde blue eyed Christ and gives it to you straight. Whether you're a believer or not you cannot fail to be touched by this movie in some way.

only 180 minutes -no! felt like it was never going to end mainly because it didn't actually go anywhere. For long periods I though Brad and Anthony were in a coma - I certainly was!

My 2nd favourite Python film of all time

cutting edge at the time (no pun intended) but watched it again in '07 and the annoying synth music really dates it, as well as the styles

Surprisingly good movie. TC isn't my favourite but this was entertaining

couldn't make my mind up about this back in the day and since then the Peter Jackson movies have supeseded it. Pity because it is a strange mix of live action and animation - interesting.

I avioded this for a long while - boy did I miss out. hilarious, over the top in it's stupidity and I still laugh for no reason at the innocent gasoline spray fight

excellent movie, but a tad overhyped methinks. The ending left me bewildered in its suddenness

great, gritty British movie but it seemed to pull back a bit as the movie went on. I got the feeling Shane Meadows wanted to do more but there'sa trade of bewtween the art and commercialism

OMG if you're after a Gillian Anderson good girl type performance start running now. This is a seriously disturbing film but a fascinating insight into revenge and closure. Not one to watch with grannie on a Sunday afternoon

Aye, okay worth watching for a typical "goodies shoot really good and baddies couldn't hit an elephant if they were holding it's tail", type movie. Don't expect any deep insight into the middle east.

forget the history, forget that OB looks like a wee boy playing at knights and it'll get you. I hate myself for it but I've watched it twicew and know I'll go back to it again

don't bother its 1hr 24 mins of your life you'll not get back!

Superb - I'd never read the book so the ending was a complete surprise to me - I know, I should have seen it coming. Superbly acted in that clipped 30's stylee. But for all their brilliance it was Vanessa REdgrave that made the film for me, in that short 5 minutes she held you in her thrall - absolutely brilliant. Why isn't she getting the accolades in this film?

I've avoided Leonardo's films for a while now - I've not been convinced, but not anymore this was fantastic. Dodgy plot line but LDC acted his socks off in this

very creepy and fascinating - freaked me out but I couldn't stop watching. This and Pans Labyrinth top the list from Del Torro - not so sure about Cronos

no holes barred - blood and guts violent, gratuitous - you gotta love it and there's something about a Scottish accent (I'm Scottish by the way) that lends itself to violence and effectivbe taunting of the enemy - if anything bugged me it's the inevitable Agincourt speach that comes at the end of all these modern epics - that and the narrators seriously dodgy accent - what was that?

I was a young boy in the mid 70's so remember vaugely the stories reported after the fall of Amins regime. This really took me back to that time, Forest Whitaker was astounding as Amin but can anyoe tell me what Gillian Anderson was doing in this movie?

needed to watych this one twice before I got it - dense I know - but it's a corker

moving, thought provoking, stunning, I watched it open mouthed. Don Cheadle was superb

I already loved the music but this was an excellent portrayal by Jamie Foxx I had to keep reminding my self this ISN't really Ray Charles! Obvioulsy skirted around some issues but not by much not really given the hollywood gloss coating at all a real wysiwyg story line

This should be compulsory viewing. I've watched this several times and still can't watch it dry eyed

felt a bit dissatisfied at the end of this -not least by the wooden Clive Owen - haven't read the book but I felt the story was hacked to fit the budget

better scenery and story than crouching tiger, still too much wire fighting and impossible anti-gravity fighting and like crouching tiger I'll watch oit again and again and again

quirky, twisting, convoluted, brilliant and you gotta pay attention or you'll lose the place

excellent adaptation. Loved it although as a child of the 70's it took me sometime to get over John Boy Walton as a German soldier!

LoB or Holy grail which is best - who cares - both brilliant in their own right

I avoided it for a while thinking it was a cynical cash in on the previous movies but I was pleasantly surprised this is a well thought out and constructed story of how Hannibal became the sociopathof earlier (later) films

superb movie - I watched this 47 years after it was first made and it still looked fresh and exciting. A great commentary on how the child is twisted and damaged by the obviously damaged parent

A fantastic story that should be given the hollywood treatment (I can't believe I said that) but there's no place in such an epic for the obligatory 6 songs and dances.

seen it all before - all formula stuff - not worth the effort to watch

oh please too much, way too much, should have stopped at the second one

Fairl formulaic but stil enjoyable brainless (no pun) pap

surely this has taken it as far as it can - even more formulaic than the first. unfortunately the ending sets up another sequel

superb, well acted, believable characterisations. Excellent

I watched this just after seeing the 300 and just couldn't get over the fact that Beowulf was Leonidas in animal skins. A Poor adaptation of the legend but watchable -just

No! No! No! No! disappointing rubbish! I can't believe I fell for all the hype

very "Beowulf" in the story line but unlike the recent offerings on that legend this one is actually very good

Brilliant, sad, funny, violent, very violent, utterly watchable

Very disturbing on two levels. One from the paedophile undercurrent and two from the cold calculated way the teenager goes about her revenge. Ellen Page is sensational in this. definately worth a watch

the best Bollywood movie I've seen in a long long time. Actually didn't even mind the obligatory songs

Good gritty british film in th same vein as get carter. great!

One star only because it wasn't Clive Owen in this and Aishwarya Rai is gorgeous, although she probably regrets this being in her CV now

your basic goodies and baddies with a wee bit of mysticism chucked in for good measure. Not one for the deep thinker but at 88 minutes it's not a burden

Loved this. DDL as usual is excellent in this. superb scenery, excellent sound track.

Christian Bale brings new life to a franchise that had frankly seen better days and Michael Caine as a wise cracking Albert is a breath of fresh air. Excellent prequel

interesting take in the legend KK painted blue and screaming for blood was strangely erotic (My pshycologist appointment is tomorrow) but Clive Owen - oh dear- if he gets any more wooden he'll get woodworm!

A wee gem this one. I didn't expect much but was pleasantly surprised. I think I'll actually watch it again

brilliant twist on the fly on the wall documentary

HAHAHAHAHA loved it

strangely compelling film with stunning scenery. Don't know why it touched me - not to be analysed just enjoyed

How can a film of nearly 3 hours with nodialogue worth mentioning keep you watching? No, I don't know either but it does. Fascinating!

great wee failry tale with an edge and a brilliantly comic cameo from DeNiro. great!

definately not the pinacle of the genre but so watchable . Jean Marsh is fantastically over the top as the evil queen. Worth it just for that alone

certainly not your typical shooting aliens SciFi offering. Really heavyweight you need to concentrate 100% or, as I did, watch it - wait a few weeks then watch it again and repeat this process until you understand what the hell is going on! I have absolutely no idea why I like this but I do

okay, it was an alright film but a bit too long to be carried by the school of "no dialogue but scary look" I'm probably out of step with the rest of the world (no change there) but if DDL had put a stove pipe hat on I'd have thought I was watching Gangs of New York. There was nothing new or refreshing or outstanding about it - same flamin' character in a different location!

what can I say? it's beyond description - just watch it you're either going to love it (as I do) or hate it within 5 minutes if it's the latter give it another 10 minutes it'll be wotrth it for the bouncy bed scene(and that's NOT a spoiler)

if you subscribe to a DVD rental club get this one in your list as a classic gritty brit flick

quirky love story between an ageing knife thrower and a suicidal girl. Who really needs who in the relationship? watch and find out - Vanessa Paradis proving she's more than just a pretty face

exquisite conbtinuation of the Jean de Florette story spiralling to a wonderful conclusion The superb acting from Yves Montand when the truth is finally relvealed to him still captivated and touches you. That and the haunting theme, superb scenery and strong cast make this and it's predecessor the two best French movies of recent times

watch it along with the sequel, Manon des Source, and it's a seamless beautiful, tragic story of greed, lust, desperation and revenge. wonderfully acted. Perfection.

hilarious French comedy. Daniel Auteuil is excelent in his awkwardness but Gerard depardieu's awkwardness moving from gruff non PC to gay activist is side splittingly funny

excellent french comdey farce - elements of la cage au folle and English farce. Loved every moment of it

good solid well acted cop drama thriller but not setting the heather alight - just good and watchable

Fantastic, swashbuckling , intruige and treachery abound in this superb offering - infinately better than any of the three musketeers films or of the dire pirates of the caribean franchise. This is how this genre should be portrayed although the relationship between Lagarder and his ward is a bit dodgy.

If you loved Audrey Tatou in Amelie prepare for a shock. This starts as a silly French love story but it slowly turns very dark indeed, in fact so slowly you actually believe what's happening is quite reasonable...then you realise how dark the story is.
A.T. certainly shakes off the Amelie image in this one right to the very last frame it's a gripper. I defy anyone not to be screaming NO! Look behind it!at the end

Yes I watched this and no I wouldn't recommend it. The scenes of violence, which incidentally are the entire damn movie, are extremely graphic and leave absolutely nothing to the imagination - gratuitous and sickeningly graphic with a piss poor storyline - one for a beer and curry night for the lads. Definately not for a romantic trip to the movies!

Excellent version - faithfull to the book in the simple understated dialogue. Superbly acted by both principals. Heart wrenching, touching. If you fail to shed a single tear your must be heartless!

an okay kids film - a lot more could have been done with this wrt CGI and creature effects but a good kids holiday film none the less

slow brooding atmospheric, oppresive, all not very encouraging adjectives but they state the feeling that this excellent film tried and succeeded in portraying about life in GDR under the eye of the Stasi. Breat acting of a clever story of betrayal, politics, back stabbing and ulimate forgiveness.

A good adaptation of the Stephen King story captured the oppressive isolating atmosphere brilliantly - ending changed from the story I remember reading but for a change the movie ending was better and really really unfortunate and will leave the viewer with an uncomfortable feeling for ages.

tense, oppresive, claustophobic and ultimately tragic. I'm not selling this am I? well ignore me - Watch this it's the seminal submarine war movie. Not the shortest movie ever made but the time addds to the drama and atmosphere.

AMAZING! it's more than 70 years old and is one the best if not the benchmark for all psychological thrillers since. Yes the Nazi political undertone is omnipresent in the movie but ignoring this, the lesson applies to any and all society and is timeless. Possibly the only other film of this period that can stand up to this is "All quiet on the Western Front"

Great movie, brilliantly acted by the cast headed by Anthony Quinn to ensure Islamic law was observed and preserved. No flowering up of the story or the usual "hollywood" embelishements. Just the facts. An interesting and informative, as well as entertaining, insight into the birth of Islam. Forget the current religious/political difficulties - this should be aired as often as any of the Christian "Passion" movies. We have more in common than differences!

144 minutes of un- parallelled garbage - obviously someone liked this but it certainly wasn't me!I lasted 15 minutes. Why waste your time on this tosh when there's so much really good stuff out there?

Reminiscent of "The Devils Backbone" Creepy, sinister, keeps the goosebump count up all the way to the end, none of the hollywood stuff jumping out at you crap, just an excellent psychological, suspense filled ghost storythat will stay with you for ages after.

Great British "true life" movie much of the time it has that fly on the wall feel, especially on the building site. Ricky tomlinson and Robert Carlyle were brilliant. It's not a happy happy feel good movie but does shy away from the really gritty issues a bit.

Mad max meets 28 days later with Highlander along for the ride and elements of escape from LA. There's a Doomsday 2 in the offing - I just know it. suspend all requirement for a thought provoking social commentary it's blood, guts and mindless violence from start to finish wit some pretty obvious product placement in the form of the car. I hate myself for it but I'll watch this again!

Loved this - extreme violence aside, this tale of ultimate revenge stretching from school to adulthood has it all. Not one to watch with your granny tho'

incredible - Ikept replaying to watch the fight scenes and the chase scene - wow! Not exactly the deepst plot around but none of the great martial arts movied did and as for Tony Jaa - what a fighter!

okay well it starts well funny, taking the p out the super hero genre and I thought "nice one" but the spectre of holywood is never far away and before you know it it's a damned love story spanning eons and it's setting up a sequel... Damn!