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American Graffiti It's 1962. '50s cool cars, killer music and an all-star cast from before they were stars. The story doesn't really mean anything here, it's all about the ambience of the period. So put on a white T-shirt, slick back your hair and feel young again.

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August 11, 1973

Back to the Future A quintasential '80s movie. A time-jumping rollercoaster ride everyone will enjoy getting on board.

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July 3, 1985

Blind Date It might be dated now but it's still a great little movie. Back before Bruce Willis was BRUCE WILLIS!

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March 27, 1987

Batman Probably one of the first serious attempts at bringing a comic to the big screen with a decent budget. The vision of the world is brilliant. Keaton's Batman is spot on and the Prince soundtrack ties the whole thing together perfectly. Unfortunately, Tim Burton's flamboyance lets things down in the end. But still the most memorable Batman to date. Although Ben Affleck's jaded, grumpy and bulked-out depiction of the character in Batman V Superman is my favourite.

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June 23, 1989

The Abyss A fantastic movie ruined by the studio's shortsightedness. Be sure to watch James Cameron's version of this movie, aliens included, to get the full and best experience! The cinema release was a botch. The Abyss proves you can have a big action film that hits all the right marks with zero profanity!

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August 9, 1989

Black Rain Black Rain is one of those cop movies that's just downright cool. Unfortunately, it became dated quite quickly, but if you can look past that it's very much worth a watch. Ridley Scott knows how to make a good movie. And Michael Douglas certainly knows how to act.

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September 22, 1989

Back to the Future Part II Don't bother. Just rewatch the original again and be thankful.

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November 22, 1989

Always A genuinely delightful romance movie with a difference that will seesaw you between tears of laughter and tears of sadness. Spielberg knows how to make movies, it has to be said, and this one pushes all the right buttons.

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December 22, 1989

Back to the Future Part III Maybe a little better than the second movie, but still not a patch on the first. It's worth a watch for the in-jokes but have a standby movie ready.

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May 25, 1990

Backdraft Great director. Great cast. Great idea. Total cornball movie. I bought it for my wife and that's all I'm saying on the matter.

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May 24, 1991

Batman Returns Tim Burton's original Batman definitely deserved a worthy sequel. Unfortunately, this just doesn't cut it. Keaton's Batman deserved more grit and drama, not corny comical antics. It's worth a look, but keep your expectations low.

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June 19, 1992

Dave A lovely romantic comedy in that true eighties style. A little charmer of a movie starring the ever-watchable Kevin Kline. I'll admit I'm pretty old-fashioned and, even in today's evil world, I cling to the hope there are still good-hearted people out there somewhere. This is one of those movies keeping that hope alive. Let the soft side of you out and enjoy this film.

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May 7, 1993

The Shadow A tongue-in-cheek nostalgic throwback to the thirties and forties. Love the style, the imagery and the period. Heaps of fun!

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July 1, 1994

Stargate Ok, this movie is pretty dated compared to modern sci-fi movies, but try to keep in mind it was first released back in 1994. This film is worth its salt simply by the virtue of being unique. To my knowledge, there hasn't been another movie to tackle this subject, and you have to admit the whole idea of extraterrestrial life building the great pyramids is pretty damn intriguing. I'm a big Kirt Russell fan but, unfortunately, he looks like he was utterly bored while making this movie.

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October 28, 1994

French Kiss Yes, I'm a testosterone-driven macho male, but I have to admit this is one of my favourite movies. Over the years I've owned this one on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray and have literally watched it hundreds of times. It's a nice romantic-ish feel-good movie. Every character is a joy to watch and the script is endlessly quotable as my wife and I regularly punctuate conversations with wee snippets from this movie. So many people knock Kevin Kline's French accent in this, but they are wrong! The man is fluent in french for God's sake.

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May 5, 1995

Something to Talk About This is a lovely film, filled with very well-rounded characters, sharp skrip work and packed with actors who can actually act. This is one of those movies you can simply relax with. You don't need a PHD to understand it and you don't need ear defenders to save your hearing from an overblown soundtrack. So pour a glass of your favourite alcoholic beverage, sit back and enjoy.

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August 4, 1995

Addicted to Love If you like the stars in this movie give it a watch. If you don't...enjoy your nap.

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May 23, 1997

Air Force One Ok, this is a pretty ridiculous movie, but aren't all action movies? It's Harrison Ford doing what Harrison Ford does but in the confines of a plane in midair against a bunch of gun-toting terrorists. So just switch off your brain and enjoy.

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July 25, 1997

As Good as It Gets This movie will hit you hard, force you to think about your biases and make you pretty damn uncomfortable. But don't fret, you'll feel better by the end. And Nicholson is so natural as a misanthrope.

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December 19, 1997

Armageddon Directed by Michael Bay, co-written by J.J. Abrams and starring Bruce Willis just being Bruce Willis while he saves the world from a giant asteroid with a proper bunch of misfits and some oil drilling equipment. I'm in!

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July 1, 1998

Antz It's an animated movie with voices from lots of big-name stars and it's quite fun. But I'm still embarrassed I own it.

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October 2, 1998

Arlington Road Mindbendingly horrifying! This movie had me in its grips until the very end, I wanted to look away, but I just couldn't. It left one question in my mind...What if that had been me? Jeff Bridges is a phenomenon in this.

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July 9, 1999

10 Things I Hate About You Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew in a modern high school setting with humour. Reminiscent of an 80s-style rom-com. Settle back and just enjoy it for what it is.

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March 31, 1999

The Transporter Jason Statham's breakout movie. And it's the perfect vehicle for him. Let's face it in almost every movie Statham is just Statham, but that's ok, it's exactly what we want to see. This is basically Luc Besson's version of a Jackie Chan movie. And it really does work. Ok, the BMW bridge jump was nothing short of cringeworthy, but the rest of the movie is enjoyable enough that we can forgive that...just.

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October 2, 2002

Paycheck Oh dear, this one's pretty bad. There are a lot of faces in this movie but non of them could save this disaster. Which is a shame, because this could have been a really intense and thrilling film in the hands of a different director. Instead, it comes across as a made-for-TV movie. John Woo's direction is lacklustre and cliche, the editing is lazy and the soundtrack is overblown, unfitting and downright intrusive.

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December 25, 2003

AVP: Alien vs. Predator Did they actually make this!? Wait, did I actually buy this!?

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August 13, 2004

Batman Begins A very self-involved and glum Batman, not my favourite. Once we finally get to Batman being Batman it's a cool movie. And Christian Bale wears the cape well, but the villains lack grit.

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June 15, 2005

War of the Worlds An intense, serious and harrowing portrayal of the H.G. Wells classic. Tom Cruise doing an excellent job of not being Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning out acting everyone. It's hard to call this film an enjoyable watch as it's actually emotionally affecting at times, with some very raw realism concerning human nature. This movie manages to keep a constantly high pace without being exhausting to watch. Well worth a place in your collection.

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June 29, 2005

Æon Flux I didn't watch this movie before I bought it on its release day. But I'm a big Charlize Theron fan, so it was bound to be good. I'm a big sci-fi fan, so I was bound to like it. I like movies that are a little different, so it was bound to be worth watching. Oh man, when I'm wrong I'm WRONG!

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December 2, 2005

300 A mesmerizing visual style to this movie. An epic adventure everyone should watch. A Greek myth on the big screen. Yes thankyou!

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March 9, 2007

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