on film...classics

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Bullitt:

Boring! I can't remember a single scene even shortly after sitting through this overlong 'cool' advert for Steve McQueen's shades.

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Citizen Kane:

I always read about how "critically-acclaimed" and "greatest film of all time" this film was supposed to be and then I finally watched it myself.

It is superlative. So very engrossing, interesting and multi-layered, somehow it has barely dated.

Watch this if you appreciate good drama and wish to be educated in cinema.

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Dark Star:

I think I remember the beards most of all. The ending's contrived but the characters are fairly convincing. The story and setting are interesting. Of course it looks and sounds incredibly cheap but is worth a look if you like slow-paced, pondering sci-fi with its tongue piercing its cheek.

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Night Of The Living Dead:

One of the best endings in film. Duane Jones's performance is commanding, making his brutally abrupt end all the more shocking. The rest of the cast are forgettable but the feeling of being trapped in a house surrounded by the flesh-eating undead is perfectly executed.

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Planet Of The Apes:

Rip-roaring dark cinema! Premise, execution, make-up, acting, setting, atmosphere, pacing, ending...all are brilliantly executed.

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