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Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
4/5
Overall though, I feel the good outweighs the bad, and I do enjoy sticking this story on...
Posted Feb 10, 2019
2
4/5
Doctor Who - The Green Death (1997)
If you're a fan of Jo you may get a annoyed with how her exit was handled, still, lots to enjoy, including some more silly scenes for the Third Doctor, which is a rare treat.
Posted Feb 10, 2019
3
4/5
Earth invasion, UNIT, The Master, soldiers being killed in weird ways by slow moving, vaguely humanoid creatures... It's a Third Doctor greatest hits!
Posted Feb 10, 2019
4
5/5
This is how you reboot a show and change its direction while still keeping everyone happy. It's a proper master class, and as you'd imagine, comes highly recommended by me!
Posted Feb 10, 2019
5
4/5
A fun story, but it falls somewhere in the middle of the scale for me. It's good, just not great. Still recommended, though.
Posted Feb 10, 2019
6
4/5
The Tenth Planet is a good, albeit basic, Doctor Who serial, raised above averageness by virtue of being so significant.
Posted Feb 10, 2019
7
4/5
The original episode does a great job of getting across what is a crazy plot by today's standards, let alone back in 63. The remaining three episodes are rather dull sadly.
Posted Feb 10, 2019
8
4/5
Total Recall (1990)
You get the action, the cheese, and some good sci-fi and practical effects. What's not to love?
Posted Feb 7, 2019
9
4/5
They Live (1988)
They Live is a good laugh, I certainly enjoyed my time with it, but the sudden tonal shift and some poor acting does hurt it in the long run.
Posted Feb 7, 2019
10
3/5
Soylent Green (1973)
It's a hard one to judge, and while I enjoyed watching it, I don't see myself watching it again...I guess an average score then, but I am glad I finally watched it.
Posted Feb 7, 2019
11
3/5
Fantastic Voyage (1966)
Ignoring the painfully slow first third, the rest of the film is an enjoyable, basic sci-fi adventure. It won't wow you, but it will entertain you.
Posted Feb 7, 2019
12
4/5
Forbidden Planet (1956)
No wonder so many sci-fi writers have cited it as an inspiration, I can see how this film would spark a lot of imagination back then, or even now. Great stuff.
Posted Feb 7, 2019
13
3/5
Man-Made Monster (1941)
It was fun but far to generic to warrant a re-watch, and due to this, it gets a three, but I'd recommend you give it a watch if you have an hour and nothing else to do...
Posted Feb 7, 2019
14
4/5
Island of Lost Souls (1933)
The lead character is sadly generic as hell, but thankfully everything that goes on around him is interesting and well shot. Highly recommended.
Posted Feb 7, 2019
15
3/5
Metropolis (1927)
I appreciate what it accomplished for the time and how influential it is. It's a classic, but one that maybe doesn't hold up to modern viewing...
Posted Feb 7, 2019
16
5/5
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
With one plothole that doesn't really derail the film, it's hard not to just applaud it for being able to juggle so much and still make it a satisfying watch. Top stuff.
Posted Feb 3, 2019
17
4/5
It still has its wacky off-beat humour, but this time the last third came with an emotional punch, and made you like them all a lot more as they grew closer.
Posted Feb 3, 2019
18
5/5
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
19
4/5
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
I was never not entertained and it's constantly funny, it's just a shame that the jokey atmosphere managed to make its way into the more dramatic and poignant scenes.
Posted Feb 3, 2019
20
5/5
Black Panther (2018)
It's weird and brilliant to say that a Black Panther film is properly a good film, able to stand on its own and add to the overall Marvel Cinematic Universe. Top marks.
Posted Feb 3, 2019
21
2/5
Alien: Covenant (2017)
22
3/5
Prometheus (2012)
Prometheus is a hard one to judge, despite what people had been telling me for years, it's actually not that bad... nor is it that great either. Average it is then!
Posted Feb 1, 2019
23
3/5
Alien Resurrection (1997)
24
2/5
Alien3 (1992)
Dull and depressing, Alien3 has its moments, but they're few and far between. Not the worst movie ever made by any means, but also not a very exciting one to watch...
Posted Feb 1, 2019
25
5/5
Aliens (1986)
It's so rare to see a sequel live up and maybe surpass (depending on if you like your horror with plenty of action or not) the original, but Aliens does...
Posted Feb 1, 2019
26
5/5
Alien (1979)
An real classic, that rare case of top cast, top script, top directing, top set and practice effects, everything. In terms of tense sci-fi horrors, it's hard to top Alien.
Posted Feb 1, 2019
27
4/5
Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple (2018)
An extremely predictable plot and layout, but it offers what it should: characters you like from the series duking it out with higher quality animation.
Posted Jan 28, 2019
28
4/5
A View to a Kill (1985)
A good Bond film, filled with plenty of action and set pieces, with a great opening theme to boot! A solid note to go out on for Moore, even if he isn't a highlight himself...
Posted Jan 27, 2019
29
1/5
Octopussy (1983)
The very worst Roger Moore Bond Film, and one to avoid unless you really have to watch every single film in a marathon, like myself, sadly...
Posted Jan 27, 2019
30
4/5
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Some really good set pieces and some fun new characters round out a good entry into the Bond series, even if it does suffer from a bit of an identity crisis.
Posted Jan 27, 2019
31
4/5
Moonraker (1979)
Upon reflection, I think I like it, purely as a film judged on its own merits, rather than judging it with the expectation of what film series its in...
Posted Jan 27, 2019
32
4/5
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
By no means a perfect film, but it was a very fun two hours, even if some of the fun was "fun because it was so bad" fun...
Posted Jan 27, 2019
33
2/5
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Had so much wasted potential. Scaramanga was a great villain, both written and played, but everything else surrounding him in the movie is... well... bad.
Posted Jan 27, 2019
34
3/5
Live and Let Die (1973)
Far from the worse offender in Roger Moore's outings as Bond. A boring boat chase and a slapstick final fate for our villain definitely takes it down a peg or two though...
Posted Jan 27, 2019
35
1/5
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
The script is poor, the comedy ill-timed and the ending anticlimactic. What more can I say?
Posted Jan 27, 2019
36
3/5
Falls in the middle of the scale, it's not the worse, it's not the best, it's just a mix of both, just with a Bond who is often not very interesting to watch on screen...
Posted Jan 27, 2019
37
4/5
You Only Live Twice (1967)
Still plenty of fun to be had, so long as you ignore the ... old fashioned aspects of the film, and have a sense of humour about it.
Posted Jan 27, 2019
38
3/5
Thunderball (1965)
Not a classic like Goldfinger, but it's still fun. It'll be a long time until I watch it again, mind you. It doesn't have the rewatchable charm as some of the other Bond films
Posted Jan 27, 2019
39
4/5
Goldfinger (1964)
Goldfinger is a classic, no doubt. It does have some flaws in the third quarter of the film, but it pulls it back to become a fun, relaxing watch.
Posted Jan 27, 2019
40
4/5
From Russia With Love (1964)
It has a few sillier moments, but in general it's quite the tense cold war spy film, with some good foreshadowing and a few really good action set pieces.
Posted Jan 27, 2019
41
4/5
Dr. No (1962)
Brilliant lead actor and villain hold the film together, despite a few flaws. The fact that it got so much right from the start is a real testament to the film series.
Posted Jan 27, 2019
42
4/5
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Has some flaws, but it's mostly a harmless and fun film, and certainly deserved more attention and box office gross than it ended up getting.
Posted Jan 26, 2019
43
4/5
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
The first half felt like all action and no real character development, by the end of the film I found myself caring for the Rebel team as they undertook their last mission...
Posted Jan 26, 2019
44
4/5
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
The film starts off great and ends great, but sags in the middle. Still, well worth your while going to see, as it gives a good send off to a beloved character.
Posted Jan 26, 2019
45
4/5
It has some unengaging and familiar story beats that hamper what is otherwise a great return trip to the Galaxy Far, Far, Away...
Posted Jan 26, 2019
46
4/5
This tells the story of the downfall of the Jedi and the rise of Darth Vader well, and that's all I ever wanted out of the Prequels in the first place...
Posted Jan 26, 2019
47
3/5
A third of the film is a wooden and awkward attempt at romance, but the film strikes a better balance of comedy and action that makes it far better than Episode I...
Posted Jan 26, 2019
48
2/5
I really don't want to be one of those Episode I haters, it does have SOME merit, but man, it just grates on you how annoying it is for the majority of its runtime...
Posted Jan 26, 2019
49
4/5
Definitely more good than bad, the opening and the big Luke-Vader-Emperor showdown are great, it just has some weaker elements that drag the overall experience down.
Posted Jan 26, 2019
50
5/5