A Walk in the Sun [1945]. Director: Lewis Milestone

8/10

Intelligent, realistic WW2 movie.

Jane Got A Gun-Predictable western but then they usually are and there's not enough of 'em nowadays 7/10

Kingsman: Secret Service. 9/10. Loved it!!!

Carol (2015) - 8/10

The Notebook [2004]. Director: Nick Cassavetes

7/10

Enjoyably soppy romantic flashback movie.

Zootopia - 8/10 Funny, entertaining and I liked the message of not giving up

Creep 2014 - a rather good entry in the found footage horror genre. A pretty nifty little pot boiler with indie king Mark Duplass. Genuinely unnerving stuff 7/10

Carrie (remake) 3/10
Hardcore Henry 8/10
Eye in the Sky 8/10
Spirited Away 8/10
Jungle Book (remake) 7.5/10
28 Days Later 8/10
Wanted 6/10

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief - Naff Harry Potter wannabe with Greek mythology.

4/10

The Notebook (2004 - I think?) with Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams.

10/10, LOVED it although I cried at the end.

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Bad Teacher 4/10
Bad Santa 7.5/10
Uncommon Valor (a re-watch) 8/10

Route Irish [2010]. Director: Ken Loach

7/10

Dodgy goings on in Iraq with the usual conspiracies and cover-ups.

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Amusement [2008]. Director: John Simpson

6/10

Weido boy grows up to be psycho man out for revenge on the 3 girls who mocked him.

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Joe Kidd [1972]. Director: John Sturges

5/10

Clint Eastwood as a former bounty hunter in search of a plot. There isn't much of one.

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Three Kings [1999]. Director: David O. Russell

5/10

George Clooney & soldier pals hatch a plan to steal Saddam's gold but get sidetracked into saving civilian lives. All very noble.

Wall Street - 7/10

Love Happens - 7/10

Elena (2011) - 5/10

Lessons in Love (or for our American members: Some Kind of Beautiful).
starring Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek, Jessica Alba and Malcolm McDowel.

A rom-com but not all cheesy and schmaltzy. Entertaining and funny Pierce Brosnan is perfect casting as the English professor.

Based on my enjoyment of the film I give it a solid 7½ out of 10.

Marathon Man (1976)
I love movies from the 70's especially New York.

Captain America: Civil War.

Seen it in both 2D & 3D and, as I've posted elsewhere, I just don't "get" 3D. Will save my money next time but the film was excellent and would be a 9.5.

We Are Young. We Are Strong.

Deathgasm [2015]. Director: Jason Lei Howden

3/10

Heavy metal horror from New Zealand.

X-Men Apocalypse: 5/10

What story is there has been done to death. Some ok effects and a couple of good scenes but overall, not great.

Focus (2015) - 7/10.

Creed 7/10 Good performance by Sly
Zoolander 3/10 Switched it off half way through
The Martian 9/10

Great movie but not recommended if you have an upcoming dental appointment

I love 70s movies too - just showed my nephew the original version of The Taking of Pelham 123 which he loved.

I finally got round to watching Hateful 8 last night. I enjoyed it, but it's a long film, 2:47. It has all the usual Tarantino elements, great characters, briliant dialogue, non-linear storytelling and violence by the bucketload, but for a change he seems to have actually paid attention to the cinematography of the movie as this also looks fantastic. The outdoor shots of snowy landcapes are just beautiful, and I never thought I'd say that of a Tarantino movie. It did take a while to get going though, as it introduced the various characters and their relationships with each other, but the last 30 minutes or so rockets along in an orgy of carnage. The one thing I didn't like was the narrator that cropped up once or twice, it seemed unnecessary, like Tarantino couldn't figure out how to tell that part of the story so opted to just have it narrated. Not my favourite Tarantino film by a long shot, but a great addition to his body of work nonethelesss. 7.5/10.

Creed (2015) - 8.5/10

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation - 6.5/10

Enjoyable enough spy romp.