Films that float my boat (10 titles)
Films you may or may not have seen, but will enjoy....
66.6% from 3 members
So I Married An Axe Murderer
Underrated Romantic comedy with the ever excellent Mike Myers.
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So I Married An Axe Murderer
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Nancy Travis, Anthony La Paglia, Amanda Plummer
Director: Thomas Schlamme
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Charlie Mackenzie (Mike Myers) is a love-shy 'poet' living in San Francisco, who frequents neighbourhood coffee houses reciting his tortured odes to unrequited love. Burned by a string of failed relationships, Mackenzie's fear of commitment has intensified into outrageous extremes of paranoia. When ..read more »
65%
from 4,201 members
Cobra
One of life's guilty pleasures... An excellent 80's actioner.
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Cobra
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Reni Santoni, Brigitte Nielsen
Director: George Pan Cosmatos
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A street-tough detective's no-nonsense approach to law enforcement is tested to the utmost when he single-handedly tackles a marauding band of psycho-bikers who strike randomly. Movie tagline: "If crime is the disease, Cobra's the cure."
56%
from 4,221 members
Pan's Labyrinth
Del Toro's mind bending fairy tale, a beautifully shot, atmospheric film.
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Pan's Labyrinth
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Ivana Baquero, Sergi Lopez, Maribel Verdu
Director: Guillermo del Toro
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Accompanied by her parents, Ofelia moves from a large Spanish city to a more rural area in the North of the country. Faced with the upheaval of moving home, an abusive stepfather and the general unpleasantness surrounding Franco's victory in 1944, Ofelia enters an imaginary world of creatures and ..read more »
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from 79,875 members
Blade
Wesley Snipes has never been better in this Marvel comic based movie that really kick started Hollywood into snapping up comicbook characters.
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Blade
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson
Director: Stephen Norrington
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Based on the comic book of the same name, BLADE (Snipes) is a half-mortal, half-immortal bent on avenging his mother's death and destined to rid the earth of a race of vampires. Meanwhile, the modern-day technologically advanced vamps he's targeted are in pursuit of his special blood type needed to ..read more »
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from 26,603 members
The Evil Dead
Banned for no good reason during the 80's this is a masterclass in Horror movie making by Sam Raimi that still influences movie makers today.
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The Evil Dead
on DVD
(1982)
Starring: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Betsy Baker
Director: Sam Raimi
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Director Sam Raimi's first film has achieved legendary status since its 1982 release, and for good reason. Though perhaps not as widely seen as its two sequels, EVIL DEAD 2 and ARMY OF DARKNESS, THE EVIL DEAD is arguably the best of the three. It is the story of five college-age friends who travel ..read more »
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from 9,941 members
Evil Dead 2
One word.....Groovy.
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Evil Dead 2
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry, Dan Hicks
Director: Sam Raimi
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In this sequel-remake of the original EVIL DEAD, a group of people are trapped in a cabin while ancient evil lurks outside and threatens a fate worse than death. Can brawny wiseguy Ash save the day, or will his dead girlfriend come back to cause more trouble
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from 9,146 members
Army of Darkness - The Evil Dead 3
Whilst never scaling the dizzying heights of Evil Dead 2 this imaginative and funny movies shows why Bruce Campbell just is...THE MAN.
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Army of Darkness - The Evil Dead 3
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Marcus Gilbert
Director: Sam Raimi
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Following a harrowing night of demonic possession and slapstick antics in EVIL DEAD II, unassuming store clerk Ash (Bruce Campbell) is time-warped into England's Dark Ages, where he must find the Necronomicon, a compendium of the black arts, before he can return home. Fortunately, he has time to ..read more »
69%
from 7,588 members
Idiocracy
An Acebic look at modern society with Luke Wilson on everyman duty and a hilarious turn from Dax Shepard.
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Idiocracy
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard
Director: Mike Judge
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Private Joe Bowers, the definition of "average American", is selected by the Pentagon to be the guinea pig for a top-secret hibernation program. Forgotten, he awakes 500 years in the future. He discovers a society so incredibly dumbed-down that he's easily the most intelligent person alive.
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from 7,040 members
Van Wilder: Party Liaison
Ryan Reynolds just exudes charm in this better than it should be frat-boy comedy.
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Van Wilder: Party Liaison
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Tara Reid, Kal Penn
Director: Walter Becker
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Van Wilder (Ryan Reynolds) is a college stud who is in no rush to finish his coursework and graduate. In fact, after six years of partying his way through Coolidge College, his parents have decided to stop paying his tuition, but Van Wilder isn't worried--he just needs to find a way to pay it ..read more »
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from 6,322 members
High Fidelity
A beautiful adaptation of Nick Hornby's novel that manages to move the story from London to America without ruining it. A brilliant performance by John Cusack narrowly upstaged by the livewire Jack Black.
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High Fidelity
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: John Cusack, Jack Black, Lisa Bonet
Director: Stephen Frears
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Transplanted from England to the not-so-mean streets of Chicago, the screen adaptation of Nick Hornby's cult-classic novel High Fidelity emerges unscathed from its Americanisation, idiosyncrasies intact, thanks to John Cusack's inimitable charm and a nimble, nifty screenplay (co-written by Cusack). ..read more »
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from 17,884 members
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