I watched Star Wars IV hundreds of times when I was a child and still watch this film over and over so this is my ultimate watchable film of all time.
Star Wars Trilogy
(4 discs)
(1977) Starring:Harrison Ford, David Prowse, Kenny Baker Director:Irvin Kershner, George Lucas, Richard Marquand Certificate:
The first three Star Wars films reworked as creator George Lucas had intended. Using state of the art technology, Lucas and his team cleaned up the prints, updated the special effects and added new footage. Originally released before 'Episode I' the films have been renamed to fit in with Lucas's ..read more »
The original and best Matrix film as the other two are a bit disappointing.
The Matrix
on DVD
(1999) Starring:Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Laurence Fishburne Director:The Wachowski Brothers Certificate: Watch now: Unavailable
This hugely successful blockbuster stars Keanu Reeves as Neo, a young computer hacker who comes to believe that the world around him is not as it appears to be. With the aid of mysterious subversive Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), Neo discovers that his whole existence as he knows it is a lie. ..read more »
There are lines of dialogue in this film, that'll stick in your head forever.
Full Metal Jacket
on DVD
(1987) Starring:Vincent D'Onofrio, Kevyn Ma, Vincent D'Onofrio Director:Stanley Kubrick Certificate: Watch now: Unavailable
Stanley Kubrick's return to filmmaking after a seven-year hiatus, this film crystallizes the experience of the Vietnam War by concentrating on a group of raw Marine volunteers. Based on Gustav Hasford's novel The Short Timers, the film's first half details the volunteers' harrowing boot-camp ..read more »
Gladiator
on DVD
(2000) Starring:Oliver Reed, Russell Crowe, Connie Nielsen Director:Ridley Scott Certificate:
Drawing its inspiration from Anthony Mann's 'The Fall of the Roman Empire' (1964) and Stanley Kubrick's 'Spartacus' (1960), Ridley Scott's Oscar-winning take on the Roman epic lavishes the genre with the very latest in computer-generated effects technology. After the death of Emperor Marcus ..read more »
Blade Runner
on DVD
(1982) Starring:Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Rutger Hauer Director:Ridley Scott Certificate:
Four illegal humanoids, led by Rutger Hauer, have infiltrated 21st Century Los Angeles. Blade Runner hitman Harrison Ford, is recruited to eliminate the convincing android beings before they cause any damage or create unrest in the paranoid hi-tech urban society.
Dawn Of The Dead
on DVD
(1978) Starring:David Emge, Richard France, Gaylen Ross Director:George A. Romero Certificate:
George A. Romero's sequel to 'Night of the Living Dead' is regarded as one of the great zombie movies. The flesh-eating undead roam the Earth, leaving the living searching for refuge wherever they can. Media types Ross and Emge team up with two burnt-out cops to seek sanctuary in a disused shopping ..read more »
Dawn Of The Dead(2004) Starring:Lindy Booth, Boyd Banks, Kevin Zegers Director:Zack Snyder Certificate:
A re-envisioning of George Romero's apocalyptic horror classic, "Dawn of the Dead": An unexplained plague has decimated the world's population--and yet, the dead aren't dying. They've become zombies, stalking endlessly in a quest to feed on the flesh and blood of the few remaining living. A ragtag ..read more »
The Lord Of The Rings - The Return of Th...
on DVD
(2004) Starring:Elijah Wood, Karl Urban, Dominic Monaghan Director:Peter Jackson Certificate:
The extended version (with 48 extra minutes) of the final film in Peter Jackson's epic big screen adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy - which won all 11 Academy Awards it was nominated for, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. Gandalf manages to ..read more »
300
on DVD
(2006) Starring:Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Andrew Pleavin Director:Zack Snyder Certificate: Watch now: Unavailable
Based on the epic graphic novel by Frank Miller, 300 is a ferocious retelling of the ancient Battle of Thermopylae in which King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 Spartans fought to the death against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. Facing insurmountable odds, their valor and sacrifice inspire ..read more »