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JAWS
Such was the impact of Jaws ($6) on its release that it actually did make people afraid to go in the water. Directed by Steven Spielberg and based on the novel by Peter Benchley, Jaws is still the benchmark against which all subsequent killer shark movies have been compared. Chief…
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KALIFORNIA
Kalifornia ($9) has reached cult status and is still one of the most talked about movies ever made. It tells the tale of a pair of journalists who, along with two companions, are touring the sites where serial killers struck. What they don’t know, however, is that they actually have one in their…
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KICK-ASS
If you are a fan of comic books then you will love Kick-Ass ($7). David Lizewski is one of those high school students that nobody ever notices and one day he makes a decision; driven by his obsession with comic books he decides to become a superhero himself. There is one small problem…
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KILL BILL VOL. 1
After waking from a coma she has been in for 4 years, the Bride, Uma Thurman, discovers that the baby she was carrying has gone. The moral behind Kill Bill Vol. 1 ($6) is never mess with a mother as what follows is a frantic take of revenge as she tracks down the team of assassins who…
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KILL BILL VOL. 2
Mama’s back, and still hell bent on wreaking vengeance on Bill, her former boss and lover. In Kill Biill Vol. 2 ($9) Tarantino carries on where Vol. 1 left off and takes us on yet another bloodthirsty journey that is an absolute must for those who saw the first movie. Quentin Tarantino does what he does…
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KING KONG
Many men rate this as their all time favorite movie, and their wives empathize with the relationship that forms between the mighty Kong and the beautiful girl he falls in love. There have been many King Kong films but this King Kong 1976 $9) version ticks all the boxes. A group of explorers…
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MAD MAX
This post-apocalyptic thriller was a landmark movie of its time and over three decades later is still hugely watchable. Mel Gibson is Mad Max ($7), an Aussie lawman out to avenge the murders of his wife, child and partner in the barren wasteland that once was Australia. A gang of motorcyclists are…
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MEL BROOKS HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART I
For all of those who fell asleep with boredom during history at school this is the movie to fill in the gaps, as seen by Mel Brooks. Both written and directed by Mel Brooks, History of the World Part One ($12) takes a comedic look …
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MEMENTO
One of the hardest things a human being can deal with is losing their memory, and Memento ($7) is a disturbing and thought provoking look at how a man deals with his short-term memory loss. Through the use of notes and tattoos he aims to track down who he thinks is responsible for the…
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MIDNIGHT COWBOY
With two of the greatest screen performances ever given courtesy of Jon Voigt and Dustin Hoffman, the haunting soundtrack from Nilssen and superb direction from, Midnight Cowboy ($10) is one of those movies that everyone should see at least once. A naive wannabe gigolo…
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