Drillbit Taylor Three kids hire a low-budget bodyguard (Wilson) to protect them from the playground bully. It was better than I excepted with a good turn from Wilson but in the end the kids stole the movie. 7/10 One Missed Call Awful, boring and not even scary remake of the Japanese horror film "Chakushin Ari" 3/10

To be fair Screamy Chakushin Ari isn't that good either

Who ever told the Japanese/Chinese/Koreans their 'horror' movies were good in the first place?

Still the best of the Mission: Impossible films and a well written, intelligent thriller into the bargain. I've never understood why people thought the plot was confusing, if it didn't have some twists and turns it would just be...well...M:I-2.

Spiderman 3 ....... it was occasionally good but mostly overstuffed. Pan's Labyrinth..... 2nd viewing was even better. Going on my Top 20 list for sure. Ambient Space: Nasa's Best Photos Volume 1..... fantastic images of earth and the galaxy accompanied by great acoustic guitar.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street I really enjoyed it, the singing was great 8/10

It Runs In The Family (1st view) – Best known as being the Douglas family movie as it stars Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas, Cameron Douglas and Michael’s mum, Diana Dill. Aside from the casting, it’s hugely unremarkable and quite forgettable – 2/5

Picking Up The Pieces (2000), an underseen and ever-so-slightly underrated black comedy from Mexican director Alfonso Arau. Set in the small town of El Nino, New Mexico, it has the townspeople discovering a severed hand which can apparantly perform miracles. But, the hand belongs to Candy Cowley (Sharon Stone), a wife apparantly murdered in a jealous rage by her husband Tex (Woody Allen), who lives across the border in Texas. The film is certainly not as bad as what people claim it is, (Woody is miscast), but it's a film which owes a debt to Hitchcock's The Trouble With Harry. Plus, it has a brilliant supporting cast including Kiefer Sutherland, David Schwimmer, Cheech Marin, Lou Diamond Phillips and Elliot Gould. Plus, it's beautiful, colour-drenched cinematography by Vittorio Storaro makes up for alot of the film's faults. 3/5

The Omen (1976), one of the most shocking horror films ever made, and one which put director Richard Donner on the map. This has Robert Thorn (Gregory Peck), a successful American ambassador to the UK, whose son Damien (Harvey Stephens) seems to be at the centre of alot of grisly deaths. All signs seem to suggest that Damien could be the Anti-Christ. Or is it all a coincidence?? A very powerful and suspensful film indeed, this film made more people read the bible than ever before, and the name Damien and the number 666 would never be the same again. Plus, the film has a terrific supporting cast, including David Warner, Patrick Troughton, Leo McKern and Billie Whitelaw as the creepy nanny Mrs. Baylock... ;) 5/5 Damien: Omen II (1978), set 7 years after the first film, (although 2 in real years :P), this has Damien (now played by Jonathan Scott-Taylor) now as a 12 year old, living with his rich uncle Richard Thorn (William Holden), and studying at a Military Academy. However, Damien soon discovers who he really is, and his Uncle soon finds out as well. Then the murders happen all over again. A good sequel, but there's not enough horror this time around, but when the deaths come they're good to watch. But, it's different in tone to the first film, this is more of a character/suspense drama than a horror film. It has it's moments though... 3/5 The Final Conflict (1981), also known as Omen III. This now has Damien as a adult, played by Sam Neill. Like his father, he's made US Ambassador to the UK, and he has a plan to stop the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. The only thing standing in his way are seven monks, each with one of the 7 sacred knives of Meggido, which can only kill the Anti-Christ, are sent out to kill Damien and protect the Second Coming of the Lord. There are alot of wasted opportunities in this film, plus alot of the deaths aren't grisly anymore, not enough time has passed since the last film for him to become and adult. So, the trilogy ends with a whimper, rather than a bang... 2/5

Totally agree with your 30 days of night review, Nicola

Any woman who says 'cobblers' is OK by me!! :mrgreen: Anyways... The Boys from Brazil (1978), a suspenseful and thought-provoking piece of "science fact". This has Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman (Laurence Olivier), discovering a sinister and bizarre plot to restart the Third Reich, it starts with Nazi's meeting in Paraguay, and behind this plan is Dr. Josef Mengele (Gregory Peck), who was Hitler's so-called 'Angel of Death'. Mengele's plot involves DNA from Hitler's fingernails, and also 94 young boys, growing up in different parts of the world. One of the best thrillers of the 1970's, very suspenseful and very exciting. Plus, it's one of those things that could actually happen, so the film can be seen as a warning of things to come. But, the film is well directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, and has some excellent performances throughout... ;) 4/5

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988), Terry Gilliam's Grand Folly, the film that almost killed his career as a director, (and he's had a few), but this is one of his finest films. This is set in the late 18th Century, and has the titular Baron Munchausen (John Neville), attempting to save a war-torn town by gathering up his old gang, which involves going to the moon, entering the bowels of Mount Etna. and going through the centre of the Earth. An absolutely brilliant film, one of the most visually beautiful films ever made, and one of Gilliam's very, very best films. With some of the best characters committed to film, such as Oliver Reed as a God with a Yorkshire accent and Robin Williams laughing his head off!! Simply impossible to forget. 5/5