10. “Crime is a Disease. Meet the cure.” Cobra This is the representative entry for all of those cheesy yet great macho action movie taglines. The Cobra poster hangs on a vast amount of college dorm walls, probably second only to the poster for Scarface, the most overrated movie in film history. And probably the […]
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The Ten Best Movie Taglines
December 3, 2011The Blu-ray Files #004
July 20, 2011Close Encounters of the Third Kind (30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition) – One of the great visual films of the 70s also looks great on blu-ray. The colours are perfect and the wide shots look great. There is a lot of film grain present however. Now, I know that film grain is a touchy area for […]
AFI Recap: #61 – #70
December 17, 201061. Vertigo (1958) – Vertigo is one of those movies that was upjumped a lot in the 2007 revised list, all the way up to #9. There seems to be a push by cinephiles to declare Vertigo as their favourite Hitch film, though I will not succumb to the peer pressure. Vertigo is a fine […]
My Top Ten Movies of the 70s
April 9, 201010. All the President’s Men (1976) President’s Men is a truly solid film full of intrigue and investigation. Redford and Hoffman are great as always and the realist atmosphere set by director Alan Pakula is unique and refreshing. 9. The Godfather Part 2 (1974) Many people claim that Godfather 2 is better than the original. […]