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The Hunchback of Notre Dame *** (1982, Anthony Hopkins, Lesley-Anne Down, Derek Jacobi, John Gielgud, Robert Powell, David Suchet) – Classic Movie Review 2667

Taking a trick or two out of Charles Laughton’s book, Anthony Hopkins greatly impresses as the hunchback Notre Dame Cathedral bellringer Quasimodo in director Michael Tuchner’s lavish, starry and highly entertaining 1982 British-based TV movie […]

Jul, 05

Clash of the Titans **** (1981, Laurence Olivier, Harry Hamlin, Claire Bloom, Maggie Smith) – Classic Movie Review 1858

Director Desmond Davis’s 1981 classical mythology caper stars Laurence Olivier as a commanding Zeus and a dashing, spirited Harry Hamlin as his handsome son Perseus who tames winged horse Pegasus and battles scary monsters like […]

Nov, 19

Johnny English *** (2003, Rowan Atkinson, John Malkovich, Natalie Imbruglia) – Classic Movie Review 1750

Rowan Atkinson plays dithering special agent Johnny English in this incredibly popular, idiotic James Bond spy spoof that has plenty of amateurish enthusiasm but little in the way of inspiration or big laughs. Based on […]

Oct, 07

The Remains of the Day ***** (1993, Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Christopher Reeve, James Fox, Peter Vaughan, Hugh Grant) – Classic Movie Review 451

Director James Ivory’s and producer Ismail Merchant’s 1993 triumph is an awesomely meticulous adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Booker-prize-winning novel. Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson give the most incredibly impressive, subtle, miniaturist performances as Lord Darlington’s desperately […]

Nov, 25

V for Vendetta **** (2005, Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman, Rupert Graves, John Hurt, Tim Pigott-Smith, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry) – Classic Movie Review 254

‘A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having!’ Hugo Weaving gets star billing in V for Vendetta (2005), hidden behind his disguise as a Guy Fawkes-style masked avenger called ‘V’. Escaping from prison […]

Sep, 21

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