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The War of the Worlds ***** (1953, Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne) – Classic Movie Review 485

In one of his most famed film roles, Gene Barry stars as Dr Clayton Forrester in director Byron Haskin’s and producer George Pal’s winning if unsubtle adaptation from the novel by H G Wells. It […]

Dec, 07

E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial ***** (1982, Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore) – Classic Movie Review 303

Steven Spielberg’s magical 1982 sci-fi movie about a troubled small boy called Elliott (Henry Thomas) who befriends a funny-looking but fortunately friendly extra-terrestrial was back then the biggest money-making film of all time. The alien […]

Oct, 19

Explorers **** (1985, Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Jason Presson, Bobby Fite) – Classic Movie Review 297

In director Joe Dante’s highly engaging 1985 sci-fi fantasy, a trio of American schoolboys (Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Jason Presson) hastily launch themselves into space in a rickety home-made starship and encounter wacky and weird […]

Oct, 19

Dude, Where’s My Car? **** (2000, Ashton Kutcher, Seann William Scott, Jennifer Garner) – Classic Movie Review 1889

After a night they can’t remember, comes a day they’ll never forget! Bill and Ted for the year 2000 – only they’re now called Jesse and Chester, and played by Ashton Kutcher and Seann William […]

Oct, 15

The Fifth Element **** (1997, Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Chris Tucker, Luke Perry, Lee Evans, John Neville, Brion James, John Bluthal) – Classic Movie Review 270

Cult French director Luc Besson, working in an English studio and the then about-to-close London Royal Opera House, exuberantly embarks on Europe’s most expensive film, the 1997 science fiction action epic The Fifth Element.  And […]

Oct, 05

District 9 **** (Sharlto Copley, David James, Jason Cope) – Classic Movie Review 253

Director Neill Blomkamp’s 2009 satirical sci-fi action thriller from South Africa was a deserved, surprise worldwide smash-hit. It proves quite a breath of fresh air from the usual Hollywood blockbuster. For a start, it’s nice […]

Sep, 20

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace **** (1999, Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman) – Classic Movie Review 213

In 1999 the long wait was finally over as writer-producer-director George Lucas embarks on the first episode of his always-planned second trilogy, as a prequel to the original 1977 Star Wars and set 32 years […]

Sep, 02

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