QUICK REVIEW

The following is a list of films which I have recently watched and have yet to review. My system is only to review films which I have seen recently, as to ensure a fresh eye, rather than just randomly selecting films to review. If I did this, I would no doubt select films that I loved, which would be boring, or those I hated, which would be equally as negative. This way, all films get a fair chance, and films are reviewed when I get a chance. I have still rated them as I view them and have given them a one line review pending a longer and hopefully more interesting one in the near future.-

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LATEST FILMS TO BE REVIEWED

1. MYSTIC PIZZA 1988 4/10 “Pretty mundane drama, with an early and particularly irritaing performance from Julia Roberts.”
2. RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS 2001 5/10 “Not a particularlty insightful drama about a bad teen mother. A true story”
3. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE 2005 6/10 “A pace but ultimately dull. version of Jane Austin’s classic. The 1990′s BBC version is still the best” 
4. BECAUSE I SAID SO 2007 4/10 “Mandy Moore at her best, or certainly less rubbish than normal in this average rom-com”
5. GIRL, INTERRUPTED 1999 7/10 “Gentle biographical film”
6. WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY, 2007, 6/10 “Decent enough rock n roll pastiche. Not Spinal Tap though”
7. BRING IT ON AGAIN, 2004, 4/10 “Formulaic high school dance flick”
8. BRING IT ON, 2000, 5/10 “Simple High School dance film”
9. CASANOVA, 2003, 4/10 “Not really a fan on this period or comedy of errors so there was little for me here”
10. THE LOST BOYS, 1986, 6/10 “Not really much going on here”
11. EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH, 5/10 “Standard and wasted romcom, further damaged by poor casting, Jessica Simpson, anyone?”
12. STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA (Blu-ray) 8/10 “A beautiful HD remastering. Just a pity that not all the films match it”
13. CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE DRAMA QUEEN, 5/10 “Average Teen Comedy”
14. THE DILEMMA, 4/10 “Very poor effort from all”
15. THE GOOD GIRL, 7/10 “A decent indie comedy drama with an  equally good turn from Jennifer Aniston” 
16. THE WEDDING PLANNER, 6/10 “Slightly above average Rom-Com with a hankering of the golden age.”
17. MEN IN BLACK 2, 2002, 5/10 “A poor sequel driven by Will Smith and the once funny but now annoying dog. Has it’s funny moments though”
18. THE KENNEDYS, (4 Part TV Mini-Series) 2011, 4/10 “Pretentious, schmaltzy and boring biopic of a select few of the fated Kennedy clan. Needed to be so much more…”
19. DIRTY HARRY, 1971, 10/10 “Almost faultless classic cop thriller and the birth of one of cinema’s most iconic characters.”
20. THE LOST PRINCE (2 Part TV Mini-Series), 2003, 10/10 “Stephen Poliakoff’s insightful and interesting tale of the fated young Prince John at the turn of the 20th Century”
21. SPIDER-MAN 2, 2004, 8/10 “The best of the trilogy”
22. EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, 1990, 9/10 “Early Tim Burton as his very best”
23. HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, 2010, 9/10 “With it’s strong emotional anchor and real  story over gags, this is surely and animated classic up there with Toy Story and UP”
24. HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR (Extended Edition), 2008, 5/10 “Disappointing. The second film is certainly the best, encapsulating the fun which this one lacked.”
25. POSEIDON, 2006, 7/10 “Well paced adventure which whilst being more exiting that Allen’s 70′s classic, was nothing like as ground breaking” 
26. BIG, 1988, 7/10 “An 80′s Classic, and a great reminder as to the fact that Tom hanks was a comedic star long before he became the Hanks of today.”
27. PERCY JACKSON AND THE LIGHTNING THIEF, 6/10 “More exiting than HP, but that’s about it.”
28. SWEET HOME ALABAMA, 5/10 “Simple, predictable but not a bad chic flick”
29. DAYLIGHT, 1996, 6/10 “The film which heralded the revival in disaster movies. Still watchable, but has been surpassed with ease…”
30. GALAXY QUEST, 2000, 8/10 “A brilliant pastiche on Star Trek fandom. Great fun”
31. HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE, 2008, 6/10 “Not bad film version of the hit TV show. Might take itself a little to seriously though…”
32. RANSOM, 1996, 7/10 “Seemingly underrated and lost thriller of the late ’90′s. Well, it’s not been forgotten here…”
33. AMERICAN PIE 2, 2002, 7/10 “Not a bad sequel but on the precipice of a vertical drop in quality…”
34. AMERICAN PIE, 1999, 8/10 “A witty and fresh teen comedy…”
35. GONE IN 60 SECONDS, 2/10 “Rubbish! Any review would give this film unjustified Publicity.”
36. PUBLIC ENEMIES, 2009, 6/10 “Very disappointing, but has it’s moments…
37. HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, 5/10 “Not bad, but not the best either.”
38. MADAGASCAR 2: ESCAPE TO AFRICA, 5/10 “Better than the first but no more”
39. MADAGASCAR, 4/10 “I don’t get it!”
40. IMAGINE ME AND YOU, 6/10 “Average and inconsequential Rom-Com”
41. INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM, 1984, 8/10 “The weakest of the original trilogy, but still on of the great action adventure films of all time”
42. BRAVEHEART, 1995, 9/10 “Though somewhat inaccurate, well told, performed and directed. I triumph of propaganda cinema”
43. HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, 8/10 “Not my favourite, but still one of the better installments.”
44. HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, 8/10 “The beginning of the David Yates era and when the franchise picks up both pace and a more unified theme.”