The film that showed Michael Caine as a bad-ass hit-man with a grudge.
"Before Guy Ritchie there was Get Carter, a classic British gangster flick and Michael Caine tour de force. Boasts awesome dialogue like 'You know, I'd almost forgotten what your eyes look like, still the same, still piss holes in the snow'."
Another stellar entry in Robert Mitchum's film-noir history: a private eye, a murky past, corruption in the air, all that good stuff.
"From the golden era in Hollywood, this is a classic example of noir at its best, with a sexy femme fatale and Robert Mitchum playing a retired hard man. He's been pulled back into the murky underworld and into the arms of Jane Greer who almost steals the show as a naughty piece of work."
"I love anything Mitchum, Farewell My Lovely is also worth checking out."
The Oscar-dominating drama that injects a long-awaited sense of disorder to the mentally disordered.
"Jack Nicholson... says it all."
Historical New Zealand drama based on the land wars between the Maori inhabitants and the European settlers.
"Geoff Murphy’s New Zealand western masterpiece still stands up today. Bruno Lawrence is arguably the greatest NZ actor ever, and plays just one of a rich tapestry of characters woven against the backdrop of pioneer New Zealand. It’s not often that we get to see New Zealand up on screen and this film is a fantastic representation of our cultural melting pot."
"The humour is so iconically Kiwi, and the drama is epic. Amazing performances from Anzac Wallace, Kelly Johnson, Bruno Lawrence and the entire cast . A must see Kiwi film."
Ridley Scott's '80s cult sci-fi classic that you've probably heard too much about from your film geek friends.
"Often licked never beaten, I love this film. Ridley Scott’s dystopian masterpiece. Filmmakers are still trying to better this film, but no one has come anywhere near it. It is the leader in its genre, a mixed genre - really neo-noir mixed with a futuristic setting. Harrison Ford commands the screen, his portrayal of Deckard is one of his more complex and darker roles. The "love scene" with Sean Young still sizzles with a kind of taboo that many modern filmmakers would not dare to try."
"Amazing soundtrack (by Vangelis), worth owning in its own right."
