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225. Goldfinger (1964)

Posted on November 26, 2011 by slinkywhite

“No Mr Bond. I expect you to die”. Is there anyone who has not seen Goldfinger? James Bond is ordered to Miami Beach (why doesn’t my job send me there?) to spy on bullion dealer, Auric Goldfinger. Bond notices him … Continue reading →

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224. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

Posted on November 21, 2011 by slinkywhite

Olive Hoover wins a chance to participate in the Little Miss Sunshine pageant held in Redondo Beach, California. However, due to family finances, it means taking the rundown camper van with all the dysfunctional Hoover family. So all of them … Continue reading →

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222. American Splendor (2003)

Posted on November 21, 2011 by slinkywhite

Harvey Pekar is a regular guy with an unusual way of documenting his life – in the comic book American Splendor. Using the book as a base, Paul Giamatti plays Pekar, whilst the real man watches on. As well as … Continue reading →

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220. Scott Pilgrim Vs The World (2010)

Posted on November 20, 2011 by slinkywhite

Scott is a bass guitarist in the band Sex Bob-omb and shares a one-room apartment with gay best friend, Wallace (played by the excellent Kieran Culkin, who also gets all the best lines). At a party, he sees the girl … Continue reading →

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217. Hell in the Pacific (1968)

Posted on November 18, 2011 by slinkywhite

Film 85 in C4 Top 100 War Films An American pilot and a Japanese officer are both marooned on a remote Pacific island. The Japanese man has become fairly self-sufficient – collecting drinking water and setting fishing traps, but the … Continue reading →

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215. Braveheart (1995)

Posted on November 13, 2011 by slinkywhite

Film 83 in C4 Top 100 War Films When young William Wallace’s father and older brother are killed fighting the hated English, he is taken to live with his uncle, a nationalist. When he grows up, he returns to his … Continue reading →

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214. Master and Commander (2003)

Posted on November 12, 2011 by slinkywhite

Film 82 in C4 Top 100 War Films I wasn’t really looking forward to this much at all, as I’m not a huge Russell Crowe fan, and I’m not generally particularly keen on Hornblower-type films. However, it is actually rather … Continue reading →

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212. Apocalypse Now (1979)

Posted on November 6, 2011 by slinkywhite

Film 80 in C4 Top 100 War Films During the Vietnam War, Captain Willard is sent on an odd and dangerous assignment to locate and kill a renegade Colonel Kurtz, a man who has set himself as some kind of … Continue reading →

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211. The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

Posted on November 5, 2011 by slinkywhite

Film 79 in C4 Top 100 War Films I really don’t know what to say about this film, except I disliked every second. I am not even really sure what was going on and couldn’t wait for it to end. … Continue reading →

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209. The English Patient (1996)

Posted on November 3, 2011 by slinkywhite

Film 77 in C4 Top 100 War Films Canadian nurse Hana is looking after a badly burned pilot in an Italian field hospital. When the hospital is forced to move, Hana and her patient end up in a bombed out … Continue reading →

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