Tomato 10/10 |
Back to the Future (1985) |
"A joy to watch, from start to finish." |
Gary Panton |
Tomato 10/10 |
Back to the Future Part II (1989) |
"The cleverest and most inventive chapter of the epic 'Back to the Future' trilogy and, even more impressively, is every bit as funny and entertaining as the original." |
Gary Panton |
Tomato 7/10 |
Back to the Future Part III (1990) |
"Significantly weaker than either Part I or Part II, but an enjoyable ride nonetheless." |
Gary Panton |
Splat 3/10 |
Bad Boys II (2003) |
"Full of misfiring humour, inappropriately sadistic violence, and paddle-pool shallowness." |
Anton Bitel |
Tomato |
Bad Education (2004) |
"A convoluted and enigmatic noir melodrama about the Holy Cross, cross-dressing and double-crossing - with an obscure autobiographical twist." |
Anton Bitel |
Splat 3/10 |
Bad Guy (2001) |
"Bad Guy is one thing – but what the title doesn’t warn you is that it’s also ‘Bad Film’." |
Gary Panton |
Tomato |
Bad Santa (2003) |
"Hilariously irreverent antidote to a cloying Christmas." |
Anton Bitel |
Tomato 8/10 |
Badlands (1973) |
"Fascinating but laconic." |
Andrea Chee |
Tomato 7/10 |
Baise Moi (2001) |
"Shocking, explicit and violent. Recommended for those adults with the stomach for it. Not for those who don’t want to see the real sex act on screen." |
Andrea Chee |
Tomato 8/10 |
Bambi (1942) |
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Gary Panton |
Splat |
Bang Rajan (2004) |
"The buffalo are big, the battles brutal and bloody in this gritty Thai epic - but unfortunately the characters are too blank to be interesting." |
Anton Bitel |
Tomato 6/10 |
The Banger Sisters (2002) |
"Pleasant 'Friday-night-in-with-the-girls’ movie." |
Andrea Chee |
Tomato |
The Barbarian Invasions (2003) |
"Its vicious satire and ambivalent final images leave a bitter aftertaste to ensure that its message of cautious optimism, though sweet, never becomes too cloying.
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Anton Bitel |
Tomato 7/10 |
Barbershop (2002) |
"A satirical, clever and engaging comedy." |
Gary Panton |
Splat 4/10 |
Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) |
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Gary Panton |
Splat 5/10 |
Basic (2003) |
"Doesn't possess half the intelligence it aspires to." |
Gary Panton |
Tomato 7/10 |
Batman (1989) |
"Much darker than your average superhero flick, ‘Batman’ goes for style over substance." |
Gary Panton |
Splat 2/10 |
Batman & Robin (1997) |
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Gary Panton |
Splat 2/10 |
Batman & Robin (1997) |
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Gary Panton |
Tomato |
Batman Begins (2005) |
"In his best, and darkest, outing to date, the masked avenger's personal 'issues' reflect those of the world in the wake of 9/11." |
Anton Bitel |
Tomato 8/10 |
Batman Returns (1992) |
"You’ll never look at penguins in the same light again!" |
Gary Panton |
Tomato 6/10 |
Battle of Britain (1969) |
"Gerry can do his ruthlessly-efficient worst for all we care – because this is Blighty, and neither we nor our large moustaches are going anywhere!" |
Gary Panton |
Tomato 6/10 |
Battle Royale (2000) |
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Gary Panton |
Splat 3/10 |
Battle Royale II (2003) |
"An inferior sequel-cum-remake of a film that wasn’t particularly great in the first place." |
Gary Panton |
Splat |
Be Cool (2005) |
"too amiably daft to be truly biting." |
Anton Bitel |
Tomato 8/10 |
A Beautiful Mind (2001) |
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Gary Panton |
Tomato 8/10 |
Beauty and the Beast (1991) |
"Some of the best pre-Pixar animation you’ll find." |
Gary Panton |
Splat 3/10 |
Beauty Shop (2005) |
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Gary Panton |
Splat 5/10 |
Bedazzled (2000) |
"A watchable and sporadically funny comedy." |
Gary Panton |
Tomato 7/10 |
Before Sunset (2004) |
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Gary Panton |
Tomato 9/10 |
Being John Malkovich (1999) |
"Curiouser and curiouser – and very, very funny." |
Gary Panton |
Splat 5/10 |
Being Julia (2004) |
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Gary Panton |
Splat 4/10 |
Below (2002) |
"this clunky attempt at a chiller seldom reaches the level of spine-tingling it sets out to achieve" |
Gary Panton |
Tomato 8/10 |
Bend It Like Beckham (2003) |
"Will there be a sequel called "Sit on the Bench Like Beckham"?" |
Gary Panton |
Tomato 6/10 |
Beverly Hills Cop (1984) |
"Eddie Murphy actually used to be pretty darn good." |
Gary Panton |
Tomato 6/10 |
Beverly Hills Cop 2 (1987) |
"Axel Foley’s charm bypass results in a follow-up that fails to capture the imagination." |
Gary Panton |
Splat 4/10 |
Beverly Hills Cop 3 (1994) |
"A strangely-timed and ill-conceived addition to a franchise that had already had it’s day." |
Gary Panton |
Splat 4/10 |
Beyond Borders (2003) |
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Gary Panton |
Tomato 6/10 |
Beyond the Sea (2004) |
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Gary Panton |
Tomato 7/10 |
Bhaji on the Beach (1995) |
"A genuine slice of Asian life, warts and all." |
Andrea Chee |
Splat |
Bichunmoo (2000) |
"a clumsy and immature affair, second-rate not just as a wuxia but as a piece of narrative film-making." |
Anton Bitel |
Tomato 9/10 |
Big (1988) |
"A fantastic film." |
Gary Panton |
Splat 4/10 |
The Big Bounce (2004) |
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Gary Panton |
Splat 4/10 |
The Big Chill (1983) |
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Gary Panton |
Tomato 9/10 |
Big Fish (2003) |
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Gary Panton |
Tomato 6/10 |
Big Trouble in Little China (1986) |
"It's aged a bit, but 'Big Trouble in Little China' remains terrific fun." |
Gary Panton |
Tomato 7/10 |
Big Wednesday (1978) |
"Surprisingly worthwhile all round." |
Andrea Chee |
Splat 1/10 |
Biker Boyz (2003) |
"Completely devoid of all wit and irony, and seemingly wholly unaware of its own ridiculousness." |
Gary Panton |
Tomato 8/10 |
Billy Elliot (2000) |
"a simple tale given power by strong performances from its cast." |
Andrea Chee |
Tomato 6/10 |
The Birdcage (1996) |
"Overall, a fairly average comedy and a tad mushy in places." |
Gary Panton |