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BABEL (Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu)
5/10
'Overly praised, unnecessarily multifarious but still bound to win a couple of awards'


BABY MAMA (Michael McCullers)
3/10
'It's not as hideously insufferable as Meet Dave but its lack of originality and waste of talent is insulting'


BABYLON A.D. (Mathieu Kassovitz)
5/10
'A jumbled mess; damn you, Fox!'


BACHELOR PARTY (Neal Israel)
3/10
'Pointless low-brow humour'


BAD BOYS (Michael Bay)
7/10
'Possibly the best buddy comedy of the 90's'


BAD BOYS II (Michael Bay)
6/10
'A welcome return for the characters but not as good as the original'


BALLAD OF JACK AND ROSE (Rebecca Miller)
5/10
'Very little actually happens but Ballad remains a fairly decent Father/Daughter character study'


BALLS OF FURY (Robert Ben Garant)
4/10
'Typical Fogler comedy, nothing greatly special here'


BANDITS (Barry Levinson)
7/10
'A decent action/romantic comedy curiously disguised as a half-rate piece of crap'


BANGKOK DANGEROUS - 2008 (Oxide Pang Chun & Danny Pang)
2/10
'Same directors remake their own film with an American cast and cruddy results'


THE BANK JOB (Roger Donaldson)
6/10
'Slow start but blossomed into an eventually rewarding heist film'


BARTON FINK (Joel Coen & Ethan Coen)
9/10
'Deep, poignant, amazing'


BASIC INSTINCT (Paul Verhoeven)
5/10
'Underneath all the hype and controversy lies a very dull thriller'


BASIC INSTINCT 2 (Michael Caton-Jones)
2/10
'Sloppy, embarrassing and so very unnecessary... but for those that probably enjoyed it, please read, "Boobs, lots of boobs"'


BATMAN (Tim Burton)
7/10
'Entertaining performances throughout this typically Burton-esque gothic superhero flick'


BATMAN RETURNS (Tim Burton)
6/10
'Healthy, if a little pun heavy, sequel'


BATMAN FOREVER (Joel Schumacher)
5/10
'Interesting concept and visual style but far too camp to really work; that and Kidman's performance is appalling'


BATMAN & ROBIN (Joel Schumacher)
1/10
'One of the most horrendous, corporately driven pieces of cinematic effluence ever created!'


BATMAN BEGINS (Christopher Nolan)
8/10
'The best Batman film available.. bar the TV movie with Adam West; it really cracks me up'


BATORU ROWAIARU (Kinji Fukasaku)
[Battle Royale - Japanese]
10/10
'A graphic masterpiece and the best film from Japan since Shichinin No Samurai [Seven Samurai]'


BE COOL (F. Gary Gray)
2/10
'An ultimately disappointing, unecessary sequel'


BE KIND REWIND (Michael Gondry)
8/10
'An incredibly creative piece that offers a surprisingly heart warming look at films made for the sake of enjoyment rather than profit'


BEAUFORT (Joseph Cedar)
[Beaufort - Israeli Hebrew]
8/10
'An impressive cast lead this powerful war drama'


BEAUTY SHOP (Bille Woodruff)
5/10
'Latifah holds her performance, but it still feels like an inferior version of Barbershop'


BECOMING JANE (Julian Jarrold)
7/10
'Commendable weepy girly flick'


BEE MOVIE (Steve Hickner & Simon J. Smith)
6/10
'Sub-par animated comedy that will be quickly forgotten'


BEE SEASON (Scott McGehee)
5/10
'Insightful but far too vague'


BEETLEJUICE (Tim Burton)
8/10
'Original, visually masterful and sickeningly humorous horror debut'


BEING JOHN MALKOVICH (Spike Jonze)
8/10
'Baffling brilliance'


BEOWULF (Robert Zemeckis)
5/10
'I'm not sure I agree with the age rating of 12a but it made for an entertaining experience, less Sin City or 300 and more Roger Rabbit'


BEWITCHED (Nora Ephron)
3/10
'Sappy, glib nonsense'


BIG (Penny Marshall)
7/10
'Silly 80's fun'


BIG FISH (Tim Burton)
8/10
'Innovative light fairytale with an extreme amount of heart'


THE BIG LEBOWSKI (Joel Coen & Ethan Coen)
9/10
'An acquired taste but still an exceptional piece'


BIG MOMMA'S HOUSE (Raja Gosnell)
4/10
'Not nearly as bad as I had originally thought but it's still a piece of shit'


BIG MOMMA'S HOUSE 2 (John Whitesell)
2/10
'Ridiculous, childish and moronic - no doubt it will prove popular in the US'


THE BIG WHITE (Mark Mylod)
6/10
'A style very similar to that of Fargo but not even close thanks to the script'


BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE (Stephen Herek)
7/10
'Highly entertaining if you allow it to be'


BILL AND TED'S BOGUS JOURNEY (Peter Hewitt)
5/10
'Not as good as the original (largely because of that 'station' nonsense) but still entertaining'


BLACK & WHITE (Subhash Ghari)
2/10
'Bollywood and Fundamentalist Terrorism should never cross paths, ever!'


BLACK CHRISTMAS (Glen Morgan)
2/10
'Poor remake of an already poor 70's flick; kinda made me want to tear my eyes out'


THE BLACK DAHLIA (Brian De Palma)
7/10
'An extremely stylish, smoke-filled offering from De Palma reminiscent of Chinatown but tiny flaws amass to bring the whole effort down somewhat'


BLADE: TRINITY (David S. Goyer)
5/10
'Another pointless sequel'


BLADE RUNNER (Ridley Scott)
10/10
'One of the greatest science fiction films of all time'


BLADES OF GLORY (Josh Gordon & Will Speck)
3/10
'Naff, naff, naff, naff'


BLIND DATE (Blake Edwards)
4/10
'Stupid film made salvaged by Willis & Basinger's performances'


BLOOD DIAMOND (Edward Zwick)
7/10
'A moving story that needed to be told by a skilled director but continual flaws devalue this diamond'


BLOOD RAYNE (Uwe Boll)
1/10
'What's more astonishing isn't how bad the film is but how good the actors are! How did this happen!?'


BOILER ROOM (Ben Younger)
7/10
'Underrated, underappreciated and underpraised work of promising intelligence'


BOKSUNEN NAUI GEOT (Chan-Wook Park)
[Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance - Korean] 8/10
'Haunting tale of trauma and revenge'


BOOGEYMAN (Steven T. Kay)
2/10
'Another dire horror film'


BOOGIE NIGHTS (Paul Thomas Anderson)
7/10
'A prime example of a gifted director handling a rather obscure subject very well'


THE BOOK OF REVELATION (Ana Kokkinos)
4/10
'Not sure what to say about this... it was like watching the rape of Michael Flatly; intriguing but ultimately disturbing'


BORAT (Larry Charles)
8/10
'Both exceptionally funny and offensive on all levels; but may doubtlessly be labelled anti-semitic and be an issue of controversy to see'


BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (Oliver Stone)
8/10
'Commendable veteran flick but just a tad preachy'


BOTCHED (Kit Ryan)
3/10
'As the title implies'


BOUNCE (Don Roos)
4/10
'Sickly sweet, predictable drivel'


THE BOURNE IDENTITY (Doug Liman)
8/10
'Delightful rekindling of the espionage-thriller genre'


THE BOURNE SUPREMACY (Paul Greengrass)
8/10
'Very clever and enjoyable spy sequel'


THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM (Paul Greengrass)
8/10
'Remarkable action thriller and possibly the best of the series'


THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS (Mark Herman)
9/10
'Absolutely beautiful tale of innocence and naivety during the holocaust'


THE BOYS AND GIRL FROM COUNTY CLARE (John Irvin)
5/10
'A simple Irish piece, but a little too simpleminded to have any real impact'


BRATZ (Sean McNamara)
1/10
'Behind its positive morals lies a deeply disturbing look at how stupid and vapid the lemmings of modern society are. To quote The Onion, "This is why terrorists hate us"'


THE BRAVE ONE (Neil Jordan)
6/10
'Tis the season of crappy vengeance/vigilante movies; thankfully, this one’s alright'


THE BREAK-UP (Peyton Reed)
4/10
'I have problems with Jennifer Aniston's style of comedy and although it starts out well enough, The Break-Up breaks down into an average comedy that leaves audiences feeling cheated'


BRICK (Rian Johnson)
9/10
'Extremely enjoyable commentary of teenage life through the medium of contemporary noir. Brilliant'


BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (James Whale)
10/10
'Up there with Spiderman 2 and The Godfather: Part II as one of the greatest sequels ever made'


BRIDESHEAD REVISITED (Julian Jarrold)
7/10
'Beautiful to behold but doesn't really stand up to the 1981 miniseries'


THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (David Lean)
9/10
'Despite its terrible historical inaccuracies, a fine piece of classic cinema'


BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA (Gabor Csupo)
8/10
'A touching tale, the likes of which modern cinema is not only missing but in desperate need of. Think My Girl more than Narnia'


THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY (Clint Eastwood)
7/10
'Beautiful tale, delicately told'


BRINGING OUT THE DEAD (Martin Scorsese)
5/10
'More miss than hit but still worth a watch for Scorsese fans'


BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (Ang Lee)
9/10
'A classic tale of forbidden love, beautifully told'


BROKEN FLOWERS (Jim Jarmusch)
6/10
'Apparently written in two weeks and as great as it may be, it shows'


BRONENOSETS POTYOMKIN (Sergei M. Eisenstein)
[The Battleship Potemkin - Russian/Silent] 10/10
'The greatest Russian film ever made, end of story'


THE BROTHERS GRIMM (Terry Gilliam)
6/10
'Not the book, not even close, but as something else it's pretty good'


THE BUCKET LIST (Rob Reiner)
5/10
'Shallow film about two terminally ill patients that feels little more than an un-funny version of My Name Is Earl'


BULLET BOY (Saul Dibb)
5/10
'Endless ex-con-orientated stupidity.. but it has it's moments'


IL BUONO, IL BRUTTO, IL CATTIVO (Sergio Leone)
10/10
'Possibly the greatest cult film of all time'


BURN AFTER READING (Joel Coen & Ethan Coen)
8/10
'Typically splendid comedic farce'


THE BUSINESS (Nick Love)
7/10
'I was genuinely surprised, a nice addition to Brit-Gangster-Flicks'