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HAIRSPRAY (Adam Shankman)
7/10
'A great film and loyal adaptation of the musical but the candy-coated messages about tolerance sort of irritated me'


HALLOWEEN (Rob Zombie)
8/10
'Astonishingly good reimagining, focusing primarily on Michael Myers' transition from innocent child to silent killer'


HALLOWEEN (John Carpenter)
9/10
'Wonderfully original independent horror classic'


HALLOWEEN II (Rick Rosenthal)
6/10
'Granted, the story is rounded off but without Carpenter at the helm everything seems less impressive'


HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH (Tommy Lee Wallace)
3/10
'The only Halloween flick not to feature Myers but as B-Movie horror schlock it wasn't that bad... except for that bloody song'


HALLOWEEN IV: THE RETURN OF MICHAEL MYERS (Dwight H. Little)
4/10
'Interesting concepts about little Jamie Lloyd but still sub-par'


HALLOWEEN V: THE REVENGE OF MICHAEL MYERS (Dominique Othenin-Girard)
2/10
'Unnecessary splatter-fest that was never required, distorting the original, iconic character'


HALLOWEEN VI: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS (Joe Chappelle)
1/10
'The worst of the series, a truly despicable release that should never have seen the light of day'


HALLOWEEN: H20 (Steve Miner)
6/10
'Despite the issues with the mask, I actually enjoyed the Halloween revamp, not a bad effort at all'


HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION (Rick Rosenthal)
3/10
'Other than the return of Rosenthal and killing off Laurie this final chapter offers very little for fans of the series'


HAMLET (Laurence Olivier)
10/10
'Olivier doing what he does best'


HAMLET 2 (Andrew Fleming)
5/10
'Amusing and controversial premise with some truly humorous moments but overall, a bit of a moronic mess'


HANCOCK (Peter Berg)
6/10
'Thoroughly convoluted and wasted opportunity, saved only by another outstanding performance by Will Smith'


THE HANGOVER (Todd Phillips)
7/10
'Not the most original of plot devices but one of the more amusing and worth a watch'


HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE (Peter Chelsom)
2/10
'You know what Oedipus did after he did the nasty with his mum? Yeah, I don't have any pins but if I find any, my eyes are getting gouged out'


THE HAPPENING (M. Night Shyamalan)
5/10
'Dire acting, silly premise and a stupid title; rather disappointing all round - OH MY GOD! NATURE! What a twist'


HAPPY FEET (George Miller)
5/10
'Tap-dancing penguins just freak me out a little too much. Kids will probably love it'


HAPPY-GO-LUCKY (Mike Leigh)
6/10
'Interesting character study but bloody hell, Sally Hawkins' character gets very annoying very quickly'


HARD CANDY (David Slade)
7/10
'Witty and violent, a little unrealistic towards the end but the message remains clear'


HAROLD AND KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE (Danny Leiner)
6/10
'Surprisingly entertaining'


HAROLD AND KUMAR ESCAPE FROM GUANTANAMO BAY (Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg)
5/10
'I've been slated in the past for praising the first Harold & Kumar flick but I can't help it, despite the copious amounts of dumb stoner jokes, I rather enjoy them. Granted, this one isn't as good'


HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE (Chris Columbus)
7/10
'Entertaining wizard flick that will no doubt spawn more revenue for those damn books'


HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (Chris Columbus)
7/10
'Better than the first instalment, clearly stepping away from the constraints of a simple children's film'


HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (Alfonso Cuaron)
8/10
'Stupidly impressive and clearly the best of the current Harry Potter instalments'


HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE (Mike Newell)
8/10
'Another Christmas, another successful Potter blockbuster, another bag of monies for the Harpy of Children's Literature'


HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX (David Yates)
6/10
'A fairly standard addition to the series which will do well but fans will be disappointed and punters may feel gypped or confused'


HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE (David Yates)
8/10
'Glorious return to form and one of the strongest films of the series to date'


HARSH TIMES (David Ayer)
5/10
'Breath-taking performances let down by a confused, frustrated plot and generally pointless on-screen disarray - just go rent a post Vietnam film'


HART'S WAR (Gregory Hoblit)
6/10
'At times a little slow but nevertheless a worthy POW flick'


HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU (Ken Kwapis)
6/10
'Not as bad as people will make it out to be but far from perfect'


THE HEARTBREAK KID (Bobby Farrelly & Peter Farrelly)
4/10
'Proof that the Farrelly brothers have really fallen from grace over the last few years'


HERBIE: FULLY LOADED (Angela Robinson)
3/10
'Keaton!? You used to be Batman! and Lohan.. well you were always naff so this film suits you'


HE WAS A QUIET MAN (Frank A. Cappello)
7/10
'Surprisingly refreshing film with a stand-out performance from Christian Slater'


HELLBOY (Guillermo Del Toro)
7/10
'Thoroughly entertaining adaptation of a great comic series - too bad about the studio interference'


HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY (Guillermo Del Toro)
9/10
'Exquisite visual storytelling'


HIDALGO (Joe Johnston)
7/10
'Well-filmed, old fashioned adventure'


HIDE AND SEEK (John Polson)
4/10
'Godsend 2... but worse'


THE HILLS HAVE EYES (Alexandre Aja)
4/10
'A silly gorey re-make, nothing spectacular. Just watch the original'


THE HILLS HAVE EYES 2 (Martin Weisz)
2/10
'...because every crappy film needs a sequel, watch out for the prequel coming soon (probably)'


HITCH (Andy Tennant)
4/10
'Slushy Smith Sarnie'


THE HITCHER (Dave Meyers)
2/10
'Once again, the classic tale of don't go wondering around in the bloody desert is truer than ever, especially not if you're trying to remake an 80's film'


THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY (Garth Jennings)
8/10
'To Quote Jonathan Hedges: "Superb, superb... awesome, awesome"'


HITMAN (Xavier Gens)
3/10
'Action schlock nonsense that wishes it was half as good as Transporter'


THE HOLIDAY (Nancy Meyers)
4/10
'Scattered laughs from Jack Black and a nice role for Eli Wallach but mostly just holiday-season pap'


HOLLYWOODLAND (Allen Coulter)
6/10
'Marvellous performances'


HOME OF THE BRAVE (Irwin Winkler)
2/10
'The last ten minutes of Jarhead mixed with Born On The Fourth Of July formula with the word 'Iraq' replacing 'Vietnam.' Shockingly poor'


HOODWINKED!(Cory Edwards)
3/10
'Below average animation spurns on a low-grade plot that fails to entertain on all levels'


HORS DE PRIX (Pierre Salvadori)
[Priceless - French]
7/10
'Really, really stupid concept but I actually found I enjoyed it considerably; curse you Tautou!'


THE HORSEMEN (Jonas Akerlund)
4/10
'Interesting thriller concept let down by poor direction and limited acting'


HORTON HEARS A WHO! (Jimmy Hayward & Steve Martino)
7/10
'Well executed piece that does justice to Seuss' original work but clearly has trouble stretching a 15 minute fable to an hour-and-a-half long flick'


HOSTAGE (Florent Emilio Siri)
6/10
'Nice action return for Willis but a little strong on the sadism'


HOSTEL (Eli Roth)
4/10
'No real plot to speak of, just an excuse to push the envelope in on-screen sexual torture - no wonder it's banned in Slovakia'


HOSTEL II (Eli Roth)
2/10
'Yey! Just what I always wanted; more torture porn!'


HOT FUZZ (Edgar Wright)
7/10
'Not exactly its predecessors but an extremely entertaining and fantastically funny follow-up nevertheless'

HOTEL FOR DOGS (Thor Freudenthal)
2/10
'Silly Nickelodeon-esque release that harps largely on at the spryness of the kids of the cuteness of the dogs'


HOTEL RWANDA (Terry George)
8/10
'Beautifully packed with emotion and political underline'


THE HOTTIE & THE NOTTIE (Tom Putnam)
1/10
'Quite simply, the worst film I have ever sat through; Hilton must be stopped'


HOUSE OF THE DEAD (Uwe Boll)
1/10
'Who thought this would ever be a good idea?'


HOUSE OF WAX (Juame Serra)
2/10
'Bloody awful shite'


HOW SHE MOVE (Ian Iqbal Rashid)
1/10
'When are people going to learn that street dance films just do not work! Sure the gyrating and flopping on the floor is amusing but it has it's limits and 91minutes greatly exceeds them'


HUSH (Mark Tonderai)
4/10
'The British equivalent to Joyride/Road Kill; not really worth looking into'