Much more fun than it should be. A good little gem even for Holmesians. But for some reason the only available versions are pan and scanned.

Dracula AD 1972 is better than this, and that's says it all.

How pointless can you get? With each successive film, Burton leaves story further and further behind giving each new film an even larger central emptiness. This is an extended series of some of Tim's drawings linked together by dialogue. The drawings would have been more interesting. As if it was possible to make a film more tepid than Alice in Wonderland. And to think that he once made Batman Returns. What a waste.

I went in thinking "this couldn't be as lame as MI:3." I was wrong. Overdone, uninvolving career boost move. Too much CGI, too much oversimplified character exposition, too little actual espionage. The plot is throwaway. As bad as MI:2 was at least it had some great John Woo helmed action sequences. This one is just terribly boring. And Ving Rhames' cameo only makes you yearn for a true sequel to the first film.

Historically important, and incredibly well put together while exemplifying the tight and gritty early Warner Bros. style. This does not feel like a 1932 film. And the Pre-Code production makes some scenes a bit...riskier. In every sense of the word: flawless. Especially the noir-esque closing shot in darkness.

A film that is missing too much. There are great performances, lush cinematography and a fantastic Morricone score. However the film never really goes much of anywhere, and when it does-it is so unrealized that you question even watching the thing. To be honest, it feels like a three hour film that was severely cut. It boils down to nothing, and for a Robert Bolt screenplay that is complete injustice.

Has a few missteps here and there which is likely due to it's severe edit from 3 hours down to two. Still, this is really Woo trying to break out into something new. It is an odd blend of his trademark action and heavy drama. And you don't forget it easily. Damn this is good. I still can't decide which ending is better. Hopefully JW can make films like his Hong Kong output again.

Ever wonder what else happened in Reservoir Dogs offscreen? This is the dry run that actually has a story behind it. And characters instead of flashy characterizations. Enjoyable HK action film that has a lot more going on than the opening would have you believe. Chow Yun-fat shines. It's really odd to see the main relationship of "The Killer" reversed though.

A few words: Lumet. Connery. Walken. Martin Balsam as a gay antiques dealer. Inventive, realistic, paranoid, quirky little gem of a movie that never stops giving. Connery has a ball reminding you of his sheer acting talent. Everything is firing on all fronts, and it really makes for one of the oddest caper films I've ever seen. And did I mention IT HAS CHRISTOPHER WALKEN pre-Annie Hall??

Murphy's best film, bar none. A simple blend of comedy and drama that actually doesn't go over the top and stays in reality. Why did we need Beverly Hills Cop?

Couldn't it be longer? ;)

Actually inferior to the Browning film. Technically it is superior, and it is very Expressionistic. However it goes on much too long and the Count is laughable. Wears out its welcome and has none of the charm or presence of the Browning film.

Like almost every Allen film, the point is great and it takes its leisurely time to get to that said point, but in the end what really mattered?

Dark, quirky, chilly, humorous, and undeniably sparkling. Just as Invisible Man was the link between Frankenstein and Bride, The Old Dark House is the link between Frankenstein and Invisible Man. The definition of classic fun.

A terrible quickie that doesn't really make any sense.

Terrible, dull and lifeless yet it has a completely dark ending that doesn't make any sense and doesn't fit the film at all.

Fantastic first act, and they had to just hammer in Dracula somewhere...the ending is very shoddy and ill-concieved. More mediocrity and Lee looking pained to be in the bloody thing.

Not good, not bad. Simply a mediocre entry in the Hammer Dracula cycle. A few interesting moments here and there and Lee is fantastic as usual for the 15 minutes he actually appears.

Tight, resembles a noir, much deeper than you would think. Works well despite the imposed bookends and narration. One of the true American classics.

It works. Even being a Chandlerite, it works really well. This primarily comes from it's irreverence and the fact that the original book is window dressing. Still, I wish it had been sourced from another book.

A gritty, brooding masterpiece that only Sam could have made. 25 people are dead because of Alfredo Garcia.

Dark, almost nihilistic and hysterical action from Shane Black and Tony Scott. Over the top, nonstop hardcore fun.

Seemingly a film about kids who wanted to make films in the 70's...that was deemed to uncommercial...so they added the other stuff...

Early Warner product right between their 30's Depression ridden gangster films and the B noirs. Not a great film, but a good classic. With those names in the cast you can't go wrong.

So long and overstuffed that it becomes tiresome. It may have worked well on the big screen and especially in Cinerama as a roadshow, but it doesn't work well on a TV screen. And I even saw the TCM version.

A great film, destroyed on Blu-ray.

Painfully bad. Mitchum as Marlowe is probably the best casting move ever done in Hollywood, but sadly thirty years too late. This film deviates enough from Chandler's novel to fall into a kind of lull that it never recovers from. I always thought the look was trying to copy Chinatown, and now I see that it had the same cinematographer. The idea and thought is there, but Chandler requires a different way of thinking.

Same film: http://mubi.com/films/the-raven

Some ridiculous effects, but this odd combination of bits Poe and Jules Verne works overall as a side film to the Corman Poe series. Not entirely memorable, but fun nonetheless and it gives Vincent yet more opportunities to chew some scenery.

Another forgettable Mummy B-movie whose plot structure was resurrected for the incredibly superior Hammer film.