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Crocodile Dundee, 1986. light start to a saturday matinee... Stars Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski, whom he later married...
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This the highest-grossing non-US film at the US box office ever and the second-highest-grossing film worldwide for the year, bringing in $328m from a $9m investment... A lot of money for '86.
Switch, 1991.. Directed by Blake Edwards and stars Ellen Barkin and Jimmy Smits.
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Another light comedy with a slightly deeper meaning this time...
The Graduate, 1967. directed by Mike Nichols and stars Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft and Kathrine Ross.
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Was well recieved by all and made $104m from a $3m budget. Hoffman after taxes and living expenses netted just $4k.. Only the director thought him right for the role....
Invasion of the Body Snatchers, 1978. directed by Philip Kaufman and starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Veronica Cartwright, Jeff Goldblum and Leonard Nimoy.
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One of the truly great remakes in movies.. this film also made a good profit and is well regarded with a rating of 92% on Rotten Tomatoes ...
The War of the Worlds, 1953.. original and best... directed by Byron Haskin, and starring Gene Barry and Ann Robinson.
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Although the special effects in the day were good, with the recopying onto different film stock they are now poor by comparison alas, although 4k version is much better.. Still its a nicely made film although it cost over $2m , and only broke even.
Too Many Crooks. 1959. George Cole and Sid James lead cast https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...ca8123e3f0.jpg
Terminator 2; Judgement Day, 1991.... class act film, this copy on UHD file....
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Turned over $500m in 1991, which was, adjusted for inflation, the tenth-highest grossing of all time for an R-rated film. It was also the highest grossing film of the year. T1 is better in most ways but this was a huge step up in special effects.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, from way back in 1954. Directed by Richard Fleischer, and stars Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, and Peter Lorre.
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The film cost $5m and made 28; It won two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and Best Special Effects.
Planet Earth, 2006..Attenborough..
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I watched 'The Edge' 1997 on DVD last night. I'd never heard of it until recently and bought it on the strength of reviews. What a great movie! Powerful stuff from Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin, gripping all the way through.
User reviews: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119051...ws?ref_=tt_urv
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