Movies, movies, movies. And my boring opinion of them.

Tuesday 23 April 2013

96. The Descent

I love horror movies so its a bit of a surprise there aren't more on this list. This is probably due to me being exposed to horrors such as Hellraiser and Nightmare on Elm Street from as early as ten years old. Social services weren't impressed. Anyhow it meant that it takes a lot from a film to frighten me and The Descent is the only film I can remember which actually scared me and where it had me guessing as to what would happen next. Bear in mind I had already seen all the classic horrors such as Texas Chain Saw, Exorcist and Halloween, all of which are fantastic films but they didn't scare me like The Descent did.
Full of originality such as the all female cast, all natural light sources and the most harrowing of bleak and dark endings you are ever likely to see.

97. True Romance

The only Tony Scott film to feature on this list, True Romance doesn't look out of place amongst the greatest love stories ever told. The performances given by Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette are career defining, both of them sculpting memorable characters who are naive in their love for one another but whose loyalty to each other is unwavering. They are perhaps the sweetest couple in film history and you never once question the fact they are very much in love.
The supporting cast is full of movie royalty past and present, and Michael Rappaport. Also features one of my favourite scenes of all time between two of the greatest actors of all time in Christopher Walken and Dennis Hopper.
Great theme too.