This fantasy remake offers more than enough action but without a plot or any charactersation whatsoever to back it up, Conan fails to grace the heights of the early-Nineties cartoon.
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The Day of the Jackal
Not to be confused with the fairly awful Nineties reimagining, The Day of the Jackal is a marvellously stylish and classy thriller from Frederick Forsythe, the master of suspense.
Fitzcarraldo
A glorious tale of what you can do with you put your mind (and a few hundred slaves) to a task that includes the South American jungle, an opera obsessed nut and an inconsiderately placed mountain.
Zombieland
A fresh and witty zomcom with lots of laughs and great characters that just doesn’t have quite enough to fill the whole film.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
This prequel is much better than the awful title suggests as it exudes an enjoyably throwaway quality. A good way to spend the inevitably rainy summer days.
Marathon Man
One of the best thrillers and finest Dustin Hoffman films out there. But… is it safe?