Ben Parker

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Favorite films

  • Jaws
  • Back to the Future
  • Ghostbusters
  • Forrest Gump

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  • Mystery Men

    ★★★

  • Street Fighter

    ★★★

  • The Circus

    ★★★★

  • A Real Pain

    ★★★★

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  • Unforgiven

    Unforgiven

    ★★★★½

    1001 Movies To See Before You Die Challenge.

    Clint Eastwood stars in three if the greatest westerns of all time in the Man With No Name trilogy but some could argue that in 1992 he topped those films with Unforgiven.

    Winner of 4 Academy Awards including Best Director and Best Pucture for Eastwood this was an incredible way for him to say goodbye to the genre that really made him a star.

    Also starring Gene Hackman in an Oscar winning…

  • Casablanca

    Casablanca

    ★★★★½

    1001 Movies To See Before You Die Challenge.

    This film will always have a special place in my heart because it was my Grandad's favourite film of all time and I discovered a lot of films of this era by watching them with him when I was younger.

    The film aside from the sentimental element it has to me is excellent from top notch acting and directing. The film has had a cultural impact and even if people haven't seen…

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  • Dreamgirls

    Dreamgirls

    ★★★★

    Watched for my film club, special round of musicals or films about musicians

    The film is loosely based on the Supremes and has excellent music(as you'd expect) set design, costume design but for me will get remembered for three excellent performances by three unlikely actors.

    Firstly Beyonce, she's not known for her acting but she does a great job. Secondly Jennifer Hudson is incredible in her debut role which she won an Oscar for. Thirdly Eddie Murphy is so good,…

  • Forbidden Planet

    Forbidden Planet

    ★★★½

    1001 Movies To See Before You Die Challenge.

    For me the star of this film is the production design, I love seeing what the 50s thought the future would look like. The look of Robby The Robot as well is an iconic design.
    The sets are also great with amazing painted backgrounds.

    The 50s saw so many great science fiction fil.s being released and this is certainly one of the best of that decade and holds up to this day.…

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