Mike0707

Mike0707

Favorite films

  • The Matrix
  • GoodFellas
  • The Godfather
  • Spirited Away

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  • Jurassic Park

  • Superman

  • The Monkey

    ★★½

  • Ghostbusters

    ★★★★

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  • Gladiator II

    Gladiator II

    ★★★★

    A worthy and entertaining sequel with a genuinely solid performance by Paul Mescal at the centre of it all.

  • Addams Family Values

    Addams Family Values

    ★★★★

    This sequel is better overall with more fun and variety than the already solid original. It's just a fun time out again with the Addams clan but with additional great performances incl. a fantastic villainous portrayal in Joan Cusack and even the Grangers of Camp Chippewa add to the sheer entertainment value.

  • Batman Returns

    Batman Returns

    ★★★★

    Tim Burton’s 2nd outing directing Gotham’s greatest detective is a stronger, darker and more focussed effort. 

    Everything here is elevated from the script, the atmosphere and a darker more entertaining experience than 3 years prior. 

    Danny Devito delivers a scene stealing performance as the repugnant and disturbed Penguin. And Michelle Pfeiffer lends her talents for a great on screen Selina Kyle (Catwoman). Another solid performance by Michael Keaton in the starring role though much like Batman 89, the villains in…

  • Batman

    Batman

    ★★★½

    I had fun with it as a kid and have now rewatched it more than a decade later as I'm going through a big Batman phase at the moment. This movie indirectly spawned the brilliant Antimated Series of the 90's so I thought I would pay it's due.

    First impressions were a bit negative, this was produced in the late 80's and unfortunately it really does show. That feeling never really goes away, the way the script plays out, the…