Aidan Bates

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I've taken to writing my rubbish opinions on here to save people in the real world from having to listen to me.

Favorite films

  • King Kong
  • Rocky
  • The Empire Strikes Back
  • Ip Man

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  • A Real Pain

    ★★★

  • Woman of the Hour

    ★★★½

  • Hellraiser: Bloodline

    ★★★

  • Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth

    ★★★

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  • Dune: Part Two

    Dune: Part Two

    ★★★★½

    I think it's safe to say that Denis Villeneuve is to science-fiction cinema what Frank Herbert was to Science-fiction literature- that is to say an absolute master of his craft and an innovator in equal measure. The fact that this film has made the impact it has (and will hopefully go on to make a stack of money and captivate popular audiences) is a triumph for big-budget films and hopefully means the foundations have been laid for the return of…

  • Possessor

    Possessor

    ★★★★★

    This film isn't getting enough praise, it's absolutely amazing! As a big physical media collector, I'm occasionally guilty of entering the train of thought that older films are somehow definitively better or more creative- 'They don't make 'em like that no more'. Whilst there's definitely truth to that where mainstream cinema is concerned, I'm glad to see that this kind of film, which seems to me like such a natural evolution of the cult horror/sci-fi cinema we all love as…

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  • A Real Pain

    A Real Pain

    ★★★

    How am I supposed to not see this as Mark Zuckerberg and Roman Roy on some kind of Billionaire get away to reconnect with themselves or something.

  • Phantasm II

    Phantasm II

    ★★★★

    If Luke had tangled with these Jawas, there'd have been no Jedi to return!

    Wonderful. How is Reggie so underrated? I'm ashamed to be personally guilty of sleeping on Reggie. He is the chillest, most stoic badass around. Honestly nothing phases this guy- family burned to a cinder? Tall man shrinking corpses into Jawas and enslaving them? Woman half his age demonically dry humping him whilst violently caressing his head? No worries! It's all just another day at the office.…

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  • Zombie Flesh Eaters

    Zombie Flesh Eaters

    ★★★★★

    Woman- gets her eye horrifically impaled on a door.
    My girlfriend- That's a nasty splinter.

    My all time favourite zombie movie; a triumph of Italian horror and an absolute blast. It gets more and more awesome with every re-watch: the gore and zombie effects are impeccable (Got to love theworms in the eye socket) , the setting is unique and feels dirty and helpless, as If you yourself really are trapped on an island with an inescable disease which renders…

  • The Boogeyman

    The Boogeyman

    ★★★

    I was really hoping that the girls from the high-school were going to get killed by the boogeyman. What an absolutely awful group of people; the real horror of this film.