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FILM RECOMMENDATIONS: CLASSICS (1939-88)

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20th Century Fox Age Certificate:  PG IMDb:   7.6/10 Rotten Tomatoes:   91/100 Plot Sherlock Holmes is intrigued by a centuries-old legend in which every generation of the wealthy Baskerville family is eventually killed by a monstrous hound. Suspecting there is more to the story than meets the eye, he sends Dr. Watson to the estate to investigate. Sir Henry, the only Baskerville left, is grateful for his help. But when a crazed convict escapes and footprints from a beast are found, Baskerville wonders if Watson will be enough. My rating: 8.7/10 Hammer Film Productions, United Artists Age Certificate:  PG IMDb:   7/10 Rotten Tomatoes:   100/100 Plot Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson meet with a certain Dr. Mortimer, who tells them of the legend of the "hound," born out of a murder committed by Sir Hugo Baskerville centuries ago. Explaining that Sir Charles Baskerville recently died in the sam...

FILM RECOMMENDATIONS: RECENT RELEASES (2017-18)

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Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Age Certificate: 12A IMDb: 7.9/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 92/100 Plot Imprisoned on the other side of the universe, the mighty Thor finds himself in a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against the Hulk, his former ally and fellow Avenger. Thor's quest for survival leads him in a race against time to prevent the all-powerful Hela from destroying his home world and the Asgardian civilisation. Review The third film in the trilogy; director, Taika Waititi, takes a turn on the film as he changes the tone to be less "dark" as shown in the first two films and more colourful (as seen by the poster), fun and a more comedic even for a Marvel film. In my opinion, though Thor is the lead character, it's Loki, played by Hiddleston, who always steals the show. Korg was also another scene stealer (portrayed by Waititi). My rating: 8.5/10 TSG Entertainment, Fox Searchlight Pictures Age Certi...

00'S ROCK ANTHEMS: SUM41 & SIMPLE PLAN

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Sum 41 and Simple Plan are Canadian rock bands from the late 90's and 2000's whilst Smash Mouth is an American rock band debuted early in the 90's. Sum 41 (1996- ) "Fat Lip" is an up-tempo song including pop and skate punk, rap rock and hip hop. It is the fourth song in their 2001 album "All Killer No Filler" They said: "The verses are really about what we do: growing up in the suburbs, going to parties and hanging out with our friends, and causing trouble. A lot of people say they relate to it." "In Too Deep" is a pop punk song and was released in 2001 along with "Fat Lip" as the second single from the album "All Killer No Filler". It topped the UK Singles charts at number 13 and the U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks at number 10.   "Still Waiting" is a pop punk and punk rock song from the album "Does This Look Infected?" as the lead single, re...