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  • The 13th Warrior (1999)
    Review preview for The 13th Warrior

    The locations are breathtaking, the longships built to scale, the costumes handmade, even chainmail is constructed by the original method.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    An Arab scholar is recruited to help a group of Norsemen protect a village under seige.
  • Basic (2003)
    Review preview for Basic

    It cheats so blatantly that the early tension, invoked through performance, interrogation and story telling is wasted.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    A Special Forces training exercise in the Panama jungle ends in mystery and murder.
  • Die Hard (1988)
    Review preview for Die Hard

    A cool, classic and creative action picture.

    Gator MacReady · 5 out of 5
    Bruce Willis is a lone cop in an office skyscraper, taken over by terrorists.
  • Last Action Hero (1993)
    Review preview for Last Action Hero

    Behind the Annoying Child Protagonist and the knee-deep schmaltz there's a perfectly enjoyable film.

    Max Crawford · 3 out of 5
    A boy finds himself transported into the world of his favourite film hero.
  • Predator (1987)
    Review preview for Predator

    Definitely one of Arnie's best and a landmark action movie.

    Gator MacReady · 4.5 out of 5
    Arnold Schwarzenegger is stalked in South American jungle by alien killer.
  • Rollerball (2002)
    Review preview for Rollerball

    The film's 15-certificate is a nonsense. The violence is ugly and relentless. The movie is ugly, too.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    Ultra-violent rollerblade/ motorbike game, played for international TV, in former USSR.
  • The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
    Review preview for The Thomas Crown Affair

    It is a measure of Brosnan's understated qualities as an actor that you never think of James Bond.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Upperclass thief tries to outwit the police in superior remake.

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