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Transformers (2007)
Transform everything, please.
I honestly think i should've been paid to watch this film. The whole thing was the most OTT, product-placement-obsessed, playboy-meets-nerd piece of "film" i've ever seen. The CGI was good, yes, but the camera's obsession with being "in the action" and being involved in the effects the Transformers have on the mise-en-scene was just so...bloody...annoying. "Ok...here comes a fight...might be worth the dialogue aimed at 2 year olds, the crap jokes and the apparent pointless-ness of the Transformers themselves so far, what with the bad ones who look all the same doing anything remotely significant and the humans blowing the crap out of the supposedly indestructible metal aliens...oh, no wait. I can't see...anything, and the people around me are complaining they're becoming motion-sick. I really like it, Bay"
I can't stop you, but seriously, in the words of Randal in Clerks 2, for for Jesus's sake, don't go and see this utter waste of two hours, which to be honest, you could've spent watching Big Brother and had more fun. And that's saying something blasphemous.
The Thin Blue Line (1995)
Something different, but still timeless.
The "Thin Blue Line" does it for me through a combination of the actors and Elton's writing. Atkinson is always great to watch, being a milestone in recent Brit comedy, and the combination of Kevin Allen and David Haig in series 1 is in my opinion one of the funniest comedy duo's in recent sitcom history. David Haig especially does an absolutely brilliant job at the bitter CID inspector, exaggerating everything under the sun, using his voice and facial expressions to maximum comedic effect on a consistent basis. I'm amazed he wasn't asked to do more acting in the aftermath. Kevin Allen, with a distinct lack of lines, still manages to create a memorable and hilarious impression often with just one cockney laugh or euphemism. Credit to Elton for some top-notch lines, too. A classic series, just wish they'd do a reunion similar to "Goes Forth".
Back to the Future (1985)
Lloyd's limelight
This film is classic, and has stuck with me from childhood, and i am guaranteed to watch it again and again. The story line is tight, the idea original and the performance from all is amazing. Ranging from the stereotypical bully played by Thomas Wilson, to Marty and the similarities between him and his dad, played by Michael J Fox who at times, sums up a teenager precisely, but most of all the manic facial expressions and insane dialogue from Christohe Lloyd, who plays the mad Doc "Einstein" character with such vigour it just makes me smile when he's in the shot, let alone doing something. A great performance by Lloyd capped this film off for me as being one of the best i've seen.
But the film itself is great stuff too...!