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This film has an excellent beginning; the silence in a deserted London is overpowering. High speed zombies gives it a very different danger from most zombie movies. It's an interesting change. Found myself caring a lot more about these people than in most horror movies. On my first viewing I found the second half of this film, dealing with the surviving soldiers, far more disturbing than any of the horror.

I like Waterworld despite what some will say. It has a cool boat with great low-tech gadgets and the entire movie is worth it just for that.

This is a strange one. The "hero" is "fighting" to save the Earth from aliens from Andromeda. It quickly becomes apparent he's also mad so you aren't sure what's really happening. A disturbing amount of torture goes but if you can stomach the first session then you can cope with it all.

Given my great enjoyment of Akira I was hopeful of something special from Steamboy... and from there it is easy to be disappointed. It's got some wonderful steampunk imagery; my favourite is the steam monowheel that appears early on in the film. The detail in the backgrounds can be amazing, especially considering the backgrounds are not always static images. Steamboy felt good but, unfortunately, not great. However if you like mechanical madness then you should definitely have a look.

Labyrinth is a wonderful fantasy film. It balances a few human actors against a multitude of puppets in the great muppet tradition. Some good characterisation with Hoggle, Ludo, and Didymus amongst others. I love the labyrinth itself with its illusions, shifting passages, puzzles, traps, and Escher-esque centre. Great fun, definitely something to watch.