Lima

Weapons clanging and blood splattering in a monumental-looking, fantasy film. Arnold’s acting may be as stiff as a month-old load of bread, but I can't imagine anyone else as Conan. The film has a wonderful atmosphere of ancient times and Robert Howard can rest in his grave. What elevates it to almost a work of art is the – amazing, wonderful, fantastic, brilliant, monumental (take your pick) – soundtrack by Basil Poledouris. I haven't heard, and probably won't hear, anything better in the field of film soundtracks, and it's not just my opinion. If you haven't heard it, or don't have the CD, definitely get it and just enjoy it.

In the best role of his career, Willis left his acting mannerisms behind and dropped his smile #1. An extraordinary film with a brilliantly conceived plot and a breathtaking ending. You won’t get bored for a moment and your brain will work at full speed. The only weakness is the Brad Pitt’s awful overacting, it ruined the impression of the film for me. Thanks to the gods of cinema for Terry Cilliam.

Beauty! This series easily beats every Robin Hood film. Top casting, beautiful locations, impressive mythology and ethereal music by Clannad, it has a special charm that makes you love it. I almost cried during the final episode. The follow-up series, when Robin is replaced by Connery Jr., is just a poor concoction. Not to mention the new remake of this legend from 2006, which is a joke...

Denzel Washington has nothing to play with, so at least he grits his teeth and sweats. The story is nothing but cliché, and if it wasn’t for the beauty of Angelina, there would be nothing to watch.

Yeah, I got it after a second screening. A brilliant crime drama with a sophisticated script and the wonderful atmosphere of 1950s L.A., the film's main strength. The same can be said of the perfect cast lead by Crowe’s macho protector of women, he’s flawless. Guy Pearce outdoes himself here, this role opened him the door to the acting elite for a while, before it embarrassingly slammed in his face again a few years later. I am not giving this 5* just because the fairly similar Polanski's Chinatown is a notch better.

I've read Stephen King's novel, it's a brilliant book, and it was clear to me that the film wouldn't even come close. Yet it succeeded, and Cronenberg need not be ashamed of his most conventional film. I even believe it’s his best work.

For Cage, the role in this understated, low-budget film was a true blessing, it opened for him the door to prominent directors and roles in expensive blockbusters. Cage deserved his Oscar for playing a man determined to drink himself to death. This time his limited acting range didn't even matter.

A disparate sequence of mini-stories of the lives of several individuals in the U.S. Army on the Western font. Brilliantly written, brilliantly directed. The scene of the execution of the deserter accompanied by a Christmas song, as well as the one with the dog, are a real treat. The ending with the fight between the American and the Russian was not that good.

"Are you talking to me?", or Robert de Niro's haunting performance as a young man sinking into loneliness, despair and disgust with the world around him. Depressing and gripping. One of my Top 10 films.

Further proof of the sheer perfectionism of David Lean, an expert in expensive, narrative big productions. Lean's no pushover, he shot Lawrence of Arabia in the heat of the African desert, with actors at the end of their rope and film technology taking a beating. This film was shot in the middle of the Sri Lankan jungle. The actors and film crew had a great time again, including a fully functional massive bridge created especially for the film. However, despite all the massive production, the story is mainly conducted on a psychological level, where the audience has to answer for themselves the question of whether an officer's word of honour is higher than the strategic war aims of his country's army. Those seven Oscars are well deserved.