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The original version of this film (Will Hay's 'Ask A Policeman) was a classic. This, the remake, wern't as bad as some people said. Starring 80's comedy icons Cannon and Ball, the plot went that the two bungling policemen were in danger of losing their jobs because of the lack of crime in their little town of Little Bottom (pronounced Botham). Until some bad people start to steal a load of pricless paintings. The two start to investigate, even encountering a ufo along the way. I liked this film. I wish i could still get it. (I'm looking around for it but am unable to. If anyone knows where I can get a copy, type to this page, please!!! I will be in your debt!)

"Flesh....Brains....Trousers!" Well, maybe not the last one but Zombies always seem to be after the same thing: Food. I mean, don't they ever want employment? Money? Well...no. They don't actually. Because Zombies have been shuffling in to our cinemas for over fourty years (so, they should be paid, damnit!), starting off with George A. Romero's 'Night Of The Living Dead' which, sorry George, I didn't like. For me, it was too slow (I know Zombies don't run!) and it got boring. But Shaun Of The Dead...it's a different story altogether! It's fast, funny as hell and can actually get you moved (one part in perticular which I will not mention. You'll have to find out for yourself!). 29 year-old Shaun works 9-5 in an electric appliance shop. One day, after deciding that the most romantic place to take your girlfriend out to is the Winchester, she decides to dump him. However the day after, all is not what it seems as the undead stumble about, fall in to his garden and gets photographed by one of his best mates called Ed. Who else can use records to try and get rid of the undead? Maybe he should have tryed a bit of Des O'Conner. That would have shifted 'em! Simon Pegg is great in his first major starring role as the anti-hero Shaun. But it's his best mate Ed (played brillliantly by Nick Frost) that steals the show. His quips and suggestions just come out of the blue! I won't give too much away. Just that shuffle along to the cinema, get a big bucket o' popcorn and get ready for the funniest hour and fourty minutes of your (undead)life! This is an excellent alternative to the other zombie movies out there but I will say this: is ISN'T as gory as the other movies!

John Woo. How you have made us happy. With Mission: Impossible II, Broken Arrow, Paycheck and this, his best effort, FACE/OFF. Everything is here: diabolical villains, lovable heroes, pulsepounding situations and his trademark: two-gun diving tomfoolery with white doves. Granted, it does get a bit confusing when trying to explain to someone who hasn't seen it, but just tell them to watch. The best two hours of my life. John Travolta plays a damn good cop and a damn good villain. Mind you, the same can be said for Nicolas Cage. They play each other excellently. The surgery scene is a bit gross but the way they get Nicolas Cage to sound like John Travolta is amazing.