My movie ratings

Movies I watched and liked (or disliked) enough to rate

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My generall rule of thumb is <5 avoid, 5 OK, >5 worth it for one reason or another.

Some of these have a high rating because they are fun, some are well made, some make me reconsider my life choices, some because they are beautiful to watch.

Best and most recent ones are listed first !

The Last Emperor

The Last Emperor

Released in 1987, my rating 8/10.

Synopsis:
Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning dramatisation of the life story of China's last emperor, Pu Yi.

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Angel Heart

Angel Heart

Released in 1987, my rating 6/10.

Synopsis:
A private investigator is hired by a man who calls himself Louis Cyphre to track down a singer named Johnny Favorite. But the investigation takes an unexpected and somber turn.

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Predator

Predator

Released in 1987, my rating 6/10.

Synopsis:
A team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.

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Full Metal Jacket

Full Metal Jacket

Released in 1987, my rating 9/10.

Synopsis:
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

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The Tale of the Bunny Picnic

The Tale of the Bunny Picnic

Released in 1986, my rating 6/10.

Synopsis:
Bean Bunny is too small to be useful (says his brother) to help prepare for the Bunny Picnic, so he wanders off and sees a legendary persecutor of all rabbits: the farmer's dog. But nobody ... See full summary »

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The Name of the Rose

The Name of the Rose

Released in 1986, my rating 7/10.

Synopsis:
An intellectually nonconformist friar investigates a series of mysterious deaths in an isolated abbey.

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Top Gun

Top Gun

Released in 1986, my rating 7/10.

Synopsis:
As students at the United States Navy's elite fighter weapons school compete to be best in the class, one daring young pilot learns a few things from a civilian instructor that are not taught in the classroom.

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The Fly

The Fly

Released in 1986, my rating 4/10.

Synopsis:
A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.

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Aliens

Aliens

Released in 1986, my rating 8/10.

Synopsis:
Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.

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The Goonies

The Goonies

Released in 1985, my rating 7/10.

Synopsis:
A group of young misfits called The Goonies discover an ancient map and set out on an adventure to find a legendary pirate's long-lost treasure.

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