Crack open a beer and grab some popcorn boys, it's movie time!
1. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Quentin Tarantino's story depicts the events before and after (but not during) a botched jewelry store robbery. At 1 hour and 38 mins in length it's a perfect movie to fill in some time before dinner with the in laws.
2. Fight Club (1999)
This comic drama about a depressed and insomniac office worker looking for a way to change his life who crosses paths with a devil-may-care soap maker. They form an underground fight club that evolves into something much. 2 hours and 19 mins is just enough time to get you out of mowing the lawns when you come home from work.
3. Braveheart (1995)
A commoner (William Wallace) begins a revolt against the English who rules Scotland with an iron fist. 2 hours and 57 mins long, perfect for those Sunday's when your head feels like it's going to explode.
4. Green Street Hooligans (2005)
A Harvard undergrad is expelled and moves to London to sort out his next move in life. He is then introduced to the world of football hooliganism. After 1 hour and 46 mins you will have forgotten that Elijah was ever a Hobbit.
5. Mean Machine (2001)
This is the British take on The Longest Yard but it is well worth a watch. A perfect 1 hour and 38 min movie for a boys night before busting out Fifa on the PlayStation.
6. 300 (2007)
The historic battle of Thermopylae comes to the screen. The Persian Empire is sweeping across the globe, crushing anyone and anything that stand in its path. When descend upon Sparta, King Leonidas is offered power over all of Greece if he will only bow to the will of the all powerful Xerxes. This is 1 hour and 56 mins you will not regret or wish you could take back.
7. The Hurt Locker (2008)
Journalist Mark Boal created this fact-based, yet fictional story, on personal experiences with a bomb squad. This is 2 hour and 11 min eye opener, you will think long and hard about those that serve to protect.
8. Wolf Creek (2004)
An Australian thriller about a dream vacation that quickly becomes a nightmare. The scare thing is, this movie is based on actual events. After 1 hour and 38 mins you will think twice about your next camping trip.
9. Robocop (1987)
This is a violent blend of black comedy, science fiction and crime thriller. The movie is set in the future and is about a policeman who is killed in action. The police department decide to resurrect him as a half-human and half-robot supercop. You can relive your childhood dreams for the whole 1 hour and 43 mins. If you're dying for more check out the sequels.
10. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
So any of the Monty Python movies will do but this is my favourite. There are so many lines from this movie that get mentioned endlessly in my family.
Until next time
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