Ill met by moonlight 1956

Starring: Dirk Bogarde

In Crete during the German occupation, British agents work with partisans to capture a German general.

It's always good to see Dirk Bogarde & you don't find too many movies set on Crete. Unfortunately, although not terrible, this film never reaches the level it could have. There is no tension, events seem to take an age to develop and it's all just a bit lacklustre. A lot of humour is attempted, not a bad thing but I feel the director should have concentrated more on the plot & action. 5/10

Holiday on the busses 1973

Starring: Reg Varney

3rd movie from the popular TV series. A laugh here or there but the movie fails as there's no on-going plot line. Blakey has to be one of the most irritating central characters ever although the other stars and their family members have an endearing quality about them. A nice trip down memory lane. 5/10

Hangman's knot 1952

Starring: Randolph Scott

Confederate soldiers returning home with Union booty are waylaid at a way station by renegades

A fairly short movie tht starts quite well with the capture of the gold. Unfortunately, once they are held up in the cabin, it gets terribly bogged down and seems to run out of ideas. The ending is fairly inevitible and most of the action is carried out in pitch darkness. 4/10

The Lion has wings 1939

Starring: Merle Oberon

A documentary drama tracing the steps leading up to the outbreak of war.

Propaganda in its day, now ideal I would imagine for a history lesson in school. Interesting from a historical point of view but hugely dated. Should really only be used now for archive purposes and is certainly not a piece of entertainment. 3/10