Lloyds of London 1936

Starring: Tyrone Power

A young messenger boy in the 18th century grows up to found a great insurance company.

Interesting epic of a film, fun to see a young Horatio Nelson floundering in the water early on. The story really came together late on, I would have like to have seen the movie maybe equally featuring the stories of Blake and Nelson. Well acted though and interesting from a historical point of view.    6/10

The Pagemaster 1994

Starring: Macaulay Culkin

A cowardly boy, who buries himself in accident statistics, enters a library to escape a storm, only to be transformed into an animated illustration by the Pagemaster. He has to work through obstacles from classic books to return to real-life. 

I'm not the greaest fan of live/animation movies, Bedknobs & Broomsticks excepted. I enjoyed the live action stuff at the beginning and end, the animation scenes, although well done, weren't really for me.      5/10

Oliver Twist 1948

Starring: Alec Guinness

A foundling falls among thieves but is rescued by a benevolent old gentleman.

A classic that I've seen so many clips from and yet had never seen in its entirety. A brilliant lesson in characterisation throughout. So dark and must have been a horrendous time to live in. Dickens movies can be so clunky at times, but this is an absolute masterpiece.    8/10

In the Meantime Darling 1944

Starring: Jeanne Crain

A wealthy bride lives in an overcrowded boarding house to be near her husband's army camp.

Very confused movie with everyone talking over each other. Went at 100mph and never gave anyone enough time to enjoy any humour put in. I got bored with it very early and it never managed to get me back.  2/10

The Man Who Could Cheat Death 1959

Starring: Anton Diffring

A surgeon looks 35 but is really 104, having had a series of gland operations performed on himself.

Hammer horror movie that I found on Netflix. Was Christopher Lee in every horror film ever made? Ludicrous plot and over the top acting. The thing about these Hammer horror movies is that they really aren't even in the remotest bit scary. Special effects right at the end were hilarious and I enjoyed the movie through a nostalgic grin.     5/10