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NOTE TO READERS:

As of January, 2010, I will be indefinitely taking a sabbatical from writing all future retro-reviews in order to focus exclusively on current theatrical releases. I will endeavor to return to writing more classic film reviews when the time is right.

My so-called RETRO-REVIEW ARCHIVE facilitates a desire on my part to diversify my movie reviews beyond the current films that are released in theatres. Furthermore, it represents my yearning to take a look back at some of the indelible films of the past that had a long-standing and important influence on the medium. Beyond that, some of the films explored here are reflective of works that I have grown up with and enjoyed throughout my life. You may noticed that some of my RETRO-REVIEWS are indicative of everything from classic films of Hollywood's Golden Age to more populist entertainment. That is intentional on my part. Some of the films on this list certainly belong on most compilations of the best of all-time, whereas others are simply movies that I loved in my youth.

	*A GREAT* FILM**
	*A GOOD* FILM**
	*A FAIR* FILM**
	*A POOR* FILM**
zero stars	PLEASE...END...MY...MISERY
	One of the TEN BEST FILMS of its decade
<BEST>	BEST FILM of its decade

	Airplane! (1981)
	Alien (1979)
	Arthur (1981)
	American Graffiti (1973)
	American Psycho (2000)
	Apocalypse Now (1979)
	A Shot in the Dark (1964)
	Babe (1995)
	Back to the Future (1985) 1/2
	Batman (1989) 1/2
	Batman: The Movie (1966) 1/2
	Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
	Cape Fear (1991) 1/2
	Chasing Amy (1997)
	Clerks (1994)
	Dances With Wolves (1990)
	Dark City: The Director's Cut (1998/2008)
	E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
	Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) 1/2
	Forrest Gump (1994)
	Gangs of New York (2002)
	GoodFellas (1990) <BEST>
	Imagine: John Lennon (1988)
	Independence Day (1996)
	Indiana Jones and the Temple Of Doom (1984)
	Iron Giant, The (1999)
	It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
	Jaws (1975)
	Jurassic Park (1993)
	Karate Kid, The (1984)
	Last Starfighter, The (1984)
	Last Tango In Paris (1972)
	Leon - The Professional (1994) 1/2
	Machinist, The (2004)
	Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1982)
	Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)
	Midnight Run (1988)
	Natural Born Killers (1994)
	Office Space (1999) 1/2
	On The Waterfront (1954)
	Planet of the Apes (1968)
	Pulp Fiction (1994)
	Raging Bull (1980)
	Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
	Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
	Rebel Without A Cause (1955)
	Reservoir Dogs (1992)
	Rocky (1976)
	Roger and Me (1989)
	Rumble In the Bronx (1996)
	Saturday Night Fever (1977)
	Searchers, The (1956)
	Seven (1995) 1/2
	Shaun of the Dead (2004) 1/2
	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) 1/2
	Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) <BEST>
	Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
	Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
	Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) 1/2
	Starman (1984) 1/2
	Superman: The Movie (1979)
	Swingers (1996) 1/2
	Taxi Driver (1976) <BEST>
	Terminator, The (1984) 1/2
	There's Something About Mary (1998) 1/2
	Third Man, The (1949)
	Top Secret! (1984)
	Willow (1988)

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