Spetters (1980)

Spetters (1980)

[8] Paul Verhoeven (Soldier of Orange, RoboCop) brings his devil-may-care attitude toward sex and morality to this slice-of-life story about three young Dutch boys who dream of escaping their restrained provincial lives by winning motor cross competitions. One of the boys, Rien (Hans van…
The Patriot (2000)

The Patriot (2000)

[7] After his young son is murdered by a sadistic British officer, a peaceful colonial farmer forms a militia to exact vengeance during the American Revolution. Armed with a strong, emotionally potent screenplay by Robert Rodat (Saving Private Ryan, Fly Away Home),…
Night of the Comet (1984)

Night of the Comet (1984)

[4] After a comet wipes out most of Earth's population, a valley girl and her sister roam the empty streets of Los Angeles fighting zombies and entangling with a shady group of scientists who want to harvest their blood. Night of the…
Batman Forever (1995)

Batman Forever (1995)

[7] First of all, Batman Forever is not Batman and Robin, which came out two years later. For whatever reason, nearly everyone tends to confuse the two or lump them together. Both were directed by Joel Schumacher (The Lost Boys, Falling Down),…
Krull (1983)

Krull (1983)

[7] In the wake of Star Wars, all the Hollywood studios were scrambling to replicate its success with similar big-budget sci-fi/fantasy epics. Krull was Columbia Pictures' effort, released the same summer as Return of the Jedi, and destined to box office failure…
Conan the Destroyer (1984)

Conan the Destroyer (1984)

[6] Arnold Schwarzenegger returns in his only Conan sequel, a less serious and more family-friendly adventure to help a princess (Olivia d'Abo) find a legendary horn for her aunt, Queen Taramis (Superman II's Sarah Douglas), who promises Conan she'll bring his lover…
Conan the Barbarian (1982)

Conan the Barbarian (1982)

[7] Director John Milius (Big Wednesday, Red Dawn) brings Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian to the big screen with Austrian bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger in the title role. The film is an origin story, opening with young Conan witnessing the murder of…
Tron (1982)

Tron (1982)

[6] Prior to Tron, computer animation appeared in a scene here and there, in films like Star Wars and The Black Hole, but Tron marked the first extensive use of it. So it's something of a cinematic milestone, the great-grandfather of modern…
Signs (2002)

Signs (2002)

[8] Mel Gibson headlines this M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable) sci-fi thriller about a single father (Gibson) of two young children and his younger brother (Joaquin Phoenix) who discover mysterious crop circles in their fields. Signs unfolds like George Romero's…
The Ring (2002)

The Ring (2002)

[7] Naomi Watts (Mulholland Dr) stars as a journalist investigating the bizarre, synchronized deaths of four teenagers who died exactly seven days after watching a disturbing videotape. After watching the tape herself, the clock starts ticking for Watts's character. She finds herself…