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The Royle Family (1998)
brilliant masterpiece!
I watched both episodes of this brilliant study of a down-to-earth family, and I just brought the first series on video. I can't stop watching it, it's just so funny. But also its written so you really get to know the characters, and what they're thinking before they say it. The performances are all top-notch as Jim Royle would say "Comment - My Ass!"
The House of Usher (1989)
Dire adaptation of classic horror
Harry ALan Towers' produced this, another remake of Poe's classic tale. Oliver Reed does a lot of whispering and Donald Pleasence runs around a lot with his chainsaw. Not really a very good film but worth a look for it's two stars, who are again lumbered with a none too bright script.The youngsters Rufus Swart and Romy Windsor are positively dire, but scenes like a hungry rat being placed on a man's privates are quite fun to watch.
The Scarlet Blade (1963)
Terrific swashbuckler
This was the first Oliver Reed film I ever saw and it's still one of my favourites. He gives an impressive early performance in this good Hammer production. The downslide of it is the main character, played by Jack Hedley, who is a bad actor. One to watch for any Oliver Reed fan.