I do legitimately love 'Casablanca'. I remember seeing it as a child and not being particularly interested in it (I was more interested in old episodes of Doctor Who, Battlestar Galactica, Star wars, Star Trek, 'violent' Sega megadrive games, old ealing comedies, and Hammer Horror films that I wasn't allowed to watch round a friend's house) but watching it now while I won't say that it's the greatest film every made, that film doesn't exist, I will say that I really enjoy watching it.

I don't really mind it being considered 'overrated', although people are perfectly in their rights to say that it is. (Given my downright bizarre personal tastes, I dislike some films which are universally praised, and enjoy some films which are despised by a vast majority, as well as vice versa, one should take my opinion on something with a vast grain of salt.)

Just don't watch 'The Third Man' after Casablanca. It's downright depressing seeing the two back to back. The Third Man is very much an antithesis to Casablanca.

Anyways, stuff I've seen.

Xtro (1983)

It's very odd. Me and a group of friends sat around and watched this the other day, and I only found out the day after that Redlettermedia had also reviewed it. It is a great deal creepier, scarier and a vast deal better than what we all thought it was going to be. I loved the use of practical effects in this, something you very, very rarely see in modern horror nowadays.

The Magnet (1950)

A lovely sweet little film, while maybe not quite up to snuff compared to other classic Ealing comedies, nonetheless makes up for it with a lot of heart. The story involves a small boy going on the run after thinking that he's killed another young boy.