| Are you a movie dunce? Do you not know your | | | | 8. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly |
| Corleone from your Kurosawa? Would you recognise | | | | Set during the US Civil War, the movie follows the |
| a lightsaber if it hit you in the face? Well, don't panic. To | | | | three protagonists Blondie (The Good), Snake Eyes |
| help you catch up on your movie knowledge here's the | | | | (The Bad) and Tuco (The Ugly) in their search of a |
| first instalment in your 2-part crash course in the top 10 | | | | hoard of gold stolen by bank robber Bill Carson. All |
| movies of all time, as voted by the readers of the | | | | three want 50% of the gold -- resulting in a good |
| Internet Movie Database. Careful, though... here be | | | | old-fashioned standoff. Snake Eyes is shot dead, and |
| spoilers. | | | | the honorable Blondie allows Tuco his share of the |
| 10. Star Wars IV: A New Hope | | | | booty. |
| A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far, away . . . | | | | Quote: You see, in this world there's two kinds of |
| Luke Skywalker, farmhand and son of Darth Vader, is | | | | people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those |
| torn from his home when his aunt and uncle are | | | | who dig. You dig. |
| murdered by Imperial Storm Troopers searching for | | | | Trivia: Clint Eastwood wore the same poncho for all |
| the stolen plans to the Death Star, a space station with | | | | three 'Man With No Name' movies -- without washing it |
| weaponry capable of destroying planets. Luke | | | | once. |
| escapes with his two droids, Jedi Knight Obi Wan | | | | 7. Schindler's List |
| Kenobi, smuggler Han Solo and first mate Chewbacca. | | | | Schindler's List tells the true story of Oscar Schindler, a |
| After escaping Tatooine, the ragtag crew stumble | | | | Nazi industrialist who becomes so moved by the plight |
| upon the Death Star shortly after it has destroyed the | | | | of the Jewish people during World War II that he |
| planet Alderaan. Caught by its tractor beam, their ship | | | | devotes himself to saving as many as he can. Even |
| is dragged in. While attempting to escape the Death | | | | after rescuing over 1,100 Jews from the gas chamber, |
| Star the team rescue Princess Leia, held prisoner in | | | | Schindler bemoans the fact that he could have saved |
| the ships bowels. During the rescue Obi Wan | | | | more had he sacrificed everything he had. |
| sacrifices himself to allow the others to escape. | | | | Quote: I could have got more out. I could have got |
| In a grand finale, Luke destroys the Death Star by firing | | | | more. I don't know. If I'd just... I could have got more. |
| a missile into a weak spot in the structure of the ship | | | | Trivia: Steven Spielberg refused to take any pay for |
| and Darth Vader, is cannoned off into the depths of | | | | the film, claiming that it would feel like he was taking |
| space. | | | | 'blood money'. |
| Quote: I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if | | | | 6. The Seven Samurai |
| millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were | | | | Regarded as Akira Kurosawa's greatest film, the |
| suddenly silenced. | | | | Seven Samurai tells the story of a terrorised village in |
| Trivia: Al Pacino, Burt Reynolds and James Caan | | | | war-torn 16th Century Japan. Constantly attacked by |
| reportedly turned down the role of Han Solo. | | | | gangs of bandits, the residents enlist the services of |
| 9. Pulp Fiction | | | | seven ronin, or samurai without masters, to protect |
| A movie whose various plotlines are far too | | | | them. |
| intertwined to summarise in a paragraph or two, Pulp | | | | Despite initial tensions between the villagers and the |
| Fiction simply tells the story of a day in the life of a | | | | samurai, they together successfully defend the village |
| group of unusual people -- two hitmen, the wife of a | | | | against the bandits. However, their success comes at |
| gangster, and a boxer who killed in the ring among | | | | the cost of the lives of four samurai. |
| others. | | | | Quote: What's the use of worrying about your beard |
| Edited to tie each story together, the movie often | | | | when your head's about to be taken? |
| plays out of sequence -- to the point where the final | | | | Trivia: The three samurai whose characters survived |
| scene and the opening scene take place at the same | | | | the film were the first three to die in real life. |
| time. Full of pop culture references and quotable lines, | | | | So, you're up to date on five of the top ten most |
| Pulp Fiction stays true to form as a Tarantino movie. | | | | popular movies of all time - but that's not good enough! |
| Quote: Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead. | | | | To complete your movie knowledge, why not read up |
| Trivia: Vincent Vega (John Travolta) is the brother of | | | | on the top five movies in the final instalment of your |
| Vic Vega, also known as Mr Blonde, in Reservoir | | | | crash course? |
| Dogs. | | | | |