What are the films that Den Of Geek writers reach for time after time?

We’re glad that you asked…

Wed wager that most people have a DVD or video (remember them?)

in their collection thats been played far more than the others.

A special film to reach for, that has immortal rewatch value.

And heres what they came back with…

The list is endless.

The perfect teen film which many have tried to copy since but none have managed to top.

Transformers: The MovieCJ Wheeler

Forget this summers cybertesticularly-challenged pyrokinetic blabberfest.

Unless you wear it out on VHS like I did.

If you show your kids this they will thank you in 20 years time, absolutelypositivelydefinitely.

StealthDaniel Bettridge

Im a film journalist and yet Ive never seen one of theGodfathermovies.

Its a shocking admission, I know.

NowStealthisnt a good film.

Thats enough time to learn basic Spanish or to finally investigate that slightly off-putting beige substance in my fridge.

Ive wasted so much time and I know it.

Add unforgettable dialogue (for example, the blasting Bullshit Mr Han, man!

from Jim Kellys afro-excellent Williams or Bruce Lees deep wisdom: Dont think… and you have a timeless classic.

Its Bruce Lees final production and it retains its power through repeated viewings.

As far as Im concerned, the Dragon can enter again and again.

It goes like this:

Is this the potato farm?

Yes, I am Albert Potato.

My wife hates it.

She thinks its silly.

It kills me every single time.

Its one brutally silly gag in a film thats chock-full of them.

Val Kilmer singing Skeet Surfing?

The sign on the electric fence declaring Das Fencen Switchen?

Perhaps the finest of them all: Hes a little hoarse.

Seriously: pick any five minute segment of the film, and I can write bucketloads on its genius.

And the Potato Farm gag is seriously, seriously awesome.

My wife secretly knows that too, Im sure.

Its not exactlyThe Jungle Book.

It is a film that retains a special place in my heart.

It was, and still is, quite unlike anything I have ever felt before.

Aliensis a cinematic experience.

Ive always found immense appeal in men in hats and women in stockings with seams.

I dont wish to have lived then.

But Ill admire it from afar, some six or seven decades away.

The music is also wonderful, by the late Basil Poledouris, who probably did his best work sinceConanhere.

Fly, Big-D, fly!

The scene ends when Chico, also disguised as Firefly, collides with Harpo and Groucho.

Most notably, Chico and Harpo antagonising a street vendor and the battle scene.

I still dont like it, man in a suit or not.

So good it hurts.

An American Werewolf In LondonBarry Donovan

For my entry I thought about suggestingGroundhog Day.

Throw in a couple of regional accents, and its the movie equivalent of a Michael McIntyre routine.

  • Watch it for the special effects from Rick Baker.

  • Watch it for a classic appearance of the Landis fictional film, See You Next Wednesday.

This time portrayed as a non-stop orgy.

  • Watch it for the obligatory Jenny Agutter gets her kit off scene.

And also leaping naked, teeth-bared, at nurses down dark alleyways.

Its just a pity this has yet to make it to DVD.

Manosis a truly terrible movie, which causes pain and suffering to all who watch it.

And yet, call me a masochist, but I cant get enough of it.

shown at its climax, theres something oddly lovable about this film.

If they can make it throughManos, theyre made of strong stuff.

This affectionate throwback to 1930s slapstick crackles with charm and sparkling dialogue and even multiple viewings reveal fresh funnies.

The Directors Cut is easier to follow, but narrows down the possible interpretations.

This one is worthy of cult classic status, but prepare for a headache!

Sadly and terrifyingly, unreal collides with real, and she becomes obsessed with the house.

Its harrowing, really harrowing!

But it is also so imaginative and stylish.

The pair are drawn into an illegal sports-betting racket, and bullets, explosions and car chases swiftly ensue.

The film has two major problems.

Bruce Willis deserves better.

Its particularly bad here, with Scott editing every scene to the length of a mosquitos heartbeat.

But blimey, its funny.

Bruce Willis quips and cracks jokes from the first line to the last, and theyre brilliant.

The dialogue almost makes Damon Wayans bearable, too.

Quite an achievement given how far Id normally go to dig his eyeballs out with a spoon.

I knowThe Last Boy Scoutis shit.