The Blue Max is the Top Gun of World War I films. The incredible performances, the dramatic storyline, the brilliant cinematography, and the well-constructed dogfighting scenes make this one compelling to watch. The ending says it all. Back then, a fighter pilot was called a Flying Ace whenever he recorded at least five kills, but here, the valor has been changed to the Blue Max for twenty kills which has a nice ring to it.

If you can't get enough of Airport and The Poseidon Adventure, then, by all means, go for The Towering Inferno. People die when disaster strikes, and it's a fact of life. What helps a lot is the all-star cast. Of course, it's a battle between Paul Newman and Steve McQueen. So, who won? That's for you to find out.

Murder on the Orient Express is the one that restarted the cycle of whodunnit pictures, and here comes along Death on the Nile four years later. The true treat of such pictures is an all-star cast. This one contains 28 Oscar nominations with eight wins and one Honorary Oscar. It's also hard to go wrong with an Anthony Shaffer screenplay.

The genesis of Never Let Go is John Guillermin's car that got stolen. Yet while watching the film, I couldn't help but think of Ladri di biciclette. Richard Todd is Lamberto Maggiorani. Instead of a kid in supporting role, it's the wife. A new element comes into play: Lonnie Meadows who's wonderfully played by Peter Sellers in the first villainous role of his career which may have mirrored exactly how he was in real life.

Far better than the previous part, Shaft in Africa is faster in pace and has a good story to boot, being much along the lines of James Bond and Jason Bourne stuff. When the original formula doesn't work anymore, all the filmmakers need to do is change it up. That's what they did for this franchise by relocating from New York City to East Africa and Paris. The result is much better. Richard Roundtree continues to be the perfect choice as John Shaft.