My favourite films

1. Robocop
   I don't know why, but I love this film. Everything from the stilted dialog to the over-the-top violence. Unfortunately the only web link I could find for it is somewhat naff.
2. Gattaca
   Gattaca is well crafted, well acted, and very thought provoking film about what might (and probably will) happen in the future as genetic manipulation becomes more and more widespread. The letters of the title describe a short sequence of DNA (which are normally represented by a string of the letters a,c,g, and t).
3. Michael Collins
   A film about a man that anyone who has studied Irish history will be familiar with. Starring Liam Neeson and directed by Neil Jordan this is a powerful film that illuminates much of the background to today's problems in Northern Ireland.
4. Trainspotting
   Set in Edinburgh, where I went to university, this film is at times funny, and at times disturbing. It tells the tale of four somewhat disfunctional friends, three of them are junkies, and the fourth is a violent psychopath. Starring Ewan McGregor (who, more recently, played Obi Wan in Star Wars I) if you haven't seen this film... go and get it now!