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Dr. No 1962 ★★★★
A classic Bond, should be in the overall top 5, if not top 3. With the classic scene introducing our hero at the card table (where else?).
That's a Smith & Wesson and you've had your six.
With his cool and his dry wit delivery, Connery is the ultimate Bond. A bit of Schwarzenegger before Schwarzenegger was a thing. Though I'm sure does the banter with Moneypenny and Q better than Arnold would.
Add a callous, evil main villain – who meets a suitably cruel demise – and a group of well established characters... and boom, you're of to the races.
House of Wax 1953 ★★★★˝
Time to revisit one of the all time icons.
I cannot help but love Vincent Price. His iconic look, his captivating voice,... He makes Jarrod a villain for the ages. Hurt, charming, callous and cold,... Even while instructing his protégés, among whom a very young Charles Bronson, he still stands out as a kind and patient teacher.
The special effects still hold up to this date and the reveal of Jarrod's true form is still as timeless as ever. With a suitably dramatic score backing it up.
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